CRICKET SENSATIONAL WIN BY CANTERBURY

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29398, 28 December 1960, Page 10

CRICKET SENSATIONAL WIN BY CANTERBURY

Otago Batting Collapse In Second Innings

“The Press* Special Service DUNEDIN, December 27. Just when all appeared lost for Canterbury, the Plunket Shield holders, the side swept to a sensational, richly deserved and dramatic win by 30 runs over Otago at Carisbrook with time to spare today, the final day of the opening match of the shield season. The men who destroyed Otago’s hopes when the home side seemed assured of a comfortable victory were the left-arm bowlers, M. E. Chapple and J. W. Kiddey, who dismissed nine Otago batsmen in little more than an hour after the tea adjournment for only 56 runs. Kiddey took five wickets for 22 runs and Chapple four for 25.

Out for a paltry 79 on the first day Canterbury saw Otago take a lead of 191 and seemed well out of the match when four second innings wickets were down for 193 at the end of the second day. An earlier report gave the position as 191 for four but a certain four to Chapple, which was ruled as two runs when a spectator fielded the ball inside the boundary, was later given as a four.

With the new ball due to be taken early today it seemed as if Canterbury would be out of the match altogether when slowmedium bowler Woods sent Chapple, A. R Mac Gibbon, and R. C. Motz back to the pavilion in quick order just after the 200 had been passed

Harris was still there, but Canterbury was seven down for 222 when Duckmanton came to the wickets He did not leave until

the score was 301, making a tine 42 in an eighth wicket stand which gave Canterbury a little more hope than it had had earlier Duckmanton was out to the last ball before lunch by which time Harris had scored a remarkably fine century No-one begrudged Harris his century, for it was as much earned as any century at Carisbrook in many seasons He was patient all through and he took no risks He saw Chaople hammer the attack while the Canterbury captain scored his 56 runs which included eight fours and a six. and he watched Duckmanton begin to punish the bowlers after a tentative beginning to his innings Harris realised Canterbury needed him as the sheet anchor and he played the role magnificently His unbeaten 107 was scored in just over six hours and included 10 fours. But it seemed as if Canterbury’s fighting innings of 115 would not be enough to prevent an Otago victory Canterbury was only 123 in front and there was little in the wicket to assist bowlers. Woods bowled well for Otago during the morning session when he took three quick wickets ahd was then unexpectedly taken out of the attack, but his success came from excellently controlled flight and swing, rather than from anv vagaries of the wicket When Otago began its second innings. Canterbury wasted some of the time which was not so precious to Otago at this stage by Motz and Mac Gibbon bowling wide of the wiekets. With 30 minutes gone only one run had been scored off the bat and then the bowlers switched to attacking the wickets. Motz getting almost immediate success by bowling D’Arcy for 1 with the total on 6, the other runs being extras, including a wide by Motz. Long, the other opener, and

Procter settled down to consolidate, but by the time they appeared set the tea adjournment had arrived and only 37 runs were on the board. Otago had let time fly past and was in the position of having to score a run a minute in the time remaining Otago still held a strong position. but in trying to force the pace against Chapple and Kiddey after the tea adjournment, ‘he side lost wickets and the initiative it had held all through was finally and fatally lost Chapple and Kiddey bowled magnificent under the conditions and the fielding of the Canterbury side, once victory was scented, was excellent. Any catch, apart from those which were turned into chances by great anticipation, was held. Kiddey, from being a dry bowler, emerged as a penetrative one when he took the wickets of Robertson and Sutcliffe in one over and then dismissed Alabaster in the next None of these batsmen scored. Chapple brought about the break-through • by dismissing Procter, Long and McGregor, the only batsmen who appeared capable of taking Otago ahead It was a fine win in the face of tremendous setbacks on the first two days of the match. Scores: — CANTERBURY First innings .. ■■ ..79 Second Innings B A Bolton c D’Arcy, b Cameron .. 1 G T Dowling, lbw, b Long .. 37 P G. Z. Harris not out .. 107 K Thomson, b Cameron .. 16 S C. Guillen c Flaws, b Alabaster " .. .. .15 M E Chapple b Woods .. 56 R C. Motz, b Woods .. 2 A R Mac Gibbon, b Woods .. 6 A G Duckmanton. c Flaws, b Cameron .. .. 42 J T. Ward c Alabaster b Cameron .. .' .. 1 J W Kiddey, b Alabaster .. 11 Extras (byes 11. leg-byes 7, no-balls 2 wide 1) ..21 Total .. .. 315 Fall of wickets: one for 2, 'wo for 93. three for 116 four for 139. five for 208 six for 220. seven for

First innings .. .. 271 Second Innings J. W. D’Arcy, b Motz .. ..1 R I. Long c Thomson, b Chapple .. 33 R A Procter, b Chapple .. 12 S N McGregor, b Chapple .. 29 W A Robertson, lbw b Kiddey 0 B Sutcliffe, b Kiddey .. 0 J C. Alabaster c Ward. b Kiddey .. 0 A M Moir c Ward, b Chapple .. 6 T Flaws, b Kiddey .. ..5 F J Cameron c Bolton, b Kiddey .. .. 1 N T Woods, not out 0 Extras (byes 2. leg-byes 3. wide 1) ..6 Total .. .. S 3 Fall of wickets: one for 6. two for 37 three for 72 four for 72. five for 72. six for 78 seven for 87. eight for 92 nine for 92

222 eight tor 301 nine for 304 R W Bowling O M F J Cameron . 43 7 90 . 4 N T Woods .. 35 19 51 3 R I. Long .. 8 4 8 1 A M Moir .. 30 9 86 0 J C Alabaster 32 13 59 2 OTAGO

Bowling O M R. W. R C Motz 13 4 22 1 A R MacGlbbon 10 6 18 0 J W Kiddey .. 13.1 6 22 5 M E Chapple .. 12 2 25 4