CRICKET COMPETITION

Southland Times, Issue 23735, 6 February 1939, Page 9

CRICKET COMPETITION

SENIOR MATCHES ON SATURDAY

Gaines Played In Fine Weather

APPLEBY AND UNION IN STRONG POSITION

UTTLEY MAKES TOP SCORE WITH 75 Matches in the Southland Cricket Association’s senior competition were played in perfect weather on Saturday afternoon. The grounds were in better condition than they had been for some weeks and although there were no surprises there were some good individual performances, L, M. Uttley’s 75 for Union being the best effort of the day. Union, with three wickets down for 144, is in a strong position against Marist, which made 105 in its first innings on the Appleby ground. Old Boys fell to Appleby for 83 runs, and the Appleby side entrenched itself well with 162 runs on its first innings. Invercargill, which made only 95 against Bluff, succeeded in dismissing the port team for 67 runs, and now has lost one wicket for six runs. BEST PERFORMANCES Batting L. M. Uttley (Union) 75 E. Calvert (Appleby) 51 C. McKenzie (Appleby) 38 V. C. Poole (Union) 32 N. Ryan (Marist) 30 Bowling I. Barnett (Bluff) five for 41.

Purdue (Appleby) five for 47. T. McKenzie (Invercargill) four for 21. Sharp (Invercargill) four for 22. ' C. McKenzie (Appleby) four for 25. O’Grady (Union) three for 10. Campbell (Old Boys) three for 26. Marshall (Union) three for 29. GOOD OPENING BY UNION MARIST DISMISSED FOR 105 A nicely scored 30 by Ryan was the outstanding feature of the Marist innings against Union on the Appleby ground. Ryan opened the Marist batting with McGowan, who did not stay long with him. P. Grace was the incomer and he and Ryan brought the score to 43 before Grace was serit back on a leg decision. Ryan’s 30 was scored mostly in well placed singles, but he was missed once or twice in the slips, and once behind the wicket. The Marist batting was cautious rather than enterprising. lire attack was cpened by Marshall and Uttley, and though the latter took three wickets for 29 the honours of the day must go to O’Grady, who took three for 10. Poole and Uttley opened the batting for Union, and struck form immediately, both of them hitting the

loose ones for all they were worth. Uttley was seen at his best, and was sending the ball to the boundary whenever the opportunity offered. His sauare cuts brought him a lot of runs, and he was able on several occasions to place the ball where there was a gap in the field. He hit two sixes in his innings, his second one bringing the Union total up to 100. Poole was also in good scoring vein and had 32 up when he was caught by Fraser off Derbie. Uttley’s wicket fell soon after McGowan went on to bowl, and there was a round of applause for him when he returned to the pavilion with 75 to his credit. Shirley’s 15 was also useful, and Hamilton and Swinney were going well when stumps were drawn. Derbie bowled tirelessly for 15 overs, and two wickets fell to McGowan at a comparatively little cost. Details: — MARIST First Innings N. McGowan b Uttley 2 N Ryan c Uttley b O’Grady 30 P Grace lbw b Uttley 18 J. Derbie st Poole b Hamilton 11 Fraser c Swinney b Marshall 8 K Forde run out 1 C. N. Brittenden b Marshall 7 Collins c Poole b O’Grady 13 Beadle c Poole b Marshall 8

Donaldson not out 1 H. Grace c Swinney b O’Grady 0 Extras ■ 6 TOTAL 105

UNION First Innings V. C. Poole c Fraser b Derbie 32 L. M. Uttley b McGowan 75 Clarence Shirley b McGowan 15 A. Hamilton not out 14 R. Swinney not out 8 Extras 0 TOTAL (for three wickets) 144

OLD BOYS OUT FOR 83 APPLEBY MAKES 162 IN FIRST INNINGS Purdue and McKenzie attacked the Old Boys batting to good effect in the match between Old Boys and Appleby, played on the High School ground, dismissing the side tor a mere 83 runs. Scandrett and Jarvis opened the batting, but the partnership was broken early. Scandrett managed to reach double figures, but most of the other batsmen failed to get so far. The last wicket partnership between Kennedy and Fraser was the best of the whole innings, but even this produced only 15 runs. Appleby had no need to vary its attack, as Purdue and McKenzie appeared to have the batsmen completely at their mercy, and towards the end of the innings McKenzie bowled four maidens in succession. Appleby did not make a promising opening, but the middle men came to light with some fine scoring. Calvert, the fourth man, scored an attractive 51 before he was caught by Robison off Pickard, and McKenzie was going 1 well at 38 when he was run out. Rid-

dell and K. Shirley also contributed a useful 19 each. Pickard, who has been absent for some time, carried the brunt of the attack, and took three wickets for 63 runs. Jarvis and Campbell were also successful, taking a couple ox wickets each at a comparatively low cost. Appleby’s score of 162 places the team in a strong position for the resumption of play next Saturday. Details:

OLD BOYS First Innings

J. Scandrett c McKenzie b Purdue 13 Jarvis c Spence b McKenzie 2 Grant b McKenzie « A. Pickard b McKenzie 4 Richardson st Milne b Purdue 1Z A. W. Wesney b Purdue . 5 Robison b McKenzie 3 Fraser not out Campbell b Purdue « McCurdy lbw b Purdue 4 Kennedy c Ramsay b Spence 19 Extras 5

APPLEBY First Innings

W. Spence c Robison b Pickard 6 Cliff Shirley b Pickard 4 J. Purdue lbw b Fraser 3 E. Calvert c Robison b Jarvis 51 J. Milne c Richardson b Pickard 11 T. Riddell b Campbell 19 K. Shirley lbw b Jarvis 19 C. McKenzie run out 38 J. Sievwright b Campbell 4 S. Ramsay b Campbell 0 W. Semmens not out 2 Extras 5

TOTAL . 162 Bowling Analysis

BOWLERS SUCCEED ON CONCRETE INVERCARGILL SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF BLUFF Invercargill did not make a very impressive showing against Bluff on the concrete wicket at Biggar. street, and was lucky enough to dismiss the port team for an even lower score. I. Barnett, of Bluff, and T. McKenzie, of Invercargill, struck good bowling form and took their wickets cheaply. The opening partnership between Saxton and Robinson brought the score to 27, but none of the other batsmen reached double figures. The three Barnetts carried most of the bowling, I. Barnett taking five wickets for 41. Sharp and McKenzie, however, made short work of the visiting team and wickets fell like ninepins until Carson made a stand for 13.. This, and a 19 not out by McDonald, were the only things that saved Bluff from being routed completely. Sharp opened his bowling for Invercargill with three maidens, and in the next over he was hit for four and then took R. Barnett’s wicket. McKenzie, also, had the batting tied up and took four wickets for 20. The result of this match will depend almost solely on next Saturday’s play. Details: 1

INVERCARGILL First Innings C. Saxton b I. Barnett 19 E. Robinson hit wicket bI. Barnett 24 J. Oliver b I. Barnett 6 Stevens b L. Barnett 6 L. Leask run out 4 R. W. Pollok c R. Barnett b L.

Barnett 2 A. Sharp c Burtenshaw bL. Barnett 6 T. McKenzie b I. Barnett 9 E. Service b Mclvor 3 Munro c Rose b R. Barnett 8 J. Spence not out 0 Extras 8 TOTAL 95

Second Innings C. K. Saxton not out 4 J. Oliver c R. Barnett b I. Barnett 0 E. Service not out 2 TOTAL for one wicket 6 Bowling Analysis—l. Barnett, one for four; Mclvor, none for two. BLUFF First Innings H. Mclvor c Pollok b McKenzie 5 R. Barnett c Munro b Sharp 0 L. Barnett c Robinson b Sharp 1 L. Nixey b Sharp 4 I. Barnett c Robinson b McKenzie 4 W. Carson b Sharp . 13 E. D. Calder c Oliver b McKenzie 0 J. Rose c Robinson b McKenzie 4 W. Burtenshaw run out 1 C. McDonald not out 19 J. McCallum run out 4 Extras 12

TOTAL 6: Bowling Analysis

JUNIOR A GRADE OLD BOYS v. MARIST Old Boys made 188 in its first innings against Marist, which made 85 in its first innings, and has lost no wickets for 18 in its second innings. The best scorers for Old Boys were Johnson 70, Stewart 39, Gavan 35 and Semmens 16 not out. For Marist the best scorers were C. Campbell 25, Phillips 13, O’Flaherty 12 and E. Campbell 10. Bowling for Old Boys Stewart took four wickets for 29, Beer two for two and Johnson two for 23. For Marist L. Campbell took five for 58 and Hogan two for 21. RAILWAY v. APPLEBY Railway won by default from Appleby. JUNIOR B GRADE RAILWAY V. UNION Railway 47 and 58 for three wickets (Garthwaite 29 and Canning 15) beat Union 39 and 60 (France 15, Storrie 27, Watson 11) by seven wickets and six runs. For the winner, Shand took four wickets for 15, and six for 16 and Serong four for 17. For the loser, Storrie took five for 16 and France five for 20. Kempton for Railway fielded brilliantly. APPLEBY V. GEORGETOWN Playing at Queen’s Park, Appleby 76 (Jenkinson 18 not out, Donaldson 15, Sammons 11, Kynaston 11) beat Georgetown, 68 (Ferguson 15, Thompson 11) by eight runs in the first innings. Bowling for the winner Sammons took three wickets for nine,

Groves three for 22 and Jenkinson three for 30. For the loser Graham took two for eight, Warburton two for 16 and McArthur two for 15. It was a twopoint win for Appleby.

COLTS VISIT WAIRIO VISITORS WIN BY INNINGS AND 100 RUNS Invercargill Colts played Wairio at Wairio on Saturday and won by an innings and 100 runs. Wairio, in its first innings, made 32 (Docherty 17). Bowling for Colts, Fraser took eight wickets for 19 and Edwards two for five. Colts, in its first innings, made 184 for six wickets declared (Gavin 51 not out, Potts 65 not out, L. Ramsay 45). Bowling for Wairio, Withers took four wickets for 54. Wairio in its second innings made 49 (Withers 26 not out). For Colts, France took two wickets for nine, Stewart two for 11, Fraser three for nine and Edwards three for five. GAMES IN CHRISTCHURCH Results of games played at Christchurch on Saturday are:— West Christchurch, 87 (Gregory 29, Burton 22, Nee 20; Page two for 3, Escott two for 13); Old Boys, 261 for 6 (Page 133, Eathome 52, Hadlee 24). ’ St. Albans, 158 (Scott not out 44, McCann 33, Batstone 30; Appleton four for 45); Sydenham, 194 for five (Smith 71, Oliver 66). Old Collegians, 183- (Walter 56, Hamilton 36, Saunders 25; Roberts six for 32, Stringer two for 38); Riccarton, 54 for three (Roberts not out 22).

EASTERN SOUTHLAND COMPETITION

CELTIC’S WIN AGAINST

PUKERAU

. The weather was fine for the continuation of the Eastern Southland cricket competition matches on Saturday. Only two matches were played in the senior grade. Celtic beat Pukerau and Mataura beat Wyndham. The Tapanui-Waikoikoi match was postponed because of the. Tapanui race meeting and Heriot-Edievale defaulted to Gore. Results: — CELTIC BEATS PUKERAU At Pukerau, Celtic had a decisive win over the home side, winning by 93 runs. Pukerau batted first but the batsmen found difficulty in playing Taylor and Agnew and the whole side was dismissed for 57 runs. D. Agnew bowled particularly well and he took six wickets for 33 runs. Taylor was in good form and he took the other four wickets for 20 runs. Murray (13) and J. Sharp (11) were the only Pukerau batsmen to reach double figures. After a bad start Celtic carried on to pass Pukerau’s total with seven wickets in hand. B. Agnew, with 42, was top scorer for the side. brother, D. Agnew, secured next best score after a vigorous display of hard hitting. His 38 runs included four 6’s and two 4’s. A. McDonald was the most successful of the Pukerau bowlers, taking five wickets for 45 runs. Scores: — PUKERAU J. A. Edwards b Agnew 3 Sharp c Southern b Agnew 2 J. McDonald b Agnew 2 Dempster not out < J. Sharp lbw b Taylor 11 Gillies c Anderson b Agnew 1 Valentine c Kelly b Agnew 3 Murray b Taylor 13 J. R. Edwards b Agnew 5 B. Edwards b Taylor, 5 A. McDonald b Taylor 1 Extras »’ 4 TOTAL 57 Bowling analysis: D. Agnew took six wickets for 33 runs, J. Taylor four for 20. CELTIC B. Agnew c Dempster b A. McDonald 42 Logan c J. Edwards b J. McDonald 2 Kelly lbw b J. R. Edwards 4 Anderson c J. R. Edwards b A. McDonald 4 Henderson b A. McDonald 11 Southern pld on bA. McDonald H Taylor b A. McDonald 4 Boyd c A. McDonald b Dempster 16 D. Agnew c A. McDonald, b J. McDonald 38 Christie c J. A. Edwards b Dempster 10 Hornby not out t 3 Extras ' 5 TOTAL 150 Bowling analysis: J. A. Edwards took no wickets for 21 runs; J. McDonald two for 21; J. R. Edwards one for 25; A. McDonald five for 45; N. Sharp none for 12; B. Edwards none for 14; Dempster two for 3. JUNIOR MATCH

In an Eastern Southland junior grade match Celtic had an easy win over Mataura by almost 150 runs. Celtic batted first and “declared” with five wickets down for 197 runs (McCartney 59, Shields 52 not out, Rix 27, McKinnell 19, Hobbs 19 not. out). Mataura replied with 51 (Larking 12, Sinclair 11). McKinnell took five wickets for 13 runs for Celtic. VICTORIA SEVEN FOR 289 IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD (Received February 5, 7.10 p.m.) BRISBANE, February 5. In a Sheffield Shield match against Queensland Victoria in its first innings has made 289 runs for seven wickets (Rigg 46, Hassett not out 114, Sides 40, Oakley 40).

Bowling Analysis W. 0. M. R. Marshall 10 2 29 3 Uttley 10 1 35 2 Thompson 4 2 12 — O’Grady 8 3 10 3 Hamilton 4 — 13 1

Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. W. Derbie 15 3 49 1 H. Grace 5 1 — Fraser 6 1 43 — McGowan 4 - 25 2

TOTAL 8 Bowling Analysis W. 0. M. R. Purdue 15 1 47 5 McKenzie 15 6 25 4 Spence 1 — 6 1

0. M. R. W. Pickard 12.2 —— .63 3 Fraser 4 — 21 1 Kennedy 2 —- 11 —. Campbell 5 — 26 3 Jarvis 6 — 28 2 Wesney 1 — 10 —

Bowling Analysis w. 0. M. R. L. Barnett 12 2 38 2 I. Barnett - 15 4 41 5 R. Barnett 4.3 1 8 1 Mclvor 1 1 — 1

0. M. R. W. Sharp 12 5 22 4 McKenzie 14 3 21 4 Stevens 2 — 1 •» Service .6 - 4 —