Cricket SCHOOLS GAME

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28435, 15 November 1957, Page 25

Cricket SCHOOLS GAME

Wanganui Draws .With Christ’s

annual cricket match between College and Wanganui ColgJL School ended in a draw after Je Srilling struggle. Yesterday morn’tfCollege dismissed Wanganui for -ft runs more than the College ST innings score—and College was dismissed in its second * or 165 - having Wanganui puns to make to win. Wanganui p e within nine runs of its objecbut in doing so lost nine two not-out Wanganui batsL D. W. Ritchie and W. A. E-nite added only four more runs T. Maling took his fifth icket by dismissing White leg bewicket. Ritchie and Hosking a further 27 runs for the JjJhwicket and then H. R. Ruthertook the last two wickets in ’’college had a more successful in its second innings than ySd in its first, with G. H. Pickering and P- Andrews putting on 41 for the first wicket. Andrews, drivstrongly, scored his 27 in a little St than even time. A minor colSse—two wickets fell at 45 and another at 69—was prevented by » T Bishop and R. A. Batham, who added 32 before Latham was disDl Bishop continued his innings until the score was 112, when he was caught at short square leg. He batted tore aggressively for his 30 than he did in the first innings, scoring many his runs on the leg. HR. Rutherford and P. M. Hill then came together in a partnership which yielded 33 runs. Rutherford nrovided the highlight of the innings with a very sound 49. Sweep shots to leg- and hooks and drives were his main scoring shots.

Wanganui Innings Left with 113 minutes in which to make 93, Wanganui opened cautiously- A wet ball did not prevent Maling from keeping a length and drst S. W. Veitch and then W. R. Strang lost their wickets—Strang to a yorker from J. Parsons. Five more ’runs were added and then P. Barton was out leg beiore wicket to Parsons. Three wickets had fallen for 17 runs. The initiative enjoyed by the bowlers was taken from them when B. H. Barton and D. S. M. Crombie came together. The pair added 27 runs in good time and were beginning to take full command when i smart piece of fielding by P. M. Hill in the covers found Barton well out of his ground. When D. W. Ritchie was caught and bowled by Rutherford the scoring rate eased considerably. It was resumed when W. A. White joined Crombie and before he was dismissed he had added 23 to the score—lo of these being secured off one over from Rutherford. Before he was dismissed, however, he saw the fall of Crombie's and D. J. Duncan’s wickets and R. E. Haynes was unable to survive the first ball he received from Maling. Even with eight wickets down, Wanganui still had a chance for White was batting forcefully. When White’s wicket fell at 76, Wanganui faced defeat. In tire 12 minutes’ play remaining W. J. Hosking and G. Ritchie played quietly but it was obvious they were more intent upon preserving their wickets than attempting to make the 17 runs needed. Maling again bowled steadily to take another three wickets to give him an average of eight for 94 for the match. Rutherford was not as accurate as he was in the first innings, but Parson, who failed to take a wicket in the first innings, bowled particularly well to take four for 28 in the second innings. R. H. Barton, an in-swing bowler, was the most accurate Wanganui bowler, and his pace and consistent length earned him four wickets for 26 runs off 16.4 overs. Scores:— * WANGANUI COLLEGE First Innings (181 for six) D. W. Ritchie, not out .. .. 15 W. A. White, lbw?, b Maling .. 11 R. E. Haynes, c Edmond. b Parson .. .. 7 W. J. Hosking, c England, b Rutherford .. 13 G. F. Ritchie, c Pickering, b Rutherford .. 0 Extras < wides 3, byes 6. leg bye 1, no-balls 5) 15 Total .. .. ..226 Bowling.—T. M. Maling, 22 overs, J maidens, 72 runs. 5 wickets; J. Parson. 23, 5. 57, 1; H. R. Rutherford, 11.4. 2. 37. 2; R. A. Latham. 15. 2, 45. 2. Second Innings W. R. Strang, b Parson .. 4 S. W. Veitch, c England, b Maling 7 D. S. M. Crombie, c England, b Parson .. .. 18 P- Barton, lbw, b Parson .. 17 B. H. Barton, run out 16 D. W. Ritchie, c and b Rutherford .. 0 W. A. White, lbw, b Maling .. 23 u. J. Duncan, b Parson .. .. 0 R- E. Haynes, lbw, b Maling .. 0 W. J. Hosking. not out .. .. 6 G. Ritchie, not out .. 2 Extras (bye 1, leg bye 1, wide 1, no-ball 1) 4 Total for nine w ickets .. 84 Bowling.— T. M. Maling. 11 overs, 4 maidens, 22 runs, 3 wickets; J. Parson, 16. 6, 28. 4; H. R. Rutherford. 8,1, 30, 1. CHRISTS COLLEGE first innings .. .. .. 153 Second Innings G. H. Pickering, b Crombie .. 12 P- Andrews. lbw. bR. Barton .. 27 S. Edmond, c P. Barton, b R. Barton .. 2 J- E- England, bP. Barton .. 12 A. T. Bishop, c White, b Hosking 30 R A. Latham, c Hosking, b P. Barton .. ..16 «• R. Rutherford, c G. Ritchie, b R. Barton .. 49 t« : cG - Ritchie, b Haynes 8 J- Parson, b R. H. Barton .. 0 T. AL Maling, not out .. 1 *’• G. Clarke, absent ill 0 Extras (byes 4, leg byes 2, no-balls 2) .. .. 8 Total .. 165 Bowling.—R. H. Barton. 16.4 overs, •maidens, 26 runs, 4 wickets: R. E. “aymes, 15. 4. 52. 1; D Crombie. 15. *39, ]; p. Barton. 8. 2. 20, 2; W. J. Hosking, 6, 1 20 1