CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22894, 15 December 1939, Page 8

CRICKET

* SCHOOLS’ ANNUAL MATCH CHRIST’S COLLEGE IN GOOD p6sition [THB PRESS Special Service.] DUNEDIN. December 14. The annual cricket match between Christ’s Colle.ge and Otago Boys’ High School began to-day on the school ground In Ideal conditions. When stumps were drawn the visitors were In a strong position. Batting first, Christ’s College made 1991 High School was dismissed for the small total of 91. It seems likely that the home side will be required to follow on to-morrow morning. One of the opening batsmen, Williams, did not stay long; but the other, Monaghan, was dropped’when he had scored very few, and went on to make a valuable 36. The faster school bowlers were being played confidently, and the Christ’s College batsmen demonstrated that they had been well coached. Their style generally was attractive. A slow bowler, Somerville, claimed two good wickets in one over; but Morse and Rutherford settled Into a partnership which took the total well toward the 200 mark. Partridge, the best and fastest bowler In .the side, accounted for the former, and was mainly responsible for disposing of the tallenders. The home team’s fielding was keen, but the catching was not reliable. The visiting side started splendidly in the field. Two bowlers of good pace, Ellis and McSweeney, each captured a wicket In his first over, and although Overton put up a fight at one end, the batsmen came and went quickly at the other. Overton was out in the first over after the tea adjournment, and the High School’s position was desperate. Rennie, a stubborn left-hander, and Partridge did practically all of the recovery work that was done. A promising left-hand spin bowler. Norton, was tried, and he accounted for the last two wickets quickly. Christ’s College players fielded excellently, and their smart moving emphasised the bad running between the wickets of the Otago batsmen. Details;— CHRIST’S COLLEGE First Innings D. W. Monaghan, c Partridge, b Somerville •• 36 L. K. Williams, Ibw, b Partridge 8 W. N. Wright, c Overton, b Somerville •• ** ** •> 22 L. J. Castle, c Scott, b Somerville .. 13 G. R. Morse, b Partridge .. • • 32 A. O. Ellis. Ibw, b Gough .. ..2 E. G. Rutherford, c Gough, b McArley 44 I. W. Galloway, b Partridge .. •• W R. G. Kingscote, run out .. .. 3 B. McSweeney, b McArley, b Partridge 2 W. G. McNaughton. not out .. • • * Extras .. • • ■ • • • Total .. •• ..199 Bowling Analysis—Partridge. 18.2 overs. 68 runs. 4 wickets; McArley, 12 overs, 1 maiden; 41 runs. 1 wicket; Rennie, 6 overs, X maiden. 17 runs, 1 wicket: Somerville. 10 overs. 45 runs, 3 wickets: Gough, 4 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket. OTAGO BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL First Innings H. W. Farquharson, c Williaihs, b Ellis 0 T. W. Somerville, b McSweeney .. 1 C. I. Overton, c Williams, 1 b McSweeney .. •• 12 R. G. Gough, c Galloway, b Castle .. S T. S. Campbell, b McSweeney ~ 0 E. R. G. Scott, b McSweeney .. 1 P. K. Rennie, c Williams, b Castle .. 28 K. M. Lindsay, c Galloway, b Castle 6 R. P. Partridge, b Norton .. ..15 C. B. Chettleburgh, not out .. -.8 V. A. C. McArley, c Castle, b Norton 0 Extra .. . ■ ■ • .. 1 Total •• •• .. 91 Bowling Analysis—Ellis, 9 overs. , 3 maidens, 11 runs, 1 , wicket; Wright, 3 overs, 1 maiden, 4 runs; Castle, 7 overs, 23 runs, 3 wickets: McSweeney, IX overs, 24 runs, 4 wickets; Rutherford, 3 overs. 1 maiden, 5 runs; Norton, 3 overs, 7 runs, 2 wickets; Morse, 3 overs, 4 runs. BO’XS* REPRESENT ATINE MATCHES • CANTERBURY TO . PLAY OTAGO Next Tuesday and Wednesday the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association will play its annual representative matches with the Otago Boys’ Association. These matches will be at Hagley Park, play to start each day at 10 a.m. The teams will be chosen on the ground from the following bo.ys:— ' „, , ... tTnder 16 years! Collins (captain); Wakelln, Davies, Fry (High School) Metcalfe, Jarman (Technical), Pahl, Williams (Papanui), Bartholomew (Technical Old Boys), Rattray, Bruce, McKlbbln, and Sheppard (College). Undef- 15; Wilson (captain, St. Bedes), Mac Gibbon, Macbeath, Howarth, Garland, Rattray (College), Dudley, Lloydl (Technical). McMaster. West Snook, Harrington, Frampton (High School), Gallagher and Thorpe (West). FRIENDLY MATCH A last-wlcket partnership of 45 runs between two schoolboy substitutes helped “The Press” to beat the Combined Bakers in a friendly cricket match at Sydenham Park yesterday. "The Press’.’ made 91 (A. R. Cant 28, D. McKnight 27, and E. Moses 18 not out), and the Combined Bakers 60 (A. Pepper 13, B. Wln 13, B. Warren 11). For the Combined Bakers, W Turner, J. Simes, and M. Law took two wickets each for 10, 13, and 15 runs respectively, B. D. Stapleforth one for 7, and C. Peppei 1 one for 33. For “The Press,” P. Molineaux took seven for 27, and ' Cant three for 27.