WHAKATANE ELEVEN BEATS ROTORUA

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5330, 17 February 1947, Page 6

WHAKATANE ELEVEN BEATS ROTORUA

Win On First Innings After | Poor Start ! Conditions were far from agreeable for the representative cricket match between Rotorua and Whakatane teams, played on the Whakatane cricket ground on Saturday. The result was a win /for the home eleven on the first innings. Rotorua opened badly, and the tail also failed to wag, the fourth wicket of M. Curtis, who .compiled 41, being the only one to achieve double figures. All w6re out for 78. Whakatane also started weakly, having three wickets down for 18, but the partnership of McKenzie (53 retired) and Wilson (31 retired) then retrieved the situation, although McKenzie survived two confident appeals early in his strike. The innings ended at 163. Rotorua's second innings liad added 58 when the garne ended. Details : —

Rotorua, First Innings Andrews, c Le Pine b McGuagan, 5; T. Costello, c Gillam b Wells, 9; Higgins, c McGuagan b Fisher, 6; Curtis, played on, b Le Pine, 41; Barrcn, c and b Ruff , 6 ; Rose, c and b Ruff, 1; Hobbs, b Wells, 2; Hill, hit wicket, b Le Pine, 4; Lyle, c McKenzie b Le Pine, 1; Garner, stpd Ruff b Le Pine, 0. Extras 3. Total 78. Bowling: Ruff, 4 for 12; Wells, 2 for 6; Le Pine, 2 for 26; McGuagan, 1 for 6; Fisher, 1 for 25. Second Innings Andrews, b Cameron, 13; Lyle, c -Fisher b Gillam, 11; T. Costello, c McCready b Le Pine, 2; Higgins, rfot out, 15; W. Costello, b Wells, 17. Extras 0. Total for four wickets 58. Bowling: Cameron, one for 15; Gillam, 1 for 9; Le Pine, 1 for 15; Wells, 1 for 5; McCready, none for 10; McGaugan, none for 3. Whakatane, First Innings Le Pine, >c Garner b Hobbs, 12; McCready, b Godsalve, 6; Wells, c Garner b Godsalve, 0; McKenzie, retired, 53; Wilson, retired, 31; Fisher, c Higgins b Barron, 8; Crawford, b Garner, 24; McGougan, not out, 9; Gillam, b Garner, 6; Cameron, stumped, b Garner, 0; Ruff, c Rose, 7. Extras 7. Total 163. Bowling: Garner, 3 for 18; Godsalve, 2 for 18; Barron, one for 18; Hobbs, 1 for 24; Rose, one for 40; Lyle, none for 16; Curtis, none for 15; Costello, none for 8.