CRICKET NOTES

Taupo Times, Volume III, Issue 117, 23 April 1954, Page 3

CRICKET NOTES

CLAUDELANDS NARROW WIN On Saturday, April 4, Claude- ^ lands Cricket Club brought a strong side comprising seven senior and three junior players. Kildey and Forster opened the bowling for Taupo, the latter being credited with five successive maiden overs. Kildey took the first wicket, turning a ball onto Williams' off stump. He obtained Green's wicket just before the luncheon adjournment when Green tried to pull him to the square leg boundary. Lunch was taken with the score at 58 for 2 wickets . Thereafter play brightened. Sapsford scored quickly, Hally after a match' winning innings was caught at deep mid-off, and Hemi, a left hander, was bowled roundj his legs by a break from Sam McKean. Moody, the skipper, trod on his wickets hitting Sutherland for six. Wakefield, after two beautiful j sixes off Kildey, was caught in the deep off Sutherland. Taupo did I well to dismiss their opponents for 160. The home team opened brightly, putting on 43 before Sherwood was caught off Williams. The score reached the late sixties before the visitors used their fast bowler, I Graham, who made Acres play on from a near yorker in his seeond over. Kennedy continued to defend solidly and his partnership with Sutherland realised 49 runs before both players succumbed just before the close of play. Taupo, 22 runs behind with five wickets in hand, were definitely in the running for a win.

In the morning, however, Gra- j ham's speed proved too much and the remaining batsmen were dis- | missed with 10 runs required. In 12.4 overs the fast bowler had taken six wickets for 20 runs. As the match was due to finish at midday the result was a first innings win for Claudelands. Score summary, Claudelands: — Williams 9, Hally 34, Green 24 Sapsford 26, Hemi 0, Moody 22, Wakefield 20, Hornblow 2, Hemi not out { 8, Graham 0, A. Reading 0, extras 15, total 160. Bowling, Kildey 4 for 70, Forster 0 for 19, Kennedy 0 for 6, W. J. McKean 2 for 23, Sutherland 3 for 24, F. G. McKean 1 for 3. Taupo:— Acres 33, Sherwood 22, Kennedy 25, Milton 5, Sutherland 17, Forster 4, Kildey 4, F. G. McKean 12, Rackley 1, W. J. McKean not out 0, extras 27, total 150. Bowling, Williams 1 for 32, Wakefield 0 for 17, Hally 0 for 25, Graham 6 for 20, Moody 3 for 28, D. Hemi 0 for 1.