CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 24368, 24 February 1941, Page 6

CRICKET

CENTRAL-WESTERN DEFEATED An easy win by almost 200 runs on the first innings was secured by the Eastern Southland representative cricket team over Central-Western in a match at Mataura on Saturday. Hie match was played in ideal weather and the Mataura recreation ground was in splendid order, the outfields being very fast. Eastern had first use of the wicket and it scored 282 runs. Dunnet and Morgan gave the side a good start and scored 38 before Morgan was dismissed for 15. Dunnet and Southern carried on and took the total to 86, Dunnet being caught out at this stage after scoring 48. Southern, Henderson, Macara, Dey and Agnew all batted well, Macara with 36 and Dey 44 being particularly sound. The ninth wicket fell when the score stood at 224, but a forceful innings by Agnew added 44 to the total. Agnew hit three sixes and two fours and several very powerful shots. He carried his bat for 44 G. Overton was the most successful of the visiting bowlers and he secured four wickets for 61 runs. A. Chisholm, who scored 45, was the only Central-Western batsman to show any form, in fact he was the only visiting player who looked like scoring runs, and the whole side was dismissed for the small total of 89 runs. Besides Chisholm, Hammond and McDonald were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Morgan, Southern and Nisbet shared the bowling honours for Eastern. Central-Western carried on and scored 66 runs for two wickets in the second innings. E. Lee batted soundly for 31 in this innings. The scores were: —

EASTERN SOUTHLAND

Bowling Analysis:—G. Overton took four wickets for 61 runs; E. Lee one for 44; H. Hammond none for 39; W. Melton one for 54; F. Rohan two for 37; W. Owen one for 29.

CENTRAL-WESTERN First Innings

Bowling Analysis:—D. Agnew took one wicket for 37 runs; N. Nisbet three for 14; D. Morgan three for 29; W. Southern three for 6. Second Innings

Bowling Analysis:—D. Agnew took no wickets for 12 runs; W. Southern none for 8; D. Morgan two for 21; N. Nisbet none for 7.

D. M. Dunnet c Owen b Melton 48 D. Morgan c Fisher b Lee 15 W. Southern b Overton 24 E Henderson c Melton b Rohan 23 M. O’Shea c Fisher b Overton 14 W. Macara run out 36 G. Geddes b Overton 10 0. B. Dey lbw b Overton 44 A. Webb c N. Overton b Owen 10 N. Nisbet lbw b Rohan 0 D. Agnew not out 44 Extras 18 TOTAL 282

E. Lee c Morgan b Agnew 8 W. Owen c Southern b Nisbet 0 A. Chisholm c O’Shea b Nisbet 45 H. Hammond c Macara b Morgan 14 K. McDonald st Dunnet b Morgan 11 N. Overton c Nisbet b Morgan 0 F. Rohan c Morgan b Southern 1 G. Overton c Webb b Southern 3 W. Miller c and b Southern 0 W. Melton c Southern b Nisbet 1 A. Fishei’ not out 3 Extras 3 TOTAL 89

N. Overton b Morgan 2 E. Lee not out 31 G Overton c Dey b Morgan 13 A Fisher not out 1 Extras 19 TOTAL for two wickets 66