TAUPO V. KAINGAROA

Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 10, 19 March 1952, Page 7

TAUPO V. KAINGAROA

Taupo made a disastrous start against Kaiangaroa in a match played at the Forest last week. Put in to bat by the home captafn they lost their first four wickets for 23 runs against some accurate bowling by Slow and Yorke. However, the side is usually strong in batting down to numbers 8 or 9 and invariably somebody comes to the rescue. This time it was the turn of Strange, Loughlin and McKean, whilst the rest of the tail wagged moderately. Strange played good hard-hitting cricket when he first went to the wicket, but later showed signs , of wildness, partieularly when he carted quit'e a good ball from Yorke over mid-wicket for four, and followed this up by apparently shaping up for an on-drive and bringing off a neat stroke for three past cover. Then he met his Waterloo with a wild swing at a shortish straight ball from Slow. . « Loughlin was fortunate m surviving four chances in his eighteen runs but he played a stylish knock until Cathcart accepted a return chance after his partnership with McKean had produced' 43 runs. McKean played a very confident innings from the first ball he received and he was 33 not out at lunch when the scoreboard showed 97 on the board for 6 wickets. After lunch McKean went well down the wicket to Slow, and was unfortunate to be adjudged L.B.W. after a vociferous appeal by the wicket-keeper. Thomas and Smith, with delightful abandon helped to add vaiuable runs and the Taupo innings ended for the respectable total of 140. The Kaiangaroa first string bowlers, Slow and Yorke were steady throughout, and gave nothing away, although Slow's figures of 6 for 37 probably flattered him, sfrice at least two of his wickets fell to careless batting. In the earlier parf of the innings both bowlers showed quite a bit of fire, which disappeared as the innings wore on. Cathcart and Snell started brightly against the bowling of Strange and Loughlin until the former mistimed Loughlin and was caught at cover. Snell and Slow seemed to be settling down for a long partnership, btit when they had added 22 Snell offered McKean a chance off Loughlin's bowling which he gratefully accepted. This was the start of a collapse which ultimately proved to be ■ the turning point of the ganie. Strange had given away 17 runs in his first three overs, but he followed with three maidens and now in the last of these he took his first wicket by bowling Weatherburn. The next over from Loughlin was a dramatic one. Slow slashed the first ball to point and was caught. The fourth ball bowled Fisk off his pads, and Yorke lifted. the seventh also into point's hands. Thus six wickets were down for 41 and the game had decidedly changed its complexion. After noon tea followed shortly, and afterwards Donnelly, the home captain, and Canton dug themselves in and doubled the score before Canton was beaten by a slower ball from Strange. Collett and McKean then relieved the fast men, and the former took the last three wickets, including that of the captain, who had scored a restrained 20. When Beale snapped up the last wicket with a good catch behind the stumps the total was 105, just 35 runs behind Taupo. Loughlin bowledj well for his five wickets. With about an hour and a quarter left for play Taupo lost four wickets for 53 in the second innings against the home team's second string attack, and left Kaiangaroa barely half an hour to score 89. In seven overs they obtained 55 runs and lost 5 wickets. The match was thus decided on the first innings. Taupo: — First innings: A. Forster, b Yorke 0; G. Patchett, b. Slow, 1; G. Acres, l.b.w., Slow, 1; A. J. Collett, c Donnelly, b Slow, 11; I. Strange, b Slow, 18; J. Loughlin, c

and b, Cathcart, 18; W. J. McKean, l.b.w., Slow, 38; R. G. Beale, c Yorke, b Slow, 5; D. Thomas, b Yorke, 13; E. iSmith, not out, 9; R. Clark, run out, 1; extras 25. Total: 140. Bowling: — Slow, 6 wickets for 37 runs; Yprke, 2 for 39; Cathcart, 1 for 17; McKay, 0 for 22. Second innings: — Collett, not out, 25; Beale, c Yorke, b Donnelly, 4; Loughlin, l.b.w., Burns, 5; Strange, b Snell, 3; McKean, c Cathcart, b Snell, 6; Patchett, not out, 7; extras, 3. Total for four wickets: 53. Bowling: — Suell, 2 for [9 ; Donnelly, 1 for 4; Burns, 1 for 14; Canton, 0 for 7; Fisk, 0 for 7; Fowles, 0 for 5; Yorke, 0 for 4. Kaiangaroa Forest: — First innings: H. Cathcart, c Forster, b Loughlin, 7; S. Snell, c McKean, b Loughlin 17; J. Slow, c Acres, b Loughlin, 9; J. Weatherburn, b Strange, 3; B. Donnelly, b Collett, 20; L. Fisk, b Loughlin, 0; N. Yorke, e Acres, b Loughlin, 0; C. Canton, b Strange, 10; S. Burns, b Collett, 0; H. Fowles, c Beale, b Collett, 9; N. McKay, not out, 4; extras: 29. Total: 105. Bowling: — Loughlin, 5 for 34; Strange, 2 for 28; Collett, 3 for 6; McKean, 0 for 8. 'Second innings: — Cathcart, c Collett, b Strange, 23; Donnelly, b Loughlin, 0; Slow, c George, b Strange, 9; Yorke, b Strange, 7; Burns, c Strange, b Loughlin, 8; Fisk, not out, 7; extras: 1. Total: l'or 5 wickets: 55. Bowling: — Loughlin, 2 for 25; Strange, 3 for 10; Patchett, 0 for 19.