United Cricketers Draw With Opotiki Team: Visiting Bat Makes 152

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 18, 3 February 1948, Page 5

United Cricketers Draw With Opotiki Team: Visiting Bat Makes 152

A very enjoyable game between Whakatane United and Opotiki played on Saturday ended in a draw. At stumps Opotiki were still 114 runs behind United’s total with 3 wickets to fall. United took first strike, and after 2 wickets • were down for 34 runs McKenzie and Le Pine then became associated and the partnership put on 206 runs before Le Pi»e was unlucky enough to be caught on the fence with his score at 99. McKenzie was out shortly after com-

pleting his century. His score included ten fours and four sixes. Of the later batsman Rigden did best and scored 56 in quick time. Opotiki’s innings was noticeable for a good partnership between Mason and Badeley worth 101 runs and an undefeated century by Badeley who at stumps had 152 to his credit. Details':— United (Ist Innings) • Crawford b Grant 9 McKenzie c Parkinson b Grant 115 Chamberlain c Parkinson b Grant 2 Le Pine c Beattie b Warren ........ 99 Sullivan b Grant 1 Palmer, run out ' 17 Rigden c Holman b Mason 56 G. Howard Ibw Mason 2 Alexander c Beattie b Warren .. 13 Yates, not out 5 P. Howard c Mason b Beattie .... 1 Extras 23 Total ...343 Bowling: Grant 4 for 55; Warren 2 for 44; Mason 2 for 56; Beattie 1 for 45. Opotiki Pable c Rigden b McKenzie ........ 7 Beattie b Sullivan 0 Mason c McKenzie b Crawford .. 42 Badeley, not out 152 Warren cLe Pine b Crawford .... 0 Collins b Crawford 9 Holman std Le Pine b McKenzie 11 Beattie b McKenzie 0 Grant, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for 7 wickets 229 Bowling: Crawford 3 for 53; McKenzie 3 for 54; Sullivan 1 for 44.