East Shirley, St Albans share top place in twilight cricket competition

Press, 27 February 1981, Page 18

East Shirley, St Albans share top place in twilight cricket competition

Bast-Shirley’s record in the senior cricket competition this season has been disappointing, but it has been a different story •when limited over matches are involved. Earlier in the season, East-Shir-ley won the Sydenham six-a-side tournament and on Monday evening it had its first win in. “The Press” sponsored twilight tournament. St Albans trailed East-Shirley by four points entering the final round and had a good chance of winning should East-Shirley lose to Riccarton and St Albans beat Lancaster Park. However, East-Shirley cruised to an easy win and St Albans was well beaten by Park, leaving East-Shirley 10 points ahead. After restricting Riccarton to 83 from 21 overs on a grass pitch, East-Shirley lost an early wicket through a run out, but Steve Booth, George Harper and Howard Morel batted most sensibly, all retiring after making 35. Morel was most impressive, hit-

■ting three sixes over the bowler’s head. Greg Pierce and Alan Lindsay bolstered Lancaster Park’s total with a good stand and the score of 158 proved too much for St Albans, which lost three quick wickets. Rod Moore and Andy Nuttall both had to retire but there was little other substance to the batting. The women’s competition had a close finish, St Albans taking the first prize by a point over Riccarton, even though Riccarton downed St Albans comfortably in the final round. The Cedarwood “player of the match” awards were won by Alan Lindsay (Lancaster Park), Bob Masefield (North Canterbury), David Farrant (BurnsideWest University), Ross Cameron (High School Old Boys). Howard Morel (East-Shirley), Wayne Higgins (Supporters’), Nicki Turner (Sydenham) and Sue Rattray (Riccarton). Morel and Turner received the Lion Breweries “players of the day’.’ awards.

Final points wore:— Men. —East-Shirley 149, St Albans 139, High School Old Boys 136, Lancaster Park 126, Riccarton 119, Supporters’ 119, Sydenham 115, North Canterbury 115, Marist 111, Burnside-West University 100, Suburban 89, Old Collegians 83. Women.—St Albans 132, Riccarton 131, Sydenham 109, Lancaster Park 73, C.W.C.A. 59, Burnside-West University. Scores:— MEN Burnside-West University 167/1 (D. J. Boyle 38 ret., D. G. Farrant 36 ret., J. G. Boyle 35 ret., C. G. Marks 28 n. 0., C. O’Malley 23 n. 0,), beat Suburban 108/ 7 (A. Laurent 36 ret., O. Southern 27; Farrant 2/11, H. Gully2/15). North Canterbury 124/5 (J. Shipley 38 ret., R. Masefield 35 ret., J. Bishop 2/10) beat Old Collegians 75/7 (R. Wilson 35 ret., D. Campbell 2/15). Lancaster Park 158/5 (R. T. Latham 35 ret., G. Pierce 34 n. 0., A. Lindsay 33 n. 0., D. A. Dempsey 30, G. L. Kench 20; M. McK. Burtt 2/34) beat St Albans 1.19/5

(R. W. Moore 38 ret., A. J. Nuttall 35 ret.; W..R. Wilson 2/10, Kench 2/25). High School Old Boys 151/4 (I. G. Morrison 38 ret., M. J. Mowat 36 ret., J. R. Bierwirth 35 ret.) boat Marist 101 (I. Johnston 25, P. O’Donovan 21; R. Cameron 3/11, G. K. MacDonald 3/28). East-Shirley 136/4 (G. Harper 36 ret., H. P. Morel 36 ret., S. F. Booth 35 ret.) beat Riccarton 93/5 (L. D. A. Thorn 36 ret., G. T. Straw 22 n. 0.; G. J. Hooper 2/33). Supporters’ 160/4 (R. L. Thomas 36 ret., W. Higgins 36 ret., H. Chellew 29; S. Simpson 2/33) beat Sydenham 125/4 (N. Lyons 36 ret., A. McLean 36 ret., K. C. Congdon 24; M. Pannell 2/24). WOMEN Sydenham 78/1 (N. Turner 35 ret.) beat C.W.C.A. 77/6 (Y. Brown 20 n. 0.; K. Wickes 3/18). Riccarton 108/4 (L. Murdoch 35 ret., S. Rattray 35 ret.; V. Burtt 2/23) beat St Albans 80/4 (Burtt 35 ret., J. Jamieson 24). Burnside-West University v. Lancaster Park, abandoned.