Blast At Nazis

Northern Advocate, 29 November 1939, Page 8

Blast At Nazis

Attack Deficient. Old Boys-Nomads bowlers will have to pay more .attention to practice if the team is to win many of its engagements. Against Services, a good chance of victory was frittered away through sheer futility in attack. Even Massey, with the wind at his back, rarely beat the batsmen on Saturday, while bowlers tried at the other end specialised in long hops and full tosses, providing ammunition for the versatile Arneil.

More frequent changes in the bowling, with reversal of ends might have brought (better results. Fraser, a promising colt last season, bowled well when entrusted with the ball in Services’ second innings. Clothier has not yet been given a chance by Services. He did well as a bowler in Christchurch cricket, and several scintillating shots he made with the bat indicate that he is a player worth encouraging.

Marcel More combines fast bowling with slow batting. He made an admirable foil for Arneil when Services were piling on the runs, and is a most difficult batsman to dislodge.

Old Boys-Nomads Get Runs Quickly. With the necessity for restraint removed, the batsmen of the combined team scored very freely in their second innings. Nine fours and three sixes were among Cole’s scoring shots in his 69, made at a very rapid rate. Second wicket down suits this batsman fetter than the opening position, for which the ideal pair would be Len Madden and Kelly.

Howell is running into form nicely this season, while Massey, although he .has still to find his real touch, 'has got among the runs in both his last appearances. New to Concrete.

Silver Bryant, a player with Australian experience, is finding the concrete something of a puzzler, but is gradually .accustoming himself to the new conditions.

Although he made only 13 on Saturday, his stay with Jennings was a useful one, which took Whangarei almost within sight of success.

Partner S. Clark’s catch to get rid of the hard-hitting Whimp was the highlight of the day.

Whimp and J. Mason, who each made 21 in their first innings, both reached the forties. These colts should have a successful season. Sandwiched between J. Drake’s 84 the previous Saturday and 49 when the match concluded was that “duck” in the representative match. Drake plays the type of happy-go-lucky cricket which is enjoyable to himself and everyone else. On present form he is more dangerous as a batsman than as a bowler, although his length is still good.

• Play in the Country. Saturday’s matches-completed the first round in the Mid-Northern competition, no team being left undefeated.

Championship points gained indicate that play in the second round should be close and interesting. The table is: Akerama, three twopointers, 6 points; Tapuhi and Marua, each one outright win and one twopointer, 5 points: Hukerenui, two twopointers, 4 points; Whakawhanga, one three pointer, 3 points.

Rivalling Conway (Albion) as the most prolific wicket getter this season is Duncan Ross, who. for Three Mile Bush, has already gathered in 54 victims in competition games.

Slow medium, Ross makes length his standby and can also turn the ball effectively.

Father and Son.

Son caught out father at Portland on Saturday, when R. Leese, member of the High School first eleven, sent E. Leese, Portland batsman, home to the pavilion. Portland had a father and son combination of its own.

Warin, junior, son of Owen Warin, Cementville skipper, is ,a likely 14-year-old, who bats and bowls well. His 14 included one long six hit off Child, good timing for one of his age.

Ansell took a remarkable catch when Old Boys-Nomads went down to Hikurapgi. Slipping as he dived, he yet contrived to swing the hand holding the ball underneath his body, and hold the catch aloft.

Feature of the game was another fine all-round performance by Jupp, a bowler rather reminiscent in his methods of that great Hikurangi veteran, Ted Rickard.

Saturday’s Games, Saturday’s games in the Whangarei championship will be: Senior (first day): Old Boys-Nomads v. Onerahi, Reclamation No. 2; Whangarei v. Services, Reclamation No. li Senior B: Hikurangi v. Portland. Portland; Kamo B v. Central, Kamo; School A v. Albion, School; Old Boys v. Kamo A, Reclamation No. 3; Services v. School B, Kensington.