Southern Colts Visit Eden Park: Sons Of Internationals on the Field: Three Auckland Lads Top Century.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 4 (Supplement)

Southern Colts Visit Eden Park: Sons Of Internationals on the Field: Three Auckland Lads Top Century.

YOUTHS following in the cricket footsteps of their fathers— two of the latter internationals— took part in the Brabin Cup contests at Auckland over the holidays. From these ranks future Plunket Shield players are expected and it was not surprising that much excellent form was displayed. The Udj whose fathers had played In international matrWs were W. j Burton. Wellington, and D. W. Monaghnn, Canterbury. F. «T. Burton kept [wickets for Xcw South Wales, Victoria and Australia. Ilis son was Wellington's left-handed opening batsman, and though he did not fare well in Auckland. he started his team off in a very I helpful manner—42 and 37—on his home wicket when Wellington beat Canterbury. Two difficult slip catches were taken in Auckland's first innings by J. Muir, who also played two siow, but valuable opening innings of 12 and 13. A fielding combination between TBarber, wicket keeper, and H. Simm. point, was responsible for four run-outs in Wellington's games against Auckland and Suburban. Both these players gave promising batting displays against Auckland, Simm getting 15 and 33 and Barber a forceful 3S not out. Incidentally Barber replaced R. Bourke in the Wellington torn at the last minute, a telephone ring catching him at his home at Te Horo, on the Manawatu Line, just as he was leaving on a bicycle tour. Metcalf Supreme. The outstanding performance of the match with Wellington was that of the St. Patrick's College. Old Boys' allrounder R. W. Metcalf.- He took three for 17 and one for 47, and made 73 and 25, both not out. It took Metcalf, £. F. Fisher and E. Alexander only nineteen overs to get Auckland out in their first innings.

A 15-year-old Wellington College bowler, for whom Mr. L. J. Brabin predict* a successful future, wie R. Gray who, although he got only one for 73 in Auckland's 322 for nine, pitched the ball well up even when he was being hit.

Three of Wellington'* players, Brent Clarke (captain), Len. Woodger and EWilson took part in the intcr-provincial tourney at Christchurch at Christmas, 1939. In the game here all three had valuable performances to their credit. Clarke (who was also skipper of Wellington College), brilliantly took three beautiful running catches In Auckland's second knock, and two more against City and Suburban. In the latter matchClarke made 88 not out and 75 in his noxt innings againet Canterbury. Woodger made a forceful 33 In the first innings, before being brilliantly caught by Koss McKay at mid-on, off a stinging on-drive. He also gave the best display at cover-point in either match, and it was unfortunate that a sprained ankle prevented him from having a second knock. At Christchurch last year Woodger scored a hard-hitting 07 against Otago after Wellington had made a disastrous start. He is a nephew of Mr. W. A. Woodger, of Epsom, the 1009 New Zealand and Australasian 100 and 220 yards champion, retaining both Dominion titles the following year. Wilson shared a valuable eighth wicket partnership of 48 in the first innings at Eden Park and took two for 57 off thirteen overs. In last year's tournament (won by Auckland at Haglcy Park), Wilson took nine wickets for 172 runs. D. W> Monaghan, Canterbury's best nil-rounder, is a son of Archdeacon H. W. Monaghan, of Timaru, who played

f«r TTellingtoTi arainjt Australia wh:!* , at Wellington College in 1905, anJ knocked down two wicket* 9-V including that of M. A. N*obl.>. A year later he bowled W. \V. Armstrong "twice and represented New Zealand. Dave Monaghan, who was captain of Christ'* College XI last year, pave a great allround display here recently. Wiib the bat he opened end made 70; he took one for fi9 off 12 overs and three for 18 off four overs; his fielding at rover point w< excellent, particularly hi* left-arm returns to the "keeper. He al*o batter! and bowled left-hand. Versatile skipper of Canterbury was G. L. Anning, who bowled in Auckland'* first inning? and kept wickets quite well in the second. Five Cantabe.. Monanhan, S. .T. Mann, F. B. Fniith, A. E. L. Britton and T. G. H. Tregonning, took part in the tournament last year. In those games Monaghan got 232 runs in four knocks and Smith 130 for the same number of inninge. In tbi* year's gamo, Smith, who was skipper of Christchurch Boys' High Sehoo; XI, batted 120 minutes* for an attractive 107, which included 18 bonndarie«. Other good innings were played by G. F. Andereon, who took an hour and 31 minut<* for 71, and X. C. Sravthe, who made 43 in 37 minute*. Wicketkeepiac. Fine displays were given br the keepers of all three province*. Barber (Wellington) had 13 byes in two inning* totalling 364 run?,'and was responsible for three, run -out«. Britton (Chrirtchurch) gave away only 14 byee in 443 runs, ono catch, 'two ktumpings and a run-out. N". M. Sherer (Auckland"! had 22 byes in 676 runs. He took a couple of catcher. Both the southern elevens fielded am" bowled better than Aucldind. The throwing-in of the home side was often atrocious. In another important phase of the pam*. running between th« wi«ket*. the Ancklanders showed uncertainty and indecision. Four m«n (Ritchie, McKay. Birch and McCarthy) were run out, and others were luckv not to be dumiseed similarly. Auckland Averages Performance* of the Auckland team, no member of which played at Christ church la«t year, are covered in their averages for the two game*, which appear below. ' Batting.

A*«o boiled 'one inninse , ':—L. yM Dras and O. L. Xoake* each ose for M off two oven; Eitciie noae for 14, aff-§ three overs. Although Auckland Jacked tie Tpn-Jf «rice of men wbo had sppsared summer's tor.maißent at Hagler PariVil ■"here the northern *;d«» won tie *Xe*-Js Zealand Interprovinejal Cup." Pike played here when Aurlclaid lo«t ta»":'-. Brabin Cup frame at Dovostert eli Chri«trnas, 1935. He would ceftaiah-S have pen* south last reason bid Ist Mt % undergone an operation for apreodititk. I Although a left-arm spin bowler PSevit batting right hand, played the breeiii*'-'? knock of tie tourney —V>o in 35 anatoxin the second Innings aga:n*t WtfliagUii, includinjr v w o *ixc» and eight iourt. Five of th« most prolific Keren ii H ««nior B cricket fthere is no snd» in Wellington and Christchurcli—if aJE plawer is not an artnil sojor he hH Mvond grade) \rcro in.ron?ift«nt bat—McCarthy. Tike, Dm.-, Jones Ivitchie. The last-named "aras from a *er<er« cold. The otier four fact §1 at ]ca*t one fine performance iu % Br vray of paradox, centuries wmjif K-orcd by the 1-5 y»ar-oid Eos* the fa*t bowjer Stnhlraan: and Uβ :- ' wicket-keeper Sherer, ■α-he tras the amt I. dependable batfrcais thron-hoat. Kelsey traa th« rao«t a7sre«Hve of tit *' faster bowlers in any of the three t«ee§.*f Pike wa« ~ood in patches. AsainftQn- ' terbnry he did not take a. w-ick*! '«tf fS 327 run* had been ecored, then he bowled the Ust fonr aien bv the tßsso 367 was npFioe Win Over Caaterbnxy. Considering the extreme yornh of |fce J| Auckland XL it most b* eoi3§idK*£ • to h*ve done well, in view of tie that Canterbury plaved fire aea of it* 1939 team, and' Wellington three. E\n I as it wa*, the latter province , * lejut- I sentative* may have been beatea la* several chance* been accepted jioniy I after five o'clock on the final day. The victory omr Cant«rburr "finiiSv re-established the AucklandeTS T battai? reputation, and the win reads well » the light of Canterbury's outright rx- I tory at on Thur«daT»ftert3»" I South Island" XL had led" by *TT . to 267 on the first innings. At tie axe time it must not be forgotten that tie I Canters>tarian« had to tak« the field ov a blazing hot day barely two boa« after,. disembarking at Auckland railway station, and they were handicapped If S. J. Mann, their stock right-arm stow bowler having had hi* thumb Jasata by a door on toe express. Skipper Aiming bad at last, in deepen- '( tion, to call Mann on to the field *• I separate that heart-breaking par , , J«e* and McKay. Till 126 runs bad beet* f scored the Canterbury manager, Mr. T. I A. Tocker, secretary "of the St. Attest J Club, had been permitted to field «* I substitute for Mann. The di»miscal ef Jones by a brilliant catch br Meaagto I in Mann'« rerr fir*t over d«d aet eel I Canterbury"< trouble*, a* the ye»f Auckland Granmarian. McKay, raced m ■'* to his ceattiry, and another prolific staai » by the left-hander*. Sherer and StaU- I man. produced two more indirifaal I hundred*.

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