CAUGHT ONE RUN SHORT

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30594, 10 November 1964, Page 19

CAUGHT ONE RUN SHORT

(VZ. Press Association! AUCKLAND, Nov. 8. Grafton scored its second exciting victory in succession in Auckland club cricket on Saturday.

One run short of a first innings lead, the last Papatoetoe batsman, P. Havill, snicked the ball to second slip, who jiggled it to third slip, who took the winning catch.

Points after four matches are Eden-Roskill 21, Cornwall 20, Grafton 18, Western 16, Eastern 12, University 12, North Harbour 5, Papatoetoe 3. Scores:—

Cornwall 226 (L. A. Clark 66. C. Renwick 34; C. Stringer 4/59), beat Eastern 200.

Eden-Roskill 151/4 dec. (J. Behrent 40) and 124/5 dec. (G. Hodgson 52 not out) beat North Harbour 148 and 142/7 <D. Coleman 33; J. Behrent 7/66).

Grafton 156 and 16/6 (L. Ellwood 64: B. Bodie 4/48) beat Papatoetoe 155 (G. Gedye 84; S. Kohlhasse 4/61), B. Huston 3/35) and 133/5 (Gedye 41, N. Harford 34 not out).

Western 161/8 dec. (J. Taylor 55. J. Kemp (45) beat University 138 and 55/3.

Scoring the first outright win In the Dunedin competition, the Dunedin club took a clear lead by beating last season’s champion, Albion, by six wickets on Saturday.

The outstanding individual feat was a fine double by the former New Zealand representative, E. W. Dempster, who took 10 wickets for 69 runs and hit 32 and 77 not out for North East Valley, Results:— Dunedin 176 (K. O. Campbell 53, D. E. C. McKechnie 7/49) and 48/4, beat Albion 118 and 104 (F. J. Cameron 6/46) by six Grange 134 and 209/6 (S. N. McGregor 63) beat Kaikorai A 133, on the first innings. North-east Valley 133 and 130/2 dec. <E. W. Dempster 77 not out) beat Taieri 115 (Dempster 6/32) and 107/8 (Dempster 4/37) on the first innings. University 149 and 85, beat Carisbrook 131 and 67 (A. Matatumua 6/30) by 36 runs. Kaikorai B 148 and 175/7 beat Old Boys 146 and 118/2 on the first innings.—(P.A.) WILLIMENT 4/61 Results in Wellington and Hutt Valley competitions on Saturday were: Kilbirnie 255 and 30/0 beat

Midland 131 (L. C. Butler 5/18, M. Williment 4/61) and 152 (R. J. Elmes 48, N. A. Huxford 35 not out; Butler 5/60).

University 273 and 141/5 dec. (B. M. J. Dineen 46, R. M. James 74) beat St. Pat’s Old Boys 181 (P. T. Barton 54: W. J. R. Haskell 4/34, S. J. Edward 4/28) and 113 (Barton 49). Karori 218 and 114/2 (P. B. Truscott 52, G. D. Jack 37 not out) beat Wellington 210 and 121 (T. G. McMahon 61; J. R. Reid 4/35). Welllngtin College Old Boys 344/4 dec. beat Onslow 214 and 87/4 (P. E. Neal 44). Upper Hutt 253- (R. W. Blair 67) beat Hutt 131 and 60 (Blair 7/16), by an innings and 61 runs. Petone 357/7 dec. beat Talta 173 E. S. Manderson 43) and 28/1 on the first innings. Petone United 250 (S. A. Claridge 105) beat Nae Nae 196. (P.A.)