SATURDAY’S CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 5

SATURDAY’S CRICKET

OLD BOYS STILL LEAD —GROVES THE CHIEF BOWLER—EIGHT POINTS TO ALBION —CENTURIES TO HOLDEN AND CHETTLEBURGH BRIGHT BATTING IN ALL MATCHES —H. CAMERON AND ELMES IN FORM—DUNN’S CONSISTENCY.

. TJieiro ■was quit© a'-lot, of : -bnght batting on Saturday, apart from high scoring. But Albion. was the only sad© to secure an' outright win, beating ■ Carisbrook, B• by seven . wickets in spite of the absence •of Silver, -who was injured during tbeOtago v. Wellington, match. Holden- did. his. best for, jKaikorai,_hitting;* very fin© -, century in 'quick tune; hut 'apart froin Talbot (25) - and Vial (15jv-rio other hatsnian reached double figures.;

■ The- match; Grange r. ' Carisbrook A also! provided excellent batting displays. Chettleburgh (118) and Elmes (63) both;' exhibiting '' excellent crushing' Carisbrook’s hopes. Then, when -the-latter batted a second time, H. Cameron.; played ■ an . innings of 95 which compared favourably with any of: the others on .either side, and. was very unfortunate in missing the century so narrowly. The out-cricket, both of Carisbrook and ‘ Grange, was of a poor quality,. :. much - of. the -bowling being scarcely.worthy of third grade. . Old Boys, though gaining, .only a. fivepoint win i over Carisbrook, B, still _retiin the lead in the competition. The B’s were compelled to follow on, but compiled a sufficient score to oblige Old Boys to go in- again,. and time did not permit of the latter .getting. the runs necessary to win outright. Groves was the main bowler, taking eight wickets in the two innings. ■University had little difficulty in passing 'Dunedin’s;previously-compiled 247, the consistent :Dunn top scoring with a carefully-made; 74, Lawson getting 63 ahd Gbwland 61. Douglas and Algie worked hard with the hal]. “ Extras ” increased from 40 on Saturday week to 60,' and was amongst the top scorers. POSITION OF TEAMS High ' .School Old /Boys; ... : ... ... 38 University ’... .... ...' ... 20 Grange ... 29 Albion ... ... ■••• ••• • .... '24 Carijibropk A ... ... 23 Carisbrook , B - ......... ... ... 17 Kaikorai:, ... .., ... ... ... 14 Dunedin' ... >.. ... ... 11 HONOURS LIST BATTING Holden (Kaikorai) 136. ■ Xihettle bUrgh-'(Grange) 118. H. Cameron (Carisbrook A) 95. Dunn (University) 74. Elmes (Grange) 63.. Lawson (University) 63. Gowlah4 (University) 61. BOWLING Groves. (Old Boys), three , for 19 and j five for 70. Graham (Old. Boys), three for 14. Sinclair (Albion) four for 58. . Algie (Dunedifl). three for, 56. FAST SCORING ON NORTH GROUND BOON OUT-PLAY With 147 up. for three wickets in response; to Carisbrook A’s .238, Grange resumed at the North Ground under conditions which'distinctly favoured the batsmen. Chettleburgh (52)-and Elmes (2) soon settled down and quickly took command of ;the bowling, which was not at . all, impressive. Strong driving by both the batsmen brought frequent fours,, and Elmes particularly was bringing off some perfectly-timed drives. Chettleburgh-laid the wood on hr refreshing style also. ■ When in the seventies Chettleburgh was dropped by Dunning off his own bowling, but it was a hard chance. "The two went gaily on and Carisbrook’s total had been left well in the rear before the partnership was ; This came , about when Chettleburgh,- at 118, was giyen out Ibw-to Dunning. • Prior , to this, soon after passing the.century Chettleburgh was badly missed by J. Cameron, and in the same over should have been easily^’stumped. ' He was at the-wickets IQ2 .minutes and hit.a-six and 17 fours, the total, at the time of his dismissal being 274 for four wickets. Knowles did not .' stay long, and shortly after- Moir .had come, in Elmes placed Nimmo into Kindley’s hands at mid-off. The left-hander had played a very nice-knock for 63. including two sixes and 6 fours. Lemin and Moir puton ,60 for the seventh wicket, the former hitting very'hard and the latter playing, some excellent shots. Knight declared at o vJ with a load of 113 funs.-. The lx/..;ing and fielding of Carisbrook • was poor, Dunning and Nimmo alone commanding any respect as bottlers. When Carisbrook A batted again, the opening -batsmen, H. Cameron and Hercus,.put,on 81 runs and dashed any Lopes; Grange might have had of an eight-point win. Cameron went on to mate 95 in splendid style and was unfortunate in not reaching the century. Eraser, Cafadus : and Stevenson took advantage of a lot of loose bowling and looser, fielding and „when Cameron declared at 6.18, the. score was_ 227 for six-wickets. Grange tried nine bowlerSr.Moir and the wicket keeper (Toomey) being the only ones not given a trial. - . Details:— CARISBROOK. First-innings ... ■••• 238 Second Innings. H.‘ Cameron c Toomey • b Powell ... 95 Hercus o Powell b Elmes 23 Dunning c Henderson b Elmes ... 6 Fraser b Knight .. 30 McKay o Chettleburgh b Anderson 4 Caradus not out. . ... ... ••• ... 31 Stevenson. Ibw b Knowles ... ... 19 • (Extras • 19 & pickets (declared) 227

Henderson bowled 2 no balls and 1 wide. " " GRANGE. '■ First Innnigs. Knight c Hercus b Kindley ... ... 78 Chettleburgh Ibw b Dunning 118 Toomey run out 1 Henderson, run out... 6 Elmes c Kindley b Nimmo ... ... 63 (Knowles c Hercus b Nimmo ... ... 0 Moir, not out ... 41 Lemin c Nimmo b Stevenson 29 Anderson b Dunning ... 0 Extras ... ... IS Total for 8 wickets (declared) 351

CARISBROOK B LUCKY OUTRIGHT DEFEAT JUST AVERTED For 19 wickets to fall in an afternoon at Carisbrook was hardly a flattering .tribute to a wicket that might have ibeen-ordered to suit the batsmen’s requirements, .so ideal was it for/ runmaking on a large scale. But the paltry Carisbrook B' totals were certainly flattering to the Old Boys bowlers, though it must-be-recognised that the competition leaders were decidedly unfortunate in not winning outright, for they just failed to do that by 25 runs. Old Boys a fortnight ago had made 241 runs, and Carisbrook B had lost four for 33 runs. Following the quick dismissals of the opening batsmen for Carisbrook, the others 1 seemed to get that complex that exaggerates the effectiveness of the attack, and until Betting and M'Mullan tried to retrieve the position in the first innings-it appeared decidedly doubtful whether the side could muster 100 runs. Rut . these two batsmen demonstrated that the bowling was not as severe as had been made to appear, their part-' ixership being worth 52 runs. A peculiar .incident, involving a lucky escape by M'Mullan from being but, occurred when he was 28. There was an appeal for a catch by Hunt at square leg, but neither umpire could see what had happened. The view of one was obstructed by the bowler, and the other could not see the ball owing to the square-leg fieldsman being in his way. Quite rightly, M'Mullan was given the benefit of the, doubt, though there was no question of the catch—taken very low—being a legitimate one. However, any such incidents made no difference to Carisbroolk’s. display, and the side had to follow, oh. Dotting batted very safely, hitting the ball with the full face of the bat and showing commendable judgment., His was a plucky innings, and represented the highest score. The bowling was well controlled, but jt was decidedly np.t dangerous. The innings lasted barely two and a-half hours. There:'was much more certainty about the second visit of the B’s when the side followed. on, there being two nicelyproduoed scores by Douglas and Pinney. However, the total did not extricate the side from trouble altogether, though it certainly saved the team from an outright'defeat. The feature of the innings was the bowling of Groves, who mixed his deliveries very judiciously, and mostly commanded an excellent length. Chi the run of the play Old Boys really deserved to win by the maximum number of points, and could be counted unlucky in not collecting them. Pinney gave the .most polished display of hat-ting-of the afternoon. Details: —■ CARISBROOK B. First Innings. Mac Gibbon b Leader ... ... •... 3 Kean c Groves b Dickinson ... ... 4Bell c Graham b Groves ... ... 10 Lambert c Leader b Dickinson. ... 1 Dotting c M‘Knight b Graham ... 42 Pinney' c M'Leod b Leader 3 M'Mullan b Groves 30 E. W. Procter c Mills b Graham ... 5 Dougan not out ... ... ... .•< ••• Kerr Ibw b Graham 0 Francis c Mills b Groves 0 Extras ... ... 13 Total ... ... ... -... -H7 —Bowling Analysis.— O. M. R. W.

Second Innings.' Betting run out 18 Douglas b Dick 46 Bell b Groves ... 8 Kean st Mills b Groves 2 Pinney b Dickinson ... ... 43 Lambert c Mills b Colvin ... ... 38 E. W. Procter b Groves ... 0 M'Mullan not out ... ... 14 Kerr st Mills b Groves ... 5 Francis c Martin b Groves 5 Mac Gibbon absent 0 Extras ... 6 Total ... 185 —Bowling Analysis.—

OLD BOYS. First innings ... 241 Second Innings. M'Leod b Kerr 4 Martin b Francis 1 Mills not out 26 Leader run put 1 Groves not out .; 4 Extras ■ 1 I Total for four wickets ... 37

HOLDEN'S FINE INNINGS BRIGHT BATTING AT BISKOPSGOURT The outstanding feature of the match between Kaikorai and Albion, which was completed at Bishopscourt, was Holden’s, fine batting. This player was at the wicket for 145 minutes, and in that time he scored 136 runs. He was the opening batsman, and was last out, being caugut by Miller off Frood. Included in this score were 21 4’s. The match resulted in an eight-point win for Albion. Throughout the afternoon the batting was bright, though in some cases the fielding was not as good as it might have been. Albion secured the necessary runs for the loss of three wickets. Details; — KAIKORAI. First innings • US Second Innings. Holden c Miller b Frood ... ... 136 M'Gregor b Allen 0 Anderson b Duncan 3 Mathias c sub. b Allen 7 Talbot o Collie b Sinclair ... ... -o Rennick c sub. b Frood 6 Cherry c Collie b Sinclair ... ... « Constable o and b Duncan b Vial st Everson b Sinclair ... 15 Cook st Everson b Sinclair ... j Scott not out .... ... .... •••. ••• 4 Extras ... ■ ■■. ■•■ 7 Total ... ... ... *.<

ALBION. First innings ■•■2o9 Second Innings. Everson c Rennick b Constable ... Ditchfield run out ... ■£> Miller not out ... ... ... Dalziel o M'Gregor b Talbot ... 5 Duncan not out ri Extras ... .... Total for three wickets ... 121

FIVE-POINT WIN UNIVERSITY DEFEATS DUNEDIN The game between Dunedin and University was resumed at Tonga Park and resulted in a five-point win for University, When play commenced University had 70 up for the loss or no wickets. Uttley, who was 20 not out on the opening Saturday of the ga m «> was absent and Dunn took the strike with Lawson. Both these batsmen shaped very well, giving a confident display and driving to all parts of the field, ‘despite various changes in the bowling. When the partnership was broken, through Lawson playing a fast one off Robertson on to Ins wicket, the score was two for 183. Dunn continued his stubborn defence, reaching 74 before ■ Algie sent down a moderate paced ball which Dunn played back into the bowler’s hands. Toomey 523 included a, brilliant 6 off Algie’s third ball. He attempted the same stroke two balls later, but this time was smartly caught by O’Sullivan on the long-on boundary. Gowland, with 01, was the third highest scorer, and his vigorous innings included nine 4s. Ine innings closed for 328, Morrison and M'Lacblan being absent. Dunedin in its second innings opened disastrously, and the first three wickets went for 14 runs. Holley and Foster stopped the rot and wiped out any possibility of University registering an eight-point win. Dunedin’s bowling, on the whole, was good. Douglas bore the brunt of it and'kept a good length, despite the fact that he bowled against a strong wind- all the time. He should have been given a chance with the wind. The fielding was uninspired, and had the fieldsmen been more alert the success would have been considerably less. Details DUNEDIN. First innings ... ... 247 Second Innings. Robertson Ibw b Clark 4 Macassey c and b Little ... ... 10 O’Sullivan c Lawson b Clark ... 0 Holley not out 27 Foster b Gowland 24 Torrance not out ... 16 Extras ... 2 Total for four wickets ... 83 —Bowling Analysis.—

UNIVERSITY. First Innings. U.ttley retired ... 20 Lawson b, Robertson 63 Dunn c and b Algie 74 Toomey c O’Sullivan b Algie ... ... 23 Alldred o Robertson b Douglas ... 0 Farrell st Torrance b Algie 12 Gowland c Holley b Douglas 61 Little b Douglas ... 7 Clark not out 8 M'Lachlan absent 0 Morrison absent 0 Extras 60 Total 328 —Bowling Analysis.—

INTERMEDIATE GRADE North-East Valley 215 (Wallace 41, J. Cullen 39, T. Hughes 30) and 168 tor four wickets- declared (F. Hughes 79 not out, T. Hughes 61 not out), beat Kaikorai 118 (Boock 24) and 174 (Pringle 64, Welham. 29). Dunedin 125 (Collins 30, Rodgerson 16, Stewart 14 not out; Christie tour for 20, James four for 37, Titchener two for 53) and 102 (Rodgerson 30, Heather 17; Christie two for 26, Xitchener one for 14, Andrew one for 3, James two for 54), beat University 04 ißayner 37. Christie 22, Ibbotson 20; Stewart five for 12, Donnelly three for

29) and 85 (Christie 33, Ibbotson 22; Callam five for 36, Donnelly four for 43. Douglas one for none). SECOND GRADE A Grange 297 and 171 for three wickets (Mclvor 44, Powell 38, Payne 24, McKay 24 not out), beat Kaikorai 197 and 271- (Hanna 127, P. McAvoy 3S. Shanks 37, Warlick 24). Green Island 217 for six wickets declared (Barnes 102, Samson 36, Grant 33 not out; McLay two for 71) beat Albion 65 (Eskrick 43; Samson three for 33, G. Berry four for 6, W. Berry two for 18) and 99 (Eskrick 54, Samson seven for 31). SECOND GRADE B NO. I. SECTION. Grange 80 (Miller 38, Sissons 20; Inglis six for 38) beat Carisbrook 71 (Stewart 41; Miller three for 14) Y.M.C.A. 184 (Smith 40, Nisbet 40, j. Breese 39; Carr two for 25, Ritchie four for 58, Carson two for 35) beat McGlashan 94 (Carson 19, Stevenson 19, Baker 15, Carr 14; F. Breese three for 25, J. Breese one for 2, Meikle one for 3, W. Connell one for 19, Smith Ol Logan Park 152 (Stark 77, F. Foster 21, Broadfoot 15; Gillespie three for 27, J. Anderson four for 47) beat NorthEast Valley 89 (Bennett 18, Ross 13, Beadle 12; Hey four for 10, Hayward three for 14, F. Foster two for 24). Dunedin 181 (Reddington 89 not out, Campbell 42; Paterson two for none. Mackintosh three for 50) drew Avith Taieri 167 for five wickets (McCunn 50; Reddington two for 28, White two f ° r3 ' } ' NO 11. SECTION. Old Boys 119 (McKinlay 36, Kidd 24, Gwynhe 19; Hewitt four for 15, Riach two for 26, Leo two for 35) and 95 for eight wickets (Eckhoff 34, Kidd. 14, Gwynne 12, Herbert 11 not out; Riach two for 7, McLaren two for 22, Hewitt two for 23) beat St. Kilda 95 (Purva 41 Leo 13; Mutimer six for 35, McMillan two for 15, Kidd one for 14). Mornington 164 (Perks 55, Robertson 31; Neilson seven for 37) and 17 for two wickets beat Kaikorai 93 and 92 (Jeffrey 35, Nichols 28 not out). THIRD GRADE Mornington 225 for four wickets (R. McDermot 27. Hope 30, C. McDerrnot 64. Murphy 39, retired, French 30 retired) beat Carisbrook 135 (Milne 36, Carter 10. Ferguson 29, Hurley 32) . Green Island 190 (Barnes 91, Rule 26 McLeod 21 not out; Renton six for 47) beat Taieri 89 (Renton 42. Keogh 14; Boomer five for 20). North-East Valley 87 and 6 for no wickets (Perkins 20, Duffy 15, Anderson 10; Lippert two for 18, T. Thompson one for 6. Moorhouse five for 33) beat Kaikorai 35 (Wheeler 18; J. Anderson four for 7, Perkins six for 23) and 54 (Wheeler 24; Anderson seven for 15, Perkins three for 31). Logan Park 98 (Paterson 40, Hayward 23; Jenkins four for 36, McDonald three for 11) beat Port Chalmers 32 and 51, WDMEN’B MATCHES A. GRADE. Albion defeated St. Kilda. Albion; Three for 109 (D. Meder 31, R. Burt 65 not out). St. Kilda, 97 (A. Hamilton 31. C. Mcßean 34, V. Garland 22), Albion: D. Meder three for 23, L. Buttar three for 17. P. Gray two for 14. St. Kilda; K. Lilly two for 31, V. Garland one for 26. Planet 205 for two wickets declared (D. Broadfoot 109 not out. Mary Freeman 50. J. Little 33 not out; M. Fisher two for 79) beat Roslyn Mills 2 (J. Little five for 1. D. Broadfoot four for I} ’ B. GRADE. St. George 157 (M. Campbell 87 not out, A. Thomas 41, M. Neilson 11, J. Montgomery seven for 54, M. Dyke one for 26) beat R.E.F. 58 (M. Dyke 16, M. Stevenson 29; P. Hannagan four for 16, M. Campbell two for 24, M. Neilson one for 4). HAWKE GUP MATCH RAIN STOPS PLAY (Peb United Press Association) PALMERSTON N., Feb. 12. The Hawke Cup match was continued until 3 o’clock, when a thunderstorm and continuous rain forced a closure until ’Monday. Continuing the first innings, «South Auckland carried the total to 287. . Taking five wickets for 70 runs, Murchison was the most successful bowler. Manawatu batted on an easy wicket against accurate bowling and good fielding, and took no risks, and when rain forced the players to shelter bad lost one wicket for 106. , Scores:— SOUTH AUCKLAND First Innings ! '' T. Lyon, b Murchison II M. Lyon, c McVicar, b Hatch .. .. 18 J. Everest, c Norris, b Pritchard 53 McKenzie, c McVicar, b Murchison 15 Bright, c Norris, b Murchison .. 9 Morgan, c Norris, b Murchison .. 34 Clcugh, b Gallichan 9 Aitken, c Ongley, b Gallichan ~ 67 Lissette, c Hatch, b Pritchard .. 24 Skeet, b Murchison .. ~ .. 13 E, Everest, not out 5 Extras 29 , Total 287 ; v MANAWATU First Innings Robertson, b M. Lyon 13 McVicar, not out 36 Murchison, not out 48 Extras 9 Total for one wicket .... 106 m OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND. Feb. 13. Owing to the heavy rain on Friday night,, which continued yesterday until early in the > afternoon, all outdoor sports rrrre postponed. As a result '.he cricket matches which were commenced the previous Saturday were decided on the first day’s play. Kirg’s Old Boys defeated University, and Grafton beat Ponsonby. In the other games which had not reached a definite decision Y.M.C.A. drew with North Shore and Parnell drew with Eden. WELLINGTON COMPETITION (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. Hult’s defeat of Kilbirnie, which was depleted by the absence of several leading players, was the surprise of

yesterday’s senior cricket. This was Kilbirnie’s second successive reverse, as a result of which it has lost its former commanding lead for the championship, Institute now haying a_ twopoint lead from Kilbirnie. The wickets were soft following heavy rain overnight and scattered showers fell during the play. Hutt 137 (Cheevers 25; L. Wilson three for 24, Handscomb three for 23) beat Kilbirnie 99 (J. W. Moody not out 56; M’Leod two for seven, Champness three for 34, and Muir three for 38) by 38 runs on the first innings. Midland 239 (Osborne 54, Hepburn 34, Bezzant 25) and 36 for two wickets, beat Karori 130 and 168 (Standidge 50. Heenan 32; D. Freeman six for 73) by 109 runs on the first innings. Institute 220 (R. McLean 60; Stephenson six for 74) beat University 186 (A. Ongley 71, Wilson 32; A. McLean three for 34, Crook three for 36, McKeown two for 54) by 34 runs on the first innings. . „ _ Old Boys 335 (K. Young 129, R. Boyes 88; Morrissy four for 61, Blundell four for 94) beat Wellington 117 (Morgan 41, Henley 36; G. Whyte five for 32, Griffiths four for 23) and 50 (Morgan 25; Griffiths seven for 33, Whyte two for 12) by an innings and 168 runs. CHRISTCHURCH GAMES (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 12. The first round of matches in the new competition in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s Senior Grade were played to-day in perfect weather. Lancaster Park 210 for seven wickets (Cromb 63, Shand 55; Mulcock three for 49) beat St. Albans 98 (Batstone 39; Read four for 34). Old Boys 177 (Anderson 51; Commons five for 38, Coupland four for 60) drew with East Christchurch 175 for six wickets (Coupland 42; . Graham three for 37). West Christchurch 215 (Kerr 59; Newton five for 55) drew with Sydenham 169 for six wickets (Butterfield 60; Williams three for 41). Riccarton 201 for seven (Jacobs 53, Stringer 49) beat Old Collegians 198 (Alexander 53; Roberts six for 62, Dawson three for 17).

—Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. Lemln ' ... ... ,6 1 22 0 Elmes . ... ... 9 0 41 2 Henderson, 3 0 13 0 Knight 3 0 22 1 Chettleburgh ... 5 1 43 0 Knowles ... ... 1.2 0 12 1 Powell 3 0 20 ,1 Anderson , ... 3 0 27 1 Mercer ... ... 4 0 . 18 0

—Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Nimmo ... •...21 2 79 2 Dunning ... 21.4 1 117 2 M'Kay ... ... 6 0 47 0 Stevenson ... 4 0 32 1 J. Cameron ... 2 0 17 0 Kindley ... 5 ' 0 19 1 Fraser ... ... 2 0 25 0

Dickinson .. 17 4 37 2 Leader ... .. 11 5 32 2 Groves ... ... .. 11.5 4 19 3 Colvin ... 4 2 2 0 Graham .. 2 0 14 3

0. M. R. W. Graham ... ... 8 1 35 0 Groves ... ... 16 1 70 5 Dickinson 10 2 24 2 Leader ... ... ... 5 0 29 0 Colvin ... 3 0 21 0

t—Bowling Analysis.—-* 0. M. R. W. Kerr >.* 2 Q 23 1 Francis ... ... 1 0 3 1

—Bowling Analysis.0. M. E. w. Duncan 10 0 61 2 Allen , ••• 15 5 56 2 Sinclair ... ... 12 0 58 4 Frood ... 6.1 1 29 2

—Bowling Analysis.W. 0. M. R. Talbot .... • • Vial' ... •• Cook •• Constable 6 6 . 3 . 3 0 0 0 ,0 26 34 19 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rennick .... •• M’Gregor .... •• Cherry ... ... •• 1 . 4 1 0 0 0 10 7

0. M. n. W. Clarks ... 7 0 41 2 Little ... 4 0 13 1 Gowland ... ... 4 0 19 1 Farrell ... ... 1 0 3 U Toomey ... ... 1 0 5 0

0. M. R. W Robertson ... 16 . 2 6U 1 Douglas ... ... 18 1 75 3 Russell ... 5 0 24 I) Macassey ... ... 5 U 26 0 Groves ... 6 0 27 0 Algie ... 8 0 56 3