MATCH WITH MANAWATU

Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1946, Page 8

MATCH WITH MANAWATU

Horowhenua were defeated comfortably by Manawatu in a cricket match played at Palmerston North on Saturday. | 11 uruwhenua batted lirst and eautious]y t'elt tlieir way, being altogether too i prim and proper to eapitalise on llie occasional looseiioss of the bowlers. Itice was tlie ouly batsman to sliow initiative and his -10 included (i ve fours. A little audacity ligbt have repaid the visitors handsonielv. As it was thev laborously pinch-scraped runs, remainiug at the crease uutil 3.5 p.in. for only 10.) runs. Although the wieket was dry, liriu and reasonabiv fast, Manawatu did not exploit their only fast bowler K. It. Dilks. Tliey reliod rather niore heavilv on the inedium-fast Miller, and niediuiu-slo w X. (tulliclian. It looks as thougli tliese two will foriu the baelcbone of Manawatu 's. attack iu the Hawke Cup games. Beginning their strike at 3.20 p.m., and before the tea adjonrnment, Bowden and CarnpbeU opened for ManaAvatu as eautiously as Horowlieima, if not niore so. Time was fleeting and badly needod runs commg b\it slowly wheu I'ampbeLl was disinissed and Arxuitage took his place. The ckaraeter of the game inmiediately ehanged, a sudden radiance dispelling the gloom of .boredoni. With a sweet-sounding im)>act Armitage powerfully got behirul evei'y over-tossed or loose bait and quicicly rattled up 74, including three sises and seveil fours. His partner, i'.owden, who shovvs great promksu as an opening. bat even thougli many of his i well timed, well placed shots yet lack I the powcr to achieve their full sc'oring worth, seemed inl'ected by Armitage 's dash, and seored niore freely. Miller replaced Armitage and seemed intent ou digging liimself in before risking any of the bright form which . marked his performanees last year. lle batted like a miser until the closing stages wlien he began fo Ireat the tired bovvling uitii ihe oase it nrierited. IIOHOWTlKXrA. Hirst fnuings. Keogh, c Norris, b Dilks 0 Andrews, e Miller, b (lallichan .. 27 Kice, 1) lleaphy .. .. , . . .10 lludson,; b Ongleytj -,v. .•12 Sciascia; c ;*Norrisj * b Muller A"., '2%' Uallowa-y, c. A.rmitage., b ' (fallichan 20 1,'ceve, e rreapliy, b Mi'Her .. .. v*7 Caliill, 1) Miller 5 (iuno, c Norris, I) (.alliehan .... 0 Kuiindcrs, e Nichols, b (lalliclian 10, iStevens, not out 1 Kxtras 14 Tut.nl .. 105

Fall of wickets: 1 for 3, 2 for 70, 3 for 72, 4 for 105, 5 for 133, 6 for 141, 7 for 142, S for 153, 0 for 153, 10 for 1 05.

MANAWATU. First Innings. Howden, e Sciascia, b (tuiio .... 41 C'ampbell, c Andrews, b Stevens .. 14 Armitage, c Cahill, b (iuno .... 74 Miller, not out 4S Onglev, not out 18 Extras 9 Total, for three wickets . . . . 204

rall ot wickets: 1 xor 29, 2 for 11S, 3 for 140.

O. M. ,R. W. Dilks 7 3 ' 9 I Miller 24 5 39 3 lleaphy 13 3 27 1 Barraud 5 2 10 0 (rullieliail 20.1 4 54 4 M. A. Onglev ..4 0 12 1

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. Saunders 16 2 42 0 Hudson 17 (5 35 0 Stevens 9 .1 51 1 Andrews 4 0 29 0 (luno 9 3 32 2 Reeve 2 1 6 0

Bowling.