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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 22, 9 November 1943, Page 8

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UNITED DEFEATS CENTRAL Wliakatane United, journeyed to Central during the week-end and secured a four point win over the home team. Time proved the factor in robbing the visitors of the extra two points. Wliakatane Avon the. toss and elected to bat on a damp •wicket. McKcnzie and Cameron opened well and carefully played themselves, in. Jack Cayler comin.fi in Jirst. wicket down contributed 112 i.i grand style. The second wie'ket fell for .")(). but the remaining batsmen did not produce form against the accurate bowling of R. Laurie who secured (> wieke.ts for 20 runs. Central faced a score of B<> and opened disastrously, there being 4 down i'or 2 at. lunch. The innings closed at 2 p.m. I'or 5-1 and. United batted again till 2.'.to* p.m. declaring with 82 runs on the board,. McKcnzie. contributing .12 in liery style. Stewart McLean adding 21 runs. Central however played out time and were (j down for 2.") when stumps Ave re drawn. A feature of the game was the. solid innings by Rill McKcnzie combined with his accurate bowling of for R{ and .1 for 2, the second innings performance being outstanding. The. following are the seores in detail:— UN IT I'll) (Ist Innings) j McKcnzie c Stewart b R. Laurie. s(> , Cameron b Campbell 12 (Javier Ibw, I) Phillips '32 Rigdon e. (). Laurie b R. Laurie 1 Smart Ibw, I) 11. Laurie 0 McLean b Black 2 JelTares b R. Laurie 1 Johns c Rlack b R. Laurie .... 2 Duley b Phillips 1 Kc mi) c alu '. Laurie U Martin not ouL Extras It Tola I 8(> Rowling: l'hillips 2 for 12; Scott 0 for 20: Campbell .1' for 12: Rlack 1 for 2: R. Laurie <! for 20: L. Laurie 0 for (>. (2nd Imnings) McKcnzie c (). Laurie b Scott .. .">2 Martin run out 2 McLean c Campbell b Phillips .. 21 Smart Ibw. b l'hillips 0 Clavier run out 0 Johns not out ; > Extras 2 Total for .3 wickets declared N2 Rowling: Phillips 2 for 10; Scott L for !<!: O. Laurie 0 for 17: R. Liiurie .) for 20; Rurstall 0. for 10. CENTRAL (Ist Innings) Magee b Rigdon 1 Campbell b Rigdon 1 J. Laurie c Cayler b Rigdon. .... 2 Hewitt I) Cay er 51 Scott, b McKenzic 1 Riaclc b McKenzic I Phillips c Smart b Rigdon 1 •.n.wii'.ggen not, out 11 Webby b Cayler 0 Rurstall b (Javier 2

R. Laurie c Je flares b McKenzie 12 Extras 5 Total 54 .Bowling: McKenzie 3 for 13: Rigdon 4, lor 20; Cayler 31' or 10. (2nd Innings) Magee b McKenzie 3 Campbell Ibw McKenzie 1 R. Laurie c and b McKenzie . . 2 Scott b McKenzie 1 Hewitt J) McKcnzic 0 Black not aut H R Laurie not out 1 Webby I) Cameron 1 Total for (J wickets 2.) Bowling: McKenzie 5 /or 8: Cameron 1 lor 9; lligdon 0 lor 2.