Auckland outplayed by Wellington

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32788, 13 December 1971, Page 28

Auckland outplayed by Wellington

(New Zealand Press Association)

WELLINGTON.

Wellington looked a team of champions as it crushed Auckland in the other semi-final of the knock-out cricket competition, at the Basin Reserve yesterday.

Before about 2500 spectators, Wellington scored 278 for six in 179 minutes of powerful hitting, and then dismissed Auckland for 92 in 152 minutes. Wellington had four batting heroes G. A. Newdick, B. E. Congdon, J. H. Riley and B. R. Taylor all of whom batted with such freedom that their side was always well ahead of the clock. Newdick and A. E.Dick put on 84 in the opening stand of 65 minutes. Newdick, excelling with drives off both back and front foot, reaching 50 in 68 minutes. Then, Congdon returned to his best form by

scoring 66 off only 60 balls, hitting a 6 and nine 4s and sharing a stand of 78 in 45 minutes with an agressive Riley. TAYLOR AGAIN Taylor continued his fine sequence of hurricane scoring by racing to an unbeaten 46 in 38 minutes, and from only 33 balls. Without R. S. Cunis, the Auckland attack was thin, and even the test bowler, H. J. Howarth, was punished. His eight overs yielded 64 runs and he was hit for 6s by both Congdon and Taylor, in the same over. Auckland’s fielding was also sloppy, although there was some outstanding work by G. E. Vivian, and T. J. Jarvis distinguished himself by taking a superb catch at mid-wicket to dismiss B. D. Smith. QUICK DISMISSALS Auckland’s task was next to impossible even from the beginning and a hostile opening spell by the quick bowlers, R. O. Collinge and Taylor, made it more so. Taylor dismissed R. E. Redmond and R. W. Morgan, and then Jarvis was ran out by a great throw from Collinge, to leave Auckland at a hopeless 17 for three. G. T. McConnell and W. D. Greenstreet, both accurate, continued the pressure, and Auckland, through a rather

inept approach, slumped to 40 for eight.

Finally, the innings was given some respectability by a ninth-wicket partnership of 48 between W. Fenton and N. Smith.

Taylor’s hitting and opening spell with the ball won him the “man of the match” award the second consecutive week he has collected the cash prize of $75.