CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22470, 4 January 1943, Page 2

CRICKET

FIRST INNINGS WIN Otago Defeats Canterbury (N.Z.P.A.) DUNEDIN. Jan. 3. Otago defeated Canterbury by nine runs on the first innings. In reply to Otago’s 223, Canterbury made 214. Otago compiled 188 in the second innings (Toomey 53, Mills 33, Muluock three wickets for 26 runs and Burt five for 67), and Canterbury was left with 198 to get for an outright win in just on three hours. A fine partnership by Cromb (39) and Hadlee (65) retrieved the situation after four wickets had fallen for 23. The rate of scoring was not sufficient to get the required runs, and at stumps the total was 173 for seven wickets. A feature of the Otago attack was the veteran Allcott’s bowling unchanged for 165 minutes, taking four wickets for 56 runs off 20 overs and keeping all the batsmen quiet. Robertson took three for 46 Sparkling Display (N.Z.P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. '.!. After a sparkling display of cricket in which the fortunes fluctuated most excitingly, the two days’ cricket ■ :l •'> between a Combined Services team and a Wellington Eleven concluded in i draw. In reply to Wellington’s first innings' total of 193. the Services’ team score:-. 299 (Crawford 148). Wellington declared and the second innings closed at 277 for eight (Browne 56. Dickinson 51 not out). Pritchard took four wickets for 91. The Services had scored 124 for eight at the call of time. Dickinson took four wickets for 43 and Ashenden three for 61.