CHARD NEAR CENTURY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 185, 26 November 1941, Page 8

CHARD NEAR CENTURY

DRAWN GAME AT DOMAIN TANEATUA PLAYS OUT' TIME The feature of the match between P. and T. and Taneatua at the week-end was Chard's fine knock for 94 runs, and he was very unfortunate to miss his century. Not realising how close his total was to the three figure mark he swung at a short one an the leg and mishitting skied it to the 'keeper. His score included one sixer and eight fours. Chard was quite well supported in his run getting mood and the Side's total was 358, the last wicket falling with about 2 hours to play. However Taneatua with an eye on the clock went cautiously and later settled down to play out time which was accomplished with three wickets in hand. Burstall (Taneatua) took honours with the ball, notching eight wickets in 11 overs for 66 runs. Details were as follows:— P. and T. Chard c Shaw b Burstall 94 Rigden lbw, b Burstall 10 Rivett b Burstall 11 Jeffares b Burstall ... 3 Hunt c Peebles b Burstall 12 Clark b Sykes 2 Moore, not out 4 Dixon b Burstall 4 Hancock c McCready b Burstall 2 Hudson c and b Burstall ...... 0 Johnstone c McCready b Rawson 9 Extras 7 Total 158 Bowling: Rawson 1 for 36; Martin 0 for 14; Burstall 8 far 66; Mitchell 0 for 12; Sykes 1 for 13; Shaw 0 for 10. Taneatua Rawson c Chard b Rigden .... 1 VV. McCready c Clark b Chard .. If Martin c Jeffares b Chard ( Sykes b Chard 3 Shaw c Rivett b Rigden J L. McCready c Jeffares b Chard .. ( Peebles c Hudson b Johnson .. 1 Mitchell, not out l"i H. C. McCready, not out "i Extras "3 Total 4 . Bowling: Chard 4 for 15; Rigder <5 for 29; Johnson 1 for 7; Rivett ( for 1. PAROA'S EASY WIN At the week-end Paroa played Central at Central, Paroa winning comfortably on the first innings, Central being unfortunate in having Phillips and Black awaj T which weakened the team consklerablj'. Central batting first were soon dismissed having 8 wickets down for A when Neal made a handy 14. For Paroa Wells took 6 for 6 and Cleland 4 for 11. Paroa made a sound start, the first three batsmen making 68. Central's Attack weakened and the tail enders carried the score to 116. For' Central Webby bowling 12 overs and took 5 for 32 Avhile Warren took 4 for 23. Central in the second innings batted well for 39 when time was up leaving Paroa Avith a 4 point Avin. Central, First Innings *Vlagee hit Avkfc, b Cleland 2 Miller c Marsh b Cleland 2 Warren c Goile b Cleland 0 Campbell c Marsh b W T ells 0 Webby c Marsh b Wells 2 Cobden b Wells Q Russell b Wells 0 Neal c Cleland b Wells 14 W. Magee b Wells 0 Franklin c Goile b Cleland 3 McDonald, not out .... r 3 Extras 0 Total 86 Bowling: Wells 6 for 6; Cleland 4 for 11; Bobn 0 for 9. Second Innings Warren b Cleland 10 Miller lljav, b Marsh 7 Neal b Cleland 9 Campbell, not out 6 LYlagee, not out 24 Extras , „ 3 Total for 3 Avickets 39 Bowling: Wells 0 for 10; Cleland 2 for 16; Hislop 0 for 2: Marsh 1 for 4; H. Grant 0 for 1: Boon 0 for 2. Paroa, First Innings FT. Grant played on b Webby .. 21 Cleland c Neal b "Warren 18 PiCid b Webby 29 Bonn c Russell b Wcbbv G Wells Ilnv. 1) Warren 0 Goile lbw. b Webby 17 T. Grant b Miller 5 Marsh c Campbell b Webby .... 4 Hislop b "Warren 2 Slihaa* b Warren I) Mieh'illc, not out 0 Extras 11 Tola! HO Bowling: A. Magee 0 for 18; Warren 4 for 23: Miller 1 for 9; Franklin 0 for 7: Webby 5 for 32; Crimp-j bell 0 for 16.