AT THE CREASE

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 261, 6 December 1930, Page 13

AT THE CREASE

CRICKET ACT1VITIES REVIEWED ■ SUMMER WEATHER ARRIVES

(Notes by "Stump.")

. For the first time this season pracfcically perfect conditions prevailed on Saturday last for tlie continuation of tlie cricket competitions. The wickets wore excellent, though they perhaps fa voured the howling a little; with tlie reyult that large scores were not plentifuL H.S.O.B., wlio failed badly on the first; day against T.C.O.B., made a bother effort in the second innuigs and aftcu- being 137 beliind 011 the first inoek they accumulated 269 for six. at the drawing of stumps. The T.C.O.B. innings dropped hadly towards the end and from four wickets for 10,3 thev were all out for 245. O'Brien was the outstanding figure for Tg'c-Ii., with 83, not out, While Sliepherd atso gave a fine exhibition for 71. The recently forined Colts went 011 to furtker success against TJnited, declaring their innings at 267 for six .wickets. Beck gave an excellent displav and it was unfortunate that liis anxiety to secure his eentury result ed in liis bejng run out oue short of that immber. Craig also liad had luck to snick a ball wlie'n 91 after a good display. Beck followed this display by taking six wickets for 45 runs. United could not compile more than 139, of whicli Paterson gave the best display with 40 not out. Hastings appears to he the place for low scoring this year. Playing against Tomoana, Hastings made" 27. Tomoana, replying, made 90. Playing aigainst Hastings H.S.O.B., Whakatu made 39 to whicli their opponents replved with 129. This is in tlie senior cricket grade. In the juriinr grade four pointers were gained in each niatch the winning teams being High School, T.C.O.B.. Bcinde and H.S.O.B. A. * * * TOWN V. COUNTRY Hawke's Hay fans were 110 doubt pleased to liear that Matt O'Brien, theyoung T.C.O.B. player, had been given a. chanee to sliow what he can do in the Town v. Conntry mateh. The withdrawal of Bu.tke (Rangitikei) allowed him to gain ln's place. Judgiiig hv liis big score last Saturday, he is well up to form and in the Town v. Countrv mateh he had an opportunity to display his wares hefore the Wellington selector of the New Ze-'land team, Alr W. S. Brice. Last year the Bay only had one representative in the Country sule, he being the captain, Tonl Lowry. I11 192S, however, we liad four, Stephen-

son, Lowry, Reaney and O'Brien. They all made between 20 and 30 in each innings they liad. Great interest lias been evinced everywliere in this mateh, as on it depends to a large extent the Jiopes of a numher of players to gain a place in the New Zealand side lor Kngland. The Bay men are also playing for places in tlie Wellington Plmiket Sliield team, which is also a very liard team tc« enter, only players well above the average ever gaining tlie lionour. • * * POINTS TABLE At the^ end of tlie third matches in the Napier competitions, the teams stand as follow (points allocated on the 4. 3, 2, 1 principle) : —

HAWKE CUP In tlie eliniination matches for the Hawke Cup Hawke's Bay and Soutli Hawke's Bay have lieen iiitted againstone another in the first romul. At the present stage it is very difficult to make a forecast of ttie prohahle &ide tn represent this distnct. Most of the likely men have been very erratic so far, hlossoming out with a good score or a good bowling average one week and crashing hadly the next. O11 present form, Beck, of the Colts, can be regardod as an absolute certamty. His hattiug, bowling and fielding have been nothing short of excellent this season, and the selector, Mr C. Canning, could ill afi'ord to leave him out. Ivavanagh, the only man in the Dominion to perform the hat-trick against th« touring M.C.C. team last .season, will he in on account of his howling, aUhoiurh he is often most useful with tlm willow. Steplionson. Ihe T.C.O.B. all-vouiul-e ', has pvacticnlly played himself into the team, and he is hkefy to turn up

''trmups" in either howling or batting at any time, T0111 Reanev, of 11. S O.B., will most likely be ineiuded, as he is heginning to sliow a loturn to form. Signs of imjirnvpment irom their poor sliowmg at the hegmning of the season are given hv Worker CTT.M.O.B.'i and Shpphard (T.C.O.B). Either oi thesp nien is capahie ot captaining tlie side. Tlie vichetkeeper will prohahly be chosen frnni Owen (H.8.O.B.) or Yarwood (T.C.O.B.l, altliougli "Stump" favours the fornier. !\latt fl'Brien and Dotig. Pirie fhoth T.C.O.B.), hatsman and howler resuectivelv, are likely candidates, and Ernie Ellintt, a cluhniate of tlieirs, has givf n several" good exhihitionn this season. Lnoking round for a fast howler, 1 wculd suggest M. Beutli. ITe i$ also homly the hat. From United. Temperton and PeottKe'lv seem the most likelv candidates. There are one 01* two others who are playing stead.v erieket. and the selection nf the teiu^ -will pnt be tlie easiest of tasks. However, there is uo doubt that we are cnpnble of fielding a strong side and, all going well. there is every hope that the final for this vear's possession of the Hawke Cup will he between Raigntikei and Hawke's Bay.

P. W. L. Pts. T.C.O.B 3 3 0 9 Colts 3 2 18 H.S.O.B 3 12 5 United 3 0 3 2

SENIORS.

High School ... ... 3 3 0 11 T.C.O.B 3 3 0 10 H.S.O.B. A 3.2 1 9 Scinde 3 2 1 9 St. John's 3 1 2 4 Taradale 3 1 2 d United 3 0 3 1 H.S.O.B. B ... ... 3 0 ' 3 0

JUNIORS.