Schools’ cricket

Press, 28 November 1977, Page 6

Schools’ cricket

The first day of the fourth round in the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association’s premier grade was dominated by the bat. Linwood High School declared its first innings against Shirley Boys* High School at 344/6, with M. Lane barfing well for an unbeaten 130. The Shirley bowling attack was severely depleted and some poor fielding enabled the Linwood batsmen to do much as they liked. Shirley was 31/0 at the close of play.

Cashmere High School won the toss and batted against St Bede’s College on its home ground. At the end of the day, it had achieved a 32-run lead. It was dismissed for 153. of which P. Davies made 77 in an innings which contained some fine driving and lofted shots over the inner fieldsmen. J. McGuire bowled particularly well for St Bede’s, taking 7/70, ] but his efforts were not helped iby the performance of the St IHede’s batsmen. Some of the jshots which brought their dismissals showed a marked lack

j of application and the final !wicket fell on the last ball of |the day. A. McGuire scored 39 ‘but none of the other batsmen showed a willingness to put their I heads down for any length of [time. St Andrew’s College declared ‘its first innings at 256/5 against [Burnside High School, with D.

i Templeton top scoring with 71. ’ T. Withers was on 67 when the ’ innings was closed. At the end of the day, BumI side had made 151/2, with D. ' King having scored 7! and D. i Farrant unbeaten on 56. Xavier College was dismissed for 141 against St Thomas’s Col--3 lege, P. (FDonovan scoring 43. ’ L. Gee and D. Boyle picked up I most of the wickets between < them. St Thomas’s was in » trouble early in its fin»t innings, at 42/4, when C. O’Malley and ‘ Gee put on 160 in 120 minutes > with attacking, aggressive I butting. At the declaration, 1 O’Malley was on 85 and heading towards his century. C Linwood High School 344/6 i declared <G. Pierce 47. R. Latham J 79. M. Lane 130 not out, C. f Williamson 34) met Shirley Boys’ High Schoo! 31/0. ’ Cashmere High School 153 (P. * Davies 77; J. McGuire 7/70) met i St Bede’s College 121 (A. Met Guire 39; R Preen 5/50). * St Andrew’s College 256/5 ■ declared (D. Templeton 71, M. t Harris 4R, G. Fraser 22. T. 1 Withers 67 not out; D. King 3/59» f met Burnside High Schoo! 151'2 * (King 71, D. Farrant 56 not out . i Xavier College 141 (P. r O’Donovan 43, B. (lough 24; L. F Gee 4/15, D. Boyle 4/48i and 19/1 j met St Thomas’s College 202/5 t declared (C. O’Malley 85 not out, .•Gee 59; G. Robertson 2/42).