CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 39, 26 November 1940, Page 2

CRICKET.

minor ASSOCIATION match. ’WIN for. ASHBURTON. Ashburton defeated South Canter-, bury by 42 runs on the first innings in a cricket match played on the Ashburton Domain Oval y'esterday in the Minor Association’s trophy competition. Before accurate Timaru bowling, Ashburton fortunes fluctuated in their first strike, hut the tail wagged sufficiently to allow the side to put up the moderate total of 143. South Canterbury did not fare so well, and were all out for 101. < L. Butterfield showed himself to be a dangerous batsman, contributing 42 runs. W. McDonald also played solidly for 22. Ashburton collapsed in its second innings, and at the close of play had lost eight wickets for 35 runs. H. E. Cook scored 20 runs. R. Wilson and L. Butterfield bowled very consistently for the southern team. Details are:— Ashburton First innings ... 143 Second Innings. H. Jordan, c Wilson 0 E. Jordan, b Wilson 7 A. Doig, run out ... ... ' ... 0 R. Holloway, c and b Wilson ... 0

H. E. Cook, b Edwards 20 P. Zouch, lbw, b Butterfield ... 1 J. Doig, c Eanvaker, b Butterfield 0 L. Moore, c 'Wilson, b‘ Butterfield 0 A. W. Saunders, not out ... ... 5 R. Jones, not out ... ... ... .1 Extras . 1

Total (for eight wickets) ... 35 Bowling: H. Welford none for 16, .R. Wilson three for 6, L. Butterfield three for 8, E. Eanvaker one for 0, R. Taylor none for 4. South Canterbury. . First Innings. P. Gifford, lbw, b Moore 3 L. Butterfield, c E. Jordan b Talbot 42 E: Eanvaker, lbw, b Zouch ... 1 A. Weir, st Cook, b Zouch ... .4 A. Souter, lbw, b Moore 3 W. McDonald, b Moore ... ... 22 J. Lang, cH. Jordan, b Moore ... 6 R. Wilson, b Moore 0 J. Kane, b Zouch 9 R. Taylor, cH. Jordan, bA. Doig 5 H. Welford, not out 4 Extras • ... ... ••• 2 Total 101 Bowling: A. W. Saunders none for 20, L, Moore five for 27, P. Zouch three,for 82, L. Talbot one for 2, A. Doig one for 18.

ASHBURTON JUNIORS DEFEATED. INNINGS WIN FOR TIMARU. The Ashburton junior representatives suffered an innings defeat at the hands of a South Canterbury team in the Ashburton Domain yesterday. Ashburton made two low scores while South Canterbury knocked up 163, of which T. Neave made 51 not out. Details are:— Ashburton. First Innings ... ... ... 79 Second Innings. W. Merrin, b Green ... ... 3 A. Dewar, c 'felould, b Green .... 4 W. Goodwin, b Fletcher ... ... 17 S. Smith, c Warsaw, b Green ... 1 N. Hosking, b Green 0 T. Spicer, e Fitzgerald, b Grant ... 15 H. Crothers, b Fletcher ... ... 8 R. Pearce, not out ... ... ... 14 E. Bell, b Green ... 6 B. McKenzie, b Gould ... ... 0 A. Lewis, c and b Fletcher ... 1 Extras ■ ... ... 11 Total 80 Bowling—Fitzgerald, none for 1; Green, five for 25; Budd, none for 3; Grant, one for 14; Fletcher, three for 16; Neare, none for 5; Gould, one for 4. South Canterbury. T. Neave, not out ... ••• .51 P. Grant, c Pearce, b Bell ... 19 H. Button, lbw, b Smith ... ... 24 N. Gould, b Bell ... ... ••• 2 G. Fitzgerald, c Smith, b Hosking 23 B. Warsaw, c Spicer, b Bell ... 0 L. Fletcher, lbw, b Bell. ... ••• 9 R. MacLaren, b Hosking 15

G. Budd, c Pearce, b Hosking ... 0 T. Green, not out ... .J ••• 18 Extras H Total 163 Bowling-—N. Hosking, three for 38; W. Merrin, none for 18; S. Smith, one for 19; E. Bell, four for 63; H. Crothers, none for 15.