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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19750, 17 March 1934, Page 18

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OLD BOYS’ GAME RESULT A DRAW The annual match, English Public School Old Boys v Christ’s College Old Boys, which was played on the Geraldine Oval yesterday resulted in a draw. English Public Schools compiled 101 in their first innings, while Christ’s College responded with 102. Public Schools made 102 in their second innings, but a big effort against time and a failing light saw Christ’s College with only 95 for seven wickets, or 14 less than the number required to win the match, when stumps were drawn at 6 p.m. Mullins and Hodghin opened for English Public Schools, but the former was dismissed promptly. Hodghin had 18 to his credit when his wicket fell to C. Harper. Kerr 25, and C. Cresswell 21, were the other batsmen to reach double figures. C. Harper secured the bowling honours. In their second innings Kerr, who was bowled by P. Harper at 43. and Sinclair-Thomson. whose wicket fell to Hargreaves at 25, made useful stands. Cresswell’s wicket fell to P. Harper at 12. The other wickets fell cheaply, P. Harper with the splendid average of six for 14. taking the honours. In Cnrist’s College Old Boys’ first innings, D. Unwin’s wicket fell to Kerr at three. Robinson 21, P. Harper 37, S. Vincent 16. made useful scores. There was a bad “tail”. Kerr captured four, wickets for 32. and Mullins took four for four. In the second innings Unwin, who went out l.b.w. to Kenredeemed himself with 23. Robinson had 19 to his credit when he was caught by Kerr off Hope and P. Harper had 11 on when he was caught by Hodghin off Creswell. The other wickets fell cheaply. Scores:— ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL OLD BOYS. First Innings. J. Mullins, b P. Harper 2 J. Hodghin. b G. C. Harp.er 18 C. Kerr, c Hargreaves, b Temple .. 25 H. Sinclair-Thomson c Vincent b G. C. Harper 0 N. Rattray, c C. Orbell. b G. C. Harper 9 C. Burdon, b G. C. Harper 0 A. Hope, b G. C. Harper 5 G. Dalton, c Temple, b Robinson .. 7 R. Miller, c Unwin, b Temple .... 0 C. Creswell. b G. C. Harper 21 G. N. Feilclen, not out 4 Extras 10 Total 101 Bowling.—P. Harper took one wicket for 32 runs; Y. Robinson one for 13. G. C. Harper, six for 19; R. Temple, one for 13; C. L. Orbell, one for 15. Second Innings. C. Burdon. b Hargreaves 7 H. Sinclair-Thomson, b Hargreaves 25 R. Miller, b Robinson 5 N. Rattray, b Robinson 1 C. Kerr, b P. Harper 43 C. Creswell, b P. Harper 12 A. Hope, c Unwin, b P. Harper .. 4 G. Dalton, c Hargreaves, b P. Harper 0 G. N. Feilden. not out 4 J. Mullins, b P. Harper 0 J. Hodghin, b P. Harper 1 Extras 7 Total 103 Bowling.—Hargreaves took two wickets for 31 runs; Robinson, two for 22; Temple none for 19; P. Harper, six for 14; Deßenzy, none for 12. Orbell, none for 4. CHRIST S COLLEGE OLD BOYS. First Innings. D. Unwin, b Kerr 3 Y. Robinson, c Dalton, b Miller .. 21 P. Harper, c Miller, b Kerr 37 G. B. Temple, c and b Miller .... 5 S. Vincent, c Hodghin, b Mullens . 16 G. C. Harper, b Kerr 9 C. L. Orbell. b Mullins 2 J. Hargreaves, c Kerr, b Mullins .. 2 J. Deßenzy, b Mullins 0 A. G. Macdonald, b Kerr 0 M. Barker, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 102 Bowling.—Miller took two wickets for 31 runs; Kerr four for 32; Hope none for 10; Burdon, none lor 18; Mullins, four for four. Second Innings. D. Unwin, lbw., b Kerr 28 Y. Robinson, c Kerr, b Hope .... 19 P. Harper, c Hodghin, b Creswell . 11 G. B. Temple, c Hope, b Creswell . 6 S. Vincent, b Mullins 8 G. C. Harper, c Miller, b Kerr .... 9 C. L. Orbell. b Mullins 2 J. Deßenzy, not out 5 Extras 7 Total for seven wickets .. 95 Bowling.—Kerr took two wickets for 27 runs; Mullins two for 19; Miller none for 19, Hope, one for 3, Creswell, two for 11; Sinclair-Thomson, none