CRICKET M. J. Bear, B. Hadlee Make Centuries In Seventh Round

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 14

CRICKET M. J. Bear, B. Hadlee Make Centuries In Seventh Round

Old Boys continued their steady march towards the 196162 championship when the seventh round was completed on Saturday and now’, leading by 27 points with only three rounds to be played, can hardly fail to win. Old Boy’s beat Lancaster Park, winner for the four previous seasons, by a wide margin.

There was an exciting struggle for first innings points between Riccarton and St. Albans, Riccarton gaining the lead by only one run, before going on to win outright, but general interest was in the individual. There were some fine performances, notably by M. J. Bear, the Essex professional, whose swift century for Riccarton was the second fastest of the season. B. G. Hadlee (Old Boys) completed his fourth century of the season.

Results were: — Old Boys 295 for five wickets, declared, and 44 for one wicket, beat Lancaster Park KI and 191 by nine wickets. Sydenham. 122 and 241, beat East ChristchurchShirley 138 and 164 by 61 runs. Riccarton, 188 and 188 for five wickets, declared, beat St. Albans 187 and 99 by 90 runs. West Christchurch-XJnl-versity, 216 for eight wickets, declared, and 71 for six wickets, beat Old Collegians 204 and 158 for seven wickets declared by 12 runs on the first innings. B. G. Hadlee brought his season’s club aggregate to 654. only 159 behind the postwar record. Bear’s century, his first in Christchurch cricket, was quite the most exciting innings of the day. But there were several other good performances. For Sydenham. I. R. Hartland, K. Thomson and D. L. Gallop all scored half-centuries; A. N. Bailey made a gallant 77 not out for St. Albans: A. R. Mac Gibbon exceeded 50 for Old Collegians for the second time in the match; and for West ChristchurchUniversity D. G. Poulton took his first-day score to 86 and R. W. Leamy made 52 not out.

J. W Kiddey, the Riccarton captain, took six wickets, and three others had five in an innings. They were C. K. Smart (East ChristchurchShirley), E R. Hignett (Riccarton) and N. F. Curtis (Old Collegians). The positions of the teams are.— Wins Losses Bon. Cp. 12 5 5 1 0 Pts. Pts.

(144) OLD BOYS (202/4) After D. Shepherd had scored some brisk runs, the Hadlees, father and son. engaged in their third partnership of the season. The first two exceeded the century: this one was terminated by a declaration after thev had added 58 in 28 minutes. B. G. Hadlee was not at his best, and gave two further chances, but made, for all that, some handsome strokes W. A. Hadlee hit tw-o sixes off A. G. Duckmanton, strokes as sure, clean and graceful as could be imagined But he. too. gave a hard chance off his second ball which like his first, went for four.

The best of the Lancaster Park bowlers was D. J McKendry. whose figures did him little justice. There were times when he bowled really well, the ball curving in beautifuUy and turning away sharply. In his second senior match. B Noonan again batted well for Lancaster Park, and it was a pity more was not seen of M. Randle, who hit three fours at the start of the innings, all of them fine strokes C. Reid showed determination again, and so did B. Irving, until he played a reckless stroke McKendry gave one of his best batting performances, but even with the courageous assistance of D. Woods, who came in last because of a thumb very badly injured at his work. Lancaster Park could leave Old Bovs a deficit of only 40. The umpires were Messrs J. Owens and L. Moore. Scores:— LANCASTER PARK First Innings .. ..144

Second Innings B. Noonan, lbw. b Hicks 37 M. Randle, lbw. b Newton .. 12 A. G. Duckmanton. b Duncan 16 R. T. Dowker. c Shepherd. b Hicks .. •• 6 C. Reid, c Shepherd, b 80l-

ton .. .. •• 23 A. Harrison, c Bolton, b Hicks .. •• o •• « B Irving, c Stevens, b Ryan 2< D J McKendry. b Duncan 33 J Sansom, st Hill, b Bolton 3 K. Sheehy, st Hill, b Bolton 8 D Woods, not out .. 4 Extras (byes 13, leg-byes 4. wide 1) .. •• 18

Total • • • • 191 Bowling -W M Duncan 25. 8 52 2: K. Newton. 4. 0. 22. 1; D J. Hicks. 17. 7. 34. 3: B A. Bolton, 16 1,7, 31. 3; C. 3. Stevens. 7. 2.9, 0; M. L. Ryan. 9. 1. 25. 1. OLD BOYS First Innings ,202/4) B. G. Hadlee, not out .. 120 D Shepherd, b McKendry 23 W A Hadlee, not out .. 32 Extras (byes 9, leg-bye 1, no-balls 4> .. •• 14

Total for five wickets dec. 295 Bowling —K Sheehy. 3. 49. 1: C. Reid. 11. 5 25. 0; B Irving. 12. 1. 40. 1; D 3 McKendry. 31. 4. 97. 2: A. G. Duckmanton. 16. 2. 57. 1; R. T. Dowker. 1. 0. 13. 0. Second Innings M. L. Rvan st Sanson, b MeKendry •• 21 C. J. Stevens, not out .. 23 B. G Hadlee, not out .. 0 Total tor one wicket 44 Bowling.—B. Irving. 8. 3 15. 0; D. J. McKendry. 8. 1. 29. 1. EAST CHRISTCHURCHSHIRLEY v. SYDENHAM Right from the outset it was obvious that the East Christchurch lead of 16 runs on the first innings would not be sufficient In 125 minutes Sydenham added 198. and at five minutes before lunch was all out for 241 Left with 226 to win. East Christchurch never recovered and was dismissed about 45 minutes before stumps 61 runs short of victory. The pitch, as on the first day. played easily. . , K. Thomson swung boldly and often and I. R. Hartland.

perhaps a little more restrained, played some fine, flowing drives. D. L. Gallop, too, hit the ball with his usual power and precision. Thomson scored 54 in 61 minutes. Gallop 52 in 42 minutes, and an eighth wicket partnership between B. A. Salt and R. Kirton realised 40 runs in only 24 minutes. The restricted East Christchurch attack—only four bowlers were called upon—took some dreadful punishment. C. K. Smart was the steadiest.

East-Christchurch lost its first four wickets for only 34. but B. A. Howarth was resolute on defence for 142 minutes. Although the tailenders resisted late into the afternoon with brisk batting, theirs was a hopeless task.

Gallop and Salt shared the brunt of the attack, bowling unchanged for 48 overs and their guile and flight commanded great respect. Sydenham’s fielding was poor. The returns were often astray, five catches went to ground and three stumping chances were lost. The umpires were Messrs L. C. Johnston and B. Cations. Scores: SYDENHAM First Innings .. .. 122 Second Innings (48/2) I. R. Hartland, c Smart, b Adamson .. 59 K. Thomson, b Smart .. 54 D L. Gallop, c Grocott, b Smart .. .. 52 G Beer, b Adamson .. 0 P. Clark, b Smart .. 5 R. Kirton. b Cole .. 10 B. A. Salt, c Capstick, b Smart .. 27 C. R. Nicholson, b Smart 2 K. Priest, not out .. 2 Extras (byes 13, legbye 1, no-ball 1) ..15 Total .. .. 241 Bowling.—l. E. Shewan, 13, 5. 25. 0; R. K. Cole. 16, 0, 66, 3; B. G. Adamson. 13. 3, 58, 2; C. K. Smart, 17.5, 0. 67. 5. EAST CHRISTCHURCHSHIRLEY First Innings .. .. 138 Second Innings J. W. Grocott, c Kirton, b Nicholson .. .. 10 J. D. Capstick, c Priest, b Clark .. 6 B. A. Howarth, c W. Thom-

son. b Salt .. ..42 A. Dunlop, c Salt, b Gallop 1 P. G. Coman, c and b Gal-

lop .. .. .. 0 T. Marshall, b Salt .. 12 C. K. Smart, b Gallop .. 19 B. G Adamson, b Clark 22 I. E. Shewan. b Salt .. 26 J. Huston, b W. Thomson 6 R. K. Cole, not out .. 4 Extras (byes 13, legbyes 3) .. ..16 Total .. .. ..164 Bowling.—C. R. Nicholson, 10, 1. 25. 1: B. A. Salt. 32, 12, 48. 3; P. Clark. 6.1. 2,7, 2: D L. Gallop. 32. 15, 60, 3; W. Thomson, 2, 0. 8. 1. RICCARTON V. ST. ALBANS (188) (7/163) Asked to score 190 in 127 minutes. St. Albans failed dismally against the accurate swing bowling of J. W. Kiddey and the guileful off-spinners of E. R. Hignett. At 540 p.m. the team was out for 99, giving Riccarton a convincing win by 90 runs. St. Albans could well have wished its second innings transposed with its first, when courageous batting by A. N. Bailey. T. J. Haydon and G. Harper brought it within one run of Riccarton’s first innings total of 188.

Resuming at 103 for seven wickets. St. Albans lost T. L Jones immediately, but then Bailev and Haydon, tn a partnership of 60 in 57 minutes, brought St. Albans within 23 runs of a first-innings lead.

G. Harper, with no great pretensions as a batsman, hit 10 quick runs to bring St. Albans within two runs of a firstinnings lead. Rather rashly, he was allowed to keep the strike and was bowled by Kiddey with the score at 187. while Bailev, with 77 not out. watched helplessly at the other end

Bailey, alert to score off the loose balls and watchful on defence. gave a lesson in application. His was a fine innings and meant much to his side. Haydon, although only scoring 12 displaved a maturity not often found in a young cricketer.

The tenor of Riccarton’s second Innings was set by M. J. Bear when he hooked A. R Taylor for six off the first ball he received. Thereafter. Bear was in complete command His 100 came un tn 100 minutes His 131 took 120 minutes—it was his first 100 In Christchurch senior cricket—and it was an innings characterised by powerful on-strokes and handsome cover drives. Added to this, his quick running between wickets brought him many runs It was a polished innings as is expected from Bear when qui-k runs are needed

When Kiddey declared to give St Albans a reasonable target. A. W. Parris and J M Ruston scored brisklv. but except for Parris, who hit bis 41 in even time, the St. Albans batsmen were never able to take command of the bowling of Kiddev and Hignett The umpires were Messrs R. V Taylor and T. Mathie. Scores:— ST. ALBANS First Innings (7/103) A. N. Bailey, not out .. 77 T. L. Jones, b Kiddey .. 2 T. J Haydon, st. McAulay b Logie .. .. 12 G Harper, b Kiddey 10 Extras (byes 8. leg-byes 6. no-balls 2) ..16 Total .. .. ..187 Bowling—J W Kiddey. 36 1, 13. 71. 6: D. Mclntvre. 5. 2. 6. 1: E R Hignett. 27. 9, 50. 1; J F. Logie. 10. 1. 30. 1: W E Muncaster, 1. 0. 9. 0; B. M Pankhurst 4. 1, 5. 0. Second Innings A. W Parris, c McAulay. b Hignett .. 41 J M Ruston, b Kiddey .. 13 G Lane, b Hignett .. 3 J. A Mills, e Jefferson, b Hignett .. .. 0 M B Poore, b Hignett .. 1 T L Jones, c Barrett, b Hignett ... .. 0 A. R Taylor, e Kiddey. b Logie 7 A. N Bailey, lbw. b Kiddev 14 M Clemens, c McAulay, b Kiddey .. ..12 T. J Haydon, not out 4 G. Harper, c McAulay, b Kiddey fl Extras (byes 2. leg-bve 1. no-ball 1) ..4 Total .. .. .. 99

Bowling.—J. W. Kiddey. 15, 5. 33. 4: D. Mclntyre. 4, 0. 23. 0;

E. R. Hignett. 15, 3, 34, 5; J. F. Logie, 4,0, 5, 1. RICCARTON First Innings .. ..188 Second Innings M. J. Bear not out .. 131 G. Royfee, b Taylor .. 0 G. T. Barrett, c and b Poore .. .. .. 29 R. C. Jefferson, st Haydon, b Poore .. .. 17 G. R. McAulay, c Parris, b Poore .. .. .. 0 B. M. Pankhurst, c Harper, b Jones .. .. 0 W. E. Muncaster, not out 8 Extras (bye 1, leg-bye 2) 3 Total for 5 wkts. (dec.) 188 Bowling.—T. L. Jones, 12, 3. 46. 1: A. R. Taylor, 8, 0. 41, 1; M. B. Poore. 1«, 5. 46, 3; G. Harper, 7,1, 36. 0; M. Clemens. 4. 0. 16. 0. WEST CHRISTCHURCH-UNI-VERSITY V. OLD COLLEGIANS (141/4) (204) While the first hour's play at Elmwood Park produced very few runs, there was much good and absorbing cricket. The West Christchurch-Universlty not out batsmen, D. G. Poulton (74) and R. W. Leamy (9), had a very hard struggle in the face of the sustained hostility and accuracy of the pace bowlers, J. H. M. Dawson and A. R. Mac Gibbon. Poulton, whose batting was in marked contrast to his splendid form of the previous week, was finally caught in the slips off Dawson with the score at 164. Three more wickets fell at once to Mac Gibbon and N. F. Curtis, and with seven down for 169 West Christchurch-Uni-versity was in serious trouble. But then Leamy found in the new wicket-keeper, R. Allen, the partner he badly needed, and the pair gradually steered their team to a hard-earned first-innings lead. Leamy, notwithstanding many uncomfortable moments in the early stages of the day, batted with courage and resolution. his half-century being an invaluable innings for his team. Allen scored 14 of the unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 43, and kept his end intact with correct and sensible batting, while Leamy gradually increased the range and power of his scoring shots. A. C. Timpson’s declaration with a lead of 12 left every chance of an outright decision, and Old Collegians, with this in view’, looked for quick runs. But they quickly lost four good wickets for only 40, and it was again left to Mac Gibbon and P. M. Hill to retrieve the team's fortunes. Repeating their excellent first-innings partnership, this pair added 89 at almost two runs a minute with some brilliant stroke-making as they took complete control of the attack. Mac Gibbon drove fiercely all round the wicket, scoring 53 in even time and Hill hardly played a false shot in a display of correct but extremely forceful batting. Mac Gibbon’s declaration left West Christchurch-Universlty the very reasonable task of making 148 to win outright in 120 minutes but the side was very soon struggling to avoid defeat. There were still 72 minutes' playing time left when A. T. Waters joined B. C. Adams with the score at 31 for six wickets and the Old Collegians bowlers completely on top. But they were still there at stumps, with Waters 7 and Adams, in his first senior game, 34. The fast left-arm bowler, Curtis, moved the ball both ways at a good speed on the very good pitch. The umpires were Messrs J. Streeter and H. C. Moore. Scores:— WEST CHRISTCHURCH-UNI-VERSITY First Innings (141/4) D. G. Poulton, c Beadel, b Dawson .. .. 86 R W. Leamy, not out .. 52 B. H. Hopkins, b Mac Gibon .. 0 D. Fox. b Mac Gibbon .. 0 A. C. Timpson, b Curtis .. 1 R. Allen, not out .. 14 Extras (byes 6, leg-byes 4) 10 Total for eight dec. 216 Bowling.—J. H. M. Dawson, 29, 8. 68, 4; A. R. Mac Gibbon, 20. 8. 41. 3; N. F. Curtis. 13. 4, 32, 1; B. A. Carpenter, 16. 5. 27, 0; B. J. Crichton, 11, 1, 38. 0. Second Innings D. G. Poulton. c Mac Gibbon, b Dawson .. 6 B. H. Hopkins, b Curtis .. 1 B. F. Hastings, b Curtis ~ 1 R. W. Leamy, c Hill, b Curtis .. .. .. 3 G K. Austin, c England, b Curtis .. .. 15 B. C. Adams, not out .. 34 D. Fox, c Beadel, b Curtis 2 A. T. Waters, not out .. 7 Extras (bye 1, leg-bye 1) 2 Total for six wickets 71 Bowling.—Dawson. 10, 5, 18, 1; Curtis, 13, 4, 28. 5; Crichton, 5, 2, 13. 0; Carpenter. 9. 6,4, 0; Mac Gibbon, 3,2, 6. 0. OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings .. .. 204 Second Innings G. C. P. Beadel. b Cahill .. 4 J. E. England, c Poulton, b , Hopkins . - 4 > B. J. Crichton, c Allen, b Fox .. -.11 A T. Bishop, c Adams, b Fox 15 A. R. Mac Gibbon, c Hastings, b Timpson .. 53 P. M. Hill, b Cahill .. 39 D. S. Banks, b Timpson .. 0 N. A. Lester, not out .. 7 J. H. M. Dawson, not out .. 18 Extras (byes 5, no-balls 2) 7 Total for seven dec. 158 Bowling.—J. Cahill, 8, 1. 36. 2; B. H. Hopkins. 8, 1. 25, 1; D. Fox. 6. 1, 23, 2; A. C. Timpson. 9,0, 38, 2; G. K. Austin. 3,0, 29. 0.

pt. pt. points 89 OB. « 1 — <B « 12 Syd 4 1 -1 1 8 62 Ri-c. 2 2 . 2 1 10 46 IP. 2 1 - 3 1 8 40 St. 4 L 2 2 - - 3 2 36 w u. I 1 1 1 3 4 27 o.c. 1 1 1 3 1 2 27 S.S. - 1 2-4 10 25 LANCASTER PARK V.