LEAGUE CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 4

LEAGUE CRICKET

ROTES AND COMMENTS

[By J.V.C.W.]

—Honours List.— Batting.—M'Ewen (Standard) 106 not out, Quest (Standard) 85, J. Skinner (T. and P.) 77 not out, Hayden Hillside) 74, Homer (Speights) 71, Gillan (Gregg’s lied G) 65, Barabithe (Logan Park) 61, Cullen (Speights) 57, Bull (Dunedin Engineering) 54 not out, Puddy (Lakes) 54, D. Anderson (Lands) 47, Gensik (E.P. and L.) 46, W. Preston (R. and G.) 45, Bolton (Tramways) 41, M'Donald (Lands) 40, Graham (Hillside) 40, A. Campbell (Tramways) 34, Cope (T. and P.) 32, Ewing (Telgineers) 31, L. Smith (Town Hall) 30, Sym'onds (Hillside) 30. Bowling.—Coxhead (Glenross) two for 1, Boucher (Telgineers) one for 0, Witchall (Pride of the Leith, A.0.F.) one for 0, Goding (R. and G.) two for 2, Boland (Dunedin Engineering) six for 11, J. Harwood (Lakes) two for 4, Templeton (Post Office) six for 14, Cropley (E.P. and L.) four for 26, L. Marr (Tainui .Rovers) five, for 18, B. Stokes _ (Speights) four for 10, V. Jones (Tainui Rovers) four for 13, Walker (T. and P.) seven for 27, Clark (T. and P.) one for 4, H. Thorn (Dunedin Engineering) one for 4, J. Gould (Town Hall) four for 17, G. Berry (Roslyn Mills) four for 17, C. Maguire (M.C.P.) four for 17, Quest (Standard) six for 27, B. Berry (Roslyn Mills) four for 19, Robertson (Sargoods) five for 27, Rhind (Lands) , eight for 43, Dixon (Tramways) five for 29, Cullen (Speights) two • for 13, A. Wilson (Town Hall) four for 25, Davis (Telgineers) four for 27.

The following tables give the positions of the teams in the three sections at the end of the tenth round, played last Saturday:—

•Burts won by default from Dunedin Hospital. Lands and Burts forfeited one game. Good bowling and keen fielding resulted in low scoring in the GlenrossTown Hall fixture played on No. 13 (Bathgate Park). Jim Gould and Arthur Wilson (two veteran bowlers) dismissed Glenross for a small total, B. Bedford being top scorer for his team. For Town Hail, Les. Smith put on 30 runs quickly while Wilson, one of the Town Hall opening pair, patiently waited for loose balls from which he collected 14. Robertson, Bedford, and Coxhead trundled well for Glenross. Town Hall won by 19 runs. • * * * At the end of the ninth round of matches the position of the leading teams in the Melville fielding trophy was: Dunedin Hospital 36 catches, Logan Park 35, Telgineers and Glenross 34, Gregg’s Red G and Lands 33, Otago Brush Co. 32, and Roslyn Mills 31. « « * « Jack Skinner again batted soundly in the return match with Otago Brush Co. In his score of 77 not out were two 6’s and nine boundary shots. Cope, ,B. Fox, Walker, and Gordon also contributed handsomely to T. and P.’s tally of 183. Davis (three for 22) was the best Brush bowler. Bill Walker took seven Brush wickets for 27_, and stumps were drawn when Brush Co. had scored only 57.

With first use of No. 3 wicket R. and G. made 89, W, Preston being responsible for 45. Davis (four for 27) kept the R. and G. batsmen on the defensive. The match resulted ,in a played out draw, the last Telgineers wicket falling when the scores were level. Ewing reached 31 before being dismissed and Davis and Boucher made useful totals. Patterson and Godin g were the best of the R. and G. bowlers. By defeating Self Help after an enjoyable game, E.P. and L. has given T. and P. a three point lead m the Baker Cup competition. , With first strike E.P. and L. made 120, mainly through forceful batting by Trevor Gensik, Jefferson, D. Wheeler, _ and Arthur. The fielding of the Self Help players was snappy and the bowling of A. and M. Stent steady without being brilliant. Beck and Cropley shouldered the attack on hehalt of E.P. and L., the former taking six for 53 and the latter four for 26. Apart from A. Stent, Mussen, and Hudson the Self Help batsmen lost their wickets early, the total reaching 82. * * • • The game between Hillside and Gregg’s Red G was brimful of bright cricket, the batsmen finding No. 8 wicket in excellent order. Hayden, Graham, Symonds, and Green way pave good service with the bat for Hillside, the captain declaring wh eu eight wickets were down for 194. R«g*£B was the best of the Gregg’s attack. Gillan’s knock of 65 not out was a fine performance, and Densem and Rodgers were also sound with At six o’clock only two Red G batsmen were out with 109 on tjie books. * ♦ « • Three players —Homer. Cullen, and B. Stokes—have been prominent for some time now on the Oval. On Saturday, when Speights were playing Loco, these three players between them made 152 out of a total of 192. B. Stokes completed a good afternoon’s picket by taking four wickets for 10 and Cullen took two for 13. Speights won easily. , . „ The bowlers on both sides were definitely on top in the Post Office v. Roslyn 'Mills return match, won by the former team by 26 runs. For Post Office. Bill Templeton trundled well for his sis for 14. Russell dismissed three Mills players for 25. George and Bert Berry each took four Post Office wickets cheaply. • * * « The bowling performances of L. Harr and V. Jones (Tainui Rovers) were the outstanding features of the match played on No. 2 wicket. M.C.P. was all out for 27. C. Maguire and H. Dolan did well to dispose of the Tainui batsmen for 85.

When the Pride of Leith A.0.F., players had reached Smith and Smith’* total of 75 the remaining batsmen hit out freely, six of them reaching double figures. Dillon being at the, head of "Tpe batting list with 29. The five lodge bowlers all had good averages. Hossack. Verity, and T. Murphy batted well for Smith and Smith. ♦* ' * Only two runs separated Logan Park and Tramways (top and bottom team* respectively in B section). Of the Logan Park batsmen Barabithe add Paterson were the only ones to stay long enough to make double figures, these two putting on 82 of a total of 111. Jimmy Dixon was responsible for most of the wickets (five for 29). WhCa. Bolton and A. Campbell were together the Logan Park fieldsmen had plenty of running about ; Bolton made 41 and A. Campbell (an attractive player), compiled 34. Barabithe (three for 26). had the best bowling figures, but HiFoster was responsible for the dismissal of five Tramways players. When the score was 109 the last Tramway* batsman was clean howled. The leaders in the C section also had a close and interesting game. Doug. Anderson (47) and M'Donald! (40), of the Lands Club gave Lakes players » merry leather hunt, the Lands inning* closing for 135. R. Harwood’s sis, victims cost 54 runs. Puddy (Lakes! 1 scored 54 in good style, and' this, with 19 runs apiece from M'Kenzie /and Stewart, gave Lakes a fighting chance. They eventually won- by two -run*, Rhind taking eight wickets for 43. • •„ . • • A record third-wicket partnership for league cricket was established bw" two Standard players—M'Ewen and Quest —against United. In M'Ewen’s knock of 106 not out were five 6’s and sir 4’s. Congratulations to this player oil joining the ranks-of the century-mak-ers. Quest also played soundl cricket, hitting 13 boundary shots in an inning* of 85. The partnership yielded ,190 runs. Standard closed its innings with four down for 227 Gapping off a fin* afternoon’s cricket, Quest took six for 27 and M'Ewen two for 34, United being all out for 95. « •* * • The highlight of the Dunedin , Ei»» gineering-Sargoods fixture was the batting of Bull (Engineering), who hi* five 6’s. and carried, his ~ bat. for-54. Six Sargoods wickets fell for 11 run* to the trundling of Boland,, and the side was out for 35. The efforts’ 1 of Robertson (Sargoods), who .took fiv* for 27. were of no avail, Dunedin Engineering winning by 91 runs.

—A Section.rs o r*i s’ s’ fe s S3 o rt 5 pP o u P "o Pi T. and P 10 8 1 1 17 E.P. and L 10 6 2 2 14 Self Help 10 Gregg’s Red G ... 10 7 3 0 14 5 2 3 13 R. and G 10 4 5 1 9 Town Hall 10 2 5 3 7 Hillside 10 5 3 2 13 Glenrqss 9* 3 7 0 6 Telgineers 10 2 7 1 5 Otago Brush Co. ... 9* 1 8 1 3 * Glenross won by default from Otago Brush Co. —B Section Logan Park 10 8 1 1 17 Speights ... 10 7 2 1 15 Pride of the Leith 10 6 4 0 12 Post Office 10 4 3 3 11 Roslyn Mills 10 5 4 1 11 Tainui Rovers ... 10 5 4 1 11 M.C.P 10 5 5 0 10 Smith and Smith ... 10 2 6 2 6 Loco. 10 2 8 0 4 Trams 10 1 8 1 3 —C Section.Lakes ... ••• ••• 10 9 1 0 18 Burts .... 9* 8 2 0 16 Standard 10 7 3 0 14 Lands 10 4 5 1 9 United 10 3 5 2 8 Sargoods .... 10 3 6 1 7 Dunedin Engineering 10 2 8 0 4 Dunedin Hospital ... 9* 1 9 0 2