CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1937, Page 14

CRICKET

representative match. After scoring 150 for two wickets by lunch-time, in their first innings against South Canterbury at the Recreation ground yesterday, West Coast collapsed, after lunch, and the remaining eight wickets added only 39 runs. It was bad batsmanship, rather than good bowling, that produced the collapse, the batsmen getting themselves out. Peake, after scoring an attractive 64, was caught at square leg from a badly-timed hook, off a long hop, in the first over after lunch. Murray was out 1.b.w., to the first ball he received from the left-hander, Earwaker. Morris was bowled in going forward to drive a high-tossed ball. Vaughan was run-out as the result of a bad misunderstanding with his partner, B. Marshall. Knapp was caught at cover, m going for a hit. When Stapleton was caught by the keeper, eight wickets were down for 168. B. Marshall and Vincent had added 15 runs, when Vincent cut a ball on to his wicket. Marshall, who played the rock from the time he went in (fourth wicket), until the last wicket fell, scored only 11 runs, not out. Barlow was caught and bowled off a full toss. The visitors’ bowling was necessarily innocuous on such an easy wicket, and though Gould secured the best figures, four for 29, with his off-breaks, Earwaker was the most impressive bowler. A slow left-hander, he turned the ball slightly from either side, and maintained a good length. His accuracy pegged the home batsmen down and he bowled without a straight outfield, on account of the lack of enterprise shown by the West Coasters. Several heavy showers fell during the afternoon, and one adjournment was necessary/ South Canterbury opened with Mason and Morrison. Mason was run out for 9, after looking like staying. Reynolds joined Morrison, and the two were together, when a second appeal against the light at 5.40 p.m. was upheld. Morrison had 35 on the board, but was lucky to have Vaughan mull a simple catch at square leg off Vincent.' The match is being concluded to-day. Detailed scores are as follow: —

WEST COAST—First Innings.

P. Allen, c Riley, b Earwaker .. 27 M. Marshall, run out 58 J. Peake, c Earwaker, b Gould .. 64 0. Morris, b Gould • • 14 F. Murray, 1.b.w., b Earwaker .. 0 A. Vaughan, run out 0 D. Knapp, c Foxton, b Earwaker 1 G. Stapleton, c Lang, b Earwaker 2 W. Vincent, played on, b Gould . . 8 R. Barlow, c and b Gould .. .. 4 B. Marshall, not out U Extras 0 Total 189 Bowling analysis: Taylor 8 overs, 1 maiden, 34 runs, 0 wickets; Purcell 5/1/9/0; Reynolds 11/0/40/0; Earwaker 28/11/57/4; Saxton 9/3/19/0; Gould 16/4/29/4. Fall of wickets: 1 for 40; 2 for 149; 3 for 150; 4 for 156; 5 for 164; 6 for 164; 7 for 165; 8 for 168; 9 for 183; 10 for 189. S. CANTERBURY—FIRST INNINGS. S. Mason, run out 9 B. Morrison, not 35 Reynolds, not 9 Total for one wicket .. .. 53 Bowling analysis: Barlow 9 oveps, 5 maidens, 16 runs, 0 wickets; Stapleton 11/6/9/0; Knapp 6/2/12/0; Vaughan 2/2/0/0; Vincent 3/0/9/0; Morris 1/0/6/0. VISITORS ALL OUT. The match was resumed this morning', under ideal conditions, with the ground in good order after the fine night. The wicket had dried out a lot but was a little tricky at one end. South Canterbury had been all dismissed at the luncheon adjournment for 94, giving West Coast a lead of 95 runs on the first innings. Scores this morning, in South Canterbury’s first innings, were: — Morrison, stp. B. Marshall b Barlow 37 Reynolds, b Allen 21 Earwaker, c B. Marshall b Stapleton 1 Saxton, l.b.w. Vaughan 7 Riley, b Allen 2 Pateman, b Allen 2 Purcell, cB. Marshall b Vaughan. 2 Lang, l.b.w. Stapleton 11 Taylor, c Knapp b Allen .. .. 1 Gould, not out 0 Extras 1 Total 94

Marist A v. Cobden, at Cobden, tomorrow:—Murray, Tindale, Greenwood, Bayley, Kerridge, Ryan, Robinson, Cullen, Allsopp, Morris (2). United v. Woodstock (Wingham Cup final), Recreation Ground No. 1, 10.30 a.m., to-morrow:—Coffey, Allen, Jarvis, Marshall (2), Swinburn, Mann, Nightingale, Malloy, Howes, Sandman. Cobden v. Marist A., at Cobden, tomorrow: —Knapp (2), Guy (2), Barlow, Vaughan, Adams, Gilbert, Griffiths, Dewar, Neill.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD SYDNEY, March 12. The final and deciding Sheffield Shield match began to-day between Victoria and South Australia in fine weather and on a good wicket. Bradman Avon the toss, and the South Australians batted. In their first innings they made 182 runs (Whittington 30, Bradman 31, Hamence 35, Fleetwood-Smith six for 66, McCormick three for 56). Victoria has lost two wickets for 97 runs in the first innings (Rigg 33, Lee not out 42).