East-Shirley winner

Press, 26 October 1982, Page 3

East-Shirley winner

Only East-Shirley prospered in a rain-ruined day of senior cricket yesterday. The round, which began on Saturday, ended with three drawn games, but East-Shir-ley batted long enough to take first-innings points from Sydenham. The Old Collegians—Lancaster Park game was the worst hit by the weather. Not a ball was bowled at Elmwood Park, and Old Collegians were denied the opportunity of pressing home the advantage won by free batting on Saturday. Scores:— East-Shirley 120 5 dec. beat Sydenham 113 and 19/2 on the first innings. Riccarton 208 drew with Burnside-West 149/6. Old Boys 170 drew with St Albans 144/6. Old Collegians 353/5 drew with Lancaster Park. The games at Hagley Oval did not resume until after 4 p.m. There was never much chance of Riccarton dismissing Burnside-West, less still that the batting team would make the required runs. But had Riccarton held its catches, it might have been a closer-run thing. St Albans was on course in terms of runs and overs left to take the first innings points from Old Boys. But the sustatined accuracy of the left-arm spinner Garry MacDonald, and of Dayle Hadlee, who bowled offbreaks from a short run. put the batting team behind the clock. However Brian Davidson. in his second senior match, scored an unbeaten half-century. Points after two rounds are: St Albans, 14: Lancaster Park. Old Boys, and Old Collegians; 7; East-Shirley. 5; Riccarton and Burnside-West 3; Sydenham 2. FIRST SUCCESS There was not a great deal going for either team in the match at Hagley Park No. 1. but Peter Rattray will remember the day for the fact that he had his first senior bowling success. St Albans needed 120 in two hours, with seven wickets standing. when the game was continued on a damp, dark pitch. Max Bremner and Mark Priest batted with maturity. Davidson had a display of distinction, picking the right one to hit, and hitting it hard, with flowing strokes.

With a minimum of 20 overs left — in fact Old Boys bowled . 22 — St Albans needed 77. But. the first three overs of the statutory 20 were maidens - thereafter St Albans never looked like making the runs, or getting out. BRIEF ENCOUNTER At Hagley No. 3. the principal interest appeared to be in the rugby match played on the sidelines while the teams awaited the resumption of the cricket match. When the cricket took over. David Farrant was dropped three times off Glenn Bateman, who again bowled with particular purpose. Tony Farrant made the most of one of his rare opportunities to bat for more than a token time. LindsayThorn. in two overs, advanced his senior bowling aggregate from two to three, and Peter Stubbings. in a long spell of three overs, captured two wickets, thus taking his total number of victims in 19 senior seasons to nine. WIN FOR EAST Play finally began at 3.16 p.m. at Burwood Oval, after showers had ruined the promise of earlier starts. On a pitch that was holding for the batsmen, but hardly so for the bowlers. East took the first innings lead after 10 overs. It was not achieved without a little difficulty, and controversy. Hq»-ard Morel and Damian d'Oliveira resumed their innings, and decided that the best policy was to hit over the top. But d'Oliveira was out with , the score at 99. when he clipped a ball directly to backward square leg. Garry Hooper came in to hasten proceedings with the threat of further rain. During his innings, he appeard -/' to have wandered out of his , crease after completing a single, to Morel, and was judged run out. Ash Hart had had the ball for several seconds. Later, the umpire' concerned ruled that Hooper had never made his ground, and the run was cancelled. Morel, who had played confidently to advance his score by 10 runs, was out with the score at 120. and the declaration came. His 46 was his best senior score. Sydenham had 42 minutes of batting until 5 p.m. in an unenviable situation. Garry Hooper became quite dangerous, gaining lift from a good length with his whippy action. and Keith Hartshorne's left-arm Chinamen proved troublesome until Klaus Prusas collared a couple of loose deliveries.