THE SPORTING WORLD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 25, 27 February 1948, Page 8

THE SPORTING WORLD

United Defeat Te Puke By Outright Win In Williams Cup Match

During the week-end Whakatane United won the William’s Cup from Te Puke by defeating them outright by an innings and 12 runs. Te Puke won the toss and sent United in to bat the early batsmen wasted no time and runs came freely over 100 being scored in the first hour. The side were all out just after lunch for 178 McKenzie scoring 50 and Spring 48. Reid took 6 wickets for 44 runs. Te Puke opened badly at one stage 8 wickets being down for 31 runs, the side eventually scoring 79. McKenzie took 6 wickets for 40 runs. Te Puke followed on and fared little better in their second attempt, being dismissed for 87 leaving them still 12 runs in arrears. Le Pine took 5 wickets for 47 runs and Rigden 4 for 37. Details: — i United (Ist Innings) Spring b Reid 48 Palmer b Stapleton 8 McKenzie , b Reid 50 Le Pine c Dunlop b Reid 18 Alexander b Valder 5 Yates b Reid 2 Chamberlain c Valder b Reid .. 10 Rigden lbw Valder 2 Crawford b Reid 8 Cameron, not out 13 Rigden, N. H. b Searle 2 Extras 12 Total 178

(2nd Innings) Reid b Rigden 0 Valder, N. c McKenzie b Rigden 7 Stapleton c McKenzie b Rigden 8 Ball b Rigden 14 Dunlop std Cameron b Le Pine 8 Crowley, not out 25 Tait c Crawford b Le Pine 3 Randall b Le Pine 17 Searle std Cameron bLe Pine .. 0 Capan std Cameron b Le Pine .. 4 Valder, absent 0 Extras 1 Total 87 Bowling: Le Pine 5 for 49; Rigden 4 for 37.

P. & T. Cricket Teams For Sunday’s Matches

Following are the P. and T. cricket teams to play on Sunday. P. and T. Rovers will play Waimana at the Domain starting at 9.15. P. and T. Rangers will play Te Teko at Te Teko. The team will leave the Domain at 8.45. P. and T. Rangers: Malaquin, Cleland, Grant, Cassidy, Seebeck, Littlejohn, Gillam, Robinson, Neal, Quigg, Bennett, W. Rivett. Any player unable to play to notify W. Rivett by Friday night. P. and T. Rovers: J, B. Rivett (Capt), McCready, Martin, Green, Shapley, Adams, Carling, Goodall, Thomas, Hudson, Stringer, Kane, Schou.

Tauranga Team Beaten

The Midland team, of Tauranga, was beaten by 14 runs on the first innings when it met United at Whakatane on Saturday. United started well and compiled 183 before the last wicket fell. The eleventh man, Alexander, made top-score with 45 runs. ' Midland replied with 169, J. Clark knocking up 91 (not out). W. Ellis (29), J. Smyth (10) and P. Liddle (14) also reached double figures.

Bowling At Taneatua

An all-day bowling tournament at Taneatua on Sunday attracted teams from Taneatua, Opotiki and Whakatane. The Taneatua team, Cam, Toclcer, Thomassen, Middlemas (s) won the final B—4 from Duley, Hollis, McCarthy, Loane (s) of Whakatane.