Samson, Stevens Head Show Day Batsmen

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31215, 12 November 1966, Page 17

Samson, Stevens Head Show Day Batsmen

Canterbury elevens prospered and players in line for the Plunket Shield squad generally performed satisfactorily in Show Day cricket matches against the minor associations at Hagley Oval yesterday.

However, the two highest scores of the day, and the only halfcenturies, were made by batsmen who have not played for Canterbury.

K. J. Samson, opening for M. L. Ryan’s XI, hammered the North Canterbury pace bowlers for 67, and C. J. Stevens, in the middle-order for the same team, scored 69 not out.

D. L. Gallop also batted forcefully, after a quiet start, and meted out some heavy punishment to A. F. Rapley. Ryan, had startling success at the end of the North Canterbury innings when, in 27 balls, he took four wickets for four runs.

Playing B. G. Hadlee’s XI, South Canterbury made a disastrous beginning and was 49 for nine. However, after surviving a chance—to Hadlee— J. Wilson and P. Cosgrove added 51 for the last wicket. C. M. Kirk, the young leftarm spinner, gave further indications of his class.

The wicket was very slow but the perseverance of B. Andrews, A. R. Hounsell (for Canterbury) and C. R. Nicholson earned them each a few wickets, with Nicholson quite the quickest of them in his opening overs. K. Thomson and B. R. Prestidge, each surviving a chance with Hadlee’s XI in a parlous state, hit forcefully to ensure a comfortable win.

Ashburton was rolled up swiftly after lunch by the accuracy of J. M. Mclntyre, who took five wickets for meagre cost. W. J. Thomas, bowling with considerable

pace, had broken through the early part of the innings. B. F. Hastings’s XI batted solidly down the order and won with ease. Four Runs Short

The closest game of all was between a Brabin XI and W. M. Duncan’s XI which ended with Duncan’s team four short of its target, with four wickets in hand. R. W. Anderson and R. L. McHarg played accomplished innings in the face of a thin attack when the Brabin team batted, while the Canterbury XI was given a start of 96 by C. L. Bull and J. R. Center. Scores:—

South Canterbury 100 (J. Wilson 36; B. Andrews 3/18, C. M. Kirk 3/19, A. R. Hounsell 2/22) lost to B. G. Hadlee’s XI 169/9 (K. Thomson 40, B. R. Prestidge 45. G. B. Wain 20; C. R. Nicholson 3/39, L. Simpson 2/21, P. Cosgrove 2/52) by 69 runs on the first innings. Brabin XI 197 (R. W. Anderson 65. R. L. McHarg 55 not out,

D. W. Stead 26; J. Billcllffe 3/11, M. J. Hadlee 2/32) drew with W. M. Duncan’s XI 194/6 (J, R. Center 46, C. L. Bull 42, J. Billcliff 43, M. J. Hadlee 23, H. J. Taylor 21; Stead 4/37, A. L. Fleete 2/66).

M. L. Ryan’s XI 209/4 dec. (C. J. Stevens 69 not out, K. J. Samson 67, D. L. Gallop 48; A. F. Rapley 2/59) beat North Can. terbury 123 (C. Adams 33, Rapley 25; M. L. Ryan 4/4, Gallop 3/57, B. R. Taylor 2/19) by 86 runs on the first innings.

Ashburton 106 (R. G. Hortln 36, D. Isherwood 25; J. M. McIntyre 6/14, W. J. Thomas 2/6) lost to B. F. Hastings’s XI 229 (C. L. Broad 42, J. W. Burtt 35. B. F. Hastings 20, R. M. Gearry 47, G. W. Henry 21, I. D. Hounsell 28 not out: K. Butler 3/56, B. White 2/37, B. Sampson 2/47) by 123 runs on the first innings. Canterbury Brabin Shield XI 154/6 dec. (J. D. Riley 39, I. M. Walter 33, C. Aldridge 26 not out, W. Lewis 22; R. James 2/24), North Canterbury Colts 86 (M. Hopkins 24; H. Munro 4/12. D. Cocks 4/27) and 72/2 (S. Blakely 46 not out).

Ashburton Colts 146 (P. Wall 45, I. Hoskin 19, D. Bruce 30; Gray 5/33, Bhana 4/44), Canterbury Brabin Shield XI 174 (B. Patchett 24, G. Pullar 29. M. Gray 30 ret., B. Bhana 35 ret.; A. Sutherland 4/33).