“MAN OF MATCH” AWARD TO OPENER Turner leads Otago to six-wicket victory

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33096, 11 December 1972, Page 28

“MAN OF MATCH” AWARD TO OPENER Turner leads Otago to six-wicket victory

(New Zealand Press Association)

NELSON. The New Zealand opening batsman. G. M. Turner, showed his world class in leading Otago to victor}’ over Central Districts in a semi-final of the Motor Corporation knock-out cricket tournament yesterday.

Turner scored a delightful 73 not out and won the “man of the match” award.

He held the innings together and shared an 81-run partnership with the young wicket-keeper, W. Lees, who again hit the winning runs for Otago and made an exciting 53 not out. Chasing Central Districts’ 182, Otago got the runs with three overs to spare. Turner’s innings was all grace and timing, and Lees hit the only two sixes of the match. FOOLISH RUN-OUTS

Batting first on Trafalgar Park, Central was well placed at 169 for five but lost its

1 last five wickets for only 13 1 l.runs. Foolish decisions cost’ 5 J the side three .run outs and! j valuable runs late in the innings. H. Payton retired hurt at. 24 in the Central innings;] after a deflected shot cut his I; [head but he returned later;, .[with five, stitches over his; [eye and made a fine 48, i <[ M. J. F. Shrimpton played !; ~;some majestic cuts in his inn-I; 1 lings of 28, and I. Snook, mak-‘i r I ing his debut, made a promis- I Jing 39 not out with surpris- I [{ing confidence. i ASSURED BATTING 1 '<[ But the match belonged to! ( Turner. Otago started badly I j -jin reply, losing W. D. Blair-, ‘[off the fourth ball and then B ] iIE. Congdon with only 33 runs), .[scored. But Turner, apart j •I from a sharp chance at 55,,) .;was faultless and he shared partnerships with R. G. ( r ; Anderson, who hit hard, and I JK. O. Campbell, before he j -[was joined by Lees. 'I • The young left-arm spin- I ner. D. O’Sullivan, who has 1 ’la contract with the English.;

county, Hampshire, was the most impressive Central bowler. A. D. Jordan also bowled well and worked up a fast pace, particularly in his last spell. O’Sullivan conceded only 21 runs and even had Turner applauding his ability after one over. But O’Sullivan was one of the guilty Central batsmen when he was foolishly run out, along with L. Cairns and J. H. Howell. Best of the Otago bowlers was Congdon, who foxed the Central batsmen with his i variation and control. CENTRAL DISTRICTS P. Coutts c Turner b Congdon 18 ID. Payton c Anderson b Powell 481 H. Sampson c Turner b Powell . 24 ’ D. Neal b Congdon 131 M. Shrimpton c Lees b Cushen 28, I. Snook not out .. .. 39 D. O’Sullivan run out .. 21 L. Cairns run out .. 3I

A. Jordan lbw b Andrews 0 J. Howell run out I B. Stewart c Lees b Powell 0 Extras (byes 2. leg-byes 4) .. .. 8 Total .. ... 182

Fall o£ wickets: one for 40, two for 59. three for 106. four for 112. five for 169, six for 177. seven for 179. eight for 179. nine for 182. Bowling.—Andrews. 6. 1. 20. 1; Nicholson. 8,0, 47. 0; Congdon 8. 3. 21. 2: Cushen, 8,0, 46. 1, Powell. 6,7, 0. 42. 3. OTAGO G. Turner not out ..73 W. Blair c Snook b Jordan . 0 B. Congdon b Cairns 15 R. Anderson c Sampson b Cairns .. 22 K. Campbell c Sampson b Howel! .. .12 W. Lees not out . 53 Extras (byes 2, leg-byes 6) 8 Total (for 4 wickets: 183 Fall of wickets: one for none two for 33. three for 75. four for 102. Bowling.—Jordan, 6, 1 33, 1; Stewart, 8. 0. 38, 0; O’Sullivan 8. 1, 21, 0: Cairns. 8. 1. 43 2. Howell, 6. 0, 40. 1.