HOSTILE HADLEE

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32222, 14 February 1970, Page 13

HOSTILE HADLEE

(N Z. Press Association) HASTINGS. There were plenty of shocks on the first day of the third and final round of the Rothmans under-23 cricket tournament yesterday, the sides batting at stumps struggling desperately. At the close of play, Otago was 32 to 3 In reply to Canterbury’s 244: Auckland was 28 for three to Northern Districts’ 228 for six declared: and Wellington was 84 for seven to Central Districts’ 96 R. Hadlee rocked Otago with a' fine spell of pace

bowling. In his third over, he bowled the test-player, G. M. Turner with the fifth ball, bowled D. Brady two balls later, and then bowled W’ Blair with the sixth ball of his next over. Hadlee, at this stage, had [ three wickets for three runs, I and finished the day with three for nine. In the morning session, the [ left-handed opener, R. Ful-1 ton, held Canterbury together' and his 53 included six fours! and ' one six. Later, Hadlee! and ft. Geary joined in a sixth - wicket partnership which brought 48 runs. CANTERBURY First Innings R Fulton c Powell b Taylor 53 i J. Christiansen b Thompson S' K. Baker c Lees b Anderson 11 D. Stead c Freeman b Taylor 6' R. Geary b Powell 43 i W. Bell c and b Anderson 10 R. Hadlee b Thompson 30 J, Calder c Adam b Anderson 20 A. Hounsell c Taylor b Anderson 221 P. D’Auvergne run out .. 22 J B. Jackson not out .. .. 1 1 Extras .. 18 Total 244 j Fall of wickets: one for 23. two for 55, three for 83. four i for 88, five for 120, six for 168. seven for 178, eight for 218, nine for 244. Bowling.—Powell. 18, 2, 49, 1; Thompson, 14, 4. 50, 2; Ander-: son. 17.1, 1, 62. 4; Taylor, 23. 7.1 48. 2; Turner. 12. 5. 17. 0. | OTAGO First Innings G. Turner b Hadlee . 4 D Brady b Hadlee .. 6 W. Blair b Hadlee . 0, B. Freeman not out .. .. 3 N. Adam not out .. 16 Extras 31 Total for 3 wkts 32 • Fall of wickets: one for 8. two for 8, three for 11. Bowling.—Hadlee, 7,2, 9,3: i Hounsell, 6,3, 11. 0; Calder. 2. i 1. 8,0; Stead, 2, 1. 1, 0. Northern Districts 228/6 declared (G. Gibson 80, R. Hooton 30; W. Hand 2/33), Auckland 28/3 (R. Garrett 2/6). Centra) Districts 96 (R. Hewer 21; W. Greenstreet 5/26, J. Morrison 4/31), Wellington 84/7 (J. Riley 30; R. Cox 4/45, T. Beatson 3/17).

Fight Stopped.— The Fijian heavy-weight champion, F. Naliva, stopped the Victorian. F. Bibron, in three rounds at Sydney Stadium. Naliva, aged 21, smashed Bibron to the canvas for a count of nine and the; referee stopped the fight. Bib- i ron—at 14 stone 2j pounds was; a pound heavier. Tennis Loss.— The New Zealander, L. Rogers, was beaten, 1 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, by K. O’Neil in the first round of the New South Wales hard-court tennis champ- j ionships yesterday.