CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 22729, 4 November 1935, Page 8

CRICKET

SATURDAY’S GAMES BRIGHTER BATTING A. T. ANDERSON SCORES 114 ' Glorious weather, improved wicket conditions and brighter batting all round contributed to a first-class afternoon’s cricket in the senior competition games on Saturday. Outstanding batting performances were those of A. T. Anderson, who knocked up 114 in sparkling fashion for Union against the Colts, and R. W. Pollok, who has reached 81 not out for Invercargill against Marist. There were several other good scores by senior batsmen. Union followed up their good win against Invercargill with an excellent start against the Colts, the side compiling the big total of 340. The bowling of the Colts was not strong; nevertheless the batting was good, and aided by the short boundaries of the showgrounds, runs were produced at a great rate. In reply the Colts have made a good start and the finish of the game next Saturday promises to be an interesting one. Against Marist Invercargill more or less atoned for their poor display against Union in the previous match, and after dismissing Marist for 88, they occupied the batting ‘ creases for the rest of the afternoon and ran up the good total of 168 for six wickets. Pollok’s batting was the feature of this game. On the High School ground, where the Appleby-Old Boys game was commenced, the scoring was not so high as at the showgrounds. The cricket was bright just the same, with Old Boys appearing to have established a good position before the drawing of stumps. SENIOR RESULTS. Union, 340, versus Colts, 66 for one wicket. Old Boys. 166, versus Appleby, 55 for three wickets. Marist, 88, versus Invercargill, 168 for six wickets. BEST PERFORMANCES. Batting. A. T. Anderson (Union) 114 R. W. Pollok (Invercargill) 81 n.o. . R. T. McKelvey (Old Boys) 48 L. McColl (Union) 48 G. Anderson (Colts) 41 n.o. C. Dixon (Union) 36 V. Poole (Union) 32 E. Campbell (Marist) 31 R. Swinney (Union) 31 L. M. Uttley (Old Boys) 31 E. P. Hawke (Old Boys) 30

INVERCARGILL v. MARIST G. Brittenden was absent from the Marist side, but as a place was being held open for him, the team, which took first strike on a good showgrounds wicket, batted a man short. McGowan and Hallamore gave the side a good start and 30 appeared in quick time. E. Campbell followed the good lead but none of the other batsmen were able to master the bowling of C. McKenzie and Noble, and in an hour and a-half the side was disposed of for the small total of 88 runs. Invercargill’s fielding was smart. The three run-getters, McGowan, Hallamore and E. Campbell, all shaped well, particularly the youthful Campbell who faced the bowling very confidently. Noble, a newcomer from Dunedin who bowls a medium paced ball, had fair success in his first appearance in Invercargill. He turned the ball both ways, and kept a good length. C. McKenzie got a fair amount of pace off the wicket and beat more than one of his victims in this way.. Invercargill opened disastrously in reply, Carswell losing his wicket through being run out, mainly due to the indecision of his partner Pollok. The second wicket fell at 10 and the third at 39. Then Pollok and Noble made a stand which made the passing of Marisfis total an easy possibility, and C. McKenzie and Pollok carried on to give Invercargill a good lead. At stumps they had lost six wickets for 168 runs. Pollok’s innings was a splendid one, and apart from two hard chances he hardly made an error. McGowan might have held an off drive early in his innings, but the other chance was a difficult one and worthy of the runs the shot produced. Pollok played confidently, and while getting a number of his runs in singles, he put plenty of power into his forward shots. Included in his total were five fours and two sixes. Pollok has scored 81 and is unbeaten and with a good start next Saturday might easily score the century. Marist’s fielding was good, but there was not much sting in the bowling. C. Campbell threw the ball well up but found the batsmen, particularly Pollok, ready to meet it and punish it. McGowan used himself sparingly. His trundling might have troubled the batsmen more than any of the others. Following are details of the scoring: MARIST. First Innings. McGowan c Sievwright b Noble 13 Hallamore b Noble 19 E. Campbell b T. McKenzie 31 Walsh b C. McKenzie 5 Goldstone b C. McKenzie 2 Baird lbw b C. McKenzie 0 Halpin c Tapley b T. McKenzie 9 Derbie not out 6 C. Campbell b Noble 1 Rattray b C. McKenzie 0 Brittenden absent Extras ’ 2 Total 88

INVERCARGILL. First Innings. Pollok not out 81 Carswell run out 0 Sievwright b Derbie 5 Tapley c Halpin b Campbell 9 Noble lbw b Campbell 20 C. McKenzie c Derbie b Rattray 27 Martin c C. Campbell b Derbie 5 Douglas not out 12 Extras 9 Total for 6 wickets 168 UNION v. COLTS The Union batsmen had a field day at the expense of the Colts whose moderate attack was treated with little respect. McColl started the feast of run-getting by opening his innings with a six. Thereafter the left-hander attacked the bowling in fearless style and scored 40 while Brew, his partner, got 7. When Anderson and Dixon became associated the rate of run-getting increased and in just over an hours ' batting the first hundred was hoisted. Anderson opened with a “spooner which might have resulted in his dismissal .had the fieldsman not hesitated

in going after the ball. He appreciated the let-off and went after the bowling in refreshing style, scoring off all of them and hitting very hard. Patrick, the coach, was the only trundler who gave Anderson any trouble and even here the difficulties were not great. With his score at 94 Anderson took full toll of a loosely pitched ball on the leg side and despatched it for six to give him the honour of the first senior century of the season. He was richly applauded all round the ground. After running to 114 Anderson was bowled. He collected 82 runs in boundary hits, 19 fours and a six. It was a dashing performance. In two innings Anderson has now scored 171 runs. He is in great form with the bat at present and looks like being troublesome to any of the bowlers in the senior competition. Seven Union batsmen scored double figures, and with “extras” contributing 30 the big total of 340 was scored before the last wicket fell. Gilbert was the most successful of the Colts’ bowlers, but Patrick was the only one to steady the batsmen. In reply Colts started badly, losing Patrick run out when the score had only reached 6. Then G. Anderson and Warburton settled down to a good partnership and at the call of time were unbeaten with 66 on the board. Anderson, like his namesake in the Union team, batted well and was not troubled by the bowling. Warburton also commenced well. The Colts have a lot of leeway to make up, but as the Union attack is not strong they might be able to make a bold bid for runs. It all depends upon the start the present batsmen get next Saturday. UNION. First Innings. McColl c Ford b Wesney 48 Brew run out 7 Anderson b Gilbert 114 Dixon lbw b Patrick 36 Poole c Lilico b Grace 32 Knight c Lilico b Gilbert 20 Stubbs c Patrick b Gilbert 0 Swinney b Wesney 31 Jones run out 11 Marshall not out 4 O'Grady b Rattray 7 Extras 30 Total 340 Bowling Analysis.

COLTS. First Innings. Patrick run out 2 G. Anderson not out 41 Warburton not out 17 Extras 6 Total for one wicket 66 OLD BOYS v. APPLEBY Old Boys had first use of the wicket at the High School ground and compiled 166 against the strong Appleby team. Uttley and McKelvey opened with a partnership of 75, and with Scandrett and Hawke contributing liberally to the total, it looked as if Old Boys might put up well over 200. After the fall of the third ’wicket, however, the scoring fell away, and the remaining batsmen added only 30 between them. All of the higher scorers batted well. McKelvey shaped confidently and Hawke and Scandrett scored freely. The bowling of the southerners was patchy. Shirley and Marchant were the most consistent of the bowlers, although it was Spence with his slows who came out with the best figures. At stumps Appleby had lost three wickets for 55 runs, leaving them 111 runs to get to equal Old Boys’ total with seven wickets in hand. OLD BOYS. First Innings. Uttley lbw b Calvert 31 McKelvey b J. Purdue 48 Scandrett b Spence 26 Semmens st Heenan b Spence 0 Hawke c C. Shirley b Marchant 30 Henderson st Heenan b Spence 3 Polson c Spence b Marchant 3 Mullen c Riddell b Spence 0 Spence b Marchant 1 Anderson not out 9 Luzmoor lbw b Spence 9 Extras 6 Total 166

APPLEBY. First Innings. Spence c Scandrett b Uttley 17 Milne c Scandrett b Uttley 9 Heenan c Polson b Scandrett 22 Lock not out 2 Extras ’ 5 Total for three wickets 55 JUNIOR A MARIST v. OLD BOYS. Marist defeated Old Boys by 8 wickets. Marist scored 56 (Smith 17, C. Campbell 13) and 31 for two wickets (C. Campbell 15, Reeves 11 not out) and Old Boys (batting 8 men) 56 (Smythe 26) and 30 (McDonald 9). Bowling for Old Boys Challis took eight wickets for 27 runs. RAILWAY v. BLUFF. Railway 100, Bluff 6 for 94. For Railway Burgess scored 16, Henley 16, Bell 15, McDonald took 5 for 27, Bradshaw two for 24, Barnett two for 32. For Bluff I. Parry scored 32 not out, Bradshaw 21, J. Parry 15. Williams took four for 40 off 18 overs. Loose two for 34, Bradshaw and I. Parry batting well for Bluff and Burgess and Henley for Railway. INVERCARGILL v. HIGH SCHOOL. HAT TRICK.PERFORMED. Invercargill won the toss and batted, making the small score of 61 (Robinson 12). Bowling for High School Campbell took 7 wickets for 32 runs, including the hat trick. High School replied with 39 runs. Bissett 15 not out, being the only batsman to reach double figures. Bowling for Invercargill, Alabaster took t 3 for 22 and Miller 3 for 5. Miller’s figures read: 10 overs 8 maidens 3 wickets and 5 runs. In their second strike Invercargill made 51 (Robinson 25). For High School Jarvis 4 for 21 and McCurdy two for none were the best bowlers. High School had lost one wicket for 14 runs on the call of time. JUNIOR B APPLEBY v. MARIST. Appleby 143 for 5 wickets, declared (R. Sammons 93) defeated Marist, 112 (G.. Cameron 53, Cockroft 24, O’Con-

nor 12) by 31 runs. Bowling for the winners, Sammons took four wickets for 24 runs, Groves two for 15, Wixon two for 17, while for the losers, Currie took two wickets for 13 runs. OLD BOYS v. TECHNICAL. Old Boys 90 (R. Gutzewitz 19, D. Baker 16) and 71 for three wickets (Agnew 32, R. Gutzewitz 25 not out) defeated Technical 60 (Elder 13, Webb 11, Stewart 10) by 30 runs on the first innings. Bowling for the winners D. Baker took five wickets for 12 runs and D. Macpherson two for eight. For Technical, Hughes took five for 17 and Webb two for 23. z HIGH SCHOOL v. BLUFF. Played at the port in beautiful weather, the High School v. Bluff fixture resulted in a draw. Batting first, School knocked up 130, those doing best with the bat being Gibbs 39, Freeman 22, Agnew 16, Fyfe 10, Muirson 10. Bowling for Bluff Tait took five wickets for 34, Barnett two for 26, Bell two for 13, Williamson one for 36. The game ended excitingly. In an effort to head off their adversaries the Bluff batsmen’went for the runs and at call of time were only two runs behind School, with a wicket to fall. Bell 27, Williamson 26, Vincent 15, Allen 15, Williamson 11 not out, Barnett 11, were the chief run-getters. For School Gibbs took three for 50, Bamford four for 37, Fyfe two for 6. THIRD GRADE APPLEBY v. HIGH SCHOOL. Appleby 151 (J. Taylor 47, J. Watson 38, W. Andrews 14) defeated High School, 108 (Potts 33 not out, Beer 20, Semmens 19) by 43 runs on the first innings. Bowling for Appleby, J. Taylor five for 8, and P. Insull three for 26, bowled very well, while for School, Potts, three for 30, and Jones, two for 30, were the most successful. INVERCARGILL v. MARIST. Invercargill opened first to make 82 for 8 wickets (Penny 39). Marist replied with 73 (Forde 16, O’Connell 22, Waterson 11). Bowling for Invercargill, Bishop took three for 28, Lee two for 31. For Marist Donaldson took four for 31, O’Sullivan one for 11, McCormack one for 21. Invercargill won on the first innings by nine runs. EASTERN SOUTHLAND SATURDAY COMPETITION. ' CELTIC A DEFEAT- LUMSDEN. The Saturday section of the Eastern Southland cricket competition was commenced on Saturday in fine weather conditions. On the hostel grounds Celtic scored an easy win over Lumsden by a margin of 13 runs and seven wickets. Lumsden batted first and compiled 126 (Lynch 45 not out). -Agnew and Taylor bowled well for Celtic, the former getting greaj; pace at times. Celtic then batted and scored 139 runs for three wickets (King 64, Brown 42. Southern carried his bat with 22). LUMSDEN. Crosbie b Agnew 8 Ogilvy c Anderson b King 9 Robertson b Kock 4 Lynch not out 45 Andrews b Taylor 1 McDonald c Southern b Taylor 18 Williamson run out 8 ' Earl c and b Hanning 0 'Varcoe run out 1 McGregor b Anderson 1 McCallum b Hanning 5 Extras 26 Total 126 Bowling analysis; Agnew took one wicket for 14 runs, Taylor two for 33, King one for 12, Kock one for 9, Hanning two for 22, Anderson one for 2. CELTIC A. King lbw b McDonald 64 Brown c Crosbie b Williamson 42 Anderson b Lynch 2 Southern not out 22 Hanning not out 5 Extras 2 Total for three wickets 139 Bowling analysis: Lynch took one wicket for 31 runs, Williamson one for 33, McDonald one for 20. IN OTHER CENTRES ' DUNEDIN. Cricket was played under favourable conditions to-day. Owing to the postponement last Saturday, only one day remained for matches to be decided. Grange 190 runs for seven wickets declared (Elmes 48, Galland not out 77, Boyd not out 37), drew with Kaikorai, 100 for four (Holden 42, McGregor not out 36). University 94 for eight, declared (Douglas five for 38) W'on on the first innings against Dunedin, 47 (Cameron six for 18, Henderson one for nine) and 51 for 9. (Henderson five for 23, Cameron four for 16). The Colts, 121 (Badcock 41; Dickinson three for 37, Graham three for 10) defeated Old Boys, 11 for eight (Badcock four for 30, Campbell three for 18). Carisbrook, 160 for nine (Bell 52, Cavanagh 32) drew with Albion, 106 for one (L. Smith not out 56, Dalziel not out 45). ENGLISH TEAM DRAWN GAME AT PERTH. SPARKLING BATTING. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.20 p.m.) Perth, November 3. The weather was fine and there was an attendance of 2000 for the Marylebone match against Western Australia. Exhilarating batting was provided by Mitchell-Innes who knocked up 30 in 13 mniutes and Holmes, who hit thre sixers, compiling a speedy half century. The match resulted in a draw and the visitors left on Saturday night for Adelaide. The scores were:— WESTERN AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Taafe c Mitchell-Innes b Langridge 76 Everett b Baxter 0 Ditchburn c Parks b Sims . 15 Horrocks c Smith b Sims 3 Lovelock c Park b Sims 18 Newman lbw b Sims 22 Bryant c and b Sims 22 Kempton b Sims 8 Jones not out 20 Zimbulis c Mitchell-Innes b Holmes 23 Halcombe c Smith b Sims 7 Extras 17 Total 231 Bowling analysis: Baxter took one wicket for 77 runs, Parks none for 4, Lyttelton none for 6, Sims seven for 95, Langridge one for 29, Holmes one for three. MARYLEBONE. First innings 344 Second Innings. Barber lbw b Ditchbum 15 Parks c Jones b Newman 51 Smith st Lovelock b Jones 11 Hardstaff c sub b Jones 55 Mitchell-Innes lbw b Zimbulis 30 Holmes c Halcombe b Zimbulis 51 Lyttelton c and b Zimbulis 2 Sims c sub b Jones 6 Langridge not. out 28

Griffiths b Ditchbum 8 Baxter st Lovelock b Ditchbum 0 Extras 9 Total 266 Bowling analysis: Halcombe took no wickets for 26 runs, Ditchbum three for 48, Newman one for 44, Jones three for 66, Zimbulis three for 56, H. Bryant none for 17.

Bowling. W. Spence (Appleby) 5—40 C. McKenzie (Invercargill) 4—35 B. Noble (Invercargill) 3—19 C. B. Marchant (Appleby) 3—2G J. Gilbert (Colts) 3—70

Bowling Analysis. W. 0. M. R. C. McKenzie 17 6 35 4 Lee 4 0 9 0 Noble 13 2 19 3 Carswell 3 0 13 0 T. McKenzie 6 1 11 2

0. M. R. W. Wesney 19 5 62 2 Ford 13 2 39 0 Lee 2 0 17 0 Gilbert 14 0 70 3 Rattray 8 0 49 1 Patrick 10 0 42 1 Grace 4 0 31 1

Bowling Analysis. J. Purdue O. 15 M. 3 R. 40 W. 1 S. Shirley 15 7 20 0 Marchant 12 1 26 3 C. Shirley , 5 0 16 0 Spence 10 0 40 5 Calvert 4 1 5 1 Peddie v 0 11 0