Lees scores half-century

Press, 4 February 1986, Page 38

Lees scores half-century

PA Hamilton A half-century yesterday by the Otago captain, Warren Lees, gained the initiative for his team in the second innings of a low-scoring Shell Trophy cricket match against Northern Districts at Hamilton. After trailing by one run on the first innings, Otago was 140 for eight in its second with Lees unbeaten on 51. OTAGO First innings K. Rutherford c Crocker b Scott 12 S. McCullum c McKenzie b Carrington 2 R. Hoskin c Mawhlnney b Treiber . . 19 K. Burns c Young b Treiber 7 D. Walker c McKenzie b Treiber 2 J. Lindsay c Young b Treiber 10 W. Lees c Young b Treiber 2 B. McKechnie c McKenzie b Treiber .... 24 T. Wilson run outl N. Mallender c Kuggeleijn b Treiber . . 19 J. Cushen not out ... . 0 Extras (lb2, nb2) ... 4

Total 102 Fall: 5, 28, 36, 40, 54, 56, 64, 68, 101, 102. Bowling.-— M. Carrington 14, 5, 21,1; K. Treiber 20.1, 7, 42, 7; S. Scott 16, 1, 37, 1. Second innings K. Rutherford lbw b Carrington 12 S. McCullum' c Kue-

geleijn b Child. ... 29 R. Hoskin lbw b Scott. . 0 K. Burns lbw b Child. . 6 D. Walker c Kuggeleijn b Scott 6

J. Lindsay c White b Treiber 21 W. Lees not outsl B. McKechnie c Crocker b Treiber. ...... 7 T. Wilson run out ... . 0 N. Mallender not out . . 1 Extras (wl, bl, lb2, nb3) 7 Total (for 8 wkts) 140 Fall: 27, 43, 45, 53, 55, 119, 137, 137. Bowling: M. Carrington 11, 2, 35, 1; K. Treiber 10, 3, 30, 2; S. Scott 8,1, 38, 2; M. Child 11, 2, 25, 2; C. Kuggeleijn 2,0, 9, 0. NORTHERN DISTRICTS First innings L. Crocker run out. ... 0 R. Mawhlnney b Cushen 7 D. White c Rutherford b Mallender 4 G. McKenzie lbw b Mallender 17 G. Howarth c Lindsay b McKechnie 4 C. Kuggeleijn c Lindsay, b McKechnie 26 M. Child lbw, b Cushen. 0 B. Young not out 30 S. Scott c Hoskin b McKechnie 10 M. Carrington c Lees b Mallender 0 K. Treiber c Lees b Mallender 0 Extras (nb4, Ibl) .. . 5 Total X 103 Fall: 1, 13, 13, 22, 51, 52, 79, 103, 103, 103. Bowling: N. Mallender 16.2, 2, 31, 4; J. Cushen 25, 13, 38, 2; B. McKechnie 17, 6, 33, 3.

General forecast: Showers on the West Coast; scattered showers likely in other South Island areas. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine with variable winds but fresh cool southerlies and showers developing in the evening. Nelson, Marlborough and Buller: Fine apart from a

few scattered showers in the morning. South-west-erlies freshening; mild. Westland: Fresh southwesterlies and scattered showers; becoming cooler. Tomorrow: Showers likely in Marlborough; fine elsewhere. Extended forecast until Friday: Some light showers in most South Island areas today, gradually clearing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars: .... 1004.3 1004.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 22 Rainfall: mm. . 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. trace To date this month .... trace To date this year 41 To date last year 13 Average to date 56 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 4 hr 42 min To date this month .... 19 To date this year 242 To date last year 313 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon « 3 per cent Per cent at 6 p.m. ... .8 3 per cent Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 22 deg, minimum 16 deg, grass 16 deg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.34 a.m.; sets 8.53 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.35 a.m.; sets, 8.52 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, — ; sets, 4.53 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.40 a.m.; sets 6.07 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 1.09 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.41 a.m. and 2.05 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa subtract 45min, Port levy, subtract 30mln; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17mln; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Last quarter Today. New Moon: February 11.

First quarter: February 17. Full Moon: February 25. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg., cloudy, S.W., 9 knots. Wellington: 2ldeg; cloudy, E., 10 knots. Christchurch: 19deg., cloudy, E., 22 knots. Dunedin: 20deg„ cloudy, N.E., 24 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 11, 22; Brisbane, 23, 30; Canberra, 14, 23; Hobart, 10, 22; Melbourne, 11, 19; Perth, 20, 33 (noon); Sydney, 20, 22. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, -1, 0; Athens, 13, 17; Bahrain, 14, 19; Bangkok, 20, 31; Barbados, 24, 28; Beirut, 14, 19; Belgrade, 2,6; Berlin, -3, -1;. Bermuda, 16, 18; Bogota, 3, 19; Brussels, -2, 2; Buenos Aires, 15, 24; Cairo, 10, 21; Calgary, -11, -6; Caracas, 16, 27; Chicago, -1, 8; Copenhagen, 0,3; Dublin, 2,5; Frankfurt, -1, 5; Geneva, 0,5; Hong Kong, 16, 19; Honolulu, 19, 29; Islamabad, 3, 22; Istanbul, 4,9; Jakarta, 23, 28; Jerusalem, 3, 15; Johannesburg, 15, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 19, 26; Lisbon, 6, 12; London, 3,4; Los Angeles, 11, 21; Madrid, 3, 10; Manila, 21, 33; Mexico City, 7, 22; Montevideo, 18, 23; Moscow, -15, -10; Nassau, 18, 20; New Delhi, 7, 21; New York, -5, 1; Nicosia, 3, 17; Oslo, -3, -2; Paris, 0,2; Peking, -10, -2; Rio de Janeiro, 23, 40; Rome, 6, 11; San Francisco, 12, 18; Santiago, 12, 30; Seoul, -8, 0; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, -6, -2; Tokyo, 2,9; Toronto, -8, -2; Vienna, 3,3; Warsaw, -4,1.