AN INDECISIVE GAME

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1934, Page 12

AN INDECISIVE GAME

TIKORANGI AND URENUI. RAIN DELAYS THE START. Tikorangi visited Urenui and the match, the start of which had been delayed for 40 minutes, resulted in a draw, Tikorangi having declared at 140 for eight wickets, while at call of time Urenui had lost six wickets for S 3 runs. Thg. wicket was in good order and the outfield was also very fair. The weather was fine. Winning the toss, I. Sheard sent Tikorangi to the wickets. E. and 0. Foreman opened, and after four runs had been scored off the first over E. Foreman was well caught in the slips off R. Wilson’s first ball. P. Sarten filled the gap, and the p_ir carried the total to 38, when P. Sarten was caught off W. Sheard. His 21 included a six and two fours. Hoyle was next, and with careful batting the score was taken to 58, when R. Wilson clean bowled 0. Foreman, whose 34 included six boundaries. The next three wickets went cheaply, and then S. Cole and V. Foreman took the score to 111 for eight, when S. Cole was Out l.b.w. to R. Wilson for 18, which included two sixers. J. Sarten- joined V. Foreman and the pair carried the total to 146 for eight (J. Sarten 13, V. Sarten 22). Tikorangi declared, leaving Urenui 14 hours to bat. R. WilSon, with five for 39, secured the best average for Urenui. Utenui started badly and ' had three wickets down for 20 when R. Wilson and H. Morgan became associated and took the score to 46. Morgan was run out for 15. N. Mabey joined Wilson, and helped to take the total to 79, when Mabey (21) was well caught by Morgan, fielding substitute for Hoyle, who had hurt his hand stopping a hard drive by Mabey. Only three balls were left in the last over when D. Jonas came in, ..nd off the last two balls he scored 8, leaving Urenui with six down for 88. R. Wils n carried his bat for 25, having gone in with the score 20 for three

I wickets. He batted very steadily, giving no chances. Detailed scores are:— TIKORANGI. First Innings. O. Foreman, b R. Wilson 34 E. Foreman, c W. Sheard, b R. Wilson J P. G. Sarten, c Allen, b W. Sheard 21 C. Hoyle, cD. Jonas, bR. Wilson .. 5 R. McKenzie, b W. Sheard 6 S. Cole, 1.b.w., b R. Wilson 18 B. Foreman, c Collingwood, b R. Wilson 9 A. Foreman, run out 3 V. Foreman, not out 22 J. Sarten, not out 13 Extras 19 Total (for eight wickets dec.) .... 141 Bowling: R. Wilson, five wickets for 39 runs: W. Sheard, two for 34; C. Collingwood, none for 11; I. Sheard, none for 50. URENUI. First Innings. R. Allen, b P. G. Sarten 4 C. Collingwood, c P. G. Sarten, b O. Foreman 5 W. Sheard, 1.b.w., b J. Sarten 4 R. Wilson, not out 25 H. Morgan, run out 15 N. Mabey, c sub., b E. Foreman .... 21 I. Sheard, 1.b.w., bE. Foreman .... 0 D. Jonas, not out 8 Extras 6 Total (for six wickets) 88 Bowling: E. Foreman, two wickets for 12 runs; O. Foreman, one for 6; J. Sarten, two for 16; P. G. Sarten, one for 23; O. Foreman, none for 4; R. McKenzie, none for 7; S. Cole, none for 14.