WOMEN’S CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23740, 11 February 1939, Page 11

WOMEN’S CRICKET

SOUTHLAND PLAYS CANTERBURY 118 BEHING ON FIRST y INNINGS (Special to The Times) CHRISTCHURCH, February 10. A dropped catch early in the game proved expensive for Southland in the women’s cricket match against Canterbury for the Mary Machin Shield today. When Miss Taylor was four die was dropped at point. She went on to make 119 not out, being mainly responsible for the good total of 245 for CanterSouthland opened badly but a ninth wicket partnership between Misses C. Baker and J. Swale improved Hie position. The innings closed for 12/ runs and the side will follow on tomorrow. The weather was overcast but tine throughout the day, and the attendance Things looked bright for Southland when with the second ball of the matcn Miss M. Thomas bowled Miss H. Watson. 1116 score had not reached double figures when Miss Taylor was dropped and she was missed again at 70 and at 89. Apart from these mistakes the fielding of the Southland team was good. Several runs were saved by good ground bowling honours were shared by Misses M. Thomas and C. A. B aker. Miss Thomas took three valuable> Canterbury wickets and Miss Baker secure five for 51. Seven bowlers were tried in the first hour in an attempt to break the second wicket partnership between Miss Marks and Miss Taylor- Ultimately with the score at 99 Miss TJomas succeeded in getting Miss Marks leg before wicket. At lunch the score was 141 for three wickets but the bowlers enjoyed a better fortune when play was resumed and the last four wickets fell Blackie and Mrs V. Anderson opened the Southland innings, a four coming off the first ball. Mrs Anderson was clean bowled in the third over Two overs later Mrs Blackie hit m easy catch back to the bowler. Miss H. Maley did the same thing before she had been at the wickets many minutes and three were down for 14. This left the two New Zealandrepresentatives, Misses Ingram and Thomas, at the wickets together. Miss Thomas was responsible for the brightest cricket of the day. A beautiful off drive gave her the first six of the match and two boundary shots brought 14 off °£e over. She was out in attempting a big hit. Mrs Webb did not last long and , then Misses Baker and Ingram brought 50 up with five wickets down. Miss Ingram was caught behind the wickets at- 58 and shortly after Mrs M. Maley was run out. When Miss Pittaway went without scoring things looked black for Southland. Eight wickets were down for 71 runs. Southlands 15-year-old player, Miss J. Swale, was next. She and Miss Baker soon got settled down and the position began to improve. They were warmly applauded as they sent a TccasiTnal loose ball to the boundary and they were still together when 100 runs came up. They added 47 runs before Miss Baker was clean bowled and Miss Swale went soon after when she walked out to a slow ball and lifted it into the hands of the slips. ■ Canterbury has a lead of 117 runs.