UNITED AND EDGECUMBE WIN CRICKET GAMES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 13, 30 October 1950, Page 5

UNITED AND EDGECUMBE WIN CRICKET GAMES

United and Edgecumbe won the season’s first official cricket matches on Saturday. United v P. & T. United defeated P. and T. on the first innings with four wickets in hand in the closing over of \ the match played at the Showgronds.

P. and T. won the toss and elected to bat. The first wicket fell at 21 when Cleland was bowled l.b.w. by McKenzie for 8. Another wicket fell • shortly afterwards when Burt was bowled by McKenzie for 4. Then followed a partnership between Martin and McCready which yielded 27 runs before the fall of tfie third wicket. Wickets fell regularly and the innings ended all out for 167. Bowling for United McKenzie took 5 wickets for 49 runs, Carling 2 for 8, Le Pine 1 for 46. United’s first wicket fell cheaply when McKenzie was bowled by Munroe fbr 0. Then followed a strong second partnership between Bull and Wyatt which yielded 71 runs. The following batsmen maintained a steady rate of scoring to reach the total of 168 for 6.

Bowling for P. and T. Rivett took 3 for 34, Munro 1 for 4, Cleland 2 for 43. The score board read as follows: P. and T.: Martin c Cameron b McKenzie 37; Cleland l.b.w. ’ McKenzie 8; Burt b McKenzie 4; McCready b Rigden 14; Munroe v McKenzie 30; Rivett b Le , Pine 10;

Povery b McKenzie 2; 'Seebeck b Rigden 42; Whiteside not out 0; R. Jones c Cameron b Carling 3. Extras 7. Bowling: McKenzie 5 for 49, Carling 2 for 8; Le Pine 1 for 46; Wyatt 0 for 23; Rigden 2 for 14. United: Wyatt l.b.w. Cleland 40; J. McKenzie b Munroe 0; Bull c and b Rivett 32; W. McKenzie c and b Rivett 34; Rogers c Rivett v Cleland 9; Carling l.b.w. Rivett 14. Extras 14. Total 168 for 6. Bowling: Rivett 3 for 34; Munroe 1 for 4; Cleland 2 for 43; Povey 0 for 6; McCready 0 for 27 High School v Edgecumbe Edgecumbe defeated High .School by 31 runs on the first innings due mainly to the steady bowling of Thurlow who returned the excellent figures of 1 for 21. Top scorers for Edgecumbe were Brown 59, Revell 13 and Thurlow 12.

For High School Fitzsimmons scored 20, Butler 21, Ross 29. Ross bowled steadily to subdue most batsmen including Brown to return 3 for 43.

Edgecumbe: Brown c and b Blake 59, Elliott b Ross 2; Tunnicliffe, run out 4; Thurlow, run out 12; Pink b Butler 1; Jamieson b Ross 9; Cornwall b Ross 4; Revell b Ross 13; Watson c and b Bridges ,11. Extras 8. Total 135.

High School: Craig b Thurlow 4; Howard c Pink'b Thurlow 1; Fitzsimmons b Thurlow 21; Gillard b Brown 1; Butler b Thurlow 20; Bridges c Brown b Elliott 8; Hawkins c Brown b Thurlow 5; Blake, run out 5; Morice c Tunnicliffe b Thurlow 8; Ross b Thurlow 29; Howard, not out 0. Extras 2. Total 104.