WORLD OF SPORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 245, 4 December 1940, Page 8

WORLD OF SPORT

RANGITAIKI CRICKET CENTRAL AND PAiROA WINI COMPETITION SERIES Central and Paroa scored first innings victories against P. and T. and Taneatua respectively in competition matches over the \ycek-end. Loav scoring was the rule, bowling and fielding generally being sound. The Honours Board. Batting. . McGougan .. .. .. 33 Cleland ... ~ .. .... .. .. 31] C'outts .. .. ... .. 31< Bowling. E, Malaquin 6 wickets for 13 runs Johns 4 wickets for 11 runs.

PAROA v TANEATUA This match was played in the Domain, Paroa claiming a win on the first innings. Batting iirst the victors compiled 127. A good part--nership for the fourth wicket between Cleland (31) and Coutts (31) added 53 runs. McGougan (33) also batted very well. Taneatua replied with only 28 in its lirst innings, and although the second innings was hardly better, the team managed to avoid an innings defeat, 8 wickets falling for 31 runs when time was called. Malaquin was the most successful bowler taking 6 wickets for 13 runs off (> overs. Details were:— Paroa (Ist Innings) H. Grant b Shaw 11 Cleland c and b Higgs 31 T. Grant c Higgs b Landman .. 4 Wells Ibw, b Landman 0 Coutts b Dalan*.., 31 Goile c Mathews b Dalan ....... 1 Fitchett b Maihews 11 Malaquin c and b. Doolan .... 0 McGougan, run out 33 Goodwin b McCready 0 Shaw, not out 0 Hislop'c Landman b Mathews .. 1 Extras „••••' 1 Total 127 Bowling: Doolan 3 wickets for 37 runs; Butler 0 for 12.; Shaw 1 for 23; Landman 2 for 12; Neal 0 for 17; Higgs 1 for 15; C. McCready 1 for 9; Mathews 2 for 0. ; T&neatua (Ist Innings). Shaw b Cleland >. — .....; 1 W. McCreadj r c Shaw b Goodwin 9 Butler c Wells b Cleland i 1 JSykes b Wells 0 Higgs b Wells .1 Doolan b Wells 0 D. Neal Ibw, b Coutts ........ 1 L. McCready, not out 1 Neal c Goodwin b Grant , 14 Landman Ibw, b Grant ........ 0 Mathews b Fitchett 0 C.. McCready b Grant 0 Total 28 Bowling: Wells 3 for 3; Cleland 2 for 4; Coutts 1 for 2; Fitchett 1 for 4; Goodwin 1 for 3; Grant.3 for 12. (Taneatua (2nd Inning's). L. McCready Ibw, b Malaquin .. 0 D. Nool b Malaquin • • • 0 Doolan c Fitchett b McGougan 15 Landman b Malaquin 2 Neal b Grant 4 Sykes c Wells b Malaquin ..... 4 Higgs b Malaquin ■ 0 Shaw, not out W. McCready b Malaquin "2 Mathews, not out 1 Total for 8 wickets 31 Bowling: Malaquin 6 for 13; H. Grant 1 for (5; McGougan 1 for 11. Central v P. and T. Scoring only 34 in its first knock P. and T. went down to Central l\v 27 runs, Kcesing (17) being the only

batsman to strike form. Central compiled 61 runs, Malaquin (17), Campbell (13 not out) and Phillips (12) being the only batsmen to reach double figures. P. and T. second innings produced 80 runs for the loss of 3 wickets Hudson (29) and Chard (27 not out) hitting out forcefully. Details Avere: —

Central. Phillips stumped Moore b Keepa 12 Magee, run out 1 Rae c Bennett b Keepa 3 Malaquin c Rivett b Chard .... 17 Johns, run out 1 Campbell, not out 13 Cobden b Chard 1 Armstrong c Rivett b Bennett .. 2 Melville b Bennett .......... 3 Osbaldson b Bennett 1 Woods, absent 0 Extras 7 Total 01 Bowling: Chard 2 for 13; Keep a 2 for 10; Iveesing 0 for 6; Wallace 0 for 11; Jackson 0 l'or 5; Bennett 3 for 4. P. and T. (Ist Innings). Jackson b Rae ,1 Keepa Ibw, b Malaquin . 0 Iveesing c Malaquin b Johns .... 17 Chard c Phillips b Rae 2 Bennett c Raei b Phillips 0 Wallace c and b Phillips 2 Hudson c Campbell b Johns .... 0 Jelfares b Johns 5 Worthing ton b Malaquin ...... 0 Rivett, not out 1 Moore 1) Johns 2 Extras ' 4 Total 34 Bowling: Rae 2 for 6; Malaquin 2 for 4; Phillips 2 for 8; Johns 4 for 11. 2nd Innings. „ Bennett c Malaquin b Rae ...... 11 Kcesing c Wilson b Campbell .. 10 Hudson b Magee 29 Chard, not out 27 Jackson, not out < 1 Eixtras 2 Total for 3 Avickets ........ 80 BoAvling: Phillips 0 for 15; Rae 1 for 15; Campbell 1 for 32; Magee 1 for 16 1 .