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Senior
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Captain
Scott Rogers once again won the toss for Manawatu-Foxton and decided
to bat first at Weraroa Domain Grass pitch against Weraroa C.C.
Man.-Fox. batsmen put together some good partnerships but at 153
for 6 after 42 overs looked to be in a spot of trouble. It was
left to the tail enders to produce some runs to enable Man-Fox.
to bat out their 60 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Craig Vertongen
top scoring with 60 (2 x 6 and 7 x 4), Sonny Tatana showing some
good form with 27 not out, Tyler Graham 18 and Tim Sayer 11 not
out, saw Man.-Fox. through. Of the top order batsmen Mike Smith
38, David Schlup 31, Craig McGhie 19 and Joe Whareaitu 15 contributed
to the total.
Having Weraroa 3-31 after 15 overs had Manawatu-Foxton in a good
position to push on for victory. Weraroa finishing all out for
161 off 47.4 overs. Tim Sayer, Mike Smith, Scott Rogers, Craig
McGhie all claiming 2 wickets each and David Schlup picking up
1 wicket.
A win to Manawatu-Foxton by 96 runs.
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