CRICKET Timely Return To Form By Harris, Hadlee

Press, Volume CI, Issue 30007, 17 December 1962, Page 16

CRICKET Timely Return To Form By Harris, Hadlee

A welcome return to form by two batsmen chosen for the Canterbury Plunket Shield team marked the opening of the fifth round of the senior championship on Saturday. For St. Albans, P. G. Z. Harris scored 67, and B. G. Hadlee (Old Boys) was the day’s top scorer with 93. Old Boys, St Albans and Lancaster Park all won strong positions but the most interesting match was at Sydenham Park, where the home team, unexpectedly dismissed for a low score, fought back to have the game on an even keel at the close of play.

J. Buston. a new member Of the Plunket Shield team, continued ius run of good scores by making 68 for St. Albans, J. D. Capstick scored an unbeaten halfcentury for East Christ-church-Shlrley. R. J- B West played his first significant intones of the season with 60 for Old Boys. W. E. Mtmcaster hit up 60 breezily for Riccarton. and the Lancaster Park captain, A. G. Duckmanton. was 65 not out at the end of the day. The only bowler to take five wickets was the West Chnstchtrch-Umversity allrounder, J. M. McEwan. Scores: — Old Boys 263; East Christ-church-Shdrley 108 for five wxkets. St. Albans 239; West Christchurch -University 86 tor six wickets. Old Collegians 132; Lancaster Park 176 tor tour wickets. Sydenham 119; and 53 tor one wicket; Riccarton 174. SYDENHAM V. RICCARTON With some very lively bowling and Muncaster's splendid innings. Riccarton took first Innings and bonus points, but to the last hour Sydenham tougnt Its way back into toe game with skill and spirit K was an entertaining day's play, and if there was some wretched catching and three ridiculous runouts. there were also many glorious strokes and some excellent bowling. It was good to see R. C. Matz bowl 90 well in his first spell. He was quite fast, very accurate, and his ability to cut the ball back worried the batsmen. At the end of the day he again bowled partxraiarly well and K. Thomson did a fine job by staying at Motts end and middling toe ball soundly. P B Truscott played some handsome strokes early, and Thomson also batted very convincingly. but D. Mclntyre, with another very useful spell of lively out-swing bowling, carried the thrust further and J. W. Kiddey who ait toe start of the innings bad been expensive cleaned out toe taU. R. E Kinton, a little primitive at times, nevertheless made some good and valuable hits. G. RMcAulay distinguished himself behtod toe wickets by taking four catches, three of them partieulamly fine efforts. Muncaster. who has been struggling to hold his place in the side turned back the clock and gave a display reminiscent of his verv best years. He was full of enterprise and strokes, and took such complete command that he scored 56 of the first 62 runs off toe bat He hit four 4’s in an over from I. R. Hartland, made his 60 in 63 minutes with 11 fours, added 71 with G T. Barrett in 46 minutes. and to general delighted everyone with his fine attacking strokes. Barrett, after a tentative start, batted soundly and to did D B- O'Malley, but both were run out Not that Sydenham's fielding was faultless J. F Logie? tty" ing to sweep A. F Rapiey. sent the ball straight up off a top edge, and either D L. Galloo or P Clark could nave made the catch with ease. But as the ball went up they bad a brief discussion possibly on the merits of Sir Isaac Newton'S bestremembered theory, and each took a pace smartly backwards, like guardsmen opening ranks. The ball fell, with mathematical

precision exactly between them With this sort of assistance. Riccarton went on to establish a useful lead. I. McK. Sinclair making some excellent strokes J. Thomas pulled a muscle and bowled only one over, so much v-crk fell on B. Salt and A. F. Rapiey. Sait, moving toe ball a little in the sir and off the pitch, did an excellent job. and Rapley's figures were highly unflattering. Mota was all pace and purpose in the last period of play, in which Svdenham scored 53 at better than a run a minute Thomson was sound, and Truscott made some glorious shots through toe covers The umpires are Messrs R. V. Taylor and L. C. Moore. Scores: SYDENHAM First Innings I. R. Hartland, c McAulay. b Motz . 5

Bowling —R. C. Mota. 12. 1. 40 3: J. W. Kiddey 18 4. 6. 40. 4: D. Mclntyre 8 3. 13 3; E R H:gr»ett I. 0 7. 0 Second Inn togs I. R. Hartland, b Motz .. 5 P. B. Truscott not out .. 33 K Thomson, not out .. $ Extras (leg-byes 5, noball 1) .. .. 6 TOTAL (for one wicket) 53 Bowling—a. C Motz 7. 4. 14. 1: J W Kiddey 5. 0. 35 0; D. M. Mclnty re 1. 0. 8. 0. RICCARTON

Bowing.—K. Thomson 8 5. 1. ] 26. 2: J. Thomas 1. 0. 1. 0; P. ] B. Truscott 3. Z 11 0; A F. Rapiey 36. 4. 70, 2: B. Salt M. ] M> 43, 3; L R. Hartland 1. 0. , M 0. ] H. 5.0.8. V. EAST CHRIST-CHURCH-SHIRLEY A welcome return to form by B G. Hadlee and R. J. B. West, who between toem scored 153 < of their team's total of 263 ’ gave some respectability to the 1 Old Boys’ batting which in 1 the morning's play had Sound- < •red against some steady bowl- J

ing. East-Snirley lost five wickets by slumps but with J. D. Capstick bailing well toe Old Boys total of 263 could be within the team's reach.

B. G. Hadlee announced immediately that he was in form with a crashing off-drive as his first scoring shot. After that he hit powerfully in front of the wicket and played his lofted drives with ail the confidence and authority he showed during his golden batting period of last season. He batted for 147 minutes and hit 13 fours and a six. West, with some forthrignt aggression, enabled a reasonable scoring rate to be reached. His 60 look only 51 minutes. The Old Boys’ total, considering me team's batting strength, was not a great one but even then it received some material assistance from toe East-Shir-iey fieldsmen who made the batsmens task so mucn easier by dropping seven catches. 1. D. Shewan bowled well and lully deserved his four wickets while C. K. Smart, as usual, toiled hard and conscientiously. hast-Slurley began badly, losing thiee wickets quickly but a sound 50 by Capstick, assisted by A Dunlop, gave sortie stability to the innings. W. M. Duncan, by attacking the stumps, took four wickets and looked the best of the Old Boys* bowlers. Scores:— H 5.0.8.

Total ~ 263 Bowling.—l. D. Shewan. 20.4, 8, 46. 4; C. K. Smart, 29, 9, 71. 3; M. P. O’Malley, li, 1. 58. 0; B. G. Adamson, 22, 4. 73, 3; B. A Haworth, 2. 0. 11. 0. EAST CHRISTCHURCHZ SHIRLEY First Innings P. H. Millington, c D’Arcy, b Duncan .. .. 3 J. W. Grocott. c W. A. Hadlee. b Duncan .. 11 B. A Haworth, b Duncan 0 G. R. Home, st Hill b Bolton 15 J. D. Capstick, not out .. 50 A E. Dunlop, c Ryan, b Duncan .. .. 23 Extras (leg-byes 6) ..6 Total for 5 wickets .. 106 Bowling.—W. M. Duncan. 15. 4, 35, 4. D. H. Hicks, 9,2. 16, 0; B. A Bolton, 9. 1, 27. 1; M. L. Ryan, 4,0, 24, 0. ST. ALBANS v. WEST CHRIST-CHURCH-UNIVERSITY Losing wickets steadily, and for little value. West-University was in a difficult position at stumps with only four wickets standing and still 153 runs behind St. Albans. With G. T. Dowling net available for the second day, West-University could hardly be less favourably placed Now finding its batting form. St. Albans scored at a brisk rate throughout the innings. J. M. Ruston struck a significant note for the West-University bowlers when he hit J. W Cahill’s first two balls for four.

Ruston batted splendidly against the quicker bowlers, driving with authority and cutting and gliding with precision. Against A. C. Timpson he had his uncertain moments, but it was an innings that must have earned him his Plunket Shield selection.

P. G. Z. Harris, who scored 67. also was in good form. He began slowly and uncertainly but towards the end of his innings was busily picking up runs with a wide range of strokes. The later batsmen, however, did not take advantage of the efforts from Ruston and Harris. M. Clements batted competently but he and the other later batsmen could well have taken a greater toll from the tired bowlers. M McEwan, with Timpson, was the steadiest of toe WestUniversity bowlers. In the trying heat he bowled accurately and quickly disposed of the tail end batsmen He also took a brilliant diving catch in the gully to dismiss A. W Parris. The West-University batting was disappointing. B. F. Hastings and G. T. Dowling were out cheaply to injudicious strokes against D. J. Mather, but R. W. Leamy brought some much needed aggression to the innings with a bright 28. As often happenes. M. B. Poore with his accurate off-spinners took some cheap wickets. The umpires are Messrs J. Owns and T. Mathie. Scores: — ST. ALBANS First Innings

Total .. .. 239 Bowling—J. A. Cahill. 12 overs. 2 maidens, 50 runs, 2 wiekets; M. McEwan, 27.4, 12, 61. 5; A. C. Timpson. 35. 14. 75, 2; D. O. Fox. 10. 0. 44. 1. WEST CHRISTCHURCHUNIVERSITY First Innings

Total for six wiekets 86 Bowling—D. J. Mather. 10 overs. 4 maidens. 37 runs. 2 wickets; I. H. Plummer. 6. 2. 13. 0; A W. Parris. 6. Z 7 0; M. B. Poore. 3. 1. 8,3; M. Clements 5. 0. 20, 1; P. G. Z. Harris, 1, 1. 8. 0.

LANCASTER PARK v. OLD COLLEGIANS Lancaster Park finished the day in a strong position in the match against Old Collegians at Elmwood Park. Old Collegians’ opening batsmen, Crichton and Bishop, gave their side a sound start but failed to get on top of the bowling, which was never formidable and at times most erratic. Crichton was occasionally forceful, his cover driving being particularly sound. None of toe batsmen could master the bowling of Irving. Duckmanton, and McKendry. The Lancaster Park spinners expanted what life there was in the pitch. Irving, in particular, being most hostile. He at times turned the ball sharply and managed to lift the ball disconcertingly. Of the remaining Old Collegians’ batsmen only Lester and Thomson batted with any purpose. Lester, in his first appearance in senior cricket, realised the need for runs and batted most capably. Although accurate, the Old Collegians' attack failed to worry Lancaster Park’s opening pair, Ellis and Andrews, who batted aggresively. Towards the end of the day both Duckmanton and Harrison scored freely. Duckmanton attacked vigorously. He drove extremely well and none of the bowlers was able to subdue him completely. It was after his appearance that toe scoring rate quickened, enabling Lancaster Park to take the bonus points. Crichton and Thomson were ’ the best of the Old Collegians’ bowlers. Crichton, with his teas- ■ ing flight, took two valuable wickets, and Thomson, bowling I accurately and keeping the ball well up was able to contain the batsmen at a time when they threatened to take complete > charge. The umpires were Messrs J. i Streeter and H. C. Moore. i Scores:—

, _ Total .. .. 132 1 Bowling.—N. McGrath. 82, 26, 1; C. E. Reid, 8. 5, 11, 0; , A. Harrison, 3. 0,8, 0; A. G. ' Duckmanton, 15.5. 4193; B. ' Irving, 24. 8, 44, 3; t>. Mc- ' Kendry, 9. 4, 13. 2. I LANCASTER PARK 1 First Innings ; B. J. Ellis, c Dawson, b 1 Crichton .. ..31 . P. Andrews, b Crichton .. 21 : A. G. Duckmanton, not out 65 • B. Noonan, lbw b Clark .. 30 A. Harrison, b Curtis .. 21 R. T. Dowker, not out 7 • Extra (bye 1) .. .. 1 I Total for four wickets 176 , Bowling.—J. Dawson. 9. 1, 35, t 0: N. Curtis, 10. 3. 28 1; J. Thomson. 15, 6. 24. 0; B Crichton. 11. 3, 32. 2; M. Lester. 8, 0, 32. 0; N. Clark, 6. 1, 24. 1. Lower Grades ■ „ Fifth-round matches began on 1 Saturday in the Canterbury ' Cricket Association’s competititions. Lower-grade results . were:— Second Grade A ’ St. Albans 206 (Crawford 51, Simpson 36: Taylor three for 15. : Andrews four for 70) met ! Christ s College 106 (Dempsey • three for 29) and 42 for three. Technical Old Boys 213 (Gray 80, Smith 44; Hounsell five for 68. Barbarel four for 74) met , Boys’ High School 124 for seven ' (Burtt 51, Hill 32). West-University 199 (Waters ' 81, Lane 30; Wainscott five for I 47) met Riccarton 103 for seven. High School Old Boys 188 (Brown 58; Ullrich three for 23, Muller three for 49) met Lancaster Park 152 (Randle 48 not out, ! McKendry 31; Butcher three for 46). Second Grade B Techical Old Boys 244 (Martin 63. Gilray 34: Caldon three for 18. Harris three for 39) met St. Albans 59 for none. Marist 319 (Walshe 100, Guthrie 58. Stewart 58. McDermott 39, Tippen 33; Rae five for 83, Stephen three for 63) met WestUniversity 94 for six. Sydenham 304 for eight declared (Bateman 112. Kerr 73 not out. Veit 35; Gibson three for 68, Herrick three for 82) met Old Collegians 42 for six (Barnett three for 22). Lancaster Park 181 (Millard 76; Cameron four for 41) met East-Shirley 186 for four (Ryder 44. Avery 38 not out, Marshall 31) Second Grade C Marist 244 (Doig 43. McCronle 41; Saunders three for 33, Miller three for 57) met Old Collegians 44 for two. St. Andrew’s 263 (Turner 65. Stone 51. Taylor 37; Jones five for 72) met Riccarton 29 for two). High School Old Boys 231 for four (Dorreen 124, Victor 44) met St. Albans-Teachers' College 155 (Best 63, Trist 48; Judson four for 44). West-University 165 (Little 31; Eastwick three for 6, Barwick three for 45) met East-Shirley 171 for one (Blom 124 not out). Sydenham 119 (Brittenden 30; Gearry four for 40; Cocks three for Zl) met Shirley Boys’ High School 77 for two (Hicks 32). President’s Grade High School Old Boys’ 194 for eight declared (Escott 49 not out, Daniel 45 not out) drew with Lancaster Park A 178 for seven (Barnes 38). Lancaster Park B 129 for three (Withers 54) beat WestUniversity 127 (Foote 38. Hopkins 32; Saunders four for 22) on the first innings. Technical Old Boys 188 for eight declared (Metcalfe 49. George 47; Aitken four for 55) drew with Riccarton 131 for eight (Claridge 30). St Albans 153 (Langley 36; Norman five for 9. Macßeth three for 40) drew with Old Collegians 111 for seven (Sheppard 50 not out; Mulcock five for 38). Sydenham 241 for five declared (Wilson 128 not out. Thompson 32) drew with Marist 205 for six (Cadigan US not out). Third Grade A St Albans 3U for eijht declared (Reyland 82 not out). Ripley 54. Godfrey 45, Millard 41; Wreaks five for 80) met Old Collegians B 63 for one. Riccarton 113 (Minty five for 32) and 19 for two met Old : Collegians A 125 (Blunt 62; Ramsay seven for 46). High School Old Boys 205 for six declared (Rankin 167, Sheard

43: Chlnnery four for 56) met Lancaster Park 27 for one. Third Grade A West-University 115 (Cherry 37; Duncan three for 18. LamSort three for 40) beat Lancassr Park 81 (Duncan 30; Cherry five for 29) on the first innings. High School Old Boys 95 for seven (Rutledge four for 27) beat East-Shirley B 91 (McAlpine four for 31. Taylor three for 23) on the first innings. Technical Old Boys 65 (Adan five for 27, Familton four for 25) beat East-Shirley A 53 (Phelan seven for 18, McGowan three for 28) on the first innings. Fourth Grade St. Albans 127 for four (Norwell 30 not out) beat East-Shir-ley 114 (Ashdowne 53 not out; Nield four for 30) on the first innings. Lancaster Park B 200 for five declared (Jack 54 not out. Agassiz 45. Kirkpatrick 30 not out) drew with Riccarton 165 for six (Ewart 57). Marist 97 (Hutchinson six for 44) beat Lancaster Park 77 (Eathome four for 20) and 32 tor none on the first innings.

p B Truscott b Motz 16 K Thomson. lbw. b Motz 21 W Thomson c McAulay b Mclntvre ’ 17 D. L. Gallop. c McAulay. b McIntyre 8 P Clark, b McIntyre 5 R. E. Kirton not out 14 F Rap ley. c McAulay. b Kiddey 2 p Salt c and b Kidder 1 Pnest. b Kiddey 1 J. Thomas, c Logie, b Kiddey Extras < leg-byes 11. no0 balls 8) 19 TOTAL 19

First Immgr G. R McAuiay. b Thoenson J w E Muncaster. c Thomson. b Rapley 60 G T. Barrett, run out 25 D. B O'Ma*iey. run out 29 R. C Mott. c Priest. b Salt 1 C. Haeekilne. c Priest, b Salt 0 E. R. Hignett. run out J. F Lope. lbw. b Tbomeon 13 J. W KKMey lbw. b Rapley 13 I. McK Sinclair, b Sait 30 D McIntyre no* out 3 Extra* (bye 1. le<-byec X wnea r. no-oan 1) 2 TOTAL 74

First Innings J. W. D’Arcy, b Smart 21 B. A. Bolton, lbw, b Shewan 6 D. Hill, c Coman, b Adamson 22 B. G. Hadlee, c G. Dunlop, o Smart 93 w. A. xiaalee. c Home, b Shewan 11 M. i* Ryan. c Smart, b Adamson 15 C. J. Stevens, c Grocott. b Adamson 23 R. J. B. West, c Capstick, b Smart 60 R. Frengiey, c Dunlop, b Shewan 3 W. M. Duncan. b Shewan 1 D. J. Hicks, not out 4 Extras (leg-byes 2, noballs 2) 4

J. M. Ruston, c and b McEwan .. .. .. 68 A. W. Parris, c McEwan, b Cahill .. .. 4 J. A. Mills, e Hastings, b Cahill « P. G. Z Harris, c Hastings, b Fox ..fl M. A. Clements, not out .. 44 G. R. Lane, b Timpson .. 0 A. N. Bailey, lbw. b Timpson .. .. .. 10 M. B. Poore, c Cahill, b McEwan ,. .. 29 T. J. Haydon, e Allen, b McEwan .. .. 0 D. J. Mather, b McEwan .. 0 I. H. Plummer, b McEwan 0 Extras (byes 6, leg bye 1, no-balls 2) ..9 ■I 1

D. G. Poulton. c Haydon, b Poore .. 28 G. T. Dowling. c Harris, b Mather 1 B. F. Hastings, b Mather 4 R. H. Kerr, c Haydon, b Clements 23 R. W. Leamy. not out Best, e Parris, b Poore 28 1 M. McEwan, c Harris, b Poore 0 Extras (leg bye 11 1

OLD COLLEGIANS First Innings B. J. Crichton, c and b Irving 34 A. T. Bishop, b Irving 20 D. S. Banks, c and b Irving 9 P. M. Hill, b Duckmanton G. C. P. Beadel, c Anderson, 4 b McKendry 7 J. E. Englands run out 6 M. G. Lester, b Duckmanton J. H. M. Dawson, c and b 12 McKendry 0 J. Thomson, b McGrath .. 26 N. G. Clark, b Duckmanton 3 N. F. Curtis, not out 0 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 3) 11