Poor batting by Canty

Press, 23 January 1984, Page 17

Poor batting by Canty

Canterbury collapsed against the pace bowling of Richard Webb to suffer a decisive first-innings defeat in the rain-ruined Shell Trophy cricket match against Otago at Dunedin on Saturday. With Webb enjoying the impressive analysis of six for 20, Canterbury was out for only 82 in 38 overs. Otago's first innings had ended earlier in the day at 210, the young opening batsman, Ken Rutherford, contributing a fine 93.

It was Rutherford who assisted in Canterbury’s batting embarrassment, too, as he accepted sizzling catches in the gully to dismiss Peter Rattray and Vaughan Brown. Rattray, David Stead and Ash Hart were the only Canterbury batsmen to reach double figures.

Webb had an able lieutenant in Neil Mallender, who took two inexpensive wickets, and Canterbury’s problems were compounded when Dayle Hadlee was not able to bat because of illness. Otago now has 24 trophy points from five matches, and Canterbury’s total stays at 32 after four games. Wellington still leads the series with 40 points, also from four matches. OTAGO First innings K. Rutherford c Bull b Brown 93 R. Hoskin b Bateman ... 9 B. Blair b Stead 10 G. Dawson c Bull b Stead . 2 A. Jones c Bull b Brown. 32 W. Lees c and b Stead . . 27 D. Walker c Brown b Steele 1 N. Mallender not out , . . 9 S. Boock lbw b Brown . . 0 R. Webb run out 4 Extras (bl, lbB, nb3) . . 12 Total 210 Fall: 20, 51, 79, 85, 157, 173, 178, 202, 203. Bowling: C. Thiele 27, 6, 82. 1;

S. Bateman 15, 3, 37, 2; P. McEwan 4, 0. 10. 0; D. Stead 20. 2,5, 51, 3; V. Brown 17, 6. 18. 3. Second innings McCullum c Latham b Thiele 4 Rutherford lbw b Bateman 10 Hoskin c Hart b Bateman 0 Blair not out 4 Dawson not out 20 Extras 5 Total (for 3 wickets dec.) 43 Fall of wickets: 10. 10, 15. Bowling: Thiele 5,0, 16, 1; Bateman, 5,1, 14, 2; Stead 3. 0, 8,0; Brown 1, 1. 0. 0. CANTERBURY First innings R. Latham c Blair b Webb 1 P. Rattray c Rutherford b Webb 14 P. McEwan b Webb .... 1 V. Brown c Rutherford b Mallender 1 C. Bull c Lees b Webb . . 8 D. Stead not out 18 T. Blain b Webb 1 S. Bateman b Webb .... 0 A. Hart c Blair b Mallender 19 C. Thiele run out 4 D. Hadlee absent i 11... . Extras 15 Total 82 Fall of wickets 1,9, 15. 18, 28, 41, 41, 70, 82. Bowling: N. Mallender 13, 8, 16, 2; R. Webb 11, 5, 20; S. Boock 14, 4, 31, 0.