MANIOTOTO SPORT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26632, 1 December 1947, Page 3

MANIOTOTO SPORT

FINE WEATHER CONDITIONS The weather was ideal for sport in the Maniototo district on Saturday, all the matches scheduled taking place. A Grade Tennis Ranfurly 11 sets (103 games), Kokonga 5 sets (76 games). B Grade Kyeburn 10 sets (99 games), Gimmerburn 6 sets (81 games). Paerau 13 sets (113 games), Kokonga 3 sets (53 .games). Hyde 15 sets, Waipiata 1 set, Ranfurly 11 sets, Patearoa 5 sets. Bowling Results Baird (Waipiata) 21, Carson (Ranfurly) 19; Drake (Ranfurly) 28, Johnstone (Waipiata) 16; Macdonald (Ranfurly) 24, W. Anderson (Naseby) 13; Templeton (Ranti'urly) 21, Provan (Naseby) 19; Brockie (Orangapai) 26, Hanrahan (Ranfurly) 11; Harraway (Ranfurly) 19, Edmonds (Orangapai) 16; Fraser (Ranfurly) 27, Murphy (Middlemarch) 19; R. Anderson 30, Johnstone (Middlemarch) 17; Bremner (Naseby) 21, May (Middlemarch) 17. Cricket Some high scores were registered in the Maniototo cricket competition, J. W. Blakely being the highest individual scorer with 170 not out. Blackburn, of Naseby, scored 108 before retiring, and McSkimming, of Patearoa, made 93. J. P. Mulholland, of Ranfurly, secured the “ hat trick" when bowling against Patearoa. Oturehua 155 (Hampton. 81 not out, Loft 27; Lobb six for 26), Naseby seven for 229 (Blackburn 108 retired, McKenzie 70 retired: Loft five for 80). Becks six for 178 (G. Sweeney 33, Vugler 48, J. Clouson 57 retired; Patterson four for 37) beat Hyde 152 (Tod 64; Vugler three for 42, Jones six for 49). Patearoa A nine for 254, declared (J. W. Blakely 170 not out; Mulholland five for 110) drew with Ranfurly A seven for 122 (Mulholland 53, J. C. Kearney 24; McAtamney three for 14). Patearoa B five for 247 (McSkimming 93, Herlihy 63) defeated * Ranfurly B 114 (Arbuckle 78 not out; J. H. Mathias five for 23). INJURED AT TENNIS While playing for Ranfurly against Kokonga, Miss P. Kearney, of Ranfurly, fractured a bone in her foot. After being X-rayed, she was discharged from the Ranfurly Hospital.