CRICKET IN HURUNUI

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31549, 11 December 1967, Page 8

CRICKET IN HURUNUI

Both leading teams slumped to defeat, in the round of the Hurunui cricket competitions on Saturday, and as a result Cheviot has now taken the lead, and with it the Denia Challenge Cup—an automatic challenge each week, for the team drawn to play the holder.

However, Cheviot has yet to take the bye and Culverden and United Waikari. second and third place, meet in the final round next Saturday.

Both Saturday’s games resulted in first innings decisions, Cheviot beating Cluverden and Scargill accounting for United Waikari. United Hawarden had the bye. Points: Cheviot 54, Culverden 52, United Waikari 50. Scargill 40, United Hawarden 34.

*’ °"'‘“»-*»fkarl g recovered from the the n.o l ?°n al . 0/ H - Robson °«f i:„S rs . t .. bal ' of » he fnnlngs to leaI ea u b R - Gardner played whirH rd i h, 11 * 1 "? knock for 35. *hich included two sixes and b. J.i ours ;. a . n<l E - Gardner also ba ‘‘* ell 'or h's 34- E. Mur--I*7. "“f a n aggressive 22 becivb b 7 J - Neale. Six Waikari bowfers were wlth the mediumpacer R. Logan using the blustery conditions well to take five

m T he , top. order Waikari batsmen failed against the Scargin OP® nt "« bowfers, E. Gardner ?"d H- Robson and although Parff’l recoveries were made E,°,! ler ! son and I. Pluck, and J. Elllngham and C. Twose. the side was all out for Xll. “‘‘•"Fbam top scored with 27. P‘ spoilt Robson’s figures by hitting his final delivery for six, but he still returned a Sood analysis of five for 36. ardner took three for 23. Cheviot v. Culv.rd.n Cheviot won the toss and batted on Its own pitch, declaring with eight down for 169. F. Fowler top scored with an aggressive 41. which Included nine fours, while D. Wyllie made a good 29. Four other Cheviot batsmen also reached double figures. S. Hunt with three wickets, and J. Hamilton and P. Kininmonth with two wickets each, were the most auccessful bowlers, but were unable to break through the Cheviot latter order batsmen.

Culverden did not look like overhauling the Cheviot total, and only the tenth wicket partnership of 30 between T. Barber and W. Blackwell saw Culverden reach 132. Klnlnmonth was the mainstay of the Innings with a good 52. and Hunt batted Impressively for his 18. Wyllie bowled very well for Cheviot, and thoroughly deserved his six wickets. Fowler and B. Jones shared the other four.

Good catches were taken bv E. Gardner for Scargill, and Ellingham and G. Forsythe for Waikari. ScorerCheviot 169/8 dec. (F. Fowler 41. D. Wyllie 29. B. Jones 17, D. Anderson 15, G. Reynolds 14. P. Crlton 12; S. Hunt 3/40, P. Klnlnmonth 3/31, J. Hamilton 2/45) beat Culverden 132 (Klnlnmonth 52. Hunt 18. T. Barber 17; Wyllie 6/54, Jones 2/22, Fowler 2/29) on the first Innings. Scargill 139 (P. Gardner 35, E. Gardner 34, E. Murray 22. R. Russell 12 not out; R. Logan 5/31) beat Unlted-Waikari 111 (J. Ellingham 27, M. Robertson 20. I. Pluck 15, C. Twose 12: H. Robson 5/30. E. Gardner 3/23) on the first innings.