Te Puke Retains “Wog” Cooney Cup

Te Puke Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 14, 22 February 1949, Page 1

Te Puke Retains “Wog” Cooney Cup

ANNUAL POST OFFICE FIXTURE HIGH SCORING MATCH WITH TAURANGA x The annual inter - Post Office cricket match for the “Wog” Cooney Cup between Te Puke and Tauranga took place on Jubilee Park during the weekend. The members of both sides thoroughly enjoyed the informality oft the fixture and the local side were successful in retaining the trophy .

Batting first, Tauranga compiled the Useful score of 152 runs (Curtis 42, Belcher .77 not out, including sixf6’s). K. Ball and B. Sargent secured the best bowling figures of five wickets for 15 runs and five for 41 respectively/, Te Puke were dismissed for 161 runs in the first innings. B. Sargent (35), I. Farquhar (25), K. Ball (35) scored Weil, and C. Muir (27 not out) , aridjM. Dingle (9) Were associated in a partnership which gave Te Puke a comfortable lead. T. Pickett proved successful at, a bowler, capturing seven wickets for! G 9 runs. . ! In the second innings, each side batted for three-quarters of an hour snd the bowling generally was severely punished. Tauranga made 52 (K. Ball, four wickets for 17 runs, T. Harrison, four wickets for 17 runs), and Te Puke 145 runs (E. Clark 18, W. Roberts 34, Hopkins 21, K. Ball 25 retired, being ;he prinicipal run-getters).

Tho tentative date for the next meeting of these elevens is March 13, and the match will be played in Tauranga. TE PUKE P.O. —Ist Innings i’ E. Clark, c Pickett b Martin .. 18 T. Borrie, b King .. 3 N: Roberts, b Curtiss 34 J. Cosgrove c Nicholas b Smith .. 16 T. Harrison, b Leadbeater .. .. .. _ 4 H. Hopkins, b Cooney .. .. .. ••, ,21 K. Ball, retired .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 25 B. Sargent, retired •'- • • -2 C. Muir, b Cooney .. • • H M. Denize, not out •■• ■ ■ • •• • • 9 D. Cosgrove, not out .. 0 Extras .. .. ...... .. .. • • • • 13 TOTAL ... ... . . • • ■ • • • • • •• 1j 45 Bowling for Tauranga: Martin toak one wicket for 24 runs; King, one for 36; Smith, one for 23; Cooney, two for :.5; Leadbeater, one . for 11. TAURANGA P.O.—lst Innings - Curtis, b Sargent 42 Smith, b Ball .. .. .. . • . • .... 0 PiEkett, b Harrison ... .. .. .. .. 7 Belcher, not out 77 Leadbeater, st Clark, b Sargent .. 1 Nicholas, b Sargent .. .... •• •• 9 Nichols, b Sargent . . .. 1 King, b Ball ............... 1 Rimmer, b Sargent 0 Martin, b Ball ...... 13 Robinson, b Ball . . .... . . . . .. 4 Cooney, st 'Clark, b Ball ........ 4 Extras .. 5 TOTAL .... . . . . .... 172 Bowling for To Puke P.O.—K. Bell took five wickets for 15 runs; T. Harrison, one for 34; B. Sargent, five for 41. TE PUKE P.O.—2nd Innings J. Cosgrove, b Pickett 1 T. Harrison, b Pickett 4 B. Sargent, b Pickett .. ... ... .. T. Farquhar, c Belcher b Smith . . 25 K. Ball, hit wkt, b Pickett W. Roberts, b Pickett .. .. .. ... 13 E; Clark, c Cooney b Curtis .. .. 0 Hopkins, c Nichols b Pickett . . . . 4 D. Cosgrove, c Belcher b Smith 18 T. Borrie, b Pickett 0 C. Muir, not out ■■ •• 27 M. Denize, b King ... . 9 Extras , .. . 19 TOTAL . . . ■ • • ■ • • 181 Bowling for Tauranga P.0.-—T. Pickett took seven wickets for 09 runs; Curtis, one for 40; Smith, two for 34; King, one for 14. TAURANGA P.O.—2nd Innings Martin, b Harrison . . ...... . . .. 1 Nicholas, b Ball 9 King, b Harrison . D Smith, b Harrison :) Leadbeater, c Denjze b Ball .. .. ') Nichols, c Farquhar b Ball ...... 0 Curtis, c Harrison b Sargent . . •• 5 Pickett, c Ball b Harrison Belcher, b Ball 9 Cooney, not out • 1 Rimmer, run out 9 Extras 4 TOTAL . • • • • 52 i Robinson did not bat.

Bowling for. Te Puke P.O. K. Bnl took four wickets for 17 runs; T. Harri son, four for 21; B. Sargent, one for 7