Season’s first senior century for Halswell

Press, 20 November 1989, Page 29

Season’s first senior century for Halswell

Round four of the senior suburban cricket competition began on Saturday with New Brighton, Halswell and Upper Riccarton ahead on first innings and Hornby in a commanding position over Merivale-Papanui at Edgar Macintosh Park.

Harwell's Murray Emerson provided the highlight of the day and the first senior century this season. Halswell batted first against Heathcote at the Heathcote Domain. Emerson opened the innings with Bruce Day. Emerson batted most of the innings and was dismissed after 37 overs. He dominated the entire innings, to be eventually dismissed for 143, in a chanceless innings which included 25 fours and one six on a quick running outfield. The fall of Emerson’s wicket left Halswell on 204 for five and it continued through to be 245 for nine after the 50 overs. The only bright spot for Heathcote was the bowling of Warren Cresswell who captured seven of Baisweil’s wickets from 17 overs. Heathcote in it’s turn at bat was quickly in trouble after losing early wickets. However a useful quick innings from Darryl Moody, followed by a good stand between Cresswell and Kit Chambers made the score mount up. Heathcote was eventually dismissed for 144. In the bowling, Emerson again featured, to be rewarded with three wickets, Jim Bennie also took three. Heathcote has not avoided the follow-on and will be forced to bat next week. Across at Rawhiti Domain, Sumner batted first. The openers, Ray Steele and Eugene MacFarlane, scored 19 and 14 respectively and after their wickets fell, the remaining players batted poorly as Sumner slumped to be all out for 80.

Phil Harris was the chief destroyer for Brighton with a six wicket haul. Brighton passed Sumner’s total and declared 42 runs ahead with Ken Oxnam the best Brighton batsman on the day. Two early wickets fell in Sumner’s second innings leaving Sumner trailing by 17 runs over all with eight wickets remaining. Upper Riccarton has already secured the

first innings points against Harewood at Redwood Domain. The visitors won the toss and asked Harewood to bat. It got off to a sound start losing it’s first wicket at 46, when Wayne Wilson was bowled, with Harewood’s highest score of 30. From then on wickets fell steadily with the final wicket falling in the 44th over with the score on 124. The left arm spinner, Wayne Wayne Clark, had the last return for Upper Riccarton with four wickets for 12 runs. Mike Hawke took three of the other wickets.

In reply Upper Riccarton lost the two early wickets of Russell Dennison and Gary Hodder and appeared in trouble, but Hawke batted well for almost the entire innings for his 34. Andrew Kennedy chipped in, hitting 39 brisk runs and with three overs remaining, Upper Riccarton lead by 20 runs with one wicket in hand.

Once again, Wilson headed Harewood’s bowling attack with a poor wicket bag and Tim Jones and Kerry Pettit each took two. The remaining game was between Hornby and Merivale-Papanui at Edgar Macintosh Park. Hornby was sent to bat on a good track and from the 50 alloted overs, batted through to be 217 for seven.

Bob Kerr showed a touch of his usual good form with the second highest score of the day on 73, and Robbie Houghton, a former Prebbleton third grade player, batted well to be unbeaten on 54 in only his second senior match.

After 41 overs, Merivale-Papanui in its turn of bat, trail by 106 runs with six wickets in hand; leaving Hornby with the upperhand. Besides the one senior century there were two centuries scored in the lower grades. Eric Smail, in the third B grade for Sumner, scored his second century this season. He hit 109 of his team’s 291 against New Brighton. Tim O’Loughlin for Southern Districts in the third C grade was out for 101 against Lyttelton. Only one hat-trick was taken. It was to Andrew Sheed who took six wickets for 21 for Boon Hay against Belfast in the third D grade.