PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22906, 30 December 1939, Page 3

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

WELLINGTON OUT FOR 195 CANTERBURY’S STRONG POSITION FINE * BOWLING BY CROMB (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, December 29. Honours of the first day’s play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury to-day were all with the Canterbury team, which dismissed Wellington for 195 in the first innings and then ran up 177 for three wickets. Although Wellington had the first use of a good, firm wicket and a fast outfield at the Basin Reserve, the team gave as feeble a batting display as it did against Auckland at Christmas. The Weilington batsmen shaped badly against the wily, slow deliveries of Cromb, who at one stage had three wickets for seven runs. , . , Seven Wellington wickets were down for 101 when a good stand was made by Tindill and Airey which put on 45 for the eighth wicket. Just as the pair had got set a misunderstanding resulted m Airey being run out. Tindill went on to score 69 in 139 minutes, and then popped one from Davis to Anderson at mid-off. Pritchard and Ashenden showed that runs could be got against the Canterbury bowling by putting on 29 for the last wicket, the innings closing at 3.20 p.m. for the poor total- of 195. Cromb’s Good Bowling Cromb was the best bowler on the Canterbury side, and he varied pace, flight, and spin cleverly in taking five for 66 off 22.3 overs. Roberts, Mcßae, and Davis all kept a good length. The fielding was smart and clean, and Harbidge did neat work with the gloves. « . . Canterbury’s Innings opened inauspiciously at 3.36 p.m. as Kerr, the Canterbury captain, popped the second ball of Pritchard’s opening over into the hands of Lamason at silly mid-on, and one wicket was down before a run had been scored. O’Brien, who has just returned from two seasons’ experience of English county cricket, then joined Donnelly, and the pair made a spirited stand which added 127 runs for the second wicket, of which O’Brien claimed 81. He made most of his runs in front of the wicket with powerful drives, and, in all, hit one six and six fours during his 90 minutes’ stay at the crease. . Hadlee assisted Donnelly to put on 23 for the third wicket before being bowled by Pritchard, and Donnelly and Cromb then played out time, the score standing at 177 for three wickets, Donnelly being 68 and Cromb 11. Although not so dashing as usual, Donnelly made many powerful drives past mid-off and cover point, and also employed a hook shot to good effect. He hit six fours. - . ~ Pritchard was the most effective of the Wellington bowlers, although his two wickets cost 51 runs off 13 overs, Lamason took one for 40 off 12 overs, and Ashenden's eight overs cost 41 runs. Wilson was expensive, as 31 runs came from the four overs he sent down. ■ Scores:— WELLINGTON First Innings V. H. Du Chateau, c Davis, b Cromb 25 W. Hepburn, b Roberts .. O. L. Wrigley, Ibw, b Mcßae .. 2 E. W. Tindill. c Anderson, b Davis .. 69 W. G. Rainbird, b Cromb .. 1 E. McLeod, b Cromb , .. •• -JJ D. S. Wilson, c Davis, b Roberts .. 10 J. R. Lamason. c Roberts, b Cromb .. 11 W. F. Airey, run out .. " T. L. Pritchard, not out .. ” J. G. Ashenden. b Cromb .. *• Extras .. •• •• •• IU Total .. •• -.195

| Fall of wickets: One for 10, two for " 27, three for 52, four for 58, five for 60, six for 84, seven for 101, eight for 146, nine for 166, 10 for 195. Bowling Analysis—Roberts, 13 overs, 1 maiden, 33 runs, 2 wickets: Mcßae, 15 overs, 2 maidens, 33 runs, 1 wicket; Davis. 1®: overs, 2. maidens, 49 rims, 1 wicket; Cromb, 22.3 overs, 3 maidens, 66 runs, 5 wickets; Donnelly, 2 overs, 4 runs. CANTERBURY First Innings J. L. Kerr, c Lamason, b Pritchard 0 M. P. Donnelly, not out .. .. 68 F. P. O’Brien, lbw,> b Lamason .. 81 W. A. Hadlee, b Pritchard I. B. Cromb, not out .. "a Extras .. • - - • • • B Total for three wickets • • 177 Fall of wickets: One for 0, two for 127, three for 150. Bowling Analysis—Pritchard, 13 overs, 1 maiden, 51 runs, 2 wickets; Ashenden, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 41 runs; Lamason, 12 overs, 2 maidens, 40 runs, 1 wicket; Wilson, 4 overs, 31 runs; McLeod, 1 over, 6 runs. EASY WIN FOR CANTERBURY WIDE MARGIN AGAINST SUBURBAN Canterbury B beat Christchurch Suburban by 235 runs to 142. Solid scoring by some of the Canterbury batsmen made a good start, and this was consolidated by good bowling and fielding later. Canterbury B produced several good batsmen, C. V. Walter being outstanding with a score of 93. G. Dougall 40, and L Ellis 27 were also consistent scorers. W. Oliver took four wickets for 54 runs. J. Weatherhead three for 52, and F. Kiddey one for 22. The Suburban team scored fairly steadily at the opening*, but the dismissal of three men for only 20 runs made a serious handicap, and the following batsmen became slightly reckless in an endeavour to make up the score. L. Gordon 24 and S. Ellis 25 had the best totals. Bowling for Canterbury, R. Empson had the fine average of four wickets for 16 runs in the closing stages of the match. Scores: — CANTERBURY B D. A. Stout, b Gordon .. .. 21 F. Kerr, c and b Weatherhead .. 3 J. Wason, c and b Weatherhead .. 20 C. R. Morse, b Oliver .. .. 5 C. V. Walter. Ibw, b Oliver .. ..93 L. Ellis, c Rowe, b Oliver .. .. 27 J. Hegan, c Oliver, b Weatherhead .. 7 R. Empson, st Hall, b Oliver .. .. 3 G. Dougall, run out .. • • 40 A. Bradshaw, not out .. .. H W. Anderson, b Kiddey .. .. 3 Extras .. • • • • 2 Total .. ..235 Bowling Analysis—J. Weatherhead, 11 overs, 52' runs, 3~wickets; S. Ellis, 8 overs, 45 runs; L. Gordon, 6 overs, 46 runs. 1 1 wicket; W. Oliver, 13 overs, 54 runs, 4 1 wickets: F. Kiddey, 7.4 overs, 1 maiden, . 22 runs, 1 wicket; W. Bestman, 3 overs 1 , maiden. 13 runs; J. Smith, 1 over, 1 run. ' i CHRISTCHURCH SUBURBAN 1 L. Gordon, c and b Morse .. .. 24. ( A. Rowe, c and b Anderson .. ■ ( S. Ellis, b Dougall .. •• 25 J. Hall, b Dougall .. •• ' W. Oliver, st Ellis, b Morse .. .. 10 i J. Smith, run out •• •• 1 J. Weatherhead, c Ellis, b Empson .. 21 j H. Meyer, c and b Empson .. .. a 1 K. Phillips, b Enlpson .. “ c i W. Bestman. not out .. •• ° > F. Kiddey, b Empson .. .. 15 j Extras • • • • • • < Total .. . - . - 142 1 Bowling Analysis—W. Anderson, 7 overs ! 31 runs, 1 wicket: J. Hegan. 4 overs, 18 ; runs; C. R. Morse, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 36 ; runs, 2 wickets: G. Dougall, 8 overs, 1 ( maiden. 17 runs, 2 wickets; A. Bradshaw. . 2 overs. 14 runs; R. Empson, 2.4 overs, 16 runs, 4 wickets. A CLOSE GAME NORTH CANTERBURY BEATS CANTERBURY A Canterbury A nearly beat North Canterbury, the scores being 253 to 229. For the most part scoring was slow, but towards the end of the game play brightened up as batsmen sought to get runs. Best scorer fpr North Canterbury was V. Bennett, who compiled 61 runs. A good partnership between M. Ballinger and R. Taplin produced a useful 84, the batsmen making 40 and 44 respectively. F. G. Wise took two wickets for 16 runs, and C. J. Oliver took four for 66. A total of 60 not out was produced by G. Anderson, one of the closing batsmen of Canterbury. He gave a good open performance, hitting many fours and sixes j. Nee and T. Tregonning each made 30. R. Cassidy, with three for 46, and F. Devlin, with one for 13. were the best bowlers. Scores:— NORTH CANTERBURY F. Devlin, played on, b Nee .. .. 0 R. Little, b Oliver •• .. 8 M. Ballinger, b Oliver .. ..40 R. Taplin. Ibw, b Oliver .. ..44 R. Cassidy, b Burtt .. ..23 V. Bennett, b Wise .. •. 61 R. Bennett, Ibw, b Nee .. .. 9 R. Puddle, run out .. ..13 L. Giles, not out .. —l6 N. Cherry, b Oliver .. ..15 B. Eder, b Wise .. ..0 Extras .. •• ..24 Total ... .. ..253 Bowling Analysis—J. Nee, 16 overs, 72 runs, 2 wickets: C. J. Oliver, 18 overs, 66 runs, 4 wickets; T. Tregonning, 2 overs, 8 runs; N. Burtt, 8 overs, 62 runs. 1 wicket: A. Sutherland, 2 overs, 4 runs; F. G. Wise, 3.3' overs, 16 runs, 2 wickets. CANTERBURY A C. J. Oliver, b Cassidy .. .. 8 A. E. Wilson, b Devlin .. .. 0 J. Nee, played on, b Taplin .. ..30 F. G. Wise, Ibw, b Cassidy .. 8 A. Sutherland, run out .. .. 24 T. Tregonning, played on, b Ballinger 30 L. Cater, c R. Bennett, b Ballinger .. 16 G. .Anderson, not out ... .. 60 C. H. Baker, -run out .. .. 8 A. Lawler, c Ballinger, b Taplin .. 19 N. Burtt, b Cassidy .. .. 4 Extras .. .. .. 22 Total .. .. ..229 Bowling Analysis—F. Devlin, 3 overs, 13 runs, /I wicket: R. Cassidy, 9 overs, 46 runs, 3 wickets; R. Taplin, 9 overs, 56 runs, 2 wickets: L. Giles. 3 overs, 6 runs; M. Ballinger. 6 overs, 48 rims, 2 wickets; N. Cherry, 2 overs, 12 runs; R. Little, 4 overs,* 1 maiden, 15 runs. CANTERBURY BEATEN AT WESTPORT GAME OF CHANGING FORTUNES [From Our Own Reporter] WESTPORT, December 29. A Buller cricket team scored a sensational win over the visiting Canterbury team by four runs after a game of changing fortunes. Buller* had a first innings lead of 59 runs, but In its second knock could only score 65 runs. Canterbury tried hard to make up the leeway, but the Buller bowlers, Wheatley and Humphries, continually had the visi- . tors on'the defensive. The Buller team’s win was thoroughly deserved and most popular. Scores were;— BULLER First innings . .. •. ... 180 Second Innings T. Phipps,! c and b Mapplebeck .. 12 A. Dunn, p Empson, b Butterfield .. 0 J. Porter, Irun out .. ..24 D. Strachan, run out .. ..5 D. Bromley, c Butterfield, b Burtt .. 7 , G. Wheatley, Ibw, b Butterfield .. . 3 Humphries, run out .. .. 5 : F. Burns, c Walter, b Burtt .. 0 : J. Griffiths, Ibw, b Burtt .. .. 2 . W. McElwee, c Lohrey, b Butterfield .. 0 ; W. Neighbours, not out .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. . 5 : Total ' .. .. ... 65 : Bowling—Mapplebeck took one for 29, L. Butterfield three for 23, T. Burtt three 1 for S. ( CANTERBURY First Innings E. A. Gasson, b R. Humphries ... 30 , C. G. Hamilton, b Humphries ’ .. 22 ( M. Lohrey, c Dunn, b Wheatley .. 1 V. C. -Empson, c Strachan, b Dunn .. 16 L. k A. Butterfield, c Phipps, b Neigh- ■ hours .. . • ... 2 T. Burtt, Ibw, b Neighbours .. ... 0 A. C. Brown, b Wheatley .. ..17 F. Walter, c Phipps, b Humphries .. 4 M. Harper, Ibw, b Wheatley .. 13 I W. Mapplebeck, c Neighbours, b Humphries .... .. 5 < Callaway, not put .. .. 4 ’ Extras ' •* „ . 7 ! . Total. »» wi s c 121 hj

JUNIOR TEAMS AT PLAY . . * ~ INTERPROVINCIAL CUP TOURNAMENT AUCKLAND’S STRONG POSITION AGAINST CANTERBURY Some sparkling cricket was seen when the tournament among • junior cricket teams from Auckland, Wellington, Otago, and Canterbury was continued at Hagley Park yesterday. Conditions for play were ideal, with the weather warm and the wickets and outfield fast. Playing against Canterbury, Auckland made the good total of 376. Some particularly fine batting was seen, the displays of H. Sutcliffe, who made 119, and B. H. Warner who made 80 being outstanding. The Canterbury bowling did not prove difficult, and nine of the team reached double figures. Canterbury made a bad start, and at stumps had lost four wickets for 43 runs. In the other game, between Wellington and Otago, the North Island team did not make a promising start, but a hard hit of 97 by L. Woodyer went a long way to raising the total to 270. Otago also started poorly, taut has recovered somewhat. and at stumps had made 124 for five wickets. Both games will be resumed this morning. These four teams are competing for a trophy on the lines of the Plunket Shield, and known as the Interprovincial Junior Cup, and tire tournament is held every two years, the next fixture being set down for Christchurch. The wins of Auckland and Canterbury over Wellington and Otago earlier in the week give them four points each, the losers gaining two each. The trophy this year is being competed for for the first time. Auckland v. Canterbury In its innings of 376 against Canterbury yesterday. Auckland showed itself to be a particularly strong side. Its batting right through the innings was very solid. An outstanding display was that of H. Sutcliffe, a 16-year-old left-hander. He used a wide range »of strokes, but his best were on the leg side, and he dealt harshly with anything loose. He reached his century in two hours, and altogether batted 132 minutes for his 119,* and hit 19 fours and a six. Another fine innings was that of Warner, whose 80 was made in less than two hours and included eight fours. Like Sutcliffe, he used a wide range of strokes. Elliott, who went In first wicket down, had a life before he . had scored, but he batted well for 39, while Thom and Jones also did well. The Canterbury bowlers, of whom six were tried, had a difficult job keeping runs down. Allen, who was not used to a great extent, took four wickets for 35 with his spinners. Way, who sent down 20 overs for 90 runs and three wickets, was the most successful of the others. The start of the Canterbury innings was disastrous. Monaghan was foolishly run out with the total only four, and three more wickets fell with the addition of six runs. It was not till Morley joined Baxter, who opened the innings, that any sort of a stand was made, and they took the score to 43 at stumps, against a strong attack headed by Wiles, Noble, and Thom. Scores;—. AUCKLAND First Innings B. H. Warner, c Britton, b Baxter .. 80 W. Rowntree, b Allen ' .. ..21 J. Elliott, b Way .. ..39 R. Johns, b Way , .. .. ..16 H. Sutcliffe, c Bluett, b Allen .. 119 A. Wiles, ibw, b Cameron .. ..12 C. Thom, c Baxter, b Way .. ..26 J. G. Jones, ibw, b Mann . ..21 F. Noble, c Baxter, b Allen .. 8 A. H. Smith, not out .. .. 15 F. Warrington, c and b Allen .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 17 Total .. .. .. 376 Bowling Analysis—S. Cameron, 17 overs, 5 maidens, 46 runs, 1 wicket; I. Bluett, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 42 runs; F. Allen, 9.2 overs, 2 maidens. 35 runs. 4 wickets; S. Mann, 11 overs. 73 runs, 1 wicket: I. A. Baxter, 15 overs, 73 runs, 1 wicket; P. Way, 20 overs, 1 maiden, 90 runs, 3 wickets. Bluett bowled two no-balls and Mann one. CANTERBURY First Innings I. A. Baxter, not out .. ... 10 D. W. Monaghan, run out .. .. 2 F. B. Smith, b Noble .. .. 1 O. Whitford. Ibw, b Wiles .. .. 1 F. Allen, c Jones, b Thom .. .. 0 W. Morley, not out .. .. .. 23 Extras .. .. .. 6 Total for four wickets .. 43 Wellington v. Otago The match between Wellington and Otago is in a much more even position, with the advantage, if any, to Wellington. The brightest batting of the innings, which totalled 270, was that of Woodyer, who made 97 in quick time. He was not afraid to attack the bowling, and 17 fours were included in his total. Alexander, one of the openers, made a solid 45, but did not receive a great deal of assistance till he was joined by Mooney, who made 33 before he was compelled to retire through illness. After that a minor slump set In, but Woodier and Tucker Improved the position‘considerably, Tucker making 35 before he was bowled. Otago used eight bowlers, of whom Partridge, four for 70, had the best figures. Others who divided the wickets were Hunt, three for 62, and Geary two for 52. Otago also started badly, but Baker and Hunt with a stand of 61 for the third wicket improved the position. Hunt batted well for his 33, and then Mclntyre did some hard hitting for 35 In 28 minutes, including three sixes and two fours. Mc-i Intyre was not afraid to attack the bowling. but would do better if he curbed his rashness. Baker, who is unbeaten with 47,. batted patiently, and if Otago can get someone to stay with him, the side has still a chance of obtaining the runs, for Bowling—R. Humphries took four for 36, G. Wheatley four for 32. A. Dunn one for 10, W. Neighbours one for 7. Second Innings C. G. Hamilton -. ..13 E. Gasson .. .. ~ 15 M. Lohrey .. .. ~ 11 V. C. Empson .. .. .. 1 L. A. Butterfield .. . • .. 19 T. Burtt .. .. .. 2 A. C. Brown .. F. Walter • .. .. „ 10 M. Harper. .. .. •• 24 W. Mapplebeck .. .. .. 0 Callaway .. .. •• 2 Extras .. .. .. 7 Total .. ..120 Bowling—R. Humphries took five for 33; G. Wheatley, three for 42; W. Neighbours, one for 28. FRIENDLY MATCH Veterans won their annual match against the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association by 21 rims on Thursday. Veterans made 116 runs (H. E. Lawrence 26, W. Randall 20). B. Jarman took five Veterans’ wickets for 54 runs. The boys’ team made 95 runs (B. Wakelin 38). For the Veterans A. Jones took six wickets for 43 -runs. ~ , ,

the Wellington bowling is more steady than dangerous. Scores: — WELLINGTON First Innings D. R. Alexander, c Miller, b Partridge 45 B. J. Clarke, c Barnes/b Partridge ..• 0 P. McCarthy, c Barnes, b Geary .. 11 C. Jarvis, c and b Hunt .. .. 14 F. H. L. Mooney, retired ill .. 33 R. Roberts, ibw, b Partridge .. 4 G. O. Rabone, c McKay, b Partridge 3 J. Morton, st Barnes, b Hunt .. 6 L. Woodyer, c Thomson, b Hunt ~ 97 G. Tucker, b Geary .. .. 35 E. Wilson, not out .. .. .. 5 Extras . .. .. .. 17 Total .. .. ..270 Bowling Analysis—P. Miller, 1 over, 4 runs; R. Partridge. 18 overs, 2 maidens, 70 runs, 4 wickets; R. Hunt, 7.5 overs. 62 runs, 3 wickets: J. Watson, 1 over, 8 runs; T. F. C. Geary, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 52 runs, 2 wickets: G. C. McKay, 9 overs, 48 runs; D. I. Mclntyre, 1 over, 1 run; A. W. Thomson, 1 over, 8 runs. OTAGO First Innings L. C. Baker, not out .. .. •. 47 P. Miller, b Rabone .. .. 1 J. Watson, b Wilson .. .. 0 R. Hunt, b Rabone .. .. 33 D. I. Mclntyre, c Morton, b Rabone .. 35 J. Fraser, run out .. .. 2 T. F. C. Geary, not out .. ..0 Extras .. - - .. 6 Total for five wickets .. 124 MATCHES FOR WEEKEND TOURNAMENT FOR JUNIOR , PLAYERS gome good cricket should be seen when the tournament for junior teams from Auckland, Wellington, Otago, and Canterbury is continued at Hagley Park to-day and on Monday and Tuesday. The tournament is for a new trophy, the inter-pro-vinciai junior cup, run on the lines of the Plunket Shield, for which Auckland and Canterbury, by defeating Wellington and Otago, have each gained four points and the losers two each. Auckland has played itself into a strong position in the match against Canterbury started yesterday, while Wellington appears to have a slight advantage over Otago. These matches will be> concluded to-day, play starting at 10.30 a.m. The final round of the tournament will commence on Monday and conclude on Tuesday, the draw for matches being -Canterbury v. Wellington and Auckland v. Otago. On each day play will start at Ip. 30 a.m.