CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11889, 2 December 1935, Page 3

CRICKET

Tauranga Defeat Rotorua BOWLERS ON TOP. m Po . t ° rua cricket representatives P a ,. e Tauranga representatives In bnlhant weather over the week-end. The pitch was fiery, but the outi^, d wa3 , fast - Rotorua batsmen failed against the Tauranga attack. tocal team securing victory by four wickets. Barry Budd gave an H U t tS^ nd i ng . display with the H Ut th Jr. batUng in all cases was erratic. the match commenced at 11 a „“” A , lexander and McGill opening for Rotorua. Alexander was unfortunate to step on his wicket in Moorhead s second over. 6-1-4. Scorine remained slow and soon Beale step® , in fr ° nt °* a straight ball from Budd and was out 1.b.w., 7-2-0. Treating the bowling with great respect. Beale and McGill were very d “ ed ; McGill cocked one back to the bowler and was out out, 12-3-1 McKearney took over with his slow stuff and clean bowled Spudding, Sufherland played .a fast UP n lS u , Shot tbr °ugh slips and was dirt n h nt dby ? erry ’ 22 * 5 - 2 - Andrews did not survive, Moorhead taking a aic ® ® at <j b a t Point, 24-6-3. Cifvle OurhV°h dS H IV n stopped tb e rot but Curtis had Coyle caught with the board reading. 38-7-7. Capon missfh* ? ff sy stum ' pin S of Godsalve and the latter and Ewart brought the haif century U p. B . Budd took over at the south end and quickly dislodged Godsalve, McKearney faking easy catch at mid-on, 59-8-15 f a8 ° n burried back to the pavilion after playing a high shot to Terry in slips 59-9-0. The Innings clo S e d 61-10- y i3 after ’ Mlnifle b ° WlinS The Budd brothers remained together as opening batsmen for TauInd ea «. Un * t! !. after lunch - but Sutherlad effected a separation, bowling Brian, 7-1-2. Curtis was not long at the wickets, the same bowler giving him his conge, 11-2-4. McKearney gave a bright display, but Spedding took a hot return, 34-3-19. Coyle took a beautiful catch behind to dismiss K. Budd, who had played a steady to the crease was short but bright ;2 t =o rland again bein & the bowler, 47-5-8. Capon was run out quickly and the board read 47 for 6 wickets. Cairns and B. Budd raised the half century. Both batsmen faced the bowling confidently, specializing in pull shots and-getting the tfttal into the 60’s. Beale fooled Cairns with a full toss and the figures were, 62f7-9. Budd soon followed, Beale bowling him also, 64-8-9. Mlnifle and Spratt now gave a nice display, 21 runs being added before Minifie was stumped, 85-9-8. Spratt imitated Minifie with the first ball after the afternoon, adjournment and closed the innings, 87-10-12. Sutherland faced B. Budd in opening Rotorua’s second innings, but Cairns held a nice catch, 4-1-4. Mulligan was dismissed l.b.w. without further addition to the score, 4-2-0. Several chances were missed in the .field oft Mason. Moorhead erentually bowled Mason, 21-3-8. In his next over Moorhead claimed Spedding at 25-4-5. Next ball Coyle was out 1.b.w., 25-5-0. Budd got Alexander immediately with the total still the same, 25-6-5. McGill, filling the breach, found Budd difficult and played all over a good one, 33-7-3. Ewart quickened the scoring, he and Beale bringing the total to 55 before Curtis bowled Beale, 55-8-12. Andrews was in difficulties with McKqarney’s slows, being caught behind, 59-9-2. , Godsalve did not score, cocking one up for Capon to hold, 63-10-0. Ewart carried his bat for 14. Tauranga needed 38 for an outright victory and K. Budd went quickly in attempting t to hit out, 3-1-2. Brian followed him closely, being stumped, 4-2-1. Curtis and McKearney raised double figures, but McKearney stepped in front to McGill, 14-3-9. Barry Budd was bowled without scoring, 19-4-0. The next ball spelt Spratfs downfall, Sutherland claiming his wicket also, 19-5-0. Curtis now. opened out, but Godsalve took a high one in the long field, 19-6-5. Capon and Cairns now cracked on the pace, playing some very nice leg shots. They had no difficulty in getting the requisite runs, Cairns being 9 and Capon 11, the bbard reading, 38-6-5, and Tauranga winning by 4 wickets. Scores were as follows: ROTORUA. FIRST INNINGS McGill, c and b B. Budd 1 Alexander, b Moorhead 4 Beale, Ibw., b B. Budd 0 •Spedding, b McKearney 0 Sutherland, c Terry, b B. Budd 2 Andrews, c Moorhead, b McKearney .... 3 Coyle, c McKearney, b M. Curtis .... 7 Godsalye, c McKearney, b B. Budd .... IS Ewart, b Minifie 13 Mason, (c Terry, Ii B. Budd 0 Mulligan, not out 0 Extras 7 Total jji SECOND INNINGS Alexander, c and bi U. Budd 5 Sutherland, c Cairns, b B. Budd 4 Mulligan, Ibw., b B. Budd 0 Mason, b Moorhead 8 Speddlng, b Moorhead 5 Godsalve, e Capon, b McKearney 0 Beale, b M. Curtis ; 12 Coyle, Ibw., b Moorhead 0 McGill, b B. Budd 3 Ewart, not out 14 Andrews, c Capon, b McKearney 2 Extras 43 Total J 53 TAURANGA FIRST INNINGS B. H. Budd, b Sutherland 2 K. Bndd, c Coyle, b Sutherland 8 M. Curtis, b Sutherland 4 ■McKearney, c and b Speddlng 10 B. Budd, b Ewart g Terry, b Sutherland 8 Capon,' run out 0 Cairns, b Beale g Minifie, stp., b Alexander s Spratt, stp., b Sutherland 13 Moorhead, not out Extras _ 6 Total }j7 SECOND INNINGS B. H. Budd, stp., b McGill 1 K. Budd. b McGill 2 M. Curtis, c Godsalve. b McGill 5 McKearney. Ibw., b McGill s B. Budd, b Sutherland 0 Spratt, b Sutherland 0 Cairns, not out 9 Capon, not out n Extras ; _ 3 Total for 0 wickets : ... 40 Bowling Analysis. Tauranga.—B. Budd, 9 for 28; Moorhead, 4 for 15’ McKearney, 4 for 31; M. Curtis, 2 for 13; Minifie, 1 for 8. Bowling Analysis, Rotorua. —, Sutherland, 7 for 48; McGill, 4 for 11; Speddlng, 1 for 20; Beale, 1 for 4; Ewart, 4 for 12; Alexander 1 for 4.