CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10307, 17 January 1927, Page 5

CRICKET

HAWKE CUP.

TARANAKI v. HAWKE’S BAY. FIXE SCORE BY LOWRY. NEW PLYMOUTH Jan. 16. After the second day’s play in the Hawke Cup match Taranaki has reason to be confident, requiring 53 run a to retain the cup having six wickkets in hand. Having made 94 in their first innings Hawke’s Bay di.-s posed of Taranaki for a total of 100 In their second strike Hawke’s Pay on a wicket considerably improved, gave a much better display for 186. feature being -the fine innings KSS by Lowry, who, however, had ;.n extremely lucky escape in the forth and from then went on to rattle ignis score rapidly. Cole secured t:w fine average of six for j‘2. Requirui,, 171 to win, Taranaki's opening vra not particularly promising. but, when stumps were drawn, the side had reached 118 for the loss of ybt.T wickets, the not- cut men being King -ton and Bottrill, both of whom appeared likelv to stay, the former he - ing made 21 and the latter s 4. con r,laved an attractive Innings 11. HAWKE'S BAY. First- Innings —Second Innings.— C. W. Beuth, b Cole - ' M. Beuth. lbw. b Cole _ Davis, b Cole ... ' Lowry, b Eggleton Worker, b Coie i Reaney (run out) ... O'Brien, e Penny li Clarke ... - Stephenson, c H. V ■ Brown b Cole ... Elliott, c Cole b Bottrill J Pirie. b Cole ... - - Mitchell, not out U Extras Total ..., Ltd B owling: Clarke one for 49: Cone six for 52: Penny none for 29: Eg. ale-ton one” for 30; Bottrill one fer

TARANAKI First Innings Grayson, c Stephenson b Mitchell Nasmith, b M. Beuth -O -. M. Brown, c C. Beuth b Stephenson -V Lash, b M. Beuth ... 0 Kingston, st Lowry b Mitchell 12 Penny, c Stephenson bM. Beuth J Bottrill. b M. Beuth ... U> Clarke, c Worker b Stephenson 0 'ole. c Elliott b Mitchell J H. W. Brown, b Mitchell ■ Eggleton (in) 2 Extras . 1 Total lO't Bowling: Pirie none for 7: Step henson two for S; Mitchell four i>: r •54 : M. Beuth four for 33. Second Innings. Nasmith, c and b Mitchell ... 3 Eggleton, lbw, b Mitchell ... 2 Grayson, b O’Brien 41 Bottrill (in) ... U i. M. Brown, bM. Beuth ... J Kingston (in) 5-} Extras ill Total for four wickets... 113 Bowling: O. W. Beuth none for 6, M. Beuth one for 26: Mitchell two >r 36; Stephenson none for 12, .’ Erien one for 17.—P.A. MELBOURNE TEAM TO « ISIT NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTCHURCH. Jan. 15. The New Zealand Cricket Cuun:.< received official advice this morninv. that tlie Melbourne Cricket Club team has accepted the invitation to tot - the Dominion and will leave by tkMoeraki for Bluff on January 16 by the Manilla for Auckland on Jr. nary 23.—P.A. WELLINGTON SENIOR GAMES WELLINGTON, Jan. 15. Saturday’s . senior grade crick-a l matches resulted: Thorndon v. Vnsitv: Thorndon 367 (Kortlang 265 Roberts 72L Varsity none _ for 41 Y.M.C.A. v. Wellington: \ .M.C.A 244 (Henderson 50). Wellington sk for So. Institute v. Kilbirnie: Institute 296 (llilby 53). Kilbirnie o- - for 2L Hutt v. Old Bovs: Hrt l - for 252.-P.A. GRADE SCORES IN N.S.W. (Received Jan. 16, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Jan. 15. In grade cricket, playing for Paddington against Manly. Asher made 92; for Petersham against Randwicj, Seddon made Si; for Globe against Mosman. Morgan made 84. Ho whin; for North Sydney against Northern District, O'Reilly took six tor to. including the “hat trick”: tor t niversitv against Marrickville Gnthn too.-v six for 29; for Marrickville Ann - took five for 23; for Balmain against Cumberland Manlv took six tor , for Mosman Bassett took five for A —U.P.A.