BRIGHT CRICKET BY WOMEN

Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 8

BRIGHT CRICKET BY WOMEN

SOUTHLAND’S GOOD RECOVERY 241 FOR SIX WICKETS IN SECOND INNINGS

(Special to The Times) CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. Scoring 241 for six wickets, only 76 short of the total needed for an outright win, Southland made a remarkable recovery in- the second day’s play of the women’s cricket match against Canterbury for the Mary Machin Shield. Canterbury won by 117 runs on the first innings, but Southland can be considered unlucky not to be taking the shield back home. With an eye to the Saturday afternoon “gate” Canterbury decided to prolong the game by taking strike again instead of forcing Southland to follow on as was originally intended. One would have thought it was a different team, so great was the improvement in the Southland team today. The long train journey and sudden change from concrete to turf wickets militated against a good display yesterday, but most of the trouble was due to nervousness. Many who came to see the men’s games today stopped to watch the women’s match and were surprised at the high standard of play. Miss M. Thomas, New Zealand fast

bowler, was a tower of strength to Southland. She delighted the crowd with her fielding, picking the ball off the ground while running at full speed. Her bowling showed the quality that won her a place in the New Zealand team which toured New South Wales last year, and she was unlucky not to take more wickets. She hit two glorious sixes in Southland’s second innings. Mrs E. Blackie was another bowler who deserved greater success. A medium-paced bowler, she kept an excellent length. Opening with Mrs V. Anderson when Southland faced a deficit of 316 runs, she attacked the bowling from the outset and scored 22 before Mrs Anderson opened her account. She was caught in the outfield attempting to hit a six. Hers was a chanceless innings and her total of 53 included 10 fours. The first wicket fell at 67, a different story from the opening day when eight were down for 71. Miss M. Maley -went in first wicket down for Southland and was still unbeaten at the close of play. In a fifth-wicket partnership with Mrs V. ebb she put on 75 runs. She gave one or

two chances in the field, but towards the close of play never looked like going out. Mrs Webb appeared set when she was run out. She played a bright innings, hitting three boundaries off Miss Taylor in succession. Miss Day opened well for Southland. The third ball of the second over saw' Miss H. Watson out lbw to Miss C. Baker. Then Mrs Blackie bowled Miss Taylor with a Yorker—a beautiful ball. Canterbury was finding Southland a different proposition from the first day. Six wickets fell for 97; then Miss J. Webster, Canterbury captain, and Miss M. Preece made a stand worth 60

than the later stages of the school’s history. . The former pupils assembled m the courtyard for the calling of the roll of pupils who attended during the first year that the school was in existence and, although 60 years have elapsed since the opening, the percentage of pupils who answered to their names was very high. For a school through which have passed many thousands of pupils it was obviously impossible to call the full roll and only the names of pupils enrolled in the first year were called. The total number of pupils from the first decade present at the celebrations was several hundreds and they showed the greatest interest in meeting their old friends. Pupils attended from all parts of New Zealand, many of them having been away from Invercargill for up to 50 years. ’ After the calling of the roll by the present head master (Mr C. N. Lawless) the pupils marched past the school’s roll of honour, after which photographs of the decade groups were taken. The former pupils were divided into their decades and provided with a room in which to meet old friends and recall their school days. The following first-day and firstyear pupils answered the roll call:— First-day Pupils.—Alice A. Crapper (Dunedin), Janet Lockerbie (Winton), Mary Lockerbie (Edendale), Bertha Quicke (Timaru), David Tuffery (Waimatua), Emily E. Crapper (Woodlands),, Hugh Derbie (Dunedin), James McCormack (Dunedin), Jane McLean (Nelson), Maggie McLean (Christchurch), Catherine E. Sutherland (Owaka), Benjamin Sutherland (Wellington), James Timbs (Christchurch), John A. B. Walker (Riverton), David j Wilson (Gore), W. Wilson, James ! Brown, Miss Johnston, Louis Alsweiler, sen., Emily Calcutl, Georgina M. Cook, Elizabeth A. Hewlett, Jessie MacGregor, Jessie Melvin, Catherine McLean, Edward W. Wright, Robert L. Lockerbie, Thomas Connell, David Tull, Mary Tull, Mary P. Tosh (InvercarI g First-year Pupils.—Rose Edith Becki ett, Helen L. Birss, Caroline Clark, Mary T. Craies, David Grindlay, Alexander McMillan, James F. Sutherland, Dorothy Taylor, Mary Agnes Taylor (Invercargill), Garry Boxall (Dunedin), Albert H. Fenn (Ashburton), Alex Glennie (Blenheim), Isabella Mair (Dunedin), Maria J. McCoy (Timaru), James H. Smith (Otautau), Jessie H. Smith (Dunedin).

runs and Canterbury “declared” with nine wickets down for 199. Southland scored 41 for no wickets by afternoon tea, Mrs Blackie being 34. With the score at 67 Mrs Anderson was bowled for 15 and Miss Maley came in. The Southland captain, Miss B. Ingram, followed Mrs Blackie, but did not last long. Miss Thomas was next. The first two balls she received she sent sailing into the grandstand. One hundred was scored for the loss of three wickets. Miss Thomas was bowled with the score at 122, and Mrs Webb came in. Runs came, quickly and only three were needed for 200 when Mrs Webb was run out. Miss C. Baker, who was next in, was bowled when she reached eight, six wickets being down for 219. Mrs M. Maley and Miss Maley played out time. ■ Detailed scores were:— CANTERBURY First Innings H. Watson b Thomas 4 M. Marks lbw b Thomas 49 P. Taylor not out 119 R. Martin lbw b Baker 9 J. Webster c Maley b Thomas 17 P. Blackler lbw b Maley 3 M. Preece c Anderson b Blackie 10 P. Farquhar c Swale b Baker 11 C. Cawtheray lbw b Baker 0 Z. Hocking c Webb b Baker 1 V. Russell c Maley b Baker 4 Extras

TOTAL Bowling Analysis

Second Innings M. Marks b Ingram 34 H. Watson lbw b Baker 1 P. Taylor b Blackie 21 R. Martin c Webb b Ingram 24 P. Blackler b Baker 3 P. Farquhar run out 8 J. Webster b Swale 24 M. Preece c Anderson b Ingram 23 V. Russell b Thomas 24 Z. Hocking not out 9 C. Cawtheray not out 14 Extras / 14 TOTAL for nine wickets declared 199 Bowling Analysis

SOTITHLAJSTO First Innings V. Anderson b Blackler 4 E. Blackie c and b Blackler 6 H. Maley c and b Blackler 3 B. Ingram c Webster b Martin 11 M. Thomas b Blackler 20 M. Webb c Watson b Martin 5 C. Baker b Blackler 41 M. Maley run out 6 A. Pittaway b Cawtheray 0 J. Swale c Watson b Martin 21 B. McKenzie not out 6 Extras 4 TOTAL 127 Bowling Analysis

E, Blackie c Preece b Cawtheray 53 V. Anderson b Blackler 15 H. Maley not out 83 B. Ingram c and b Cawtheray 1 M. Thonias b Russell 20 M. Webb run out 48 C. Baker b Martin 8 M. Maley not out 5 Extras 3

TOTAL for six wickets 241 Bowling Analysis

O. M. R. W. M. Thomas 30 13 43 3 J. Swale 8 1 26 — B. Ingram 6 — 23 — M. Webb 5 — 11 — E. Blackie 16 4 39 1 C. Baker 18 2 51 5 H. Maley 8 3 19 1 A. Pittaway 6 1 15 —

0. M. R. W. M. Thomas 19 7 34 1 C. Baker 14 2 48 2 J. Swale 13 3 35 1 E. Blackie 17 4 41 1 B, Ingram 9 3 22 3 H. Maley 1 0 5 0

O. M. R. W. P. Blackler 12 3 28 5 P. Taylor 6 1 18 — R. Martin 16 2 48 3 V. Russell 7 4 6 —- C. Cawtheray 7 1 13 1 P. Farquhar 4 — 9 — Second ; Innings

P. Blackler O. M. R. W. 21 6 75 1 P. Taylor 12 2 42 — R. Martin 17 7 47 1 V. Russell 13 3 33 1 C. Cawtheray 4 1 22 2 P. Farquhar o — 14 —