MARIST NOW LEAD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21925, 21 January 1946, Page 6

MARIST NOW LEAD

CRICKET COMPETITION

10-POINT WIN FOR H. 5.0.8,

BATSMEN AGAIN ON TOP

Again on Saturday there was some outstanding batting in at least two of the cricket fixtures played on the Gisborne Oval and High School grounds, which were concluded after the first day’s play a week ago. Although no centuries were registered there was good solid scoring by players who had not formerly shown any particular aptitude. Further changes in the position of teams on the points ladder were registered, and Marist now lead the way with 41 points, and R.S.A., which formerly were first, now take second place with 39 points, followed by Colts 37, Nomads 35, Civil Service 20, and Gisborne High School Old Boys 19. High School A and B, who have been in recess for the Christmas vacation, have 9 and 6 points respectively.

Marist- had a most convincing win over R.S.A., the previous leaders, when they continued their first innings on Saturday and made 307 runs for the loss of five wickets, gaining a six-point win over their opponents, who made 289 in their first innings. H. 5.0.8. lived up to expectations and, as was forecast last week, secured a 10-point victory over Civil Service. In their two innings Civil Service made 219, compared with H.5.0.8.'s 236 registered in their first innings, giving the latter team a win by an innings and 17 runs.

Nomads defeated Colts by 10 runs on the first innings. Colts had made 237 runs by the time they concluded their first innings on Saturday. In their second innings Nomads were six wickets down for 74 runs at stumps and won bv 10 runs on their first innings total of 247. Marist’s First-rate Batsmen

At stumps last week R.S.A. had made 289 runs in their first innings and Marist were no wickets down for 22. Continuing on Saturday, Marist batted all afternoon and at the close of play were five wickets down for 307 —a remarkable effort in view of the fact that, due to rain, play did not start until 2.30 pm. This total was the biggest single innings score of the season.

Marist owed their success to good consistent batting on the part of each man who went to the wicket. B. Scholium, 79. and M. Sharp, 78, were a good combination. The other runs came from R. Conole, 45 not out, J. Blane, 38 not out, R. Gardner 23, and A. Campbell 9. R.S.A. relied upon N. Summersby for bowling and he took two wickets for 66 runs after a hard tussle. B. Calcott with one for 40 was the other bowler to make an impression against the sturdy Marist batsmen. The other two men. were run out. Marist won by five wickets. Clear Innings Win At the close of play last week Civil Service were all out for 84 runs, while G.H.5.0.8. had compiled 236. On Saturday Civil Service followed on and were all out for 135, leaving H. 5.0.8. the winners by an innings and 17 runs. The principal scorers for Civil Service were McMillan, 46, Brittenden, 32, Moscrip, 24, and Seed, 15. Bowling for H. 5.0.8., Wilson struck excellent form, dismissing four men for 12 runs. Porter performed the hat trick, taking three wickets for 27 all in his first over. Barbour, one for five, and McGregor, one for 17, were the other bowlers. Fyson Makes 89 For Colts Nomads made 247 runs in their first innings, while Colts were one wicket down for 99 runs when stumps were drawn last week. Continuing their innings on Saturday, Colts compiled 237 runs, 10 runs less than Nomads’ first innings total. D. Fyson was the best batsman with 89 runs knocked up in fine style, and this was the highest score of the day. H. Tapping supported his team well with 35 runs, and L. Roderick was next best with 32 runs. G. Cassin, with 25. A. Sunderland, 14, and R. Torrie, 10, were the other best scorers. In their second innings Nomads were six wickets down for 74 runs at stumps. Of this figure, Stewart made 20 before retiring, R. Fields, 21 retired, Smith, 11, and Fraser, 7 not out. The match went to Nomads by 10 runs on the first innings.