CRICKET Cobden Defeat Marist To Win Championship

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1949, Page 8

CRICKET Cobden Defeat Marist To Win Championship

With ihree teams having chances of winning the competition, play was keen when the final matches in the West Coast Cricket Association’s senior championship competition’ wore played under ideal conditions yesterday. Cobden, by gaining a first-innings victory over Marist at the Recreation Ground, won the title. United secured a 10-point win over Blackball, at Blackball, to he runners-up. Points won in the competition were as followsCobdon, -10; United, 39; Blackball, 32; -Marist, 9.

Friendly matches were also played in the senior reserve grade, the competition having concluded the previous week-end. Runanga the competition winner, with United runnerup.

SENIOR GRADE COBDEN’S VICTORY

A brilliant century by D. Knapp was the outstanding feature of the Cobden team’s batting display in the senior match against Marist at the Recreation ground yesterday. Knapp batted soundly, scoring from strokes all round the wicket. His total (retired of 113), included 15 fours and two sixes. Cobden scored 194 runs lor the loss cl' four wickets, thus defeating Marist by 26 runs on the first innings. S. Garforlh was the outstanding Marist batsman and his score of 87 was a good contribution to his team’s total of 168 runs. With one wicket down for 125 runs at the luncheon adjournment, Marist appeared to be in a good position but wickets fell quickly when play was resumed in the afternoon. O. Morris (17), T. Dennehy and R. Methven (15) and F. Rush (12) were other double figure scorers lor Marist.

D. Dewar was Cobden’s best bowler, his 12 overs, six of which were maidens, costing only 13 runs for four wickets. D. Knapp also bowled consistently for Cobden to take five wickets for 82 runs, off 27 overs. Apart from Knapp, none, of the other Cobden batsmen struck form, although A. Knapp (22) and A. Crerar (18) scored well. Bowling honours lor Marist were evenly shared by V. Hughes, T. Dennehy and W. Hamilton, each of whom claimed one wickvi. Scores were as follows:— MARIST first hirnii<js I. I). Kh;.|>r 87 Ociifuhy. i- ’.lcGiatli. h tui.ipp .. .. IS Aloni.:, I. I». I'fV.ar 17 t'laiiiy. b l>. Knapp ■.. .. - Hamilton, <• A. Knapp. i> U. Knapp .. 0 ('ilinow, Ii Dewar J Wain lin. Ii ( ivaier. !i D. Knapp .. .. 1 Hushes. b Dewar b Rush. b Dewar 12 .Methven, nut out 15 Finert.v. c Iley, h D. Knapp 10 Extras 8 Total -108 IJowlint.’: It. bee, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 20 runs. 0 wicket; D. Knapp, 27.1, 6, 82, 5; L. McGrath. 3. 1. !». 0: A. Knapp. 7,0, ,‘Jii, I : D. Dewar, 12, 6, 13, 4, COBDEN First Innings A. Knapp, lbw, b Hughes 22 D. Knapp, retired 113 L. McGrath, run outl6 D. Crcarer, b Dennehy 18 Wallace, e Flnerty, li Hamilton 1 It. tee. not out .. 4 D. Dewat. nut out 1 Extras ID Total for four wit hetslol Bowlins: S. Gr.rforth. 8 overs, 2 maidens, 21 runs. 0 wicket; .1. Finerly, 8, 1. 32. 0: V. Hughes.' 7. I. 32, I: .1. Curnow. 5. I. li. I): O. Morris. 8. 1. 17, 0; T. Dennehy. .7, 0. 2G, 1: F. Kush, 3. 0, IS, I). 10-POINT WIN Id a low-scoring match at Blackball yesterday. United secured a 10point victory over Blackball to be runners-up to Cobden in the senior competition. Blackball fared badly in its first inning and was dismissed for 51 runs, only one batsman reaching double figures. D. Tolchard and L.’ Lindley were the chief bowlers for United, each tailing three wickets, while R. Donaldson claimed two. Blackball batsmen did not improve on their first-innings performances when they faced the bowling of Lindley and Tolchard in the second strike and they were all out for 38 runs. Lindley took five wickets for 14 runs off 12 overs, while Tolchard claimed the remaining five wickets for 19 runs off eight overs. United scored 80 runs in its first innings, top scorer being R. Donaldson with 17. S. Fleming was again Blackballs most successful bowler, taking five wickets for 34 runs off Hi overs, five of which were maidens, United required nine runs in its second innings to gain a 10-point win, and these were secured without loss. Scores were as follows: — BLACKBALL First Innings Hooper, b Lindley « Pascoe, run out 1 11 McNaughton, c Spender, b Tolchard .. 1 Jones, c Lester, b Tolchard .. . . .. .. 1 Clark, b Tolchard Fleming, c Hendry, b Donaldson 3 Mcßride, b Donaldson 3 Nuttall, c Westward, b Lindley <• Baiholomew, c Donaldson, b Lindley . . 0 Lee, not out 5 Allen, run out o Extras 11 Total 51 Bowling: D. Tolchard. 12 overs, 3 maidens. 17 runs. 3 wickets: L. Lindley, 17, 9, 16. 3: R. Donaldson. 5. 1. 7. 2. Second Innings Hooper, b Lindley 11 Hratholomew. c Blair, b Tolchard .. .. 2 McNaughton, b Lindley 2 Fleming, b Tolchard - Nuttall, b Tolchard 11 Allen, b Tolchard ■ J> Pascoe, <• Lester, b Lindley 10 Clark, b Tolchard •> Jones, b Lindley 2 Lee. <• Newton, b Lindley 1 Mcßride, not out Extras - Total :1 ;8 Bowling: Tolcliard. 8 overs, t) maidens, 19 runs, 5 wickets; Lindley, 12, 2. 11. : Donaldson. 1. 1. I. 0. UNITED First Innings Donaldson, <• McNaughton, b Pascoe .. 17 Tolchard, <: Allen, b Fleming {• Marshall. retired hurt 5 Westwood, 1> Fleming Newton, lbw, b Pascoe ” Bullock, c Lee. b Fleming •> Hendry, c Hooper, b Pascoe 10 Lester’, c Allen, b Fleming 1 Lindley, b Fleming • 0 Blair, not out. " Spender, b Pascoe 10 Extras 23 Total 8° Bowling: S. Fleming, 16 overs. 5 maidens. !>i runs. 5 wickets: It. Nuttall, 3,1, 8,0; F. Pa •♦coo, 12, 5, 15, 4s SENIOR RESERVE GAMES OUTRIGHT WIN Runanga secured an outright win over Cobden in a senior reserve match played at the Cobden Domain yesterday afternoon. Batting first, Runanga scored 124 runs (H. Webb 56, L. Smithson 27: Roach five for 33, G. Knapp three for 30). Cobden in its first innings scored 48 runs (I. Beams 19; W. Roberts five for 30, A. Vaughan four for 17), and in its second strike was all out for 101 runs (Beams 18, Rouse 17, Henderson 13; Beamsley three for 10, Vaughan three for 23). Runanga secured the necessary number of runs for an outright win without loss. KAIMOTO’S VICTORY iKaimoto defeated Marist by 23 runs on the first innings in a senior

reserve match at Omoto yesterday afternoon. Kaimoto, in its innings, was dismissed for 123 runs (T. Pfahlert 23, McKenzie 19, L. Kent 18; C. Knapp five for 20). In reply, Marist was all out for 100 runs (J. Morris 27, V. Meates 26, T. Dunn 14; Pfahlert three for 16, Vincent three for eight). WIN FOR UNITED

Good batting and bowling figures were registered when United defeated Camerons in a senior reserve match at the Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon by 58 runs on the first innings. Batting first, United scored 183 runs (Leitch 44, Anderson 29, Devonport 25, West 22; Moar four for 49). In reply, Camerons was dismissed for 125 runs (J. Calder, sen., 37, T. Hibbs, sen., 31; Taylor six for 34, Anderson three for 46).

JUNIOR MATCHES' CENTURY TO CURNOW

A century (undefeated) by J. Curnow for Grey Motors was the highlight of the junior match between Grey Motors and Marist Old Boys at the Recreation ground on Saturday afternoon. Curnow scored 101 (not out) of his team’s total of 158 runs. In its first innings Marist was dismissed for 92 runs, and for 78 in the second innings. Grey Motors scored the necessary number of runs for an outright victory without the loss of a wicket. WEST COAST TEAM CHOSEN FOR SATURDAY’S MATCH The following West Coast team has been chosen by the selectors, Messrs W. Meates, H. Pierson, and W, Vincent, to play a two-day match against a Christchurch Suburban Association eleven at Greymouth on Saturday and Sunday, play commencing on each day at 10.30 a.m.:—L. C. Lindley (captain), R. Donaldson, W. Bullock, M. L. Marshall (United); J. W. Peake, R.. Stoop, R. Cook (Hokitika); D. Dewar, D. Knapp, (Cobden); S. Garforth (Marist); J. McNaughton (Blackball!; L. McGrath (Cobden) 12th man. For the match against Nelson at ’Nelson on March 25 and 26, D. Tolchard will replace W. Bullock (United). W. Roberts (Runanga) was not available. Representative practices will be held this week and next, commencing tomorrow at 6 p.m.

English Women Make Big Score Against Otago

,pA) DUNEDIN, March 13. The visiting English women’s cricket ieam outclassed Otago on the first day of the match on Saturday. Otago was all out in two hours for 88, and the English players then made light of the d ! ’ago bowling, scoring 424 for seven wickets at stumps. . . Scores;—Otago, first innings 88 (P. Hc’ley 10, E. Butler 22, B. Morris 26 not cut' D McEvoy one for 10, M. Johnson one for 9, M. MacLagan two for 4, A. Biown two for 26, H. Sanders two for 6 M. Duggan one for 10). ’ England, first innings, 424 for seven wickets (M. MacLagan 112, G. Robinson 67 M. Hide 62, H. Sanders 46, G. Morgan 39 not out. M. Duggan 30, N. Johnson 36 not out; B. Morris four for 70 P. Holley two for 60, E. Paton one for 71).