PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29336, 15 October 1960, Page 5

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

The former Canterbury cricket captain, R. T. Dowker, was not able to play any cricket last

summer, but | he is likely to? pick up the threads again s uc c essfully | this season. Dowker has I the distinc-' tion of having scored more ? runs than any-? one else in ■ post - war

senior cricket—his aggregate now exceeds 5600. His total of 14 centures is two better than that of his nearest rival, M. E. Chapple.

The return to New Zealand of the Canterbury beach sprint champion, W. (Aussie Bill) Campbell, after spending the winter months in Australia, his native country, will be a welcome one. Campbell, who was a member of the Waimairi Surf Life-saving Club when it won the Canterbury championship pennant last season, was mainly concerned with the beach sprints and beach relays, although he did participate in all club activities. He was in the final of the New Zealand Beach sprint championship but had the misfortune to pull a muscle. A member of the Austinmer Surf Club, New South Wales, Campbell is expected back in November.

A steady if unspectacular performer for Sydenham senior cricket teams in the post - war .

years has been J. Harliwich, who is now in his twelfth season in the top grade. Although he did not play in the summer of 1954 - 55, Harliwich is within easv

wiimn easy reach now of an aggregate of

300 wickets—a mark attained by only six others since 1945. Harliwich, an accurate medium-paced right-hander, began his senior career in 1948-49, and has taken five wickets in an innings 13 times so tar.

Success must have been sweet to Miss Anne Smith when she beat Miss Ruia Morrison at the Auckland Catholic lawn tennis tournament, held at the Mt. Eden courts recently. Last year Miss Smih was beaten quite easily by Miss Morrison in the | I final of the New Zealand championships, but this year, with superb ground shots which contained power and accuracy, Miss Smith disposed of her redoubtable opponent by the con-1 | vincing score of 6-2, 6-4. Two prominent footballers figured in a tense finish to a President’s grade cricket I

I match last I | Saturday. I Marist dls- | missed its opI ponents, Old I Collegians for 45 runs, with, K. J. O’Shari- ' nessy, who hooked for the Canterbury Rugby I team this year, taking five

wickets for as many runs. The task of scoring the 45 runs required to win almost proved too much for Marist which was nine wickets down for 40 run when Pat Crtedy, the 'former League international, ■ and J. Hodgins. a senior 1 Rugby player of 1950 came together. Creedy scored the winning rims with elegant deflections and a solid drive through the covers. i A * I Winning the Canterbury I snooker championship rei cently, the New Zealand and

South Island ! champion T. Yeaberg comi pleted a I unique double. [He is the first 1 player since [ 1924 to win both the Can- | terbury open snooker and billiards titles in the one season. It is un-

fortunate that business rea- . sons will prevent him from taking part in the South Island championships at Ashburton next weelc