CRICKET COMMENTARY

Chronicle (Levin), 17 March 1949, Page 7

CRICKET COMMENTARY

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Shannon Avenges Losses With Levin's Scalp

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Shannon on Saturday avenged its i A' ) previous defeats oy a well-d'.s.-Tved victory over Levin. Snannon was sent in to bat and until Thompson came in late in the yuning.s things .ooked g'oomy forf visitors. His breezy 27 brouglit Shonnon's total to 65 — certain'.y n >L an inspiring one, but it proved

100 Dig a nuraie lor Levin. McNci e was ihe next best sccrer, Ihough his innings was rather ■•.(. o.y and included three cliances — difficu'it ones admittediy. He seems to have lost, temporariiy, vVf iioo. , his confidence and abiii ' to get over the ball and punch it n ifd. Act .i /.ily the most correct and c 'n;i.u-nt batsman in the Shann in s i:- • • as a College boy. McEwen. H)v; it. is that College should have ! " ked Lrn I don't know, for it 1m , if any, more prumising. It V'.m i 1 is sm'irt fielding and good rel-.trn to tne wicket ihat caused C.a'o; vav'^ march back to the pavi'i -n in Levin's second innings. Fi t i 'Oted heriing, e-pecia ly at r.iio- wicket cropped up again, I Lt-ia« on Saturday. Those who s.uv i itt iieiding in that position w juld understand what was meana Tiu : boy, be.sides always being on his toes, us -d his nsad as well and

y iv > a Lrilliant exhibiticn of iie'uing throughout the match. r.iiennon's Bowiinsr Sound Shannon's two bowlers, Moore ;uui Ilai'ris, kept a good -engtn and Toi! watched the batsmen caref all v. Wh.enever the batsman went ! a, k i » ■' a defensive shot he wa • in .••manly for that easy catch whi.ii yees bt gging Saturday after S-u ;rday. Then again, if the batsman was piaying a forcing shot he was active on his toes and at a suiii.-e nt distance to escape injury. I ii 've m -ntioned this player in particuUir becau.ee of his excellent •vork and tne modei his exhibition on SiUiuday was. A.-tuehy the Shannon fie'ding thr.niahotu wr s* good. The same (s .in Le s.hfi oi' Levin's, as too lu.mv ha.nco.; were dropped. They v; •(■ :!ilfii*;;lt uiies, but the taking of iluse makes all tne difference IHci'f;] winning and losing a gar.c. _ vveiaroas eignt point wm over Pa ' aperauniu brouglit it closer to the lcM'da rs. It turned out to be a 011 --slded match, Evans being the oniv "Pram" player who showed -an,. form with either bat or ball. Weraroa arrivea on the grounc l'e.idy to start at the appointed P:ne. On-y ora- Paraparaumu player was pre.ient. Rather a poor sir/w ir-'in the home team's p . in l oi' vicw. I'vc rneniioned beforc tir i it is av -ry ci'ickei.er's own re- .- p - i^iuihiy to be prepared to ccmnn aee p.a" at the appointed time. L is . u.eiy little enough to expect aii'l jbayens owe it to their fellow l ra inaies to make the effort. It . yoeared as if the wicket at Parai>a ,umu had been watered on S.: urday morning and until it d out a littie would probably piuve difli"ult. Weraroa won the to • and sent Paraparaumu in. If viid prove, together with Weraroa's iowiers. too difficult for Parajw 'aurmi, that team going out foi tne ama 11 total of 31. n-uuiders' Good Average C im lrrs and O'Donnell came out v ha y od averages, the formor b--w.iTig exccptionally well. Tlie •wtor was nur.ing an injury ancl d-.d t bowl at full pace, but kep: a o iimath, the first rule for any bi, 1. r. Weraroa's use of tlieurovtvi fruitful, J. Ryder in j, ":r; ;■ r having a good day. He h- uie ball Iiard and scored ? (I : k 82 i nrt outa before Weraroa a.-.-.ar. d i'.y innings closed. It was ;• y knock of Rydcr's and • ■ th ♦:t ,ii I .mentioned last week 1 > ia* i ra! iu>t been showing forn on Saturday he certainly o i a return with a vengeance. li" an ojxner, collected a use i a * 33.

Wn n Weraroa cleclared its b'.n.iigs obwed, it had two hours tr cKaaviUir to dismiss Paraparaumu a 4-"-;aid time. This proved to bc maro ihan sufiicient time, Parayaiyiamu being unable to stand up . ho Weraroa attack. The bowli;rv h-.nours wtiit to De Castrc ( j'I.) onradl and Saunders. The lat ur a'ihough becoming a little tp'o-i. siiil had some spells of ex- (•(• ''mi bowling. Woraroa's fielding showe'd im-pr'-vement, one of the good catcho. hoing taken by Ellis. Next Saturday there will be m :uh fix'ures, two representativc lea-ns being in Feilding, while thf Culis team will be piaying locally. f ■