Slow But Sound Batting

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30938, 20 December 1965, Page 20

Slow But Sound Batting

East-Shirley made a rather better start than in the first tinnings but lost two wickets before the deficit of 60 against Old Collegians had been regained. . „ _ D. I. Cameron and M. «. Dunne batted very soundly, if very slowly, to lunch. Dunne made eight In an hour and a half and Cameron provided the backbone of the innings. His batting bas made remarkable progress this season and his 48 was his best score in senior cricket. T. R. Marshall punched the spinners for a time in a brief but masterful innings. wMch came quietly to a halt. The early destroyer was the oilspinner. N. G. Clark, who, never afraid to give the ball air, floated the ball nicely and often on an awkward length. M. G. Lester turned the ball more readily than anyone and gave economical support to Clark. Old CoMegtans had a tittle more than two hours to ecore 141 and the aggressive lefthander. R .C. Bromley, again made at brisk start. But the match-winner was J. E. England. Frequently picking

the ball neatly off his toes, playing the occasional handsome cover-drive and hammering anything short through mfd-wicket. England treated all the players, of whom N. Kelly was the beet, with equal ease. He brought the game to a sudden and dramatic end when W. J. Thomas started hie fifth over. Five balls were bowled—two of them no-ballo—and five fours were struck, rocketing the ecore from 121 to 141. Umpires: Messrs J. W. T. Ownes and I. J. Kennedy. Junior Games B GRADE—FIRST DIVISION , St. Albans 66 (Magers 4/21) and 16 (Magers 3/10) beat Old Boys 21 and 45 (Kingsley. 4/27) outright. C GRADE Old Boys 112/5 declared (Prebble 51 not out; Bitchie 4/23) beat St. Albans 98 (Mortlock 35) on the first innings.