STUDENTS DEFEATED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26672, 19 January 1948, Page 6

STUDENTS DEFEATED

FIVE POINTS FOR GRANGE The feature of the second day’s play in the game between Grange and University at the University Oval, in which Grange had scored 322 for four wickets, declared, was the performance of R. T. Hunt, who made 38 and 82. His second strike was a fluent, free-hitting display, which occupied 57 minutes, including two 6’s and eight 4’s. . , University batted all afternoon, making 198 in its first innings, of which V. A. C. McArley contributed 48, and, following on. compiled 138 runs for the loss of five wickets. At one stage in the 4 second innings four wickets were down for 37, and the students’ position looked grim, but Hunt and D. S. Coombs "stayed together until 5.30, when rain and the poor light caused stumps to be drawn. Grange thus registered a five-point win, Bowling for Grange, A. Moir took five wickets for 57 with his right-hand slow deliveries. However, his good average was ruined in University’s second innings, when his figures were two for 69. Scores:— Grange First innings (for four wickets, declared) 322 University First Innings L. C. Baker, b Stephenson 6 I. J. Botting, c Haig, b Moir .. .. 24 R. T. Hunt, lbw, b Moir 38 D. S. Coombs, b Freeman 17 J. Heslop, c Freeman, b Moir .. .. 19 V. A. C. McArley, st Dunnet, b Moir 48 F. K. Rennie, c Payne, b Freeman .. 6 A. A. Joel, b Payne 10 D. A. Morrison, c Stephenson, b Moir 21 R. W. Orr, c Drake, b Freeman .. .. 1 O. Toomey, not out 0 Extras (6 byes, 1 leg-bye, 1 noball) 8 Total 198 Bowling Analysis.—E. J. Stephenson, 9 overs, 3 maidens., 14 runs, 1 wicket; I. W. Payne, 9,1, 33, 1; N. McGregor, 2,0, 6,0; T. A. Freeman, 26, 1, 52, 3; J. Drake, 7,2 20, 0; A. Moir, 17.1. 1, 57, 5; W. Haig, 1 0 8 0. Second Innings McArley, c McGregor, b Moir .. .. 1 Botting, c Dunnet, b Freeman .. .. 7 Baker, b Moir 11 Joel, b Freeman 0 Hunt, run out 82 Coombs, not out 25 Extras (8 byes. 4 leg-byes) .. .. 12 Totai for five wickets .. .. 138 Bowling Analysis.—Freeman, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 27 runs, 2 wickets; Moir, 14, 1, 69, 2; Stephenson, 4,2, 7,0; Drake, 3,1, 10, 0; Haig, 1 0. 7,0; I. A. Payne, 2, 0. 0, 0.