CRICKET J. M. Parks Scores 106 For Lancaster Park

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29367, 21 November 1960, Page 18

CRICKET J. M. Parks Scores 106 For Lancaster Park

The English professional cricketer J. M. Parks, who arrived in New Zealand in advance of the other members of this year’s touring M.C.C. team, showed his class to spectators at Lancaster Park on Saturday when he scored a quick 106 for the home team against East Christchurch Shirley. Parks’s century, the first scored in local senior cricket this season, gave the fourth round of matches a good start. , More than 400 runs were scored at Lancaster Park in the day’s play, and the home team ended with a considerable advantage. The two matches at Hagley Oval also produced high totals. Sydenham and St. Albans scored well against the bowling of West Christchurch-University and High School Old Boys respectively. In the other match, at Elmwood Park, Riccarton may have a slight advantage over Old Collecians.

Scores:— Sydenham 303 for nine wickets declared; West-Christ-ehurch-University 28 for two wickets. Riccarton 175; Old Collegians 147 for eight wickets. St. Albans 258; High School Old Boys 21 for three wickets. Lancaster Park 287: East Christchurch-Shirley 117 for eight wickets. Park's century was the best batting effort of the day, and fiye others passed 50. Two were team-mates of Parks in the Lancaster Park side, A. Harrison (60) and R. T. Dowker (58). The others were the Sydenham pair. I. Hartland (58) and J. H. North <56), and P. G. Z. Harris of St. Albans with 88. The West Christchurch University captain. A. C. Timpson to ik six wickets in an inning for the second successive week with six for 85 against Sydenham. J. A. Hammond (East ChristchurchShirley) took five for 83 against Lancaster Park. LANCASTER PARK v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY The competition leader, Lancaster Park, is in a strong position against East Christchurch-Shirlev. D. E. Woods and G. E. Royfee began the Park innings briskly but they were soon back in the stand, and A. G. Duckmanton and M. E. Chapple were soon to follow. Lancaster Park at this stage had four down for 41. It was evident from the beginning of his partnership with A. Harrison. that J. M. Parks is a batsman of considerable class. His driving off the front foot was delightful. He picked the gaps to place his powerful drives or gentle glides and glanced. His was not an innings without chance. Parks was dropped at 13 and again at 62. finally he tried to turn a ball down the legside, got a touch, and was taken by the wicket-keeper, L. Glanville. His innings included 11 fours and two sixes, and the century, the first of the season, came up just before lunch in 108 minutes.

iU The longer Harrison remained at the wicket with Parks, the more he grew in confidence. With his hardhit drives he was not overshadowed by the standard of Parks’s batting. Their feast of run-getting for the fifth wicket partnership was worth 153 and was scored in 102 minutes. R. T. Dowker’s innings was reminiscent of those he played for Canterbury a few years ago. His seven boundaries included some beautiful shots behind the wicket and with G. Sansom he helped to add 53 for the ninth wicket.

The East Christchurch-Shirley attack toiled on a wicket that gave little assistance. J. A. Hammond and B. Hawkins were the only successful bowlers but they too found bowling to Parks most trying. Many runs were given away by East Christchurch-Shirley through poor ground fielding, and more runs were lost because of weak field placings. When East Christchurch-Shirley began its innings J. D. Capstick looked well set but four wickets were soon down for only 48 runs. An enterprising partnership of 58 in 46 minutes by B. Adams and C. Hazeldine helped to retrieve the position. Adams took the role of rungetter and looked certain to reach his half-century. The remainder of the innings was never likely. A. G. Duckmanton took foul* ■wickets and bowled Hazeldine and Glanville with balls that turned sharply off the pitch. The umpires are Messrs J. Reece and L. C. Moore. Scores:—

Bowling.—A. Westwood. 12, 5, 19 2 - A. Harrison, 4,0, 6. 1; A. G. Duckmanton. 13. 2, 40. 4; D. G. McKendry. 11, 2, 27. 0; B. E. Irving, 3, 1. 8. 0; M. E. Chapple, 2. 0. 5. 0. OLD COLLEGIANS v. RICCARTON Riccarton and Old Collegians played with varying fortunes in their match at Elmwood Park. Riccarton was given a good start in the pre-lunch play with 35 for the first wicket but Old Collegians took the honours tor the remainder of this period, with the exception of some spirited batting bv J. W. dey.Five wickets were down for 59. but Kiddey s performance of making 32 in 36 minutes, after an indifferent start, enabled Riccarton to go into lunch at 115 for seven. Kiddey’s scoring shots were seven fours and four singles scored mainly on the leg side at the expense of G. L. Perry and A. R. MacGibbon. W. Bell (32 not out) and I. Sinclair (21) also batted strongly for Riccarton xo conclude the innings for 175. A splendid bowling performance for Old Collegians was that of the New Zealand Colts player. J. St. J. Parson, who took four for 43 in spite of having a number of chances missed from his bowling. At one stage his figures were four for 19 from seven overs. Old Collegians' total at stumps was 147 for eight wickets. A. R. Mac Gibbon was top scorer with 41. , Mac Gibbon’s innings was characterised by periods of restraint and aggression, but nevertheless was one of a batsman in form. Riccarton’s best bowling figures went to R. C. Motz (three for 45) and Kiddey (three for 64). Motz | bowled better later in the innings '

as some of his deliveries were wide of the stumps in the early stages. W. Bell, used near the end of the day, turned the ball at times and badly b**at P. T. Harman before trapping the same player with a leg in front. . The umpires were Messrs J. Streeter and H. C. Moore. Scores; RICCARTON First Innings B. M. Pankhurst, c England, b Dawson .. .. 8 G. McAulay, c England, b Dawson .. .. .. 23 G. Barrett, c Beadel, b Parson 9 R. C. Motz, c Hunt, b Parson .. 7 W. E. Muncaster, c and b Perry 5 J. W. Kiddey, c Harman, b Parson .. .. .. 32 D. O'Malley, b Parson .. 13 J. Alexander, b Mac Gibbon .. 11 I. Sinclair, run out .. 21 l W. Bell, not out .. 32 '■ R. Hignett, lbw, b Perry .. 2 Extras (byes 6. leg byes 6) 12 Extras .. .. .. 175 Bowling.—J. H. M. Dawson, 11 overs, 3 maidens. 25 runs, 2 wickets; A. R. Mac Gibbon, 16, 4, 51, 1; G. L. Perry, 5.2. 1. 21, 2; J. St. J. Parson, 17, 1, 43, 4; B. A. Farrant, 6 1 23, 0. OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings R. T. Hunt, b Motz .. .. 8 G. C. P. Beadel, c Sinclair, b Motz .. .. .. 5 A. R. Mac Gibbon, c Motz, b Kiddey .. .. 41 J. E. England, b Hignett .. 30 P. M. Hill, c Pankhurst, b Kiddey .. .. 16 D. S. Banks, c McAulay, b Motz 27 P. T. Harman, lbw, b Bell .. 4 G. L. Perry, lbw. b Kiddey .. 0 J. M. Dawson, not out .. 7 J. St. J. Parson, not out .. 0 Extras (byes 3. leg byes 6) 9 Total for 8 wickets .. 147 Bowling.—R. C. Motz 17 overs, 2 maidens, 45 runs, 3 wickets; J. W. Kiddey. 27. 7, 64, 3; R. Hignett, 5,0, 16, 1; W. Bell, 5,1, 13, 1. ST. ALBANS v. HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS St. Albans was given a sound, if rather slow, start against Old Boys with a partnership of 103 for the second wicket between J. Ruston and P. G. Z. Harris. Ruston batted for 181 minutes for his 45. a very slow innings for him. but, like Harris, he found the accurate mediumpaced attack difficult to score off, and he was often in trouble facing B. A. Bolton’s leg spinners. Harris . was also unusually subdued, taking . 103 minutes for his first 50, and i he gave an easy chance at 53. If i he was perhaps not quite at his . best, Harris seldom failed to take ■ full toll of the loose ball, and his ’ 88 included three sixes and six : fours, as well as lon g periods of : very sound defence and commend- : able concentration. From 146 for • three, St. Albans slumped a little to 258 all out. S. C. Guillen failed again when the stage seemed set for him, and apart from a good 16 not out from A. R. Taylor, the main feature of the remainder of the innings was the batting of M. B. Poore, who again showed that he is not far from his best. The Old Boys’ bowlers did very well in difficult conditions, with both C. G. Snook and Bolton remarkably economical and accurate. Snook, with three for 48 off 30 overs, gave nothing away, and Bolton’s three for 63 off 38 overs represents firstclass figures for a leg-spinner. He bowled without much luck, and could well have had Ruston’s wicket. But the Old Boys’ early batsmen, faced with keeping their wickets intact until stumps, after a long day in the field, could not cope with an excellent spell of bowling from the medium-paced A. R. Taylor, who moved the ball both ways at times quite late. Taylor has given his team a very definite advantage with his three wickets, which included Bolton, who, no doubt, hoping for a good rest after his bowling. went in at No. 4 just before stumps. and played on without scoring. Scores:—

SYDENHAM v. WEST-UNIVERSITY Only one Sydenham batsman in the match against West ChristchurchUniversity failed to reach doublefigures. apart from the two who were left not-out when the declaration came at 303 for nine wickets. Although M. J. Bear and I. Hartland ..were a little uncertain at the start, the later batsmen all showed a welcome spirit of aggression, and at the end had almost caught up with the clock. At stumps the weakened West team had lost two valuable wickets, and it seems a good innings from G. T. Dowling (11 not out) will be needed next week. Bear might well have been out early, and Hartland very nearly turned the first ball he received to Dowling on the leg side but the score reached 71 before Bear left, and then K. Thomson and Hartland added another 70. Hartland was extremely solid in an innings of 176 minutes .and he laid the foundation for Thomson. F. Rice, D. Gallop arffi J. North, who all hit the bad ball very hard. Thomson looked in good form, but it seems he still has to learn the value of more discretion in his methods. In between powerful hooks and drives that left the fieldsmen standing he made several attempt* to tut sixes, and when his score was only four he offered the easiest of chances to deep long on. At 35, when he should have been well set, he Inevitably miss-hit and was caught behind the bowler. D. Galltm, who is batting much more soundly this season, made a good 31. but some of the best batting of theinnings came from the colt. J. North Coming in at No. 8. North hit five fours and two sixes in a splendid I innings of 56, his first senior halfcentury. He was unusually strong

on the on-side, dealing firmly with tne over-tossed ball on the legstump and one perfectly executed i on-drive was the shot qf the day. West Christchurch-University did i not have a happy day in the field. In the previous matches this season its medium to fast attack has peri formed with considerable credit, but on Saturday could hardly have been more astray in the fundamentals of length and direction. particularly during the morning. There was some improvement later, but the unresponsive pitch offered no encouragement at all, and it was the West captain, A. C. Timpson, who proved easily the best of the bowlers with his second successive six wickets in an innings. His six for 85 off 36 i overs were well deserved figures, and although he was unable to turn his ieft-arm slows very sharply he , kept a perfect length for the most part and bowled intelligently to his field. Scores:—

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LANCASTER PARK First Inninas t? E. Woods, lbw. b Hammond 10 G. e. Royfee, run out A. G. Duckmanton, lbw. b Hawkins 3 J. M. Parks, c Glanville, Hammond b 106 M. E. Chapple, b Hammond 3 A. Harrison, c Capstick, b Hammond 60 R- T. Dowker, b Hammond 58 B. E. Irving, b Hawkins 0 D. G. McKendry. b Hawkins 7 G. Sansom, c Glanville, b Hawkins 16 A. Westwood, not out 0 Extras ( byes 8 leg-byes 9) 17 • Total 287 Bowling.—B. Hawkins, 20.3, 3, 71, 4; J. A. Hammond, 24. 1. 83. 5: C K. Smart, 15. 4, 58. 0: C. Hazeldine. 10. 0. 43, 0; M. Willis, 2, 0, 15, 0. EAST CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY First Innings G. W. Grocott, c Sansom, b Westwood 8 J. D. Capstick, st Sansom, *b Duckmanton 26 P. Oakes, lbw, b Harrison 0 D. Adams, run out 46 M. Dalrymple, c Westwood, b Duckmanton 0 C. Hazeldine. b Duckmanton 20 L. Glanville, b Duckmanton M. Willis, b Westwood 0 C. K. Smart, not out B. Hawkins, not out 0 Extras (byes 6. leg-byes 5, wide 1) 12 Total for eight wickets fl7

ST. ALBANS First Innings J. Ruston, b Bolton 45 A. W. Parris, b Snook .. 16 P. G. Z. Harris, c Bolton, b Snook 88 S. C. Guillen, b Small 7 G. Wood, c Hill, b Snook 1 M B. Poore, c and b Hill 34 N. Todd, st West, b Bolton 5 T. Turner, c Hill, b Bolton 1 N. Penlington, c W. A. Hadlee, b Hope 13 A. R. Taylor, not out .. 16 O. Batchelor, c Shepherd, b Hope 9 Extras (byes 15. leg byes 8) 23 Total 258 Bowling.—P. A. T. Small. 24. 11. 48, 1; C. G. Snook. 30, 13, 48, 3; B. A. Bolton, 38. 14, 63. 3; B. R. Hope. 11.1. 2. 36 2: B. G. Hadlee, 3. 0. 11. 0: D. Hill. 5. 1 15, 1; W. A. Hadlee. 4, 0, 14. 0.

HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS First Innings B. G. Hadlee, c Batchelor, b Taylor 2 D. Hill, b Taylor 8 j G. Leggat. not out .. 5 B. A. Bolton, b Taylor .. 0 B. M. J. Dineen, not out Extras (byes 5) 5 Total for three wickets 21 Bowling.—O. Batchelor, 5, 2, 11, 0; A. R. Taylor. 8. 4, 5, 3; P. G. Z. Harris. 3, 3. 0. 0.

SYDENHAM First Innings ■' I. Hartland, b Hopkins 58 M. J Bear, c and b Timpson 32 K. Thomson, c Neilson, b Austin 35 F. Rice, c Neilson, b Timpson 21 E. Barnett, lbw. b Timpson .. 0 B. Salt, c Morris, b Timpson .. 11 D. Gallop, c Morris, b Cahill .. 31 J. North, c Smith, b Timpson 56 K. Priest, c Neilson, b Timpson 15 j Harliwich, not out 7 W. Galbraith, not out .. Extras (byes 26. wides 4, no4 balls 3) 33 Total for nine wickets declared 303 Bowling.—P. T. S. Park. 13. 3 24. 0; B. Hopkins, 28. 6, 81, 1; J. Cahill. 10, 2. 23. 1: A. C. Timpson, 36, 10, 85. 6; G. K. Austin, 16. 1, 57, 1.

WEST CHRISTCHURCHUNIVERSITY First Innings R. F. Hunter, c Hartland, b Gallop .. .. 9 G. T. Dowling, not out .. 11 G. K. Austin, c Thomson, b Bear 3 L. Scott, not out .. . i Extras (byes 4) .. ..4 Total for two wickets .. 28 Bowling—W. Galbraith, 3 overs. 0 maidens. 9 runs. 0 wickets: J. Harliwich. 3. 1, 8 0: D. L. Gallop, 4. 2. 2. 1; M. J. feear, 1, 0. 1. 1.