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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 31, Issue 9, 11 December 1945, Page 5

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WHAKATANE v WAIMANA . FIRST INNINGS WIN FOR UNITED ; On Sunday last Whakatane United Cricket Club played Waimana Cricket Club on the Domain. Waimana went in and batted first with. H. Ruff and G. Mitchell the opening batsmen. A. Fisher and W. J. Me-i - Kenzie were the opening bowlers for United and kept the runs down to 2lminimum. Mitchell was hit on the hand early in the game and this , injury interfered with his play in "■ the first innings. E'. Wells put up the best score for Waimana before being bowled by L. R. Spring. Waimana were all out for 72 ruus. Spring took 6 wickets for 18 runs. Spring and W. Crawford were - the opening batsmen for United and " proved a fine partnership scoring 90 runs between them before Spring was bowled by Wells. United declared at 4 wickets for 130 runs. Waimana in the second innings fared better than in the first Mrtu ■ chell putting up a good exhibition of play. When play ceased at 3.30 p.m. Waimana were three wickets down for 93 runs. Results:— WAIMANA (Ist Innings) Ruff b McKenzie \) , Mitchell b Fisher McConnell b McKenzie 4 Wells b Spring 21 Boynton c Riveft b Spring .... 4, ' J. D. Wardlaw b Spirng 4-j Williams b Spring *» M. Wardlaw b Spring 0 Menzies b McKenzie 10 Sterling not out ... 1 . J. B. Wardlaw b Spring ....... Extras 18 Total 711 .Bowling: Fisher 1 wicket for S runs; McKenzie 3 for 15; Spring 6 ; for 18; Crawford 0 for 13. UNITED Spring b Wells 51Crawford c Wavdlaw b Wells .. 41 McKenzie b Menzies 12 Fisher c Menzies b Wells ...... -22 Extras 4 Total 130 Bowling: Wells 3 for 64; Menzies " 1 for 25; Ruff 0 for 15; McConnell 0 for 22. - WAIMANA (2nd Innings) Ruff lbw b Rigden 9 <■ Mitchell b Fisher 32 j McConnell b Fisher 21 Wells not out 19 Boynton not out H Extras 1 Total - 93 v Bowling: McKenzie 0 for 16; Fisher 2 for 8; Rivett 0 for 6; Spring 0 for 16; Rigden 1 for 20; Roach 0 for 25; Parkes 0 for *2. ■