Batting slump brings loss

Press, 30 January 1984, Page 18

Batting slump brings loss

PA New Plymouth Central Districts pace bowlers Gary Robertson and Derek Stirling led their side to a crushing victory over Canterbury in the Shell Trophy cricket match at New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park on Saturday. Set 336 to win, Canterbury was bundled out for 150 in its second innings with Robertson taking three wickets for 41 and Stirling three for 40. The collapse began with the dismissal of an opening batsman Alan Devlin, who was caught at third slip by Ron Hart off the bowling of Stirling. His dismissal was just the first in a series of dismissals which saw a number of Canterbury batsmen playing loose shots outside the off stump. Central won the match by 185 runs and took the maximum 16 points to put it back into contention in the competition. CENTRAL DISTRICTS First innings 356/2 dec. Second innings I. Snook c and b Thiele 15 R. Hart c Blain b McNally 6 S. Briasco c Blain b McNally 9 M. Crowe b McNally ... 63

M. Toynbee c Blain b . Hadlee 3 J. Wiltshire run out ... . 105 D. Stirling c Blain b Bateman 47 R. Hayward not out... . 12 I. Smith not out 9 Extras 7 Total (for 7 wkts dec.) 276 Fall: 17, 27, 35, 108, 224, 244, 257. Bowling.—C. Thiele 19, 3, 76, 1; G. Bateman 9,2, 37, 1; S. McNally 20, 7, 44, 3; D. Stead 19, 6, 57, 0; V. Brown 8,2, 39, 0; R. Hadlee 10, 2, 16, 1. CANTERBURY First innings 297 Second innings A. Devlin c Hart b Stirling 5 P. Rattray c Smith b Stirling 31 P. McEwan c Hart b Stirling 12 D. Stead c Briasco b Crowe 6 C. Bull c Crowe b Robertson 23 R. Hadlee c Toynbee b Robertson 0 V. Brown c Hayward b Robertson 2 A. Blain not out 39 G. Bateman lbw b O’Sullivan 5 S. McNally c Toynbee b Robertson 0 C. Thiele c Hayward b O’Sullivan 23 Extras (b2, nb2) 4 Total 150 Fall: 19, 47, 51, 55, 57, 59, 102, 118, 119. Bowling.—G. Robertson 12, 1, 41, 3; D. Stirling 12, 4, 40, 4; M. Crowe 7,1, 17, 1; D. O’Sullivan 11, 3, 48, 2.