CRICKET NOTES

Taupo Times, Volume IV, Issue 199, 18 November 1955, Page 7

CRICKET NOTES

Taupo Wins Opening Match . i The Taupo Cricket Club beat the | Chateau in its first match of the seal scon on Sunday November 6, when it l obtained a first innings lead of 94 I runs and dismissed seven of its opl ponents for G5 runs in the second i knoek. IReynolds and Kennedy opened the Taupo bowling and the former rnade r Hill play on to the first ball of his 1 v | second over. Although he was not I expensive, Kennedy was soon relieved by Jack Nathoo who, in his fourth \ over, broke a steady partnership by I Anderson and Dunn. and from then I onwards obtained wickets steadily. He t finished with five wickets for 16 runs f off eight overs. The remaining five I wickets were shared by five other | bowlers. After Taupo had lost two early I wickets, Roberts and Sutherland re- ; trieved their fortunes with a partner- ( ship of 49 and later Jack Nathoo and I) Reynolds added 54 for the seventh r ? wicket, wliile Stebbing rau into ; double figures in assisting Reynolds r to becoipe topscorer. Francis and I Anderson were the best Chateau I bowlers but the job was too heavy I for thern against; verv steady Taupo I batting. In the Chateau second innings ReyI nolds struck a length immediately, i taking three wickets in his first two I overs. Jack Nathoo, bowling slower, I was not so successful as in the first 1 innings, but Kennedy puzzled the 1' batsmen, taking four wickets for t seven runs in five overs. With a I change in the bowling Francis hit I; about him with considerable success I and when play closed there were still 1 three wickets standing with the I Chateau 29 runs behind. The match showed thut Taupo has 1 an excellent tearn in ih'e niaking with 1 plenty of steady batting and ample, I if not greatly varied, bowling resourE ces. Sutherland and Ray Nathoo 1 shared the wicketkeeping position. I Chateau, first innings: Hardings, c | Reynolds, b Nathoo, 14; Hill, b ReyI nolds, ] ; Anderson, b Nathoo, 11 ; I Dunne, c West, b Nathoo, 10 ; FranI cis, c Stebbing, b Nathoo, 0; Wilson, 1 b Nathoo, 0: Forbes, b Stebbing, 1; I Hey, 1) Jim Smilh, 0: Clarkin, 1) Fry, [ 2; Hudson, not out, 6: .Joluison, l.l).w., I b West, 12: 'extras, 2; total, 60. ■ Bowling, Jack Nathoo, 5 for 16; ■ Reynolds, 1 for 4: Jim Smith, I for f 14: Fry, 1. for 5: Stebbing, 1 for 2; I West, 1 for 2: Kennedy, 0 for 10; II. | Nathoo, 0 for 3. I Taupo, first innings: Aeres, b I Francis, 3: Kennedy, • Hudson, b ■ Anderson, 1: Roberts, c Dunne, b | Wills, 2S ; Sutherland, c Francis, b | Dunne, 33: Wesl, run out. 1 : Jim i Smith, b Francis, 1: J. Nathoo, 1) I Clarkin, 30; Reynolds, not out, 38; B Stebbing, c Forbes, b Anderson, 12; K Fry, b Dunne, 0 ; R. Nathoo, b AnderK son, 1 ; extras, 6 ; total, 154. Bowling : Francis, 2 for 53 ; Arider- ■ son, 3 for 40 ; Dunne, 2 for 8 ; Wills, II for 13; Clarkin, 1 for 26; Johnson, ■ 0 for 2 ; Forbes, 0 for 6. Chateau, second innings: Hardinge, I b Reynolds, 4; Wills, b Reynolds, 0; I Dunne, c Wexl, b Kennedy, 12: AnI derson, b Reynolds, 0: Johnson, b ■ Kennedy, 3; Francis, not out, 24; ■ Hudson, c Sutherland, 1) Kennedy, 1; I Clarkin, b Kennedy, 3 ; Forbes, not I out. 7 ; extras, 1 ; total for seven B wickets, 65. ■ Bowling : Reynolds, 3 wickets for 6 jruns; Kennedy, 4 for 7; J. Nathoo, 0 B for 13; Ji.m Smith, 0 for 9; Stebbing, I 0 for 15; West, 0 for 7 :. Sutherland, I 0 for 3 ; Fry, 0 for 4. Fixtures have been arranged 1 against Atiamuri next Sunday and I against Reporoa on Sunday, NovemI ber 27. Tt appears likelv that away pmatches will be played each week-end I until Christmas.