CRICKET Slow Scoring In Fifth Round Of Senior Grade

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29385, 12 December 1960, Page 22

CRICKET Slow Scoring In Fifth Round Of Senior Grade

While the last West Indies batsmen were making meny in Brisbane on Saturday, those in Christchurch senior cricket struggled desperately for runs on pitches affected by days of ram. At Hagley number one, Old Collegians and West ChnstchurchUniversity, in a day which allows for 375 minutes’ play, probably set some sort of local record by scoring 158 runs off the bat while 24 wickets fell. Elsewhere, the bowlers were not quite so distinctly in command, but it was only at Sydenham Park that the runs came with much freedom. There, East Christchurch-Shirley scored the day’s highest total, 220, and made the runs briskly. In all of the four matches the position at the end of the day was reasonably open. The best scorers were W. E. Muncaster (Riccarton) with 76 and J. W. Grocott (East Christ-church-Shirley) with 57. Two off-spin bowlers, A. G. Duckmanton (Lancaster Park) and B. A. Carpenter (Old Collegians), each took five wickets.

There were a few other batsmen who did well, and the West Christchuarh-University captain, A. C. Timpson, continued a run of recent success by taking four wickets for three runs.. Scores were:— Riccarton 198; Old Boys 96 for six wickets. K West Christchurch-Unlver-sity 77 and 41 for four wickets; Old Collegians 60. St. Albans 146; Lancaster Park 107 for four wickets. East Christchurch 220; Sydenham 142 for four wickets. LANCASTER PARK v. ST. ALBANS Although the pitch at Lancaster Park was slow for most of the day, batsmen found difficulty in scoring runs freely. St. Albans won the toss and batted first. Apart from an attractive innings by P. G. Z. Harris, none of the recognised batsmen were able to play their shots with any great certainty. Perhaps an exception to this would be A. Arneson who, although he made only 15, looked safe on defence and played one or two good looking attacking shots. This was his first senior game. At lunch the score was 78 for 3: not a great rate of scoring. After lunch wickets fell quickly, mostly because of a fine spell of off-spin bowling by A. G. Duckmanton. He had little assistance from the pitch and really had to bowl accurately. D. J. McKendry also bowled well, although he tended to bowl a large number of balls outside the off stump spinning further away. When Harris was dismissed he had made 49 in 188 minutes. E. N. Penlington scored a useful 18. The innings concluded after 256 minutes. At the start of its innings, Lancaster Park’s batting contrasted with that of St. Albans; Royfee made all his 12 runs in boundaries, and generally here was a brisker air about the batting. A. Harrison adopted his usual attacking policy, scoring 20 runs in 18 minutes with beautifully-produced, firm strokes all round the wicket. The 50 came up in 45 minutes. M. E. Chapple scored a useful 23, being dismissed just as he was starting to show signs of aggression. For the remainder of the day, R. T. Dowker and A. G. Duckmanton batted safely. The St. Albans bowling was consistent without looking hostile. A. R. Taylor was the best, moving the ball in the air quite deceptively. The umpires were Messrs T. Mathie and E. D. Milne. Scores:— ST. ALBANS First Innings S. C. Guillen, c McKendry, b Westwood .. 4 3. Ruston, c Duckmanton, b Maidon .. 11 P. G. Z. Harris, c Irving, b Duckmanton .. .. 49 M. B. Poore, c Irving, b Duckmanton .. .. .. 10 A. Arneson. c and b Duckmanton ..15 G. Wood, c and b Chapple .. 6 N. Todd, b Duckmanton .. 1 E. N. Penlington, b McKendry 18 A. R. Taylor, not out .. ..13 T. L. Jones, c Westwood, b McKendry .. .. 5 G. Harper, c Royfee, b Duckmanton .'. .. ..0 Extras (byes 8, leg byes 4 wides 2) .. ..14 Total .. .. ..146 Bowling.—A. Westwood, 11, 2, 31, 1; B. Maldon. 16, 7, 22. 1; B. Irving. 11, 4, 11, 0; D. J. McKendry, 28, 19, 17, 2; A. G. Duckmanton, 27.2, 10, 44, 5; M. E. Chapple, 4,0, 7, 1. LANCASTER PARK First Innings D. B. Woods, lbw, b Taylor .. 29 G. E. Royfee, b Jones .. ..12 A. Harrison, c Guillen, b Harper 20 M. E. Chapple, b Taylor ..’23 R. T. Dowker, not out .. ..12 A. G. Duckmanton, not out .. 3 Extras (byes 8) .. ..8 Total (for 4 wickets) .. 107 Bowling.—T. Jones, 10, 1. 49, I: A. R. Taylor, 18, 9, 31, 2: G. Harder, 4, 1. 12. 1; M. B. Poore, 4,1, OLD BOYS V. RICCARTON For a good many years, W. Muncaster has been one of the most positive and attractive of senior batsmen. and against Old Boys’ rather anaemic bowling, he gave a very fine, forthright display. Clean driving and his penchant for the pull marked his batting, which, with a good Innings from R. C. Mott, rescued Riccarton from a difficult position. Together they added 39 in 48 minutes, with Mots scoring 44 to Muncaster’* 14. Later Muncaster- forced the pace successfully. Mots, who started the season full of runs, ended a lean spell with his fine innings of 47. There was some majestic straight hitting in it, and he needed only an hour to make his runs. He was particularly severe on the Old Boys leg-spinner, B. A. Bolton. Of the other bowlers, B. R. Hope, the left-hand spinner, showed Improved length, and C. G. Snook, on a pitch which sometimes made timing difficult, usually commanded respect. Mota and J. W. Kiddey began bowling for Riccarton with such determination and zest that six wickets fell for 34 before W. A. Hadlee and 3. G. Leggat put the game on a slightly more even keel. First to show any prospect of making a score was B. G. Hadlee, who played some very -pleasant strokes before falling victim to a Motz yorker which took the leg stump. W. A. Hadlee batted in his usual cultured style, and although he was content to see the last 80 minutes through, there were times when the power and glory of his driving were recalled. Leggat his aide in many long and lucrative partnerships for Canterbury a few years ago put a full stop to Motz’s advance by getting firmly in behind the ball. Leggat Indulged in some rather eccentric pad play against W. Bell's leg-breaks, but otherwise he batted most ably. So far these two have added 62. The umpires are Messrs L. C. Moore and J. Streeter. Scores: — RICCARTON First Innings B. M. Panckhurst, c West, b Snook .. 14 G. T. Barrett lbw, b Snook .. 8 G. R. McAulay. run out .. 1 R. C. Motz, lbw. b Hope .. 47 W. E. Muncaster, c Hope, b 80lton .. 76 J. W. Kiddey. lbw b Hope 7 D. B. O'Malley, c Leggat b Snook 12 J. Alexander, lbw. b Hope .. 0 L McK. Sinclair, e Leggat b Hope 3 W. Bell, c B. G. Hadlee, b Bolton 9 E. R. Hignett. not out .. ..4 Extras (byes 12. leg bye 1. no-balls 2. wides 2) ..17 Total "Jm

Bowling.—P. A. T. Small, 9,3, 8, 0: C. G. Snook, 22, 4, 48, 3; B. A. Bolton, 15.1, 1, 53 2; W. A. Hadlee, 9,1, 30, 0; B. R. Hope, 20. 4, 44, 4. OLD BOYS First Innings D. Hill, lbw, b Kiddey .. 1 B. A. Bolton, b Motz .. .. 1 B. G. Hadlee, b Kiddey .. 16 B. M. J. Dineen, b Motz ~ 4 D. Shepherd, e McAulay, b Motz 3 R. J. B. West, c Hignett, b Kiddey .. .. .. 0 W. A. Hadlee, not out .. ..27 J. G. Leggat, not out .. .. 29 Extras (byes 12, no-balls 3) 15 Total for six wickets .. 96 Bowling.—R. C. Motz, 17. 8, 28, 3; J. W. Kiddey, 16, 6, 20, 3; W. Bell, 7,0, 25, 0; E. R. Hignett, 7,5, 8, 0. SYDENHAM V. EAST CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY After winning the toss East Christ-church-Shirley was In trouble after only a few runs had been scored, two wickets being down for, 7. However, the batsmen went for the runs and the side finished the innings with the highest total made by it this season, 220. The most pleasing feature was the speed in which the runs were attained. The first 50 came up after only 48 minutes- and the second occupied the same time. The scoring rate was even better as the innings wore on, 150 in 141 minutes, 200 in 176 and the total in 191 minutes. After the loss of two wickets so early it was the steady batting of the opener, J. w. Grocott, which helped greatly to consolidate. Grocott made the top score with 57 but it was by no means his best batting. He was not at all sure of the splendid bowling of the leg-spinner, D. Gallop, who confused all the batsmen before lunch. At lunch, East ChristchurchShirley had scored 132 runs in exactly even time, but after the break L. Glanville and C. Hazeldme treated the loose balls with complete disrespect. Gallop, who maintained an immaculate length and flighted the ball skilfully before lunch, came in for some harsh treatment. Glanville lifted him twice on the on side for sixes and he and Hazelouie scored 52 runs in 18 minutes. Glanville was out to what appeared to be a controversial decision. He was given out bowled, a At_ one Sydenham principal was of the opinion that the keeper had nis hands in front of the wickets », efor £^ t . he baU the stumps. Nevertheless, it was a perfect “■iynf’iin” that came right back to beat the batsman. The best Sydenham bowling figures went to B. Salt with four for 43. Sydenham’s start was slower than East Christchurch-Shirley’s, the first 50 taking 64 minutes. However, K. Thomson, scoring slower than usual, set about _ putting the team in a good position. Thomson was well stumped by Glanville just as he was really getting into his stride. h 11.? ice ,. (32) ? nd B ' Salt (37) also batted solidly to enable the side to conclude the day with 142 for four wickets. Earlier in the day, at thebeginning of East Christchurch-Shirley’s innings. Thomson bowled two Players with successive balls. Sydenham’s fielding left much to be desired as a number of chances went to ground. Gallop suffered m this respect. East Christchurch-Shirley’s ground fielding was better, but it too dropped several catches. The umpires were Messrs H. C Moore and W. H. Barnes. Scores: EAST • CHRISTCHURCH-SHIRLEY First Innings I- W' grocott, c Gallop, b Salt 57 “• £ C a p stick, b Thomson .. o P. Millington, b Thomson .. o D. N. Adams, run out . 28 M. Dalrymple, run out .. 23 L. B. Glanville, b Gallop .. 47 C. Hazeldine, b Salt .. 21 C. Smart, c Hartland, b Salt .. 16 B. Hawkins, c and b Salt .. io M. Willis, c Salt, b Gallop .. 9 J. A. Hammond, not out .. o Extras (byes 4, leg-byes 3 wides 2) .. .. 9 Total .. .. , _ 220 Bowling.—K. Thomson, 11 overs, 1 maiden. 37 runs. 2 wickets: J. Harlivzich, 3, 0. 11, 0; W. Galbraith, 8, 1 25. 0: I. Hartland. 6. 2. 14, 0: D Gallop, 23, 6. 81, 2; B. Salt, 16.5, 4, 43 4. SYDENHAM - „ Eirst Innings I. Hartland, b Smart .. 2 K. Thomson, stpd Glanville, b Hazeldine .. S' £’?.?• lbw ’ b Hawkins II 32 ?' c Smart ' b Hazeldine .. 37 J. North, not out .. 17 D. L. Gallop, not out ’’ 4 Extras (byez 3, leg-bye* 3, wide 1) ..9 Total for 4 wicket* .. 142 Bowling.—B. Hawkin*, 9 overs. 3 n ? 5 ' 1 wicket; C. Smart, t®' 7 > 29. 1: 3. A. Hammond, 14.' 4, 39, 0: M. Willis. 10, 2. 28, 0- U 2 *l* 1 4 ln o e ’ 13 ’ 2 ’ 281 2l J ’ Cap!tlck ’ WEST CH.CH.-UNIVERSITY v. OLD COLLEGIANS Runs never came easily on Hagley number one. In the morning the quicker bowlers found that good length ball* were lifting quite high but slowly, but it was not until the afternoon that the pitch encouraged quick spin. West ChristchurchLniversity spent the morning scoring 37 for four wickets, and although the bowling generally was accurate, and although attempt* to drive were fraught with danger, the batsmen should have scored better than that. After lunch, the last six wickets went over for 20; Old Collegians fared even worse, but they were perhaps fortunate in having to bat only once. In the last hour of play Old Collegians took four more wickets, and if conditions are good next Saturday, thia could be a deciding factor. G. T. Dowling defended solidly, but missed some scoring chances on the leg side—not that timing could have been easy, with the ball sometime* hanging, sometimes scurrying through quite quickly. G. K. Austin played with some authority, and it was one of his best senior innings for some time. The others came and went swiftly. J. St. J. Parson was a little erratic in length before lunch. The young fast bowler, J. Cahill, began the Old Collegians' batting break-down. Cahill has bowled impressively at times this season, with very scant reward, but this time he had fortune on hi* side. His first ball was obligingly edged into the stumps by R. T. Hunt, and a little later A. R. Mae Gibbon was caught from a full toss. It was clear that these successes bewildered Cahill, who must have given up believing in a cricketing Santa Claus by the * . ’

time his season’s figures had reached two for 122. But he made the most of his chance, and some aggressive pace bowling brought him a good return. J. H. M. Dawson shared, with extras, the distinction of top-scor-ing for Old Collegians. He was very well caught by M. R. Dunne, the Canterbury Rugby player. Timpson’s immaculate length and sharp turn were potent weapons, well used. When West Christchurch-Unl-versity batted again, Austin played a fine, aggressive innings, and his was a good appreciation of the situation? Carpenter brought his day’s swag to seven for 32. The umpires are Messrs J. Reece and J. Owens. Scores:— WEST CHRISTCHURCH- . UNIVERSITY First Innings G. T. Dowling„ c Hill, b Carpenter .. .. .. 24 R. F. Hunter, c Farrant, b Parson 1 G. K. Austin, b Parson .. 29 E. R. Morris, c Mac Gibbon, b Carpenter .. .. 3 M. R. Dunne, b Farrant 0 M. Neilson, c Dawson, b Carpenter .. .. .. 7 G. N. Gearry, c England, b Parson .. .. .. 4 B. H. Hopkins, c and b Carpenter 0 A. C. Timpson, c and b Parson 0 P. S. T. Park, not out .. .. 1 J. •Cahill, st England, b Carpenter .. .. 1 Etras (byes 5, leg-byes 2) 7 Total ~ .. ..77 Bowling.—J. St. J. Parson, 21 overs, 10 maidens, 22 runs, 4 wickets; J. H. M. Dawson, 6,4, 5,0; A. R. MacGibbon, 4,2, 5,0: B. A. Carpenter. 19. 4, 27, 5; B. A. Farrant, 8,2, 11, I. Second Innings G. T. Dowling, c England, b Mac Gibbon •. 0 R. F. Hunter, b Carpenter 9 G. K. Austin, st England, b Carpenter .. ..25 B. H. Hopkins, run out .. 2 M. R. Dunne, not out .. .. 1 M. Neilson, not out .. ..4 Total for four wickets .. 41 BowlingJ. St. J. Parson. 3 overs, 0 maidens. 13 runs, 0 wickets; A. R. Mac Gibbon, «. 4, 11, 1; B. A Farrant. 2.1, 3,0; J. H. Dawson. 2,0, 9,0; B. A. Carpenter, 5,2, 5,2. OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings R. T. Hunt, b Cahill .. 0 G. C. P. Beadel, c Morris, 'b Cahill ... .. .. 10 A. R. Mac Gibbon, c Hopkins, b Cahill 0 J. E. England, c Neilson, b Cahill .. .. .. 9 P. M. Hill, b Timpson .. ..7 D. S. Banks, st Morris, b Timpson .. .. ..3 P. T. Harman, lbw, b Timpson 0 J. H. M. Dawson, c Dunne, b Park 13 J. St. J. Parson, not out 5 B. A. Farrant, c Hunter, b Timpson .. 0 B. A. Carpenter, b Austin .. 0 Extras (byes 9. leg-bye 1. wides 3) .. ..13 Total 60 Bowling.—J. Cahill, 9 overs, 4 maidens, 19 runs, 4 wickets: B. H. Hopkins, 7, 4. 7,0; A. C. Timpson, 8. 5. 3. 4; P. S. T. Park. 3, 1. 12, 1; G. K. Austin, 32. 1,6, 1.