COAST CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17919, 25 October 1932, Page 9

COAST CRICKET

GISBORNE CLUB V. WAIPIRO FIRST MATCH OF SEASON (Herald Correspondent.) The Waipiro Bay Cricket Club opened its season (hiring the week-end with a match on its home grounds against the Gisborne club team. The wicket was somewhat dead, after the recent rains, causing the ball to twirl appreciably on occasions, while the length of grass in the outfield rendered ground shots practically useless. Gisborne batted first, but found the bouncing deliveries from the village “hurricane," Walsh, difficult to keep down. Walsh secured six wickets for It) runs, and played a big part in the cheap dismissal of the visiting side. Waipiro Bay opened disastrously, however, Blathwayt clean-bowling three of the batsmen in the early stages. Moody pulled the score up remarkably well, pasting everything sent down to him, and making 50 runs off his own bat. Attempting a big hit, off Forster, he was caught behind the wicket, his .innings including five sixers. F. Bennett also got down on the bowling in bright style, just failing by one run to equal Moody's fine score. Blathwayt, four for 32, Forster, three for 40, and Teesdale, three for .15, shared the bowling honors. Gisborne fared much better in their second innings. Caldwell, one of the opening pair, carrying his bat right through the innings for 37 not out. Teesdale, 20 not out, also helped substantially. The match was decided on the first innings in favor of the home side. Details: — GISBORNE CLUB First Innings Blathwayt, c Gilmore, b Moody .. 10 Kay, b Moody .. • • • • 7 Caldwell, b Walsh .. .. 7 Taylor, run out . . .. .. 0 Forster, e Gilmore, b -Walsh .. 1 Dwyer, not out .. .. • • 7 Teesdale, c Moody, b Walsh .. 1 • .Jeffreys, e Nurse, b Walsh .. 0 Gambrill, c Moody, b Walsh .. 3 Pittar, e Horton, b Ludbrook .. 0 Morley, b Walsh " Extras .. •• •• •• H Total .. .. • • .. 47 Bowling.—Walsh, 13 overs, 3 maidens, 19 runs, (i wickets; Moody, 9,4, 1.1, 2; Ludbrook, 3,1, (i, 1. Second Innings Caldwell, not out 37 Taylor, b Horton .. .. • • 7 Jeffreys, b Harris .. . • • ■ 4 Blathwayt, c Lunkcn, b Walsh .. 8 Kay, c Horton, b Walsh .. .. 9 Gambrill, c Gilmore, b Moody .. 1 Morley, b Moody .. .. •» 6 Teesdale, not out 20 Extras .. • • • • • ■ 7 Total 9S. Bowling.—Ludbrook, 5 overs, 0 maidens, 19 runs,. 0 wickets; M. Gilmore, 3,1, 2,0; W. Horton, 4,0, 13, 1; L. Harris, 3.0, 10, 1; R. Walsh, 5 0,7, 2; F. Bennett, 5,0, 25, 0. J. Moody, 4,0, 16, 2. WAIPIRO BAY First Innings C. Nurse, b Blathwayt .. 0 J. Moody, c Caldwell, b Forster . . 56 L. Harris, l> Blathwayt .. .. 0 M. Gilmore, It Blathwayt .. 0 J. Ludbrook, e Dwyer, b Forster 6 R. Walsh,T Blathwayt, It l-’orster 1 F. Tibbie, b Blathwayt .. ■ • 2 F. Bennett, b Teesdale .. • - < r ts L. Lunkcn, e Gambrill, b Teesdale 6 A. Allen, not out W. Horton, stp. Caldwell .. 1 Extras .. .. •• •• Total 1:1:5 Bowling—B. Jeffreys, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 37 runs, 0 wickets; J. Blarhwayt, 10, 2, 32, 4; Teesdale, 5,0, la, e; Forster, 9,1, 40, 3; Taylor, 3,1, 4, 0. Nearly a score of representatives of various‘cricket clubs in Wellington met on Friday night to discuss methods of brightening the game, and making it more attractive to the public. The consensns of opinion was that much could lie done by starting matches on time, by the field changing over quickly, and avoiding delays in the changing of bowlers? Among other suggestions were that umpires should notify the position of the over when two balls had still to go, so that bowlers would be ready to take up, and any change could be effected without delay. It was. also agreed that the umpire should, m the event of a left-handed batsrnan being at the batting end, announce that fact, enabling the field to take up proper positions promptly. The question of who would be liable in the event of a cricket ball hit through a house window or the windscreen of a car injuring someone, was raised at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association by iMr W. J. V. Hamilton. He said that recently a ball had been hit through the window of a house facing Sydenham Park. They had had no trouble on that occasion, but the question of liability might arise in the future. After members had embarked on a short discussion of the position, Mr C. S. Thompson declared that it was a matter for solicitors. The meeting concluded the discussion in committee.