CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 47, 8 February 1944, Page 8

CRICKET

ATTRILL CUP CHALLENGE

ItAXGITAfKI'S DOUBLE WIN

The Whakatanc Domain was a hive of sport during the week-end when 44 cricketers attired in their creams took the field and. a splendid .day's cricket was displayed. The ' main occasion was a challenge for the Attrill Cup by the Rangitailci Cricket Association against the holders (Rotorua Association) who sportinglv brought the cup to Whakatane for play. Rangitailci' proved to be definitely the superior team and .secured an outright win by 7 wickets thus securing the Attrill Cup for the first time since its inception in 1920. The visitors also brought o B team and Rangitailci were again successful with a first innings decision. Play was from 10 a.m. to 0 p.m. and thanks arc due to the lady supporters, who so ably provided lunch and afternoon tea for all players. An appreciation of their. Avorlc was expressed by the visitors at a dinner held alter the game when the trophy was presented to the winners. In the. challenge game Rangitailci won the toss and, sent Rotorua in to bat. With tlie exception of Harding the visitors did not play the accurate bowling of McKenzie, Laurie and Fisher with confidence, and these three bowlers collected the wickets with good figures to tlieir credit. Rangitailci faced a score of 75 to beat and Spring and Campbell opened. Spring however was out b -hind the stumps playing the. first ball. Campbell went on to play a sound innings for 11 runs. Four other batsmen secured double. figuieS' including a brisk 23 by Fishei. Mercer secured 3 wickets for 17 whilst tlie slow bowler Godsalve collected 3 for 28. The following are the scores iw detail: — ROTORU A (Ist Dim ings) Young b McKenzie 8 Costello c Miller b Laurie .... 9 Carding e Laurie b Fisher 2.) Still b Laurie p Stephenson c Cleland b J.' ishei? . • 13 Nelson, run out 1 Mellor b Fisher " God salve b McKenzie - Stayt, not out • - Mercer b McKenzie 0 Morrison b Laurie t) Extras Total 7") Rowling: McKenzie 3 for 14: Laurie 3 for 3.1; Fisher 3 for 20; Galyer 0 for 5; 'Miller 0 for 0.. RANGITAIKI (Ist Innings) Spring e Still b Mercer 0 Campbell b Morrison 41 Axtens b Godsalve 13 Miller played on b Mercer .... 15 b Morrison 18 W. M-cC ready c Stayt b Mellor 9 Cleland b Stephenson 3 Fisher stpd. Still b Godsalve .... 23 Phil-elx b Mercer 7 Galyer b Godsalve 1 Laurie, not out 0 Extras 4 Total 131 Bowling: Mercer for 17: Mellor 1 for 33: Godsalve 3 for 28: Young 0 for 8; Harding 0 for 13: Stephenson 1 for 19; Morrison 2 for 13. ROTORUA (2nd Innings) Young c Phileox b Lalrie 11 Mellor lb\v. b McKcizie ........ 1 Harding, run out 4 Stayt c Cleland b Fisher 9 Stephenson b Fisher -. •. . 4 Nelson b Fislier . 4 . Still b Laurie 2 Costello 1) Laurie 3 Godsalve c Miller b Fisher .... 3 Mercer b Lalrie 7 Morrison, not out 0 Extras !..... l(i Total 64 Bowling: McKenzie. 1 lor 8; Laurie 4 for 30; Fisher 4 for 10. RANGITA'IIvT (2nd linnings) Phileox e Mercer b Stephenson 2 Gal.ver c Nelson b Mellor 0 Cleland. not out . 1 Miller, run out 0 Fisher, not out 3

Extras 1 .1 Total 7 : Bowling: Mel lor 1 for I ; Stephenson 1 for 2. B TEAM MATCH ' In the B team match ltangitaiki batted first and compiled 107 runs. J Rawson 26 and Gartshore 2S the principal scorers. Rotorua replied with 94 runs, the veteran ' Louis contributing 24 runs. In a - second knock Rangitaiki were- six down for 65 at stumps wi-th Rigden 25 not out. The following are the scores, in detail: — RANGITAIKI B (Ist Innings) Reid b Goodall •• • • 1 Rawson c Mason b 1 homas .... 26 Johns c Andrews b Goodall .... (> Gartshore, run out - 8 Henry c Martin b Anaru IS Black c and 1) llaraAVood 8 Gardiner c Martin b LeAvis .... o Rigden c Harwood b Lewis 0 Smart c Goodall b Lewis 1 Whitehead c Martin b Lewis .. S Glover, not out 0 Extras .9 Total 107 BoAvling: Goodall 2 for 30; '1 homas 1 for 12; Anaru 1 for 14; Harwood 1 for 14; Lewis 4 for 6. ROTORUA B (Ist llnnings) Harwood 'IbAV b RaAVSon 4 Rainsl'ord played on b Rawson 0 Mason c ;Rigden b Raw-son 7 Anaru b llaAVSon 8 Thomas c Gardiner b RaAVSon ■ • 7 AndrcAAS c RaAVson b Wlii telle ail 2 Martin c and b lligdcn 4 Adams b Johns 1" Lewis b Henry Goodall c Whitehead b Johns . . 1 P. Anaru, not out 10 Extras « Total 94 Bowling: Rawson 5 for 19; Henry 1 for 7; Gardiner 0 for 9; Whitehead L for 6; Rigden 1 for 28; Johns 2 for 9. RANGITAIKI B (2nd Innings) Johns c Rainsford b Goodall .. 6 Henry b Goodalil 0 Gartshore e Martin-' b Lewis . . 8 Black b Goodall - • 7 Whitehead c Martin b Harwood 3 Rigden, not out -J Reid b Goodall 2 Gardiner, not out 9 Extras 5 Total for 6 wickets Go Bowling: Goodall 4 for 21; Thomas 0 for 7; Lewis 1 for 11; Harwood 1 for 21..