Canty cricketers win

Press, 30 December 1980, Page 4

Canty cricketers win

PA Palmerston North; Wellington profited from I some weak Otago batting and] scored most points in the first; round of the Hallyburton-John-; atone women’s cricket tourna-i ment In Palmerston North yesterday.. Heavy rain over the week-end saw the wickets soft and unpredictable. and Wellington took full advantage to bowl Otago out twice. ’ .. , Otago, In fact, was dismissed for a paltry 35 and followed on and did much better but even so.

there was two hours -left when the final wicket fell.

Otago scored 130. finishing.7o runs short. of Wellington’s . 225 for eight wiekaU. : .■■■ ;' ■ Canterbury, ths tournament! favourite, also knocked over Auckland without .; too much trouble, winning by. 10 wicket*J The wicket was again' a worry and. although Cantarbnry,. was dlsmiased for *4 in its first Innings, only, two nsn* more thaa Auckland, it bowled out Auckland fog -a poor 4C in the second innings- end M* little trouble

scoring the required runs for. ans - outright win. I The Canterbury bowling { to/. |make the difference came from; t Sheree Harris, with three trick- 1 et* for 21 runs, Kay Gllray, with?ifour. wickets for- nine.runs. and ; Sue Brown, wbb-followed her ; seven wickets of the first In- >- ! nings, with, three wickets fob z iijmt.. ■ ■ ... ' j .-The’-- tournament continues todayV with Central ’ TMattfctsy :; playing -Auckland, North Shore aSahtot Otago, -and’ Canterbury ipUylng Wellington. v ..