RANGITIKEI CRICKET REPS- DEFEAT MANAWATU AT MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 March 1947, Page 2

RANGITIKEI CRICKET REPS- DEFEAT MANAWATU AT MARTON

HCROWHENUA WIN AT LEVIN. (0.C.) Marlon, March 8. Interesting cricket was seen at the County Ground to-day, when Rangitikei A defeated Manawatu B by a margin of 57 runs on th e first Innings. Having first use of a good pitch, tne home side collected 227 runs for eight wickets before the closure was applied, thanks to a very profitable opening partnership, followed by a useful piece of tail-wagging, after the failure of the "middle" batsmen. Manawatu replied with 170 runs, although at one stage the score board read six for 77. Perfunctory fielding aided the visitors in swelling their score, both the Rangitikei ground and “air” fielding being below average club standard. Had all the catches been accepted, Manawatu would have had a hard struggle to reach the three-figure mark. Only three of the visitors were Hawke Cup players. At Levin, Rangitikei B went under to Horowhenua by 106 runs on the first innings, Rangitikei making 136, to which the home side replied with 242. The visitors had a second knock and at stumps had scored 78 for two. A feature of the game was the hurricane hitting, 456 runs being amassed for which 296 came from" boundary strikes—6B fours and four sixes. In comparison there were only 24 fours registered at Marton and three sixes. Instead of the customary six-ball over, an eight-ball over was bowled at Levin. Highlights of the Rangitikei play wa s tne success achieved by two players who came into the side at the last minute to complete the complement —V. Simcox (Old Boys) who made 22 and 34 not out and R. Webby (Mangawcka), who took four for 58. x RANGITIKEI’S GOOD WIN. When M. Wysocki and A. B. Marshall put on 68 runs for the opening partnership, this was Rangitikei’s best start in a rep. cricket match since December, 1945, when S. Nimmo (107 not out) and A. Bowick (55) added 126 against Wanganui on Cook’s Gardens before being separated. Wysocki batted for 76 minutes for his 25 and was caught in the outfield when going for a hit. P. Marshall joined his brother, and these two went along quietly with A. Marshall scoring twice a s fast as his brother. When the lunceon adjournment \Vas taken, Rangititikei had scored 107 for one wicket, A. B. Marshall being 58 and his brother 12. The adjournment proved fatal for A. Marshall, for he had only added four when he was stumped. He hit five fours and was at the wickets 118 minutes. Then followed a minor collapse, four more wickets falling for only 35 runs, until S. Finney cam e in to stay with P. Marshall while 22 runs were amassed. Marshall was caught at iong-on when going for a hit off the slow bowler Dean. His 39 proved a valuable effort and helped Ringitikei out of a difficult spot. Perhaps the brightest exhibition was yet to come, and wa s provided by Dixie McCarthy, the Wanganui representative footballer, who in a vigorous display, collected 33 in even time. With Finney (27) he cemented an excellent eighthwicket partnership worth 48 runs, and when McCarthy was eventually bowled, Cameron declared Rangitikei’s innings closed at 227 for eight wiAets. The Hawke Cup bowler R. Adcock, came out with the best bowling average of 4 for 75, but the express trundler, P. Kendall, made the ball fly at time s and was hard to score off, finishing with 2 for 34.

Manawatu were left 160 minutes to score their 228 runs required for victory, not an impossible task considering the calibre of the visitors. However, they started off on the wrong foot, and the two opening batsmen wer e back > the pavilion for only six runs. V. Ho.utnd and J. Andrews gave the innings a decided fillip, taking the score to 60 with some delightful shots, assisted by lapses in the field. Andrews called for a leg bye and Finney threw tlie wicket down before the batsman regained his crease and in the next over Holland stepped in front of one of Finney’s straight balls. Two more wickets fell quickly and with six down for 77, Rangitikei looked as though they were going to secure a hollow victory. The arrival of Allan put a different complexion on the game. Both he and Miller attacked the bowling, especially the former, who hit two glorious sixes. These batsmen did not loiter and the score advanced quickly to 148, when Miller was given out, stumped. Five runs later Allan’s robust innings came to a close when Finney received another l.b.w. decision. The outgoing batsman hit two sixes for four fours. Chances of a Manawatu victory faded with these batsmen back in the pavilion, and it was just a question of whether the remaining batsmen could keep their wickets intact for the required 17 minutes before stumps. Seven minutes before time Finney, the lefthander from Hunterville, who was right, on form, gathered his sixth wicket, when he skittled Dean, giving

Rangitikei victory by 57 runs. Rangitikei.. A. B. Marshall, st Allan, b Adcock 62 M. Wysocki, c Hunt, b Ardock 25 P. Mai shall, c Cameron, b Dean ... 39 F. Bailey, c Allan, b Kendall .... ... 10 D. A. Cameron, c Miller, b Adcock 4 J. Duncan, c Andrews, b Miller 5 S Finney, not out . 27 D. McCarthy, b Adcock ... 39 Extras - 22 Total for 8 wickets, dec. ... 227 Bowling: P. Kendall, 2 for 34; W. Miller, 1 for 34; R. Adcock, 4 for 75; T. Madgwick, 0 for 33; C. E. Barraud, 0 for 14; D. Dean, 0 for 15. Fall of wickets: 1 for 62, 2 for 120, 3 for 133, 4 for 133, 5 tor 148, 6 for 155, 7 for 179, 8 for 227. Manawatu B. J. Campbell, c Cameron, b McCarthy 2 J. Hunt, c Cameron,, b Parkinson 3 V. Holland, 1.b.w., b Finney 25 J. Andrews, run out 28 C. E. Barraud, b Finney 5 R. Adcock, b Arkwright 3 W. H. Allan, 1.b.w.. b Finney 56 W. Miller, st. Ashenden. b Finney 24 D. Dean, b Finney 8 T. Madgwick, c Arkwright, b Finney 4 P. Kendall, not out 7 Extras 5 Total 170 Fall of wickets: 1 for 6,2 for 6, 3 for 60, 4 for 60, 5 for 65, 6 for 77. 7 for 148, 8 for 153, 9 for 161, 10 for 170. Bowling: D. McCarthy, 1 for 29; R. Parkinson, 1 for 49; S. Finney, 6 for 50; J. Arkwright, 1 for 39. RANGITIKEI B LOSE. Rangitikei made a typical opening, losing two for none, in the first over, Saunders clean bowling Hood and Calclnai. P. Johnston and Simcox retrieved the position and added 64 for the third wicket, the former gelling 41. which included eight fours. Five wickets then fell quickly for 36 runs, but the “tai!" wagged well and the side was out for 136. Horowhenua

used seven bowlers, K Rodger getting 3 for 19.

Horowhenua lost three for 33, but Juno (75) and Sciascia (39) put the issue almost beyond doubt by adding 91 i3jns for the fourth wicket. The score quickly advanced to 242 before th e last man wfls out » J un ° hitting 10 four s and two s'.:f s in his score of 75. R. Webby bore the brunt of the attack and ended with 4 for 58, with Dickson taking 3 wickets. Six Rangitikei bowlers were used and all took at least on e wicket.

Rangitikei.—First innings: N. Hood, b Saunders, 0; V. Simcox, b Rogers, 22; E. Calcinai. b Saunders 0; P. Johnston c and b Rogers. 41; C. Merrett. c Juno, b Morton, 17;! R. Torrens c Saunders, b Rogers. 6; R. Hood, c and b Carmont, 2; R. Webby, c Hudson, b Morton, 9; I. Dickson, not out, 18; A. Hayward, c Carmont, b Hudson, 15; B. Tidy, run out 3; extras, 4; total, 106. Bowling: Saunders, 2 for 20; T. Carmont, 1 for 24;,K. Rogers, 3 for 19; De Castro, 0 for 22; Morton, 2 for 35; Juno, 0 for 5; Hudson 1 for 8. Second innings: Johnston, c Rice, b De Castro 21; V. Simcox (not out), 34; Calcinai, b Carmont 17; R. Hood (not out) 4; extras, 2; total for two wickets, 78. Bowling: Saunders, 0 for 27; De Castro 1 for 20; Carmont, 1 for 22; Mortoin 0 for 7. Horowhenua.—De Castro b Dickson. 14; Hudson, c Tidy, b Webby, 14; Judd, b Dickson, 75; Rise, 1.b.w., b Webby, 5; Sciascia 1.b.w., b Webby, 39; Juno, 1.b.w., b Torrens, 14; Morton b Dickson, 7; Carmont, c Hayward, b Webby, 8; Ryder, c Calcinai, b Merrett 32, Saunders, c and b Johnston, 2; Rodgers, not out, 0; extras, 32; total, 242. Bowling: I. Dickson, 3 for 72; R. Webby, 4 for 58; C. Merrett. 1 for 26; P. Johnston, 7 for 18; B. Tidy, 7 for 26; R. Torrens. 7 for 17.