SIX HIT ENDS FIJI TOUR

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 14

SIX HIT ENDS FIJI TOUR

Beaten By One Wicket ( N.Z. Press Association) WHANGARET, February 10. A six lofted over the midwicket boundary by a Northland tail batsman, B. Presland, brought the Fijian cricket tour of New Zealand to an appropriate end at Cobham Oval, Whangarei, on Saturday. Although it meant that the tourists had been beaten by one wicket in a thrilling finish it was also a typical stroke to end the game, and the tour. Northland had won a first innings lead of 78 runs by scoring 275 in reply to Fiji’s 197. and the Fijians wasted no time in wiping off the deficit. The openers, E. Logan imoce and H. Apted, took part in the best opening stand of the tour of 145, and Fiji totalled 253 in 175 minutes. Northland required 176 runs in 155 minutes to win and lest five wickets for only 60. But R. Dunning, who made 70, and E. Child put on 78 and pushed the score ahead of the clock.

There was plenty of excitement to come. Three more wickets fell for the addition of one run, but Presland and L. Dunn, the tail-enders, remained unperturbed. Presland hit a four and then a six when eight runs were wanted to win. Scores:— NORTHLAND First Innings .. .. 275 Second Innings R McPherson, lbw, b Dews 3 1. Payne, run out .. .. 16 N. Wilson, c Sorovakatini, b Valentine .. .. 17 B. Dunning, b Dews .. 5 W. O. R. Smith, b Dews .. 6 R. Dunning, c Loganimoce, b Uluiviti .. ..70 E. Child, b Dews .. 28 L. Mountain, b Dews .. 0 M Joass. c Sorovakatini, b Uluiviti .. .. 8 B. Presland. not out 12 L. Dunn, not out .. o Extras (byes 7. leg-byes 6) .. ..13 Total for nine wkts. 178 Fall of wickets: One for 18. two for 44, three for 51, four for 53. five for 60, six for 148. seven for 166, eight for 166. nine for 167. Bowling

FIJI First Innings .. ..197 Second Innings A. Apted, c McPherson, b Joass .. ..67 t. Loganunoce, b Joass .. 89 A. Dews, b Joass .. 4 I; c Dunning, b Joass 6 N Uluiviti, b Dunn 5 U. Sorovakatini. c Dunning, b Dunn .. .. 0 S Snowsill b Joass .. 5 P. Tuidraki, not out .. 32 W. McGoon. c Smith, b Joass 21 F. Valentine, b Wilson .. 9 A. Waqatabu, run out o Extras (leg-byes 4. byes H) .. 15 Total .. ..253

Fall of wickets: One for 145 V vo .t (>r 155, three for 180, four for 180, five for 185, six for 185 seven for 200, eight for 224 nine for 252. Bowling

Malvern Games

ot , pla -I when the Malyem Cricket Sub-associa-com’s«tltlpns were conat,*lriay Was the defeat of Darfield by Kirwee. This was Darfield’s first loss of the season. R. Farrant, the Darfield captain, declared his side's innings closed at tea to give Kirwee a sporting chance to score the necessary runs. Kirwee managed the 200 in what would hav e been the second-last over of the match. Greendale beat South Malvern A and Sheffield beat South Malvern B in the other matches For Greendale. C Adams. S Kay and G. Ridgen batted forcefully for their side's total of 245 for six wickets. P. Blakeley. with 83 for South Malvern A. hit the highest score of the day. Scores :

Greendale 245 for six (C. Adams 59. G. Ridgen 45. S. Kay 68. F. Ridgen 20; G. Nimmo three for 77. O. Craib three for 51) beat South Malvern A 242 (D Craib 24. P. Blakeley 83, A Clucas 20. G. Nimmo 39 R. Marsh 19, M. Clucas. 16 not out: G. Ridgen three for 65. S. Kaythree for 51. J. Adams three for 88).

Kirwee 200 for two (G. Wright 35. D Stone 69 not out. D. Gunn 59. J Dysart 25 not out. C Miller two for 76) beat Darfield 191 for eight declared (R. Farrant 68. M Frew 64 not out. D. McLeod 19: R. Morris three for 61. D Stone two for 17).

Sheffield 186 (N. Wright 63 retired. D. Jenkins 37, A. Wright 50. M. Milne five for 64. O. Stuart four for 12) beat South Malvern B 52 (A. Wright two for to. C. Croy four for 8. D. Deans two for 10).

o. M. R. W. F Valentine .. 9 1 21 1 A. Dews 16.4 2 68 5 A. Waqatabu .. 4 0 33 0 N. Uluiviti .. 8 1 29 2 H. Apted 2 0 24 0

O. M. R. W L. Dunn • I? 3 49 2 B. Presland .. 0 24 0 E. Child » 5 0 25 o N. Wilson . 7 35 1 M. Joass . 20 3 98 6 R Dunning . - 8 3 7 0