COUNTRY CRICKET SCORES

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32783, 7 December 1971, Page 24

COUNTRY CRICKET SCORES

MALVERN Set to score 153, a target which should have well within its reach, Darfield lost by 46 runs to Greendale on Saturday. C. Chapman, who took five for 50, bowled out the competition leader. The outstanding bowling, though, was by P. Blakely (South Malvern), who followed up his first innings five for 33 with five for 44. Sheffield owed a lot for its outright win to N. Q. Wright and P. Jenkins. Wright made 46 and 52, and Jenkins, unbeaten in both innings, scored 67 and 37.

Kirwee 252 and 95/5 declared (G. T. Wright 35 not out, J. Catherwood 28; A. F. Wright 2/2) lost to Sheffield 166/4 declared (N. Q. Wright 42, P. Jenkins 37 not out, L. Grant 25; G. Lea 2/74, J. Dysart 2/36) and 182/3 (N. Wright 56, Jenkins 67 not out). Sheffield, 12 points * and 5 bonus points; Kirwee 2> and 5. South Malvern 342/9 declared (G. K. Inch 62, 0. Stuart 54, G. Norris 47, P. Blakely 46, G. Rowe 30; T. Redfern 3/69, P. Jerram 3/25, N. Rainey 2/41) beat Darfield Seniors 195/9 declared and 137 (G. Cameron 57, K. Reed 23; Blakely 5/44, P. Shaw’ 3/30). South Malvern 12 and 14, Darfield Seniors 2 and 7. Greendale 110 and 202 (B. Ridgen 62, P. Pascoe 36, K. Shipley 34, G. Ridgen 24; T. Wall 4/26, F. Adams 4/69) beat Darfield 160/6 declared and 106 (L. Mintrom 19; C. Chapman 5/50, C. Ridgen 3/28, A. Adams 2/22). Greendale 12 and 3; Darfield 2 and 7. Points, with one match to play for the Malvern Shield, are:— Darfield 66, South Malvern 60, Greendale 56, Sheffield 55, Kirwee 44, Darfield Seniors 29. BANKS PENINSULA There were only three halfcenturies in Peninsula cricket, , and Kaituna and Le Bons, close i to each other at the top of the competition, had the unusual , result of a tie. D. Turner (Kaituna) and C. McKay (Le Bons) scored half- J centuries in this game, while ( W. H. Newton had a good all- J round performance. J. Gaskin ! made 74 for Little River and J. J Carrodus (Akaroa) was the outstanding bowler of the day, with J 5/28. ‘

Diamond Harbour 205 (T. Turner 42, G. Thiele 31, S. Steele 22 not out; D. Hickling 2/35) beat Wainui 122 (T. Hall 25, P. Hall 23, C. Thiele 2/8, G. Thiele 2/28, S. J. Blakely 6/64).

Kaituna 165/9 declared (W. H. Newton 41, D. Turner 68 not out; J. Mclntosh 2/32, P. John-

ston 6/49) tied with Le Bons 165/7 (C. McKay 75, G. de Latour 31, B. Copley 29; Newton 4/49).

Little River 158 (W. Buckland 25, J. Gaskin 74; J. Carrodus 5/28, P. Langrope 3/36) beat Akaroa 52 (A. Smith 35 not out, F. A. Fowler 3/6, K. Ussher 5/40). Points: Le Bons 54, Kaituna 48, Akaroa 38, Little River 37, Diamond Harbour 32, Wainui 31. ELLESMERE Two Lincoln batsmen, W. Jones and K. Taylor, scored centuries against Tai Tapu. With W. Scott weighing in with a 79, Lincoln amassed the impressive tally of 387/6.

R. Brown was only four short of three figures for Southbridge, and for the same team, G. Mcllraith was left on 93 when the innings closed. C. Taylor and B. Ridden made half-centuries for Leeston, and C. Wraight is on 60 not out for Dunsandel. The only bowler to l take five w’ickets was L. Rennie, for Irwell against Burnham. Southbridge 273 (R. Brown 96, G. Mcllraith 93 not out, B. Doak 29; J. De Ruiter 3/64. B. Sheet 3/53, M. Frampton 3/42); Dunsandel 94/1 (C. Wraight 60 not out, A Scott 31).

Lincoln 387/6 (W. Jones 111 not out, K. Taylor 101 not out, W. Scott 79, R. Kerr 42; S. Westoby 2/72) v. Tai Tapu. Leeston 294/7 declared (J. Chamberlain 49, P. Keenan 68, C. Taylor 74, B. Ridden 37; B. Woolford 3/80, B. Hooper 3/53); Weedons 53/2 ,(J. Myer 41 not out). Burnham 118 (Taylor 22, Grant 22; L. Rennie 5/37, J. Lay 4/43); Irwell 78/6 (Grant 4/18) . ASHLEY The top-scoring batsmen in the Ashley competition were: L Sail (Rangiora), 67, and the Canterbury opening bowler, R. C. Merrin (Kalapoi), 61 not out The first day of the fifth round resulted in all three matches being evenly poised. Kaiapoi 167/4 declared C. Merrin 61 not out), Ohoka 135/6 (B. Shead 55, I. Higginson 33; Merrin 2/44).

Rangiora 166/4 declared (I. Sail 67, R. Taylor 46 not out), Oxford 126 (D. Gatenby 6/50, A. F. Rapley 3/37). Woodend 128 (G. Hamilton 58; R. James 4/38, A. Bowring 5/11) and 3/0, Fernside 122 (L. Eder 5/31, B. Cobden 3/9).

HURUNUI The highlight of the day’s play was a hat-trick by Kaikoura bowler, D. McKenzie. He took six for 28 to help his team dismiss Waiau for 68 in its first innings. Scargill 121/9 declared lost

i on the first innings to Cheviot ( 183/3. Waiau 68 and 107/2 lost on the first innings to Kaikoura 153/6 I declared. , Culverden 169/4 won on the i first innings from United 128. Points: Cheviot 54, Culverden 46, Kaikoura 36, United 32, , Waiau 30, Scargill 18. representative Malvern and Banks Peninsula contested a high-scoring match at Darfield in the North Canterbury sub-associations competition. Only 11 wickets fell while 566 runs were scored, and although the game ended in a draw, Peninsula took the bonus points for the better scoring rate. Malvern 317/5 declared (G. Ridgen 126, J. Catherwood 44, P. Jenkins 44, A. Wall 35, P. Blakely 29 not out; F. A. Fowler 1/50, P. Johnston 1/31, W. H. Newton 1/59) drew with Peninsula 249/6 (D. J. Blakely 52 not out, Fowler 51, Johnston 37, T. Turner 36, Newton 27; L. Grant 2/37, P. Blakely 1/39, M. Beecroft 1/40 G. Cameron 1/53). Bonus points to Peninsula. The Peninsula and Malvern junior teams to play Malvern at Sheffield on Sunday are:— Peninsula: P. McKay (captain), J. Mclntosh, G. de Latour, R. Tainui, D. Bryant, P. Langrope, C. Stanbury, R. Blakely, T. Turner, Bruce Turner, Brian Turner. _

Malvern: A. Wall (captain), P. Jenkins, A. Jenkins, M. Beecroft, L. Grant, B. Shipley, T. Farrant, R. Fullerton-Smith, G. Innes, P. Shaw, B. Hawkins. G. Lea, twelfth man. The Ellesmere junior team to play Hurunui at Scargill on December 12, is:—C. Bayliss (captain), P. Keenan, C. Taylor, M. Page, K. Taylor, T. Barclay, R. Lanauze, C. Wraight,!. De Ruiter, S. Reardon, G. HOlaten.