CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

ENGLAND v. BALLARAT

AMES MAKES CENTURY. (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable —Press Assn.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, February 10. The English cricketers began a match against Ballarat yesterday, the local side batting thirteen. Scores: — ENGLAND —-First Innings. Sutcliffe, l.b.w. b Bennetts ... 6 Chapman, c Beames b Bennetts ... 15 Tyldesley, c Beames b Bennetts... 65 Mead, c Huntly b Bennetts ... 26 Leyland, not out ... ... 61 Ames, c Mayo b Trethowan ... 127 White, c Mclntyre b Bennetts ... 2 Hobbs, not out ... ... ... 22 Extras ... ... ... 23 i —l—- — for seven wickets ...347 Chapman and Sutcliffe opened for England, but they went cheaply before the slow bowling of Bennetts. At one stage this bowler had ihree wickets for 18 runs, off twelve overs. Ames then, gave a good display, but he gave one chance off Beames when he was sixteen. The gate receipts amounted to £3lO. The weather was extremely hot. TEST MATCH COMMENTS. LONDON, February 8. The “Daily Herald,” in an editorial on the result of the fourth test, says : “Once again the impossible has happened. Cricket without a time limit has produced one of the most exciting struggles in test history. The happiest aspect of the match is the splendid revival, almost a resurrection, of the Australians. Ryder has fully justified his captaincy, and the youngsters have proved worthy of a great occasion. With the lion sitting pretty, and the kangaroo ready to jump, cricket enthusiasts may take heart of grace. It is a great game, whatever pessimists may say. Adelaide has proved it.” The “Daily Express” says: What a splendid victory I What a wholly admirable defeat - ! The real winner was not England, but the incomparable game, which both England and Australia played as it should be played. The “Morning Post” in an editorial says: England’s victory is a pleasing conclusion to a game unsurpassed for sustained dramatic interest. In both this and the other historic eleven-runs match, the Adelaide tie has been one of poetic justice. Australia is to be heartily congratulated. The play of its youths is proving that the race oi Trumpers and Hills is not extinct. 1 et an all important consideration is as to whether the public interest in cricket will not die if the time-limitless cricket that lias been seen in Australia extends further. This has naturally resulted in demands for changes in the rules and implements. Our view is that a reform requires us to recognise that, cricket is a young man’s game, and that the audacious youth playing for the game’s sake, who is not afraid of trying to hit, or of being hit lor six, should be preferred to the cautious canny man of middle age in every sphere of preferment. P. F. Warner, in the “Morning Post.” says: White’s great bowling and the Englishmen’s splendid fielding won the match. Both sides must be congratulated on their grit and determination in the hot weather. Even defeat in such a struggle is glorious. I have previously paid tributes to Chapman’s inspired leadership of the fielding. His management of the bowling on Friday in the most difficult . situation imaginable enhanced his fame. Though our cricket world are shouting praise of Chapman and his men, none will forget to salute the Australians’ significant fights in the last two tests.

Clem Hill says: But for White, Australia would have been victorious. His performance was one of the greatest feats of endurance seen. England is fortunate to have included him, not onlv for his bowling, but for his brains and his knowledge of the game. 1 consider that since the second test, Australia has forged ahead, and England has gone back a little. I expect a good fifth test match, if the Australian selectors give a couple of young bowlers a chance to open up and take the new ball.

LOCAL MATCHES. FEARY MEMORIAL CUP. In local senior grade cricket, the opening matches in the competition for the Feary Memorial Cup were played during the week-end. At the Recreation. Ground on Saturday afternoon Star scored a two-pointer against United B, winning by 48 runs, while yesterday United A defeated Cobden on the Recreation Ground by 106 runs in the first innings. Detailed scores in the first match of the year for the Memorial Cup are as. follow : — STAR. Mclntosh, l.b.w. b Revell ■■■ 10 Ryan, b Revell 0 R. Cooper, b Frew- ... ... ••• 3 E. Cooper, b Frew 4 Dixon, b Revell ... 25 Cooper, c and b Jamieson 50 McNabb, c Jamieson b Revell ... 17 Nash, c Frew, b Revell ... ••• • 0 Bring, not out 1 Thompson, b Revell 5 Caulton, b Revell ... ... ••• 2 Extras ••• ••• ••• Total ••• 130 Bowling analysis—Revell 15 overs, 2 maidens, 28 runs, 7 wickets; Frew, 14 overs, 2 maidens, 40 runs, 2 wickets ; M. Jamieson, 4 overs, 17 runs, 1 wicket; Nightingale, 2 overs, 15 runs; Haglund, 2 overs, 18 runs.

UNITED B. Bunt, b Thompson 0 Baldwin, c Ryan b Cooper ... 32 A. Jamieson, c and b Thompson ... 2 Nightingale, run out ... ••• 41 Revell, b Thompson 2 Frew, b Thompson 1 M. Jamieson, b Thompson ... 0 Haglund, b Cooper 0 Davis, b Cooper ... 0 R. D. Jamieson, c Mclntosh b Cooper ... ••• ••• 2 Williams, not out ... ••• ••• 0 Extras ••• 2 82 Bowling analysis: Thompson, 22 runs, 5 wickets; Cooper, 20 runs 4

wickets • McNabb, 17 runs ; Caplton, 21 runs.

Stars’ opening was not at all hopeful, Ryan being clean-bowled by Revell after the first run had been scored. The following batsmen failed to make a stand until Cooper and Dixon became associated. Dixon hit two sixes in succession and his 25 also included a boundary and three braces. Cooper played nicely for 50, his tally including a six and five boundaries. McNabb was the other chief contributor, and he found the boundary on three occasions when compiling 17 runs. Rev.ell’s performance of cleanbowling five of the seven batsmen whose wickets he captured was a good and serviceable one to his side.

United also began badly, Bunt being dismissed by the third ball of the first over. A. Jamieson sent a hot one back to Thompson, who held it. Then Baldwin and Nightingale made the only stand of the innings. The latter had a life at 13 but carried on until he was run out for 41, the board reading 77 — 3 —41. Two balls later Baldwin, who had played some pretty leg strokes was well caught out by V. Ryan. Then a rot set in and Thompson and Cooper accounted for the remaining batsmen for 5 runs amongst them. COBDEN DEFEATED. Scores in the game between United A and Cobden were :— COBDEN. Barlow, b Baldwin ... ... 17 Eggleton, run out ... ... ... 0 Dewar, b Merriman ... --- 0 Knapp, b Merriman ... ... 6 Higginbotham, c Williams b Baldwin ... ... ... 3 Smith, b Baldwin 17 Bennett, b Pascoe ... ... 14 Walton, b Baldwin ... ... 8 Hyndman, b Pascoe ... ... 0 Stapleton, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras ... 5 Total 70 Bowling : Baldwin 4 for 37, Merriman 2 for 20. Williams 0 for 7, Pascoe 2 for 1. UNITED. Kear, c Stapleton b Knapp ... 8 Denton, l.b.w. b Dewar ... ••• 6 Matthews, b Smith ... ... 25 Merriman, c Eggleton b Knapp ... 23 Spender, b Smith ... ... 25 Williams, 1.b.w., b Smith... ... 0 Pascoe, b Higginbotham ... ... 33 Baldwin, c sub., b Knapp 10 Casey, c Eggleton b Bennett ... 17 Heaphy, not out ... ... ... 5 Extras 24 Total ... ••• 176

Bowling: Stapleton none for 45, Smith 3 for 24, Dewar 1 for 18, Knapp 3 for 33, Higginbotham 1 for 18, Bennett 1 for 8.

Cobden opened with Barlow and Eggleton, the latter being run out without scoring, he being one of a quartette which failed to contribute. Smith and Barlow equalled top score, and Bennett was the only other player who appeared comfortable when facing Baldwin’s deliveries.

United began steadily with Kear and Denton, but two wickets were down for 1.6 i uns. Merriman concluded, compiling 23 by scoring a sixer, and he was then caught behind the wickets. Matthews and Spender became partners, and the later made six for the winning hit. Matthews also lifted one over to the boundary, but the next ball had a life, Knapp dropping one in the slips. A little later he stepped out to one from Smith, and missed. Pascoes score of 33 included one six. Cobden had not the services of a slow bowler, and the brunt was born by Knapp, Smith and Sltapleton, although the last-mentioned was unsuccessful as regards wickets. JUNIOR MATCHES.

Yesterday Cobden on the home ground beat Marist B in the junior competition and secured a three points win. In the first innings, Cobden compiled 85, to which Marists responded with 42. Cobden then knocked up 127 for five wickets, leaving their opponents with 171 to get to retrieve the position. They failed, and were all out for 52, Cobden winning by 118 runs. For the winners Baird scored 43 not out, Barbara 33, and Sexon 21 not out. Stephens with 17 and 14 was top scorer for Marists in both innings. Runanga defeated United Juniors yesterday by an innings and 33 runs, the scores being as follow Ruuanga, first innings.—Kelly c Grooby b Frew 5 ; Timlin, c Baldwin b Restieaux 2 ; Hunter b Williams 37 ; Jackson, b Restieaux 0; F. O’Neil], b Williams 37; Garvey, b Restieaux 17; Hall, c Glen b Baldwin 6; King, b Baldwin 14; Topp, c Baldwin b Restieaux 6 ; Hands, b Restieaux 9 ; D. O’Neill, not out 2; extras 8; total 143. Bowling: Frew 1 lor 24, Restieaux 5 for 46, Baldwin 2 for 17, Williams 2 for 33. . United, first innings: Baldwin, I) O’Neill 2; Rodgers, b O’Neill 0; Sharp, c O’Neill b Hunter 27; Frew, c O’Neill b Garvey 7; Restieaux, not out 5; Glen, c Jackson b Hunter 5; Grooby, b Hunter 0: Hopkinson, run out 1; Williams, b Garvey 0; extras 6 ; total 56. Bowling: D. O’Neill 2 lor 4, HaJl none for 20, Garvey 4 for 7, Hunter 3 for 21. . . United, second innings: Restieaux, 1.b.w., b Hall 13; Baldwin l.b.w. b Hall 0- Glen, c Timlin b Hall 15; Sharp c F. O’Neill, b Hall 4; Frew c Kelly b Hall 5; Rodgers, c Hall b Hunter 0; Hopkinson not out 3; Grooby c ami b Hunter 1; Williams b Hall 3; Brown, b Hall 6; Sansum b Hall 0; extras 4; total 54. Bowling: 1). O’Neill. 0 for 10, Hall 8 for 18, Hunter 2 for 23. At Camerons, Marists A secured a three-points win against the local side, which was 24 runs behind on the first innings. Marists then knocked up 85 for the loss of five wickets, leaving Camcrons with 110 to get to win. The home team crumbled, principally to Hegartr’s bowling and were all out for GO. Marriott, Hegarty and C. Rose scored sixes for the winner and Potter for the losers. Detailed scores were: — Camerons, first innings.—Archer, a Hegarty, 0:; Ogilvie, run out 0; Malone, b N. Bayley 1; Allen, 1.b.w., b N. Bayley 3; Dalkie, b N. Bayley 9; MeConnan, c O’Donnell, b Hegarty 1; Wilson, c Rose, b E. Bayley, 5; Griffiths, b Hegarty 2; Jacobsen, c O’Donnell, b Hegarty, 5; Potter, run out 5; Hibbs not out 2; extras 13. Total 46. Bowling analysis: Hegarty, 9 overs, 3 maidens, 6 runs, 4 wickets; N. Bayley, 5 overs, 11 runs, 3 wickets; F. Bayley 3 overs, 13 runs, 1 wicket. Camerons, second innings:—Archer, c. Marriott, b N. Bayley, 3; Wilson, c

F. Bayley, b Hegarty, 0; Dalkie, c Beban, b Hegarty, 7; Allen, b Hegarty 2; Malone c N. Bayley, 1) Hegarty 0; McConnor, c N. Bayley, b Hegarty 0; Ogilvie, b F. Bayley 14; Griffiths b F. Bayley 6; Potter, b F. Bayley 14: .Jacobsen, b Hegarty 0; Hibbs, not out 1; extras 12; Total 60. Bowling analysis.—Hegarty 9 overs, 1 maiden, 12 runs, 6 wickets; F. Bayley, 2 overs, 7 runs, 3 wickets; N. Bay ley, 6 overs, 13 runs, 1 wicket. Marist A, first innings.—N. Bayley, c Griffiths, b Dalkie 8; Rose, c Grant, b Malone 1; F. Bayley, 1.b.w., b Malone 7; O’Donnell, b Malone 1; Lord b Ogilvie 3; Hegarty, c Wilson, b Ogilvie 3; Anisy, c Archer, b Ogilvie 21; Griffin, b Ogilvie 2; Beban, b Ogilvie 0; Marriott, b Archer 9; F. Bayley senr., not out 1; Extras 4. Total 70. Bowling analysis: Malone 7 overs, 2 maidens, 11 runs, 3 wickets; Ogilvie, 15 overs, 6 maidens, 30 runs, 5 wickets; Dalkie, 7 overs, 16 runs, 1 wicket; Archer 2 overs, 10 runs, 1 wicket. Marist A, second innings.—N. Bayley, c Potter, b Ogilvie 21; C. Rose, b Ogilvie 25; F. Bayley, c Dalkie, b Wilson 7; Marriott, b Malone 0; Hegarty not out 25; O’Donnell, c McConnon, b Ogilvie 3; Lord, not out, 4; Extras, 5; innings declared 5 wickets for 90. Bowling analysis: Malone 10 overs. 44 runs, 1 wicket; Ogilvie 9 overs, 1 maiden, 31 runs, 3 wickets; Wilson 3 overs, 9 runs, 1 wicket. At Kumara yesterday a crowd of 250 witnessed an exciting tussle between Kokiri and Kumara, which remained in doubt up to the last ball. When Kokiri’s last man came in they required three runs to will, but a catch and bowl by Seebeck gave Kumara the three points. An interesting feature of the game was the battle of wits between Blewman and Seebeck, the former notching 16 and 20 before falling a victim in both innings to the bowler who did well in securing 11 wickets in all for 59 runs. Kumara were handicapped in not having their most successful bowler available, through indisposition and had to fight every inch of the way for victory. Some light hearted hitting by Thorn helped considerably. Fielding was

very keen on both sides. Details were as follow: — Kumara, first innings.—Seebeck, c Jones, 1) Blewman 9; McLean, c Gilbert, b Webber 11; Dewc, c McKay, b Webber 0; Cooper, c Gilbert, b Blewman 2; Blair, 1.b.w., b Webber 1; Bell, R„ not out 13; McNabb, b Webber 0; Thorn, b Webber 10; Henham, c McKay, b Webber 0; Bell, D., run out 6; McLean, S., run out 1; Extras 3. Total 56. Bowling analysis:—Blewman 2 for 33; Webber 6 for 20. Kumara, second innings:—Seebeck, c Webber, b Blewman 8; McLean, D., c Robin, b Jones 8; De we, b Blewman 2; Cooper, b Jones 6; Blair, b Blewman 2; Bell, R., b Blewman 2; McNabb, b Jones 3; Thorn, c Robin, b Pope 22; Henham, c Rooney, b Blewman 3; Bell, D., not out 1; McLean, J., c Robin, b Blewman 1; Extras 10. Total 68. Bowling analysis: Blewman 6 for 27, Jones 3 for 23, Webber 0 for 3, Pope 1 for 5. Kokiri, first innings:—Robin, c Blair, b McNabb 1; Webber, c Henham, b Seebeck 1; Blewman, c Thorn, b Seebeck 16; McKay, c McNabb, b Seebeck 0; Gilbert, c McLean S., b Seebeck 0; Rooney, c and b Henham 10; Jones, b Henham 9; Newman, b Seebqck 0; McKenzie, b Seebeck 1; Pope, run out 1; O’Neill, not out 0. Extras 5. Total 44. Bowling analysis:—Seebeck 6 for 17; McNabb 1 for 21; Henham 2 for 1. Kokiri, second innings:—Webber, c Cooper, b Seebeck 8; Robin, b McNabb 9; Blewman, b Seebeck 20;, Gilbert, c R. Bell, b McNabb 11; Rooney b McNabb 5; McKay, c and b Seebeck 4; Jones, c Blair, b Seebeck 8; Newman, b McNabb 0; McKenzie, b McNabb 7; Pope, not out 3; O’Neill, c and b Seebeck 0. Extras 3. Total 78. Bowling analysis: Seebeck 5 for 42, McNabb 5 for 24, Henham 0 for 9. Watersiders beat Brunner A at Omoto yesterday by 23 runs on the first innings, a useful 34 by James being the principal contributory factor. The scores were: — Watersiders, First Innings—James b Hogarth, 34; Comerford, c Senior, b Hogarth, 0; Watson, b Hogarth 1; y-'ron, b Kennedy, 7; Malloy, c Hunt p Buckman 9; Harris, run out, 10;

H. Brown, b Loubere, 5; Cashmore, run out, 1; Ingram, b Hunt 2; Jackson, not out 3; H. Kear, c McNeash, b Hogarth, 2; extras 3; total 77. Bowling: Hogarth, 12 overs, 4 wkts.; Loubere, 12 overs, 22 runs, 1 wkt; Kennedy, 5 overs, 13 runs, 2 wkts; Buckman, 5 overs, 14 runs, 1 wkt.; Hunt, 3 overs, 2 runs, 2 wkts. Brunner A, First Innings—Todd, b Malloy, 5; Hogarth, st , b Comerford, 1; McNeish, b Comerford, 0; Kennedy, b Harris, 7; Kear, 1.b.w., b Harris, 19; Senior, 1.b.w., b. Brown, 14; Buckman, b Harris, 0; Fordman, b Harris, 0; Loubere, not out, 0; Hunt, c Ingram, b Brown, 5; Hollinan b Harris, 0; extras 3; total 54. Bowling analysis: Harris, 11 overs, 4 maidens, 13 runs, 5 wkts; H. Brown 6 overs, 2 maidens, 4 runs, 2 wkts.; Comerford, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 9 runs, 2 wkts; Malloy, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 6 runs, 1 wkt.; Watson, 2 overs, 9 runs; James, 2 overs, 10 runs. Watersiders, Second Innings—James c McNeish, b Hogarth, 0; Watson, c Hogarth, b Loubere, 4; Harris, c and b Hogarth 9; Kear, run out, 4; Wilson, b Hunt 1; Comerford, b Hunt 0; Malloy, c Loubere, b Hunt 8; Cashmore, b Buckman 0; H. Brown, b Hunt 6; Ingram, b Hunt 4; Jackson, not out, 2; extras 5; total, 43. Bowling: Hunt, 10 overs, 3 maidens, 14 runs, 5 wkts.; Hogarth, 13 overs, 6 maidens, 14 runs, 2 wkts; Buckman, 3 overs, 2 maidens, 5 runs, 1 wkt.; Loubere, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 8 runs, 1 wkt. THIRDGRADE. At Victoria Park yesterday afternoon Marists defeated' Runanga on the first innings by 24 runs. Marists made 77 and 58 and Runanga 53 and 62 for six wickets. The scores were :— Marist, first innings: Anderson, b Brown 17; Morris, 1.b.w., b Brown 7; Morrison c Simpson b Maddison 14; Beckman, b Thrown 2; O’Grady, c Masters b Maddison 3; Morris b Brown 5 ; McGinley b Brown 18; Malone, b Maddison 0; O’Connell b Maddison 1; Preston, b Maddison 7; Crase, not out 1; extras 2; total 77. Bowling: Brown 5 for'4l, Maddison 5 for 23. Second innings: Anderson, c Masters b Brown 6 ; Morris run out 20

Morrison, run out 1; McGinley, b Brown 4; Beckman, b Maddison 1; Preston, c Currie b Maddison 6 ; Morris b Brown 3; O’Grady b Maddison 1; O’Connell, b Maddison 3; Malone, c Masters b Brown 0 ; Crase, not on* 7; extras 4; total 58. Bowling: Brown 4 lor 19, Maddison 4 for 32. Runanga, first innings.—Wright, b Morris 0; Greening, b Morris 5; Brown 1.b.w., b Anderson 1; Pope, c Malone b Beckman 10; Currie, hit wicket, b .Morris 2 ; Simpson, c and b Morris 4; Kinsey, b Morris 2; Maddison, c Morris b Anderson 14; Masters, c McGinley b Morris 1; Richmond, not out 4; Boddy, b Anderson 0 ; extras 10 ; total 53. Bowling: Morris 6 for 27, Anderson 3 for 8, Beckman 1 for 2. Second innings: Brown, e McGinlev b Morris 0; Greening, c sub b Morris 0; Maddison b Anderson’ll; Masters, c sub., b Beckman 36 • Kinsey, not out 3; Currie, b Beckman 1; Wright, not out 7; extras 2; total for six wickets 62. Bowling: Morris 3 for 18, Anderson 1 for 41, Beckman 2 for 7.