SENIOR MATCHES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26984, 9 March 1953, Page 8

SENIOR MATCHES

OLD BOYS IN GOOD POSITION FINE CENTURY BY G. GEARRY Wickets played easily and outfields were fast when the eighth round of the senior championship began on Saturday, and in most games the scoring was fairly high. At Hagley Oval, Lancaster Park, the competition leaders, made’ a poor showing against Old Boys, a much improved side which last season was almost at the bottom of the competition. Lancaster Park requires 118 runs with five wickets to fall to avoid a follow-on and must fight back strongly to hold off at least a loss on the first innings, in a match which may decide the competition. Scores:— Old Boys 264; Lancaster Park 48 for five wickets. West Christchurch 296; Riccarton 17 for no wickets. Sydenham 118 and 19 for two wickets; St. Albans 198. Old Collegians 202; East Christchurch 172 for seven wickets. The outstanding individual batting performance was that of G. Gearry who scored 111 for West Christchurch. Several other batsmen scored well, W. A. Hadlee, of Old Boys (68), N. L. Macbeth, of Old Collegians (65), J. Smith (62), and F. P. O’Brien (53), of St. Albans all passing the half-century. The only bowler to take more than five wickets was N. V. Bennett, of East Christchurch, who bowled well to take six Old Collegians wickets. OLD BOYS v. LANCASTER PARK A particularly fine innings by W. A. Hadlee, who with I. A. Baxter added 98 for the second wicket, and solid if not spectacular batting by other members of the side, followed by some good bowling in the last hour of play placed Old Boys in a sound position in their game with the competition leaders. Undeterred by the early loss of C. G. Snook, Hadlee and Baxter settled down immediately to score steadily off fairly accurate bowling, with Hadee setting the pace in what must rank as his best club innings for some years. Hadlee was completely in charge when, with his total at 68, he played the last ball of the morning on to his stumps. Baxter’s 39 was a valuable contribution. F. B. Smith batted with unusual restraint to make 27 in an hour before he hit his wicket. After a quiet beginning R. G. Condliffe batted confidently for his 22 runs and with W. McD. Anderson, who scored 28, brought the scoring rate for the innings to better terms with the clock. Anderson was looking for runs and hit "Dennis for six before he was struck on the leg—a painful injury which no doubt affected his later batting. Valuable runs were added by D. L. Turnbull, 19, and P. A. Small, 16 not out, before the innings closed at 4.30 pan. The Old Boys batsmen, particularly in the early afternoon, were assisted by some poor caiching and ground fielding. Most of the bowlers suffered through the poor support from the field and K. McNicholl’s four wickets were all clean bowled. McNicholl, an improving bowler, sent down some short ones, but bowled with plenty of life. Dennis, through the aggressiveness of Hadlee, was more expensive than usual in taking his three wickets, but he maintained a gflpd length and was treated with respectdfip most of the later batsmen. M. E. Chapple bowled well to take two wickets for 10 runs off 13 overs.

In the 110 minutes’ batting time before stumps, Lancaster Park made a poor showing against the inspired bowling of D. J. Reid, J. H. Reeves, and Snook, and lost the wickets of Dowker, G. E. Royfee, P O’Malley, Chapple, and A. G. Duckmanton for 48 runs. Dowker was bowled by Reid off the first ball he received, and shortly afterwards Royfee was run „ out. Although O’Malley made 17 before losing hir wicket, Reid struck the telling blow for Old Boys when he took the wickets of Duckmanton and Chapple shortly before 6 o’clock. Both were out to excellent catches by D. L. Turnbull, fielding at second slip. Duckmanton lofted a ball almost behind the wicketkeeper, and Turnbull ran some distance to hold a good catch. Soon afterwards he took a difficult slip catch almost at ground level to dismiss Chapple. Reid bowled impressively to take three' wickets for 18 runs off 10 overs, keeping a good length and giving nothing away. Snook and Reeves also bowled accurately. Reeves particularly appealing as a likely wicket-taker. At the close of play, Lancaster Park required 118 runs to avoid a follow on, and with Old Boys seeking to hold the advantage to secure an outright win and sc take the lead in the competition, an interesting finish to the game is assured. The umpires were Messrs T. H. Garbutt and W. H. Barnes. Scores

Old Boys 264 'W. A. Hadlee 68, I. A. Baxter 39, F. B. Smith 27, R. G. Condliffe 22, W. McD. Anderson 28; D. L. Turnbull 19, P. A. Small 16 not out; K. McNicholl four for 46, M. E. .Chapple two for 10, G Smart one for 45, F. Dennis three for 95). Lancaster Park 48 for five wickets (F. O'Malley 17, M. E. Chapple 12; D. J. Reid three for 18. C. G. Snook one for

SYDENHAM v. ST. ALBANS Although the wicket, played easily, Sydenham could make little headway against the steady St. Albans bowling and took 155 minutes to reach the modest innings total of 118 runs. The opening batsmen, G. Fraser and J. Reece, batted with extreme caution, Fraser taking 20 minutes foi his six runs and Reece half an hour for five runs, but four wickets fell with the total at 37. It was left to D. McKnight and D. O’Malley, who added 58 for the fifth wicket, to give the innings some signs of life. McKnight, who does not play regularly in the senior grade, played most of the bowlers confidently in scoring 49 and hit many good shots, while O’Malley scored his 32 in fairly quick time. All the St. Albans bowlers were inexpensive, with D. Stark securing the best figures. His four wickets were taken in seven overs at a cost of eight runs. St. Albans lost an early wicket when

R. G. Knowles was .dismissed with the total at five, but a bright partnership between J. Eathorne and J. Smith added 94 for the second wicket. Eathorne scored his runs steadily but played good cricket for 27. Smith, however, scored briskly with some powerful and cleanly-hit shots, and reached 50 in 46 minutes and 62 in 53 minutes when he was caught in going for a big hit off N. V. Burtt. F. P. O'Brien was more restrained in scoring a competent 53. He made his runs in good style, but was troubled on occasions by Burtt, who eventually secured his wicket. Burtt kept the ball well up to take four wickets for 63 runs off 16 overs. Sydenham batted again for half an hour before stumps and lost the wickets of J. Rice and G. Fraser cheaply before the close of play. The umpires were Messrs J. Owens and L. C. Johnston. Scores:—

Sydenham 118 (B. Salt 11, D. McKnight 49 D. O’Malley 32; M. P. O’Malley two for 36, J. Pugh one for 24, J. Stark four for 8, R. McLauchlan two for 16) and 19 for two wickets (M. P. O’Malley one for 10, F. P. O’Brien one for 2). St. Albans 198 (J. Eathorne 27, J. Smith 62, F. P. O’Brien 53, R. McLauchlan 10; D. Humphries three for 61, D. Newton one for 38, N. V. Burtt four for 63).

WEST CHRISTCHURCH v. RICCARTON A well-made century was a feature of a long West Christchurch innings which lasted until after 5 o'clock. The side received a solid start from S. C. Guillen, who opened the innings, and D. T. Ager. Both scored their runs slowly, but seldom appeared to be in difficulty against bowling that was little better than steady. Guillen’s patient 32 took 106 minutes, but the scoring rate improved a little when Ager was joined by Gearry, who was not, however, as aggressive as usual at this stage. Ager also took more than 100 minutes for his 29, but when he left Gearry was well set and scoring steadily. Batting with commendable restraint, as he lost several partners, Gearry scored his runs with good shots al}> round the wicket. He drove through the covers effectively and on occasions used a powerful hook shot to score off J. A. Hayes. It was not until the arrival of A. Pringle, who scored 23 ifi 40 minutes, that Gearry received any worth-while support. Runs then came more freely, and at 84 Gearry gave a hard chance off Hayes. Later he was partnered by J. F. Booker, who made a solid 27, and reached his 100 after 184 minutes’ batting. With his total at 111 he hit hard at a ball from J. Ackland and was bowled. While Gearry was at the wickets 2CS runs had been added, an excellent performance by one of the best all-rounders in the competition. J. S. Patrick, in a whirlwind finish to the innings, scored 29 in less than even time. He scored well with cleanly hit boundary shots, including a beautiful hit for six off Warick.

The Riccarton bowlers had a difficult task, and with Hayes bowling without 1 much success it was left to Warick and D. Cederwall to carry most of the attack. Both were steady and stuck to their task, but Warick was the more effective, securing four wickets for 74 runs off 35 overs. Riccarton batted for half an hour to score 17 runs without loss. The umpires were Messrs H. Moore and A. Liddicoat. Scores:—West Christchurch 296 (R. W. Emery 10, S. C. Guillen 32, D. T. Ager 29, G. Gearry 111, A. Pringle 23, J. F. Booker 27, J. S. Patrick 29; J. A. Hayes one for 63, J. Warick four for 74, J. Ackland one for 60, D. Cederwall three for 55); Riccarton 17 for no wickets. OLD COLLEGIANS V. EAST CHRISTCHURCH The match at Elmwood Park has reached an interesting stage. East Christchurch needing 30 runs, with three wickets in hand, to catch Old Collegians’ first-innings total of 202. On a fast wicket which made an occasional ball lift, the early Old Collegians batsmen set a good pace, which was maintained until lunch, when 171 runs had been made in 132 minutes. G. D. Adams, A. R. MaeGibbon, and G. D. Gardiner each made a quick 30, Mac Gibbon’s runs being made at the rate of one a minute. N. L. Macbeth, whose previous best score this season was 63 not out against East Christchurch in the first round, had more than his share of luck in reaching 65. Several correct cover drives and square cuts during his 100-minute innings, however, redeemed it from a mere slogging display. N. V. Bennett, who finished with six wickets, bowled his inswingers accurately with a temptingly open leg-side and earned his reward. I. B. Cromb, who opened East’s batting with M. W. Stanley, played an inordinate number of balls with the edge of his bat. Stanley, B. Haworth, and M. K. Lohrey were generally sound, Stanley being dismissed by a brilliant catch at short fine leg by G. D. Gardiner. Old Collegians held six catches, but dropped almost as many, one fieldsman missing three. P. H. T. Alpers was fortunate enough to have most of his chances held, and so far has taken five cheap wickets. The umpires were Messrs E. G. Brook and Crawford. Scores:—Old Collegians 202 (G. D. Adams 36, A. R. Mac Gibbon 34, G. D. Gardiner 30, N. L. Macbeth 65; M. K. Lohrey one for 44, N. V. Bennett six for 47, W. Bowers two for 36, R. McAlister one for 7); East Christchurch 172 for. seven (I. B. Cromb 25, M. W. Stanley 25. B. Haworth 27, N. V. Bennett not out 29, M. K. Lohrey 38; T. D. Gibson one for 26, P. H. T. Alpers five for 42). LOWER GRADES SECOND GRADE A Riccarton 256 (Anderson 52; Low five for 63). met West Old Boys 236 for six wickets (Allsop 88 not out, Moyniham 87). Marist 354 (McCormick 104; Bartholomew five for 112), met Sydenham 58 for one wicket. Lancaster Park 354 (McNaughton 97, Marsh 59). met St. Albans 60 for six wickets. SECOND GRADE B Christ’s College 126, met Lancaster Park 125 (Agar five for 33). Old Collegians 149 (Hamilton 61), met St. Andrews 137 for six wickets (Tavai

.Riccarton 202 (Garnett 58), met St. Bede’s 98 for nine wickets (Roberts 52; . Wilson five for 15). ; Boys’ High School 131 for four wickets (Dineen 60). met University 113. Second Grade C Lancaster Park 278 (Stout 108; Williams five for 76). met West Old Boys 77 for tlx wickets. High School Old Boys 276 (Collins 86, Eltoft 53), met Technical Old, Boys 89 for four wickets. Marist 158 met Sydenham 52 for four wickets. PRESIDENT’S GRADE Riccarton 209 for nine wickets declared (Wilson 69; Commons five for 30), beat Marist B 97 and 34 outright by an innings and 78 runs. West Christchurch 123 for six wickets, beat Technical Old Boys 115 (Murray 79; Hill five for 44) by four wickets on the first innings. University 191 for six wickets declared, drew with Lancaster Park 169 for nine wickets (Walter 66). Sydenham A 249 (Wilson 52. Cook 50), beat High School Old Boys 47 (Mulcock eight for 18) by 202 runs on the first innings. Marist A beat Sydenham B on the first innings. THIRD GRADE A High Schol Old Boys 226 for six wickets declared (Knight 72), met East Christchurch 57 (Roberts six for 28) and 41 for three wickets. Lancaster Park 114 met St. Albans 63 for five wickets. Sydenham 160, met Old Collegians 74 (Kendrew six for 29) and 12 for one wicket. THIRD GRADE C St. Bede’s 127 met Papanui Technical 99 for three. FOURTH GRADE A Riccarton 127. .tied with Marist 127 for six wickets.Papanui Technical Old Boys 151 for four wickets declared, beat Sydenham A 88 by 63 runs on the first innings. Lancaster Park 178 for two wickets declared (Howden 94 not out. Wood 62), beat High School Old Boys 55 and 170 for eight wickets by 123 runs on the first innings. Sydenham B 58 for one wicket declared and 13 for one wicket, beat West Christchurch (Jones five for 17. Reveley five for 19) and 26 outright by nine wickets. FOURTH GRADE B West Old Boys 106 (Croobie 60), beat Marist 100 (Croskie six for 55) by six runs on the first innings. St. Albans beat Riccarton by default. FOURTH GRADE C -West High School 108 beat. St. Bede’s 98 by 10 runs on the first innings. Boys’ High School A 141 for five wickets declared (Hurnard 81 not out) and 6 for one wicket, beat Boys’ High School B 67 - (Haley six for 21) and 77 outright by nine wickets. ' ■ St. Bede's B 112 and 92 for eight beat St. Andrew’s 109 and 85.

SUBURBAN GAMES OUTRIGHT WIN FOR WALTHAM A complete reversal of form by both teams gave Waltham an outright win over New Brighton in the Suburban Cricket Association’s competition on Saturday. In the first innings Waltham was dismissed for 43. and New Brighton replied with 173. In the second innings Waltham made 208 and dismissed New Brighton for 30, winning by 48 runs. Beckenham made 192 and beat Papanui on the first innings. Matchless declared its first innings closed when it had passed Working, Men’s Club's total, and won on the first innings. Match points are; Matchless 41, Beckenham 36. Waltham 36. W.M.C. 14, New Brighton 14, Papanui 13. Results: SENIOR GRADE Waltham 43 and 208 (Wilson 43, Fergus 32, Cassidy 29) beat New Brighton 173 and 30 by 48 runs. For New Brighton, Reynolds took four for 77; and for Waltham. Milne took six for 8 and Cassidy three for 11. Beckenham 192 (Davidson 52, Stokes 36, Ellis 34) beat Papanui 115 and 107 for two wickets (Bell 60 hot out) by 77 runs on the first innings. For Papanui, Trembath took five for 74, and O. Eves three for 53. Matchless 162 for seven wickets declared (Gallagher 57 not out, Marshall 24) beat W.M.C. 153 and 59 for four wickets by nine runs on the first innings. For W.M.C., Warr took four for 65. SENIOR B GRADE Albion 100 and 126 for six wickets declared (Truman 27, Cooke 25) beat Sumner 33 and 29 by 164 runs. For Albion, Tabb took seven for 11. Shipping 265 (Porteous 107, Gray 70) beat Wigram 161 and 99 for one wicket (Roberts 46 not out, Bennetts 39 not .out) by 104 runs on the first innings. For Wigram, Bennetts took three for 20. Hillsborough 165 and 40 for four wickets beat Spreydon 132 by 33 runs on the first innings. JUNIOR A GRADE Shirley 201 for six wickets declared and 105 for six wickets declared (Wentworth 31. Fisher 32) beat Southern 152 (Wear 25) and 160 for three wickets (Boyle 64. Wear 35 not out, Scott 32 not out) by 49 runs on the first innings. For Shirley, Coleman took five for 29; and for Southern. Fowles took four for 43. Waltham 162 and 49 for no wickets (Saynor 31 not out) beat Tramways 52 and 151 (Fletcher 28, Wilson 49 not out, Foster 37) by 10 wickets. For Waltham, Clarke took five for 9: and for Tramways, Wilson took five for 45. Opawa 124 and 71 for two wickets (Wickham 24 not out) beat Riccarton 46 and 142 (May 52) by eight wickets. For Opawa, G. Brough took four for 46. JUNIOR B GRADE St. Albans 57 and 133 (Murphy 32, Hern 22) beat New Brighton 38 and 141 for eight wickets (Lee 44. Armstrong 29) by 19 runs on the first innings. For St. Albans, Hern took seven for 7 and three for 36; and for New Brighton, Moore took seven for 25 and seven for 54.

Manchester 97 and 42 beat W.M.C. 90 and 37 for five wickets (Burnand 25) by seven runs on the first innings. For

W.M.C., Burnand took four for 17; and for Manchester, Miller took five for 28, and Saunders six for 8. Papanui 48 and 131 for eight wickets (Cole 76 not out) beat Harewood 34 and 140 (Spear 35, Rowe 28) by two wickets. For Papanui, Newton took six for 42; and fbr Harewood, O’Nejll took three for 27. JUNIOR C GRADE Matchless 127 and 86 for three wickets (Smythe 42 not out) beat Waltham 62 and 140 (Burney 32, Forrester 28, Bielowski 31) by seven wickets. For Matchless, Good took three for 32. Beckenham 83 and 158 for five wickets declared (Mitchell 56, Robinson 67 not out) beat Halswell 54 and 53 by 134 runs. For Beckenham Stribling took four for 23 and Gowans three for 4. Heathcote 43 and 73 beat Hillsborough 17 and 47 by 52 runs. For Heathcote Waine took three for 5 and Collier three for 12. THIRD A GRADE Beckenham 107 for eight wickets declared (Swinney 38) beat W.M.C. 105 (A. Barnard 31, D. Fraser” 30) by 3 rubs on the first innings. For Beckenham Beardsley took five for 59 and Swinney three for 17, and for W.M.C. Cahill took three for 41 and Henderson three for 44. St. Albans beat New Brighton by default. THIRD B GRADE Burwood 172 (Snook 64 not out, Roberts 40, Bettridge, jun., 31) beat Beckenham 163 (J. Smith 54, R. Smith 36 not out) by 9 runs on the first w innings. For Burwood Bettridge, jun.,‘took five for 52 and Blackler two for 10, and for Beckenham Gilson took four for 47 and Davison three for 42. Heathcote 87 beat Waltham 64 by 23 runs on the first innings. For Heathcote Yates took six for 33 and Bates three for 28, and for Waltham Franks took, three for 17, including the hat trick, and Watts four for 22. Merivale 170 (Drummond 44, T. Keys 42) beat Tramways 155 (Little 37, Sinclair 32) by 15 runs. For Merivale Keys took four for 35, and for Tramways Patrick took six for 58. Shirley 122 (Lye 39) beat Papanui 70 (Trembath 25) by 52 runs. For Shirley Steele took five for 41 and Vague five for 7 and for Papanui Bell took eight for 37. THIRD C GRADE Hillsborough .150 (Dunford 28, Snelling 21) beat Templeton Farm 86 by 64 runs on the first innings. For Hillsborough Sincock took three for 14 and Neeson four for 13, and for Templeton Farm Woodward took three for 22 and Cox three for 22. Southern 96 beat Waltham 89 by 7 runs on the first innings. For Southern Hart took four for 26 and Pascoe four for ■ 27, and for Waltham Fright took six for 42. Cambridge Terrace 143 for six wickets (Jones 54, Tanner 47) beat Albion 137 (Harvey 50) by four wickets and 6 runs. For Cambridge Terrace Watson took five for 27, and for Albion Bates took five for 64. Matchless 138 for seven wickets declared (McConchie 44, Webb 38) beat Spreydon 45 (Dunn 20) and 96 for four wickets (Cowles 51) by 93 runs on the first innings. For Matchless Webb took six for 8, and for Spreydon Dunn took three for 41. MERCANTILE GRADE Telegraph 185 (Rutledge 106 not out) '• beat Radley 103 (Andrews 35 not out) and ' 71 by 82 runs on the first innings. British Shoes 176 for five wickets de- ■ dared (Taylor 87, Blake 49) beat .Urlwins ! 50 and 62 by an innings and 64 runs. For ; British Shoes Pope took three for 10 and • five for 34 and Skull three for 11. : Hays 125 (Wales 46, James 21) beat . Greens 75 (Emerson 19) by 50 runs on the ’ first innings. For Hays James took seven for 20 and McDonald two for 17, and for ‘ Greens Foster took four for 24 and Liddell four for 60. Kempthome, Prosser beat Weeks by default.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM The following team has been selected to represent Christchurch Suburban in the final match for the Canterbury SubAssociation Shield against Malvern on March 18 and 19:—H. Sherwood, R. Cassidy, J. Milne, N. Gallagher, J. Colombus, N. Davidson, N. Stokes, J. D. Smith, D. McKay, Max Marshall, D. Beer, and B. Wilson (twelfth man). Practice will be held at Beckenham Park tonight. Advt.