Canterbury Has One Defeat

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30945, 29 December 1965, Page 5

Canterbury Has One Defeat

"The Prest" Special Servict

AUCKLAND.

Auckland has established itself firm favourite and Hawke’s Bay had another upset win during the second day of the national women’s I softball competition for the Bensel Cup at 1 Auckland yesterday.

Auckland beat Hawke's Bay, 3-1, in the morning, and then thrashed Otago, 13-1, to remain the only unbeaten team.

Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and Waikato each have had one loss. Manawatu, Otago and Wellington have one win, while Hutt Valley has yet to win a game. Canterbury, fielding in better fashion, backed up the steady pitching of B. Makinson to beat Hutt Valley, 10-0. Canterbury took a while to master the slow pitching of Hutt Valley’s J. Bill, and only two runs were scored in the first four innings. However, hits by N. Beale, K. McCormick, L. Leask and J. Moher brought four runs, and when Canterbury added two more from a hard drive by J. Moher the game was stopped in the sixth when it had gained a 10-run lead. Makinson gained four strikeouts.

In the afternoon Canterbury lost to Hawke’s Bay, 5-2. Both teams made three hits but

| Canterbury’s weak fielding and two good hits by A. Campagnoto and D. Mason gave Hawke's Bay four runs. Hawke’s Bay scored again in its second innings when E. Bowles scored on errors.

Canterbury was scoreless in its first innings, even though Makinson and B. Turbatt hit on. and in its next three innings only tnanagef to get two runners on base. Canterbury scored its onlj runs of the game in the fiftl innings when errors allow**, M. Hapaku and E. Law to score. M. McCormick, with a hit, was the only other runner to reach base safely for the rest of the game.

Bensel Cup.—Auckland 3. Hawke's Bay 1; Canterbury 10, Hutt Valley 0; Waikato 12, Manawatu 9: Wellington 7. Otago 1; Auckland 13, Otago 1; Hawke's Bay 5, Canterbury 2; Waikato 7. Hutt Valley 6; Manawatu 6, Wellington 4. Senior B.—Auckland 14, Otago 0: Southland 7, Wellington 6; Waikato 14, Hutt Valley 1; Tauranga 9, Southern King Country 7: Auckland 3. Southland 0; Wellington 7, Hutt Valley 2: Otago 5, Tauranga 4: Southern King Country 16, Waikato 11.