WAIMATE CRICKET CLUB

Waimate had a home game against competition leaders Timaru and batted first with Naffa 33 shaking off Friday nights excesses, Reuben Allan 32, Hayden Matthews with 22 getting off a run of ducks and Craig Booth a solid 37 allowing the team to be semi pleased at 161-6.

But ‘Rafferty Fox’ finally got his bat to do some talking as he found No 8 in the order to his liking, as well as the Timaru bowlers on his way to easily his highest score for Waimate (afternoon grades) of 99, and will no doubt be bitterly disappointed he didn’t get that extra run to feature on the Honours Board before departing for the Coast and a new job.

His innings (well supported by Chucky Sew Hoy with 16 not out) helped Waimate score 285 in their first innings.

The match is now poised at an interesting stage with Jordy Morrow (80*) and Hitesh Angrish (38*) batting when Timaru resume their innings next week on 135-3 and they may look to try and consolidate their position at the top of the table by targeting first innings points, but Alan Reid who already has all three wickets to fall will be looking for a good ‘bag’ for himself and to put Waimate in the box seat and get themselves off the bottom of the table.

Waimate
N Sew Hoy c Sanders b Morrow 33
R van Royen c Mackle b Sanders 4
R Allan c Sanders b Smallridge 32
H Matthews c Leonard b Morrow 22
C Booth c Brookland b Morrow 37
A Reid b Angrish 1
J Sew Hoy b Smallridge 30
R Fox c Piddock b Morrow 99
S Devlin c Mackle b Morrow 0
R Ford b Leonard 0
M Sew Hoy not out 16
Extras (16b, 3lb, 4w) 23
Total (for 10 wkts) 285
Fall: 32, 42, 89, 107, 111, 161, 250, 256, 261, 285.
Bowling: H Leonard 14-2-80-1, Z Sanders 4-1-23-1, J Morrow 12.5-2-46-5, H Angrish 22-5-53-1, J Smallridge 16-3-60-2.

Timaru
G Piddock c Devlin b Reid 6
J Morrow not out 80
H Butler b Reid 0
G Brookland c Devlin b Reid 0
H Angrish not out 38
Extras (9lb, 1w, 1nb) 11
Total (for 3 wkts) 135
Bowling: A Reid 12-2-39-3, R Ford 5-0-27-0, R Fox 7-0-41-0, J Sew Hoy 3-0-10-0, R Allan 3-0-7-0, R van Royen 1-0-5-0.