SENIOR GRADE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 85, 21 January 1935, Page 2

SENIOR GRADE.

ASHBURTON B y. FAIRFIELD. In the match between Ashburton B and Fairfield the former won by 24 runs. The winning side batted first and made 187 runs for the loss of nine wickets ,and declared. J. Varcoe made 76 and the other double-figure scorers wer.o J. Pritchard 31, P. M. Harper 22, T. Newton 11 and P. Fear, not out 16. Fairfield replied with, 163 runs (S. Willis 59, H. Drennan ltf, W. O'Grady 41, and T. Jamison 15). Bowling for Fairfield, O'Grady took five wickets for 24 runs, while for Ashburton Pritchard took fiye for 42 and P. M. Harper four for 82. Details were:— Ashburton B. J. Pritchard, b H. Drennan ... 31 R. G. Ross, b McKnight 0 P. M. Harper, b O'Grady 22 J. H. Browne, run out 1 J. Varcoe, b" O'Grady 76 T. Newton, b. V. Willis 11 R. Mulligan, c Cunneen, b O'Grady 7 B. McMillan, stpd S. Willis, b O'Grady 3 D. Wood, stpd S. Willis, b O'Grady 2 P, Fear, not out 16 M. Laing, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras ... •_•• 18 Total (for 9 wkts, d'cld.) 187 Bowling Analysis.—K. McKnight took one wicket for 23 runs, W. O'Grady five for 74, V. Willis one for 36, H. Drennan one for 36. Fairfield. S. Willis, Ibw., b Pritchard ... 59 V. Willis, b Pritchard o H. Jordan, lbw, b Harper o K. McKnight, b Pritchard ... 4 H. Drennan, c Fear, b Harper ... It) W. O'Grady; o Ross, b Harper ... 41 T. Jamison, lbw, b Harper ... lo \V. Drennan, c Wood, b Pritchard 1 J. Cunneen, b Pritchard 0 N, Willis, not out ... * Extras , Ib Total 163 Bowling Analysis.—J. Pritchard took five wickets for 42 runs, P. M. Harpet four for 82, J. Varcoe none for 15> R. G. Ross none for 8. RAKAIA v. METHVEN. A four-point win was registered by Rakaia against Methyen on the Rakaia grounds, the home team winning by an innings and 57 runs. Methven batted first and for eight wickets made the poor total of 24 runs, A. R. Gourley (11) being the only double-figure scorer. Rakaia went "in and with seven wickets down for 140 runs declared (B. Doig 19, T. Hooper 33, E. Eyison 13, A. Doig not out 27, J. Doig not out 30). Methven's second innings produced 59 runs for eight wickets (E. Watson 23 and C. Jessep 12, being the best batsmen). In Methven's first strike P. Doig took six wickets for 11 runs and,E. Evison one for none, while in the second Evison took three for 22 and P. Brown three for 12. For Methven A. Watson took two for 35, P. Compigne two for 29 and C. Jessep two for 12. Details were:— k Methven.* First Innings. A. L. Watson, lbw, b Brown ... 0 G. Stephen, c J. Doig, b P. Doig 6 E. Watson, c P. Brown, b P. Doig 2

C. Jessep, bP. Doig ... ... 0 s>. Compigne, bP. Doig ... ... 5 A. E. Gourley, cB. Doig, bP. Doig 11 K. Fryer, bP. Doig, ... ... 0 W. Pike, cB. Doig, b Eyison ... 0 E. Grieve, not out ... 0, Extras 0 Total (for eight wickets) . 24 Bowling Analysis.—D. Brown took * one wicket for 13 runs, P. Doig six for 11, E. Evison one for none. Second Innings. Stephen, c Hooper, bP. Brown ... 0 A. Watson, bP. Doig ;.., ... J* E. Watson, b Evison ... i ••• 23 C. Jessep, b P. Brown ... 12 Compigne, b Brown 0 Gourley, o and b Eyison 8 Fryer, b Evison ••• ,° Pike, oP. Doig; bP. Brown ... 0 Grieve, not out ... 4 Extra ' ..>. 1 Total (for eight wickets) 59 Bowling Analysis.—D. Brown took one wicket for 15 runs, P. Doig one for 9 , E. Eyison three for 22, P. Brown three for 12. Rakaia. B. Doig, b Compigne 19 T. Hooper, c Fryer, b Jessep ... 33 H. Craig, b Jessep 0 E. Evison, c sub,, b Stephen ... 13 P. Brown, run out ... 2 A. Doig, not out ... ' ... ... 27 D. Brown, c sub., bA. Watson ... 5 W. Oldfield, b A. Watson 0 J. Doig, not out 30 Extras ... ... ... ' ~.. H Total (for 7 wkts, d'cld.) 140 Bowling Analysis.—G. Stephen took one wicket for 22 runs, A. Watson two for 35, A. 11. Gourley none for 22, P. Compigne two for 29, O. Jessep two for 12, K. Fryer none for 9. JUNIOR GRADE. HIGH SCHOOL y. METHVEN. School had a win by an innings and 58 runs against Methyen when these two teams met; School made 279 runs, or rather two members of> it did. The chief scorers were R. H.' Biggar, not out, 108 and R. W. Biggar 145, the highest. other score of the side being six. Methven made 116 runs in their first innings (T. Owers 42, Grimwood 25, H. Reid 12 and S. Smith 12). Their second innings produced 105-runs (G. Cleeye 40, Owers 19). Bowling for School, Colquhoun took three wickets for 19 runs and P. Zouch three for 13. S ."Smith (six for 78) was the most , dangerous of the Methyen bowlers. Details were:— Methven. First Innings. H. Reid, c R. H. Biggar, b R. W. Biggar ... ... 12 S. Smith, c Keeley, b Colquhoun 12 G. Cleeve, b Osborne ... ... 0 G. Lochhead, lbw, b Colquhoun .;. •- 5 Walker, c Colquhoun 2 Owers c and bR. H. Biggar ... 42 S. McDonald, b Zouch 6 Grimwood, bR. H. Biggar ..« 25 D. Cleeve, not out 0 Extras ... ... 12 Total (for eight wickets) 116 Bowling Analysis.—E. Osborne took one wicket for .15' runs, Colquhoun three for 19, R. W. Biggar two-ifor 46, Zouch one for 20, R. H. Biggar. one for 6. Second Hmings. - . Owers, b Zouch ... ... ... 19 Grimwood, stpd Taylor, b R. H. Biggar ... ... ... ... 0 M. Walker, b Colquhoun 2 Reid, b R. W. Biggar 10 S. Smith, plyd on, b Colquhoun ... 9 G. Cleeve, b Zouch ... ... 40 Lochhead, c and b Osborne ... ' 4 McDonald, c Stayt ... 2 D. Cleeve, lbw, b Zouch ... ... 4 W. F. Owen, not out ...' ... 0 - Extras ... ... %5 , Total (for nine wickets) .. 105 Bowling' Analysis.—R. W- Biggartook two wickets for 31 runs, A.. Colquhoun two for 33, R., H. Biggar none for 13, P. Zouch thrfee for 13, E. Osborne one for 6, E. Stayt one for none. High School. R. H. Biggar, not out ... ... 108 R. W. Biggar, b Grimwood ... 145 A. Kelly, b Smith ... • .... ... 6 E. Osborne, b Reid I 0 L. Taylor, run out .... ' ... ••• 2 E. Jordan, b Smith ,1 R. Smith, b Smith Q P. Zouch, o Grimwood, b Smith ... 0 E. Stayt, b, Smith ... , ..: ... 2 A. Colquhoun, b Smith ... ... 0 S. Purcell, not out ... 1 ' Extras ' ••• 14 Total ...279 Bowling Analysis.—(Smith took six wickets for 78 runs, Owers none for 55, G. Cleeve none for 37, "Walker none for 8, Grimwood one for 25, Reid 1 one for 48, D. Cleeye none for 14. ' ! , FAIRFIELD v. KIA ORA. Kia Ora defeated Fairfield by 128 , runs on the first Fairfield batted first and made 150 (N. Phelan 39, C. Stills 39, P. Willis 22, WYFerris' 16, Alf McCall 12). Kia Ora replied with 278, B. T. Clothier being top scorer with 84. Other double-figure scorers were: F. Holloway 48, J. Dillon 39; O. J. Stills 32, R. Wear 26, S. Kerr 24 and V. Stills 15. Bowling for Kia Ora J. Dillon took four wickets for'' 18 runs, H. Lennon three for 14 and S. Kerr one for 9, while for Fair- > field P. Willis took three for 51, N. Phelan two for 35 and C. Stills two for 64. Details were:— Kia Ora. ■■ " \ B. T. Clothier, c Ferris, bC. Stills 84 J. Dillon, oHealey, b P. Willis ... ' 49 R. Wear, b P. Willis 26 H. Lennon, b Phelan 0 S< Kerr, cH. Baird, bC. Stills, ... 24 F. Holloway, not out 42 R. Chambers, run out ... ... 0 , C. Hansen, c Ferris, b Healey ... 0 L. Moore, o Alec McKay, b Don McKay 2 V. Stills, b P. Willis 15 O. J. Stills, b Phelan 32 Extras 14 Total 278 Bowling Analysis.—N. Phelan took two wickets for 35 runs, C. Stills two for 64, H. Baird none for 40, P. Willis three for 51, Don McKay none for 22, Alf McCall none for 18, Daye Mc-

Kay one for 15, It. Healey none for 8, J. Hardie none for 7. Fairfield. N. Phelan, c Holloway,'b Kerr ... 39 W. Ferris, b Lennon 16 Don McKay, lbw, b Lennon ... 0 H. Baird, b Lennon 0 Aif McCall, b Wear 12 C. Stills, o Clothier, b Dillon ... 39 P. Willis, o V. Stills, b Dillon ... 22 Dave McKay, run out 0 J. Hardie, b Dillon 7 Alec McCall, c Holloway, b Dillon 0 It. Healey, not out , 0 Extras 15 Total 150 Bowling Analysis.—V. /Stills took no wickets for 60 runs, J. Dillon four for 18, H. Lennon three for 14, S. Kenone for 9, R. Wear one for 19,, L. Moore none for 15. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND 'LEADING WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND, January 19. The close of the second day's play in the Plunket'Shield cricket match. Auckland v. Wellington, left the home team in a strong position. Steady bowling saw Wellington dismissed for 255 and Auckland's lead of 146 on the first innings was added to when Mills and Whitelaw, in the hour before stumps were drawn, added 74 without loss. With all ten wickets intact Auckland are now 220 ahead. Following are. the scores: — AUCKLAND. First Innings. P. E. Whitelaw, lbw, b Griffiths ... 115 J. E. Mills, b Blundell 4 G. L. Weir, c Tindill, b Griffiths >,.. 18 H. G. Vivian; lbwi,, b Blundell ... 31 L. F. Townsend, c and b Griffiths 44 V. S. Sale,' c Rainbird, b Lamason 27 It. G. Bush, b Lamason 36 M.rWallace, lbw b Lamason ... 68 A. W. McCoy, c Tindill, b Lamason 25 D. B. Edmonds, b Lamason ... 8 J. Cowie, not out .... 6 Extras 19 Total 401 Bowling Analysis.—Blundell, 43 overs, 13 maidens, 112 runs, 2 wickets; Tricklebank, 19 overs, 3 maidens, 62 runsj Morgan, 9 overs, 27 runs; Lamason, 27.5 ©vers, 8 maidens, 67 runs, 5 wickets; Griffiths, 29 overs, 101 runs, 3 wickets; McLeod, 8 overs, 3 maidens, 13 runs. Second Innings. Whitelaw, not out 31 J. E. Mills, not out ... ... 42 Extra ... 1 Total for no wickets ... 74 WELLINGTON. First Innings. \ Whyte, c and b Townsend ... 29 Tindill, st Edmonds, b ToWnsend... 9 McLeod, c Whitelaw, b Vivian ... 69 Ell, b Cowie 11 Ward, b Cowie 61 Lamason, o Vivian, b Townsend ... 2 Rainbird, b Townsend 3 Morgan, c Edmonds, b Cowie ... 2 Tricklebank, o Sale, b Townsend 47 Blundell, b Cowie ... 8 Griffiths, not out ... 2 Extras 12 Total - 255 Bowling Analysis—Cowie four for 61, Townsend five for 89, McCoy none for 43, Bush none for 28, Vivian one for 22. MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH. - CHRISTCHURCH, January 20. Cricket matches were played on Saturday in finle weather on hard, dry grounds. Sydenham 295 for seven declared (Oliver 153) beat St. Albans 208 and 181 (Birch 40, Park 40). Old Boys 147 and 138 for seven declared (Read four for 39) beat Lancaster Park 121 (M. Graham five for 63, Harris five for 31) and 72 "for six wickets (Graham three for 26). Old Collegians 301 heat Riccarton 280 (Jacobs 71, Hooper 46/ Dunnet 57). West Christchurch 360 beat East Christchurch 295 (Mortlock 91, Coupland 66, Kinvig not out 45; Findlay five for 67, Brown three fur 41). WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. ' ■* "■) CANTERBURY BEATS OTAGO, CHRISTCHURCH, January 20. The cricket match between the women's representatives of Otago and Canterbury provinces was concluded yesterday afternoon. Canterbury won by ten wickets, and will accordingly retain the Mary Machin Shield > for another ye'ar. In the first innings Canterbury made 190 runs, and on Friday evening Otago had lost eight wickets.for 64 runs. At the resumption of play Otago needed 27 runs to avoid a follow-on. The Otago team were all out for 69 runs, and followed on. / . , i. - i -Ijti SCORES AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, January 20. Old Boys 210 (Clark 56, Groves 41, Leader 30; Dey four for 29, Chettle-, burgh three for 46) met,Grange, one for 68 (Knight 39). Christian Brothers 66 (Cook six for 29, Vial three for 14) met Kaikorai eight for 102 (Holden 31). Dunedin 107 (Allen six for 49, Duncan three for 11) played Albion seven for 122 (Douglas three for 44, Carrington four for 38). Carisbrook A 51 and six for 95 (Kerr 36; Begg six for 33, Badcock three for 18) met Colts 66 (McDougall seven for 13). University 293 (Uttley 92, Henderson 85, Titchener 35; A. C. Procter four for 72, Newman five for "68) played Carisbrook B, two for 22. ' WOMEN'S TEST MATCH. SUCCESS OF AUSTRALIAN TAIL. MELBOURNE, January 19. In the women's cricket test, England, in the first innings, scored 162. Australia, in the first innings,, scoreo 150 (Palmer 39, Brewer 26, Antonio

16. Bowling, Maclagau three for 32, Hide two for 24. England, in its second innings, had eight runs without losing a wicket at stumps. Seven wickets fell for 81 in Australia's first innings on Friday, but the tail put up a good fight. The match will end on Monday. , M.C.C. TEAM IN TRINIDAD. PORT OF SPAIN, January 19. The Marylehone Cricket Club, first innings, scored 226 (Wyatt 38, Hendren 32, Ames 67, Holmes 37 ; bowling, Constantine four for 40). Trinidad had lost no wickets for 6 runs at stumps. Wyatt won the toss for the fifth consecutive time.