Northern gets bogged down

Press, 15 January 1986, Page 56

Northern gets bogged down

PA Alexandra Northern Districts negotiated the rapids but became becalmed in the shallows in a laboriously-compiled innings of 257 against Otago in the Shell Trophy cricket match which began at Molyneux Park yesterday. Northern was sent in to bat by the Otago captain, Warren Lees, and after being 30 for two and 93 for four, seemed set for a big total during the afternoon. Chris Kuggeleijn, Northern’s captain, and the aggressive Barry Cooper took the attack to Otago while adding 66 for the fifth wicket in only 50 minutes, and it appeared Northern had overcome the worst. But the Northern innings became bogged down after tea and its total of 257 in 400 minutes and 113.1 overs left honours even for the day. NORTHERN DISTRICTS First innings L. M. Crocker lbw b Mallender 7

D. J. White c Lindsay b Wilson 9 G. W. McKenzie c Lees b Cushen 21 B. G. Cooper c Lees b McKechnie 49 C. M. Kuggeleijn c McKechnie b Lindsay 74 B. A. Young c Walker b Wilson 0 G. E. Bradburn c Lees b Mallender 16 S. J. Scott lbw b Wilson . 20 S. M. Carrington c Lees b Lindsay 0 K. Hancock not out ... . 0 Extras (b4,’1b12, lb 8) . 24 Total 257 Falk 11, 30, 83, 93, 159, 172, 220, 255, 255. Bowling. — N. A. Mallender 20, 3, 59, 3 ((nb 6); B. J. McKechnie 23, 11, 27, 1; J. A. Cush?n 27,13. 46,1; T. J. Wilson 21.1, 6,43, 3 (nbl); J. K. Lindsay 22, 7, 67, 2 (nbl). OTAGO First Innings K. R. Rutherford not out. 0 J. K. Lindsay not out. . . 2 Extras 0 Total (for no wkt) 2 Bowling.— S. M. Carrington 1,0, 2, 0.