Cricket

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 76, 14 December 1949, Page 5

Cricket

TANEATUA BEATS WAIMANA ON FIRST INNINGS Taneatua defeated Waimana by-' 59 runs on the first innings in a cricket match played* at Taneatua on Sunday. > Taneatua batted first and after losing two wickets for 12 ruris, a bright display by W. McCready 73 and A. Green 59 brought the score to 116 before McCready was .caught behind attempting to hit a short ball from McConnell. A. Green, after his shaky start, continued to score freely until struck by a rising ball and he was out shortly after, caught McConnell, bowled Ruff. ' • • ~

J. Sykes carried his bat for ten after seeing five batsmen loses, their wickets before making double figures. Veteran bowler J. Ruff bore the brunt .of the attack, bowling 15 overs, six of which 'were maidens, and- v taking four wickets for 41. J. Lowe also bowled well, nine overs, two maidens, 5 for 16. McConnell took the other wicket for 14 runs.

After the adjournment Waimana went out to face the Taneatua attack and in the third over Barker removed Ruff’s leg stump with the score at four. White and McConnell defied the attack until departed at 25 his score at 11. A. Green with his second ball of the match making no mistake. \ ~ Meanwhile McConnell carried on and saw other batsmen go until Barker caught him off McCready, ' for 37. The wickets oi / Mitchell, Boynton, F. Mitchell, Kelson and Lowe were secured during a fine jO spell of bowling by; colt J. Ross. Features of the game were Mc.Cready’s seven sixes and A. Green’s four sixes. G,ood bowling by' Ruff and Lowe. One six by McConnell and one by Boynton were the only big hits in Waimana’s innings. Ross 5 for 22 and A. Green 2 for 17, Martin 1 for 21, Barker 1 for 18, McCready 1 for 5 secured the wickets. -