Cricket Reps Wrest Goldfinch And Cousins Cup From Manawatu

Chronicle (Levin), 8 December 1949, Page 8

Cricket Reps Wrest Goldfinch And Cousins Cup From Manawatu

^ Supporters of cricket in the Horowhenua district will no 1 doubt feel proud of the fact that the local first eleven was suecessful in its attempt to wrest the Goldfinch and Co.usins' Cup from the visiting Manawatu team. Characteristic of the match , was the low scofing of b'oth teams.

j Horowhenua won the tcss . anc1 ; slected to play on what appearec io te a batsmen's wicket. Mille: opened the bowling for Manawati and kept the batsmen on theii ' toes with a very tricky over. Harford carried on from the southerr end and induced Weller to play z •poor .sDi-oke at a swinging bal-i j with the result that he was dis•missed with a fine catch in slipi when Ihe total was three runs. | H. Rice then joined Carmont 1 who was treating the bowlers with respect. He was suecessful in hitting two fours • off Harf ord anc j.iooked set for a handsome taliy j However, bad luck dogged his pia; ! rr.nd two overs later a low shoi | through slips was 'caught to senc him back to the pavilion. The next io take strike was McNeill, who at no time looked comlortable. Ple was soon back ir the stand with the scoreboart l eading 18 runs for three wickets down and things looking far froir. bright for Horowhenua. The team however, was not • downhearted, as most of the remaining batsmen were considerec. to be capable of making useful ccores. This feeling of eonfidence was strengthened by Hudson, wh: -proceeded io play himself in, a1 Ihe same taking every opportun(ty to make up the deficiency. With the score at 20 runs, Carmont was next to leave the wickel when he fell .a victim to a slow leg spinner from Dean. This cowler had been keeping' a verj steady pace and was making gooc use of the wind. With the bowlers on top Andrews went in to try and altei

the scene by hitting the slow bowlers hard. He was unfortunate toi be caught nut on the boundary. Lambert was next to visit the wicket, but was r-un out in an attempt to score a ■quick single. The score started to increase with the partnership of Hudson and Galloway and by the time Galloway had been dismissed the total had risen by 25. The remainder of the batsmen did not offer a great deal of opposition and when Hudson's good knock of 27 was terminated the scoreboard ohowed a total of 88. .* Credit must be given to M-iller, who bowled 17 overs and took five wickets at a cost of 14 runs. To the incoming Manawatu batsmen, Horowhenua's total of 88 did not look a difficult proposition. The home team opened their bowling with an attaeking field and in his first over O'Donnell claimed Liddell's wicket with no runs up.

When play was resumed after the luncheon adjournment Saunders and O'Donnell took over the bowling at a steady rate and only nine runs were scored off the first eight overs. Carmont -relieved Saunders and caused a sensation oy getting Harford out lbw. with his fifth ball. - Carmont was working up a great deal of pace and ih his second over claimed Madgwiclc's wicket with a beautiful ball. The bowler kept up his good work and n twelve overs three more wickets had : allen. The Manawatu innings eventually closad for 74.