At the Wickets

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 246, 18 November 1929, Page 4

At the Wickets

cricket matches resume Wins For H.S.Q.B. And Heretaunga HUDSON A CENTUIU'. Beautiful weather and ground conditions favoured cricketers 011 Saturday, when the first series of games in the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association's championships was oompleted, wins being secured by H.S.O.B. and Heretaunga over United and T.C.O.B. Outstanding personal performances on the day were : — Batting. — Hudson (Heretaunga) 117 not out, O'Brien (T.C.O.B.) 62 not out. Scott-Kelly (Unit«d) 60. Bowling. — Gifford (H.S.O.B.) seven wickets for 35 runs, Nairu (T.C.O.B.) three for 26. Interesting junior games were also played and a commencement was made with the third grade. Champions Beaten. T.C.O.B. Defeated By Heretaunga T.C.O.B., last year's champions, went down to Heretaunga in a. mateli that attracted a large gallery of spectators. After T.C.O.B. liad made 146 on the first day. Heretaunga ran up 254 for eight wickets on Saturday, Hudson playing one of the best innings seen on the park for a long time for 117 not out. the first ceutury of the year. Bowling for Tech., Nairn took three wickets for 26 runs. Technical played out time in theiv second innings, losing six wickets for 138 runs, O'Brien making 62 not out. The detailed scores are : — T.C.O-B. First Innings 146 Second Innings. Six wickets for ... 138 HERETAUNGA. First Innings. C. Beuth, e and b Nairn ... ... 9 M. Beuth, b Nairn 3 Hudson, not out 117 Lowry, c Stephenson, b Pirie ... 39 Gilbertson, b Nairn 10 Vogtberr, b O'Brien 20 Kavanagh, c Nairn, b Evans ... 17 McAneny, b Evans 2 Mitchell, c Sliepberd, b Stephenson 6 Smith, not out 13 Byes 22, no balls 2 24 Total for eiglit wickets (dec.) ... 254 Bowling Analysis. — Nairn three wickets tor 26 runs, Evans two for 67, O'Brien one for 15, Stephenson one for 18, Pirie one for 33, Hardaker none for 24, Shepherd none for 42.