SCHOOL CRICKET MATCH

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1930, Page 4

SCHOOL CRICKET MATCH

GAME WITH NELSON BEGUN SCHOOL TEAM MAKES GOOD START LEAD OF 60 ON FIRST INNINGS. 'VISITORS’ better second strike . ' Th® annual mktch between the New Plymouth. Boys’ High School first eleven and Nelson College was begun at the High School ground yesterday. The .weather was perfect. Playing the free, easy cricket that young .players play, ■ the two teams suited the trim, wide ground and gave the watchers a delightful day. Winning’ the toss, Nelson batted first and in a rather shaky first innings ecored 83. School replied with 146, but even the School team, on its. home ground, was not quite its confident self. Nelson in its second innings slipped its cares and played much better cricket, making 100 runs for five wickets before stumps were drawn for the day. The ground was in excellent order. The umpires were Messrs. J. Brown and P; E. Stainton. For Nelson Campbell and Hooper -opened,.., Campbell quietly.- playing an over' from ' Andrews. Morrison bowled at the other end and had Hooper reaching for th> ball until he cut the first single through slips. Campbell turned the ball prettily to the leg boundary and then opened' his shoulders and drove/hard to the longfield for four. Hooper sent a catch sailing high to leg off Morrison but Loten, running up fast, dropped the ball. Morrison puzzled! Hooper. ! Flinging down a fast ball Andrews put one past- Hooper’s bat on to his pad. He was out leg before and the score board read 25 —I—l 4.1 —14. Mac Lean followed and turned the first ball smartly to leg for four. He hit one hard to square leg and Andrews fielded smartly. Mac Lean glided a fine shot to leg and ran for two. West came round, snapped up and threw the wicket down from 20 yards away just before Mac Lean grounded his bat. Two wickets were down for 32. Richards came in but almost immediately Nelson lost Campbell. He sliced Morrison into slips, where Law took a catch. Campbell, who had opened well, had made 12. Three wickets were down for 32. WICKETS FALL FAST. Wickets were beginning to fall fast. The new batsman, Buddle, drove Morrison for a quiet single. With his next ball Morrison forced Richards back so that in playing the shot he- hit his wicket. Four wickets were down for 33. ' Before he had really settled down Buddle leapt out to Motrison, missed and was smartly stumped by Birch. The score board read 34—5—2. Fay cut Andrews through slips for a single. Karsten swung a short one to /leo-°for two. Forty came up after some good running between the wickets. With his first balf Harding dismissed Fay leg before. The score was 41—6 —3. For a time Stubbs and Karsten stayed together,, bringing the score to 50 by patient batting. Then Stubbs was too slow in an. easy run and. Harding threw down the wicket from far out. Seven wickets were down. , Karsten played steadily and Ross hit a full toss from Dallison for three. Geary dropped Ross in slips off Dallison. Ross . cut. Dallison for two and pulled Andrews to leg for a boundary. Karsten leapt out and drove prettily

to the - long boundary. Seventy, 'came : up/ Rossnit hhot off; An-:drewA-and Harding‘‘.took a safe cafch'at ■ mid-off. Ross hadmade a useful 15. Eight wickets were down for 71. Bowling deep, full length balls,..Morrison again forced Louisson back. He swung to hit a ball to leg . and hit it on to his wicket. The score wa5..74 : — 9—l. . ‘X

The last man, . Stece, played a neat shot past point for four. 11l Morrison’s, next over.he jumped out and was (cleanly stumped- by Birch.. Nelson was opt for 83. , - * SCHOOL INNINGS OPENS. . / ■ Harding and Eoten opened for School with'time for three overs before lunch. Harding turned a ball tb leg for fours Bowling a slow leg .break Hooper-:trap-ped Loten in . the first;oyer, the batsman tipping one into Campbell’s hands. The score was M-—l-^-0.• ■ Fay and Hooper were the bdwlers after luncheon. Harding drove Hooper hard for a single. Law survived, an l.b.w. appeal, lifted one - just over midon, and next, over sent a ball .from Hooper to Mac Lean- The score .was 10—2—3.- c : ■ West stepped out to his first .ball , from Hooper and off drove-him for four. Three times Harding drove the same bowler to’the on. for-fours.-- The-next over was a maiden, Fay appealing twice for . 1.b.w.. against' West. West edged out to block Hooper, missed and Campbell had the bails off. 28—3 —4. Gilbert was not very confident, hut turned Hooper to the leg .boundary. y..--Hooper was taken off with the score ..at,3o, Mac Lean; replacing-.him. At the -north end-Fay- had bowled'.four successive maiden overs. The batemen were 'scoring on the leg ' side off Mac Lean, f each taking singles and Harding a four. A double change was made, in the bowling, Ross going on in place of Fay and Stace replacing Mac Lean. A vigorous drive by Harding for two aiid a bye brought 50 up. Gilbert had settled down and glided Sta.ec to-leg for two and one. Harding played’a ball to leg which was excellently, fielded by Fay, but his next one reached the boundary, bringing 60 up. Each batsman took three behind the.- wicket from Stace and Gilbert, scored , four,-with a square cut from Richards. liardingtried a late cut. off the first ball of Richards’ second over but lifted the ball a fraction. Stace, in the slips, juggled and finally caught the .ball. Harding, had played an invaluable innings, showing confidence when a rapid fall of wickets seemed, likely. The score was 77, of which he had made 36., Andrews did not stay long, mis-hit-tina- one to Hooper at cover. 77—5—0. Birch snicked one through slips to the fence and next over Gilbert took New Plymouth’s score; past Nelson's; Louisson was put on, only to ba driven - for a lusty four by Birch. Gilbert added eight with two good' leg * shots. After 80 minutes’ play Birch with a leg ..glide for a single brought the’century up. j SEVEN BOWLERS TRIED. ■_ Hooper, who had tried seven bowlers, brought on Fay again in' an effort,to. dislodge the now confident batsmen. Well run singles were coming fairly frequently. until Birch g*t his pad. m front to Fay'and was given out. IOS —o" 1 -? It was Fay’s tenth over for- one wiCket’ and nine runs. , - j ’ ’ A pretty drive by G.eary went through the fieldsmen for three. He , smashed a short one, from Richards past cover for four. After a flue innings f<?r 43 Gilbert cocked one up to Karsten, at mid-on. The score was 112 for seven wickets. After giving one chance off M first ball Gilbert had‘played a -very sound innings, hitting six boundaries. Another wicket fell soon afterwards. McCallum stepped out and hit wildly and was the first of the School -team to be clean ' bowled. Morrison came »ext. Geary stepped across to ; the -off .anq played two clean, powerful, shots to. the off’boundary. The batemen opened out

in some lively ■' hits and . brought the score to 130. Then . Gehry, tipped one 'fast into' slips and- Stace snapped up a ■quick catch. Geary had made 16 by good cricket. ; Nine.. wickets were dowm-for .133,-- Dallison chanced, everything, and hit a smashing four. The tea adjournment was taken with the score at 139. ?Aji l.b.w. appeal against Morrison was fruitless and next over ■& hard catch fr.om the same .player was. dropped by Karsten. A. hard one. to-teg was just teb high-for Louisson and Morrison took 2. , He. timed the same shot better and /scored, fouk Dallison ’and< Morrison wer» : 'a;.'luckyr,p4ir. Fhy took. Dallison’s wicket -with a trimmer and School was .out for 146. - - ’

. Nelson qpened. its second innings with 'Htea-and Stiibßs. School had a lead of 63" rims/ The two ran some, fast singles. Then Morrison forced Ross- back until he troA on his wicket and was out. One wicket had fallen for 7 runs.

.Together Stace and Stubbs began to attack, the. bojwlihg .without waiting to let the bowlers get the .upper hand. StubbSv Sent a pretty four to leg and Stace",sfeht a high balk from Morrison flying to the boundary. Runs came quickly and 30 rims, were up wljen ■Stubbs' jumped but to Morrison, missed and' wUs neatly stumped by Birch. After; :a nervous beginning Mac Lean sent a' half volley from Morrison spinning to the leg boundary. After a free hitting, useful innings for 20 Stace wao cleverly? stumped by : Birch off Morrison. The score was 37; '

The fourth wicket fell at 48. Campbell and Mac Lean tried a quick run for two. On 'tH© second, run Andrews,' side bn tb .the wickets at point threw in and scattered the bails.

The. new man, Hooper, drove cleanly to the off boundary. Sixty came up and with six wickets in o hand Nelson had • practically wiped off the first innings deficiency. Hooper and Campbell began to. score fast until Hooper put his leg in front of a straight, one from Harding.. The sqore was 66—5—12. Playing attractive, open cricket, Campbell - scored freely off Morrison, Karsten backing up well at the other end. Together they took ‘ a great deal of the sting; out of the School bowling. At the. tail-end of the day they were scoring, quickly and easily. A good, drive by Kirsten .brought up the century for five wickets just before stumps were drajyn for. the day. Details are:—> NELSON. First Innings. ?Hooper,>. Lb.w., b Andrews / 14 ; Campbell, c/ Law, b Morrison ...... 12 Mac Lean, run out 5 Richard?,- hit wicket, b Morrison .0 Buddle, st. Birch, b Morrison 2 Fay, 1.b.w., b Harding 3 .Karsten, not otit 15 Stiibbs, rim, but .■ 6 Ross, c‘ Harding, b Andrews 15 Louisson, played on, b Morrison 1 Stace, st. Birch, b Morrison ....... 5 Extra* ...................... 5 Total 83 '/ Bowling: Morrison took five wickets for 3p rjins; Andrews, two for 28; Harding, one. for 11. Second Innings. Ross, hit wicket, b Morrison 1 Stubbs, st. Birch, b Morrison 7 •Stace, str Birch, b Morrison 20 Mac Lean,’ run out ■■............ 0 Campbell,, not out .................. ; 35 Hopper;- l.b.w. b Harding 12 •Karsten, : -mot out 8 Extras 8

'Total (for five .wickets)’ .100 Lowling': Morrison took three wickets for '36 runs and Harding one for 5.

■= SCHOOL. ’ '■'■'•;■ First Innings. Harding, q Stace, b Richards. 36 Loten, c Campbell, b Hooper . 1.. 0 .Law, c Mac Lean, b Hooper 3 West, st. Campbell, b Hoopei’ ...... 4 Gilbert,.c Karsten, b Fay ........ 43

Andrews, c Hooper, b Richards .- 0. Birch, l;b‘,w., b.Fa.y ..... x 12 Geary, c.Stace, b -Fay .. ..... 16 McCallum; b Hooper „ 0 Morrison/ not out 18 Dallison, b Fay .... .......; 6 Extras ......... ........; 8 ' Total' 146 Boiwluig: Fay took four wickets, for 16 runs; -Hooper, four for 52; Richards, two for. 21.