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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIII, Issue 14353, 19 November 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

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[ LOCAL NOTES. ! ___ | By "Player." TJie following is the position of the various teams competing in the competition : Ist. Grade. Timaru ... 6 points. Celtic 3 points. Ternuka 3 points. South End ... Nil. 2nd Grade. Timaru 8 points. Celtic 7 points. B.H.S. ... 5 points. Temuka ... Nil. J lie. caretaker iuui another good wicket prepared ior tlie senior nim-cii oi». tne no broimus on. j. uLU'-icay. was a trine siow, uue lo ruesuays lain, but ocnenvise piuyeu very veil indeed. Tiie ouineiu, nowever, wanes attention, and yesteruay it was a. tit too grassy in places. 35U, tins is 1 tinnk me largest sviro ever made by any club team m a .ocd competition match. from the cunmencement ot their innings tlicv got on top oi the Celtic bowling, and if l'attu/i ii;id not found a. spot- they wocild have made a great many nicic. To beat-the Celtic t-eiun by ail mui.-ig.s is a very line performance, and to show what a really strong leani the club is capable of putting into the field.

Donohue's contribution of i:.'l is pi rhaps the best exhibition ot' batting i have seen on the Athletic Grounds, lie i? a bat wiio woidd show up '.veil in any company and he ; -is it stitt propositi")' lor the local bowlers, who are u must bo admitted noi quite up to the average. In h:s contribution ware ]o tours, 2 threes, 14-twos and 27 singles. A quick looted drive was his princ.pai scoring stroke, but he scored well ail round the wicket and kept them nicely on the turf.

Biacklock added a vigorous baker s dozen to his previous week's total when he had a slog .at J?att-on and puiti the penalty. Campbell's 40 were obtained in his characieristic style. His style is not very talcing, but he is gifted with a. good eye, and is not afraid to hit. He is a useful man in a team when the edge is off the bowling. His running out of Donohue was a bad piece of work.

Patton kept a fine length .and "worked a lot 11*0111 the off. His figures o lor 95 do not Hatter him and lie really bowled much better than they indicate. Time and tinve ho beat the bat and the 'wicket too, and with a little more luck Tnnaru's total would 2iare been much smaller.

_ Celtic's second innings was a distinct. improvement, on their first innings, though they started badly, losing James Lynch and Ixniglman for 1-1 runs.

Lynch senr. again batted well, ha is in good form this year, and is watching the bail oil to the bat. He gets his "back to tlie wall" and I think sheer determination gives him the bulk of his scores.

Owens got a lucky 3S. although he stopped a lot of good stuff on ,the wicket. He is very weak on and just outside the off stumps. He should alter his style a little and instead nf playing at balls flying outsidu the off stump from underneath, he should move across and play right over th/ top cf them. The ball that bowleg? him was exactly the same as the one Fisher beat him with in the first in. nines, and Il£ played at it the sane i-tv.

Uynch juur. started 11 a very scratchy iusiiiou. lie' iiad lulled to get; go.ng heretofore and 1 -expect- lie \\ ao a bit over anxious. Alter lie double figures lie settled down ana gave tlie spectators a glimpse ot' liis term of two seasons ago. lie hit as hard as anyone hero, and. liis 67 included ewe fi and .10 fours. 1 do not tiiink, however, that he is the batof two seasons ago, when he put up his good performance against Canterbury. His timing is not so good and lie does not seem to bp g€«cn<j lis bcxly and shoulders so well into his strokes.

O'Callaghan found a good length right from the jump and bawkd much better than he lias done previously. He mixed them and deserved li s figures 4 for 32.

Timaru's fielding was only f.iir, though Blacklock at cover noint was magnificent,- his picking and.-running being first-class. Local fieklmen should imitate. Temulca notched a. three point w'li against South End and arc to he congratulated. Local critics tinned Smith End to win. but T think Tmruka nr" stronger than they are given credit for.

Harbnge again got a few and carried out his hat for 23. IS'otv ho has got going I hope he will make n ]<:t of runs. Though nothing ott of t-ha ordinary as a hat. ho :s much liettor than his performances for sonic time past show.

For South End, Cave cot 32, including .j fours in one ov-?r of Dunn's, and hutted very nicely. Ho is one r.f the most consistent nyi-geUers here, a™l a very useful hat in any side. batted well for his 23, but the South ,i£nd side are worth more tli.ui UU against ,the Tc-muka attack, f am very plessod to see .Dunn back ill the Teniuka ranks. 1:1 o w,U make all the difference :o thfc.T attack, and with him in fci:e r team lhe» arc capable of giving uioio than one team m the cuinpetit.-on a £'>od game. i'or Ceitic second liuins v/as _'-bo main factor in High School's downfall. He' made 3G, ) no-lading a 0, wild a!so IS oif one ovtir, vv.il liien he ob'.v.iucd 6 School wickets for a small co&fe. Jtio | is a natural cricketer mid is a p.ty lie kiUUlui. jJ'Aj "■V-U XtlJUlU.lj'. tAyU'iuu ii tu lor xjie oip i<i-J-io o wicKeu, ana tuen lie ui«/ x'l'Wjou maue a gaiianc aitemi>s w yult sue inatcli out or tlie luu. >J'oi..'UL>£tlUtf lor once railed to get ,'joing, but rro» ion batxuel well for liis Zi. Ho iiaa a nice free style and a good ou drive. it is a p.ty the fcienoui oiuiusit get a coach. With a little looiiiug itu-e-r uiey should be easily the besi; team m Uio junior competition. Timaru second still maintain their ' lead m the competition by obtaining a two point ivin over Temuha. Bruce came out of his shell as a . bowler, capturing 4 Teiuuka wickets i for 14.. He is a natural bowler, gets i liis arm well over, and liis slioidder ■ well into his -delivery, 'and with pracj tice the Timaru Club should make j something of him. The same remark i applies to Elkis on the Temuka side, | who has a nice easy delivery, .and „ati the same time is a good bat. Gordon Wood got 35 very solidly. H-o is, on form, the best hat in the Timaru second and has been very consistent, making runs in nearly every match. The club's juniors are keen, arc pulling very well t together and with another match or 'two."will be a very difficut tea mto heat. : Lord Ha.wko has presented a Cup for competition _ Among the second-class associations in the Dominion. The first bolder of the cup will he decided by tournament, and this Association liave decided to comoete. The first holders may be up in the North Tshind out of our reach, lnit it would undoubtedly be a great filip to local cricket 'if th« local Associatiop. obtained rosaawifin of it*