TE PUKE SCORES EASY WIN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14927, 15 March 1949, Page 2

TE PUKE SCORES EASY WIN

WHAKATANE TEAM DEFEATED J. REID’S GOOD BOWLING PERFORMANCE (Times Correspondent) Te Puke scored an easy win over the Whakatane Pest and Telegraph cricket team when they met during the weekend. The visitors won the toss and put 'Te Puke into bat, T, Reid and E. Capon opening. Wickets fell fairly quickly and with three down for nine, Te rUKt were in trouble. W. Clarkson and I. Crowley, however, batted soundly and carried the score to 57, before Crowley was out fer 16. Ball joined Clarkson and th nartnership added 29 runs, when Ball was bowled after scoring 1 • Tait and Clarkson carried the scor to 99 before the latter was caugni after a valuable 26. . Allan and Tait wore then associated in the best partnership when realised 38 runs. The three remai - ing batsmen all added a few ru ‘ and the side were all out tor runs, Tait being undefeated with w runs to his credit. Malaquin and Shapley were most successful bowlers. taK a three for 60 and three for 34 respec The visitors failed miserably |n their knock and were all out for.' The batsmen were unable to namu J. Reid’s bowling and his were six wickets for 12. Va L r took three for 21 and Allan one none. In their second knoclk r. T. improved considerably and rai 107 runs before the last wick fe’l. Shaplev (29) and HardvvicK 1241 were the scorerReid took three wickets foi -4 end Minn four frr 21. ■—