N.Z. UNIVERSITY PLAYS OTAGO

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27010, 9 April 1953, Page 7

N.Z. UNIVERSITY PLAYS OTAGO

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STUDENTS LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS (New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, April 8. Honours rested slightly in favour of New Zealand University in its cricket match against a strong Otago team at the university oval today. Otago scored 199 for nine wickets declared, and the students had lost eight wickets for 202 when play ended. Scores:— Otago First Innings G. M. Aim, c Morris, b Pine .. 76 W. S. Haig, c Toomey, b Pine .. 1 B. Sutcliffe, c Perkins, b Pine .. 26 E. A. Watson, b Perkins .. .. 18 L. A. Watt, lbw, b Harris .. .. 14 T. C. Fraser, c and b Harris .. 8 L. D. Smith, c Harris, b Pine .. % .. 28 T. Flaws, b Pine .. ..9 A. M. Moir, b Harris .. .. 15 B. Allan, not out .. .. .. 1 K. Craig, not out .. .. .. 1 Extras (2 leg byes) .. .. 2 Total for nine wickets declared 199 Bowling.—H. R. Blewden, 17 overs, 2 maidens, 54 runs, 0 wickets; J. Pine, 25, 3, 76, 5; P. G. Z. Harris, 16, 3, 34, 3; W. Perkins, 6,0, 21, 1; J. B. Morris, 2,0, 12, O. New Zealand University First Innings L. Cornish, c Smith, b Moir ’ ..73 P. McCaw, c Flaws, b Allan .. 2 P. G. Z. Harris, run out .. ..55 J. ,B. Morris, c and b Moir .. .. 13 M. McGregor, b Smith .. .. 0 W. B. Norman, lbw, b Smith .. 2 J. E. Burton, c Smith, b Moir .. 5 J. H. N. Pine, not out .. .. 18 W. Perkins, st Flaws, b Sutcliffe .. 13 N. J. Toomey, not out .. .. 11 Extras (7 byes, 3 leg byes) .. 10 Total for eight wickets .. 202 Bowling.—H. K. Craig, 7 overs, 0 maidens, 31 runs, 0 wickets; B. Allan, 7, 3, 20, 1; A. M. Moir, 27.1, 118, 48, 3; L. D. Smith, 17, 0, 53. 2; B. Sutcliffe, 8,0, 35, 1; W. S. Haig, 2,0, 5. 0.