CHRISTMAS CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1929, Page 7

CHRISTMAS CRICKET

[TARANAKI COLTS IN THE FIELD MATCH WITH VICTORIA COLLEGE ■ I INTERESTING STAGE REACHED An interesting position has been reached in. the cricket match between Taranaki and Victoria University College (Wellington) which was commenced at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, yesterday. The Taranaki team, which is composed almost entirely of young players who have a possibility of inclusion in the Hawke Cup team, made 151, to which the visitors replied with 113. for seven [wickets. It is therefore anybody’s verdict on the first innings, and to-day’s play, which commences at 10.30 a.m., should be full of in tißPftsij • G. Maloney, of Hawera, was top scorer, for Taranaki with a meritorious 36. J. Sarten (Tikorangi) made 26 and S. Betts (Kaponga) a very neat 20. Leys proved a destructive bowler amongst the right-handed batsmen. Victoria College, after an unhappy start, played the rock, and their scoring was very slow- H. C. Bailey, the captain, is still undefeated with 39 runs after two and a-quarter hours’ batting. L. Petty and Ewart (New Plymouth Old Boys) bore the brunt of the attack, securing very good figures.

eUCCESS OF YOUNG BATSMEN HAVOC FROM LEYS’ SWINGERS. ' TARANAKI BOWLERS RESPECTED. It was a day out for Taranaki’s younger players, amongst whom some pleasing form was seen. Bailey won the toss from Saxton, and put the home team in to bat on what was apparently ft batsmen’s wicket, but it was a wise move, for colts.like nothing so much .as ,to see the other side bat first. And as Is often,the case when youth bats first against experience, the early wickets fell cheaply. Leys, swinging dangerously, away to the off from a medium-fast delivery, caused disaster amongst the fight-handed batsmen, although the lefthanders found little difficulty with him. Four wickets "were down for 31 runs at one stage,‘ but Maloney, and Ewart , ‘stopped -the rot, both playing pleasing cricket) Maloney went on to make top of '36 in a 'fine display of crisp cricket. The prettiest exhibition of all, however, came from the bat of S. Betts; a young Kaponga player of considerable promise. After a meritorious 20. he was put out of action, as sb many other players have been before him, by the fatal afternoon tea adjournment; J. Sarten again x showed how a batsman yvitli a very limited repertoire of orthodox strokes can be extraordinarily hard to dig out if he puts his mind to it. He was unlucky in having his career cut short at 26' by a run out. Petty and Crawford, the two lefthanders, added a very useful 18 runs.for the last, wicket. H,.Osborn secured better results than his bowling. deserved_, •faiking two wickets for 26 runs in 15 overs, Leys always commanded respect, sending down 23 overs at a cost of 54 runs, and taking five wickets.

VICTORIA STARTS BADLY. . ..... Victoria’s innings started disastrously, Ewart clean bowling H. Osborn in his first over, and when Robinson succumbed to a similar fate three overs later the Batsmen • began to suffer from a bowling complex from which they never really recovered. '.'■For a long time Petty and Ewart were toasters of the situation. Petty started off with six'maiden overs in succession, and after 12 overs he had had only three runs scored off his bowling—a remarkable performance. At that stage of the game Ewart, who had also bowled 12 overs unchanged, had sent down five fnaidens and taken three wickets at a total cost of only 18 runs—also a re-, toarkable performance for a slow bowler. ’' Rain then fell, and it cost the Taranaki team 20 or 30 runs. No sawdust was available for a time, and the bowlers suffered accordingly. Sturrock bowled very well when brought on as a change, taking two wickets for 13 runs in eight overs. On the principle that needs must when the devil drives Bailey set himself to break the bowling with a stonewall, and his was a grim exhibition. It saved the day for the visitors. It was an invaluable effort. But it was the type of cricket that kills time and murders the cricketing public. Particularly in Christmas Cricket the spectators were distinctly disappointed that the visitors could find no other way of averting defeat than the desperate measures they resorted to. The fact that a total of 113 runs were scored from 5-1 overs—only a fraction more than two runs per over —speaks for itself. Certainly the scoring did become freer towards the end of the day, and from the style of the batsmen it is evident that they can give a much more Inspiring display than they gave yestcr-. day.

TARANAKI AT THE WICKETS. Barker and Giddy opened for Taranaki to the bowling of Leys and Osborn. Both started fairly confidently, though Barker was lucky to survive a confident appeal for a catch at short Stop. An over later Giddy succumbed to an l.b.w. decision. 13 —I—s.1—5. Sturrock did not last long, going, down to Leys, and Gibson followed later. 23—3 * —2. Maloney joined Barker and started confidently. Plav slowed up until Barker drove Leys past point to the boundary, bringing his 10 up in 40 minutes. Maloney brought 30 up with a glance to leg, but Osborn's next ball had Barker clean bowled. 31—4--10. Ewart was next in, starting confidently with a brace past mid-on. Maloney secured a brace oil a lucky snick through slips oil Leys, and Ewart repeated the performance. Ewart again put Osborn past mid-on for a couple, and Maloney played Leys to fine leg to bring up the 40 in 50 ininutes. Kirkcaldie replaced Osborn at the southern end. the latter having sent down eight overs for one wicket and 13 riins. Ewart was dropped at point. Caldwell replaced Leys, whose figures were three for 20, and sent down a maiden to Maloney. Maloney opened out and ran into double figures with two

boundaries to leg off Caldwell, fifty appearing in the hour. Ewart played an uncomfortable ovet from Caldwell, but sneaked a brace to leg off the last ball, bringing up his 10 in 28 minutes. Scoring slowed down until Ewart put Caldwell prettily to leg. Maloney placed Caldwell to the leg boundary and to. cover for a singe,'but the third ball'had Ewart caught at silly point. 64—5—11/ S. Betts was the newcomer. He opened with a single’ past point. Maloney brought up 70 in 100 minutes with a. lofty on-drive off Caldwell, and Betts repeated the dose’ past point,; Both batsmen scored prettily 'in singles. At 79, Leys replaced Caldwell, whose one wicket had cost 27 runs, and Maloney, brought up 80 with a snick through the slips. Betts was badly dropped in slips off Kirkcaldie, but the next ball had Maloney bowled. The retiring batsman had played a steady innings,, his score of 36 comprising four fours, and taking seventy minutes. 86 —6—36. J. Sarten was next, and placed Leys past mid-on for a single, and in the. next over hoisted OO.by placing Kirkcaldie past cover for a brace, and raising the century in 110 minutes with a four off Leys. Luncheon was taken with the score at 106 for six, Betts being 20 and Sarten six.

" LAST WICKET PARTNERSHIP. On resuming Betts and Sarten faced Leys, who clean bowled Betts with the last ball of his first over. 106—7—20. L. Petty was next and played outthe over from Osborn, who took up’ the attack at the southern end. Petty,, in running forward to Leys, was struck’ on the leg, necessitating a short stopin play. Sarten twice snicked Leys behind the wicket to the fence, bring-' ing up 120. The over yielded 10. The x fielding was noticeably slack, Sarten. benefiting with a brace past point. Petty put one up to Osborn, but the chance was not accepted. In attempting a.short run to cover, Sarten was foolishly run out. He had played a valuable if rather , lucky innings. 132—8—26. Saxton came next and played Osborn to third man for a single, but was bowled with the last ball of Leys next over. 133 —9—l; Crawford appeared uncomfortable, but cut a single to point off Leys. Petty- opened out and put ■ Osborne past point and again to leg. | Kirkcaldie Os born, but' Crawj ford hit him to the:leg boundary. The innings closed when Kirkcaldie bowled. Petty, Crawford carrying -his bat for nine. The innings had lasted just on ' three hours.

VICTORIA INNINGS OPENS. Victoria commenced their first innings at 3.15 p.m. Robinson ; and H. Osborn faced Petty and Ewart. Ewart’s fourth ball had Osborn bowled. 2—-I—-O. Bailey opened with a brace .to cover, and four extras from Petty brought extras up to six. Both batsmen scored freely off Ewart, but Petty was bowling steadily, his first three overs ’ being ens. Ewart’s third over saw the departure of Robinson, who was bowled in attempting to hit a big off break. 13—2—3. , P. Caldwell opened with a single to leg, and in Ewart’s next over he square cut a short one past point. Scoring became slower, 20 appearing after halt an hour’s play. Petty then knocked Caldwell’s off stump out of the ground with a yorker. 22 —3—6. Petty at this stage had bowled five maiden overs for one wicket. Loys was next, and played out Petty s sixth over. Play was very unenterprising, the batsmen taking no risks and treating half volleys with the utmost respect. Thirty came up in .50. minutes. Leys survived an l.b.w. appeal from Ewart and twice in the same over edged him uppishly into slips. Maidens continued,, with a single here and there. At last, after 05 minutes’ play, Loys foolishly ran out to Ewart s big’off break, and was bowled. 31 —4 —6. McFarlane continued the plodding policy, with the result that the half hour following tea yielded two runs. Bailey put Petty to leg and through slips, the thirteenth over yielding throe runs. McFarlane then square cut Petty for four and glided him for a single, bringing .40 up with a pull off Ewart.

At 43 Crawford replaced Petty, whose 14 overs, nine of which were maidens, had yielded 11 runs and one wicket. Barker relieved Ewart, who had secured three wickets at a cost of 22 runs. Barker’s first over was very short, and yielded a brace. Drizzling rain set in and sawdust was brought on. Crawford’s second over saw McFarlane caught by Ewart at mid-on in trying to pull a shockingly short ball. 48 — s—ll.5 —11. Crawford continued to send down loose stuff, the over yielding seven. Scoring became quicker, CO coining lip in 110 minutes. Maloney took the ball from Barker and started promisingly with a maiden to Osborn. Bailey ran into the twenties with a pretty cut to the fence "off Crawford. .’

At 06 Sturrock took up the attack at the'northern end, three coming from the over. Misfielding by Barker at cover gave Bailey a four. At 75 Ewart resumed at the southern end. Sturrock s third over saw the sixth wicket fall at 76, A. Osborne playing over a straight ball. A. Jackson, of New Plymouth, who was playing for the visitors, notched a four off Ewart and a mishit past cover quickly put him into double figures. The score mounted rapidly, 100 appearing in two hours and a-quarter. The partnership, which added 27, was broken when Petty dismissed Jackson with a neat catch at short slip. 103 —7—16. G. Caldwell was next, and despite frequent changes in the bowling he and Bailey played out time. Stumps were drawn at 6 p.m., leaving Bailey and Caldwell undefeated with 39 and 7 respectively, and the score at 113 for the loss of seven wickets. Victoria had occupied the crease for two hours and a-half. Details: — TARANAKI. First Innings. H. Barker, b Osborn 10 Stan Giddy, b Leys 5 C. Sturrock, b Leys .... 4. N. Gibson, b Leys . 2 G. Maloney, b Kirkcaldie ........ 36 G. L. Ewart, c Bailey, b Caldwell 11 S. Betts, b Leys . 20 J. Sarten, run out 26 L. Petty, b Kirkcaldie 8 D. F. C. Saxton, b Leys 1 D. Crawford, not out 9 Extras 19 Total 151 Fall of wickets: One for 13, two for 11), three for 23, four for 31, five for 64, six for 86,. seven for 108, eight for 132, nine for 133, ten for 151. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

VICTORIA COLLEGE. First Innings. H. P. Robinson, b Ewart 3 H. W; Osborn, b Ewart 0 H. C. Bailey, not out 39 P. Caldwell, b Petty 6 E. T. C. Leys, : b Ewart..// 6 J. D. McFarlane, c Ewart, b Crawford ......................... H A. Osborn, b Sturrock 13 A. Jackson, e Petty, b '“Sturrock 16 G. Caldwell, not out 7 Extras- 12 Total ;(for seven wickets) .... 113 Fall of wickets: One for two, two for 13, three for 22, four for. 31, five .for 48, six for 76, seven for 103. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

HA VIERA WEDNESDAY TEAMS. ' RIVALS’ DEFEAT OF STAR.. "Creditable bowling: averages were obtained by. Wdrrall and Hayes in a match between’ the two Hawera Wednesday teams at King Edward Park yesterday, when Rivals defeated Star by 46 runs. Batting first, Rivals compiled the formidable score of .160, Worrall 30, WBarker 25 and Goodwin ■3B being the principal contributors. Hayes’ bowling troubled the batsmen and he secured four wickets for 24 runs. Star replied with 99, Hayes adding . 20, Greenhill 3.3 and F. Sargent 21. Worrall . took three ■ wickets, for 13 runs. Rivals collapsed in. their second innings before the bowling of Hayes and -Stevens, the last wicket falling'with the total.at 31. Star did little better and could add only 46, Stevens compiling, half that number. Worrall took six wickets for 13 runs. " ‘ . ' . '; ’ . Details are:—

RIVALS, First' Innings.

Worrall, run out ........ 39 W.- Barker, b Hayes ..... 25 Shaw, b Hayes. 0 Dunlop, run out . l. !) Coleman; c Tapp, b Hayes 6 Thomas, b Hayes 9 Beamish, e and b Gribble .......... IS ■Goodwin, c Grindlay, b Stevens .. 13 .Guise, 'l.b.w;, b'Sargent .••••- 33 A.- Barker, b Stevens ......... i. . 9 Zadoni, not out 9 Extras .8 Total ......... T ... 160

Bowling analysis.—Hayes took four wickets for 24 runs; Stevens, two for 33; H. Sargent, one for 42; Gribble, one for 15; F. Sargent, none for 17; Tapp, none for 21. '•

Second Innings.

Worrall.. b Hayes .’ -1° W. Barker, c Stevens, b Greenhill 5 Dunlop, run out 9 Shaw, b Hayes 0 Coleman, stumped, b Hayes 0 Guise, b Hayes 9 Beamish; c Stevens, b Hayes .... 0 Zadoni. b Stevens 0 A? Barker, not out 0 .Worley, c Gribble, b Stevens 0 .Goodwin, b Stevens .............. 0 Extras •• • 1 1 Total :: 31

Bowling analysis. —Hayes took five wickets for 10 runs;-Stevcns, three for one; Grccnhill, one for 19.

’ STAR. Fir-jt Innings.

IL Sargent, run out 0 Hayes, b Coleman 20 Stevens, c Coleman, b.Worrail .... 4 Tapp, b VVcrrall 0 Gribble, b Wcrrall ....... .• — 3 Grccnhill, b Guise 33 F. Sargent, c W. Barker, b Shaw 21 A. Gray, c Coleman, b Guise .... 6 D. Gray, not out d E. Barker, c Beamish", b Shaw .... 0 Extras 8 Total 99

Bowling analysis.—Worrall took .three wickets'for 13 runs;-Shaw., two for 16; Guise, two 'for' Ifi;' Coleman, one for ~t; VV. Barker, none for 22.

Second Innings. IL Sargent,' 1.b.w., b Worrall .. 2 Hayes, b Worrall 3 Stevens, c A. Barker, b Coleman '23 Tapp, b Worrall .... 0 Gribble, c sub., b Worrall ... 0 F. Sargent, b Coleman 1 E. Barker, b Worrall 0 A. Gray, absent 0 D. Gray, absent 0 Grccnhill, b Worrall 0 Emmitt, not out 8 Extras 9 Total 46 Bowling analysis. —Worrall took six wickets for 13 runs; Coleman, two for 10; Shaw, none for 14. OKAIAWA DEFAULTS. The proposed cricket match between Okaiawa and the Wednesday Cricket Club did not take place at. Hawera yesterday as Okaiawa failed to field a team. THE GAME IN SOUTH TARANAKI. Only one rnajch was played in the senior competition on Saturday, the unfinished match between Hawera' and High School, Stratford, who were to have met Okaiawa,' defaulting. 3-pt. 2-pt.

HAWERA v. HIGH SCHOOL.

Hawera bn the first day, before rain caused the match’ to be postponed, were dismissed for the respectable total of 165. Upon the match being resumed on Saturday, Hawera were obliged to take the field with substitutes in place of Crombie and McKenzie. School opened with Sturrock and Turnbull, but Nielsen dismissed Sturrock with his third ball before scoring had commenced. Turnbull (27) and. Thrush (36) added 53-runs for the third wicket, both playing very confidently before they fell l.b.w. to Fairweather. The remaining batsmen were dismissed very cheaply by Giblin and Fairweather, the latter taking five wickets for 10 runs in four overs, Giblin three for 20. Hawera in their second innings, batting nine men, were dismissed for 119 runs. The innings opened disastrously, two wickets being’ down for 9 runs) ami four wickets down for 41 runs. Giblin, however, gave a glimpse of his old form, and quickly knocked up 62 before being bowled by Pacey. Going in second wicket down, he opened, very quietly, but with the fall of the fourth wicket-.he began to open out and scored off practically every ball, Stevens, the other batsman, being content to let him monopolise the bowling.The partnership realised 50 runs in 20 minutes, Giblin being at the wickets altogether 35 minutes. His score included three sixes and six fours. Nielsen, the opening batsman, played steadily for 19, and Malone gave a very pleasing display, for 19 (not out). Sturrock (4 for 33), Thrush (2 for 18), and Pacey (2 for 32) were . the successful School bowlers. ’ . /,

Requiring 191 runs to win. School were dismiss-1 for 161 runs, the Hawera team being further handicapped by the absence of Giblin , and Galvin. Turnbull again played a fine innings of 45. Surgenor (G 9 not, out) made his runs very quickly/ being especially severe on leg balls, which he invariably sent/to. the boundary, his score including 9 fours. Jennings' (5 for 27). was the most/successful bowler, While Nielsen took two for 15. •

HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE MATCH. SCORES LOW. AT PALMERSTON. - By Telegraph.—Press. .Association." . Palmerston N., Last Night. In the Hawke Cup' challenge match Manawatu, the holders, made 175 in the first innings. Poverty Bay had lost five wickets for 55 runs when stumps were drawn. . V AUCKLAND DEFEATS OTAGO SIDE. MARGIN OF ONE RUN- GAINED. Dunedin, Last Night. A cricket match' between the Auckland touring team and an Otago side concluded to-day in a win. for Auckland. The weather, was dull and occasional showers fell during the day. - ' ■ Otago made 159 in the first innings and 105 in the second. Auckland made 145 in the first innings and 120 for five wickets in the second. The winning runs were hit off the second,-last ball of the match.

E. T. C. Leys 0. 23 M. W. R. 54 4 5 H. W. Osborn ...... 15 4 1 25 K. Kirkcaldie ...... 133 2 2 28 P. Caldwell .......... 6 1 1 27 Osborn bowled one wide.

L.-Petty 0. ..... 16 M. \V. R. 9 1 IS Ewart ..... 19 5 3 38 D. Crawford. ... 1 1 15 Barker ... *? — — 5 ■Maloney ....... 3 1 — 8 Sturroek . •...... ..... 8 1 2 13 Gibson ........ ..... 1 — — 4

Old Boys . Played. Wins Wins L. Pts ... 0. 4 2 0 10 Okaiawa' .. ... 6 .3 2 1 13 Kaponga . o 1 2 3 7 Hawera ... ... o 0 3 3 6 High School .. 6 2 0 4 6 Stratford .. 6 1 1 4 5 Eltham .... ...<• 6 0 0 6 0