Heathcote beats champion team

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33676, 28 October 1974, Page 10

Heathcote beats champion team

The opening - round of ; senior A suburban crick- . et was reduced to one- ( day, 30-over matches. : The first day’s play was abandoned because of bad ground conditions. For the second successive ! season Heathcote beat the . previous season’s champion, ! Merivale-Papanui, in the j opening round. It was a convincing win. It won the toss and on a : slow, damp wicket scored j 146 for nine in it.s 30 overs. , Nev. Clark (39) and B. Gore ■ (37) were the main contributors. Although K. Smith (32) and J. , Stannaway (31) made valuable runs, Merivale-Papanui was out for 101. Wicket takers were Gore five and D. Collier four. Last season Gore played for Merivale-Papanui. but this season he is coaching Heathcote and will be pleased with his team’s effort in round one, Beckenham Park was the venue for the match against its old rival Waltham and once again the home side let its supporters down when it was bundled out for 41. P. Old took six for 18 and M. Eddington three for 17, but Beckenham cannot be taken lightly in future games. Waltham also found runs hard to get on the soft wicket with a slow outfield, and took 17 overs to gain the first innings lead even though two overs from .1. Smolensk! cost 16 runs. On the spot bowling from B. Davison and J. Adams tied the batsmen down. After all the comment on its rights to remain in Senior A Woolston Working Men’s Club would be pleased with its win over Sumner which, put in to bat. scored 107 for eight in 30 overs. P. Simconidis made 46 and J- Monk 33 not out. Bow’ling for Woolston. N. Sloane took four wickets. Woolston gained first Innings points with the loss of six wickets, but in chasing runs for a bonus point lost its remaining wickets quickly. Sloane, making 54. completed a good double. He received good assistance from B. Hands. 29. L. Cook took six cheap wickets. At Denton Park, the home side Hornby, after fielding for 15 overs, had not taken a wicket. But Paul McKay, with a brilliant spell of spin bowling. broke through and 40 runs later Belfast was out for 127. McKay finished with eight for 46 while, with the bat B Churstain was not out 62. and P. Steere made 44. J Fleming, showing early sea-: son' form batted well and de--1 served tile first century of the : season, but he was caught, for !93 in the last over, chasing the Jone run reouired for victory. Hornby won an exciting game by Jone wicket although W. Willis- ; Croft with five for 28 kept Bei- ! fast in the match to the end. Results were: SENIOR A Heathcote 146/9 (Nev. Clark 39. B Gore 37; D. McNaughton 2/25. L. Forde 2/33. J. Forde 2/39) beat Merivale-Papanui 101 (K. Smith 32 J Stannaway 31; B. Gore 5/35. D Collier 4/24). Waltham 87/7 (J. Wilson 54; J. Adams 2/20. R. Higgs 2/28) beat Beckenham 41 (P. Old 6/18, M.. Eddington 3/17). WW.M.C 119 (N. Sloane 54. B. Hands 29: L Clark 6/19) beat; Sumner 107/8 (P Simeonidis 46. J Monk 33 not out; N. Sloane H/27). ; Hornbv 131/9 (J. Fleming 93: ! W Willis-Croft 5/28) beat Belfast 127 18. Churstain 62 not out, P Steere 44; P. McKay 8/461. SENIOR B W.W.M.C. 99/8 beat MerivaleI Pananui 90 RWM.C. 135/8 beat Burnside W.U. 75. ‘ Harewood 130/5 beat H.H.iW.M.C. 96. JUNIOR ; Aranui 86 beat Heathcote 23. ; Merivale-Papanui 65/4 declared land 34/4 heat Beckenham 18 and 173 outright. 1 Shirley 101/3 beat Riccarton <9.

I MERCANTILE N.A.C. 172/8 beat Papanui; VV.M.C. 132/9 Police 85 beat C.R.F.C. 62. Hospital 209/3 beat Retailers} 143/9. Marist-Western 96/8 beat Taxes' 14 and 98/6. THIRD A W.M.C 70/3 beat Halswell 61. Merivale-Papanui 80 beat R.W.-i M.C. 27. Burnside W.U 141 beat H.H.W.M.C. 92 United 113 beat Sumner 111. Belfast 111 beat Hornby 103/8. THIRD B P. 0.5.8. 90 beat Sumner 86. W.W.M.C. 57/8 beat MerivalePapanui 54. Beckenham 103 beat Harewood 161I 61 - Waltham 49 beat New Brighton 20. THIRD C Belfast 94 beat N.A.C. 77. P.W.M.C. 45 beat Burnside I W.U 33. P.I.C.C. 245 beat W.M.C. 56. Addington 65 beat Harewood 41. H.H.W.M.C 121 beat W.F.C, 63. THIRD D C.U.F.C. 94/5 beat Burnside W.U. 92. Skope 107 beat Shirley 46. [ Templeton 34/6 declared beat Halswell 21. | Grosvenor 124 beat Addington 7i. { i Harewood 88/7 beat New Brigh-! ton 86 THIRD E Lyttelton 81/4 beat MerivalePapanui 76. Beckenham 82 beat R.W.M.C. 54. W.M.C. 51/3 beat Harewood 50. H.H.W.M.C. 84/5 beat Burt 77. W.F.C. 101/7 beat New Brighton 74. THIRD F New Brighton 140 beat W.W.M.C. 60. Heathcote 79/4 beat Hornby 62. Belfast 79 beat H.H.W.M.C. 63. Merivale-Papanui 207/2 declared beat R.W.M.C. 51. Aranui 62/8 beat Beckenham 42.