Rain Interrupts Whangarei Cricket

Northern Advocate, 4 March 1946, Page 6

Rain Interrupts Whangarei Cricket

The long-sought rain over the weekend came at an inopportune time for Whangarei cricketers. The competition leaders, Central and School, were to battle it out for supremacy, but with the intervention of the elements, the game was unfinished neither team completing its innings. However, Central, who took strike before the rains came, were in a handy position with 104 runs on the board for the loss of only One wicket. High School had lost three wickets, including those of Massey and Dunn, for 35 runs.

After dismissing an extremely weak Portland team for only G2, Hikurangi did not have a chance to show its batting capabilities and was none for nine when the players scattered for cover.

Under the rules of one-day cricket the games are classed as draws, giving one point to each team. High School in thus still one point ahead of Central. The Albion-Onerahi match was not played. CENTRAL’S HANDY POSITION Central scored a moral victory over School in the big attraction on the school grounds. Ellis Child again went 1.b.w., this time to Dunn, when 12 runs had been chalked up. Brian Child replaced his brother and. with Cole, trounced the attack of Massey and Dunn in a century stand.

Cole, although consistent throughout the season, has not been a prolific scorer and his undefeated knock for 48 proves that his eye is still keen and the runs are still there.

He found’a stalwart partner in Brian Child, who with his brother, has been a tower of strength to Central in recent matches. His contribution of 4? included a powerful six off Massey’s last over.

Massey kept the runs down, but the opposition proved too much for him. Dunn, 15. was the only school player to notch double figures, Hook collecting his wicket with his ninth over. The Central skipper also got Massey after the latter had hit him for a four.

Ellis Child had the school boys worried with his medium-paced off breaks. He bowled 13 overs and took one wicket for the cost of 11 runs. There were seven maidens. BULL'S HAT THICK

At Kensington Ihe Portland bowlers. Massey and Shaw, were the only ones to make anything of the Hikurangi bowling, their partnership producing 42 of the team's 62 runs. Both players fell to Bull, Massey at 25 and Shaw at 17.

Bull was on top form with the ball, as his figures of six for 21 show. By dismissing Conlon, Wallbank and Gower with consecutive deliveries he equalled Thckpe, of Portland’s feat of the hat-trick.

Bull and Thomas, for Hikurangi. had not settled down before rain terminated play.