CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 21271, 18 December 1930, Page 8

CRICKET

MATCH AT GORE EASTERN-NORTHERN AND TOWN TEAM A DRAWN GAME ■ The annual Town v. Northern-Eastern game, played on the hostel grounds, Gore, yesterday resulted in a draw, the Town team being in anything but a winning position when stumps were drawn. The country team batted first and declared their innings closed at about five o’clock with .182 runs on for the loss of seven wickets. Town’s reply was a poor one and at the call of time the visitors were 100 in arrears with only four wickets to fall. L. G. Townsend, who is better known as a Rugby player, was top-scorer for the country team with a vigorously-compiled 96. The Wyndham man started shakily, but soon played himself in and gave a grand display of clean hitting. He was particularly severe on Keast and lifted him over the boundary for six on four occasions. Included in his total were six sixes and seven fours. Townsend was well applauded at the close of his innings which, although not altogether chanceless, was an invaluable one for the side. C. King, of Gore, gave the best display of batsmanship and shaped well enough to earn for himself a place in the Southland team this season. lie scored with a nice variety of shots and played like a batsman in form.

Beyond King and Townsend, the country batsmen shaped only fairly and gave little trouble. Town’s attack was not very effective, but it was made more or less impotent by the poor display of- catching and fielding. McGowan bowled best, although he did not secure the best figures. The Town innings,was far from being a creditable batting display. Most of the batsmen were all at sea on the concrete wicket and shaped accordingly.. Country scored a moral victory . and proved that in McKay and King they have at least two players worthy of representative honours.

Messrs L. Edwards and W. A. Olliver were the umpires: Scores: —

EASTERN-NORTHERN. First Innings. King c Milne b Ryan 29 Campbell c Anderson b McGowan .. 6 Edwards c Anderson b McKelvie .... 4 Townsend c Anderson b Follok .... 96 Bogue c Tapley b Ryan 10 Valentine run out 0 O’Shea c Taplev b Pollok 13 McKay not out '■ ? Faulks not out 0 Extras H Total for seven wickets (declared) IS2 Bowling Analysis:—Keast took no wickets for 48 runs, McGowan one for 46, Ryan two for 21, McKelvie one for 22, Anderson none for 11, Pollok two for 23. TOWN TEAM. First Innings. McGowan st Bogue b McKay Tapley b McKay . . 22 Anderson c Bogue b King 4 Keast b McKay lb Uttley lbw- b McKay 3 McKelvie not out 10 Scandrett c Kane b Valentine 4 Pollok not out 0 Extras U Total for six wickets SI Bowling Analysis: Faulks took no wickets for 10 runs, McKay four for 37, Howells none for 5, King one for 4, Valentine one for 7, Campbell none for 3, Townsend none for 4. WEDNESDAY GAMES. AVINS FOR MARIST AND SMITH'S. Wednesday games were continued in fine weather yesterday afternoon. Marist defeated I.C.C. and Smith’s defeated Collegiate. I.C.C. v. MARIST. ’ I. batted first and compiled 108 runs, Marist replying with 187 for seven wickets, although six of the batsmen retired. Reddington and Traynor opened for Marist and put on 95 runs in an hour, Reddington scoring 70 and Traynor 25. Details :— I.C.C. Wilson c b Cahill , 30 Boyce c l> Ryan 2 F. Lee lbw b Traynor 5 Dr. Brown b Morrison . 31 Scott c b Beadle 21 McGibbon run out 0 Ramage b Morrison 1 A. Lee b Morrison 0 Coakley lbw b Morrison IS Matheson not out 0 Hamilton b Morrison 0 Total 108 Bowling Analysis:—Morrison took five wickets for 16 runs, Cahill one for 15, Ryan one for 24. Traynor one for 8 aifd Beadle one for 26. MARIST. Reddington retired 70 Traynor retired 25 Morrison b Dr. Brown 0 Beadle retired 45 Lynch retired 21 Ryan retired 15 Woodward not out 4 Extras 7 Total for seven wickets .. .. 187 Bowling Analysis: Dr. Brown took one wicket for 47 runs. SMITH’S v. COLLEGIATE. 11. and J. Smith’s batted first and compiled 120, to which Collegiate replied with 84, Smith’s thus winning by 36 runs. SMITH’S. Currie b Ingram 0 Timms b Ingram 1 Maxwell b Pay 6 Gutzewitz retired ..' 63 Gately lbw b Pay 12 Fox b Pay 1 Hutson c Lindsay b Dawson 0 Hutchinson c Keast b Dawson .... 24 Stubley c Collins b Dawson 2 Dooley not out 1 Matheson b Ingram .. .. 2 Extras 8 Total 120 Bowling Analysis:—lngram took three wickets for 51 runs, Pay three for 31, Dawson three for 5. COLLEGIATE. Keast c Dooley b Gutzewitz 39 Pay c Maxwell b Timms 0 Cunningham c Gutzewitz b Maxwell .. 0 Maxted b Timms 8 Ingrain b Timms 11 Dawson c Stubley b Hutchison .... 12 Good lbw b Gutzewitz 0 Galbraith b Hutchison 0 Lindsay c Timms b Gutzewitz .. .. 0 Ferguson b Hutchison 0 Collins not out .. .. 4 Extras 10 Total 84 Bowling Analysis:—Timms took three wickets for 23 runs, Maxwell one for 21, Hutchison three for 11, Gutzewitz three for 15.

M.C.C. TEAM v. TRANSVAAL. (United Press Assn.—Dy Telegraph—Copyright.) Johannesburg, December 16. The M.C.C. team in a match against Transvaal made 317 in the first innings (Hendren 75, Chapman 87, including five sixes and eight fours, Leyland 40). Vincent took six for 45. Transvaal in the first innings have lost one for 55. There were 10,000 spectators. NEW ZEALAND TEAM’S TOUR. London, December 16. Mr H. D. Swan embarks on the Ruahine on Friday on a four months’ visit to consult the New Zealand Cricket Council regarding the arrangement for the 1931 English tour. He returns by the Ruahine a fortnight ahead of the team. Mr Swan is the London representative of New Zealand Cricket Limited, the company which has been formed to finance the tour of the New Zealand team. AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM. (Rec. 8.15 p.m.) Sydney, December 17. The Australian team for the second Test against the West Indies will be: Woodfull (captain), Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, Jackson, McCabe, Fairfax, Oldfield, Grimmett, Hurwood and Ironmonger, with Rigg as twelfth man. The match will commence at Sydney on January 1.