CRICKET FIFTH ROUND OF COMPETITION

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26634, 21 January 1952, Page 8

CRICKET FIFTH ROUND OF COMPETITION

TWO OUTRIGHT WINS ON SATURDAY EAST CHRISTCHURCH REGAINS LEAD Although two teams secured outright round of ‘he senior petl ‘ l ° n a ’ con duded on Saturday, they did so by narrow margins, ~°‘“ games Providing interesting finishes. I! StCh u rch . regained 1««1 »n ‘he competition by beating St. Albans, but lost seven wickets in obtaining the 44 necessary runs in its second innings. Old Collegians also W’on by three wickets from Lancaster Park, the leaders at the end t ‘ h « ‘ourth round, after the consistent innings UnderS had played ano ‘ her good Pitches were a little heavy in the morning after overnight rain, but dried out quickly and later played fairly easily in most cases. Results:— . East Christchurch 166 and 44 for seven wickets beat St Albans 46 and 163, by three wickets. Old Collegians 96 and 115 for seven wiekets beat Lancaster Park 56 and 151 by three wickets. Sydenham 275 for nine wickets declared beat Riccarton 203 for nine Wickett declared and 158 for four wickets declared by 72 runs on the first innings. West Christchurch 337 beat Old Boys 174 and 192 for nine wickets declared by 163 runs on the first innings. P. H. T. Alpers, of Old Collegians, who has been bowling exceptionally wen in recent matches, was the only bowler to take more than five wickets in an innings, but J. S. Patrick, of West Christchurch. took seven cheap wickets in Old Boys’ two innings during the day. The highest individual scorers were G. R. Royfee 73, F. B. Smith 69, H. Cullen 63, D. O’Malley 53. Competition points are:—East Christchurch 31, Lancaster Park 26, Old Colleigans 25, Riccarton 22. Sydenham 16, St. Albans 16. West Christchurch 11, Old Boys 9. SYDENHAM V. RICCARTON (89/3) (203)

Jffhen Sydenham declared Its first innings closed at 3 p.m. after scoring 275 for nine wickets it seemed to have a reasonable chance of forcing an outright win, but determined batting by L. Newman, E, Fuller, and F. Dawson when Riccarton batted again enabled the side to play out time comfortably. The not out batsmen, D. O’Malley and H. Cullen, both batted confidently when the Sydenham innings was resumed and carried their partnership total to 73 before O'Malley lost his wicket. O'Malley in scoring 53 made his runs in first-class style. He played careful cricket,’ but produced a wide range of shots to deal severely with the loose ball. Cullen also found his best form in scoring 63, his first substantial score this season. He, too, refused to take risks and hit only four boundaries in his long innings, but his patience was tewarded for on his dismissal Riccarton s first innings total had been passed for the loss of five wickets and Sydenham had a firm grip on the game. In the later stages of his innings Cullen was partnered by the youthful G. Fraser, the pair adding a further valuable 61 to consolidate Sydenham's position. Fraser went un to make 46 by sound and enterprising cricket, and altogether showed encouraging form. He treated the bowling on its merits and twice employed a vigorous hook shot to hit boundaries off J. A. Hayes. . Most of the bowlers were accurate, without being really formidable, but their figures were not assisted by some patchy fielding. D. Cederwall. who secured four wickets for 63 off 34 overs, was one who bowled witho .it much luck. In the morning he was treated with marked respect and kept the batsmen pinned down at a time when the other bowlers were not receiving much help from the pitch. M. Rudman, in taking three wickets for 49 off 26 overs, bowled well and maintained a good length. The fast bowler, Hayes, although he worked hard, and make an occasional ball lift, had little help from the pitch, particularly in the morning and took only one wicket on the day. Riccarton batted again, 72 behind, and. assisted by a bright 43 by Newman, which included nine boundary hits, had almost overtaken the Sydenham total before the second wicket fell at 4.30 p.m. Sydenham’s prospects of securing an outright win brightened when two further wickets fell without adding to the score, but were dashed by a solid partnership between Dawson and Fuller, who defied the freauent bowling changes until the declaraon, a few minutes before 6 o’clock, to add 87 in good time. The most successful Sydenham bowler was N. V. Burtt, wno in taking two wickets for 33 off six overs threw the ball well up to the batsmen. The umpires were Messrs H. Borland and G. E. Falgar. Scores:—Sydenham 275 for nine wickets declared (A. T. Burgess 31, D. O'Malley 53, J. Reece-13. H. Cullen 63, G. Fraser 46. J.'Harliwich 13; D Cederwall four for 63. M. Rudman three for 49, J. A. Hayes two for 53); Riccarton 203 for nine declared and 158 for four wickets (L. Newman 43. G. Wainscott 18. E. Fuller 43 not out, F Dawson 34 not out; N. V. Burtt two for 33. Burgess one for 43. D. Newton one for 21). WEST CHRISTCHURCH ▼. OLD BOYS (337) » (40/2) J. G. Leggat and C. G. Snook, the not out batsmen, batted steadily when the Old Boys’ iMings was resumed. Although Leggat was content to leave most of the scoring to his partner, he played all the bowlers comfortably and the pair gave every indication of recovering some of the ground lost on the first day of the match. Snook, once he had settled down, scored briskly with some good shots all round the wicket. G. Gearry, R. W. Emery, and H. Hopkins all contributed their share of runs to the batsmen and it was not until J. S. Patrick was tried that disaster overtook Old Boys. With the total at 79, Leggat was caught behind the wickets by K. C. Stuart, and 14 runs later Patrick secured his second wicket when J. R. Waters was out to a good catch by J. Houghton. Patrick at this stage was the least expensive of the bowlers tried, only six runs coming from the eight overs he bowled in his first spell. Within a few minutes. Hopkins, who had been maintaining a good length, bowled F. Collins. One run later Emery had Snook caught in the slips by J. L Kerr, and with Snook went Old Boys last chance of avoiding the follow on. Snook was the only batsman to show anything like form, and his Innings, although taking nearly two hours, was a valuable one to his side. With the dismissal of D. Currie, Hopkins secured his second wicket and in a short 20 minutes Old Boys had lost four wickets for 20 runs. At lunch Old Boys had lost seven wickets for 121. In the afternoon the remaining batsmen carried the innings on until 3 p.m., and added 53 runs. O. C. Jones, although he was dropped twice, batted well for his 36 runs. With the assistance of a dour defence by R. F. Cook, he added 31 for the ninth wicket, a stand which proved its value when at the close of play West Christchurch came close to dismissing the side a second time. Patrick, in his second spell, again took wickets at a critical stage of the innings, when he had both Jones and Cook caught cheaply. . L. penia, although he did not take a wicket, bowled with excellent control of length and direction and gave away only 11 runs off nine overs.

Old Boys batted again and from the wtart W. A. Hadlee batted attractively and soundly From Gearry’s second over he scored 11. but in attempting a run from the last ball of the same over Leggat was run out without scoring. The side was *?! ln , ,‘ n trouble " for Snook and Waters “tt l ® more than inspect the pitch when they, too, were dismissed without scoring and three wickets were down for 13 runs in the 20 minutes before tea. T. B. Smith joined Hadlee and in characteristic style he ignored all formality. Hitting the ball hard and often, he reached 29 while his partner made another three runs, but Hadlee again came into the picture. while £he partnership gave the crowd some entertaining and lively cricket. Playing every shot in the book, they added 75 in 36 minutes before Hadlee was beaten by a good ball from Denia. His 47 was made by sound and enterprising cricket. Smith and Collins carried on to add a further 56 in less than half an hour. At 69. compiled in even time. Smith was well bowled by Emery. Although he gave one chance to the slips at 38, Smith played excellent cricket, many of his runs coming from well judged placements. Collins also showed pleasing form in making a brisk 24. Mo<-t of the later batsmen reached double figures and held off the West Christchurch attack until a few minutes before 6 o'clock, when Smith declared with nine wickets down. The umpires were Messrs T. Rix and H. C. Moore. Scores —West Christchurch 337; Old Boys 174 (W A. Hadlee 28. J. G. Leggat 13. C. G. Snook 47, D. Currie 11, QC Jones 36; G. Gearry one for 55. R. W. Emery two for 38, H. Hopkins two for 41. J. ,S. Patrick four for 13) and 192 for nine wickets declared (Hadlee 47, F. B Smith 69, F. Collins 24, D. Currie 12. Jones 13. D. Turnbull 12; Gearry one for 39. Emery two for 36. L. Denia two for 29. Patrick three for 18). OLD COLLEGIANS V. LANCASTER PARK (96) (207) Down 40 runs on the first innings, and with only seven wickets in hand, Lancaster Park faced a seemingly hopeless light when they continued their second innings against Old Collegians. The result was one of the closest finishes seen here this season G. E. Royfee opened me batting, and against some excellent bowling from P. H T. Alpers made 73.

This was followed by a surprise partnership of F. Dennis and G. Smart, who between them made 41. Lancaster Park finished the innings with a lead of 55. F J. Shaw opened for Old Collegians i with an inauspicious duck, and for a while there was a threat of collapse. Not until the arrival of J. C. Saunders did the outlook brighten. Saunders played stylishly and confidently, taking no risks, and contenting himielf with singles. In the last hour of the game Saunders was ■ joined by Perry, reforming their partner- ' ? 1 , 1 ? day - These two gave the Collegians batting the backbone it needed, and together they knocked up 57. When Perry was bowled at 28, just three more nma were needed, and by the look of the bowling and the fielding these were the ‘ hardest three to get. N. L. Macbeth finally swung the game, his finely hit 6 be ~ g the last str °ke of the match. . * ?^* r ° 2 tbe Collegians bowling was ™£. Alp^!'jyho took slx tor 37 - MacGtbb<>n ». with three for 44, failed to repeat his performance of the first day, and J C Saunders was also off form. For Lan“j ter P . arl s McNicholl and G. Smart did most of the bowling. Scores:—Old Collegians 96 and 115 for seven (G. Beadel 11, J. c. Saunders 46, 2®= W - McNicholl three . y tOT * G Sraart thr ee for 38. I. B. S’’’"’*? ££*z£ < * r - 1 5 beat Park M and 151 (G. E. Bayfee 73. F. Dennis 20. A Mac Gibbon three Sr C J . . for **• G - "• Perry one for 9, P H. T. Alpers six for 37). EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. ST. ALBANS (116) (209) With only 44 runs to make and an <n-r-ipgs in hand. East Christchurch looked ea,y vlct °ry when they faced me St. Albans bowling on Saturday afternoon. That they had to fight for every run- and that final victory came from a desperate last-wicket stand, is a tribute t® the magnificent bowling of M P O'Malley and J. Pugh. In the first 18 minutes they took three wickets for 9 . R .S?2L idy . was th e only batsman *2 y ? e ?T!u 0 ! connden ce, and it was rl s rf p J.? en ! J 4 **?•* turned the scales for East Christchurch. East Christchurch, bowling in the morning, had less help from the pitch £•" $L£® )ans: , but they "wnaged to Keep the batting well pinned down. Cassidy and N. Bennett shared the bowling, and Cassidy had some particularly fine ? ver ®■ tn his sixth he took two wickets for 8 runs. Bennett was not bowling up „ the K st . andard M hls previous performance. but the uglv bump he put on the ? a hl gave ll ***, 016 batsmen plenty of ‘ r °“ bl *- . H , e . als ? showed up well in the t 2? ln s, two catches off Cassidy. St Albans batsmen F. P. O’Brien a .* '2** best showing. He batted cautiously being content mainly with w™ le h' loos€ baU came his way he dealt with it severely. He lifted •*° < ’i?l?. k , fours Cassidy before a £' d ‘“‘i c ’ osed h,s !nnin «s at 69. J. > L. .who partnered O'Brien, scored a lucky 20, but he was obviously far from being at ease with the bowling. Scores East Christchurch 118 and 44 r?’L!n Ve “.£ L - G ’ anville 12. R- Cassidy 14: « Ma l l £ y thr ** for Pu « h f our for 21): bt. Albans 46 for four and 163 (F P Smith 20: N Bennett four for 51) H ‘ H1I! ° ne f ° r 14, R ‘ Cassldy four LOWER GRADES SECOND GRADE A . TLS.O.B. 203 and 92 for four wickets bea * Park . 72 (Smatl ten for ll# (Bouse M) outright by six K 240 .Biccarton 110 and 69 outright by an innings and 61 runs. West Old Boys 217 and 42 for one wicket beat St. Albans 187 and 66. outright by nine wickets. _ SECOND GRADE B Technical Old Boys 125 and 99 beat JR i? n< L, 180 for eight wickets (Garnett 82) by 97 runs on the first innings. Old Collegians 272 beat St. Albans 105 (Brebner seven for 28) and 29 (Brebner five for 12), outright by an innings and 138 runs. SECOND GRADE C .-J 1 ? 1 " 1 ®!. 251 (Dobbs 53) beat Sydenham 176 by 75 runs on the first innings. High School Old Boys B 147 and 183 for six wickets declared (Robson 80) beat West Old Boys 119 and 103, ■ outright by 108 runs. .. PRESIDENT’S GRADE Rlccarton 151 (Newton five for 25) beat University B 116, by 35 runs on the first innings. Lancaster Park 167 (Yates 65) beat Technical Old Boys 52, by 115 runs on the first innings. West Christchurch 226 for six wickets declared (Lamb 100 not out) drew with University A 130 for nine wickets (Mummery 53 not out). THIRD GRADE A Rlccarton 228 (Cox 64, Jacobs 57) beat West Old Boys 102 and 63, outright by an innings and 63 runs. Old Collegians 108 beat St. Albans 30 and 70 (Wauchop five for 2), outright by an innings and 8 runs. Lancaster Park 76 and 91 for four wickets beat High School Old Boys 65 and 99 (Mappiebeck seven for 41), outright by six wickets. THIRD GRADE B West Christchurch 275 (Richards five for 51) beat Riccarton 95 and 56. outright by an innings and 124 runs.. Marist 109 (Townshend five for 31(- beat Lancaster Park 155 and 63 for five wickets, by 14 runs on the first innings. FOURTH GRADE A St. Albans 128 for five wickets (Pannel 95) beat University 125 for nine declared (Read five for 23). by five wickets on the first innings. Sydenham 135 for eight wickets declared beat High School Old Boys 86 (Forbes six for 36). by 49 runs on the first innings. Marist 101 for five wickets (O’Flaherty 52 not out) beat Riccarton 94, by five wickets on the first innings. FOURTH GRADE B West Christchurch 126 for seven wickets declared (Smith 52 (drew with Riccarton 114 for nine wickets. Marist 163 (Skeddon 85) beat St. Albans 73 and 62 for five wickets, by 90 runs on the first innings. Lancaster Park 134 (Anderson seven for 45) and 77‘ for five wickets declared beat East Christchurch 88 (Claydon five for 14) and 48 for one wicket, by 48 runs i on the first inßLnga.