LOCAL CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 18 November 1940, Page 9

LOCAL CRICKET

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP COLLEGE DEFEAT OLD BOYS ON | FIRST INNINGS BOWERS AND NEALE SCORE CENTURIES To make up for the loss of College sports clay, Old Boys and College played an all day match on Saturday to catch up with the other fixtures. Winning the toss Old Boys batted in the morning with a somewhat attentuated team, including two emergencies. Goodyer and Lucre soon had the batsmen in trouble, and three were down for 13. At this stage the bowlers were well on top. but a double change and some good work by Dee and Corbett allowed a recovery. Finally the innings ended (one short) at 137. which was considerably more than seemed probable. Dee’s 68 included 12 fours. Goodyer playing his first game for College secured three for 13 off 7 overs. At lunch College had lost four for 40. and it seemed evident that it was “only a matter of keeping Bowers quiet” for Old Boys to win, but this they were quite unable to do. and he literally won the match off his own bat. Seven were down for 80, and eight for 122, but although there was no double figure score after the sth wicket. College reached 207, of which Bowers made no fewer than 152. the ninth wicket adding 81. of which Grant secured only 6. Bowers thrashed the bowling unmercifully in the latter stages, and hit three sixes and 24 fours. He was missed early, but afterwards never looked like getting out. He collected 34 runs off one over. Old Boys then proceeded to do what they have so often done in recent seasons, and staged a great recovery for the second innings, but too late to be of much use. The opening pair put up 100 partnership in 45 minutes, and after 90 minutes the innings was declared at one for 207. Neale hit a splendid century in an hour and a half. College were put in again and lost two wickets quickly, but stumps were drawn when it was obvious that no outright result could be secured. In the afternoon play of about 220 minutes 412 runs were scored.

Messrs Methven and Exton were the umpires. Details were as follows: — OLD BOYS First Ininngs

Total two wickets for 37 Bowling: Stevens took one wicket for 19 runs, Gray (five overs) none for 2, Neale none for 10, A. Newman none for 2. Smith none for 2. WAKATU”WIN ON FIRST INNINGS Wakatu and Athletic completed their fixture at the Park on Saturday, the match resulting in a win on the first innings for Wakatu by 69 runs. Athletic, batting first on the previous Saturday compiled 151 runs for 9 wickets at 5.10 p.m. Wakatu lost three for 41 before stumps; and continuing on Saturday went on to compile 220 for the nine available wickets. A very stubborn innings was played by Herrick who batted for hours for his 38. Athletic commenced their second innings and lost four for 77 at the close of play. Details: WAKATU First Innings C. Kinzett, b M. Guy 2 J. Cheevers, b R. Vass 7 J. Herrick, c Ralfe. b Mitchell 38 J. Caskie, c M. Guy. b R. Vass 20 S. Wilde, b Mitchell 24 T. Birch, b Ralfe 14 A. Jones, c and b Shattock 4 M. Eden, not out 65 F. Johnston, run out 23 IN. Charlott. c McGirr. b Ralfe 18 L. Tarrant absent 0 Extras 9 Total for 9 wickets 220 Fall of wickets: one for 8, two for 10, three for 41. four for 80. five for 95, six for 103, seven for 164, eight for 198. nine for 220. Bowling: R. Vass took two wickets for 42 runs (16 overs). M. Guy one for 30 (11), R. Ralfe two for 58 (16). Mitchell two for 35 (12), M. Ward none for 22 (3), E. Shattock one for 3 (5-8). ATHLETIC First Innings 151 Second Innings H. Gibbs, not out 41 E. Tarrant, b Charlott 7 M. Ward, b Charlott 2 H. C. Fletcher, st Jones, b Eden .... 7 E. H. Shattock. c and b Caskie .... 4 A. Mitchell, not out 1 Extras 15 Total for 4 wickets 77 Fall of wickets: one for 15. two for 17. three for 71, four for 76. Bowling: N. Charlott took two wickets for 8 runs (3 overs), J. Cheevers none J for 8 (3), C. Kinzett none for 12 (2), J. j Herrick none for 25 (2), J. Caskie one i for 5 (2), M. Eden one for 4 (1). The umpires were Messrs R. S. Hay- | cock and T. B. Louisson.

Neale, b Goodyer 1 Smith, b Lucre 5 Corbett, c Gully, b Bowers 19 Busch, b Goodyer 3 Dee. c and b Sanford 68 R. Newman, st. Price, b Bowers 10 Stevens, b Lucre 6 Gray, run out 19 Inwood, b Goodyer 0 Silbury. not out A. Newman (absent) — Extras 137 Bowling: Lucre took two wickets for 46 runs, Goodyer three for 13, Muggeridge none for 23. Bowers two for 31, Sanford one for 19. COLLEGE First Innings Heaps, lbw, b Gray 0 Muggeridge, lbw, b Gray 0 Gully, c R. Newman, b Stevens ... . 15 Bowers, b A. Newman 152 Goodyer, b Stevens 0 Lucre, c Smith, b Stevens 10 Sanford, b Gray 0 Sinclair, b Stevens 0 Johnson, b Neale 9 Grant, b Stevens 6 Price, not out 11 207 Bowling: Stevens took five wcikets for 77 runs. Gray three for 59. Neale one for 34, A. Newman one for 29. OLD BOYS t Second Innings Neale, not out 107 Smith, b Bowers 56 Corbett, not out 12 Total, one wicket declared for 207 Bowling: Lucre took no wickets for 54 runs, Goodyer none for 67, Bowers

one for 51, Muggeridge none for 23. COLLEGE Second Innigs Heaps, b Stevens 3 Muggeridge. not out 5 Gully, run out 22 Bowers, not out 6 Extras 1