WIN FOR OTAGO

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25396, 28 December 1945, Page 6

WIN FOR OTAGO

GAME AT _WELLIngTON HOME BATSMEN'S FAll im(PA.) WELLINGTON T h 5 E Having been 85 runs behind ' first innings, Otago made a cover, to deleat Welling,J fourth day's play in the Plunkot cucricket match by three wickets m eld play was continued todav in » l eil more suited to football than - a her Wellington resumed its second <^nc ! £Gt . with five wickets down for 19 faded to make a recovery, 'the side being dismissed for 42 hole f Vi' e A V l,i '.'Bt° n batsmen made feeble showing against the f, a medium bowling of 11. Silver Uf\' lowed up his four, wickets £or*B3'iS t°h first innings by capturing s j x fo r ln 2n the Resolute batting by Fraser and RnV, erts, who scored 49 and ,T! 1 01% ively, enabled Otago to secure tb?S' runs required to win for the C f ( seven wickets. ' 3 Wellington's not out' batsmen' ~ Rice (2) and Cave (6). After adding single. Cave was foolishlv run L Mooney joined Jlico, but with f runs added, Rice was well taken at first Slip. Ihe procession continued as alter notching three runs, Hatch pudfli rJia """ Smitl, ' s !»i2 row°an^/ S 88 sixth over, lie clean bowled MoLJ! with a leg break. A single bv Allen off the third bull of Roberts' ninth o °er was the first run which had come "off this bowler. Ihe innings, which ended at 12.10 p.m., was a. triumph for"tlio Otago fast-medium bowlers, Silver and J'reeinan. Mills again kept well. Otago's fielding was smart and clean, only one .chance being dropped Requinug 128 runs to win. Bel&v and Mills opened Otago's second in. mngs, but .Mills was .neatlv taken at silly inid-on with the score at. 12 Hatol, lifted Bellamy's bails with a ball which came fast off tho pitch. Then BaSr who had failed to score, was snapped up in the slips by Buehan, and th re » ■ wickets were down for 12,

Fraser and Watt then'attempted to stem tlie rot, but were.lucky, as Watt was dropped behind the stumps bv Mooney o(i Hatch after scoring a sinrie The pair were still together at the luncheon adjournment, the score standing at 27 for three.

On resuming, the score was taken to 44, when Watt was clean bowled br Buchan. Roberts and Fraser went strongly until Fraser was caught at mid-off. and five wickets wore down for 87. Toomey scored six and then went leg before. Roberts shaped brightly for 33 before playing one from Hatch on to his wicket.

With 11 runs, wanted to win. Freeman joined Smith. After the tea adjournment. Freeman quickly hit off the runs required, and at 4.B'p.m. Otago won with three 'wickets to spare. Scores: — WELLINGTON.—First Innings . . .122 Second Innings A. Wiren. c Freeman, b Silver 2 C. G. Howe, b Silver . .... . . 5 J. Ell. c Smith, b Silver 4 J. Duffy, c Mills, b Freeman .... 0 H. F. Rice, c Bellamy, b Silver o R, T. Barber, b Silver 0 H. B. Cave, run out 7 F. H. L. Mooney. b Roberts ... 7 R. K. Hatch, c Smith b Freeman . 3 R. Buchan, c Freeman, b Silver . . 6 R. Allen, not out . . 3 Total . .. 42 Bowling.—Freeman, IS overs. 9 maidens, '2l runs. 2 wickets; Silver, 13.4, 6, 20, 6: Roberts, 9. S, 1. 1. OTAGO. —First Innings .. ~237 Second Innings F. Bellamy, b Hatch . 12 G. Mills, c Rice, b Hatch .... 0 ;L. Baker, e Rowe. b Buchan . , ... 0 T. C. Fraser, c Ell. b Buchan . ..49 L. Watt, b Buchan 12 A. W. Roberts, b Hatch . . .. 33 C. G. Toomey, ibw, b Allen .. .. 6 L. D. Smith, not out .4 T. Freeman,' not out .. .. .. 7 Extras . < 5 Total for seven wickets. . . 128 Bowling.—Hatch, 16.4 overs. 6 maidens. 29 runs. .3 wickets; Buchan, 20, 2, 37, 3; Cave, 4, 0, 14, 0; Alien, 8, 1, 23, 1. SERVICEJN ITALY MENTION IN DESPATCHES LIST OF AUCKLAND MEN Advice has been received by-the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, that Lieu--tenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C., and a large number of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Central Mediterranean Forces, have been mentioned m despatches. 1 lie list covers operations in Ltaly from September 1, 1944. to March 31', 1945. Following is a list of those from the Auckland Province, men from the metropolitan area being denoted by (A): Major-General C. E. Weir, C.8.? C-B.E, D.S.O. (A), Colonels J. E. t'auehey (A). T. C. Campbell, D.5.0.. M.C. (Whajuarei), r. Pridcaux, 0.8. E. (Whakatane), LieutenantColonels E. W. Aked. M.C. (Tanranw),, J. M. Clarke (A), J. O. Kelsey.. M.B.E. (A), I S. W. Nicholson (A). A. L. de B. >oaiei 1 (A), J. X. Anderson .D.S.O. (A). j R. T. Brown (A). R- G. Campbell (Ma* , ngonui), R. L. Dow (.Clevedon). L.. i ■ F«»« (A), J. L. Johnston (A). A. J. Mcßm'VW I I. S. Moore tA), C. P. Richmond (A). A. U- | Merson (A), M. M. Robertson,. M.C. (A). »• ! J. Thompson iWhangarei), F. J. Lea Caita- ! T. M. Battersby (Koforna). 0. H. ! Bum U). J- C. Clougli (Hamilton). lii Franks (A). J. I). Jepson (A). A. D. Moraa (A), K. B. Myers, M.B.E. (Ah VI. G->°™ i (Tauransa), A. J. Oxbrow iNeonßolan®). £ ! D. Snow (Rotorua), A. Stuart CA>. Jj Warrington (deceased) (Frankton), Yeats (A). LieutenauU J. L. Bore iA). • ; O. Kelly (A), C. D. Lewis (Okaihau,. H. » ; Lysnar (A). Subaltern 1 (\V.A.A.C.). M. ! Morris (Dargaville), M. Searancke fUtore- : hanga), Te K. Tibbie. M.C. (Tiki likl P-UJ. Second-Lieutenants C. G. E. C.■ross (P S I kura). X. E. Fergus (Maungatoroto). U "• iH. Hastings (A), J. B. Lockie U). j Meltzer (A). D. C. Heid (A), Charge - G. X. Kinsrsford (Otahuhu), bisler h. i pon, R.M.D. (Tangaihi). m*mil-Warrant-Officers (I.) A. . nffictri I ton). B. J. Worthy iWatpu), rrani-Ofn^ (II.) E. J. Cammirk lA) ' ! (Drury), W. Marsh (Weymouth). *. -• ° n j I rose (A). J. W. Morton t (Whan»reU. Steele (Hamilton), A. H. \ennell ( AJ. p K. Waititi (Motatau), Staff-Sergeants U « Knight (A). K. Rangitauin.' M.M- <f ur ß . para), O. J. Spinetto (A). Servants B. Archibald, M.M. (A), A. M Barbour L. J. Cossey (A), J. H. t Hauft&tf J. C. Harris (Whakatane). F. J(Hamilton), t. M. Hauglne (A), H- •. derson (Papateetoe), F. J- Huff"an 1 1 • C. H. La Roche (A). M. A E . Mahony (Ptikekohe), T. M.- o ?rT n £?anitt)j A. Ta.vler (A), C. Warmmgton R. C. Watson (Pukekolie). C. C. (KarrO, 11. M. Wilkin? L P. Kaad (A), W. D. Ligfins A. Pot tor (To Arnhn), J. U. \ fr ?£ r c* BachCorporals F. G. Bryant (A). »• v annn (A). A. I>avis t\\P;.y rS. (A). .T. E. Graham Baj). Vllu(ton (Northern Wairna), W, '• 1 on u (A). I. F. H. D , (WollsforrU. X. G. Moores (Rotorua). - Peters (A), J. P. R Ol (Pukebtif). Rawhiti (Kaiwaka), G. J- ni ,Mrhi.mes) P ri ' I^-inee-Corporal H Seott (Tha • opo . vates R. H. Absolum (A). R- A. t> e L rnS tiki), J. H. Burge (Wai oa). E- rinß (A), C. B. I>es-Forgcs (A). M- '• V, jj c . iWhangarei). W. A. Greenwood (A), s , Carthv (\) E. T M kkelsen t«a'»W j. E M iles (Ma ta ma ta), P ; Pou (P»kg »■ P. Watson (A), C. S. West (Mamaku)