LOCAL CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11384, 9 December 1930, Page 2

LOCAL CRICKET

FOURTH ROUND SURPRISES

FINE INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS

-Saturday’s senior games at'the Oval produced'- sonic ‘ very- keen cricket and, as the result of the first day’s play in tlie fourth round. High School lin'd' Old Boy's have 'gained, decided advantages at the expense of Civil Service and City respectively, while Tunihgahiu have “i small lead on Gisborne Club; Several leading players were' absent with the rep. team oil,.the Coast. / - ,'. ; SCHOOL V. CIVIL SERVICE.

SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE.

Civil Service, who were without Boon and Ogg,- found High School far ton f>6lid oil ' tlie day and the students ended up in a sound position, though 'tlio 'absent Civil Service players will be available to bat next Saturday. ’' School showed a .welcome return to form and gave some 1 proof that their 'retention in 'senior ranks' was. justified.’ - "Batting first, School made a weak start, four men’falling for 29, Greates (14) being the only one to make any headway against some good bowling by James. . L. ’Thoihsoh! and Carson 1 then maclp a determined stand which realised 56 by patient cricket.. Carson was out after making ii valuable 1.9, but Thomson found another good partner-in Grant. 55 more being added before “Thomson left for a nicely-pomp-iled 49. Grant; whip had reached 31, left throe’runs later.and, an, ’other wicket’ falling 1 , 'eight were down for 143. Mace and Maekav were as- '] sociated in a prolific stand.'the former 'giving' li bother exhibition, of hard •hitting. -quickly running -up 39 ’of which 19 came from .one over sent down bv Griffiths. McKay ii Iso taking a three in the same over. Two fine sixers and four fours' were included in Mace’s merry hand, while Mackay made 13 in'- .four scoring strokes, the innings realising 197. G. .T. Robertson bowled steadily and secured three for 41 off . 18 overs, .lames also took three wickets, but. they cost 20 runs apiece. . Civil Service were utterly at sea to some good bowling by Mace and Greaves, foiir wickets falling for nine and seven for 21." Simpson cable to the rescue- with some breezy hitting, scoring 32: by means of; seven fours and two twos. and. partnered by Helcan, adding 36 in an unfinished, stand time being called with the total 57 for the loss of seven wickets. Mace took four for 27 and Greaves three for 26. Details were :

HIGI-I SCHOOL

—First Innings.—

Greaves, c and b James W Somervell, b Robertson £ Frazer, c and b‘ James 5 Thomson, b .Griffiths 49 Hei. b James 0 Carson, e and b Connan *9 Grant, b Robertson ) Jenkins, run ont * Mace, c Mason, b Robertson ... 39 Alackay, c sub. b. Connan ... 13 Stewart, not out ••• 0 Extras—byes , -*■' Total ... . 1^ Fall- 16. 26. 29. 29 So, 140, 143, 143. 191.-197. Bowiing: G. J - Robertson 18 overs, 5 maidens, 3 wickets. -11 runs; E. James 16. 3, ; 3,- 60: J. Griffiths /, 0, .2 53; AY. J. Connan 5.5, 0. 1, 26.

CIVIL SERVICE

—hirst Innings;—

James, c Thomson, b Mace 1 Bignall. st. Somervell, b Mace ... o Robertson, b Greaves ... ... ... 0 Mason, c Hei, b Mace ' f Griffiths, Ibw.. b Greaves ... * Connan, b Mace " Moir. c Stewart, b Greaves ... 4 Simpson, not out ... ••• Vy He lean, not out , Extras —byes 4

'J’otal for seven wickets Fall: 1,2, 7. 9. 12, 21. ST

GISBORNE Y. TURANGANUT

CLOSE FIRST INNINGS FIGHT

Tlioua.li without tile services of Dwver.''Clifton, Morton and Kay, Gisborne Club put up a strong resistance to Turanganui who -were witliout Olsen. Fine batting by k. Halfour and 1C Nieliolson were special features of this game. . Batting first, Turanganui made a start, Nieliolson and McCallum putting on'37 for the opening stand, the hitler then being run- out for UJennings, after being' dropped, from an easy chance early, assisted JNieholson to' add a further 40, Jennings then departing for 27. Lynshey played steadily and Nieliolson continued to score freely, largely by some neat square and late cutting. With tlie pair still together and 123 up, luianganui appeared set for a big total, but Nieliolson-s dismissal started n had slump. Nicholson hit It fours in his 61 and, though he had a little luck, played enterprising cricket Lvnskev was out for 14 and the linal eight wickets fell while only 18 runs were added, the side being out for 1.41. Forster howled very accurately to secure three for 9, easily his best trundling for a couple of seasons, Jus slows ha vino; all the batsmen playing 'very carefully. . , •Gisborne -opened very carefully against the accurate bowling of Atolls nnd Jennings, Jeffreys and Robertson taking nearly 40 minutes to make in the opening stand. Forster and Balfour then pushed the score along brightly and' appeared set fov a large tally, ivlicn Harry Ellis was given a trial with the hall.' When the stand had added 46, Forster went out to a 'spinner from the,veteran and missed, 'Parker bringing off a. good stumping. Forster made his 25 very confident, lv .Parker took a catch off Ellis’s next ball, but Gartshore saved tho bat trick-and stayed while-20 were added. Blathwayt hit a great sixer and then, in attempting’to repent the perfarmance, taken by Wells near the boundary. Mainly through Balfour’s enterprising batting tliO. .score mounted up and, Wit* ll seven men out, Gisborne were only 12 runs behind. Balfour, however, in .'attempting to hook one from Ellis, was clean-howled for;, an excellent 56. made by chaiicbless - cricket and including' eight fours. Holmes and Gam brill took' tile lotah to 13a,, but the former was then unlucky in being bowled'off his'pads. Ellis finished up with the fiue. analysis, of five tor U off six overs, while Wells howled very ■ steadily to take two for 23, one .of his wickets being secured by a great left-handed catcli, almost , on the ground, off his own howling. In the .10 minutes left for play, Turanganui secured 16 without loss, Nicholson jnaking'll-and Jennings five. Scores yexe.— G ANXJI.

i —-First..Jmiings.—. Nicholson, b Robertson ... ... 61 McOallum. run out ... ••• ••• td Jennings, c Robertson, h Jeffreys - Gvnskey. h 1 F'oi'ster- " ... •••14 Wells, c,Ganibrill, b Forster- ... o Ellis c’Jeffreys; b'Rlobertson V Parker. Ibw, b Bqbertson ... • ••’ Blight b Robertson .v.-.. ••• ■••• Worthington, '.run out ■ ... ... ; 2 Winter; not'out ... ?.b '•>■•■ •••-. Fraser, b Forster- ... —• ••• y Extras—h. 9, l,b. 1 ... ... .16 Total ■ ■ ' 141 ' Fall:' 37.' 77; 123.- 123, 123,' 129, 133,. 140. 141, HIV-, , , ' i'" • Bowling: J. W... Blathwayt, o oyots, 0 maidens, ’ 0 wickets, 34 rutfS: B. O. Jeffreys 6, .0 1. 51; J. M. Robertson 7. 0, 4,137; H; F. Forster 5.4, 0,3; 9.'; " " - ' M 4.': ■