HOW'S THAT!

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 09, Issue 21, 6 November 1945, Page 8

HOW'S THAT!

WAIMAN& DEFEAT UNITED AVIN ON Ist INNINGS Last Sundaj T , the Waimana Cric. kct Club defeated United by a win on the first innings. Wimana won the toss and elected to bat but the leading batsmen failed to get going. However the latter batsmen all scored and the innings closed with 74 on the board. S. McConnell was top scorer with 18. Bowling for United, McKenzie took 5 wickets for 22. Crawford was brought on at the end of the innings and took 3 wickets with consecutive balls. United failed badly at tbe crease compiling only 40 runs McKenzie being the bnlj r batsman to gain double figures. Wells, and Menzies both bowled well taking 5 for 17 and 4 for 21 respectively. Waimana went for the runs in their second knock and eventually declared at 114 for the loss of 6 wickets Axtens being 55 not out. United took strike again 148 runs behind and at stumps had lost 7 wickets for G9 runs. Apart from McKenzie who scored 4G in quick time the batting again slumped. J. Ruff bowled with great vigour and secured 5 for 21. Following are the scores in detail: WAIMANA (Ist Innings) Wells b McKenzie 0 Axtens b McKenzie 0 McConnell c Chjurcliouse. b Rigden 18 Wardlaw b McKenzie 1 Boynton b McKenzie 4 J. Ruff std Cameron b McKenzie ID Menzies lbw Rigden 14 H. Ruff c McKenzie b Crawford 12 Mitchell, not out 11 Bull b Crawford 3 Doran b Crawford 0 Extras 4

Total . 74 Bowling: McKenzie 5 for 22;. Rivett 0 for 7; Rigclen 2 for 41; Crawford 3 fOF 0. 2nd Innings, Wells b McKenzie . 37 not out 55 McConnell b McKenzie ........ ,i 3 Boynton c Rivett b Crawford .1 Wardlaw c Schow b Rigden 2 Menzies c Jelfares b Crawford .. 9 H. Ruft' not out 3 •J Extras 4 —i— Total for G wickets 114 Bowling: McKenzie 2 for 23; Rivett 0 lor 25; Rigden 1 for 21; Craw-, ford 3 for 41. UNITED (Ist Innings) Crawford c Bull b Wells' . 4, Rivett lbw Wells 7 McKenzie c Boynton b Wells .. 14 Jeffares b Wells '.... 0 Churcho'use c and b Menzies .. 5 Rigden, run out 1 Cameron c Wardlaw b Wells .. 0 Reid b Menzies <.. 0 N. Rigden c Axtens b Menzies 6 not out 1 Schow c Bull b Menzies 0 Extras .... 2 Total 40 Bowling: Wells; 5 for 17; Menzies 4 for 21. 2nd Innings Crawford c Axtens b Rulf .... 8 McKenzie lbw Ruff 46 | Reid c Boynton b Rulf .......,, 0 N. Rigden b Ruff 0 Rivett b Rulf .... 2 Jeffares retired hurt 3 Cameron c Doran b Ruff ....,.. 0 Cluirchouse not out 3 Chadwick lbw Ruff 0 Extras 7 Total for 7 wickets 69 Bowling: J. Ruff 5 for 21; Wells 0 for 19;. H. Rulf 2 for 22. " 7 PARAU DEFEATS EDGECUMBE In a competition game played at the Whakatane Domain last Satur. day, Parau beat Edgecumbe by the narrow margin of three runs. Parau batted first and after a bad start (-1 wickets being down for 22) managed to carry the score to 87 before the last wicket fell. Batting for Parau Laurie 1S j McGougan 15 and (jillam 11 wore the only ones to reach double figures. Bowling i'or Edgec/umbe Ducker 4 for 27 f Malaquin 2 for 5 were the main wicket takers.' Edgecumbe opened their innings just before the adjournment and lost 1 wicket before lunch for 2 runs. A good stand by Porter and Rae

j took the score to 25 before Rae was i unlucky to.be run out. Two wickets then fell cheaply and things looted good for Parau with 5 wickets doAvn for 28. However Ducker then put up a very stubborn innings and was not out 26 when Edgecumbe's last wicket fell ? leaving Parau the winners on the first innings by the narrow margin of three runs. Bowling for Parau: Gillani 2 for 8; Smith 2 for 30; Cleland 3 for 11.