CRICKET WAIKATO BEATEN

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28233, 22 March 1957, Page 12

CRICKET WAIKATO BEATEN

Australians’ Easy Win

(New Zealand Press Association) HAMILTON, March 21. The Australian touring cricket team was far too strong for Waikato, the holders of the Hawke. Cup,, in a one-day match at Hamilton today. There was no play

yesterday because of rain. Australia declared at 213 for five wiekets shortly after 3' p.m. and Waikato was all out at 5.20 p.m. for 93. The wicket was patchy, but not too difficult. Steady bowling kept the Australian openers, W. J. Watson and R. B. Simpson, reasonably quiet for the first half hour, in which only 20 runs were scored, but the pair brightened their play after that and the score had risen to 91 scored in 67 minutes before Simpson was brilliantly stumped by E. C. Petrie. It was a disappointing start for Waikato as Watson, struggling to find form, had been dropped by Baigent in the slips when he gave a comparatively easy catch from D. Clarke's third ball of the first oyer of the day. * Watson appreciated the life and gave one of his best displays of the tour. R. N. Harvey drove the first two balls he received from N. Puna straight for fours, but in his next over he failed to get right on to a ball from A. Lissette and D. B. Clarke caught him in the outfield. Favell looked like making runs before he swung across a ball from Puna.

Shortly after lunch Watson was caught by Petrie off Higgins. O’Neill hardly got going before Petrie took another very good .catch. Craig batted quietly but stylishly and was dropped at 44 by D. B. Clarke. It took Australia a little over two hours to dismiss Waikato. The wicket was showing signs of wear and all the Australian bowlers took full advantage of the conditions. Gray batted well, hitting seven fours. In a last wicket stand D. B. Clarke attacked the fast bowling. Meckiff bowled eight overs for two wickets and one fun, but Clarke hit 10 in one over from him.

The most successful Australian bowler was the spinner, Martin, who took five for 30 off 12 overs. Scores:—

AUSTRALIA First Innings R. B. Simpson, st Petrie, b Lissette .. .. 44 W. J. Watson, c Petrie, b Higgins .. .. .. 75 L. Favell, b Puna .. .. 19 R. N. Harvey, c D. B. Clarke, b Lissette .. .. .. i I. D. Craig, not out .. .' 45 N. C. O’Neill, c Petrie, b Shaw 17

Total for five wickets .. 213 Bowling: D. B. Clarke, none for 29; T. Puna, one for 69; R. Procter, none for 18; A. Lissette, two for 71; B. Higgins, one for 27; T. Shaw, one for 6.

WAIKATO _ „ „ First Innings S’ r? etne * c Crai g. b Gaunt 0 T. E. Shaw, c O’Neill b Meckiff 1 N.« Puna, b Gaunt .. ..4 D. S Clarke, c Burge, b Martin 8 D. J. Gray, run out .. .. 38 E. F. Baigent, lbw. b Martin .. 3 R. N. Procter, b Martin .. 4 J. D. Irving, b Meckiff .. ..8 A. Lissette, c Burge, b Martin ;. 0 D. B. Clarke, c Craig, b Martin 18 B. A. Higgins, not out .. ..10 Extras .. .. .. g

Total .. .. .. 93 Bowling: Martin, five for 30; Gaunt, two for 15; Meckiff, two for 12.

LOW SCORING IN SCHOOL GAME

Boys’ High School Leads Boys’ High School was in a very strong position at the end of a lowscoring first day In the annual match against Christ’s College at the college ground yesterday. » The pitch prepared for the match had to be abandoned, and the one used was very heavy after recent rain. During.the morning it plaved very easily, but bright sunlight eventually had its way, and in the early afternoon the ball came through very erratically, sometimes lifting abruptly, less often scuttling through This was partly responsible for a High School collapse of startling proportions; from 94 for no wicket, the score descended to 135, all out. College fared no better, being dismissed for 66, and when a gloomy sky ended play 10 minutes early, High School had further improved its position by scoring 17 without loss. Schoolboy cricketers, accustomed to better pitches than those on which test matches used to be played, were deep in doubt during the afternoon, and although some of the bowling was below the usual standard, it went unpunished, because of the batsmen’s concern about the conditions.

Steady Progress While the sun shone without effect. School, which won the toss, made steady progress. D. Hill and I. S. Cocks. both accomplished-looking batsmen, found it difficqlt to get the ball through a heavy outfield, but they scored quite comfortably. The diverting feature of the morning play was the over bowled bv the legspinner, P. Andrews. He began with three wides, bowled a legal one, and then had two more wides. He must have reached the end of the over with considerable relief, another sacrifice on the altar of spin. By lunch, High School had scored 84 without loss, but in the early afternoon the batting deteriorated. The bowlers kept the ball up. enjoyed the encouragement of seeing the ball do something several times an over, and the batsmen came and went, a, procession hastened by two run-outs. G. Pickering, bowling at medium pace, brought the ball nicely from off, and bowled consistently. At the other end. H. Rutherford enjoyed similar success with good length off-breaks. Wheft College batted i< was expected that W. Hudson, the off-break bowler, would cause most trouble but G. Watson, one of those chosen for the formal opening of the attack, went well beyond his brief and took wicket after wicket. Watson, only in the first eleven a few weeks, bowls at a fairly lively pace, and moves the ball in occasionally, but his best ball was an out-swinger which went through quickly. With it he hit the off stump several times, and he bowled throughout the innings to take eight for 27, a very fine effort. The College captain, J. England, offered some resistance, but the No. 5. T. Bishop, like the School No. 5 earlier, survived the shocks and batted with calm confidence. The umpires are Messrs R. Liddicoat and H. Wilson. Scores: — , BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL First Innings D. Hill, b Pickering .. .. 39 I. S. Cocks, run out .. 56 P. E. H. Gregg, b Rutherford .. 1

I. R. Hartland, b Pickering .. 11 B. Hopkins, not out .. .. 11 R. Capstick, run out .. .. 2 B. Hope, lbw. b Rutherford .. 0 B. Hadlee, c Reekie, b Ruther-

ford 0 G. Watson, b Pickering .. .. 1 W. Hudson, c Reeves, b Pickering 0 G. Brittenden, b Rutherford .. 0 Extras (byes 7, wides 5, legbye 1. no-ball 1) .. .. 14

Total .. ..135 Bowling.—T. Maling, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 9 runs, 0 wickets; A. Reekie, 6,3, 10, 0: H. Rutherford, 31.2, 5. 47, 4; G. Pickering, 28, 8, 36. 4; R. Kelleher, 3. 0 17,0; P. Andrews 1 0. 2. 0. Second Innings D. Hill, not out .. ..12 I. Cocks, not out .. .. 3 Extras (leg-bye 1, wide 1) .. 2 Total for no wickets .. 17 Bowling.—A. Reekie, 6 overs. 2 maidens, 8 runs, 0 wickets; T. Maling, 4,1, 4,0: G. Pickering, 2,1, 3, 0. CHRIST’S COLLEGE First Innings J. Reeves, c Brittenden, b Watson 4 P. Andrews, b Watson .. .. 9 R. Latham, b Watson .. .. 0 J. England, c Cocks, b Watson .. 13 T. Bishop, not out .. .. 13 A. Reekie, st Brittenden, b Hudson .. .. .. 9 T. Maling, b Watson .. .. 5 H. Rutherford, b Watson .. 0 G. Jamieson, c Brittenden, b - Watson .. .. .. 2 G. Pickering, c Gregg, b Watson .. .. 3 R. Kelleher, hit wicket, b Hill .. 4 Extras (byes 2, leg-byes 2) 4 Total .. .. .. 66 Bowling.—G. Watson, 18, 7. 27. 8; I. Hartland, 4,0, 7,0; W. Hudson. 9,1, 20, 1; D. Hill, 42, 2, 8 1. Second Elevens Christ’s College was well placed at the end of the first day of the second elevens’ match being five runs behind with nine wickets standing. Scores:—High School 83 (P. Corbett 30 M. Conway 18; T. Herrick three for 13, R. L. Woollens four for 21, P. R. Henderson one for 9, C. C. Kissling one for 26). College 78 for one wicket (A. Arnesen 18 not out, A. T. Calder 37 not out; R. Reeves one for 26). , The umpires are Messrs A. L. Winter and H. Borland.