Controversial finish in club game
Hinds lose all three against Auckland
Club cricket finally resumed after three rained-out weeks and there was a controversial finish in the game between Old Boys and Marist at Fitzherbert Park on Saturday.
It was the first time this season games have been on grass, rather than artificial pitches.
Old Boys were chasing down Marist’s score of 163 and were 148-9 with five overs to go, when Old Boys tried to use Ford Burr as their last batsman.
Burr had turned up late to the game and only arrived for the second innings so had not fielded.
Marist didn’t think he should be allowed to bat, while Old Boys thought if someone hadn’t fielded they can only bat below No 7.
After much discussion the umpires decided Burr was not allowed to bat, so Marist won the game by 15 runs.
Old Boys may appeal the result once they have discussed the rule with the Manawatu Cricket Association.
Earlier, Marist opener Dylan Gaskin scored 72 to set up their total of 163 all out in 38 overs.
Once he was dismissed there weren’t many contributions aside from the lower order, mainly Angus Belgrave’s 23 not out.
Old Boys all-rounder Robbie Yule picked up 4-33 from nine overs of his seamers.
In Old Boys’ innings, Brynn Cleaver was their top scorer with 50 and Bryce Grant scored 29.
Connor Morriss was the pick of the Marist bowlers, taking 3-18 from his 10 overs.
had their second win of the season when they beat
Freyberg
The Central Hinds were sent home without a win from their three games against Auckland in Auckland at the weekend.
After losing the Twenty20 game by 42 runs on Friday, the Hinds lost their two one-day games on Saturday and Sunday by two wickets and nine wickets.
On Saturday, the Hinds won the toss and batted first, but only posted 152-9, where No 3 Lisa Grant top
by two wickets at a bowler-friendly Fitzherbert Park.
Palmerston batted first and struggled along to 129-7, before a last-wicket partnership between No 10 Rob Robinson and No 11 Rowan Drinnan boosted their score up to 163 before they were all out in the 47th over.
Robinson faced 52 balls for his 21 not out.
Aakash Shan (26) and Mike
Palmerston
scored with 41. There were contributions from Jess Watkin (29) and Anlo van Deventer (23).
Central did a good job bowling and nearly bowled Auckland out, but they reached 153-8 in 37.4 overs Hinds opening bowler Michelle Mckay snared 3-21 and Watkin grabbed 4-36.
Yesterday, the Hinds put in another below-par effort with the bat and could only score 167-7 from 50 overs. The top score was 43 by van Devente. Auckland only lost one wicket in their chase.
Meyer (23) got starts.
Harry Wenham was the best of the Freyberg bowlers, taking 3-40, while Shaun Vickery grabbed 2-16 and Ali Akhter took 2-25.
Freyberg made hard work of the chase, but reached 166-8 with 2.4 overs left and veteran Dave Fulton guided them home with an unbeaten 33.
Ben Mitchell added 25 and Wenham 24.
■ Palmerston North Girls’ High School finished the national secondary schools championships with a win in Christchurch yesterday. Girls’ High lost their first four games, but beat Cashmere High School from Christchurch by five wickets on the last day of the Twenty20 tournament.
On Saturday, Girls’ High lost to Tauranga Girls’ College by eight wickets and Wellington’s Tawa College by 15 runs.
St Hilda’s Collegiate School from Dunedin won the tournament.
United Palmerston North Boys’ High School
by five wickets at Manawaroa Park.
The schoolboys batted first and made their way through to 191-9 from their 50 overs.
Opener Charles Parker made 43 and Caleb Hansen scored 44 at No 7 before getting run out.
Baljeet Ranu had the best figures for United, taking 3-52 and Hayden Hill chimed in with 2-49.
In reply, United opener Rowan Craw scored 75 at the top of the order and helped recover their innings from 47-3 by adding a 128-run partnership with Logan Mchardy for the fourth wicket.
Mchardy led them home with an unbeaten 66, as United reached 195-5 with 5.2 overs to spare.
Jack Harris was the only Boys’ High bowler to take more than one wicket with 2-29.