Between Over

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29955, 17 October 1962, Page 21

Between Over

T. J. Haydon is not the only wicketkeeper to have taken six catches in a senior championship match. In the 1949-50 season R. G. Condiffe, playing for East Christchurch against St. Albans, also took six catches in an innings, three on each day of the match.

R. Allen, who started playing senior cricket in Wellington in 1934, will again play for Kilbimie seniors this season. Believed to be one of the oldest cricketers still playing in senior matches, Allen has taken over 700 senior wickets. * * ¥ Because of an arm injury sustained while playing Rugby League, the St. Albans bowler T. L. Jones was not in the senior side on Saturday He expects to be fit to resume his place soon. * * * Although his senior career began in 1949-50, the Lancaster Park wicket-keeper L P. Anderson has had only one full season in the first grade in the last 10 years. However on Saturday he made some useful runs and took a valuable catch. If he can retain his place. Anderson may soon become one of the few wicket-keepers to have dismissed 100 batsmen in championship matches.

The New Zealand and Riccarton fast bowler, R. C. Mots, was still suffering from some stiffness to his injured ankle against Old Collegians and was only approaching his normal pace. He bowled some bad balls and some very good ones. D. S. Banks was defeated by one which pitched short, outside the off stump, kept surprisingly low. and came back abruptly to take the middle stump.

The former New Zealand batsman, J. G. Leggat, has not been available to play competition cricket regularly for several seasons, and he is this season in the Old Boys second eleven. He started the season well

on Saturday with an innings cA 38. and his form hinted that he should make many runs this summer if he is available regularly.

Playing on Saturday in the second grade A competition for Riccarton, the

former East ChristchurchShirley all-rounder, C. Haseldine, gave an outstanding display of fielding.

After some seasons in lower grade and country cricket, P. W. O’Malley made an auspicious return to regular senior play when he appeared for East Christchurch-Shirley against Sydenham on Saturday. He alone survived the debacle that was hi* team’s first innings, top scoring with an unbeaten 12. Hi* bowling, however—s for 18 from 13.5 overs—was his strongest point Hi* left arm deliveries cut sharply off the pitch; one ball to P. B. Truscott which the batsman attempted to glide to leg spun off the back of the bat toward* second slip. At one stage O'Malley achieved three wicket maidens in succession. ■■■■■MBSwnnnnußMaui