SENIOR CRICKET GAMES

Southland Times, Issue 24600, 24 November 1941, Page 8

SENIOR CRICKET GAMES

FIRST CENTURY OF SEASON

Completely mastering Bluff’s bowling, C. Johnson (Invercargill) scored the first century of the Southland Cricket Association’s season on Saturday. Johnson hit freely all round the wicket, scoring two 6’s and seven 4’s. He accounted for 100 of his team’s total of 159. Two other good scores were put up during the afternoon. Playing for Old Boys against Appleby-Railway, J. C. Scandrett knocked up a bright 87, while the veteran A. J. Hamilton, compiled the good total of 43 playing for Union against Marist. Bluff replied to Invercargills total of 159 with 53 in its first innings and 55 for one wicket in its second. Williamson (16) was top-scorer for Bluff in the first innings and in the second, Mclvor (not out) 25 and Williamson (not out) 20, were the best scorers. The averages of Bluff’s bowlers suffered as the result of Johnson’s good form, no fewer than seven being tried in an effort to dislodge him.

Old Boys put Union at the top of the competition ladder by beating Appleby-Railway. For Old Boys, Scandrett scored 87, S. Richardson 27, D. Hamilton 18, and G. Agnew 15. The tail-enders of the combined team failed to make a stand and its innings closed at 129 in reply to Old Boys 179.

By beating Marist by 68 runs on the first innings Union obtained its third win of the season. Marist batted first and compiled 54, top-scorer being J. O’Brien (18). Union replied with 122, 43 coming from A. J. Hamilton and 20 from J. Thomson. Thomson was the most successful bowler of the match, taking five wickets for 17 runs. Marist was playing under a handicap in that it was able to field only three senior players, the rest of the team comprising junior B and school boy cricketers. Following are the details of the matches: —

I.C.C. V. BLUFF INVERCARGILL First Innings R. Mainwaring run out 24 K. Cottier c and b Mclvor 0 C. Johnson b Shepherd 100 H. Alabaster b Campbell 4 H. Walker lbw Mclvor 2 T. M. Lindsay b Shepherd 0 A. Sharp c Brodie b Shepherd 4 T. H. McKenzie c Shepherd b Parry 2 F. Service c Ferguson b Parry 11 A. Paterson not out 4 Extras 8 TOTAL 159 Bowling analysis: Shepherd, three for 19; Mclvor, two for 32; Parry, two for 25; Campbell, one for 25. BLUFF First Innings R. Allan b Mainwaring 1 Williamson c Mainwaring b McKenzie 16 J. Brodie c Paterson b McKenzie 5 Mclvor not out 10 S. Ferguson run out 0 J. Parry c Lindsay b Alabaster 0 Campbell b Alabaster 1 McDonald b Alabaster 0 Parry b Alabaster 0 Shepherd b McKenzie 10 R. Barnett b BcKenzie 4 TOTAL 53 Bowling analysis: Alabaster, four for 11; McKenzie, four for 19; Mainwaring, one for 17. Second Innings Shepherd c Lindsay b Alabaster 2 Mclvor not out 25 Williamson not out 20 Extras 8 TOTAL for one wicket 55 Bowling analysis: Alabaster, one for 12; McKenzie, none for 12; Sharp, none for 4; Lindsay, none for 14. UNION V. MARIST MARIST T. N. Forde lbw b Marshall 1 N. Ward c Marshall b Thomson 4 M. Rattray c and b Thomson 3 J. O’Brien st. b Hamilton 18 E. Mulqueen b Thomson 1 N. Forde b Hamilton 6 L. Connolly b Thomson 1 M. Grace c Poole b Hamilton 7 J. Fathers b Thomson 0 R. Forde not out 3 H. Fathers run out 4 Extras 6 TOTAL 54 Bowling analysis: Thomson, five for 17; Hamilton, three for 13; Marshall, one for 8. UNION R. Swinney b Rattray 2 J. Millar c Grace b Rattray 6 J. Thomson run out 20 C. G. Shirley c O’Brien b Rattray 3 A. Storrie c Rattray bT. N. Forde 3 W. Haig c and b T. N. Forde 10 N. Battersby lbw b T. N. Forde 11 A. J. Hamilton c and b T. N. Forde 43 G. Marshall c O’Brien b Rattray 0 A. V. Poole b Connolley 7 N. Poole not out , 2 Extras 15

TOTAL 122 Bowling analysis: T. N. Forde, four for 25; Rattray, four for 52; Connolly, one for 30. OLD BOYS V. APPLEBY RAILWAY OLD BOYS G. Agnew b Radka 15 G. Bleakley lbw b Radka 13 M. Potts c and b Radka 4 K. Semmens b Radka 1 J. C. Scandrett c E. Calvert b Smith 87 S. Richardson c Peddie b Ingrain 27 D. Hamilton not out 18 E. Henderson b Smith 0 H. Fraser b Smith 4 D. Gavan c Lilley b "Smith 3 T. Luzmoor c E. Calvert b Smith 0 Extras 7 TOTAL , 179 Bowling analysis: R. Smith, five for 29; L. Radka, four for 54; Ingram, one for 45; E. Calvert, none for 30; D. Morrison, none for 14. APPLEBY-RAILWAY W. Lilley c Gavan b Fraser 6 E. Calvert c Semmens b Scandrett 37 D. Calvert c Fraser b Semmens 24 W. Kynaston b Fraser 1 J. Ingram b Fraser 5 L. Radka not out 41 H. Peddie c Bleakley b Semmens 5 R. Smith c Richardson b Semmens 1 D. Morrison b Fraser 1 W. Murdoch b Scandrett 1 A. Jordan c Semmens b Scandrett 5 Extras 2 TOTAL 129 Bowling analysis: Fraser, four for 37; Scandrett, three for 26; Semmens, three for 34; Luzmoor, none for 24. LOWER GRADE GAMES Junior A.—Georgetown 66 (W. Henry 23, R. Davis 12, W. J. Warburton 12; Macann three for 16, Andrew two for 8) aeat Invercargill 44 (Mehaffey 22; H.

Wohlers three for 3, G. Ferguson three for 2) by 22 runs. Borstal 81 and 31 (J. Parkinson six for 28 and five for 14, F. Parkinson five for 14) beat Waikiwi 50 and 56 (Gray 15) by six runs. Junior B.—High School 91 and 51 for four (Skelt 19, Redpath 14 and 20, McCrostie 13 and 11, Murray 11; Edwards three for 14) beat Georgetown 33 and 15 (Hughes 14 and 11; Redpath six for 11, five for 12, Skelt three for 2) by 94 runs and six wickets. Third Grade.—lnvercargill 107 (Gill 48, McClure 12; Donaldson four for 19) beat Marist 37 (Lawrence two for 5, Bennett two for 6) by 70 runs. OTHER CENTRES DUNEDIN.— Grade cricket was played on grounds sodden after rain during the week and in the morn, ing. Carisbrook B seven for 187, D. W. Monaghan 73, R. O. Talbot 31, J. Cameron 31, V. McArley four for 65) beat Old Boys 104 (J. A. Smith 30, J. H. Nimmo eight for 19). Grange 161 (A. R. Knight 74, F. Powell 38, W. H. Clark four for 44) beat University 90 (C. Toomey 32, C. J. Elmes five for 36, F. W. Bellamy three for 18). Albion-Y.M.C.A. eight for 153 (T. Miller 40, L. Smith 49, J. Harwood four for 55) beat Carisbrook A seven for 126 (J. Allen three for 55). Kaikorai 160 (R. Jaffray 52, C. Welham 47, G. J. Robertson six for 41) beat Dunedin 93 (L. McGregor five for 41). CHRISTCHURCH.— The sixth round of matches in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competitions was played in threatening weather. Rain stopped play for 20 minutes early in the afternoon. Scores: Old Boys 204 for three (Escott 53, F. B. Smith 41, Hadlee 32) beat Old Collegians 196 for six declared (J. C. Saunders 63. C. G. Hamilton 38, Morten 35 not out, Hadlee three for 34) on the first innings. Riccarton 250 for four declared (Way 87, Roberts 62, Bull 32) beat St. Albans 112 (Dailey 40, Andrews four for 37, Roberts three for 35) on the first innings. Lancaster Park 224 for four declared (Cromb 75, Timms 50, Empson 30 not out) beat East Christchurch 192 (James 73, Kennedy 40, Peacock 35, Cromb six for 51) on the first innings. Army 208 for seven declared (Patrick 46 not out, Daniel 35, Avery 31, Shaw three for 65) drew with Sydenham 144 for eight (F. Kerr 34, Burtt four for 27). West Old Boys 190 for seven declared (Phillips 89, Skinner 62, Chapman five for 52) drew with Air Force 151 for six (Mackay 47 j not out, Hickling three for 69).

WELLINGTON.— Some fast scoring ' was seen when the fourth series of senior cricket championship games | were played on Saturday afternoon in foggy weather. So thick was the mist that play on the Karori Park had' to be postponed for half-an-hour shortly after 3 o’clock. Midland, 242 for nine wickets declared (Crawford 57, Osborn 64, Douglas 38) drew with Wellington 215 for eight wickets (Kerr 44, Castle 67, Meech 38 not out, Thomas 33). Bowling for Wellington, Blundell I took four wickets for 59 and Cameron I three for 63. For Midland Crawford I took three for 35, O’Neill three for 69 | and Fortune two for 52. Army 204 I for eight wickets (Tricklebank 46, i Thompson 41, Sutherland 32, O’Brien 26, D. S. Wilson 24, Holden 22) beat Wellington College Old Boys 198 for nine wickets declared (Wiggs 42, L. Whyte 39 not out, Alexander 36, Bird 21 not out). Bowling for Army, Thompson took three for 57. For Old Boys Lamason took three for 83. ! Petone 128 (McKay 36) beat Univer- j sity 86 (O. D. Wilson 30). Bowling for ’Varsity P. D. Wilson took six for 40. For Petone Riddolls took seven for 31. Institute 263 for eight wickets declared (Rodgers 73, Bartlett 40 not out, McCarthy 30, Dalton 29, Morton 25, Bezzant 22) beat Johnsonville 130 (Williams 49, Parsloe 26). Bowling for Johnsonville Handley took three for 77. For Institute Barton took three for 15. Karori 155 (Beck 56, Standidge 40, Dickinson 21) beat Hutt 137 (Gillies 36, Kemp 37). Bowling for Hutt Buchan took four for 39, and C. Muir four for 30. For Karori Searell took four for 39. Kilbirnie 198 for three wickets declared (Mooney 67, Rice 53 Bain 40 not out) beat Air Force 73 (McCarthy 33 and 95 for six wickets, Hawthorn 43). Bowling for Kilbirnie, J. Astenden took four for 17, Allen four for 4, Ealon three for 27. AUCKLAND.— North Shore 172 for seven declared (Wheeler 48, Albrecht three for 55) drew with University 157 ■ ;

for two (Winter 49 not out). Army 205 for six (Menzies 87, Strachan 37, J. H. Elliott three for 47) beat Training College 197 for nine declared (P. H. Elliott 67 not out, King 35, McKeown four for 42). Y.M.C.A. 202 for nine declared (McCarthy 38, Brooke three for 17) beat Parnell 121 (Marvin 36, Capstick 35, Noble four for 50, I. W. Cooper four for 23). Grafton 82 for eight (Rowntree four for 29, Wiles three for 23) drew with Ponsonby-Balmoral 219 (Johnson 59, Truscott 51, Childs three for 51). Eden 161 for six declared (G. Burgess 45) drew with Middlemore 134 for six (Pearson 91).