Cricket
UNITED WINS EXCITING MATCH
Although defeating Putaruru by one run on the first innings United were unable to gain an outright win by one run in an exciting race against time in a cricket match at Whakatane on Saturday. Accurate bowling by W. McKenzie, who took five for 18, help to end Putaruru’s first innings at 61. United went in' to bat, and made 62, one run ahead. Putaruru went in to their second innings and an hour before stumps declared after nine wickets had fallen for 144 runs, leaving United to make 144 runs to win outright. The batsmen went at the task valiantly and at the end of the last over had just made 143 for the loss of four wickets.
Details: United 62 (Rigden 20, McKenzie 18) and 143 for 4 (McKenzie 83, Spring 48) defeated Putaruru 61 (Henderson 13; McKenzie 5 for 18) and 144 for 9 (Humphrey 55, Henderson 28; McKenzie 5 for 46).
TE TEKO DOWNED BY P. AND T.
Playing at Whakatane yesterday, P. and T. scored an outright win over Te Teko, first innings 46 (Tunnicliffe 11, Sparks 15;Malaquin 6 for 18, Paton 3 for 4). Second innings 40 (Sparks 17; Rivett 4 for 10, Paton 6 for 16). P. and T. first innings 213 (Paton 107, retired, J. Rivett 30. B. Whiteside 22; Sparks 4 for 39).
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 78, 19 December 1949, Page 4
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