ROVERS SOUNDLY BEATEN AT WHAKATANE

Te Puke Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 86, 8 November 1949, Page 1

ROVERS SOUNDLY BEATEN AT WHAKATANE

A fine opening partnership of 203 runs completed in fast time by R. Cleland (49 retired) and J. Rivett (148 retired) was the feature of the Whakatane P. and T. first innings, in a match with Te Puke Rovers, played on the Whakatane Domain last Saturday. Rivett, who drove powerfully on both sides of the wicket, collected 19 fours and 5 sixes in his innings, while Cleland, though less aggressive than his partner, displayed sound batsmanship. The Te Puke 'bowlers stuck to their task valiantly, but the standard of fielding at times left much to be desired. In successive knocks, Rovers compiled totals of 87 and 31, the chief run getters being D. Caiman (28), I. Crowley (14), N. Conn (12), M. Murray (10 not out) and D. Sea tie (9), Scores: WHAKATANE P. AND T. J Rivett, retired .. .... .... 148 R Cleland, retired .. ... 49 F Paton, c Caiman, b Crowley 13 W Beasley, run out .. ...... 7 E Malaquin, c Borrie b Crowley 19 B Whiteside, c Crowley, b Valder 6 D McKenzie, c Borrie, b Honey field 0 J Fitzsimmons, st Searlc, b Allen 14 R Littlejohn, c Searle, b Allen 18 P Secbeck, b Allen ~ .. .. .. H Extras . • • ■ 6 TOTAL ...... ... .... 293 Bowling for Te Puke: N. Voider look 1 wicket for 60 runs; C. Honey field, 1 for 51; R. Allen, 3 for 56; 1. Crowley, 2 for 25; D. Caiman, 0 of 46; C. Griffiths, 0 for 17. TE PUKE ROVERS —Ist innings DSearle, Ibw. b Malaquin .. ~ 0 D Caiman, b Malaquin . . .... 28 R Allen, c and b Malaquin .... 0 J Cosgrove, c and b Malaquin. 4 1 Crowley, b Paton . . 14 C lloneyfield. c Paton b Malaquin 0 N Valder, c Whiteside, b Paton 0 N Conn, c Paton, b Cleland . . 12 M Murray, not out • 16 C Griffiths, c Malaquin, b Cleland 0 ' T Borrie, c Beasley, b Cleland 0 Extras ... .... ■ • • ■ • • 5 TOTAL ■ 87 Bowling for Whakatane: K„ Malaquin took 5 wickets for 25 runs; J. Rivett, 0 for 12; F. Paton, 2 for 27; W. Beasley,; 0 for 11; R. Cleland, S far 2. 2nd Innings D Caiman, b Malaquin .. .. .. 3 D Searlc, c Paton, b Malaquin 9 R Allen, b Cleland . . 0 J Cosgrove, c Secbeck, b Malaquin 2 I Crowley, c Seebeck, b Cleland 6 C Honeyfield, c and b Cleland 0 N Valder, c Seebeck, b Paton 5 N Conn, not out .. •• • ■ •• •• 5 M Murray, b Beasley ...:.. 0 C Griffiths, b Beasley • • 0 T Borrie, b Beasley .. ■ • ■ ■ 0 Extras .. .. • • • • • ■ • ■ • • 1 TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 51