CRICKET Lancaster Park’s Big Lead In Competition

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29391, 19 December 1960, Page 20

CRICKET Lancaster Park’s Big Lead In Competition

Events at Lancaster Park on Saturday thrust the rest of the senior matches far into the background. Lancaster Park, beating St. Albans by one wicket in the day’s last over, further increased its lead in the championship, and the manner of its victory entitled the team to such success. But for St. Albans, S. C. Guillen was in magnificent form in scoring 173, the first century this season by a Christchurch player. Yet neither the tense finish nor Guillen’s brilliance were out of character with one of the best day’s play in club cricket for years. In little more than five hours and a half, 543 runs were scored, the highest total in a day for a very long time, and if Lancaster Park won a fine victory, St. Albans was splendid in defeat. Lancaster Park now leads in the championship by 22 points from Sydenham, which continued to progress with a good win against East ChristchurchShirley. There was much bright cricket on a day of early showers and a blustering cold southerly wind.

At Lancaster Park, Guillen was not the only batsman to prosper. A. G. Duckmanton scored 86 not out for Lancaster Park, R. T. Dowker 51. J. England made 76 for Old Collegians, D. L. Gallop 63 not out for Sydenham, W. A, Hadlee 51 not out, for Old Boys, There was another sensational bowling success for B. Hopkins, of West Christchurch-University. who took six for 10 against Old Collegians. R. C- Motz took six for 33 for Riccarton, and A. R. Mac Gibbon five for 33 for Old Collegians. Results:— Lancaster Park 254 for six wickets declared, and 135 for nine wickets beat St. Albans 146 and 241 for three wickets declared, by one wicket. Riccarton 198 and 111 for seven wickets declared, beat Old Boys 103 and 129 for eight wickets, by 95 runs on the first innings. West Christchurch-Univer-sity 77 and 152 beat Old Collegians 60 and 125 by 44 runs. Sydenham 223 for eight wickets declared and 128 for six wickets beat East Christchurch-Shirley 220 and 126, by four wickets.

ST. ALBANS (146) V. LANCASTER PARK (107/4) Bowlers were butchered to make a batsman’s holiday at Lancaster Park—although at the end the home team, bustling for runs, lost nine wickets quickly and scored the winning runs almost on the call of time. It was a wonderfully entertaining day, with Duckmanton and Dowker setting the pace with a partnership of 103 in 65 minutes. Rain which held up play for about 10 minutes did nothing to help the bowlers and Duckmanton was in most commanding form. Making a determined effort to win back a place in the Canterbury team, Duckmanton attacked vigorously and Dowker also sought runs avidly. M. E. Chapple declared before lunch with a lead of 108, but there was no question of St. Albans regarding minutes as weapons as useful as runs. Guillen, who has had a thin time this season, went at the bowling with great gusto, and P. G. Z. Harris helped him score 98 in an hour. The Lancaster Park bowling has not for years been taken apart as it was by Guillen's sharp blade. He drove and hooked and cut with savage abandon. He scored at such break-neck speed that a chance here and there was inevitable, but Lancaster Parks fieldsmen could be forgiven for letting him off; even they must have enjoyed the burst of batting pyrotechnics. Guillen was at his century in two hours, the second 50 in 45 minutes, and then he went on gaily to add 73 in even time. A. Arnesen, a newcomer to senior cricket, scored a useful 20, and while he was there the total was advanced by 100, at ttie rate of two a minute. The bowling figures made strange reading for the Lancaster Park team, but it should be remembered that the bowlers were as eager to attack as the batsmen; there was no need to bowl defensively, for the side already had the first innings points and a declaration from Poore was certain. When it came, Lancaster Park had 75 minutes to score 135, a challenge gladly accepted. A. Harrison, a vigorous left-hander, and Duckmantou, who had a wonderful match, set out after the runs at high speed, but when they went St. Albans came swiftly back into the game. Ten minutes from the end, eight wickets were down and still runs were needed. But a sweetly-timed cover-drive for four by D. J. McKendry ended the game, with time perhaps for one more over had it been necessary. The umpires were Messrs T Mathie and E. D. Milne. Scores:— ST. ALBANS First Innings .. .. ~146 Second Innings S, C. Guillen, b Chapple .. 173 J. Ruston, b Duckmanton ~ 9 P. G. Z. Harris, c Woods b Duckmanton .. ..28 A. Arnesen. not out .. ..20 Extras (byes 7, leg byes 3, wide 1) ~11 Total (for 3 wkts dec) .. 241 Bowling:—A. Westwood. 1,0, 6,0; A. G. Duckmanton, 17, 3, 58, 2: D. J. McKendry. 18. 4. 45. 0; B. Maldon, 3. 0; 22. 0; B. Irving. 11. 1, 42. 0: M. E. Chapple, 8.4, 0, 39, 1; R. T. Dowker. 3. 0. 8. 0; D. E. Woods, 2. 0 10 0. LANCASTER PARK First Innings (14X7/4) R. T. Dowker, c Guillen, b Jones 53 A. G. Duckmanton. not out .. 86 B. Maldon. c Poore, b Harris 1 B. Irving, not out .. ..15 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 6, wide 1) .. ..15 Total (for 6 wkts dec) .. 254 Bowling—T. Jones. 18, 2. 100. 2; A. R. Taylor. 20 . 9. 45. 2; G. Harper. 10, 1. 35, 1; M. B. Poore. 9,1, 27, 0; P. G. Z. Harris. 8, 0. 32. 1. Second Innings A. Harrison, b Taylor .. 24 G. E. Royfee, c Todd, b Jones 0 M. E. Chapple, c Poore, b Taylor 3 A. G. Duckmanton c Guillen, b Harper .. .. ..42 R. T. Dowker, b Poore .. 26 A. Maldon, b Harper .. 0 D. E. Woods, c Todd, b Harris 4 B. Irving, std Guillen, b Poore 14 J. Sansom, run out .. 9 D. J. McKendry, not out .. 7 A. Westwood, not out .. 0 Extras (byes 3, wides 3) 8 Total (for 9 wickets) .. 135 Bowling—A. R. Taylor, 8. 1, 44, 2; T. Jones. 5. 0, 33. 1; G. Harper, 4. 0. 25. 2; P. G. Z. Harris, 2.0, 20. 1; M. B. Poore. 2.0, 7,2. RICCARTON (198) v. OLD BOYS (96/6) The recovery brought about on the first evening by W. A. Hadlee and J. G. Leggat was carried little further, for on a lively pitch Motz and J. W. Kiddey were a venomous pair. Only seven runs were added before the innings ended, with Motz taking three of the wickets to finish with 6 for 32. the best figures of his senior career.

Riccarton’s rather riotous second innings brought 111 runs in even time. G. Barrett again batted well, and W Muncaster again tdp-scored with a brisk and attractive 45. The Old Boys bowling did not look very lethal. Riccarton’s declaration left Old Boys 160 . minutes to score 207, but there seemed little prospect of the runs being made. Motz, with a strong wind at his back, bowled really fast; it is unlikely that he has ever been quite so quick before. From short of a length, he got the ball to fly dangerously, and at the other end Kiddey sapped away industriously. Motz was kept on for a long spell of 15 overs, but by the time he was done—and had left the field with a muscle injury—the break-through was almost complete. W. Bell also bowled particularly well. Of the early batsmen, only B. G. Hadlee had any success. He brought off some magnificent shots, and showed courage against Motz's blistering attack. B. M. J. Dineen scored only 8, but played gallantly and well. He was hit several times, and was ultimately caught off his wrist, . but usually he succeeded in dropping a dead bat on Motz’s vicious, lifting deliveries. As In the first innings, the familiar team of W. A. Hadlee and J. G. Leggat restored order, and when Leggat was out, B. R. Hope defended grimly for 23 minutes to help Hadlee save the game. Hadlee and Leggat not only halted the rout: they resisted Motz strongly, and when he went off, they attacked, to score 50 together in 39 minutes. Hadlee played another beautiful innings, full of strokes and character. The umpires were Messrs L. Moore and J. Streeter. Scores:— RICCARTON First Innings .. .. ..198 Second Innings B. M. Pankhurst, lbw, b Bolton 14 G. Barrett, run out .. .. 27 G. McAulay, lbw, b Hope .. 2 W. E. Muncaster, c Bolton, b W-. Hadlee .. .. .. 45 R. C. Motz, c Shepherd, b Hope 0 J. Kiddey, st Small, b W. Hadlee 8 P. B. O’Malley, not out .. .. 4 J. Alexander, e W. Hadlee, b Hope ... .. ..4 1. Sinclair, not out .. 0 Extras (byes 4, wides 2, noball 1) .. .. .. 7 Total for 7 wickets, dec. 11l Bowling.—P. A. Small, 6,2. 7,0: C. G. Snook. 3, 1. 11, 0; B. A. Bolton, 9,0, 25, 1; B. R. Hope, 14. 4. 35, 3; W. A. Hadlee, 7,2, 26, 2. OLD BOYS First Innings (98/6) W. A. Hadlee, c Pankhurst, b Motz .. ~ .. 31 J. G. Leggat, e Bell, b Kiddey 30 C. G. Snook, b Motz .. ~ 0 B. R. Hope, c McAulay, b Motz 2 P. A. Small, not out .. .. 0 Extras (byes 12, no-balls 3) 15 Total .. .. ~ 103 Bowling—R. C. Motz, 21, 10, 32, 6, J. Kiddey. 20.4, 9. 23 . 4; W. Bell, 7, 0. 25, 0: E. R. Hignett, 7,5, 8, 0. Second Innings B. A. Bolton, lbw, b Motz .. 5 D. Hill, b Kiddey .. , ~ o B. G. Hadlee, c Alexander, b Motz .. 25 B. M. J. Dineen, c Kiddey. b Motz .. .. 8 D. Shepherd, c Sinclair, b Kiddey .. .. .. 2 R. J. B. West, c Kiddey, b Motz 4 W. A. Hadlee, not out .. ..51 J. G. Leggat, std McAulay, b Bell .. ~ ..14 C. G. Snook, lbw, b Hignett .. 2 B. R. Hope, not out .. .. 1 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 7, no-balls 2) .. ..17 Total for 8 wickets .. 129 Bowling—R. C. Motz, 15, 4, 46, 4; J. Kiddey, 19, 8, 26. 1: W. Bell, 10, 2. 22, 1; E R. Hignett, 6,0, 18, 1. WEST CHRISTCHURCH-UNIVER-SITY v. OLD COLLEGIANS (77 and 41/4) (60) A resolute and resourceful innings of 39 by G. N. Gearry and a very determined knock by the captain, A. C. Timpson, for 27 were mainly responsible for West ChristchurchUniversity effecting something of a recovery. Gearry, on a pitch which required a batsman to pay the strictest attention, hooked magnificently when the opportunity offered. He was in for 72 minutes, and he guided the innings along most competently. He always seemed to be in command, although Mac Gibbon bowled finely. M. R. Dunne, with monumental patience, scored 13 In nearly two hours, most valuably. The Old Collegians had 160 minutes to score 170 runs, and although the pitch was not really spiteful, it did enough to make the task a difficult one. Hopkins, bowling with typical accuracy, did enough off it to defeat batsman after batsman. His movement from the pitch was quite sharp, and he cut back from leg as well as from the off. England played an excellent Innings. He was the only one who looked likely to turn the tide, although both D. S. Banks and J. H. Dawson fought hard. England picked up some runs on the off-side, but in the main they came from strong shots between. mid-on. and square. There are not many players in the grade better able to force the ball away from the feet than England. Hopkins was in outstanding form, and J. Sahill's pace and lift supported him strongly. West Christ-church-University in the last few years has started well, but has faded when the university students leave Christchurch on vacation: this win was well-merited and well won. The umpires were Messrs J. Reece and J. Owens. Scores WEST CHRISTCHURCH-UNIVER-SITY First Innings .. .. .. 77 Second Innings (41/4) M. R. Dunne, c England, b Motz 13 M. Neilson, b Parson .. ..4 G. N. Gearry, b Farrant .. 39 E. R. Morris, lbw, b Mac Gibbon 6 A. C. Timpson, b Mac Gibbon .. 27 P. S. T. Park, not out .. 14 J. Cahill, lbw, b Mac Gibbon 5 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 2, wides 2) .. ..12 Total .. ~152 Bowling—J St. J. Parsons. 14. 3. 33. 1; A. R. Mac Gibbon. 25.4. 14. 33. 5: B Farrant. 7. 3. 22. 1: J. H Dawson. 4. 0, 22. 0; B. A. Carpenter. 19 5 30 2 OLD COtLEGIANS First Innings .. .. ..60 Second Innings R. T. Hunt, b Cahill .. 3 G. C. P. Beadel, c Neilson, b Hopkins .. .. 1

A. R. Mac Gibbon, b Hopkins .. 0 J. E. England, c Neilson, b Hopkins .. .. .. 76 M. Hill, b Hopkins .. 0 D. S, Banks, b Austin .. 14 J. H. Dawson, c and b Hopkins 15 P. T. Harman, lbw, b Cahill .. 6 J. St. J. Parson, c Neilson, b Cahill 1 B. Farrant, c Morris, b Hopkins 1 B. A, Carpenter, not out .. 0 Extras (byes 4, leg-byes 2, wides 2) .. ..8 Total 125 Bowling—J. Cahill. 11.3, 2, 37. 3; B. Hopkins, 11. 5, 10, 6; P. S. T. Park, 3,0, 17, 0; A. C. Timpson, 10. 0, 33. 0; G. K. Austin. 7. 0, 20. 1. SYDENHAM V. EAST-SHIRLEY (143/4) (220) Set the task of making 124 runs in 130 minutes for an outright win, Sydenham reached its target with 35 minutes to spare, but not before its supporters had a number of anxious moments. In the pre-lunch session, Sydenham carried on its first Innings and after passing East-Shirley’s total of 220 for the loss of eight wickets the innings was declared closed and East-Shirley batted again. The best bowling performance in Sydenham’s innings was undoubtedly that of C. Smart, who kept his medium-paced deliveries on the spot throughout. As in the first innings, East-Shir-ley got away to a bad start, the first wicket falling at 12 and the second at 25. However, the scoring rate never slackened. The first 50 came up in 43 minutes and the 100 in 97 minutes. D. Adams and C. Smart, each with 18, were the only batsmen to look at all settled as most of the players found it difficult to play the leg-spin bowling of D. L. Gallop who reproduced the good form he showed before lunch on the first day. On Saturday he again flighted the ball beautifully and also used his wrong 'un judiciously. His final figures were four for 22 off 15 overs but at one stage he had taken four for 10. Sydenham’s start in the second innings was even worse than . that of East-Shirley. K. Thomson went without scoring with the total at 5 and I. Hartland followed with the total at 17. The scoreboard was further changed for fall of wickets at 25 and 31, and with the total at 53 for five a really tense finish was anticipated. It was then that Gallop proved with a fine batting performance that this was really his match. He went on to make a very fine 63 not out. Gallop came in at a time when the scoring rate had fallen slightly behind the clock but it soon recovered to a stage where the 100 came up in 96 minutes, the second fifty having taken 43 minutes. The scoring became even faster because the final 46 runs took only 25 minutes. Gallop’s personal 50 took only 48 minutes, but there was no suggestion of thoughtless hitting. On the contrary he was assisted bv some thoughtless bowling by several of the East-Shirley bowlers. B. Hawkins was the worst offender in this respect. Two overs cost 19 valuable Tuns, 12 having come from one over when Gallop thrashed three short pitched balls to the boundary with relish. One was a hook shot that could be classed as the shot of the match. As a final partner. Gallop had T. Bellamv, who played a steady innings while his more experienced team mate set about the bowling. It could not be Said, though, that Gallop farmed the bowling. It was most fitting that the winning stroke should go to Bellamy with a lofted straight drive for six; East-Shirley took the bonus points. The umpires were Messrs H. C. Moore and W. Hs Barnes, Scores:— <"'-c EAST-SHIRLEY First Innings .. .. .. 220 Second Innings J. Grocbtt, c and b Galbraith 14 J. Capstick, c Beere, b Harliwich 10 P. Millington, e .and b Gallop 6 D. Adams, b Galbraith ..18 M. Dalrymple, c Hire, b Galbraith 8 M- Willis, b Gallop .. ..10 L. B. Gian Ville, b Gallop .. 11 C. Hazeldine, c Rice, b Gallop 0 C. Smart, c Priest, b Hartland 18 M. Hawkins”, not out .. .. 13 J. A. Hammond, run out .. 9 Extras (wide 1, byes 7, no-ball 1) 9 Total .. .. ..126 Bowling—K. Thomson, 8. 1, 25, 0; J. Harliwich. 7. 3, 11, 1; W. Galbraith. 9. 2. 43, 3; D. L. Gallop. 15. 3, 22, 4; I. Hartland, 5.5, 1. 16, 1. SYDENHAM First Innings (143/4) J. North, st Glanville, b Hammond .. .. .. 34 D. Gallop, b Hammond .. 25 T. Bellamy, c Glanville. b Smart 1 G. Beer, lbw, b Hawkins .. 12 K. Priest, not out .. .. 26 Extras (byes 8. leb-byes 3, wides 2) .. .. ..13 Total for eight wickets dec. 223 Bowling—B. Hawkins,, 12.2, 2. 25. 2; C. Smart, 33. 15. 48, 2; J. A. Hammond. 23. 6. 62. 2; M. Willis. 10, 2. 28, 0; C. Hazeldine. 21, 4, 39. 2; J. Capstick. 3. 1,8, 0. Second Innings I. A. Hartland, c Glanville, b Hammond .. 13 K. Thomson, c Adams, b Hawkins .. .. 0 F. Rice, b Hammond .. 10 B. Salt, c Hammond, b Smart 3 D. L. Gallop, not out .. .. 63! J. North, run out .. 21 G. Beer, c Willis, b Hazeldine .. 8; T. Bellamy, not out ..24! Extras (byes 4, leg-bye 1) .. 5j Total for six wickets .. 1281 Bowling—B. Hawkins, 7,1, 28, 1; J. A. Hammond, 9, 1. 38, 2; C. Smart, 12, 0, 46, 1; C. Hazeldine, 4,0, 11, 1.1

The championships points are:— Won Lost 5 .1 Pt Pt B Ch Pts Pts 0 Pt 12 Pt 5 Pt L. Park 4 1 — — 10 63 Syd 3 — 1 1 4 41 Rice 2 2 — 1 6 40 West-U .. 2 1 — — 2 4 33 St A 1 1 1 — 2 6 28 O. Coll .. 1 1 — 1 2 2 20 O. Boys 1 - — 3 1 4 19 E-Sh. 1 - - - 4 4 16