Hastings Showed Runs Could Be Scored

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30951, 6 January 1966, Page 11

Hastings Showed Runs Could Be Scored

“The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. A most attractive 70 by the Canterbury captain, B. F. Hastings, could not deny Wellington most of the honours from the last day of their Plunket Shield match at the Basin Reserve yesterday.

Wellington had to be content with first innings points after being asked to score 161 runs in 1.32 minutes. This was more than twice the rate of runs this match! and pitch had produced at any stage. Canterbury scored 201 in its second innings and Wellington replied with 74 for two, without claiming the extra half-hour. Fluent Strokes Hastings using a fluent range of strokes, showed that neither the pitch nor the bowling were the bogies they had been trated as, by other batsmen. His was a fine innings which should have set a pattern for the rest of the Canterbury batting. But others noted for their ability to score runs by punchig the ball presented an almost strokeless defence to the bowling. Hastings flowed into some glorious drives and was emphatic in his stroking on the leg side. He went through a trying period ' after lunch when 55 minutes brought him only six runs, yet there was never a sense of boredom about his batting. His 70 took 234 minutes and there were eight boundary shots. Taylor’s Courage There was. also, a most courageous effort from B. R. Taylor, batting in considerable pain from a damaged hamstring muscle. He had the use of a runner and was unable to take the field for Wellington's second innings. Taylor made 23 and in doing so went past his 1000 firstclass runs.

When it was all over and Canterbury had scored 201 in about 430 minutes, Wellington could regard with with some pride the efforts of its attack—particularly N. A. Shore’s Win

Surprise (N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. North Shore provided the first real surprise of the national women's cricket tournament when it defeated Wellngton on the first innings at Auckland yesterday. Auckland, the holder of the HaKyburton Johnstone Shield, also gained a first innings win over Canterbury, while Otago defeated the Combined XI outright. Scores:— Wellington 96 and 134/5 dec. <L. Arons 43 not out). North Shore 97 and 56/2. Auckland 189/9 dec., Canterbury 94 tP. Blackler 39: J. Burley 5/26. S. Page. 2/24). Combined XI 55 and 30 (D. Robinson 6/17), Otago 69 and 19 0.

Huxford, H. A. Morgan and A. R. Taylor. Yet it was steady rather than incisive bowling, although A. R. Taylor sent down some aggressive overs in the afternoon. However, the bowling was still able to pin down Canterbury and to keep the wickets falling. Catches Dropped The Wellington fieldsmen could regard with concern their inability to hold catches. Eight were put down in the second innings, most of them difficult but none of them untakeable. The most expensive drop was of Hastings before he had scored. That he we.it on to make 70 himself was one thing. That he contributed towards partnerships totalling 158 was another. K. Thomson had another marathon, • this time for 39 I runs in 163 minutes. He confessed after it all that yesterday morning he must hre been “crazed with power” because he hit a four. Truculent Bilby When Wellington batted again there was an immediate endeavour to get the scoring rate moving beyond anything previously in the game. B. A. G. Murray and P. B. I Truscott went while trying to I force the pace—Murray edging G. A. Bartlett and Trusicott lbw to R. C. Motz. : But the first 50 came up in I even time, with G. P. Bilby in almost truculent mood to the pace attack. He took two fours on the drive from Bartlett and two more on the leg-side from Motz. The runs were coming too quickly for Hastings. He whipped J. M. Mclntyre into • the attack and although B. W. Sinclair drove Mclntyre handIsomely for three the scoring rate dropped away. ; Motz started to concentrate his efforts around the leg

stump and this, with a deep backward square leg, squeezed the Wellington batsmesn down to singles. Bilby was unbeaten on 37 at stumps, an innings full of good strokes and solid defence. It was an innings which could well endorse his claims to a New Zealand opening position this summer. CANTERBURY First Innings .. ... 122 Second Innings I. R. Hartland, lbw, b Morgan .. .. 12 M. L. Ryan, lbw, b Huxford 3 K. Thomson, b Huxford .. 39 B, G. Hadlee, c Taylor, b Morgan .. 6 B. F. Hastings, b Taylor .. 70 D. L. Gallop, c Dick, b Huxford 4 B. R. Taylor, c Truscott, b Morgan .. 23 R. C. Motz, c Morgan, b.... Taylor .. 15 G. A. Bartlett, b Butler .. S J. M. Mclntyre, not out .. 4 G. W. Henry, c Dick, b Taylor .. 3 Extras (byes 5, leg-byes 4, no-balls 5) ..14 Total .. ..201 Fall of wickets: one for 15, two for 15, three for 44, four for 81, five for 107, six for 161, seven for 173, eight for 189, nine for 196.

WELLINGTON First Innings .. .. 163 Second Innings G. P. Bilby, not out .. 37 B. A. G. Murray, c Henry, b Bartlett .6 P. B. Truscott, lbw, b Motz 13 B. W. Sinclair, not out .. 16 Extras (leg-bye 1, noball 1) .. ..2 Total (for two wkts.) 74 Fall of wickets: one for 11, two for 42. Bowling

Bowling R. w. 0. M. Huxford .. 35 15 55 3 Taylor .. 27.4 10 49 3 Morgan .. 42 22 61 3 Butler .. 16 9 12 1 Sinclair .. 6 2 10 0

0. M. R. w Bartlett .. 5 1 24 1 Motz .. 10 3 23 1 McIntyre .. 12 6 14 0 Ryan 4 2 9 0 Gallop 2 1 2 0 Hastings 1 1 0 0