Cobden Secures Outright Win Over Blackball

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1949, Page 8

Cobden Secures Outright Win Over Blackball

Cobden seniors assumed the lead in the. West Coast Cricket /Association’s senior competition when they gained an outright win over the former leaders, Blackball, when the first series of matches was played in the third and final round yesterday. Batting first, Cobden scored 134 runs, while the Blackball batsmen did not appear able to withstand the attack set up by D. Knapp, D. Dewar, and R. Lee, being dismissed in their first innings for only 35 runs. They fared little better in the second strike and were) all out for 46 runs. Dewar was again top scorer for Cobden with 65 runs, while D. Knapp (29) and D. Wallace (13) were the other double-figure scorers. Bowling honours for Blackball went to S. Fleming, who claimed seven wickets at a cost of 39 runs off 28 overs, five of which were maidens. R. Nuttall took the remaining three wickets for 53 runs off 19 overs. None of the Blackball batsmen reached double figures in their first innings and there were five “clucks.” The team was dismissed for 35 runs. D. Knapp was the main destroying agent, taking in all six wickets for 10 runs off eight overs. Dewar took two for four runs, and Lee one for 15 runs. Blackball fared little better in its second strike and was dismissed for 46 runs. Fleming top-