CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21267, 23 February 1931, Page 10

CRICKET.

SENIOR COMPETITION. TWO GOOD RECOVERIES. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCORE WELL. The outstanding features of the senior cricket competition which was continued in beautiful weather on Saturday, were good recoveries by Old Boys and Carisbrook, and Christian Brothers’ tall scoring against Dunedin. Old Boys had lost nine for 145 against Grange when Holden and Smith became associated in a partnership which took the score to 208. Holden scored 53 and Smith 27 not out, Dickinson’s 39 being the only score of note. Bush, the ex-Aucklander, took three for 37. Garisbrook had lost eight for 128, when Hawksworth and Aitken became associated. The ninth wicket well at 244 and the tenth at 272. Hawkesworth (68), Aitken (38 not out), and Nimmo (24) were the successful batsmen. Allen took four for 37. Christian Brothers scored 273 against Dunedin, the principal contributors being Lynch (68), V. M'Carten (55), and V. Cusack (52). Badcock took five for 38.

GARISBROOK v. ALBION, The match between Garisbrook and Albion was commenced on the main ground at Logan Park, where the former batted first, the wicket and outfield being in excellent order. After a quarter of an hour’s play, Dunning, who opened with Blunt, was bowled by Silver, after making 24. 28—1—24. Shortly after. Groves, the new-comer, fell a victim to a good one from Allen, which bowled him. 63 2—19. D. Smith came in, and no runs had been added to the score, when, after 45 minutes’ play. Blunt was bowled by M'Haffie. 63—3—18. Smith was joined by Priest, and the batsmen played the bowling with confidence, until Priest stepped forward to one from Silver, which broke in from the off and bowled him. 89 —4 —9. D. Smith brought the century up with a drive through the covers for a single off M'Haffie, and two balls later survived an appeal for a catch behind the wickets oft Allen. He did not last much longer, however, as he stepped in front of Allen’s next''ball and was out Ibw. 100 —5 —19. He played a fairly bright innings, although it was not characterised by the dash and finish which he ( displayed in the Otago-Southland match. D. Allan came in, and Silver was brought on at the town end in order to secure the advantage of a fresh breeze, which had sprung up. Allen captured another wicket when he bowled Allan with a ball which beat the batsman badly. ■ 102 —6 —2. Cox, the left-hander, went to the wickets, and the scoring became very slow. Smith was unlucky enough to slip when running between the wickets, and was run out. 128 —7 —16. With the first ball of his next over Silver clean bowled Cox. 128 —B—lo.8 —10. After the tea adjournment Hawkesworth and Aitken were the batsmen, and played fairly confidently to the bowling of Silver and Shepherd. M'Haffie relieved Silver, and Allen was brought on in place of Shepherd. Hawkesworth, who was then playing very confidently, lifted Shepherd to the square-leg fence, and in the next over Aitken glided M'Haffie to fine-leg- for 4. Duncan came on to bowl slow breaks, putting two men in the long field, but Hawkesworth placed the second ball well out of their reach for the first six of the match. Shepherd was given another chance with the ball, and Aitken glanced his second to fine-leg for a pretty 4. With a 3 to leg in Shepherd’s next over, Hawkesworth brought the second century up. A 4 and a 3 to Hawkesworth in the next two overs saw him pass 50, and Aitken reached 30 with a cut for 3. M'Haffie replaced Shepherd, and Hawkesworth lifted his first ball over the square leg fence for 6. He stepped in front of a ball in the next over, however, and was given out Ibw. 244 —9—68. The partnership had realised 116 runs at the time when the side was most in need of them, and turned what looked like being a. poor score into one which Albion will have some trouble in passing. Nimmo joined Aitken, and commenced vigorously, driving M'Haffie straight foi - a boundary. Allen came on, and bowled for the “ country,” M'Haffie making a great effort, to reach the first ball, which was skied by Nimmo, who took advantage of the slow bowling to drop the ball in all parts of the field, until Silver got under one and held it. The ifmings closed at 5.35 for 272 runs, the last man having made 24. Aitken carried his bat for a 38 full of merit. Shepherd and Miller opened for Albion, the former taking, strike to Nimmo, whose first ball he drove to mid on for 3. Off the next ball Miller was missed by Dunning at second slip. The last-named took the ball at-the other end. The runs were coming freely, and for Shepherd the bowling had no terrors, as he cut. pulled, and drove with equal vigour. With the score at 32, after 18 minutes’ play, Blunt relieved Nimmo, only a single coming from an over against Shepherd. The batsman was missed off Dunning by Allan at second slip in the next over —a difficult chance. Miller reached double figures by pulling Blunt to the square leg pickets, and in the next over Shepherd ■turned one from Dunning uppishly to the leg for Cox to take a safe catch. 43 —1— 29. Allen was the new-comer, and played carefully to Dunning, who was bowling a good length. In the next over Blunt got Miller Ibw with his well-known straight one. 49—2—17. Barron joined Allen, and lifted Dunning to the square leg fence. Nimmo replaced Dunning with five minutes to go, and the latter dropped one from Allen in the slips. The innings closed without further incident, with the score at 66 for two wickets. y The following are the scores: — GARISBROOK. & First Innings. Blunt, b M'Haffie If Dunning, b Silver 24 Groves, b Allen 19 Smith, Ibw, b Allen *- Priest, b Silver •• « Smith, run ■ out • • 1" Allan, b Allen - .. .. 2 Cox, b Silver . • ■ - - •• •• J® Hawkesworth, Ibw, by M Haffie ... 68 Aitken, not out •. Nimmo, c Silver, b Allen .. .. 24 Extras Total 272 Bowling Analysis.—Silver, 16 overs, 3 maidens, 52 runs, 3 wickets; Duncan,’ 4 overs, 1 maiden, 20 runs; M Haffie, 15 overs, t maiden, 62 runs, 2 . wickets; M'Gavin, 9 overs, 27 runs; Shepherd, 15 overs, 2 maidens, 49 runs; Allen, 13 overs, 4 maidens, 37 runs, 4 wickets. ALBION. First Innings. Shepherd, c Cox, b Dunning 29 Miller, Ibw, b Blunt 1 ' Barron, not out 6 Allen, not out II Extras Total for two wickets .... 66 Bowling Analysis.—Nimmo, 5 overs, 24 runs; Dunning, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 23 runs, 1 wicket; Blunt 5 overs, 16 runs. 1 wicket. . CHRISTIAN BROTHERS v. DUNEDIN. Christian Brothers and Dunedin met at Logan Park where the wicket was good. Christian Brothers won the toss and batted, compiling 273 against some of the strongest bowling in the competition. Two wickets were lost quickly at the start, but a partnership between Lynch and Blair considerably improved the position. Blair was defeated at 29, but Lynch went on to score 68 in excellent style, his fine driving being the feature of his innings. Another productive partnership began when V. M'Carten and V. Cusack, two young batsmen, became associated. At the start they played very carefully, so carefully, in fact, that Dunedin began to use slow bowlers to tempt them, and a great deal of loose stuff was sent down. The batsmen began to take advantage ofit, and sixes were not infrequent. Both batsmen passed the half century before being dismissed; Badcock was the only Dunedin bowler to show his true form, and he secured the fine average of 5 for 38. The fielding generally was weak.

Scores:— CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. First Innings. F, Tooraey, b Badcock . . .. .. ~ .. 1 M'llroy, c Cherry, b M'Gregor .... 10 Lynch, c and b Carrington 68 Blair, c Coupland, b Badcock .. „ 29 Brookes, b Badcock 7 T. M'Carten, Ibw, b Badcock .... 0 V. M'Carten, c Coupland, b Ditchfield 55 V. Cusack, b Ditchfield 52 Dawson, Ibw, b Cavanagh 11 Rogerson not out ~ .. ........ 12 Collett, b Badcock 5 Extras .. . . 23 Total 273 , Bowling Analysis. Carrington 12 overs, 5 maidens, 33 runs, 1 wicket; Claridge, 5 overs, 19 runs; Badcock, 25.1 overs 10 maidens, 38 runs, 5 wickets 1 ; M'Gregor, 14 overs, 1 maiden, 54 runs, 1 wicket; Ditchfield, 5 overs, 3 maidens 10 rims 2 wickets; Coupland, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 50 runs; Cavanagh, 9 overs, 4 maidens, 18 runs, 1 wicket; Cherry, 3 overs, 28 runs. OLD BOYS v. GRANGE. Gale and Moloney gave Old Boys a good start in their match against Grange at the North Ground. They withstood the bowling of Lemin and Elmes until 40 runs had been scored, Gale then being bowled by Elmes with a score of 21. Only three had been added when Elmes also skittled Moloney, who had made 19. A partnership between Cherry and Dickinson carried the total to 69, Dickinson hitting out in good style. Cherry had scored only four when smart fielding and an accurate return by M'Mullan: resulted in his being run out. Alloo joined Dickinson, and the position looked promising when the century was brought up with only three wickets down. At 101, however, Dickinson was bowled, his score being 39. Then Bush, the ex-Aucklander, a medium-pace bowler, took a hand in the destruction, and he disposed of Alloo at 103, Giles at 108, and Harraway without any addition to the score. Holden partnered Leader and assisted him to take the score to 125 for the eighth wicket, when Leader was’ dismissed, and M'Rae helped Holden to take the score to 145 for the ninth wicket. Grange’s chances seemed rosy when Smith partnered Holden, but the bowling was faced stubbornly, the score at the adjournment at 4.15 being 163. On the resumption the batsmen again began to score steadily, and frequent changes of bowling had no effect, the pair being loudly applauded as 200 was brought up. At 208 Chettleburgh sent up a ball which landed halfway up the wicket, Holden being bowled after the second bounce in trying to pull it to leg. He had played a fine and ehanceless innings for 53, giving everything the full face of the bat. Smith, who made 27, was content to play the rock game, but as he hit out at an occasional loose one his score was composed mainly of fours. Not a single chance "was given during an excellent fighting partnership, which added 63. Grange started badly, losing three for 22. A partnership between Knight and M'Mullan, however, carried the score to 75 before “stumps.” Scores:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. Gale, b Elmes .. ~ 21 Moloney, b Elmes .. ~ .. 19 Cherry, run out 4 Dickinson, b Lemin ’.. 39 Alloo, b Bush .. .... .. ~ 16 Giles, c Chadwick, b Bush .. .. 5 Leader, c Chadwick, b Lemin .. .. 7 Harraway, b Bush ~ .. .. 0 Holden, b Chettleburgh .. .. .. 53 M'Rae, Ibw, b Chettleburgh .. • ~ 8 Smith, not out .. .. 27 Extras .. 9 Total .. .. 208 Bowling Analysis.—Lemin, 13 overs, 3 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wickets; Elmes, 18 overs, 3 maidens, 60 runs. 2 . wickets; Chettleburgh, 12 overs, 56 runs, 2 wickets; Bush, 16 overs, 3 maidens, 37 runs, 3 wickets; Galland, 5 overs, 16 runs, v GRANGE., First Innings. Boyd, c Giles, b Leader 3 Cranefield, c Harraway, b Dickinson 4 Chettleburgh, b Dickinson .... .. 8 M'Mullan, not out .. .. 28 Knight, not out .. .... . " 24 Extras .. .... ... .. .. 8 Total for three wickets .. 75 Bowling Analysis.—-Dickinson, 11 overs, 2 maidens, 23 runs, 2 wickets; Leader, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 26 runs, 1 wicket; Moloney, 5 overs, 18 runs. JUNIOR GRADE RESULTS. ( SECOND GRADE. A Section. Carisbrook A batting first against Christian Brothers Old Boys, compiled 333 runs H. Cameron (74), Napier (65), J. Cameron (52), Charman (37), P r i\ et er (19)4 Noble (17), and Howorth (16) battled well for Carisbrook. Otto took four wickets for 55 for Christian Brothers, and Dawkins three for 76. At the close of play, Christian Brothers had lost one wicket for 11 runs. Dunedin met University A on the University Oval. University won the toss and decided to bat on an excellent wicket. At the close of the innings the score was 224 runs. Burt batted excellently for 100, his total including 11 4’s. Dixon (35), Moloney (22), Hanan (28), and Armitage (13) also batted well. Constable (four for 39), Simons (two for 6), Arnold (two for 53), Symonds (one for 30), and Torrance (one for 32) were the most successful Dunedin bowlers. Dunedin, at the close of play had, lost two wickets for 79 runs. Torrance (23), Symonds (20 not out)/Eckhold (13'not out), and Pyne (13) batting well Bowling for University Dixon took one wicket for 23 runs and Hanan one -for eight. University B, playing Grange at Logan Park No. 6, batted first and compiled 81 runs, the chief contributors being Macpherson (19) and Spiers (15 not out). Bowling for Grange, Larkins took three wickets for four runs off 5.1 overs, four of which were maidens. Bell (two for 13), Sansom (three for 23), and Dey (one for 14) also bowled well. At the drawing of stumps, after two hours and ten minutes’ play, Grange had scored 303 runs for the loss of six wickets. Sansom (102), Tonkinson (58), Breen (46). Shepherd (37), Elliott (28 not out), and Dey (10) showed good form. Speirs (one for 19), Harvey (one for 23), Malcolm (three for 84), and Macpherson (one for 55) secured the wickets for University.

Playing against University C, NorthEast Valley made 278 (Hughes 81, Faithful 62, J. Cullen 29 not out, H. Cullen 27, Cook 25, Marks 15). University replied with 28. Bowling for North-East Valley J. Cullen took five wickets for nine runs and Cook five for nine, and for University Neville (six for 75) was the most successful. B Section. Knox Church (168 for six wickets) drew with Carisbrook C (122 for eight wickets). Batting for Knox, Forrester made 70, Jackson (46), Flint (22), Lennon (12), and V. Creed (11 not out). For Carisbrook Austin made 37, Dawson (20), Fraser (19 not out), Bowie (14), and Harraway (13). Bowling for Knox Church Jackson took three wickets and Forrester two wickets. At Logan Park Grange succeeded in defeating Carisbrook Dby 37 runs. It was a day of small scores, for which the bad wicket was largely to blame. Grange, batting first, was dismissed for 83 runs Klitscher (30), Woods (17) and Graham (16) showing good form! Carisbrook could only make 46 runs against keen fielding' and bowling. Bowling for the winners Klitscher took six wickets for 13 runs, Hepburn (two for three) and Howard and Graham (one wicket each). The successful trundlers for Carisbrook were: Lumsden (six wickets for 38), Simpson (three for 17) and Cameron (one for 12). Combined Drapers (67) defeated Dunedin (57). For the Drapers, Tarleton made 26,, Mowat 10. and for Dunedin, Templeton 23 and Harvey 12 were the best bats. Bowling for Drapei's, Graham took 7 wickets and Hodge 3 wickets, and for Dunedin, Harvey 6 wickets and Thompson 3 wickets bowled well. Port Chalmers (7 wickets for 133) beat Mosgiel (92). Batting for Port Chalmers, Ledgerwood (19), Martindale (12), Colbert (17), Sinclair (27, not out), Russell (31, not out) were the highest scorers. Batting for Mosgiel, Tompkins made 39, Doogue 13, and Logan 11, Bowling for Port Chalmers, Armstrong took 3 wickets for 1 1 runs, Walsh 3 for 28, and Ledgerwood 3 for 19. Bowling for Mosgiel. Tompkins took 2 wickets and Cotterill S wickets.

, THIRD GRADE. Dunedin (137) defeated Leith (64) by 73 runs on the first innings. For Dunedin, Hudson '(27), Carr (26), Jones (18) Brooks (15), and Callan (14) batter well, while Cranston (2 wickets for 4 runs) Hudson (3 for 10) and Brooks, (2 for 9) were the best bowlers. For Leith, Ayres (15), Clark (11), and Culbert (11) reached double figures, while Ayers (4 wickets for 29 runs) and Howie (4 for 34) were the most successful bowlers. Grange played North-East Valley at Logan Park. The former batted first and made 91 (Lemin 26, Mason 24). Bowling for North-East Valley, Aitken (3 wickets for 9 runs) and Clark (3 for 30) were successful. Valley followed, making 37 (Aitken 17). Bowling for Grange, Lemin took 6 wickets for 20 runs and Rowlands 4 for 9. Grange won by 54 runs. LEAGUE GAMES. Town Hall (82) defeated Loco (42). A. Gould (39), M'Combie (15 not out), and Ockwell batted well for Town Hall; while Taylor (17 not out) and Finlayson (10) were the highest scorers for' Loco. Bowling for the winners, Stevens (six for 16) and Wilson (four for 15) took the wickets; while Hindbourch (six for 20) and Felton (two for five) howled well for Loco. Standard defeated Tramways by six wickets for 153 to 40. For Standard, Holden made 52, Timlin 45, Quest 17, and M'Neill 12. -Blazey (18) was the only Tramways player to make a score. Bowling for Standard, Quest took six wickets for 13, and Timlin four for 25; while Halliday (two for 21) and O’Connor (one for 19) were the most successful for Tramways. Hillside A defeated Fruit Trade by 38 to 27. Batting for Hillside, Olsen (12) was the.only one to reach double figures, Rowlatt (10) doing likewise for Fruit Trade. Bowling for Hillside, Olsen took six for 12 and Symonds three for 5; and for Fruit Trade, Dickel took four for 23 and Prebble five for 12. E.P. and L. defeated Star Office by 82 to 39. For E.P. and L., Cropley (40) and Armstrong (21) batted well. Miller (19) and R. Townsend (14) were the best scorers for Star. Bowling for E.P. and L., Cropley took five wickets for 13 and York two for 3; and for Star Office, Berry (five for 18) and Wood (two for 11) were the most successful. DAILY TIMES v. PANTOMIME COMPANY. The following will represent the Daily Times Club against “ The House That Jack Built ” Company at the Caledonian Ground at 1.30 p.m. to-day:—Sinclair, J. M'Gre?or, Cameron, Palenski, Bowie, Carvalho, )avies, Larkins, H. M'Gregor, Williams, Clarkson. IN OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND COMPETITION. (Pee United Peess Association.) AUCKLAND, February 22. Cricket was played yesterday under ideal conditions, and resulted as follows: Eden 299 (G. L. Weir 100, Gillespie 65) beat Grafton 227; Ponsonby 174 (Snedden 60—Garrard four for 27) beat University 161 and'lo7 (Matheson 39—Smith five for 60). These four teams are playing off for the championship. Eden and Ponsonbv are now level with 20 points each, with Grafton 19, and University 18.' In the other section YM.C.A, 317 (T. Lyon . 83, Riddolls 63, Cooper 52—M'Coy four for 90) beat Parnell 163. ■ • horth Shore 293 (Bush 108, Edmunds 45) beat United Suburbs 197. CHRISTCHURCH GAMES. (Pee United Peess Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. February 22. The weather was hot, and wickelfe and outfields fast when the semi-final round of the Canterbury Cricket Association’s championship was commenced yesterday. Riccarton, playing Lancaster Park, batted all afternoon for 374 (J. L. Powell 109, G. W. Hames 99, C. T. Rix, not out, 86)'. Bowling, Read took six wickets for 140 runs; Hamilton three for 68. Old Boys batted against West Christchurch, scoring 395 (S., R. Carleton 55, W. H. Vincent 47, G. B. Grose, not out, . 124, G. H. G. Hobbs 55, W. E. Merritt 37). Bowling, W. Douglas took three wickets for 86 runs, and B. J. Champion four for 61. In the other matches St. Albans against Sydenham scored 251 (J. Fraser 80); Sydenham, no wickets for 11. East Christchurch against Old Collegians scored 346 for seven wickets (T. P. Mullan 116, D. Upton not out 58, P. Davis 41).