CRICKET BRIGHT BATTING IN THIRD-ROUND GAMES

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28129, 19 November 1956, Page 9

CRICKET BRIGHT BATTING IN THIRD-ROUND GAMES

Batsmen in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s senior competition on Saturday must have felt as they went in that if they did not get runs thev never would, for conditions were much in their favour. This was reflected in the unusually high scoring rate at Hagley Oval, where three of the matches were played. In all these games scoring was ahead or well ahead of the clock.

In each of these three games the pace bowlers were given a little encouragement for a tiffie, and on the number one pitch this phase lasted longer than on the others. But the ball did not turn readily, and on a golden day of shimmering heat, only the batsman badly out of form could not have felt on terms with himself. There was some most entertaining batting with particularly fast scoring by S. C. Guillen, who scored 132. the season’s highest total so far. M. E. Chapole. who made 76. W. E. Muncaster (66). and J. G. Leggat (95). * At Elntwood Park the bowlers generally held the whin hand, and there A- R Mac Gibbon advanced a remarkable record this season with a further seven wickets against Sydenham. Scores:—

Sydenham 160 v. Old Collegians 119 for six wickets. Old Hovs 292 v. West Christchurch 85 for six wickets. Lancaster Park 283 for nine wickets, declared, v. Riccarton 164 for two wickets. St. Allans 292 v. East Christchurch 160 for eight wickets.

OLD BOYS v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH Old Boys’ passage to their solid score of 292 was not an easy one. The opening batsmen failed, and although F. B. Smith was his usual exuberant self, he was out for 29 and W. A. Hadlee, after starting brilliantly, was badly injured when he attempted a hook stroke and deflected a ball on to his face. J. G. Leggat, however, took his side safely through a difficult period until lunch, and in the first hour of the afternoon successfully forced the pace, adding 65 to his score. He hit hard to the on. but played some clean, strong drives through the off-side field, and cut effectively. It was one of Leggat’s best innings in club cricket for some time, notable first for his effective countering of the lifting ball and then for his strong hitting. C. G. Snodk also played delightfully. and his. too. was his best innings this season. He timed his drives and cuts beautifully. A. E. L. Britton helped to force home fbe advantage won with some forceful batting, and Hadlee, batting again well down in the order, took his score to 44. In the moraine Hadlee had been in superb form, making a succ°ssion of per-fpctlv-piaved souare cuts. He reauired a runner later, and understandably was below his best. The West Christchurch bowling was more persevering than skilled. M. Stewart. In trving heat, gave another courageous performance, and he allowed the batsmen little latitude. He shared bowling success "with the industrious J. B. Park, who was also hard to get away. Had it had been for a forthright display by J. Williams, West Christchurch would have been in a deplorable position. The first three wickets were lost for 12 to an eager opening attack, but Williams met the challenge with an uncompromisingly broad bat. He hit J. F. Kent—who was plaving his first' game in Christchurch this season—for a tremendous six. and he made many other strokes in which culture and business were nicely blended before be was well held in slins by Smith. J. Hudson helped him add 54 in 44 minutes, but the loss of two more wickets left West Christchurch very bad 13’ placed. The umpires are Messrs J. Barnes and R. Liddicoat. Scores:— OLD BOYS First B. A. Bolton, c Williams, b Gearry .. 7 J. W. D'Arcy, c Park, b Stewart .. 11 F. B. Smith, c Giblin, b Stewart .. 29 J.' G. Leggat, lbw. b Stewart .. 95 W. A. Hadlee, c Voss, b Stewart .. 44 C. G. Snook, c Hudson, b Timpson 30 A. E. L. Britton. lbw, b Park .. 43 D. J. Reid, c Voss, b Park .. .. 1 J. F. Kent, c Williams, b Park .. 4 G. A. Franks, c Giblin, b Park .. 5 M. Sandelin, not out .. .. 0 Extras (byes 22, leg-bye 1) .*23 Total .. .. ..292 Bowling.—M. Stewart, 36 overs, 6 maidens, 92 runs. 4 wickets; G. N. Gearry, 16. 3, 59, 1; G. Dowling. 1. 0, 9. 0; J. B Park, 25, 8, 62, 4; A. Timpson, 13, 0, 47, 1.

WEST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings B. Sullivan, b Reid .. .. 4 D. Giblin, c Kent, b Reid .. 1 G. Dowling, b Kent .. .‘.5 J. Williams, c Smith, b Franks .. 40 J. Hudson, b Sandelin .. .. 4 G. N. Gearry. not out .. 12 J. Ross, c Leggat, b Sandelin .. 3 Extras (byes 13, leg byes 2, noball 1) .. .. ..16 Total for six wickets .. 85 Bowling.—D. J. Reid, 10, 3, 21, 2; G. Franks, 4,1, 13, 1; J. F. Kent, 9,2, 24, 1; M. Sandelin. 3.2, 0, 11, 2. ST. ALBANS v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH Sent in after losing the toss. St. Albans ■cored 162 for three wickets before lunch —the highest morning score in recent memory. This success was brought about by a mixture of good batting and appalling fielding. East Christchurch missed seven or eight chances during the morning, most of them from N. Penlington, whose repeated good fortune led one member of his team to remark that he was the St. Albans secret weapon for winning the fielding trophy. Penlington certainly had more than his share of luck, but he kept ■coring runs, and his 40 added to a considerable list of batting successes in senior cricket. Most of the runs, however, came from Guillen's flowing bat. Guillen this season seems to be seeing the ball yards sooner than other batsmen, and this attribute, with his eagerness to get on with the game, makes him the most entertaining batsman in the competition. Guillen's fierce driving and hooking were not helped by the fielding, until he was near his century, when he was dropped in the outfield off I. B. Cromb. Guillen reached his 50 in an hour, an exciting display of brisk, often beautiful, batting. In the afternoon, Guillen was somewhat more subdued, but as soon as he was in three figures he attacked with renewed fervour. In all, he hit 15 fours and two sixes, and he batted about 155 minutes. The day’s best batting came from Guillen and M. B. Poore, when they scored 60 in the last 33 minutes before lunch. Poore has seldom hit the ball harder or better, and some of his strokes were perfection.

* The East Christchurch fielding made the bowlers’ task a trying one. but T. Jones and his in-swingers kept the best of the batsmen reasonably restrained, and S. M. Betty, although he had poor figures, bowled some very good out-swingers. It is a pity he does not more often keep the ball* up to the batsman. I. Sinclair was fairly steady, and J. Capstick, who at one stage had two wickets for eight runs, bowled with considerable pace. He was one of the sufferers from the fielding. Most wickets went to Cromb, whose chief challenge comes from the very innocence of his bowling. East Christchurch lost its third wicket at 26. and its fourth at 50, after B. A. Haworth and Cromb had batted resolutely for a time. Then Haworth and B, Avery advanced the total by 39 in better than even time, with Avery making some splendid shots through the covers. Their spirited batting bore further fruit in a brisk partnership between R. Pannell and C Hazeldine. but even then, at the end. East Christchurch was well behind. The St. Albans bowline did not look impressive at any stage, although D. Stark bowled some good overs, in keeping with his recent form. The umpires are Messrs L. C. Johnson and H. Borland. Scores:— ST. ALBANS First Innings G. Leggat. c Hazeldine. b Capstick 20 N. Penlington, c Hazeldine. b Sinclair 40 P G. Z. Harris, b Capstick .. 7 S. C. Guillen, c Carstick, b Cromb .. 132 M. B. Poore, b Betty .. .. 31 G. G. Coull. b S’nclair .. .. 22 J. Smith, b Cromb .. ..19 D Stark, c Sinclair, b Cromb .. 11 J Hutchinson, b Cromb .. .. 0 T. B. Burtt, lbw, b Jones .. .. 0 G. Read, not out .. .. - • 0 Extras (byes 3, leg-bye 1. wide 1, no-balls 5) .. . - ..10 Total .. .. ..292 Bowling.—T. Jones. 15.1 overs. 2 maidens. 38 runs. 1 wicket; S. M. Betty. 17. 2, 63, 1; J. Capstick, 11, 2, 62, 2; I.

Sinclair. 20, 4. 54, 2; I. B. Cromb. 11, 2. 52, 4; B. Haworth, 2,0, 13, 0. EAST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings P. Oakes, c Guillen, b Coull .. 9 I Sinclair, b Read .. 14 J. D. Capstick, c Guillen, b Read .. 2 B A. Haworth, c Smith, b Stark .. 30 I B. Cromb, b Poore .. .. 16 B. Avery, c Hutchinson, b Burtt .. 24 J. Grocott, b Stark .. .. .. 2 R. Pannell, c Hutchinson, b Stark 22 C. Hazeldine, not out .. .. 30 S. M. Betty, not out .. 4 Extras (byes 5, wides 2) ..7

Total for eight wickets .. 160 Bowling.—G. Read, 7 overs, 2 maidens. 17 runs, 2 wicket; G. G. Coull, 8,1, 29, 1; P. G. Z. Harris, 3. 2,6, 0; M. B. Poore. 5,1, 12, 1; T. B. Burtt, 10, 1, 40, 1; D. Stark, 9,2, 42, 3; J. Smith, 3, 0. 12, 0. LANCASTER PARK V. RICCARTON The new -found aggression of W. H. Walters found further expression when he opened for Lancaster Park, and he played some most attractive strokes. The backbone of the innings was provided by M. E. Chapple, who is at the top of his form. Few New Zealand batsmen have Chapple's ability to hit the loose one for the greatest profit, and his cricket ..sense makes him a difficult proposition for the best bowling. Moreover, he again showed a mastery over W. Bell’s spin bowling which countered Riccarton s greatest threat to the innings. Chapple batted about 130 minutes for his 76.

Lancaster Park had hardly passed the J 200 mark when the eighth wicket fell. J but R. S. Copp, who had suffered a pain- r ful blow in the face when he deflected * a ball from R. H. Scott, returned after , a rest and set about the bowling with ‘ great gusto. B. Irving, another whose , batting and talents were largely unsus- 1 pected, helped him to score 72 for the ‘ ninth wicket in 34 minutes, a partnership ! which was vastly entertaining, but which ! the Riccarton bowlers, who had fought 1 tenaciously, must have found exasperating. Copp, hitting very hard to leg, took four fours and a single off Scott s last over, which cost 18 runs. The only other batsman to make much impression was G. E. Royfee, who scored only 19, but. who played delightfully until he was brilliantly caught by J. Kiddey. Some of Riccarton’s steadiest bowling came from Kiddey until he had to leave to take part in Canterbury’s match against the Olympic Games hockey team. Riccarton’s best bowler was the 39-year-old R. H. Scott. Until his last expensive over, he bowled fairly economically, and for much of the time he moved i the ball away from the batsman quite late from a good length. This was a partial ] return to his palmiest days, and he ’ could have' had more success. W. Bell 1 bowled some good overs, lut Chapple had charge of him most of the day and was rarely troubled. Riccarton had a long total to chase, but the early loss of L. J. Newman did not deter the side, which has fought back to win a position of some promise. W; E. Muncaster gave a very fine display of hard, clean driving, a lovely innings which ended only when he was thrown out by J. B. Percival, a Riccarton player fielding as a substitute. With G. W. McKenzie, he added 72 for the second wicket in under /the hour, and then Bell, particularly aggressive until the last few minutes, took Riccarton further along the road. McKenzie played sensibly and well, hjs fourth good innings this season. Bell also looked very much at home. The umpires are Messrs B. Vine and W. Barnes. Scores:— / LANCASTER PARK First Innings W. H. Walters, c .McCaulay, b Kidley 41 F. Dennis, lbw, b Scott .. .. 9 B. Ellis, b Ackland .. .. .. 15 M. E. Chapple, c McKenzie, b Percival .. .. .. .. 76 R. T. Dowker, c Muncaster, b Bell 1 G. E. Royfee, c Kiddey, b 'Scott .. 19 A. G. Duckmanton, c McAulay, b Scott .> .. .. ..11 M. Kent, st McCaulay, b Bell .. 7 R. S. Copp, c Dawson, b Scott .. 38 B. Irving, not out .. .. .. 43 Extras (byes 10, leg-byes 3, wide, 1, no-balls 9) .. ..23 Total for nine wickets (dec.) 283 Bowling.—J. F. Ackland, 14. overs. 2 maidens. 52 runs, 1 wicket; J. H. Kiddey, 14. 3, 31, 1; R. H. Scott, 18, 3, 70. 4; W. Bell. 19, 3, 80. 2; J. B. Percival, 3,0, 15, 1; W. E. Muncaster, 1,0, 12, 0. RICCARTON First Innings L. J. Newman, c Walters, b Irving .. 8 W. E. Muncaster, run out .. .. 66 G. W. McKenzie, not out .. .. 47 W. Bell, not out .. .. ..41 Extras (bye 1, leg-bye 1) ..2 Total for two wickets .. 164 Bowling.—R. Millar 6,1, 20, 0; M. Flint, 3,0, 11, 0; B. Irving, 8. 3, 24, 1; A. G. Duckmanton, 10, 5, 24, 0; F. Dennis, 11, 0, 53, 0; M. E. Chapple 9,1, 30, 0. SYDENHAM v. OLD COLLEGIANS A sparkling innings of 83 scored in 99 minutes by the former . Otago representative, R. T. Hunt, was the highlight of the first day of the match between Sydenham and Old Collegians at Elmwood > Park. Producing a wide range of strokes and hitting the ball very hard. Hunt gained complete mastery of the bowling. His score included 13 fours—six from consecutive strokes—but most of his runs were scored in a partnership with A. R. Mac Gibbon which realised 58 runs in 32 minutes. Sydenham was all out for i 173. and Old Collegians had scored 119 runs for six wickets at stumps.

Batting first, Sydenham suffered a slight initial collapse, but the captain, I A. T. Burgess, supported by the opener, N. Falloon, staged a good recovery with some stubborn but not very enterprising batting. Burgess showed gredt determination and displayed some very graceful strokes to score 38. He was very unfortunate to be run out after some confusion about an appeal. D. Gallop batted confidently to add another 27 much-needed runs. Some of the brightest batting of the day was seen in a partnership between A. Pearce and J. Harliwich which realised 40 runs in 29 minutes. Mac Gibbon, who took seven wickets for 54 runs, lured many of his victims into costly errors with his late swing. He was well supported in the slips by J. H. M Dawson, who took two excellent catches. Making the ball cut back very sharply. Mac Gibbon was often almost unnlayable. Dawson also bowled very accurately and had several batsmen in trouble. The Old Collegians innings also started rather shakily. After F. J. Shaw’s dismissal at 21 M< J. Moffat and D. W. Crowe assisted Hunt briefly. It was when Mac Gibbon came in that the runs really started to flow. Hunt was occasionally worried by a ball from B. Salt that lifted abruptly, but otherwise batted with almost nonchalant ease. It was significant that most of Hunt’s runs came from fours, but ' he was also very adept at running the quick single. Driving hard off the back foot or hooking hard, his shots often found the fieldsmen out of position. Mac Gibbon’s innines was mainly defensive, although any loose ball was dealt with severely. The scoring rate fell sharply after the loss of Hunt’s wicket, and Mac Gibbon and A. B. Harman concentrated on consolidating the innings. A few minutes before stumps Harman was bowled by Gallop. Bowling for Sydenham, S. Cameron, who took three wickets for 41 runs, maintained a steady length and commanded respect from the batsmen. Gallop bowled economically and conceded only 19 runs for his two wickets. The umpires were Messrs J. H. Rothenberg and H. C. Moore. Scores:— SYDENHAM First Innings N. Falloon, c Moffatt, b Mac Gibbon 22 D. C. Wilson, c Dawson, b Mac Gibbon 0 D O’Malley, c Hutchinson, b MacGibbon .. . 6 B. Salt c Dawson, b Mac Gibbon .. 5 A. T. Burgess, run out .. .. 38 R Muir, b Dawson .. .. .. 1 M. McEwen, b Mac Gibbon .. .. 0 D Gallop, b Dawson - .. ..27 A Pearce, c Hutchinson, b Mac Gibon 20 J. Harliwich. not out .. ..21 S. Cameron, b Mac Gibbon .. .. 0 Extras (byes 26. leg byes 3, noballs 3, wide 1) .. ..33 Total .. • • • • Bowling.—A. R. Mac Gibbon, 27 overs, 9 maidens, 54 runs, 7 wickets; T. D. Gibson, 5 1 17 0; J. H. M. Dawson, 22, 4, 49, 2; D. W. Crowe, 2,0, 12, 0; B. A. Carpenter, 2,0, 8, 0. OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings R. T. Hunt, c O'Malley, b Gallop .. 83 F. J. Shaw, b McEwen .. 5 M. J. Moffatt, b Cameron .. 2 D. W. Crowe, c Pearce, b Cameron .. 1 A R. Mac Gibbon, not out .. ..25 G. P. C. Beadel. b Cameron .. 1 A. B. Harman, b Gallop .. • • 1 T. D. Gibson, not out .. " ? Extras (leg bye 1) •. 1 Total for six wickets .. 119 Bowling.—S. Cameron, 15 overs, 9

maidens, 41 runs, 3 wickets; B. Salt, 5,3, 9,0; M. McEwen, 7,0, 29, 0; J. Harliwich, 7,4, 6,0; A. T. Burgess, 2,0, 14, 0; D. Gallop, 5,1, 19, 2.

LOWER GRADES

The third round of matches in the ( lower grades of the Canterbury Cricket t Association’s competitions was begun on Saturday. i Results were:— SECOND GRADE A Sydenham 87 (Haynes four for 44) and : 85 for three met St. Albans 105 (Bar- £ tholomew six for 41). Lancaster Park 240 (Rhind 65. Wickes 48; Hudson four for 84) met Boys’ High School 95 for six (Shepherd 58; Heseltine ( four for 21). Marist 108 (O’Brien 50) and 88 met . West Old Boys 138 (Collier four for 48). SECOND GRADE B Christ’s College 109 (Sibley six for 62) met Technical Old Boys 97 for three. 1 Lancaster Park 294 for six declared (Keats 133, Anderson 40 not out) met Sydenham 73 (Rollinson five for 14). High School Old Boys 85 (Alpers five for 17) met Old Collegians 225 for seven (Sheppard 109). SECOND GRADE C St. Albans 196 (Pine 66) met Boys’ High School 60 for three. St. Andrew’s College 129 (Reekie four for 43) met Christ's College 133 for six (Bishop 52; Kerr four for 39). West Old Boys 205 (Brunt 106; Adams four for 3) met West High School 117 for nine. Papanui High Schoo) Old Boys 109 (Lindsay four for 57) met St. Bede's College 172 for six (Tutty 60). PRESIDENT’S GRADE Lancaster Park B 170 for five (Withers 77) beat Marist 167 for eight declared (Empson-45) on the first innings. Old Collegians 98 for three declared and 43 for two beat East Christchurch 95 and 35 (Hamilton eight for 16, including the hat-trick) by eight wickets. Sydenham 176 for four declared (Doidge 54 not out. Hay 43) beat Lancaster Park A 105 (Richards 53; Thompson four for 17) and 49 for none on the first innings. Riccarton 123 for two (Bull 53) beat Technical Old Boys 119 (Lang 42; Frampton five for 42, King five for 43) on the first innings. High School Old Boys 145 (Baxter 43) beat University B 50 (Escott seven for 20) on the first innings. THIRD GRADE A East Christchurch 230 for seven declared (Maindonald 114 not out) met Riccarton 44 for one. Marist 241 for six declared (Kearns 70, George 46, White 40) met West Christchurch 71 for one. THIRD GRADE B Papanui High School Old Boys 140 for two (Utteridge 42 not out) beat Old Collegians B 131 (Mair 45; Barlow five for 40) on the first innings. East Christchurch 121 for eight declared beat Old Collegians A 41 (Bainton eight for 13) and 70 (Johnson seven for 30) by an innings and 10 runs. Riccarton no ‘ score stated (August 97) beat West Old Boys, no score stated, on the first innings. THIRD GRADE C Christ’s College B 133 for two (Middleton 92 not out) met Boys’ High School B 129 (Landreth five for 17). Christchurch Technical College 176 for 1 six declared (Haase 49) met Christ's Col- , lege A 86 for four (Hill 41). ' Boys’ High Schol 100 (Mcßride four ' for 14, Laing four for 18) met St. Bede’s 1 78 for two. i FOURTH GRADE A Riccarton 65 and 132 for six declared beat East Christchurch B 75 (Morel four i for 18) and 33 (Morel six for 16) outright. I Lancaster Park B 221 for four declared (Kerr 106 not out, Davies 73) beat West 1 Christchurch 114 (Davies five for 17) on - the first innings. j High School Old Boys 151 for two (Ford ) 42, Aitken 40) beat Lancaster Park A , 73 on the first innings. ; St. Albans 136 (Cornican five for 39) , beat Marist B 34 (Smith five for 20) and 39 by an innings and 63 runs. East Christchurch A 114 (Morrow 49) beat Marist A 19 (Morrow six for 1) and 74 by an innings and 21 runs. 5 FOURTH GRADE B > Boys’ High School B 118 (Archer five I for 22) beat St. Bede’s College A 96 j (Burrows seven for 21) on the first [ innings.

Christ’s College A 135 (Pinney 44) beat St. Andrew’s College A 106 on the first innings. Christ's College B 153 (Fuller five for 32) beat West High School 119 on the first innings.