BIG SCORING IN EASTERN GAMES

Southland Times, Issue 23677, 28 November 1938, Page 13

BIG SCORING IN EASTERN GAMES

WINS FOR CELTIC AND GORE There was some big scoring again on Saturday in the Eastern Southland cricket competition matches. The best scores for the day were made by Barron (Gore), who scored 80, and O’Shea (Gore), who scored 72. Gore beat Wyndham at Gore, and Celtic beat Waikoikoi at Waikoikoi. Results are as follows:— GORE BATSMEN IN FORM WYNDHAM BEATEN BY BIG MARGIN The Gore team put up a big score in its match against Wyndham on the hostel grounds and beat the latter team by a margin of more than 200 runs. Wyndham batted first and made a bad start losing six wickets for 22 runs. A stand by Shepherd improved the position considerably, but the whole side was dismissed before the century was reached. Currie was in form with the ball for Gore and he secured four wickets for 18 runs. Gore also started badly and lost three wickets for 33 runs, the side’s most prominent batsman, Macara, being included in the first three to be dismissed. Macara did not get going at all and scored only 13 runs. O’Shea again camt to light, however, and scored another big total, being dismissed finally when his score stood at 72. The side had six wickets down for 118 runs and it appeared that it would be all out for about 150, but Adair and Barron made a last wicket stand and scored more than 100 runs for the partnership. Barron gave a good display of hard hitting and scored 80 runs before he was dismissed. He was dropped several times, but the luck was with him and his score mounted steadily. His total included seven fours and three sixes. Adair played a sound innings and score 40, being undefeated at the close of the innings. Details:— WYNDHAM T ompson c Dey b Currie 0 J. Harper b Currie . 0 McKay b Currie 10 L. Harper b Walker 0 J. Marshall c Barron b Walker 1 McFarlane std Macara b Kerr 2 Shepherd lbw b Borthwick 33 Burgess b Barron 2 Traynor lbw b Currie 11 A. Marshall not out 12 Baynes run out 1 Extras 4 TOTAL 76 Bowling analysis.—Currie took four wickets for 18 runs; Walker, two for 24; Kerr, one for 18; Barron, one for 1; Kershaw, none for 4; Borthwick, one for 3. GORE Kerr b McKay 5 Horn run out 8 Currie c L. Harper b Baynes 20 Macara c Traynor c McFarlane 13 O’Shea c J. Marshall b McFarlane 72 Dey b Shepherd 5 Borthwick lbw b Harper 14 Adair not out 40 Walker c Shepherd b Marshall 8 Kershaw c J. Harper b McKay 6 Barron c McFarlane b Shepherd 80 Extras 8 TOTAL 279 Bowling analysis.—McKay took two wickets for 16 runs; McFarlane, two for 52; Baynes, one for 20; Shepherd, two for 51; Traynor, none for 26; Harper, one for 14; J. Marshall, one for 24; Burgess, none for 21. DRAW AVERTED BY CELTIC WAIKOIKOI BEATEN IN GOOD GAME The Celtic team was in better form on Saturday and it secured a good win over Waikoikoi at Waikoikoi. The latter team almost played out time, but the last two batsmen were dismissed a few minutes before time and Celtic averted a draw. The visitors batted first and scored 184 runs. D. Agnew, the team’s fast bowler, topped the list and scored 43, this total including six sixes and a four. Henderson, who scored 26, and Southern and Boyd who scored 29 and 27 respectively, were in good form and each batted soundly. G. McCall was the most successful Waikoikoi bowler and he took seven wickets for 46 runs. Waikoikoi started quietly, but the Celtic bowlers were soon on top and after six overs had been bowled three wickets were down for the loss of 10 runs. The remainder of the batsmen did not force the pace, but played for a draw, being unsuccessful by a few minutes. J. Reid and W. Divers, who both scored 17 runs, were top scorers for the side. Agnew, Taylor and Logan each took three wickets for Celtic. Scores :— CELTIC R. Agnew lbw b McCall 12 Logan b McCall 7 Henderson c Crawford b McCall 26 Southern lbw b J. Reid 29 Anderson b McCall 16 Taylor b McCall 2 Kelly run out 0 Boyd not out 27 Adam c and b McCall 1 D. Agnew c Spittle b P. Crawford 43 Hornby b McCall 0 Extras 21 TOTAL 184 Bowling analysis: P. Crawford took one wicket for 72 runs; G. McCall seven for 46; J. Reid one for 38; Divers hone for 6. / WAIKOIKOI G. McCall b Taylor / 2 P. Crawford b Agnew 2 Spittle, b Taylor , 9 A. Crawford b Taylor 0 J. Reid b Agnew 17 Rooertson run out 1 Divers c D- Agnew b Logan 17 Bryson, not out — —7 ' 11 A. McCall c D. Agnew b Logan 0 D. Crawford c D. Agnew b Logan 6 Extras 14 TOTAL 79 Bowling analysis: D. Agnew took three wickets for 17 runs; J. Taylor three for 19; A. Logan three for 29. JUNIOR GRADE MATCHES High School A had an easy win over High School B at the hostel grounds, winning by a margin of 175 runs. The B team batted first and scored 74 (White 19, McLeod 15). For the A team Rowntree took three wickets for five runs. The A team scored the big total of 249 runs for nine wickets (Baynes 59 retired, F Barton 58 retired, and J. Barton 54 retired) For the B team McLeod and Hunt took two wickets each. Knapdale was dismissed for the lowest score registered in the iunior com-

petition for some seasons in its match against Mataura at the hostel grounds. Knapdale twitted first and scored 12 runs (Wayte 7). For Mataura, Maslin took seven wickets for nine runs and Folster three for three. Mataura replied with 79 runs (Spooner 32). EASTERN TO SEND THREE TEAMS COUNTRY DAY MATCHES IN INVERCARGILL At a meeting of the committee of the Eastern Southland Cricket SubAssociation on Saturday evening, a letter was received from the secretary of the Southland Association (Mr A. J. Hamilton) asking if Eastern would be prepared to send two senior teams and one junior team to Invercargill on February 18 to play in Country Day matches. It was decided to send the teams asked for and to ask that the junior team be limited to players under the age of 21 years. The following transfers were granted: W. Warburton, Georgetown (Invercargill) to Celtic; B. Borthwick, St. Alban’s (Christchurch) to Gore; H. Collett, Hokitika, to Tapanui; R. Agnew, Railway (Invercargill) to Celtic. Mr E. H, W. Rowntree was appointed sole selector for the junior representative team. It was decided that the secretary try to arrange representative matches between the first and second elevens of Eastern and Town on December 17. In the event of Town being unable to play, it was agreed that a senior representative match be arranged against Central-Western and a second eleven match against Northern. The following nominations of players were received from the clubs to have coaching practice from Mr W. R. Patrick: G. McKinnell, D. Jones, W. Shore, R. McCartney (Celtic); J Coster R. Maslin, N. Johnston, M. McGowan (Mataura); J. Currie, J. Wright, D. Rowntree (High School); and A. Allott (Pukerau). Those present at the meeting were:— Messrs A. Crawford (chairman), W.