N.Z. COLTS ACQUIT THEMSELVES WELL

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30368, 18 February 1964, Page 18

N.Z. COLTS ACQUIT THEMSELVES WELL

(New Zealand Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, February 17. With the temperature at .88 degrees New Zealand Colts had a hard day in the field against South Africa at Pukekura Park today. With no real chances missed and only a fewSto in thri/ ground fielding the Colts came through the day’s fielding particularly well.

Their returns to the wicket were swift and accurate and the South African batsmen took no chances. The New Zealand wicket-keeper, S. R. Speed had a day of success behind the stumps. He had a hand in four of the'first five wickets that fell, one stumping, and three catches, andvery few byes. Auckland left-hand spinner, J. Mclntyre, bowled well for successive overs and gave little away. He had a great battle with J. H. B. Waite, the South African veteran of 45 tests, and reputedly one of the best players of slow bowling in the world. Waite, although .never really in trouble against the Auckland spinner played him quietly and was content to wait for the loose ball outside the off-stump, of which there were very few. R. S. Cunis, who opened the bowling attack for the Colts, got his first wicket with the first ball of his second over when he had A. Pithey caught behind for one. He later had W. S. Farrer caught in slips but this was his best bowling spell of the day. Colts Up The colts were “raring to go” when Cunis had Pithey out early and R. E. Sutton shortly after claimed E, Barlow’s wicket, which made the South Africans two down for 20. But Waite and Farrer played themselves in at the

same time keeping up with the clock. Their partnership of 125 was made in 112 minutes. Farrer was slow to start and did not hurry when playing himself in. When he was set, however, he showed a good range of attacking shots. Hard hitter C. Bland came next and did not last long. The crowd had been hoping to see some big hitting from him, but P. Truscott, brilliantily caught him at silly mid-on off the bowling of R. W. Morgan only a few minutes later. An out-of-form P. Carlstein joined Waite, then

well past his century. His only contribution to his side's effort was some quick running between wickets and four runs. Good Connexions D. Lindsay came to the wicket and showed right away he meant business. Some fresh air sweeps had the crowd calling for more, and they got more, but this time Lindsay connected with more than air.

He hooked Mclntyre high into the terraces for six and then proceeded to take three successive fours off Morgan. It was shortly after this effort that Waite was clean bowled by Cunis. Waite’s 154 took 278 minutes and included 21 fours. His century came up in 185 minutes and included 15 fours. South Africa was all out for 396 only three minutes before stumps. Scoreboard : SOUTH AFRICA First Innings A. Pithey c Speed, b Cunis 1 E. J. Barlow, c Speed, b Sutton .. .. 15 W. S. Farrer, c McGregor, b Cunis J .. ~52 J, H. B. Waite, b Cunis .. 154 P. Van der Merwe, st Speed, b Morgan .. ..40 K. C. Bland, c Truscott, b Morgan .. 0 P. R. Carlstein, c Speed, b Mclntyre .. .. 4 D. Lindsay, run out .. 99 T. L. Goddard, b Taylor .. 8 D. Pithey, not out .. 2 P. Pollock, c McGregor, b Taylor ~ 0 Extras (5 byes, 4 legbyes, 12 no-balls) .. 21 Total .. ..396

Fall of wickets: One for 12. two for 20, three for 145, four for 234, five for 238, six for 257, seven for 328, eight for 375, nine for 395. Bowling: R. S. Cunis 25, 5. 99, 3; R. E. Sutton 11. 1, 52, 1; J. M. Mclntyre 39, 16, 76. 1; M. S. Burgess 5, 0. 31, 0; A. R. Taylor 14.2. 3, 47, 2; R. W. Morgan 25, 4. 70, 2.