RANFURLY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23705, 12 January 1939, Page 15

RANFURLY

Cricket The second round of the Maniototo Cricket Association's competition was commenced on Saturday. Rain interfered with play in the Patearoa-Ran-furly match, when the first team appeared to be in a winning position with a total of 247 for four wickets on the board, and Ranfurly had lost four wickets for 89. Naseby defaulted to Oturehua, and the other match played. Becks v. Waipiata, was remarkable for its low scoring, Waipiata winning by 35 runs to 30. For Patearoa J. Blakely again played an excellent innings, scoring 84 not out. Details:—

Patearoa (four for 247, declared), drew with Ranfurly (four for 89). For the winning side, J. Blakely (84 not out), F. Greer (56), H. Blakeley (47) and W. McAtamney (28 not out) compiled most of the runs, and in the bowling McAtamney (two for 27) and E. Blakely (two for 28) captured the wickets. For Ranfurly, J. Lynch (35), J. P. Mulholland (22 not out) and A. Murray (16) were the principal scorers., and Lynch (two for 60) and Murray <one for 37) finished with the best bowling figures. Waipiata (35) defeated Becks (30). For Waipiata Priest (19) was the only double figure scorer. In the bowling Priest (three for six), Gibson (three for four) and G. Mathias (two for nil) secured the best averages. For Becks, 20 out of the total of 30 runs were scored by W. Clouston, while the most successful bowlers were W. Kane (six for 18), and E. Mee (two for 14). The draw for the remaining matches In the second round is as follows: January 21.—Patearoa v. Naseby, Waipiata v. Ranfurly, Oturehura v. January 28.—Becks v. Patearoa, Waipiata v. Oturehua, Ranfurly v. Naseby. February 4.—Patearoa v. Waipiata, Oturehua v. Ranfurly, Becks v. Naseby. February 11.—Patearoa v. Oturehua, Ranfurly v. Becks, Naseby v. Waipiata. At the conclusion of the first round the positions of the teams in the competition were as follows: % d | *j «g £ £ 8 Q On E £ Q J ha Patearoa .... 6 5 1 Ranfurly .... 6 4 1 1 9 Waipiata .... 6 4 1 1 9 Naseby .... 6 3 Oturehua .... 6 2 1 3 5 Becks .... 6 1 Cambrian .... 6 The Cambrian team has now withdrawn from the competition. Lawn Tennis The following is the draw for the second round of the South End section of the Maniototo Lawn Tennis Association's competition:— A Grade. —January 21: Middlemarch v. Waipiata, Kokonga v. Ranfurly, Patearoa v. Naseby. January 28: Ranfurly v. Waipiata, Patearoa v. Middlemarch, Kokonga v. Naseby. February 4: Naseby v. Ranfurly, Patearoa v. Waipiata. Middlemarch v. Kokonga. February 11: Ranfurly v. Middlemarch, Waipiata v. Naseby, Kokonga v. Patearoa. February 18: Naseby v. Middlemarch, Ranfurly v. Patearoa, Waipiata v. Kokonga. B Grade.—January 21: Kyeburn v. Middlemarch, Ranfurly v. Patearoa, Waipiata v. Kokonga. January 28: Waipiata v. Ranfurly, Middlemarch v. Patearoa, Kyeburn v. Kokonga. February 4: Ranfurly. v. Kyeburn, Waipiata v. Patearoa, Kokonga v. Middlemarch. February 11: Middlemarch v. Ranfurly, Kyeburn v. Waipiata, Patearoa v. Kokonga. February 18: Middlemarch v. Waipiata, Kokonga v. Ranfurly, Patearoa v. Kyeburn. The dates for the association's tournaments are as follows: March 4. —Handicap tournaments ; '. Omakau and Ranfuny. March il.—A Grade Championship tournament at Ranfurly and the finals of the handicap tournament. March 18.—B Grade championships at Ranfurly. April I.—Maniototo v. Vincent County match at Cromwell. J. R. Benson, dentist, will visit Ranfurly again on Tuesday, January 24. Advt.