Whangarei Retains Dargaville Shield By One Wicket

Northern Advocate, 10 January 1938, Page 3

Whangarei Retains Dargaville Shield By One Wicket

! Cricket

j GOOD GALLERY OF SPECTATORS AT THE RECLAMATION GROUND j CN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITNESSED A TINGLING CLIMAX TO I THE DARGAVILLE SHIELD MATCH, IN WHICH WHANGAREI DEFEATED ! THE CHALLENGERS, RODNEY, BY THE BAREST MARGIN OF ONE | WICKET, j The game was remarkable for batting collapses, especially on the part of ! Rodney, who. with the exception of E. Wyatt, were at top strength. | However, nothing rivalled the utter rout of the leading Whanga--1 rei batsmen in the second innings, when, with only 97 required for j victory, six wickets felt for 34 runs. j A partnership between Wilson and Collins saved the day. The Whanga- | rei skipper, at his best always for the big occasion, played a fighting ini nings, and took absolute control of the game while he was at the wickets. When he went, only six were still needed. In the face of repeated bowling changes in the latter stages, the last pair sacceded in getting the runs. The nerve strain told upon the fielding side as well as the batsmen, and a number of lapses in the paddock handicapped the Rodney bowlers in their great fight. At the same time some of the catches, taken notably near the wicket, were little short of phenomenal.

i Whangarei Took Time. j With the whole afternoon before I them, Whangarei could afford to take [ their time. Macklow and Cole moved j away quietly, but when only 14 were J on the board. Macklow was yorked by j P. Dunning. I Vipond sent down a maiden to Cole, i and Dunning, with the first, ball of his next over, dismissed Hewlett, who presented Anderson with a lollypop. The next catastrophe was the dismissal of Cole, who fell to a brilliant catch in the slips.—l 6—3—4. Masters commenced to lay the wood on with a vengeance, but soon lost Fyfe, skittled by a ball which came through low.— 22—4—3. P. Dunning had then taken three for 13. Leg glancing P. Dunning !to the line, Burch made a confident start, but a run later, was out to a difficult chance. Hooper, at point, Jumping and gathering the ball on the second attempt. Half Out For 29. Half the side was out for 29. Masters took a two and a single off Vipond. Collins was missed off a no-ball, and then Masters, who had been having a dip. lofted a ball to Andreson in the deepfield.—34—6—9. Collins started with a driven, two and then hit a soaring catch to Came, who, however, completely misjudged the chance.

Came succeeded P. Dunning (three for 20 off’ seven overs) at the Whangarei end. and off Jus first ball Wilson was dropped by Hooper at point, and was still there to bring 50 up with a cut which skimmed the grass to the boundary.

Law spelled Vipond (three for 20 off eight overs'), ins second ball beating bat and 'keeper for two byes. With a slashing drive Wilson found the boundary to make his score 15. Things were gradually swinging back in favour of Whangarei, and when Vipond replaced Law. who had sent down only one over, the score continued to mount slowly. In an endeavour to break the partnership, R. Dunning was given a turn in place of Came, a single and a bye coming up, so that the stand between Wilson and Collins had doubled the score.

Collins Goes. A couple of nice placements by Collins coupled by misfielding by Anderson, hoisted twos, six coming off Vipond s over, A most valuable stand was brought to an end when Hooper given a second opportunity at point, Caught Collins off R. Dunning—77—7 R. Dunning, and with 14 still required and the atmosphere tense. Cowan flicked a catch to W. Dunning—B3—B—3. Wilson brought the objective a little closer when he banged a full-toss from Gubb for four, followed by a single—.nine wanted. Drake survived the rest of the over, and Wilson got balls from Vipond round the corner for two and one. Six were required when Came was brought back at the Onorahi end. Wilson played the first four balls of the over and then just touched one for the ’keeper to throw it up. The Whangarei skipper had found his best form to play the type of game require?! for the occasion.—9l—9—32. Tense Finish, Drake played out a maiden over from Vipond. With six still required, V/. Dunning came on for the first time during the match. Hilton singled the first ball and Drake was loudly applauded for a nice drive yielding two —three required. Vipond sent down a no ball to make it 95, and only one required for a tie, which, after all, was all that Whangarci required to retain the trophy. The run came when Hilton snicked one down the gully for a single. Whangarei went to the front when Hilton pushed one past mid-off for a single. Next ball Drake was dropped off W. Dunning'.' but the strain was off. Details:— RODNEY. First Innings 85 Second Innings 134 WHANGAREI. First Innings 123 Second Innings. Mack low, b P. Dunning 7 Cole, cW. Dunning, b Vipond .... 4 Hewlett, c Anderson, bP. Dunning 0 Fyle, b P. Dunning 3 Masters, e Anderson, b Vipond . 9 Burch, c Hooper, b Vipond 5 Collins, c Hooper, bR. Dunning . . 17 Wilson, c Lawric, b Came 32 Cowan, c; W. Dunning, b Vipond . 3 Drake, not nut 3 Hilton, not out f> Extras .... I*l

Total (for nine wickets) .... 101 Bowling.—Vipond. 10 overs, three maidens, 34 runs, four wickets; P. Dunning, seven overs, two maidens. 20 runs, three wickets; L. Came, three overs, one maiden, eight runs, one wicket; Law, one over, six runs; I?. Dunning’, two overs, five runs, one wicket; Gubb, two overs, eight runs; W. Dunning, two overs, eight runs.