SCHOOL CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19517, 22 December 1926, Page 18

SCHOOL CRICKET.

»lay on tricky wicket. VISITORS ALL OUT FOR 130. iRAMMAR LOSE TWO FOR EIGHT. A fighting innings under bad conditions his played yesterday by Christchurch toys'' High School in tho match against luckland Grammar School for the Heathtote Williams cricket shield. On Mon\y Grammar, holders of the trophy, latted and made 182, the challengers reliving with 39 for no wickets. Play was set down to resume at 10.30 . 'esterday morning, but tibe rain had nade the wicket sodden and the restart ras delayed until the afternoon. After ffor.ts had been made with scrim and pwdust to take some of the water off he -wicket, Christchurch continued its first linings. On a wicket that was all in nvour of tho bowlers, the visitors made I plucky stand and ran the score to rithin 52 of their opponents' total. Chief credit is due to Soanes, who went ti first wicket and carried his bat ihroughout the innings. He played a hanceless innings for 31, taking not a ingle risk. Coupled with Soanes' name tiust bo that of Henry, -who although he only nine, gave invaluable assistincfe to the other in a tenacious partnerhip, tho finest of the match. It was iiis that gave the challengers a fighting Jiance, for 52 runs is not a great lead f tho wicket shows any improvement. Oashmore's Good Bowling. Grammar's bowling was good. Pracically every boy who was given a turn la;i command a good length, and has a ense of direction, but there was only one, Cashmore, who understood the art of iowling to his field. -He took five wicfets, every one of them being through latches, and ho varied his deliveries Ucely. Gramma,r made a disastrous start in Js second innings, two batsmen making jhe mistake of playing at rising balls on the off and losing their wickets accordD irly. If tho wicket is good wnen play jesumes at 9.30 this morning, tho lest of jhe team will' have to be at the top of Jieir form, for a substantial lead is teeded to avoid defeat. The Christchurch boys have already shown that, they ire a team of fighters. Both batsmen and bowlers were troubled by the slippery stato of the vicket when play was resumed. Scoring vas difficult and only nine runs had been 'x n ded to the overnight score of 39 when fhorne was snapped up behind the wictet by Owens off McKearney. The score Vas taken past the half-century and then "nnes, who had been batting very well, vas smartly caught by McKearney off iebnauer. Realising it was useless to try to make runs, Soanes and Mortlock Vere content to adopt stonewall tactics knd let the runs come to them. Both ihowed a dogged defence, but neither touldl take the risk of hitting hard the loose balk sent down. The wicket was flaying very trickily, but the bowlers Ivere not making much use of it until Dashmoro and Chapman were brought on. A Series of Catches. Cashmore placed his field well and comiiencjjd .to bowl to it. The batsmen Ireated his first over warily, but in his lecond the schoolboy's lack of restraint became . evident. Mortlock hit out at me to leg, did not allow for the break, j uid was beautifully caugbt by Sutherland It deep square-leg. Grose played only k couple of balls, one of which he sen to the boundary, before he fell into the lams trap*that had caught Mortlock. The fery next ball, Billcliff, the Christchurch taptaiin, " Was well caught by Wilson, live wickets had fallen for;. 8.1. Cha.pmaa, who had been bowling a wel - bitched fast ball with a nice, easy actwn (hen took a hand in talnng wickets. The ticket was drying was very fierv. He dismissed both Patrick and fetrinsei'. clean bowled, the latter with a berfect ball which had the batsman beaten from the time it left the bowler s hand. just after tho tea adjournment Harper lost his wicket, caught off Chapman by McKearney, who was fielding excellently silly tnid-OTX. A great partnership folbwed between Soanes and Henry. .. It added only 30 runs, but for sheer doggedness and pluck it was unquestionably the finest of . the match Soanes reined to be tempted into hitting, and although Henry's restraint weakened at times, and he gave one or two chances, ae stayed there with his partner m the hope that the wicket might improve , m , The pair were subjected to Lequent bowling' changes, fast and slow balls being sent down to them in an unavailing mixture until Cashmore, after an unduly long rest was called back. Once again he showed he is a bowler with brain He sent down four bails, ad ,ffel " e P t ' and the fourth, which was breaking away, tempted Henry, who hit out at it and 'was caught by Kenny at point, lively Batting by Escott. 'A whirlwind innings was played by Escott, the last man, who hit out at Cashmore, getting him to the boundary through fieldsmen, all standing closei in. He ran up 11 in a few shots, and then Cashmore altered his field, sent down a ball to hit, and Escott was caught by Chapman in the outfield. The innings blosed for 150, a meritorious effort under bad conditions, although it could have been substantially increased if some of the batsmen had picked the right ball to hit. , , , ~ , _ There was about hali an hour left for play when Grammar commenced its second innings with a lead of 52 runs. The start was disastrous. Chapman opened the scoring with a single, and then Sutherland played at a rismg ball on the off from Patrick. It went up into the air and Harper, diving, took / a grent c&.tch* A few balls later Chaptoan also succumbed to tho temptation of hitting a bumping one from Patrick, and Harper again made sure of the Catch. Whitelaw and McKearney played out tim€i which was called with two wickets down for 8 rims. Following are the scores: — AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. First Innings . . • ''* • ° Second Innings. H. Chapman, c Harper, b Patrick. . v 2 J. Sutherland, c Harper, b Patrick * 0 P. Whitelaw, not out . . *.< ■ . • £ E. McKearney, not out ■« a £ Extras. . . • • ■ = _ Total for two wickets ss ' .s 8 CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. r A" V Thorne, c Owens, b McKearney 20 G. L>. Innes, c McKearney, b Schnauer 2J R. B. Soanes, not out . . . . . . 31 K. Mortlock, c Sutherland, b Cashmore . . • • ■ • . . 14 G. B. Grose, c Sutherland, b Cashmore 4 A. S. Billcliff, c Wilson, b Cashmore 0 I. Patrick, b Chapman . .... 0 G. L. Stringer, b Chapman . . . . 0 E. M. Harper, c McKearney, b Chapman . i . . . . . . . . 2 S. G. Henry, c Kenney, b Cashmore 9 H. Escott, c Chapman, b Cashmore 11 Extras . . . . . . . 10 Total . ~ , s s y ;.. 130 Bowling Analysis.—Cashmore took five To d ts * or runs, Chapman three for I ' one for 17, McKearney one nnna'#,? nn y Done * or 4, Sutherland notl6 fOT 10, Wilson none for 30,