BOYS’ CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1934, Page 2

BOYS’ CRICKET

CHRISTCHURCH TEAM’S VISIT* The two matches, played on the Recreation Ground yesterday between representatives of the Canterbu y Boys’ Cricket Association and lecnnical and Marist teams, provided interesting cricket, and in one case an exciting finish, as Canterbury de e ed M’arist, taking the last wicket witi the last over of the day The Grey Technical eleven won then mater

with Canterbury seniors by 24 run cn the first innings, and Canterbury won the junior match with Marist by an innings.

TECHNICAL v. CANTERBURY. The Technical innings closed for 132, Knapp 56, Vaughan 23 and East not out 11, being the only onesi to reach double figures. The Canterbury fast bowler, Howell, a tall righi - bander, finished with six wickets for 18 runs, and Baxter, a left-hander, took 2 for 26. . The Canterbury innings realised 108 after a bad start, 7 wickets falling for 49. However, Ollivier 21, Murray 25, Baxter 18, with the opening batsman, Pither, who scored 20 helped the score along to a respectable total. Lee bowled particularly well toi Technical, taking 5 wickets for 24 The visitors were not assisted by tne wicket, which was not playing tru y. Technical, in their second innings, scored 73, two batsmen being absent. Knapp 21, was again top-scorer, and was followed by Baddeley 19, and Davy 14. Baxter, a medium-paced left-hander, secured 4 for 22, Barrett 3 for 8, and Hay 2 for 2. At stumps, with 98 to get to win, Canterbury had lost 3 wickets for 26. Scores: — _ Technical, first innings:—Davy, c Hay, b Howell 4; Baddeley, c Baxter, b Murray 5; Peek, c West-Watson, b Baxter 2: Knapp, c Hay, b Howell 56; Lee c Barrett, b Hay 7; Vaughan, c Murray b Hay 23; Crerar c Eathorne, b Baxter 4; Jenkinson, c Barrett, b Howell 4; Nimmo, 1.b.w., b Howell 3; East, not out 11; Page, c Pither b Howell 4; Gifkins, b Howell 0; extras 9; total 132. • Bowling: Howell six for 18, Murray one for 19, Baxter two for 26, Ollivier none for 9, Barrett none for 11, Hay two for 40. Technical, second innings: Davy, n Baxter 14; Knapp, c Pither b Barrett 21; Baddeley, c West-Watson, b Baxter 19; Vaughan, c Ollivier b Barrett 1; Peek, 1.b.w., b Baxter 1; Lee, 1.b.w., b Baxter 1; East, not out 5; Page, c Hay b Barrett 1; Nimmo, 1.b.w., b Hay 0; Gifkins, b Hay 2; Crerar, absent 0; Jenkinson, absent 0; extras 8; total Bowling: Howell none for 13, Murray none for 8, Baxter four for 22, Ollivier none for 12, Barrett three for S. Hay two for 2. Canterbury, first innings: Pither, c Nimmo b Lee 20; Jennings, c Nimmo b East 2; Hay, c Baddeley, b Lee-10; Lake, 1.b.w., b Vaughan 0; Eathorne, c Vaughan b Lee 0; Barrett, c Lee b Vaughan 0;- Ollivier, b Knapp 21; West-Watson, c Peek, b Lee 2; Baxter, c Peek, b East 18; Murray, b Lee 25; Prosser, c Knapp b East 3; Howell, not out 0; extras 7; total 108. Bowling: East 3 for 33, Knapp 1 for 19, Lee 5 for 24, Vaughan 2 for 24, Crerar 0 for 1. Canterbury, second innings: Pither, c Lee, b East 1; Jennings, b Knapp 9; Murray, c sub., b East 4; Ollivier, not cut 10; Eathorne, .not out 0; extras 2; total for 3 wickets 26. Bowling: East two for 12, Knapp lone for 12.

CANTERBURY V. MARIST. The Canterbury Juniors proved too strong for the Marist School eleven, and after dismissing the home team for 32 runs, went, on to ma.ke 232 runs. Marist were dismissed a second time tor 106, the last wicket falling with the last ball of the day, to give Canterbury the victory by an innings and 94 runs. In the Canterbury innings, Sandston was top scorer with 61, followed by Smith 50 not out, and Barley 41. Gilbert and Cullen were the most successful Marist bowlers. In Marists’ second innings, the slow bowling of Dawker, bagged him 6 wickets for only 16 runs. Cullen batted solidly to top score with 54 runs. Scores: — Marist, first innings: Cullen J.b.w., b Woodhouse 8; Clancy, b Burgess 7; Prescott, b Fernandez 1; Gilbert, c Robson b Woodhouse 4; Skeats, c Fernandez, b Burgess 0; Kennedy, c Sandston b Woodhouse 1; Fairhall, c Sandston, b Bromley 2, Heffernan, l.b.w. b Burgess 0; McLaughlan, b Bromley 2; McDonald, st. Sandston, b Fernandez 0; Roche, c Robson b Fernandez 0; Gough, not out 0; extras 7; total 32.

Bowling: Fernandez three for 9, Eromley two for 7, Woodhouse three her 8, Burgess three for 1. Marist, second innings: Cullen, b Woodhouse 54; Clancy, b Dowker 15; Gilbert, b Dowker 5; Prescott, b Dowker 1; Kennedy, c Barley b Dowker 0; Skeats, c Prebble b Burgess 1; Fairhall, b Burgess 0; McLaughlan, c Bromley, b Burgess 0; Gough, st. Sandston b Dowker 12; Heffernan, st. Sandston b Dowker 1; McDonald, not out. 11; Rcche. st. Sandston, b Fernandez 0; extras 6; total 106. Bowling: Fernandez one for 21, Woodhouse- one for 10, Prebble none for 9, Dowker six for 16, Burgess three for 3, Bromley none for 2, Barley none for 9, Robson none for 21. Canterbury, first innings: Dowker, b Gilbert 8; Bromley, run out 2; Sandston, c Skeats b Gilbert 61; Barley, b Skeats 41; Harding, b Gough 24; Prebble, c Clancy b Cullen 7; Smith, not out 50; Burgess, c Clancy, b Heffernan 8; Robson, b Cullen 18; Woodhouse, c Skeats b Cullen 2; Stribling, not out 0; extras 11; total for nine wickets 232.

Bowling: Gilbert two for 46. Skeats one for 41, Cullen three for 58, Heffernan one for 31, Gough one for 21, McDonald none for 11, Prescott none for 13.

TO-DAY’S MATCHES. Two further matches are being played to-day betwten the Canterbury teams and Greymouth A. and B. .representatives, on the Recreation Ground. In the A. teams’ match on the No. 1 wicket at the Recreation Ground, Canterbury batted first, and at 2.15 p.m. had scored 197 for 7 wickets. The. principal scorer was Eathorne, who batted splendidly for 89, before being caught off slow bowler, Davy. WestWatson and Jennings also batted attractively for 21 each. At that stage, Knapp, Davy and Vaughan had taken two wickets each. Scores: at 2.15 p.m.: Canetrbury, first innings; Pither, c Knapp b Lee 16; Jennings, b Crerar 21; Eathorne, c Vaughan b Davy 89; West-Watson l.b.w. Knapp 21; Barrett b Davy 4; Ollivier, b Lee 16; Murray,

stpd. Clancy b Knapp 0; Baxter, not out 11;. Hay, not out 0; extras 19; total for 7 wickets 197.

Bowling: Knapp 2 for 33, Skeats 0 for 10, East 0 for 8, Lee 2 for 34, Vaughan 0 for 18, Kerr 0 for 38, Crerar 1 for 13, Davy 2 for 24.

B TEAMS’ MATCH. In the B. teatms’ match being played on the No. 2 wicket, Greymouth batted first, but were all out before lunch for 82 runs, Thompson, who carried his bat for 22, being the most successful batsman. The Canterbury wicket-keeper, Sandstoil, accounted loi- no fewer than six wickets, three catches and three stumpings. Fernandez and Prosser secured three wickets each. At 2.15 p.m., Canterbury had scored 37 for 3 wickets, Groufsky taking two of th# wickets. Scores: — Greymouth, first innings: Jenkinson, c Dowker b Fernandez 14; Dewar c Sandston b Harding 10; Baddeley, c Sandston b Fernandez 0; Haglund, c Sandston b Harding 12; Thompson, not out 22; Blyth, stpd. Sandston b Dowker 1; Gifkins. b Fernandez 6; Bellis, b Prosser 2; Groufsky, stpd. Sandston b Prosser 4; Skeats, c Dowker b Bromley 5; Roberts, stpd. Sandston b Prosser 2; extras 4; total 82. Bowling: Fernandez 3 for 25, Bromley 1 for 17, Woodhouse 0 for 7, Harding 2 for 6. Dowker 1 for 13, Prosser 3 for 9.

Canterbury, first innings: Dowker, b Groufsky 14; Bromley, not. ou,t 18; Sandston, b Groufsky 0; Barley, c Baddeley b Gifkins 0; Harding, not out 3: extras 2; total for 3 wickets 37. WEEK-END TEAMS. Marist A. v. Cobden B at Rec. on Sunday: Mathews, Marshall, Morris, Eaylej 7 (3), Debenham, Leopold, Pollock, Williams, Donovan. Marist E v. Cobden A., at Cobden, on Sunday: Cornish (captain), Morris, Casey, Cullen, Clancy (2), Pollock, Wilde, O’Donnell, Tindale, Greenwood.' Marist v. Cobden, at Cobden, tomorrow: Morris, Cullen, Clancy, Pollock, Bayley (2), Grogan, McSorily, Donovan, Davy, O’Connell. Old Boys to play at Recreation Ground to-morrow: Lindbom, Baldwin, Price, Currie, Tindale, Rose, Restieaux, Pring, ' Forman, Paterson, Morgan. United Cricket Club: —Team to meet Kumara at Kumara Sunday. Bus leaves Post Office 1 p.m.—Rapley, Restieaux, Brookes, Vincent, Malloy, Banks, Simmonds, Smith, Heasley, Mann, Jarvis. Team to meet Technical School at Recreation Ground, Saturday.—Heasley, Howes, Banks, Woods, Critchley, Noonan, Shannon, McCarthy, Brookes, Louisson, Jones. Cobden teams for next week-end are: —Saturday v. Marist: Mclntosh, Guy, Street, Kerr, Skeates, Prescott, Adams, Barlow R., Mcßain, East, Knapp. “A” v. Marist B.—Barlow R., Fidler,' Fry, Mclntosh, Knapp (2), Vaughan, Baldwin, Bowker, Higgins, Kerr. Emergencies: W. Barlow, Davis.

“B” v. Marist A. —Dewar, Wilson, Clarke, Adams, Walton, Mcßain, Pentecost, Blake, Coom, East L., Walsworth. Emerg.: East P. The umpires selected for Sunday’s matches are: —Rec. No. 1: Patterson, Hopkinson; Rec. No. 2: Greenwood, Turner; Cobden: - Stokes, Brown; Kumara: McLean, Spender; Brunner: Richardson, W. Kennedy,

JACK HOBBS ILL. I LONDON, December 10. ' Prayers were asked for at Christ Church, Wimbledon, for the recovery of Jack Hobbs, the noted cricketer, but his family state that his condition is not serious. He has been in bed with a chill. ’ !