A ONE RUN WIN

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4352, 6 November 1950, Page 5

A ONE RUN WIN

RAILWAY DEFEATS WEST CRICKET IN PAEROA HIGHEST SCORE TO WIGMORE

By a margin of only one run the Railway cricket team on Sunday last on the Paeroa domain defeated the West team, which scored 157 runs to Railway’s 158. Top score of the day went to M. Wigmore, of the West team, who was run out for 46. T. Williams (West) accounted for 44 of his side’s total. R. Howard secured the highest score for Railway with 42 before he was caught by O’Meara off F. Treanor. Details of play were:— West: M. Wigmore, run out, 46; I. Kurtovich, b L. Brooks, 7; P. Rogers, c Taylor, b D. Fitch, 29; T. Williams, c MlcKain, b D. Fitch, 44; F. Carmichael, c Green, b L.' Brooks, 10; D. Martin, c Moore, 'b D. Fitch, 6; H. Peters, c Green, b L. Brooks, 0; W. O’Meara, run out, 3; F. Treanor, c Brooks, b D. Fitch, 2; J. Anderson, not out, 4; I. Jamieson, b L. Brooks, 0; extras, 6;. total, 157. Bowling: L. Brooks, 4 for 54; W. Williams, none for 46; D. Fitch, 4 for 48.

Railway: H. Taylor, run out, 27; L. Brooks, b T. Williams, 23; H. Moore, lbw., ,b P. Rogers, 12; R. Howard, b H. Peters, 42; D. Fitch, c o’MeAra, b F. Treanor, 10; D .Green, stp., b I. Kurtovich, 11; W. Ballam, c Kurtovich, b H. Peters, 4; L. Fraei, b H. Peters, 2; W. Williams, c and b F. Carmichael, 7; W. McKain, not out, 0; J. Verran, b H. Peters, 6; extras, 14; total, 158. Bowling: P. Rogers, 1 for 36; F. Carmichael, 1 for 25; H. Peters, 4 for 37; T. Williams, 1 for 20; F. Treanor,, If or 8; I. Kurtovich, 1 for 19.