CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 8

CRICKET

I.C.C. BEAT MARIST CENTURIES TO PURDUE AND GROVES AN EXCITING FINISH Another round in the local cricket senior club competition Was concluded on Saturday afternoon under favourable conditions, the wickets generally being in good order. Union won very comfortably in their • match against Bluff and gained an eightpoint victory.' High School, on their first day’s play, had knocked up the good total of 260 for eight wickets. On Saturday they declared their innings closer!, but Appleby, thanks to aggressive batting by Groves and Purdue, who obtained 115 and 125 respectively, compiled 350, to thus give them a five-point win. The game between Marist and I.C.C. on the Showgrounds attracted the keenest interest, however, the play being watched by a good crowd of spectators. 1.C.C., with 48 points, were first in the competition and Marist (42) third, hence an eightpoint win to the latter club would have made their chances of ultimately emerging as winners of the championship particularly bright, while, even a live-point, victory would have been especially welcome. With so much depending on the outcome of the match, the fluctuations of fortune of the opposing elevens were followed closely throughout ami the game was exciting right to the drawing of stumps. Marist just missed reaching I.C.C.’s first innings total by two runs, and were thus left no alternative other than to endeavour to dismiss their opponents cheaply in the second venture and strive, tn gain an outright, eight-point victory. And in this they were nearly successful. Shortly after five o’clock, I.C.C. were all out for 78, leaving Marist 81 to make in 43 minutes. The batsmen took a sporting chance against good bowling and, practically discarding safety tactics sacrificed their wickets in an attempt to beat time. The odds were against them, however, for they were 24 runs short at 6 p.m. It was a tense and exciting finish to a splendid game. As the result of their defeat of Marist, Invercargill are now practically in an unassailable position in the competition. High School with 46 points, are lying second, while Marist and Appleby, with 45 and 42 points, arc in third and fourth places.

MARIST v. I.C.C'. ft Riddell and Broad, the two not out batsmen, resumed the innings for Marist, whose score stood at three wickets for 76. Before he had added to his total, Riddell was clean bowled by Gilbertson, Ryan taking his place. He, however, also succumbed to Gilbertson’s next ball. 85—5—C. Nisbet. was the newcomer, but runs came very slowly, the batsmen taking no risks to halls keeping low. The play began to brighten, Broad, with good strokes, finding the boundary twice in succession, 100 appeared on the board. Soon afterwards, however, he lifted one back to the bowler and Fogo took a good catch. 105—6—38. The brightest Marist partnership was then seen between Nisbet and Beadle, the former, when 26, being clean bowled by McKenzie. 127—7—26. McEwan, the newcomer, did not last long, a turning ball getting his wicket. Play became very interesting as the Invercargill total was approached and, with five runs necessary to pass it, Beadle fell lbw to Scott. 137—9—13. McMillan was the newcomer. Hartigan scored a brace off Gilbertson and held his wicket, throughout the over as did McMillan in the next one. Hartigan, \ however, when the score was 139, was smartly stumped by Esquilant off Gilbertson, the innings thus closing. Pollok and Gilbertson opened I.C.C.’s second strike, to the bowling of McMillan anil Ryan. When his score stood at three, Pollok gave an easy catch to Nisbet off Ryan. Esquilant was next. He was soon dismissed also, and a rot set in, six wickets being down for 40. Southern and McKenzie, however, with a good partnership, saved the situation at a critical period, and the score mounted slowly. The latter, when 13, was bowled by Nisbet. 70-—7—-13. Scott, the newcomer, was caught before he opened his account. 71—8—0. The batsmen were taking no risks against sound bowling and keen fielding, and Smith and Doig were each dismissed shortly after, the innings closing for 78, to which Southern (29 not out) was the main contributor. Requiring 81 runs to win and with 43 minutes to play, Marist opened their second innings at 5.17 p.m. with Hallamore and Nisbet to tin? bowling of Fogo and Gilbertson. Nisbet, when two, skied one to the long field where it was accepted by Southern. Broad came in only to sec Hallamore go lbw to Gilbertson. 8—2—5. Milne joined Broad and. after scoring two singles, was beaten by Gilbertson. 12—3 —2. Beadle was next in. Broad, in attempting a big hit, was eaught in the paddock by Pollok off Gilbertson. Duthie joined Beadle, but the latter was smartly taken by Pollok off Gilbertson. Riddell was next and runs came quickly, the partnership having added 31 when Gilbertson . got one past Duthie. 44—6—21. Ryan joined Riddell and the pair played out time, the score board showing 57 for six. Riddell being not 21, Ryan not out 0. Messrs A. V. Poole and H. Drees were the umpires. The details are as follows:—■ MARIST. First Innings. Milne c Scott b Fogo 9 Duthie b Southern 0 Hallamore b Gilbertson 29 Broad c and b Fogo 38 Riddell b Gilbertson 4 Ryan b Gilbertson 0 Nisbet, b McKenzie 26 McEwan b Gilbertson 2 Beadle lbw b Scott 13 Hartigan st Esquilant b Gilbertson 4 McMillan not out 0

Scott 2 0 2 1 Second Innings. Nisbet c Southern b Fogo 2 Hallamore lbw' b Gilbertson 5 Broad c Pollok b Gilbertson 3 Milne b Gilbertson 2 Beadle c Pollok b Gilbertson 1 Duthie b Gilbertson' 21 Riddell not out 21 Ryan not out — 0 Extras 2 Total for six wickets 57 • Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Fogo 6 1 18 1 Gilbertson 9 1 28 5 Southern 3 19 0

I.C.C. First Innings 111 Second Innings. Gilbertson b Nisbet 1 Pollok c Nisbet b Ryan 3 Esquilant c Milne b Broad 5 Southern not out , 29 Tapley b Broad d Fogo b Nisbet 7 Sievwright b McMillan 4 McKenzie b Nisbet 13 Scott c Riddell b Broad . 0 Smith c McMillan b Nisbet 7 Doig c Broad b Nisbet 0 Extras 9 Total 78

HIGH SCHOOL v. APPLEBY Playing on the High School grounds, Appleby succeeded in gaining a five point victory over School on the first innings. The losers on the previous Saturday had knocked up 260 for the loss of eight wickets, and when the game was resumed they declared their innings closed. McGowan and Lilley opened for Appleby on a good wicket, but both were dismissed early. Carson and Groves made a stand for the third wicket, the former, however, when 36, being clean bowled by L. Uttley. Purdue was the incoming batsman and both he and Groves quickly collared the bowling and hit everything that came their way. From three for 81, the score mounted to 292 before Purdue lost Groves, who, when 115, was caught by Mackrell off Scandrett. Purdue met a similar fate shortly afterwards when he skied .one to Allen. His was an aggressive innings in which several fours figured and his stand with Groves completely changed the aspect of the game. Several changes of bowlers htul been made, but without avail. The remaining batsmen, discarding safety tactics, went cheaply, the innings finally closing for 350, thus giving Appleby a victory by 90 runs. Messrs A. Glozier and R. Taylor umpired the game. Following are the details:— HIGH SCHOOL. First innings (declared) 260 APPLEBY. McGowan lbw b L. Uttley 7 Lilley b L. Uttley 9 Carson b L Uttley 36 Groves c Mackrell b Scandrett 115 J. Purdue c Mackie b Carswell 125 L. Thompson c Allen b Carswell 18 Leek not out 10 Langdon c and b Scandrett 0 Kidd c Dr Uttley b Carswell 10 Shirley (absent) 0 .Extras 20 Total 350

UNION v. BLUFF Union had no difficulty in gaining an eight-point victor}' over Bluff at the Showgrounds, the port team being defeated by an innings and 114 runs. Union held a strong position *on the first day’s play, having knocked up 2(Xi against Bluff’s 30. Bluff’s second strike realized only 62, Carter (20) and West (17 not out) being the only two batsmen to make a stand at all. A splendid one-handed catch by Hinton, at shallow square leg, was responsible for Nixey’s dismissal, the fieldsman drawing" well-deserved anrffau.se for his effort. Messrs A. Anderson and R. Hallamore were the umpires. Following are the detailed scores:— UNION. First Innings 206 BLUFF. First Innings 30 Second Innings. Driscoll c Conley b Sinclair 5 Carter c and b Hamilton 20 McDonald b Woodward 3 Nixey c Hinton b Woodward 6 Mclvor st b Hamilton 1 West not out 17 D. Barry c Carlaw b Hamilton 0 Vincent b Hamilton 0 Pickard b Anderson 8 Hutchinson (absent) 0 I. Parry (absent) 0 Extras 2 Total 62

Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Sinclair 5 2 11 1 Woodward 6 2 11 2 Anderson 6 1 19 1 Hamilton , 4 0 19 4

SECOND GRADE. A SECTION. UNION v. I.C.C. An eight-point victory was gained by Union over I.C.C. at Queenls Park. In the first day’s play, I.C.C. knocked up 109 to which Union had replied with 155 for five wickets when stumps were drawn. Undrill and Craig, the Union not out men, resumed their innings, the latter being bowled by Metcalfe when 10, but Undrill increased his score of five to 24 before he was caught by Metcalfe off Agnew. Belsham made a useful contribution of 15 and was undefeated when the innings closed for a total of 215. Agnew and Metcalfe were the most successful I.C.C. bowlers. Invercargill’s second strike produced 76 (B. Clark 20, Robinson 25 and Francis 11 being the principal scorers), the game thus going in Union’s favour by an innings and 30 runs. Following are the details:— UNION. First Innings. Watson c Metcalfe b Agnew 69 Haberfield b Agnew 4 Mclntosh c and b Agnew - 14 Mattingly b Agnew 52 Tayles c Duff b Agnew 1 Undrill c Metcalfe b Agnew 24 Craig b Metcalfe 10 Belsham not out 15 Alabaster played on b Agnew 0 Berry b Metcalfe 4 Aitken b Metcalfe 4 Extras 18 Total 215 Bowling analysis: Agnew took seven wickets for 84 runs, Metcalfe three for 25. I.C.C. First Innings 109 Second Innings. R. Agnew c and b Belsham 0 Timms b Tayles 0 B. Clark b Crajg • 20 B. Agne.v b Belsham 4 Metcalfe c Belsham b Tayles 4 Stevens, lbw b Belsham 0 Robinson b Mattingly 25 McCallum c and b Belsham 4 Duff not out 3 Francis b Alabaster 11 ■Bruce absent 0 Extras 5 Total 76 Bowling analysis: Belsham took four wickets for 21 runs, Craig one for 7, Mattingly one for 15, Tayles two for 17, Alabaster one for 3

OLD BOYS v. APPLEBY. On the previous .Saturday Old Boys, with five wickets down for 37, appeared in a hopeless position in their match with Appleby. Contrary to expectations, however, the tail did wag, and some bright cricket was served up to the enthusiasts at Queen’s Park, Old Boys just failing to reach their opponents’ score. Following are details:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. Mitchell b Marchant 1 Hawke c Lilley b Logan 4 Wilson c Calvert b Logan 4 Henderson c Jordan b Logan 8 Wesney c Tansley b Marchant 18 Cooper lbw b Marchant 0 Lynch b Marchant 13 Bews lbw b Logan 6 Anderson run out " 8 Boyce c Tansley b Logan 35 McKenzie not out 13 Extras 5 Total 115 • Bowling Analysis: —Logan took five wickets for 71 runs, Marchant four for 20. APPLEBY. First Innings 149 Second Innings. Lilley run out 14 Groves c Anderson b Hawke 18 Poole b McKenzie 5 Ixjgan c Bews b Mitchell 1 Tansley b Hawke 4 Marchant c Wilson b Henderson 20 Agnew b Anderson 24 Jordan b Hawke 17 Calvert not out 3 Extras H Total H 7 Bowling Analysis:—Hawke took three wickets for 33 runs, Anderson one for none, McKenzie one for 9, Mitchell one for 13, Henderson one for 18. CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE. At the end of the third round the position of the teams in the A section is as follows:— Points. Old Boys 56 Appleby 35 Union 32 Invercargill 21 I.C.C. v. MARIST. Playing at Biggar street East, I.C.C. (112 for nine wickets) defeated Marist (106) in an exciting finish by six runs. Batting for 1.C.C., Ferguson made 31, Martin 18, Fougere 12, Dale 12, and Richardson 11. For Marist Halpin knocked up 48, Lynch 13 and Milne 11. Bowling for the winners, Weir took five wickets for 20 runs, Lee two for 22, Barnhill one for 8, Martin one for 12, and Fougere one for 29, and for the loser's, Lynch four for 48, Halpin three for 24, McMillan one for 6 and Pasco one for 24. THIRD GRADE. WAIKIWI v. BORSTAL. Waikiwi batted first and made 34 runs. Borstal then batted and made 133. In the second innings Waikiwi made 42, Borstal winning by an innings and' 57 runs. The highest individual scores for Borstal were 44, 30 and 19 whilst for Waikiwi Watson (19) and Broad (15) were the top-scorers. One man took nine wickets for 31 runs and another took eight for 25 for Borstal, while for Waikiwi Dick took five for 37 and Fulton three for 34. MARIST DEFEAT HERBERT HAYNES. Playing Herbert Haynes on the Showgrounds, Marist defeated their opponents by three runs on the first innings. Batting first, Marist knocked up 91 (Forde 39, Murphy 18), to which Herbert Haynes replied with 88 (Wesney 24, Donaldson, retired hurt, 14). Smith (two for 26) and Brown (two for 18) were the most successful bowlers for the losers, while for Marist Dawson (three for, 23) bowled well. COLLEGIATE B v. OLD BOYS. Playing at the Showgrounds Collegiate B 94 (Lindsay 32, Keast 18, Cameron 11) defeated Old Boys 76 and six for 77 (Smythe 18 and 19, Gutzewitz 16, Patterson 22) by 18 runs on the first innings. Bowling for the winners, Campbell took three for 16, O’Grady two for 5 and five for 20, Benfell two for 12 and Dawson one for 8; while for the losers, Paterson took five for 33, Gutzewitz two for 22 and Semmens two for 25. It was an even game. The umpires were Messrs W. A. H. Oliver and G. M. Thom. HIGH SCHOOLS’ MATCH SOUTHLAND DEFEAT GORE. In a one innings match played at Invercargill on Saturday an eleven from the Southland Boys’ High School succeeded in defeating a Gore High School' team by 92 runs. For Southland McNee was the most successful batsman, compiling 56 before he was caught out. McNee was also Southland’s best bowler, taking four wickets for 12 runs. Stevens (29), Hamilton (25), McLauchlan (13) and Campbell (12) were the other Southland batsmen to reach double figures. Shore, who compiled 24 runs before he was caught by Stevens, was Gore's best batsman only two others, Miller and Schultz, reaching double figures. Miller also bowled well, taking six wickets for 53 runs. McGibbon took three for 28 and Schultz one for six. The scores were: — SOUTHLAND. Hamilton lbw b Miller 25 Campbell b Miller 12 McNee c and b McGibbon 56 Miller lbw b Miller 2 Bisset c and b Miller 0 Polson c and b McGibbon 4 Anderson lbw b McGibbon 9 McLauchlan not out 13 Robertson lbw b Miller 5 Mackley c Currie b Miller 2 Stevens c b Schultz 29 Extras 9 Total 166 Bowling Analysis: Miller took six wickets for 53 runs, McGibbon three for 28, Schultz one for six, Currie none for 28, Shore none for 34. GORE Currie played on b McNee 0 Wright played on b McNee 0 Shore c Stevens b Anderson 24 Parsons run out 0 Anderson b Mullen 5 Miller c Anderson b McNee 18 Mason b McNee 0 Schultz b Bisset 12 McGibbon b Anderson 0 Hunter b Anderson 2 McDonald not out 2 Extras 11 Total 74 Bowling Analysis: McNee four wickets for 12 runs, Anderson three for six, Bisset one for nine, Mullen one for 15, Campbell none for four, Mackley none for eight, Polson none for eleven.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE. W. L. Pts Invercargill 7 2 56 High School 5 4 46 Marist 6 3 45 Appleby 6 3 42 Union 3 6 27 Bluff 0 9 3

Total 130 Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. Fogo 26 11 33 2 Southern 5 1 23 1 Doig 5 0 20 0 Gilbertson 15 ,) 20 5 McKenzie 6 0 27 1

Bowling Analysis. R. W. 0. M. McMillan 6 2 9 1 Ryan 4 2 5 1 Nisbet 12 4 19 5 Broad 12 2 24 3 Duthie 2 0 12 0

Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. L. Uttley 36 0 143 3 Warburton 18 3 38 0 Carswell 20 0 85 3 Allen 4 0 17 0 Dr Uttley 4 0 30 0 Spence 4 0 a 0 Scandrett 3 0 12 -