REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, 5 December 1950, Page 2

REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET

NORTH RANGITIKEI DEFEAT SOUTH RANGITIKEI TAIHAPE, Dec. 3 (O.C.).—North Rangitikei defeated South Rangitikei by 133 runs on the first innings in a trial match played at Taihape on Saturday and Sunday. Features of the game were splendid scores of 76 by C. Merrett and 66 by N. Ashenden for the winners. Both gave sparkling exhibitions, Merrett in particular scoring at a very fast rate. H. Jones was unfortunate in being run out when he had scored 28 for North Rangitikei. R. Woodhead contributed a very useful 36. In the second innings, Nicholls (36), J. Finney (28 not out), Jones (26), and Hamilton (21) got amongst the runs. For South Rangitikei P. Whale 46) and R. Worker 30) were the only batsmen to make a stand in the first innings. Most of the visiting batsmen were unable to cope with he bowling of D. McCarthy, who took four wickets for seven runs.

South Rangitikei batsmen prominent in the second innings were: Dickson 43 not and and Timmins 35. North Rangitikei declared when they had lost four wickets for 121 runs in the second innings, while South Rangitikei had made 131 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. The match was thus decided on the first innings, North Rangitikei being easy winners. They scored 270 and. 121 for four declared). South Rangitikei made 137 runs in their first innings and 131 for four wickets in their second strike. Detailed scores are as follows: — NORTJf RANGITIKEI. First Innings. A. K. Hamilton, c Goebel, b Smythe 13 J Finney, C Dickson, b Stanford 6 D. McCarthy, b Standford 10 R. Woodhead, c Marshall, b Whale 36 N. Ashenden, l.b.w, b Whale 66 H. Jones, run out .28 K. Nicholls, 1.b.w., b Smythe 6 C Merrett, c Simcox, b Smythe 76 C Spence, b Dickson - 14 R. George, b Smythe 4 B. Quigley, not out 7 Extras -. 4 Total 270 Bowling.—R. Smythe, 4 for 66, Standford 2 for 42, Whale 2 for 64, Dickson 1 for 28 Knight 0 for 30, Timmins 0 for 6. Second Innings. A. K. Hamilton, b Smythe 21 H. Jones, run out 26 J. Finney, not out 28 R. Woodhead, b Smythe 0 K Nicholls, c Goebel, b Stanford 36 Spence, not out 5 Total for 4 wickets (dec.) 121 Bowling.—Smythe 2 for 22, Stanford 1 for 26, Knight 0 for 11, Whale 0 for 27. SOUTH RANGITIKEI. First Innings. D. Timmins, b Woodhead 4 A. Marshall, st. Spence, b D. McCarthy 3 T. Knight, b Ashenden 8 V. Simcox, 1.b.w., bD. McCarthy 0 I. Dickson, b D. McCarthy 1 R. Goebel, b D. McCarthy 4 R. Smythe, b Ashenden 0 R. Worker, b Jones 30 P. Whale, c Nicholls, b Quigley 46 D. Standford, not out. 11 G. Sherlock, st. Nicholls, b Jones 3 Extras 27 Total 137 Bowling.- I). McCarthy 4 for 7. N. Ashenden 2 for 17, H. Jones 2 for 23, R Woodhead 1 for 14, L. Merrett, 0 for 3. Second Innings. Simcox, b Woodhead 6 Timmins, run out 35 Knight, c Spence, b Woodhead 1 Dickson, not out 43 Goebel, c Merrett, b Jones 13 Smythe, not out - 79 Total for 4 wickets 131 Bowling.—Woodhead 2 for 25, Jones 1 for 17 Finney none for 23, Ashenden none for 7, Merrett none for 14, Jones none for 31.