CRICKET Lancaster Park Takes Lead In Championship

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29361, 14 November 1960, Page 18

CRICKET Lancaster Park Takes Lead In Championship

Dismissing the last West Christchurch-Univer-sity batsman when there was time for only one more over to be bowled, Lancaster Park took the maximum points in the key match of the senior championship series on Saturday, and now leads the competition by four points. The second team is Riccarton, which, after some desperately anxious moments, beat St. Albans outright. Sydenham overwhelmed Old Collegians, to win by an innings, and Old Boys had a convincing victory over East Christchurch-Shirley.

The West Christchurch-University and Lancaster Park match was again marked by some extremely good and accurate bowling, and by another innings of rare merit from P. P. W. Morris, who made a

splendid attempt to beat Lancaster Park by himself. His side again did well in the field, but lost an intensely interesting game by 31 runs.

Morris made an enterprising 63, Rbut there were two other indi- r vidual scores in excess of this. 1 J. W. Gr' >st

J. W. Grocott. batting most impressively, scored 65 for East Christchurch-Shirley and D. Hill produced an accomplished-look-ing 79 for Old Boys. Spin bowlers won particular success. B. A. Bolton (Old Boys) took seven for 51 and claimed 10 wickets in the match; M. B. Poore (St. Albans) took five for 40. and A. C. Timpson (West Christchurch-University) had his best return in senior cricket, six for 26. These three also shared the distinction of being their aides’ captains. Results:— Lancaster Park 157 and 129 beat West ChristchurchUniversity 126 and 129 by 31 runs. Riccarton 208 and 117 for seven wickets beat St. Albans 217 and 107 by three wickets. Sydenham 225 beat Old Collegians 105 and 113 by an innings and seven runs. Old Boys 160 and 144 for two wickets beat East Christchurch-Shirley 131 and 169 by eight wickets. Competition points are:—

LANCASTER PARK V. WEST CHCHUNIVERSITT (157) (124/7) West Christchurch - University's rearguard action to take the first innings points lasted just 14 balls and two runs. M. E. Chapple, on first so his bowlers could change ends, dismissed E. R. Morris with a full toss. G. K. Austin flung his head back, and P. S. T. Park lasted little longer. But if this was a batting squib there was much merit in West Christchurch - University’s performance in the field, D. Woods and G. E. Royfee flung their bats about with abandon in making 52 for the first wicket in 38 minutes, but by lunch the score was 109 for seven wickets, largely through the accurate left-arm bowling of Timpson. His last seven overs before the interval yielded two runs for two wickets. He kept a lovely length, moved the bail in with his arm and turned it a little off the pitch, either way. He complete the rout after lunch, the last wicket falling to a beautiful swooping catch by P ; P. W. Morris at slip. This was Timpson’s first major success in senior cricket, but it should not be his last.

West Christchurch-University had 190 minutes to score 161, but there was never any prospect of it being an easy task against a team accustomed to success, and equipped with the most accurate slow bowling in the competition. But while P P. W. Morris was there, he was in command, as he had been in his first innings of 50. The team lost both its openers at 15. G. T. Dowling to an athletic diving catch by Royfee at leg slip, R. F. Hunter when the wicketkeeper, J. Sansom, juggled the ball as it it was a red-hot rivet before holding it. full length on the pitch. Austin was also out. straight after tea, with the score only 36, but then Morris, who was singularly impressive. found in G. N. Gearry a partner who looked capable of swinging the game. They added 33 brisk runs before Gearry, after making a perfectly-timed lofted offdrive for 4 off D. J. McKendry, was caught behind when Chapple ran one away from him. Morris delighted the good crowd of spectators with hl* shrewd placing of the ball. Quick of foot, he was swiftly into position to cut or glide, hook or drive. But his best efforts to hit off the runs before the other batsmen fell were checked by some good field placing and some extremely determined ground fielding. Morris had a couple of lives when chancing his arm. but it was a superb example of a talented batsman refusing to let the bowlers dictate. Wtttthat more had his spirit. At the other, end. the wickets fell regularly, and 29 -minutes from the end Morris was bowled, with his side still S 3 short of victory. He °H t ’ and th* la>t man - JCahill, came in 18 minutes from the end. Timpson batted nearly threequarters of an hour, and if he seemed at times to take unwarranted risks, he all but saved the game. Lancaster Park’s bowling was again of fine temper. Almost every run had to be earned. A. G. Duckmanton. who is having a very successful season, yielded some runs to Morris, but dictated to everyone else. . His command of flight was admirable. McKendry. too, again bowled particularly well. Chapple supported them with some good, close-fisted bowling, and so did B. Irving. The umpires were Messrs H. C. Moore and W, Barnes. Scores:— LANCASTER PARK First innings .. ..157 Second Innings D. E. Woods, lbw, b Timpson .. 34 G. E. Royfee. b Hopkins .. 22 A. G. Duckmanton. b Beban .. 9 M. E. Chapple, b Timpson 9 A. Harrison, b Timpson 19 J. Litchfield, lbw, b Hopkins .. 4 R. T. Dowker, c E. R. Norris, b Park .. 11 B. Irving, b Timpson .. 1 J. Sansom, c Hopkins, b Timpson 41 D. J. McKendry, c P. P. W. Morris. b Timpson 7 A.. Westwood, not out .. 0 Extras (bye 1. leg-byes 5. wide 1, no-balls 2) ..9 Total ..129 Bowling.—J. Cahill. 2. 0. 11, 0; B. R. Hopkins. 12. 3. 35. 2: P. S. T. Park. 6,2, 18, 1: M. Beban, 5. 1. 17. 1; A. C. Timpson. 18, 10, 26, 6; G. K. Austin. 5, 1. 13, 0. WEST CHRISTCHURCHUNIVERSITY First Innings (124/7) G. K. Austin, b McKendry .. 15 E. R. Morri*, b Chapple 0 P. S. T. Park. e Harrison, b Chapple .. .. 1 J. Cahill, not out 1 Extras (leg-byes 4) ..4 Total Bowling.—A. Westwood, 7. 1, 20. 0: A. Harrison, 5. 1, 18, 0; A. G. Duckmanton, 23. 10. 32, 3; D. J. McKendry. ». 11. 24. 4: M. E. Chapple. 7.2. 2. 15. 3: B. Irving, 3. 0. 15. 0. Second Innings G. T. Dowling, c Royfee, b Duckmanton .. .. 9

R. F. Hunter, c Sansom, .b McKendry ..4 P. P. L. Morris, b McKendry .. 63 G. K. Austin, c Irving, b Duckmanton .. .. .. 7 G. N. Gearry, c Sansom, b Chapple .. .. 11 M. Beban, • b Irving 0 B. R. Hopkins, c Sansom, b Chapple .. .. ..2 E. R. Morris, b McKendry .. 5 A. C. Timpson, lbw, b Duckmanton 11 P. S. T. Park, c Royfee, b Duck- - man ton .. 4 J. Cahill, not out 6 Extras (bye 1, leg-byes 4, wide 1. no-ball 1) ... 7 Total 129 Bowling.—A. Westwood. 3,1, 6,0; D. J. McKendry, 24, 13, 30, 3; A. G. Duckmanton, 22, 8, 47, 4; M. E. Chapple, 12, 4, 24, 2; B. Irving, 10, 3. 15. 1. ST. ALBANS v. RICCARTON (217) (138/4) T. L. Jones turned the game St. Albans’s way in the early stages, and although the batsmen looked capable of making runs, they fell regularly. M. B. Poore, bowling with meticulous accuracy, completed the overthrow with a margin of eight runs to spare. D. O’Malley had looked the best of the batsmen, although I. Sinclair had produced a stroke or two of vintage quality. St. Albans, in turn, started quite well but some fiery bowling by R. C. Motz and .his penetrating partner, J. W. Kiddey, effected such a collapse that the sixth wicket fell at 58, with Riccarton on the march. Poore and E. N. Penlington scored 43 for the seventh wicket but determined bowling and some good catching had the side out for 107.

Riccarton needed 116 in 134 minutes, but started badly by losing W. Muncaster at 1. B. Pankhurst and G. Barrett scored 36 together, but they had to take their runs where they could find them, and Riccarton’s time margin was whittled away

rapidly. Trying to get the total moving again, against very good bowling from Poore and P. G. Z. Harris, both Barrett and G. McAulay were taken off very hard hits and when Kiddey was out, half the side had gone for 59. It was a great opportunity for St. Albans, and it was cruel misfortune that the side was by then without Jones, victim of a pulled muscle.

The excitement in the closing stages was intense, and some of the activities on the field almost turned it to hysteria. O’Malley, again batting soundly and attractively, had the misfortune to collide with Harris

when setting out for a run. While he was scrambling to his feet his partner, Motz, arrived at high speed, braked to a halt in a cloud of dust, and set off with extreme rapidity for the other end.

O’Malley, shaken perhaps by his fall, went off in the same direction, and was bridging the gap at every stride when the full tragedy of the situation became apparent to him. He too, stopped and turned. Things had not been going too well for the fielding side either, but when the ball eventually reached Guillen, he had ample time to bowl it .up to the striker’s end with O’Malley well out. Then, at the most dramatic moment possible, Guillen set off after an extraordinary high hit on the leg side. His pads and gloves were clearly nothing more than the sort of penalty inflicted on a class topweight at Riccarton. Guillen’s progress towards the ball was quite remarkable. There were little stumbles, all-out sprints, half-pauses to take a fresh sight of the target; they all took him far into the outfield. And when the inexorable law of gravity took command and plummetted the ball down, Guillen’s last despairing dive left him a yard short of his goal. One of the most interested spectators was the fieldsman who almost certainly could have moved into the ball in some comfort, from the boundary. It was exciting fare, one way and another. St. Albans dropped catch after catch; when Riccarton again had ample time to make the runs, Motz insisted on trying to clean up the whole business inside an over or two. and had paid the penalty. The seventh wicket fell at 84, leaving 33 minutes for 32 runs, but some good shots, good luck and good running by W. Bell and J. Alexander maintained Riccarton *s unbeaten record this season. Poore bowled with extrerne efficiency and in common with Jones and Harris, suffered from some maddening mis-hits and dropped catches. It was a good effort by a side sadly short of regular, matchwinning bowlers. The umpires were Messrs A. H. Johnston and J. Owens. Scores.— ST. ALBANS First Innings 317 Second Innings J. push ton, c Kiddey, b Motz 14 A. Parris, b Motz .. 10 P. G. Z. Harris, c O'Malley, b Motz 2 S. C. Guillen, b Kiddey .. 9 G. Wood, c Pankhurst, b Motz 6 N. Todd, c McAulay, b Kiddey 4 M. B. Poore, c Pankhurst, b Hignett ..16 E. N. Penlington, run out .. 24 T. L. Jones, lbw, b Kiddey 0 M. Howell, not out .. 2 O. Batchelor, c Pankhurst, b BeH 2 Extras (byes 7. leg byes 7, no-balls 4) ..18 Total . .. ..107 Bowling.—R. C. Motz, 15. 0, 45, 4; J. W. Kiddey, 19, 7. 37, 3; E. R. Hignett, 5. 2.7, 1; W. Bell. 3,0, 0, 1. RICCARTON First Innings (138/4) R. C. Motz, b Jones .. .. -11 J. W. Kiddey, b Jones .. 25 D. O’Malley, lbw, b Poore .. 22 J. Alexander, c and b Jones .. 11 I. McK. Sinclair, b Poore .. 12 W. Bell, not out .. 10 E. R. Hignett, c Wood, b Poore 0 Extras (byes 11, leg byes 3, no-ball 1) .. 15 Total ..208 Bowling.—T. L. Jones, 32, 7, 85, 4; O. Batchelor, 6,2. 23, 8; P. G. Z. Harris. 29, 11, 46. 3; M. Howell. 7. I. 19, 0; M. B. Poore, 10.4, 3, 20, 3. Second Innings B. Pankhurst. lbw. b Poore .. 18 W. Muncaster, lbw, b Harris 1 G. Barrett. c Ruston, b Poore 27 G. R- McAulay, c Penlington, b Poore -.2 R. C. Motz. lbw. b Poore .. 14 J. W. Kiddey, c Guillen, b Poore 11 D. B. O'Malley, run out 11 W. Bell, not out ...11 J. Alexander, not but .'. 23 Extras (no-ball 1) .. 1 Total for 7 wickets .. 117 Bowling, —T. L. Jones, 9. 2, 20. 0; P. G. Z. Harris, 18J, 5, 56, 1; M. B. Poore, 14, 0, 40, 5.

SYDENHAM (225), ▼. OLD COLLEGIANS (94/8) Sydenham had little trouble in beating Old Collegians by an innings and seven runs. It took Sydenham only 22 minutes to capture the two remaining first innings wickets and Old Collegians followed on, 120 runs behind. A few minutes before 3 p.m. they were all out for 105. As on the first day. the Old Collegian* batsmen disappointed. R. T. Hunt and G. C. P. Beadel opened their second Innings quietly but after 62 minutes* batting. Old Collegians were three down tor 10 runs. For a while P. M. HUI and A. R. Mac Gibbon managed to overcome the Sydenham attack. Hill hit a six and a four off J. Harliwich in one over and Mac Gibbon looked the experienced player that he is. But he tried to hook a straight ball from K. Thompson and was bowled.

Little can be said of the rest of the innings, even if J. E. England and J. M. M. Dawson did look tor runs at their short stay at the W. Galbraith looked a decidedly

better bowler than he was on the first day and with Harliwich and Thompson formed a strong mediumpaced attack. They attacked the stumps throughout and were aided by good fielding and wicket-keep-ing. The failure of Old Collegians can be attributed to the reckless attempts by some of their batsmen at attacking shots and the lift the Sydenham bowlers extracted from the unusually lively pitch. Sydenham, which was previously at the bottom of the competition ladder, took the bonus points. The umpires were Messrs T. F. Mathie and S. Leeson. SYDENHAM First Innings .. . - 225 OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings (94/8) J. H. M. Dawson, lbw, b Harliwich .. .. .. 3 B. A. Carpenter, not out .. 10 B. A. Farr ant. run out .. •0 Extras (byes 2) .. ..2 Total .. ..105 Bowling.—J. Harliwich, 14, 3, 38, 3; K. Thompson, 5,0, 15, 1; W. Galbraith, 9.1, 5, 22, 1; D. L. Gallop, 6, I, 14, 2; I. A. Hartland, 3,1, 14. 1. Second Innings R. T. Hunt, c Barnett, b Galbraith .. .. .. 1 G. C. P. Beadel, lbw, b Harliwich 5 G. L. Perry, b HarUwich .. 0 P. M. Hill, c Priest, b Thompson .. •. .. 21 A. R. Mac Gibbon, b Thompson 23 J. E. England, c Priest, b Thompson .. .. .. 15 P. T. Harman, c Rice, b Galbraith .. 8 J. St. J. Parson, ’c Priest, b Galbraith .. 5 J. H. M. Dawson, not out .. 14 B. A. Carpenter, lbw, b Barnett 0 B. A. Farrant, b Barnett .. 10 Extras (byes 8, leg byes 3) 11 Total .. -113 Bowling.—J. Harliwich 8, 4, 17, 2; W. Galbraith 22, 9, 35, 3; K. Thompson. 11, 3, 20, 3; D. L. Gallop 4,0, 9,0; E. Barnett, 3.4, 0, 14, 2. EAST CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY (131 and 14/0) v. OLD BOYS (160) East Christchurch-Shirley sadly needs something more stable about the middle of its order. On Saturday, once again, the side was well placed, with the. score 86 for one wicket, but this descended to 104 for six at lunch, and the side was all out for 169. For most of the morning the cricket was dominated by Grocbtt, whose driving and quick appreciation of an opportunity were highly adriiirable. Grocott continues to Improve steadily and he played the medium-paced bowlers with every confidence. His hitting in front of the wicket was splendid. Of the others. P. Millington did best. He was able to counter Bolton’s curving flight, and sharp spin better than his colleagues, and he played a good and invaluable innings. B. Hawkins, at the end. hit with great enthusiasm and some success.

Bolton brought his season’s tally to 23, a fine total' for five innings, and he was more than most of the batsmen could manage. Always a bowler able to keep a length better than most, he found that his turn from leg was sometimes quite abrupt. C. G. Snook again bowled well, and B. G. Hadlee in the outfield supported Bolton with three, good catches.

Old Boys had 160 minutes to score 141, and finished, with plenty of time to spare.* Hill was sound and productive early, but later in his innings he scored at a very swift pace, without conscious effort, for he has many strong strokes at his command, and he used them well. He shared a partnership of 102 with B. G. Hadlee in 80 minutes, and they seldom seemed to be in the slightest trouble. The umpires were Messrs J. Reece and J. Streeter. Scores:— EAST CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY First Innings .. .. .. 131 Second Innings J. W. Grocott, c Hill, b Bolton 65 P. J. Oakes, b Snook .. .. 15 J. D. Capstick, c B. G. Hadlee, b Snook .. .. .. 9 P. Millington, std West, b 80lton .. .. .. 40 D. N. Adems, c and b Bolton .. 0 C. Hazeldine, lbw, b Bolton .. 0 L. B. Glanville, c B. G. Hadlee, b Bolton .. 0 M. Willis, c W. A. Hadlee, b Snook .. .. .. 5 C. K. Smart, c Reeves, b Bolton 4 B. Hawkins, not out ..17 J. Hammond, c B. G. Hadlee, b Bolton 3 Extras (byes 6. leg-byes 2, no-balls 2, wide 1) ..11 Total .. ..169 Bowling.—C. G. Snook. 29, 7 57, 3; B. A. Bolton, 23.4, 6, 51, 7; W. A. Hadlee, 2,2. 0,0; B. R. Hope, 7, 0. 26, 0: P. A. *T. Small, 8. 1, 19. 0; J. W. Reeves, 8,4, 5, 0. OLD BOYS First Innings ..160 Second Innings B. Bolton, c Glanville, b HawD. c Oakes,* b Wiills *1 79 B. G. Hadlee, not out .. ..29 B. M. J. Dineen, not out 11 Extras (wide* 2. byes 5, legbye 1) .. ..8 Total for two wickets .. 144 Bowling.—B. Hawkins, 9,0, 38 1; J. A. Hammond, 3, 0. 14, '0; C. Smart, 13. 4, 20. 0; C. Hazeldine, 7,1, 19, 0; M. Willis. 7.5, 0, 44, 1; J. Capstick, 2, 1. 1. 0.

MALVERN MATCHES

One outright win. one first innings win, end one drawn match were recorded in the Malvern Cricket Sub-association's competitions on Saturday. The best bowling performance was that of R. Lewine, the Darfleld Juniors lefe-arm swing bowler, who took five wickets for M runs against United. Good scores with the bat were made by D. McLeod (63). J. Hotop (46). and O. Stuart (44). Results were:—

Darfleld Juniors 142 for six (D McLeod 63. J. Hotop 46. G. Loe 16; D. Gunn three for 34) beat United 128 (D. Davin 31. J. Dysart 31. R. Churton 16; R. Lewine five tor 44. M. Johnston two for 43. G Loe two for 23). Greendale 70 for three declared (B. Ridgen 11 not out, K. Shipley 21: R. Gunn three for 31) and 50 for one (K. Shipley 30, O. Adams beat Darfleld Seniors 50 (B. Lenihan 16: J. Blewett, four for 21. J. Adams two for 17) and 68 (K. Robinson 29; J. Blewett seven for 45) outright. South Malvern 204 (O. Stuart 44 B. Burborough 28. M. Charles 28: N. Rothwell 19 not out. G. Nimmo S’ i 33 k C - Croy fOT |th p -sEs&f or O. r ‘f^ ; two R f^ 1 toT “’ resulted:— Srk ft B »: D. Townsend two tor 10. B. MeK»y flve for 5. J. Harcourt two for Darfield 58 CW. Steel 15 retired: B- Charles two for 10, G. Gemmell three for 13) beet Glentunnel 17 (G Gemmell 10. J, Knight six for 5 J Bulmer two for 10).

Lane. Pk. Rice. West-Un. Wins Losses Bon. Ch 12 Pt 2 2 1 Pt 1 1 5 Pt 1 0 pts Pt pt Pts 35 31 6 2 O. Boys 1 — 2 4 18 Syd. 1 — * 1 2 15 St. Alb. — — 2 1 4 14 East-Sh. 1 2 2 14 Old Coll. • 1 • 1 1 0 6