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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20064, 22 March 1935, Page 15

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SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCHES TIMARU v. WAITAKI The annual matches between the first and second elevens of the Timaru and Waitaki Boys’ High Schools were commenced in Timaru yesterday in ideal weather. The senior game was played at the Rectory, the wicket and outfield being In good order. Similar conditions prevailed on School Park, where the juniors met. In the senior match, the visitors won the toss and elected to bat, but gave a mediocre display, being dismissed in their first Innings for 89 runs. The fielding of the Timaru team was smart, only two difficult chances being missed. Their batting was also superior to that of Waitaki, whose score was passed with six wickets in hand. The innings finally closed for 168, giving Timaru a lead of 79 runs. Waitaki opened badly in their second innings, losing three wickets for 16 runs. A good fourth wicket partnership then resulted, Gowland and Blundell putting on 50 runs. The visitors’ batting was an improvement on the first innings, and at stumps they had 137 runs on for the loss of nine wickets. Waitaki are thus 58 runs to the good, with the last man in. In the junior match, Timaru batted first, compiling 211 runs, and at stumps the visitors had lost one wicket for 51. Both games will be continued this morning. SENIOR MATCH

Waitaki won the toss and elected t bat, J. R, Capstick facing Blue, wh opened from the southern end, tw runs coming olf the over. McDonali took up the attack from the northen end, striking a good length in his firs over, off which one run came from ; scoring shot. The first 10 runs occupied 12 minutes, Blakely pullin§ Blue nicely to the leg fence to securi the first boundary. Capstick soor settled down, pulling McDonald to thf leg fence, and then square-cutting hin beautifully for another four to brinf 20 up after 21 minutes’ play. In his fifth over, Blue clean bowled Blakely who attempted to pull an inswinger 22—1—4. J. M. Mee filled the gap and played out the over. At this stage Earwaker replaced McDonald, whose four overs had cost 10 runs. Another wicket fell to Blue in his next over, Capstick being clean b0w1ed.222 14. The visiting captain, H. W. Gowland, joined Mee, and opened with a single to leg. Mee placed Blue’s last ball into Baillie’s hands at point, and three wickets were down for 24 runs. 24 —3 —o. The incoming batsman was G. M. Blundell, and he arrived in time to see Gowland snick Earwaker through the slips to the fence. Every care was exercised by the batsmen facing Blue, who was bowling extremely well. At this stage he had sent down seven overs, three of which were maidens, and he had taken thi'ee wickets for eight runs. A very quiet period followed, only an occasional run being scored. After having sent down eight overs, Blue brought A. Sara C 3 at the southern end, Gowland square-cutting the first ball to the fence. The iifth ball he also got away to the fence, 10 coming off the over. Earwaker then clean bowled Blundell. 48—4—6. I. S. Tilbury, the third left-hander of the side, survived one ball, and was clean bowled trying to pull a ball pitched on his leg stump. 48—5—0. M. A. Andrew replaced Tilbury, but was not too comfortable facing- Earwaker. Gowland had a life when he pulled Earwaker to leg, Pateman diving for a catch which he just failed to hold. At this stage the visiting- captain had 21 to his credit. He lost his wicket a few minutes later by calling for a foolish run, McDons*ld breaking the wickets before he could regain his crease. H. E. Wilson joined Andrew, who had to face Mottram, who was given a turn in place of Earwaker. The left-hander had taken two wickets for 14 runs in seven overs, three of which were maidens. Blue came on again at the southern end in place of Sara, whose four overs had cost 17 runs. After sending down three overs at a cost of three runs, Mottram gave way to McDonald at the northern end, who sent down a maiden to Andrew. A single to Wilson off McDonald saw 70 hoisted for 85 minutes’ play. The rate of scoring had been very slow, three runs having been scored in 15 minutes.

Wilson then called Andrew for i doubtful run, and a good return sav Andrew well out of his crease. 70— 7—ll. J. W. Uttley joined Wilson and got Blue away to leg for a nic< four. Pateman was then brought or at the northern end, he being the sixth bowler tried. Baillle also was given a trial, Uttley pulling the last ball of the over to the square-leg fence, bringing 80 up for 100 minutes’ play. Earwaker then sent Uttley down a straight one. which he failed to play, and he was out leg before. 83—8—8. G. W. Liddell went leg before to Earwaker first ball, but the last man, A. E. Dinnie, stopped the hat trick. The last pair stood up to the bowling for a period, but scored very few runs. Dinnie snicked Earwaker to Sara in the slips, but a difficult chance was not accepted. Wilson then gave Baillie a sitter off Blue, and the innings closed at 12.5 for 89 runs. Blue and Earwaker shared the bowling .honours. Blue taking four wickets for 21 runs in 15.2 overs, two of which were maidens, while Earwaker took four for 14 in 11 overs, seven of which were maidens. Timaru Opens Timaru were obliged to open before lunch, one over only being played. E. Earwaker and A. McLeod opened, Earwaker facing Capstick, a slow break bowler. Earwaker got the fifth ball away to leg for four, the only runs off the over. The innings was resumed at 1.20, Wilson, medium paced bowler, opening up. With his last ball he clean bowled Earwaker. 4-1-4. w. McDonald was the new-comer. McLeod then faced Tilbury, getting the second oall away to fine leg for a nice three. McDonald skied a ball from Tilbury ligh to the on, Wilson making a good ittempt to take a catch from a difficult angle, just failing to hold the call. The loss of Earwaker had a iobering effect on the batsmen, who vere very restrained for a long time, .4 runs only being scored in 25 minites. Wilson was pitching them well dear of the off pin, and they were ightly left alone. Both he and’Tilbury vere erratic however, and scoring hould have been better than it was. LcDonakl played right over a ball rom Wilson, and saw his middle tump knocked back. 19-2-4. Wilson t this stage had taken two wickets or five runs in five overs. F. Blue, the imai u captain, opened with a single o cover, McLeod placing Wilson down he gully for another nice single, bringJg 20 up for 30 minutes’ play. Mee hen replaced Tilbury, whose fine overs ad cost eight runs, and McLeod beau- I fully square-cut the fifth ball to the

fence. Blue also got on to a full toss from Wilson, and this also went tc the boundary. The advent of Blue saw the rate of scoring improve, 30 runs coming up in 35 minutes. A four to Blue. off Mee saw him reach double figures, and another four off the next ball brought 40 up, the last 10 runs having taken four minutes to complete. McLeod, who had been shaping very confidently, failed to get on to a full toss, which took his off pin. 41-.?-16. Blue was then joined by W. Bailiie! Blue showed a liking for Wilson, whom he banged to the fence three times in one over. The half century earns up for 45 minutes’ play. Cricket of an interesting nature was now being witnessed, Blue having brightened things up considerably, and the board showed 60 for 50 minutes’ play. Gowland replaced Wilson, whose nine overs had cost 28 runs, for two wickets, and the change proved effective, the first ball getting Blue off his pads. 61-4-30. Blue hit six boundaries. G. B. Sara partnered Baillie, but took some time to open his account. Blundell then relieved Mee, who had taken one wicket for 23 in five overs, and he sent down a maiden to Baillie. A three to Sara off Gowland saw 70 hoisted for 67 minutes’ play. Baillie reached double figures by lifting Gowland high to the off for a brace, and he pulled the last ball of the over to ieg for four. Blundell bowled him with the last ball of his third over. 79-5-15. Pateman, who joined Sara, was at the wickets for seven minutes before he opened with a single off Gowland. He then went out to Blundell, sending him to the leg fence to place Timaru in the lead. The 90 had occupied 80 minutes. Sara then snicked Gowland into hands, at first slip. 96-6-13. R. Mottram partnered Pateman, and opened with a brace off the fifth ball. Mee came on again in place of Blundell, who had taken one for 13 in four overs. Pateman hoisted the century, which took 90 minutes, by lifting Mee for two, and he collected three off the next shot. Pateman now' opened out, collecting 12

0 off Gowland in one over, and bringing 0 his own total to 27. There was a fur--0 ther change in the bowling, Capstick replacing Mee at the northern end, and 1 sending down a maiden to Mottram. Wilson also relieved Gowland, who had 1 taken two for 29 in nine overs, A three and a two to Pateman. off Wil- " son made him top scorer. After a = bright display, he hit Capstick into ' Andrew’s hands at deep mid-on, the catch being accepted. 124-7-33. B. - Walsh, the new comer then played a J maiden to Wilson, but was beaten all ’ the way by Capstick. 127-8-0. A nice 3 four to A. Sara off Capstick saw the ’ total reach 140 for two hours’ play. ■ Sara was shaping very well, having ■ scored 15 in 12 minutes. He got right ! on to a loose one from Gowland, pull--1 ing him to the leg fence. He then : stepped in front to the same bowler, : ■ and was out. 159-9-23. D. Gardiner , was last man in, and he opened with : a brace off the first ball. Mottram hit , the first six of the match at the ex- ] pense of Capstick, lifting him over ] the leg fence. Two balls later he was ’ well stumped, the innings closing at 3.27 for 167. ]

Waitaki In Again Waitaki opened their second innings at 3.53 with Capstick and Blakely. The last-named scored 10 in a few minutes, and was then clean -bowled by Earwaker. 10-1-10. Six runs later Mee, W'ho had replaced Blakely, turned one from Earwaker on to his wickets. 16-2-2. The next wicket fell without addition to the score, Capstick mishitting Blue, Mottram taking a good catch at deep square-leg. 16-3-4. Earwaker was giving the batsmen a good deal of trouble, and they were unable to get him away. His first six overs produced six runs, three overs being successive maidens. The first 20 runs occupied 32 minutes. The first change in the bowling came with the total at 34, Baillie replacing Blue at the southern end. Blue had taken one for 22 in eight overs. Gowland and Blundell provided a good partnership, scoring nicely off loose deliveries. The board showed 40 for 46 minutes’ play, an improvement on the first 30 minutes. The half century occupied 52 minutes, the partnership having added 45 to the total, of which Gowland had collected 30. He was batting very attractively, his off shots being splendidly executed. Mottram was given a turn at the northern end, but the over cost 12 runs, and he again gave way to Earwaker. The change was effective, Sara taking a catch behind the wickets, 66-4-13. The partnership had produced 50 runs, and had come at a critical stage of the innings. Tilbury joined his captain, opening his account with a single, off Earwaker, but a short time later was clean bowl- I ed. 74-5-1. Earwaker was given another spell, McDonald coming on at the northern end, while Sara was brought on at the opposite end. A single to Gowland brought 80 up for 77 minutes’ play, and thus saw Waitaki wipe the deficiency on the first innings.

Gowland pulled Earwaker for four, i, bringing his total to 51. He then got 2 Sara away for four to the on boundary, j bringing the century up for 90 min- , utes play. The visiting captain was ' treating the spectators to a fine ex- [. hibition, but with his total at 65, he drove one hard to Blue, who took a ’ fine catch. Gowland hit 12 fours, the [ remainder being singles. 115-6-65. McDonald then got his second wicket ’ when Andrews went leg before. 120-7-19. Then Uttley also went leg before, and eight wickets were down for 120. ; Wilson and Liddell offered stubborn ; opposition for the ninth wicket, but eventually Earwaker got Liddell l.b.w. 136-9-8. Dinnie was last man in, and he and Wilson played out time. The umpires were Messrs D. Murchison and P. Kyne. Detailed scores:— WAITAKI

ss Fall of the wickets: 1 for 10; 2 for DO 16; 3 for 16; 4 for 66; 5 for 74; 6 for w 115; 7 for 120; 8 for 120; 9 for 136. is

JUNIOR MATCH In the junior match Timaru had first strike on a good wicket. Burnett and Grant opened, and they were still together at lunch, with the score at 98. The batting had been very dour against moderate bowling. The first wicket fell after 21 hours’ play, the board then showing 102. Lovelock batted for over an hour for four runs, the bowling after lunch having improved considerably. Four wickets were down for 134 runs, but then Waddell and Milligan became associated, and took the total to 171 before they were separated. Two wickets then fell quickly, but the seventh wicket partnership between Milligan and Lawrence added 30 runs. The innings closed at 4.40 for 211 runs. Waitaki opened at 4.50, the opening pair Wheeler and Foster batting for half an hour for a few runs. Townsend then dismissed Foster for 11. Wheeler and Dick played out time, Dick being unbeaten with 21 to his credit. The umpires were Messrs W J. Hobbs and L. B. Pearson. Scores: — TIMARU First Innings M. Burnett, c Bailey, b Hodge .... 54 L. Grant, lbw, b Walton 45 J. Lovelock, lbw, b Sinclair 4 R. Lawry, b Hodge 14 J. Waddell, lbw, b Hodge 10 R. Milligan, not out 56 R. Thomson, c Hodge, b Walton .. 0 W. Lawrence, c Bailey, b ReesJones 8 D. Heasley, b Rees-Jones 0 J. Mottram, lbw, b Hodge 2 J. Townsend, b Hodge 0 Extras 18 Total 211 Bowling.—K. Hodge took five wickets for 49 runs; L. Walton three for 89; D. Rees-Jones two for 47; P .Sinclair one for 28; E. Laney, none for 4. WAITAKI First Innings C. Wheeler, not out 7 J, Foster, b Townsend 11 W. Dick, not out 21 Extras 12

e Total for one wicket .... 51 ,t e r TECHNICAL SCHOOLS’ 1 MATCH e 2 ASHBURTON DEFEATS TIMARU 3 3 The Ashburton Technical High- " Schools’ cricket team had a eomfort- ■ able victory over the Timaru Technical 1 School in the annual match played at r Timaru. ' Ashburton declared with 95 runs up ' for the loss of five wickets, and Tim- ' aru’s two innings produced only 46 and ) 38 runs respectively. Scores: — ASHBURTON, j First Innings.

First Innings. J. R. Capstick. b Blue 14 E. R. Blakely, b Blue 4 J. M. Mee, c Baillie, b Blue .. .. 0 H. W. Gowland, run out 21 G. M. Blundell, b Earwaker .. .. 6 I. S. Tilbury, b Earwaker 0 M. A. Andrew, run out 11 H. E. Wilson, c Baillie. b Blue .... 12 J. W. Uttley, Ibw, b Earwaker .. .. 8 G. W. Liddell, Ibw. b Earwaker .. 0 A. E. Dinnie, not out 1 Byes 5, leg byes 5, no balls 2 .. .. 12 Total 89 Fall of the wickets: 1 for 22; 2 for 23; 3 for 24; 4 for 48: 5 for 48; 6 for 60; 7 for 70; 8 for 83; 9 for 83; 10 for 89. Bowling Analysis. O. R. M. W. E. Earwaker ..11 14 7 4 F- Blue 15.2 21 * 3 4 H. Pateman .. 2 2 — R. Mottram .... 3 3 1 W. McDonald .... 6 11 2 W. Baillie .... 3 9 1 — Second Innings. J. R. Capstick, c Mottram, b Blue 4 E. R. Blakely, b Earwaker 10 J. M. Mee, b Earwaker 2 H. W. Gowland, c Blue, b McDonald 65 G. M. Blundell, c G. Sara, b Earwaker I. S. Tilbury, b Earwaker 1 M. A. Andrew, ibw, b McDonald .. 19 H. E. Wilson, not out .. 10 J. W. Uttley, ibw, b McDonald .. 0 G. W/Liddell, Ibw, b Earwaker .. 8 A. E. Dinnie, not out 0 Byes 2, leg byes 2, no balls 1 .. .. 5 Total for nine wickets 137 :

o Bowling Analysis. e O. M R. W. wt Earwaker .... 14 6 25 5 S McDonald .... 9 — 21 3 Blue 16 3 47 1 y Baillie 2 — 8 i Mottram 4 2 16 — Sara 4 — 17 — TIMARU s First Innings. s E. Earwaker, b Wilson .. .. 4 A. McLeod, b Mee 16 s W. McDonald, b Wilson .. .. 4 F. Blue, b Gowland 30 W. Baillie, b Blundell 15 G. B. Sara, c Blakely, b Gowland . 13 H. Pateman, c Andrew, b Capstick 33 R. Mottram, std Liddell, b Capstick 20 ! B. Walsh, b Capstick 0 A. J. Sara, lbw, b Gowland .. 23 D. Gardiner, not out .. .. 2 Byes 4, leg byes 1, no balls 3 8 Total .. 168 Fall of the wickets: 1 for 4; 2 for 20; 3 for 41; 4 for 61; 5 for 79; i for 96; 7 for 124; 8 for 127; 9 for 159; 10 for 168. Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. J. R. Capstick .. 8.3 2 33 3 H. W. Gowland ..11 1 36 3 H. E. Wilson .... 14 6 40 2 G. M. Blundell ..4 1 14 1 J. M. Mee .... 6 1 29 1 I. S. Tilbury .... 5 — 8 —

j A. McCall, retired .. 45 D. McKay, c and b Haar .. .. 0 V. Crequer, retired A. Hood, b Lyons R. Connell, b Feely C. Keen, not out .. 13 * Total for 5 wicket declared .. 95 Bowling.—J. Feely one wicket for 20 runs, R. Haar one for 15, G. Benbow none for 31. F. Clearwater none for 9. D. Lyons one for 8. TIMARU. First Innings. D. Lyons, c Keen, b McKay .. 9 J. Boyle, b Keen 3 G. Benbow, b Connell 1 R. Haar, run out .. 2 G. Rankin, c Tully, b Hood .. .. 19 L. Davies, b McKay 0 J. Glover, b McCall 5 P, Clearwater, b McCall .. 0 '. Mitchell, c Tully, b McCall .. 1 J. Feely, not out 1 K. Sullivan, b Hood .. 0 Total Bowling.— R. Connell took one wicket for 6 runs. C. Keen one for 8. D. McKay two for 5, A. McCall three for 8. L. Muir none for 4, J. Tully none for 7, A. Hood two for 4. Second Innings. Rankin, c and b Crequer .. .. 3 Lyons, c and b Keen 4 Benbow. b Keen 0 Mitchell, b Crequer . 10 Feely, b Crequer 0 Haar, c Muir, b Crequer .. .. 9 Boyle, b Crequer Davies, v McKay, b Crequer .. 0 Clearwater, not out .. .. Glover, b Crequer Sullivan, b Crequer Extras Total Bowling.— V. Crequer took eight wickets for 17 runs. C. Keen two for 11, D, McKay none for 6. R, Connell 1 none for one.