St. Andrew’s Batsmen Fail, Out For 90

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31307, 1 March 1967, Page 19

St. Andrew’s Batsmen Fail, Out For 90

St Andrew’s College was bundled out for 90 on an excellent batting pitch on the first day of its annual cricket match against Timaru Boys’ High School on the college grounds yesterday. St Andrew’s finished 44 vus behind Timaru’s first innings total of 134, but before bad light and rain stopped play, had retrieved a little prestige by capturing the wicket of both openers for 12 runs when Timaru batted again. After losing a wicket off

the first ball of its first innings, Timaru recovered to reach 49 before suffering another loss. Wickets began to fall regularly until the two fas, bowlers, C. Galwey and G. Ritchie, took the total from 95 for eight to 134. Batting at number three, D. Rendall made a stylish 31. He was always looking for runs and saw his side through a very difficult period. The best of the St. Andrew’s bowlers were P. Whiteside (3/22) and M. McEwan (4/40), both of medium pace. Three of the Timaru batsmen were out to full tosses.

St Andrew’s could not manage the fast hostile bowling of Galwey, who took six for 46. He was well supported by Ritchie, wh ■> dismissed four batsmen with his left-arm medium-pace bowling. P. Joyce was the only St. Andrew’s batsman to play the bowling comfortably With his departure, the College slumped to be seven wickets down for 58. Only a hard hitjting 19 by F. Galloway enjabled the score to reach 90. j Timaru has a formidable, 'll-1, lead in the tennis after the first day’s play. The only i match St. Andrew’s won was |a marathon affair, in which |B. Dudley and C. King beat |l. McLenaghen and J. Gardiner, 15-13, 6-4.