The Cricket Field

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 20

The Cricket Field

SUCCESSFUL NELSON TRIP

WELLINGTON SIDE'S HOLIDAY TOUR

The Wellington side consisted of the following players:—C. Murphy (captain), W. Murphy, and G. Herd (Amalgamated Brick), Briggs (Karori), R. Allen, McGrath, Rooke (Kilbirnie), Armstrong, Gates (Midland), Robspn, Walton (Railways), and R. T. Morgan (Wellington).

Included in the opposing teams were such well-known cricketers as J. Newman, former Wellington and New Zealand representative, A. Newman, Wellington Plunket Shield player, E. R. Neale, captain of Nelson for many years and South Island representative, G. Allcott, a brother of Cyril Allcott, former New Zealand left-arm bowler, and "Jumbo" Symes, a former well-known player, who, it is stated, is still having many catches dropped off his bowling. Performances of note during the tour were as follows: —Vass, 115, and Glover, 81, for Nelson; Gates, 61 against Motueka; Briggs, 55 against Riwaka; Morgan, 51 against Motueka and 57 against Nelson; Herd, six for none and eight

for 27 against Motueka; J. Newman, five for 46 and five for 28 for Nelson; i Morgan, four for 70 against Nelson; and S. Young, five for 46 for Riwaka. ] Allen performed the remarkable feat i of taking five wickets for 1 run in two overs. Wellington had made 92 against Waimea, and the latter team in return had three down for 82 at one . stage. After Allen's two overs Waimea's total read 84 for eight wickets. The leading averages were as follows:— BATTING. Highest Inn. N.Orßuns. score. Avge. Briggs 11 4 180 55 25.71 Morgan 11 1 206 57 20.60 Gates 11 — 219 .61 19.91 C. Murphy ... 7 .1 84 20 14.00 Armstrong .. 11 — 151 32 13.72 Allen 8 1 84 30 12.00 BOWLING. Wickets. Buns. Avge. Herd 19 202 10.63,, C. Murphy .. 11 123 11.18 Allen ..... 24 333 13.87 Morgan ...» 15 213 14.86 Details of matches on the. tour were follows: —

v. "Waimea. —Waimea 93 (A. Newman 52) and 110 for four (Fowler 38, A. Newman 28) beat Wellington Tourists 92 (W. Murphy 21, Armstrong 20) and 110 for four, declared (Gates 38j Armstrong 32, Briggs 21 not out). Bowling for Waimea, Hawkes took five for 25 and three for 50, A. Newman, two for 9 and one for 46; for Tourists, Allen five for 26 and two for 53, Morgan {three for 19, C. Murphy two for 39. v. Motueka.—Tourists 126 (Gates 61) and five for 60, declared {Briggs 25 not out, Allen-18 not out). Motueka 68 (Talbot 22 not out) and 88 (Crayford 43). Bowling for-Tourists, Allen five for 23 and four for 36, Herd three for 12 and three for 28, Morgan two for 9,' for Motueka, Bisley six for 55 and three for 26, H. Smith three for 28. v, Moutere. —Moutere 141 (Smith 31, W. Sixtus 23). . Tourists 65 (Briggs 21) and 61 for four (Gates 28). Bowling for Moutere, J. Sigglekow four for 17 and Sixtus three for 17, Drogemuller two for 4; for Tourists, C. Murphy six for 36, Allen two for 37.

v. Riwaka.—Riwaka 155 (Burrows 31, Holyoake 21). Tourists 155 (Briggs 55, Gates 38). Bowling for Riwaka, Young five for 46, Burrows two for 31; for Tourists, Allen three for 30, Morgan three for 35, C. Murphy two for 22, W. Murphy two for 25.

v. Motueka.—Tourists ' 132 (Morgaji 51) and three for 69 (Morgan 35 not out, Briggs 22 not out). Motueka 110 (Holdaway 30, L. Sixtus 24) and 86 (Holdaway 27). Bowling for Tourists, Herd eight for 27, Morgan two for 10, Armstrong two for 12; for Motueka, Bisley four for 33 and.two for 31, Holdaway three for 26.

V. Nelson. —Nelson 374 for nine, declared (Vass 115, Glover 81, Dv Feu 47 nbt out, Neale 39, J. Newman 28, Winter 21). Tourists 180 (Morgan 57, Armstrong 31, Allen 30, Gates 25) and 125 (Morgan 23; Armstrong 20, C. Murphy 20). Bowling for Nelson, J. Newman five for 46 and five for 28, Vass three for 36, Symes two for 60, Dv Feu four for 39; for Tourists, Morgan four for 70, Herd two for 64, Allen three for"112. *

A Wellington cricket eleven, comprising association and Mercantile League players, with Mr. H. Osborne as manager, toured the Nelson district during the Christmas and New Year holidays. All the matches provided interesting cricket, and a decided improvement was noticed in the ability of opposing teams.

securing their first win of the season by 12 runs.

At Nairnville Park University, following on, 111 runs in arrears, ran up 200 in their second innings against Onslow, Parkin, contributing a vigorous 69. Left with 90 to get for an outright win, stumps were drawn with Onslow four runs short of their objective. For this they have probably only themselves to blame, as they were ten minutes late in making a start. The University captain claimed the right to have this time made up but naturally did not exercise it.