CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23949, 16 October 1939, Page 3

CRICKET

APPLEBY AND CELTIC DRAW GOOD BATTING BY GORE TEAM The first cricket match of the season took place at Biggar street on Saturday afternoon when Appleby and Celtic (Gore) played their annual fixture. The game ended in a draw. Celtic, batting first, made 191. and Appleby scored 116 for six wickets. Dunnet and Logan opened for Celtic and were going well when the latter was run out for 26. Henderson took his place and added aus ft 1 37. Dunnet was caught at 48, and J. Taylor made 25. Sievwright was the most successful Appleby bowler, taking three wickets for 31 runs. Appleby’s opening batsmen Groves and Smith, failed to get going. A newcomer to the club, 3ray, made a useful 19 and Spence contributed top score with 28. Ramsay and Sievwright were going well with 14 and 20 respectively when stumps were drawn. Bowling for Celtic Taylor took two wickets for 11 runs. Details were:—

INVERCARGILL BEATS WINTON

POLLOK IN GOOD FORM In a friendly cricket match played at Winton on Saturday afternoon, Invercargill beat Winton by 180 runs to 116. Pollok was the top scorer for Invercargill and retired with 65 runs. For Winton, Dixon, a young player headed the batting and made 34 before being bowled by Noble. Details were:—

Bowling analysis:—Frazer took no wickets for 20 runs; Noble, four for 18; Service, five for 15; Sharp, none for 9; Jarvis, none for 6; Davis, one for 4; McGibbon, none for 19; Pollok, none for 4; Leash, one for 0.

Bowling analysis: Rawle took no wickets for 24 runs; Mennie, two for 50; Wood, none for 26; Simmers, none for 16; Marshall, none for 14; Lilico, none for 21; Dixon, none for eight; Mathias, one for 8.

OLD BOYS BEATEN BY RIVERTON

J. W. BLIGHT’S GOOD SCORE The Old Boys team travelled to Riverton on Saturday, playing a match with the local team on the recreation ground. Riverton had a good win. While batting J. Buchanan had the misfortune to hurt his knee, but after receiving treatment he resumed at the fall of the next wicket. The Rev. J. W. Blight, f.e Riverton skipper, declared Riverton’s innings closed at the tea interval with seven wickets in hand. Blight, with 80, looked set for a century, but his wicket fell to a ball from Clark. Seven 6’s were knocked up during the afternoon. The scores were:

OFFICIAL OPENING AT BORSTAL

The recreation ground at the Borstal on Saturday wore a gala appearance on the occasion of the official opening of the cricket season This popular event has been held annually for a number of years. Before a large gathering of visitors, officers and inmates, Mr R. W Arnold (superintet dent) welcomed the guests and apologized for the non-appearance of the Mayor, who was otherwise engaged. He referred briefly to the value of cricket as a training in discipline on and off the field; to the fact that the boys’ team last year again won the Times Cup. Mr R. Taylor, president of the Southland Cricket Association, referred to

the work at the institution and spoke in glowing terms of the ability of Mr W. Baker, the Borstal coach, and the excellent work he had done with the material at his disposal. Mr W. M. C. Denham, M.P., briefly expressed his appreciation and interest in the work at the Borstal and congratulated the lads on their successes. Mr J. Pickard, on behalf of the Mayor, wished all a pleasant afternoon, and declared the 1939 cricket season open. A match between officers and boys was played, and resulted in a substantial win for the boys. Observing the custom of previous years, members of the Battalion Band supplied music which was much appreciated by all. During the afternoon tea adjournment a party of Maoris presented several hakas and action songs.

FRIENDLY MATCHES IN EASTERN DISTRICT

Friendly cricket matches were played on the hostel grounds on Saturday afternoon in ideal weather. The outfields were in good order and some fair scores were registered during the afternoon. A team representing the Gore Club beat a High School eleven by a fair margin of runs, while the Celtic junior team scored a good win over the Mataura Club’s junior eleven. The Gore team batted first in its match against High School and scored 176 runs. Macara was top scorer for the side with 43 not out. O’Shea, who scored 32, and Kerr, who scored 29, also batted well. Reynolds and Hunt bowled well for High School, both taking four wickets. Reynolds secured the best average. High School replied with 79, Hunt and Edwards being top scorers with 18 runs each. O’Shea was the most successful Gore bowler, taking three wickets for six runs. Scores were: — GORE O’Shea b Currie 32 Kerr b Reynolds 29 Currie b R. Hunt 4 Dey b R. Hunt 4 Orr b R. Hunt 15 Adair retired 14 Walker c Hunt b Reynolds 2 Kershaw c Ayson b Reynolds 8 McArthur c Edwards b Reynolds 1 Thomson b Ayson 2 Telford c Reynolds b Ayson 8 Macara not out 43 Horn b R. Hunt 8 Extras 5 TOTAL 176 Bowling analysis: Currie took one wicket for 56 runs; R. Hunt four for 68; Reynolds four for 26; Orr none for 5; Ayson two for 7.

HIGH SCHOOL D. White run out 10 Currie b Dey 12 Ayson b Macara 1 R. Hunt c Adair b O’Shea 18 Mcßride lbw b O’Shea 2 Reynolds b O’Shea 0 Campbell c Horn b Walker 0 K. White st Horn b Walker 0 Scobie not out 11 J. Hunt c Dey b Walker ,2 Barnett st Hom b Thomson 0 Edwards b Macara 18 R. Campbell c Horn b Currie 0 Extras 4 TOTAL 79 Bowling analysis: Currie took one wicket for 15 runs; Kerr none for 8; Dey one for 11; Macara two for 9; O’Shea three for 6; Walker two for 5; McArthur none for 9; Thomson one for 6. CELTIC v. MATAURA 1 The Mataura team was first to bat in the match against Celtic and the side was dismissed for 107 runs. Gladstone was top scorer with 22. The bowling honours were shared by a number of Celtic players. The Celtic team scored 176 runs, McCartney 31, Shore 27 and Barton 26 all batting well. Duncan bowled well for Mataura, taking three wickets for seven runs. Scores: — MATAURA McGowan b Wright 4 Maslin b Shore 5 J. Folster c Barton b Shore 6 R. Larking b Gutschlag 4 W. Folster b Shields 11 Amos b Gutschlag 2 C. Larking b Jenkins 0 Martin c Wright b Shields 3 Gladstone c McCartney b Smith 22 Duncan b McCartney 10 English not out 2 Extras 38 TOTAL 107

Bowling analysis: McKinnell took no wickets for 9 runs; Wright one for 3; Shore two for 6; Gutschlag two for 10; Jenkins one for 7; McCartney one for 8; Shields two for 6; Jones none for 14; Smith one for 6.

Bowling analysis; Maslin took no wickets for 15 runs; J. Folster none for 15; R. Larking one for 11; C. Larking none for 14; Amos none for 17; Glad-

stone none for 20; McGowan two for 15; W. Folster one for 10; Duncan three for 7. IN OTHERCENTRES CHRISTCHURCH The Canterbury Cricket Association’s competition matches were started on Saturday in fine weather. The wickets and outfields were slow and scoring generally was inconsistent. Playing for Old Boys, last year’s champion team, R. E. J. Menzies made a fine 119 in under two hours. He gave no chances and hit 15 fours. Scores:

Old Boys 356 (Menzies 119, Anderson 70, Harbidge 54, Knowles 3 for 66, E. Mulcock 4 for 110) met St. Alban’s 14 for one wicket.

Riccarton 170 (Mahoney 43, Ellis 41, Mappiebeck 3 for 36, Read 3 for 44) met Lancaster Park 68 for two wickets.

East Christchurch 111 (Davis 25, Lester 4 for 41, Alpers 3 for 16, Olli—vier 3 for 29) and 38 for two wickets met Old Collegians 69 (Patrick 4 for 27).

West Christchurch 329 for eight wickets (Donnelly 78, Harper 71 not out, Nee 56, Kerr 45, Burton 40, Spong 4 for 53) met Sydenham.

CELTIC D. Dunnet c Bray b McKenzie 48 A. Logan run out 26 E. Henderson c Smith b Bray 37 W. Southern Riddell b Bray 0 V. Stevens c Ramsay b McKenzie 13 J. Taylor c and b Semmens 25 0. Anderson not out 2 H. Boyd b McKenzie 16 D. Agnew b Sievwright 11 W. Ad.-n c and b Sievwright 0 G. Shaw b Sievwright 0 Extras 13 TOTAL 191 APPLEBY T. Groves c Henderson b Southern 5 D. Smith b Taylor 8 C. McKenzie b Agnew 6 E. W. Bray c and b Dunnet 19 W. Semmens b Taylor 0 W. Spence c Adam b Stevens 28 S. Ramsay not out 14 T. Sievwright not out 20 Extras 16 TOTAL for six wickets 116

WINTON H. Lilico b Service 12 F. Rawle b Noble 2 J. Wood c Davis b Noble 2 W. Simmers hit wicket b Noble 4 A. Mennie b Service 5 D. McCall b Service 4 A. Mathias c Sharp b Service 13 S. Dalgety c and b Davis 4 B. Marshall c Leash b Service 18 R. Dixon b Noble 34 D. Blyth c and b Leash 1 M. Lavelle not out 1 Extras 16 TOTAL 116

INVERCARGILL Service c Wood b Mennie 2 Jarvis b Rawle 13 Walker lbw b Mennie 0 Robinson run out 23 Pollok retired 65 Leash run out 11 Mackrell retired 14 Sharp std Lilico b Mathias 12 McGibbon not out 13 Davis 0 Extras 7 TOTAL 180

RIVERTON L. Ward b Henderson 2 J. W. Blight b Clarke 8" I. Taylor b Henderson 0 G. Webb b Gavan 2a J. Buchanan not out 23 L. Domigan not out 15 Extras 28 Total for four wickets 173 OLD BOYS F. Stewart c and b Buchanan 3 S. Richardson run out 43 M. Potts b Parkes 51 B. Clark b Parkes 16 R. Simmons lbw b Domigan 8 B. Printz run out 15 A. Beer lbw b Domigan 0 F. Henderson run out 0 S. Sharpe c and b Domigan 0 D. Gavan not out 8 Extras 21 Total 165

CELTIC McCartney retired 31 Shore retired 27 McKinnell retired 17 Wright c J. Folster b Larking 12 Barton st J. Folster b McGowan 2G Jones c English b 0 Shields c Duncan b McGowan 10 Jenkins b Duncan 5 Smith st J. Folster b W. Folster 6 Sinclair c Martin b Duncan 6 Gutschlag c Amos b Duncan 7 Extras 29 TOTAL 176