WANGANUI CRICKET TECHNICAL OLD BOYS AND UNITED SECURE OUTRIGHT WINS

Wanganui Chronicle, 24 February 1947, Page 6

WANGANUI CRICKET TECHNICAL OLD BOYS AND UNITED SECURE OUTRIGHT WINS

WANGANUI BEATS COLLEGIATE IN A ONE-DAY MATCH ’

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“LEG BEFORE”)

When the seventh series of inter-club matClll'S" In the Wanganui Cricket Association’s first-grade programme was concluded on Saturday, outright wins were credited to United against Technical College and to Technical Old Boys against Marist. Aanganui and the Collegiate School played a one-day match, Wanganui winning on the first innings. Features of Saturday’s play were a century scored by L. Miller (Wanganui) and the “hat trick” performed by R. Thomas, of Technical Old Boys against Marist. when he took six wickets for eight runs.

WANGANUI PLAYS COLLEGIATE Collegiate played a one-day match with Wanganui. P. J. Hunt laced the bowling of E. D. Cameron from which he scored one run in the first over. Riesterer, partnered with Hunt, opened his score with three, and when T. O. Cave came on to bowl Collegiate's score had reached double figures. Collegiate's opening batsmen, contemptuous of an occasional loose ball, seemed to be consolidating themselves very well, and Riesterer's sharply driven four to the boundary oft the bowling of Cave, was followed by a similar knock by Hunt off the bowling of Cameron. In the first four overs, 15 runs were scored, but in the next sixth consecutive overs, no runs were registered. Riesterer continued to maintain an aggressive front, and some of his driving shots were pretty to watch—a contradiction to his customary backstepping shots.H. B. Cave and G. Russell came on to bowl, the latter exhibiting a googly action graceful in its execution. P. J. Hunt sneaked one off Russell, and followed this up by pushing the ball through the covers for two. The game lacked a certain amount of life, until Riesterer, hemmed in by a very tight field, in the slips, was caught off Cave. The second wicket fell shortly afterwards, when P. J. Hunt fell victime to Cave, being caught in the off field. Kettle and Clayton went in to bat, and the score at this stage was 40. The former batsman led a charmed life, two catches being dropped off him very early in the piece. Kettle went l.b.w. to Russell, which placed Wanganui in a fairly good position, having dismissed three batsmen for 40 runs.

Russell’s next ball clean bowled Wotton, and the score remained at 40. The Wanganui bowlers, particularly Cave, had kept the scoring down to a minimum. J. S. D. Tizard replaced Russell at the southern end of the field, from whose bowling a few singles were added to the Collegiate score. Hanna and Clayton kept the ball rolling for Collegiate, but Hanna made some very risky shots when Collegiate were showing a bare 50, on the board. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at four wickets for 53 runs. Play was resumed at 1.35 p.m. after the luncheon adjournment, and Cave opened the bowling at the northern end of the pitch. His second ball clean bowled Hanna, who had made

six runs before lunch. In Caves second over Gow was caught after scoring four runs. Miller, a medium left-hand bowler was brougnt on to bowl at the southern eno, and in his fifth over, he clean bowled Andrew, who made seven runs. When Tizard came on to bowl in Miller’s place, Clayton, who had held his wicket well, and made top score of 22 for Collegiate, was caugnt. The last two wickets tell cheaply, Robertshaw was bowled by Miller lor one, and Cameron was stumped a few minutes later. Collegiate were all out by 2.45 p.m. for a total score of 99 runs. Wanganui’s opening batsmen, E. K. Hunt and L. Miller, went in at 2.50 The batting' was very good, Hunt Keeping his end up whilst Miller hit freely, and made some fine scoring snots. Miller’s first six came off Robertshaw and the two batsmen had reached a total of 70 at 3.45 p.m. al the afternon tea adjournment. At 5.10 p.m. Miller had made a century, and Wanganui declared for no wickets at 5.10 p.m. for 167 runs Scores; Collegiate. First, innings. Hunt, (caught 1 b Cave 10 Riesterer (caught) b Cave . 17 Kettle, 1.b.w., b Russell ........ 8 Clayton (taught), b Tizard 22 Wotton, b Russell 0 Hanna, b Cave •’ Gow (caught), b Cave Andrew, b Miller 7 Middleton, not out 17 Robertshaw, b Miller 1 Cameron, stp., b Tizard 0 Extras 7 Total 99 Bowling.—Cave, four 11; Russell, two for 19; Tizard, two for 27; Miller, two for 19. Second Innings. Riesterer (caught), b Cave 13 Clayton, b Cave 1 Hunt, b Cave 4 Kctile (caught), b Miller 1 Extras • 3 Total 22 Bon ling. V'ave, three for 6; Miller, one for 2. Wanganui. First Inings. Hunt, not out 45 Miller, not out 100 Extras 22 Total for no wickets declared 167 When stumps were drawn at 6 p.m. the Collegiate had made 22 runs for 4 wickets.

UNITED v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE United 240 for five wickets declared, and Technical College, 68 for the loss of five wickets. This was the state of this match at the end of the first day's play on. February 8. When [the game was continued on Saturday afternoos. J. It. Mutimer and B. Whitiwhiti, whose previous scores were 4 not out and 10 not out respectively, faced the bowling of Low and Wood. Mutimer was dismissed after the delivery of the fourth ball, and Webby went to the crease. Whitiwhiti’s innings closed when .Us went lbw to Low. Wood was out played on, to Low, and eight wickets were down for 74 runs. Valleley and Webby were reckoned on to stop the rot from setting in, but Valieley’s hopes were shattered when he was bowled by Wood, and the fall of Foster’s wicket closed the Technical innings for 76 at 2.5 p.m. To avert a win on the first innings Technical College were required to see time out. Mutimer and Christensen opened Technical Colleges' second innings to the medium-paced' bowling of Winnie and Felts. A certain amount of hesitancy was shown by the opening batsmen, who could quite easily have scored off some shots snicked through the slips. Winnie skittled Mutimer'.? istumps.with a ball which rose from the pitch on the outside, and Tech, were one down for five runs. Powell joined Christensen, but they were prevented from being too rash by the United fieldsmen, who were right on their toes A knock by Powell to the boundary brought, the score up to 17, but the batsmen seemed to let things ride rather than hit out. Winnie livened up the game a bit by delivering a ball which caught Powell in the stomach, and the game took a turn for the better.

Powell, In attempting to turn a ball to the leg, was bowled lbw by Felts. Webby lined up at the wickets, and the field expanded, wary of Christensen and Webby, who opened up their shoulders and made some very forceful strikes to the boundary. Choosing the balls with discrimination, Webby drove two nice shots straight to the boundary, and the score crept up, to 37. Undaunted. Felts increased the pace of his bowling, but was inclined to beat the crease. After being hit for four by Webby, Felts bowled a no-ball which straddled the batsman's wickets.

At 3.7 p.m. the score stood at 58, and no more than four runs had been nut on the board before Christensen was clean bowled by Felts for 15 runs —quite a demonstrative innings. Hipango opened his account, with •» single, and between them he and Webby, alternating between cautiousness and slashing, driving shots, added a further 20 runs off the howling or Low and Wood before Webby was bowled by Wood for a grand knock of 46 runs

Hipango was out lbw, bowled by Low, and Technical College were five wickets down for 92 runs. Whitiwhiti was bowled by Wood, and then R. H. Wood was joined hv M. L. "aul, when the score stood at six wickets down for 97 runs. Paul lost his wicket to Lew, and at the afternoon tea adjournment the score was seven down for 108.

Continuing after refreshments, Walker and Wood faced up to Low, who had three balls to complete hi” over. Brisk batting followed, then Wood was bowled by Winnie for “five, and Walker went soon afterwards, bowled by Felts for six. At nine for 120 Technical required 41 runs to overtake United's first innings score of 240. Valleley and Foster were called upon to knock this score up. but the innings closed when Foster was clean bowled by Winnie for one. Details of play are as follows: UNITED OLD BOYS First Innings Felts, c Walker, b Foster 10 McCawe, c Hipango b Powell 8 Dyhrberg b Christensen 146 Wood, c and h Christensen 51 Condliffp, c King, b Powell 8 Orr, not out - 3 Winnie, not out 4 I’xtra I Total for 5 wickets (dec.) 240 Bowling: Christensen, 2 for 82; Foster, one for 12; Mutimer, none for 27; Powell 2 for 106; Hinango, none for 11. TECHNICAL COLLEGE . First Innings Christensen, Ihw. b Wood 25 Powell, c Condliffe, b Wood 13 Hipango, lbw I) Felts . .............. 5 Walker, st. Condliffe. b •> Paul, b Wood . 5 Mutimer. not out 8 Whitiwhiti. not out 7 Webby, run out. 9 Wood, played on. b Low 0 Valleley. b Wool 0 Foster, b Wood " Extras -r-jt Total 75 | Bowling. Felts, 1 for 13; Low, 3 for 122; Wood, 5 for 19; Jolly none for 6; Winnie, none for 4. Second Innings Christensen, h Felts .. 15 Mutimer, b Winnie 0 (Powell, lbw h Felts 11 Webby, h Wood 46 Hipangi, Ihw b Low 4 Whitiwhiti, b Wood 4 Wood, b Winnie 5 Paul, b Low 11 Walker, c Condliffe, b Felts 6 I Valleley, not out * Foster, b Winnie .. 1 Extras 18 Total 121 Bowling: Winnie, 3 for 21; Felts. 3 for 21; Wood. 2 for 46; Low 2 for