HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30302, 30 November 1963, Page 5

HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE

Good Start Wasted (N.Z. Press Association) NELSON, November 29. Nelson was in a strong position at the end of the first day's play in a Hawke Cup cricket defence against Wairarapa today. Wairarapa started well but collapsed dismally, losing its last six wickets for five runs. In reply to Wairarapa’s total of 153, Nelson was 124 for two wickets at stumps. R, Davies top scored for Wairarapa with 46 and both I. B. Leggat, making a return to bowling after a season off with a back injury, and K. A. Baker took four wickets. G. E. Lowans and L. B. Reade, the Central Districts pair, gave Nelson a fine start with an opening partnership of 92. WAIRARAPA First Innings D. T. Biss, c Douglas, b Leggat .. 20 D. H. Payton. c Douglas, b Spence .. 35 R. G. Small, b Leggat .. 6 R. Davies, lbw, b Leggat .. 46 K. Percy, lbw. b B. Hampton .. .. 9 J. H. P. Houghton, c Wilson, b Baker .. ..26 G. W. Watson, b Baker .. 0 L. W. Fryer, c Leggat. b T. L. Glover, c I. Hampton, b Leggat 2 R. O. Collinge. not out .. 0 N. O. Wellington, b Baker 0 Extras .. .6 Total .. .. 153 Bowling: B. L. Hampton, 21. 10, 28, 1; Douglas, 8,2, 21, 0; Leggat, 28. 17, 27, 4; I R. Hampton. 9. 4, 13, 0; Baker, 25.2, 13, 31, 4: Spence, 11, 6, 17, 1; Black, 7. 4, 10. 0. NELSON First Innings L. B. Reade not out .. 51 G. E. Lowans, lbw. b Collinge .. 50 B. E. Congdon, c Houghton, b Collinge .. 0 B. L. Hampton, not out .. 11 Extras .. .. 12

Total for two wickets .. 124 Bowling: Collinge. 16. 3. 42, 2; Wellington. 4. 0, 20, 0; Biss. 12, 5. 25, 0; Glover. 16, 7, 26. 0.