CRICKET

Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 2, 23 January 1952, Page 3

CRICKET

Current Seasonrs Matches. /» The Taupo Crcket Club commenced the season very enthusiastically with five matches in the first six weeks of the season, but it was m/ost unfortunate that two later matches had to be cancelled by opponents and the club has not played a match now for over six weeks. Members are now looking forward to a more continuous programme for the remainder of the season commencing with a match against the Puhlic Works Department at Rotorua, which was due to be played after this paper went to press. In the earlv matches Taupo show- j ed good form al though in the

first match v. N. Coles Ltd. team from Putaruru they found some difficulty in getting their opponents out. The home team had no trouble in passing their opponents total for the loss of only four wickets thanks to a good knock by Forester, followed by forceful hitting by McKean and Thomas. Loughlin obtained two quick wickets in the second match against P.W.D., Rotorua, and four were out for 28 but then Hooper and Higgins added exactly 100 and the total eventually reached 165. This proved just too much for the home batsmen who lacked resolution and allowed the visitors to obtain a lead of 21 runs. When Taupo visited Reporoa they secured a win but their opponents were not at full strength and when this team visits Taupo later in the season they may expect a hard fight. Strange and Collett batted well in this match and Forster flighted the ball well to secure the best bowling figures. Unfortunately Tokaanu cricket is very weak at the moment and the team was not at full strength when they played Taupo in their first match of the season. The result should not be taken as a fair indication of the difference between the Jeams particularly as Loughlin was exceptionally hostile in the first innings and showed form which he could not repeat in Tokaanu's second knock. It is to be hoped that more talent will -be found at the southern end of the lake in the near future. Loughlin's 9 wickets for eight runs was a fine perfformance which included four wickets in four balls and later in the innings a further two with successive deliveries. The fifth match was another home game, this time against Kaingaroa. The visitors batted steadily throughout and set the home team a task which in spite of a dogged innings by Collett, they never looked like accomplishing. The following are brief scores of matches played: — October 28, 1951, at Taupo. N. Coles Ltd. (Putaruru) 200 for 9 wickets declared. Turner 55 retired, thorme 53 retired, Turnell 50 (Continued on Page 5)

(Continued from Page 3). not out, Lipscombe 27. A. Forster 4 for 29, H. Sunnex 2 for 34, J. Loughlin 1 for 53, D. Thomas 1 for 17. Taupo 227 for four wickets. S. McKean 75 not out, A. Forster 48, D. Thomas 30 not out, G. A. Acres 26, A. Collett 17, J. Loughlin 10. Hutton 1 for 52, Walsh 1 for 45, Turner 1 for 32, Thorne 1 for 46. Taupo won by 6 wickets. November 11, 1951, at Taupo. Rotorua P.W.D., 165. Hooper 53, Higgins 50, McMillan 22. J. Loughlin 4 for 2S\ S. McKean 4 j for 21, H. Sunnex 1 for 28, A. Collett 1 for 40, A. Forster 0 for 48. Taupo, 144. A. Collett 74, H. Sunnex 15. Hooper 4 for 18, Douglas 2 for 20, Margon 1 for 11, Ea thorne 1 for 44, Peters 1 for 24. Rotorua won by 21 runs. November 18, at Reporoa. 'Taupo, 147. I. iStrange 39, A. Collett 39, G. A. Acres 21, R. Beale 12, G. Patchett 11. Brown 3 for 31, Campbell 3 for 35, Barnes 2 for 38, Curry 2 for 37. Reporoa, 112. Brown 49. A. Forster 3 for 27, A. Collett 2 for 22, D. Thomas 2 for 18, G. Patchett 2 for 10, I. Strange 0 for 24. Taupon wron by 35 runs. November 25, 1951, at Tokaanu. Tokaanu, 1st. innings 29. Sutherlapd 20 not out. Loughlin 9 for 8, Strange 0 for 17. iSecond innings 55. Warren 14, Bhikka 10. McKean 4 for 12, Strange 3 for 23, Loughlin 2 for 10. Taupo, 162 for 4 wickets declared. A. Collett 62, A. Forster 48, I. Strange 20 not out, G. Patchett 18. iSutherland 1 for 31, Bhikka 1 for 32, Calkin 1 for 32. Taupo won by an innings and 78 runs. December 2, 1951, at Taupo. Kaingaroa, 186. Cathcart 32, Neil 30, Burns 26, Donnelly 24, Slow 22. J. Loughlin 3 for 56, S. McKean 2 for 56, S. McKean 2 for 20, I. Strange 2 for 41, A. Collett 2 for 41, H. Sunnex 1 for 13. Taupo, 103. A. Collett 35, R. Beale 20, I. Strange 12, A. Forster 10, J. Loughlin 10. iSpencer 4 for 40, Cathcart 2 for 9, iSlow 1 for 34. Kaingaroa won by 83 runs.