RANGITAIKI CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 251, 18 December 1940, Page 8

RANGITAIKI CRICKET

PAROA'S WIN OVER P. AND T. CLELAND'S ALL-ROUND PERH FORMANCE In a match played at the Domain on Sunday Paroa defeated P. and j T. on the first innings, the margin being 17 runs. A feature of the game was the splendid all-round performance of Cleland, "who followed up 5 wickets for 28 runs by a knock yielding 35 runs'. Fitchett, 4 for 21, also bowled well for Paroa. Keepa, 24, contributed the largest tally towards P. and T.'s score, the best bowling figure being returned by Rivett, 3 forß, and Hudson, 2 for 6. Details arc:— P. and T. Keesing c Fitchett b Cleland . .| 10 Rivett c Hauitain b Cleland ..i 0 Keepa b Cleland -4 Chard b Coutts 17 Bennett lbw b Fitchett 14 Hudson b Fitcliett » Moore b Cleland 8 Plamus c and fc Fitchett 1 0 Dixon b Fitchett • 1 Worthington, not out C Reid c Fitchctt 1) Cleland .... Ji Extras 5 Total *84 Bowling: Wells 0 for 16, Clelant 5 for 28, Fitchett 4 for 21, Coutts ] for 12. Central Grant c and b Chard 1! Cleland lbw b Rivett Hauitain b Chard < ' Raymond c Chard b Rivett .... Coutts b Keesing Wells c Chard b Keepa 1 Fitchett b Rivett -i McGougan c Rivett b Plamus .. 1 Grant b Hudson Sliaw, net out Parsons b Hudson Extras * Total 10 Bowling: Chard 2 for 36, Keepa for 17, Bennett 0 for 6, Keesing for 6, Rivett 3 for 8, Hudson 2 fo 6, Plamus 1 for 5.

CENTRAL v TANEATUA A feature of this game Avas a fine innings by R. Rae, the Central captain (46' not out) and also the excellent bowling of S. Campbell in the second innings. Campbell bowled 6 overs for 4 wickets, 5 overs being maidens. The only batsman ->f T'aneatua team to reach double figures in their first innings Was Thompson, 10. For the second innings, W. McCready and D._ Neal were the only batsmen to reach donble figures. Central (Ist Innings). Anderson c Higgs b MlattheAYS .. 4 Malaquin c Thompson 1) Shaw .. 2 Phillips b D. Neal .i 3 Rae, not out ..,40 Magee b Higgs 3 Campbell, not out 1.3 Extras 3 Total for 4 wkts (dec) 7.D Bowling: Matthews 1 for 9; Shaw 1 for 26; Higgs 1 for 7; D. Neal 1 for 13; Martin 0 for 15. Taneatua (ls{ Innings). Martin played on b Phillips ... / 3 YV. McCready Campbell 1) Anderson - Higgs e John I>-Malaquin 1 Thompson b Malaquin 10 Shaw lbw Phillips Mjatthews c Cobden b Anderson 4 D. Neal, run out •••• 3 Sykes c and b Anderson 7 Don Neal c John b Anderson .. 0 C. McCready, not out ..... 0 Goddard b Malaquin 0 | Extras 1 Totftl 31 Rowling: Malaquin 3 for G; Anderson 4 for 12; Phillips 2 for 3; John 0 for 7. (Continued at foot of next column)

Taneatua (2nd Innings) \V r . McCreadv c Campbell b Phillips 10 Martin c Anderson b Phillips .. 2 Higgs Ibw b Campbell 3 Thompson b Phillips 0 Shaw play on, b Campbell 3 Matthews I) Campbell 1 D. Neal b Phillips 10 Svkes c Phillips b Campbell .. 0 Don Neal c llae b Phillips .... 0 C. MeCready b Phillips 1 Goddard, not out 0 Extras 4 Total 34 Bowling: Malaquin 0 for 5; Anderson 0 for 7: Campbell 4 for 1; Phillips (> for 13; John 0 for 1; Magee 0 for 2.