CRICKET Three Senior Games Have Close Finishes

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28513, 17 February 1958, Page 11

CRICKET Three Senior Games Have Close Finishes

A start delayed until 1 p.m., soggy pitches, slow outfields, and grey skies did not prevent the completion of the eight round of the senior cricket championship, nor did they rob the matches oftheir interest. One game, between Old Boys and St. Albans, was dull, flat, and unfinished, but Lancaster Park had a hard struggle for first innings points against Sydenham, and in the other two matches there was intense excitement in the closing stages. Lancaster Park retained its first place, but Riccarton, with yet another first innings win, moved in to second place. West-University achieved a spectacular outright win over Old Collegians and moved up to sixth place.

Results were:— Lancaster .Park, 214, beat Sydenham, 154 and 2 for one wicket, by 60 runs on the first innings. Riccarton, 212 and 31 for six wickets, beat East Christchurch, 107 and 164, by 105 runs on the first innings. West Christchurch-Univer-sity, 212 and 65 for four wickets, declared, beat Old Collegians, 129 and 126, by 22 runs. St. Albans, 251, drew with Old Boys, 147 for six wickets. Individual players who did particularly well were B. A. Haworth (East Christchurch) with 59 and D. McKendry (Lancaster Park) 54 not out. J. B. Park (West Christ-church-University) took five for 55, and W. Bell (Riccarton), five for 56. The competition points are:—

gaining two points. Eighth round bonus points were:— West-University 6.77, Riccarton 6.43, East Christchurch 5.91, Old Collegians 5.35, Lancaster Park 4.34, St. Albans 3.71, Sydenham 3.56, and Old Boys 3.47. WEST CHRISTCHURCHUNIVERSITY (212) V. OLI> COLLEGIANS (97/7) Some pedantic batting—G. K. Austin bowled 15 overs for five runs—failed to restore Old Collegians' position, and the side was out for 129, 83 behind. When West Christ-church-University batted again, there was still no indication of anything but the game’s quiet decease, until G. N. Gearry came in. After his brilliant early season form Gearry has had a bad run, but on Saturday he was at his best again. He drove and pulled with rare vigour, he hit three sixes and three fours, and he made 36 not out in 21 minutes. This innings, so suited to the occasion, allowed D. Moynihan to make a particularly well-timed declaration at 65 for four wickets.

Old Collegians were thus left 101 minutes to score 149, on a pitch slow enough to make quick scoring difficult. But R. T. Hunt and D. W. Crowe set a rattling pace, and soon had the best bowler. P. J. Low, hit out of the firing line. They scored 55 for the first wicket in 32 minutes, and it was magnificently entertaining batting. Hunt scored his 40 in even time, another brilliant display; but the persistent bowling of J. B. Park began to take effect and the wickets fell fast. But the game was beautifully poised 45 minutes from the end; when G. L. Perry was out. Old Collegians needed 55 runs, with five wickets in hand.

P. C. Sheppard batted so well that Old Collegians had every prospect of success, and his dismissal was the final turning point; he hit hard at a loose one from Austin and A. C Timpson, deep at square leg, made a truly magnificent diving catch. With half an hour to go, 41 were needed, three wickets remained, and M. J. Moffat batted very sensibly and well. The others were not quite equal to the occasion, however, and West Christ-church-UnJversity won with 10 minutes and 22 runs to spare. It was a fine game, played In the best possible spirit. Park kept the ball up to the batsmen and invited them into error and at the other end Austin also bowled with admirable control. The umpires were Messrs E. D. Milne and H. C. Borland. Scores:— WEST CHRISTCHUR CHUNIVERSITY First innings .. .. .. 212 Second Innings M. Capstick, b Dawson .. 8 J- B. Park, c and b Thompson .. 20 G K. Austin, b Mac Gibbon .. 0 R J. Hudson, not out . . 0 E. R. Morris, st England, b Crowe 1 G. N. Gearry, not out .. 36 Total for four wickets, dec. 65 Bowling.—A. R. Mac Gibbon, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 20 runs, 1 wicket; J. H. M. Dawson, 4,2, 7,1; J. Thompson, 7,3, 6,1; D. W. Crowe, 4. 1, 26, 1; B. A. Carpenter, 1,0, 6, 0. OLD COLLEGIANS * First Innings (97/7) G. L. Perry, c Park, b Gearry .. 32 B. Carpenter, b Park .. 4 A. R. Mac Gibbon, c Park, b Gearry .. .. .. 18 J. Dawson, not out .. ..2 Extras (byes 2, leg-byes 2) .. 4 Total .. .. .. 129 Bowling.—G. N. Gearry, 5.4 overs, 1 maiden, 11 runs, 2 wickets; C. G. Smith, 13, 2. 37, 1; P. J. Low, 19, 9, 39, 5; J. B. Park, 18. 7, 25, 2; A. C. Timpson, 2,1, 7,0; J. K. Austin, 15, 11, 5, 0. Second Innings R. T. Hunt, c Capstick, b Park 40 D. W. Crowe, c Park, b Austin 24 A. R. Mac Gibbon, c and b Park 2 J- H. M. Dawson, c Timpson, b Park 16 G. L. Perry, b Park .. ..6 P. C. Sheppard, c Timpson, b , Austin 15 M. J. Moffat, not out .. .-17 J. D. Thompson, run out .. 0 J. E. England, b Park .. .. 1 A. T. Bishop, lbw, b Austin .. 0 B. A. Carpenter, lbw, b Austin .. 0 Extras (byes. 5) .. ..5 Total .. .. .. 126 Bowling.—P. J. Low, 4 overs, 0 maidens, 27 runs, 0 wicket; J. B. Park, 15. 2, 55, 5; G. K. Austin, 12.5, 2, 39, ST. ALBANS ▼. OLD BOYS (230/8) ..There was very little to relieve tne monotony of the batting in the “lain game at Hagley OvaL St. Albans batted on to 251, leaving Old JSoys 210 minutes to score the runs. The slow pitch and outfield made it a difficult task, but the task was, in fact, never even attempted. In the Old Boys innings I. S. pocks, in his first senior match, batted solidly for an hour and a “alf, and was unbeaten with 34. C. G. Snook’s innings of an hour and “tree-quarters for 31 contributed largely towards the saving of the game. But by and large, it all seemed a waste of time. -The umpires were Messrs J. vwens and H. C. Moore. Scores:— ST. ALBANS m First Innings (230/8) T. B. Burtt, not out .. ..35 B. Todd, c Heatley, b Reid .. 13 w. Lang, c Hill, b Snook .. 0 Extras (byes 3, no-balls 2) 5 _ Total .. .. ..251 Bowling.—D. J. Reid, 32 overs, 10 “laidens, 49 runs, 4 wickets; C. G. Snook, 22.4, 8, 24, 3; H. R. Escott, 1?. 6, 84, 1; D. Hill, 9,1, 31, 1; •• H. Reeves, 23, 7, 52, 1.

OLD BOYS _ , First Innings D. Hill, b Burtt .. 14 J- G. Leggat, lbw, b Burtt .. 24 D. Shepherd, b Poore .. ..18 C. G. Snook, c Turner, b Burtt 31 R. J. B. West, c Quinn, b Todd 31 I. S. Cocks, not out .. .. 34 A. J. Heatley, st Guillen, b Poore .. .. .. 9 I. A. Baxter, not out .. 1 Extras (byes 3, leg-bye 1) .. 4

Total for six wickets .. 147 Bowling.—B. Todd, 13 overs, 9 maidens, 11 runs, 1 wicket; W. Laing, 13, 1, 36, 0; T. B. Burtt, 25, 5, 59, 3; M. B. Poore, 18, 10, 21, 2; I. Dempsey, 6,3, 5,0; P. G. Z. Haris, 5,2, 7,0; J. Hutchinson, 2,1, 4, 0. SYDENHAM V. LANCASTER PARK (154) (15/0) The struggle for the first innings lead at Sydenham Park was an intensely interested one, and Lancaster Park was a little lucky to halt Sydenham’s succession of wins which has taken it from last to second in the competition since the third round ended.

Sydenham did not have many runs with which to buy wickets, but J. Harliwich bowled with such purpose that the runs were yielded reluctantly. At tb? other end for a long period was D. L. Gallop, who bowled steadily, and beat the bat fairly often. But P. D. O’Malley, who has made a welcome return to senior cricket, gathered in the runs slowly but surely, and with D. E. Woods, a most consistent young batsman, scored 40 for the first wicket. By tea, Lancaster Park had reachtd 115 for four, and seemed quite safe, but B. J. Ellis’s valuable innings ended soon 'after the interval, when the total was 117.

The struggle remained a very keen one, and Sydenham had some wretched luck, in a match it badly wanted to win. D. Hooper had his H lp „ moved over to leg slip, and D. McKendry snicked the next ball at a i J ni 9 e even hei ght just where the slip had been, M. J. McEwan won some lift and life from the turf, and when Harliwich came on again the batsmen were struggling. B. Irving was beaten twice in an oyer, and then he was dropped, a sharp chance to Harliwich off McEwan. Minutes te F- Salt dropped McKendry off Harliwich, a sharp chance to leg slip, and then McKendry snicked Harliwich at catchable height between the two slips. Right at the end Irving popped up a chance off McEwan, but A. G. Duckmanton, fielding substitute, slipped on the damp turf when trying to move in quickly. So Lancaster Park went on to take le ?r A hh°ugh he had some luck, McKendry made his fourth successive score of more than 25. He a determined batsman who gets behind the ball, and with the advance in his left-arm spin bowling. a v ery useful memx the team. Irving also did well at the crisis. The umpires were Messrs P. M. Kerr and D. Morris. Scores:— . SYDENHAM First Innings .. .. ~ 154 Second Innings R. Kirton, c Saunders b Anderson .. .. .. 1 D. Hooper, not out II II 1 Total for one wicket .. 2 Bowling.—l. P. Anderson, 1,0, 2, 1. LANCASTER PARK First Innings (15/0) • P. W O’Malley, st Kirton, b Gallop .. .. gg D - E. Woods, c McEwan b Hartl: with ... 28 G. E.Royfee, c McEwan b Harl’iwich .. .. .. 6 » Duckmanton, lbw b Gallop 7 B. J. Ellis c Hooper b McEwan 30 D. McKendry, not out .. 54 A. Dobson, lbw b Harliwich .. 5 B. Irving, run out ..26 I. Anderson, c sub. b Hartland .. 8 R- H. Fronting, run out .. .. 4 J. Saunders, st Kirton, b Bayley 4 Extras (byes 4) .. ..4 Total .. ~ 214 J- Harliwich. 31 overs. T “xMens, 33 runs, 3 wickets; D. Ji . 25 „ 4 ’ 2: M - McEwan, L 45, 1; B. Salt, fl, 1, 18, 0; L 1: D Hooper* 8, SkJL, °4 i Baytey. 1-*. 0, 4. 1; L. Jones, 2,0, 4,0,.

RICCARTON V. EAST (212) (79/6) Christchurch failed to retrieve the-bad position it was in at stumps on the firat day, and the side was all out 35 minutes after play resumed for 107 and was forced to follow on. The second innings was a better effort, mainly due to a P® u ® nt *y B- A. Haworth of 59. He held up the attack long enough to prevent Riccarton from getting the runs required for an outright win. n® l1 * le * before J- W. Grocott completed the double for the game, as he was out to the same bowler in the first innings in the same manner. In fact this was the fourth successive innings that he has been dismissed this way. Bell was not called on to bowl during the remainder of East’s first innings, but R. H. Scott used him to open the attack when East came in for its second innings. He bowled well, and often had the batsmen completely tied up. As in the first Innings he used a very tight field, nine men around the wicket, and one in the covers. His five wickets for 56 runs were well earned.

Riccarton was left with 60 runs to make in 27 minutes, but succeeded in getting just over halfway, and lost six wickets in the process. With only a few minutes of play remaining, B. M. Pankhurst and E. Fuller were content to play out time. The side had virtually only three wickets remaining, W. E. Muncaster being absent with a hand Injury he received while batting the previous week. T. Jones and R. Cole were the only bowlers used, Jones taking four wickets for 16 runs from four overs.

The umpires were Messrs H. C. Moore and W. Barnes. Scores:— First Innings (79/6) I. M. Sinclair, c Ackland, b Kiddey .. .. ..39 L. B. Glanville, c Pankhurst, b Kiddey .. .. .. 6 O. Manning, e sub., b Ackland 4 R. Cole, lbw, b Ackland .. 0 T. Jones, out out .. .. 1 Extras (byes 8, leg byes 6, no ball 1) .. ..15 Total 107 Bowling.—J., F. Ackland, 11.1 overs, 3 maidens, 22 runs, 3 wickets; J. W. Kiddey, 15. 7, 27, 3; W. Bell, 10, 5, 31, 3; R. H. Scott, 6,2, 12, 1. Second Innings G. D, Alabaster, lbw, b Bell .. 6 J. D. Capstick, b Bell .. 9 I. M. Sinclair, c Pankhurst, b Kiddey .. .. .. 13 B. A. Haworth, c Bell, b Kiddey 59 L. B. Glanville, b Ackland .. 24 J. W. Grocott, lbw, b Bell .. 17 P. Oakes, c Fuller, b Bell .. 0 O. Manning, c Fuller, b Bell .. 0 C. Smart, c Bell, b Ackland .. 13 R. Cole, not out .. ... 2 T. Jones, lbw, b Kiddey .. 11 Extras (byes 8, leg byes 2) JO Total .. ..164 Bowling.—W. Bell, 26 overs, 4 maidens, 56 runs, 5 wickets; J. W. Kiddey, 28, 3, 12, 59, 3; J. F. Ackland, 6,1, 27, 2; B. Frost, 5,1, 12, 0. RICCARTON First Innings .. ..212 Second Innings L. J. Newman, b Jones .. 1 J. W. Kiddey, b Jones • • 4 D. O’Malley, e Capstick, b Jones 10 R. H. Scott, c Haworth, b Cole 9 W. Bell, b Cole .. 4 G. Barrett, b Jones ..0 B. M. Pankhurst, not out .. 0 E. Fuller, not out .. 0 Extras (wide 1, byes 2) ..3 Total for six wickets .. 31 Bowling.—R. Cole, 4 overs, 1 maiden, 12 runs. 2 wickets; T. Jones. 4,1, 16, 4.

LOWER GRADES

Eighth round matches in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competitions were completed on

Saturday. Lower grade results were as follows: SECOND GRADE A High School Old Boys 174 and 137 (Hadlee 54 not out; Harper six for 25) beat Technical Old Boys 136 (Small four for 33) and 43 for three on the first innings. Marist 210 (Stevenson 48, Gibson 41) and 87 for eight (Collier 43 not out) beat West-University 120 (Hobbs 40) and 186 for seven declared (Le Comte 66 not out) on the first mnings. Lancaster Park 277 (Dryland 44) and 110 for four beat Boys High School 248 and 142 for three declared (Corbett 72, Hopkins 45 not out) on the first Innings. SECOND GRADE B West-University 192 for seven (Kennedy 75) beat Old Collegians 190 (Summers 58; Kerr four for 61) on the first innings. East Christchurch 292 for seven declared (Burtt 64, Black 59, Gillard 44) beat St. Albans 164 and 199 for five on the first innings. Lancaster Park 221 for eight declared (McNaughton 58, Graham 41; Gray five for 59) beat Technical Ola Boys 141 and 120 for six (Gyde 49; Miller four for 38) on the first innings. High School Old Boys 96 and 169 for seven (Robson 56, Harrington 42) beat Christ’s College 108 (Hicks five for 51) and 151 (Latham 41; Harrington five for 32) by three wickets. SECOND GRADE C St. Albans 177 and 94 for two declared beat Christ’s College 164 (Tipping 54; McLauchlan six for 44) and 31 for two on the first innings. West-University 184 (Thorne 43; Anderson five for 48) beat East Christchurch 119 and 57 (Hooper seven for 30) by an innings and eight runs. Marist 158 (Mcßride 51) and 76 for two declared (Mcßride 41) beat Xavier 75 ' (Hurley four for 35, McKendry four for 11) and 107 for eight (Doody 54; Bowden four for 34) on the first innings. West High School 289 beat Papanui High School 137 (W. Thomson five for 45) and 55 for six (K. Thomson four for 17) on the first innings. St. Andrew’s 120 and 69 for three beat St. Bede’s 95 on the first innings.

PRESIDENT’S GRADE Old Collegians 139 for nine (Saunders 50) beat Sydenham 134 (Wauchop four for 41) on the first innings. West-University A 113 for six (Walter 67 not out) beat Marist 110 (Palmer four for 20) on the first innings. High School Old Boys 170 for eight declared (Bolton 81) drew with St. Albans 117 for nine. Lancaster Park B 140 for two (Chapple 75 not out) beat WestUniversity B 133 (Giblin 60) on the first innings. THIRD GRADE A Sydenham 239 for seven declared tied with Old Collegians 239 (Moir 69, Depree 42; Kerr four for 24). West-University A 117 for eight declared and 144 for four (Lane 61) beat St. Albans 85 and 171 for nine declared (Phelan 58 not out; Bradshaw five for 28) by six wickets. High School Old Boys 143 for five declared (Creighton 49; Anderson five for 53) and 34 for one beat East Christchurch 90 (Roberts five for 20) and 80 (Roberts 47) by nine wickets. West-University 96 (George five for 25. Day four for 29) and 93 for six declared (Day five for 34) beat Technical Old Boys 58 (Fright four for 10, Little four for 24) and 98 for six (Little five for 26) on the first innings. TmRD GRADE B Riccarton 92 for six beat Sydenham 50 (Barr four for 15) on the first innings.

THIRD GRADE C St. Andrew’s 280 for two declared beat Christ’s College 75 (Logie four for 15, Hilson four for 23) and 170 (Burdon 87; Hilson four for 48) by an innings and 35 runs. Christ’s College A 260 for nine declared beat Boys High School B 48 (Ludbrook five for 6, Fraser four for 24) and 47 (Fraser six for 15) by an innings and 165 runs. Linwood High School 128 for seven declared (Smith 65) beat St. Bedes 104 and 118 (Lyon five for 19) on the first innings. FOURTH GRADE A East Christchurch 83 and 49 for nine (Robinson five for 12, Hutchison four for 14) beat Lancaster Park B 63 (Austin five for 31) on the fil High l School Old Boys 74 (Laby five for 27) and 75 for none (Brown 42 not out) beat Technical Old Boys 71 (Belcher six for 24) and 67 (Belcher five for 33) by ten wickets. Lancaster Park A 153 for three (Harrison 109 not out) beat WestUniversity 113 (Lys 54 not out; Duncan five for 34) on the first innings. St. Albans beat Boys High School by default. „ FOURTH GRADE B

St. Andrew’s A 125 (White four for 31) and 67 for one declared beat St. Andrew’s B 46 (Munns four for 20) and 56 for eight (Bradshaw four for 19. Munns four for 22) on the first innings. West High School 86 (Lees 60 not out) beat Technical College 24 (Lees six for 16) and 44 (Overend five for 12) by an innings and 18 runs. Christ’s College 137 (Armstrong 45) beat St. Bede’s B 73 and 58 (Cox four for seven) by an innings and six runs.

Boys High School A 148 for six declared (Chapman 57) and 54 for three declared beat St. Bede’s A 94 and 92 for five on the first innings.

L. Park Won 10 5 pt. pt ..2 5 Lost 1 0 Bonus Ch. pt. pt. 1 0 Pts. 50.48 Pts. 96.48 Rice. ..16 0 1 48.62 88.62 Syd. ..2 2 4 0 49.80 83.80 O CoD. ..2 2 2 2 48.93 80.93 O. Boys* ..13 2 1 48.43 77.43 West-Un. ..2 0 4 2 45.66 69.66 St. Alb • ..11 3 2 46.71 66.71 East -.0 1 4 3 43.62 52.62 •There was no decision in the Old Boys-St. Albans match, each side