CRICKET Nelson Leading Taranaki In Hawke Cup Challenge

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29384, 10 December 1960, Page 7

CRICKET Nelson Leading Taranaki In Hawke Cup Challenge

(New Zealand Press Association)

NELSON, December 9. Nelson took a first innings lead over the challengers, Taranaki, when the first Hawke Cup cricket match of the season opened at Trafalgar Park today. Batting first, Taranaki scored 164, and at stumps Nelson in reply was 207 for eight wickets. It was a day of tense cricket. With batting strength all the way down the order, Nelson seemed likely to overhaul Taranaki’s total without much trouble, but against a strong attack, mainly medium-paced, the Nelson batsmen struggled for runs during the afternoon. The top scorer was the Central Districts recruit, B. Congdon, with a fine 38. B. Carey and R. Leeds had an unbroken partnership of 53 during the last hour when the Taranaki bowling tired. The best of the Taranaki bowlers was D. Yardley, who attacked the stumps to take four for 49. Scores: TARANAKI First Innings T. Dravitzki, lbw, b Bloomfield 4 A. R. Blair, b Leggat .. 13 E. M. Meuli, c Jewell, b Leeds 3 E. B. Stachurski, run out .. 24 D. R. Yardley, b Leggat .. 8 R. J. Lahood, c Congdon, b Spence .. .. .. 20 C. W. Barclay, not out .. 48 M. C. Carroll, c Jewell, b Leggat 4 J. M. Whitelock, c Leeds, b Spence .. .. .. 0 D. E. Northcott, c Spence, b Carey .. .. ..28 D. A. Kinsella, b Carey .. 2 Extras (byes 3, leg byes 3, no balls 4) .. .. 10 Total .. .. 164 Fall of wickets: One for 4, two for 16, three for 49, four for 53, five for 64, six for 94, seven for 109, eight for 114, nine for 162. Bowling.—P. Bloomfield, 10 overs, 2 maidens. 8 runs, 1 wicket; R. Leeds. 8,4, 14, 1: I. B. Leggat, 18, 5, 46, 3; B. Carey, 8,2, 26, 2; D. V. Spence, 9,1, 40, 2. NELSON First Innings L. B. Reade, lbw, b Barclay .. 9 G. E. Lowans, b Kinsella .. 29 R. Wilson, c Dravitzki, b Yardley .. .. .. 25 B. Jewell, c Stachurski, b Whitelock .. .. .. 0 J. Black, b Yardley .. 10 B. Congdon, c Dravitzki, b Yardley . .. .. ..38

D. V. Spence, b Carroll .. 24 I. B. Leggat, c Kinsella, b Yardley .. .. ..6 B. Carey, not out .. .. 29 R. Leeds, not out .. .. 22 Extras (byes 9, leg byes 4, no balls 2) .. .. 15 Total for eight wickets 207 Fall of wickets: One for 9, two for 56, three for 59, four for 80, five for 81, six for 140, seven for 150, eight for 154. Bowling.—D. A. Kinsella, 19 overs, 3 maidens, 49 runs, 1 wicket; C. W. Barclay, 8,2, 34, 1; J. M. Whitelock, 12, 5, 27, 1; D. R. Yardley. 23, 7, 49, 4; E. M. Meuli, 1,0, 3,0; M. C. Carroll, 11, 3, 30, 1.