UNIVERSITY TEAM BEATEN

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28782, 31 December 1958, Page 7

UNIVERSITY TEAM BEATEN

Manawatu Wins By Six Wickets

(Nt*w Zealand Press Association i • PALMERSTON NORTH, Dec. 30. | After being 19 runs behind on the first innings, Manawatu scored a comfortable victory against the touring New Zealand Universities team J .n a representative cricket match at Palmerston North today. New Zealand Universities scored 268 for nine wickets declared, and 138. and Manawatu replied with 249 and 160 for four wickets. The young right-hand batsman from Horowhenua, G. Lawton, was in splendid form today to score 87 not out. Manawatu, requiring 157 runs to win. compiled their 160 runs in 127 minutes. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITIES

First innings, for nine wkts. dec. 268 Second Innings P. W. Morris, b Tarrant .. .. 1 J. A. Gibson, c Turner, b Rowe 48 J. H. Davies, b’ Tarrant .. .. 2 G. A. Leggat, lbw, b .Biss .. 19 W. J. Haskell, run out .. .. 5 M. H. Dance, b Wright .. ..15 J. R. Martin, b Tarrant .. .. 0 J. H. Nott, c Hemi, b Rote .. 0 J. E. Bull, b Wright ..12 C. Campbel], st Gray, b Rowe 9 J. Nicoll. not out .. 11 Extras (byes 5, leg-byes 11) 16 Total .. ..138 Bowling.—D. Tarrant, three for 28; C. Wright, two for 49; D. Biss, one for 14; G. Rowe, three for 31. MANAWATU First Innings .. 249 Second Innings D. Smith, b Haskell .. 1 D. Hemi. c Bull, b Campbell .. 0 D Biss, c Nott, b Haskell .. 17 G. Lawton. not out ..87 B. Turner, lbw. b Campbell .. 19 D. Grady, not out .. 21 Extras (byes 11, leg-byes 1, wides 2 no-balls 1) ..15

Total for four wickets .; 160 Bowling.—C. Campbell, two for 53; W. Haskell, two for 50: J- Martin. none for 23: J. Bull, none for 19.