TAUPO BEAT NGAKURU

Taupo Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 24 December 1953, Page 4

TAUPO BEAT NGAKURU

Ngakuru visited Taupo for a return game on December 5th, the home team winning on the first innings. The visiting captain, Carseldine, scored a steady half century in about 80 minutes before lunch, but his only assistance came from Edge, who compiled 27 in quick time. Gordon Sutherland of Waitahanui, playing his first game for the Taupo Club, batted brightly for 53 before he was run out. Forster, with a steady 30, and Woodward, Mclsaac and Ward scored fast enough to enable Taupo to declare with a lead of 64.

Ngakuru had 40 minutes batting left and in that time lost 8 wickets for 21 runs, but the two first innings top-scorers had still to be dismissed. Bowling for Taupo, Forster reaped his usual harvest of wickets, 4 in the first and two in the second innings. Stebbing, after his first expensive over, was very steady indeed. Jack Smith also bowled well in both innings. Errol Smith collected two quick wickets in the second innings. Sutherland showed good form behind the stumps. NGAKURU, First Innings Carseldine c Sutherland b J. Smjjth 50 Grey c Woodward b Neame . . 0 Brosnahan l.b.w. b Forster . . 2 Malone b Forster o Harrison b F. McKean ...... 0 Edge b Woodward 27 Stunnell l.b.w. b Forster 2 Morey b J. Smith . . . I ^. . . 0 Pryce b Smith 0 Morris not out 0 Wright b Forster 1 Extras 1 Total 83 Bowling: — Forster 4' wickets for 26 runs, Neame 1 for 14, Woodward 1 for 9, J. Smith 3 for 4, F. McKean 1 for 11, Stebbing 0 for 18. Second Innings Stunnell c Mclsaac b Forster 0 Grey b E. Smith 2 Morris b Forster 0 Harrison b J. Smith 4 Wright c J. Smith b E. Smith 0 Morey b Ward 0 Brosnahan l.b.w. b E. Smith 5 Pryce not out : 2 Malone c Sutherland b J. Smith 6 K. Edge not out 0 Extras 2 Total for 8 wickets 21 Bowling: — Forster 2 for 0, E. Smith 3 for 2, J. Smith 2 for 10, Ward 1 for 7. TAUPO, First Innings G. Sutherland run out B3 D. Neame c Brosnahan b Stunnell 1 A. T. Forster b Carseldine 30 D. Woodward c Malone b Grey 22 R. Mclsaac not out 21 R. G. Ward not out 9 Extras : 11 Total for 4 wickets dec. 147 T. Curham, F. G. McKean, F. Stebbing, J. Smith and E. Smith did not bat. Bowling: — Grey 1 for 33, Stunnell 1 for 15, Carseldine 1 for 7, Malone 0 for 26, Morey 0 for 14, Brosnahan 0 for 20, Wright 0 for 4, Pryce 0 for 17.