Schools cricket very even

Press, 12 January 1977, Page 24

Schools cricket very even

Teams in the Bank of New South Wales primary school boys’ cricket tournament are still closely matched after the second day’s play at the Christ’s College grounds in Haglev Park yesterday No team has a definite points advantage. Points at the end of the second day: Section A: Central Otago 10; Nelson, Canterbury B, 7; Eastern Southland 6; West Coast, North Otago 2. Section B: Otago, Canterbury A, 10; South Canterbury, Marlborough. Southland, North Canterbury, 6; Buller, Ashburton, 2. Nelson 139/2 declared (Paul Brydon 83 not out, Alan McNamara 39 not out; Kenneth Scott 2/47) beat Eastern Southland 116 (Sean Corcoran 28; Ewan Smith 3/4, Paul Brydon Otago 168/6 declared (Ken McKnlght 60, Billy Sheehy 39; Penraj DeSaram 5/48) beat West Coast 27 (Richard McLeod 5/6) and 41 (McLeod 6/11). Canterbury B 122/6 (Craig Gibb 52; Russell McGregor 3/37) beat North Otago 113 (Ross Robertson 25; David Billesdon .4/31). Otago 139 (Rhys Cain 46, Ken Woodhouse 40; Bruce Carlaw 6/43) beat South Canterbury 65 (Brue Carlaw 23: Gary Deuchrass 4/11, Mark Payne 3/25). Marlborough 180/7 declared .'Martyn Gledhill 82 retired. Michael Columbus 74 retired; Paul Gibson 3/39) beat Buller 71 .Brendan O’Toole 17; -Michael Malthus 5/12, Greg Logan 3/12). Canterbury A 154/8 declared (Simon Millichip 43; Mlchail Buchanan 3/57) beat Ashburton 15 (Simon Minichip 8/5) and 49 (Stephen Smith 12 not out; Ben Harris 5/15). Southland 83 (Michael Anderson 27; Dean Hamilton 4/31, Craig Ridden 3/7) beat North Canterbury 78 (Don Chamberlain 22: David Beale 4/21, including a hat-trick. Gregory P‘er<e 3/9, Murray Soper 3/30). Soccer.—Billy Bingham, the soccer manager who gambled on big money signings to bring success, has been dismissed by Everton. Only a month ago Bingham paid out over £400,006 for Bruce Bloch and Duncan McKenzie and even though Everton reached the fourth round of the F.A. Cup by beating Stoke it was not enough to save the former Northern Ireland manager.