CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20066, 25 March 1935, Page 12

CRICKET

A WIN FOR SOUTH CANTERBURY MASON’S GOOD INNINGS The representative cricket match between South Canterbury and North Otago, which was played on the Rectory wicket on Saturday, was won by South Canterbury by 84 runs on the first innings. Although the wicket had had two day’s use earlier in the week, it played well. Rain early in the morning had made the wicket easy at the start, but under a hot sun and light breeze it soon dried out. The visitors gave only a moderate display, being disposed of for 82 runs by lunch. When South Canterbury had 166 runs on the board for the loss of seven wickets, the innings was declared closed. Stumps were drawn at 5.30, an appeal by the batsmen against the light being upheld. At this stage North Otago had lost two wickets for 22 runs. S. D. Mason, the South Canterbury captain, gave a chanceless display for 76. while V. Hahn hit up 51 in a short time, being unbeaten when the declaration was made. E. Lee and J. Kane bore the brunt of the South Canterbury attack, Lee being very successful. At the tea adjournment, the president of the South Canterbury Cricket Association (Mr A. E. Lawrence) welcomed the visitors and said his affections were rather divided as on the last occasion on which he had witnessed a match between the two teams on the Rectory ground he had been president of the North Otago Cricket Association. He expressed a hope that the home and home matches between South Canterbury and North Otago would be resumed, and said that thanks •were due to the Board of Governors and Rector of the Timaru Bovs’ High School for placing the ground at the players’ disposal. At his call cheers were given for the North Otago team. In acknowledging the welcome, the visiting captain (Mr C. Zimmerman) recalled that it was 12 years since North Otago had met South Canterbury on the Rectory ground and expressed regret that the matches had not been continued. He hoped that the present match would be the forerunner of many more. Cheers were given for the South Canterbury side. Visitors Open South Canterbury won the toss and sent the visitors in on a wicket which had been rendered slightly soft as a result of early morning rain. J. Capstick and G. Taylor opened to J. Kane and S. Williams, six runs coming off the first two overs. When the bowlers found their length, a quiet period ensued, four successive maidens being sent down. The first ten runs occupied 25 minutes. Taylor put one up dangerously close to the wicket-keeper, but the next he got past point to the fence. The shot was meant for an off drive, but Taylor failed to connect properly. * He then lifted the first ball of Williams’s sixth over high to the on fence. Off the third ball, however, Lang took a fine catch behind the wickets. 19-1-16. Taylor batted 32 minutes, hitting three fours. B. Blair opened with a single off the last ball, bringing 20 up for 35 minutes’ play. The third ball of Kane’s next over completely beat Blair. 20-2-1. R. McDonald filled the gap and played out the over. Capstick had been playing very correct cricket, but was not collecting any runs, having been at the wickets 40 minutes for two runs. Kane then sent down a maiden to McDonald, having taken one wicket for nine runs in eight overs four of which were maidens. Of the first eight overs sent down by Williams from the southern end, six were maidens. At this stage he had taken one wicket for 10 runs. Capstick it last got a single off Williams, his first run for a considerable period. McDonald made every effort to get Williams away, but the left-hander was keeping an immaculate length. At this stage Reynolds relieved Kane at the northern end, he having sent down ten overs, five of which were maidens. He had taken one for 14. McDonald nicely square-cut Reynolds to the fence, bringing 30 up for 55 minutes’ play. Eight runs came off the over, which was the brightest of the match up to this period. McDonald brought his total to 19 by lifting Williams high to the on boundary. At the same time 40 was hoisted on the board for exactly an hour’s play. The next 10 runs came in a few minutes, chiefly off Reynolds, whose first two overs cost 16 runs. He was sacrificing length for pace, and the batsmen played him with ease. Kane came on at the south end in place of Williams, who had taken one for 20 in 11 overs, six of which were maidens. With his third ball, Kane got McDonald leg before. 52-3-21. C. Zimmerman was the next man in, and he drove Kane to the on for a nice brace. Lee In Form. There was another change in the bowling, Lee replacing Reynolds at the northern end, two runs coming off the over. Zimmerman pulled Kane to leg , for four, bringing 60 up, but off the next ball he was taken by Hahn at third man. 60-4-7. R. T. Calder was next man in, and he opened with a single off Lee. Kane was bowling extremely well, having sent down 13 overs, his average being three for 20. After having been at the wickets for 75 minutes, during which he scored 14, Capstick was clean bowled by Lee. 63-5-14. The gap was filled by C. Davey, who got Lee down the gully for a single. Davey was dismissed by a great catch by Mason, the fieldsman showing great judgment in moving in from point. 69-6-3. Lee had now taken two wickets for nine runs in four overs. Calder hoisted 70 with a full-blooded drive off Kane to the on fence. This was Kane’s most expensive over, nine being scored off it. With the last ball of his fifth over, Lee spread-eagled Firth’s stumps. 79-7-0. Then Kane clean bowled Calder with the first ball of his sixteenth over. 79-8-15. W. H. Tonkin and T. H. Hendren were then associated, but the former was run out as a result of a great throw-in by Wilson, who hit the stumps on the full 79-9-0. L. McCallum was last man in, and he brought 80 up after 96 minutes’ play. Lee then cleaned bowled Hendren, and the innings closed at 12.50 for 82 runs. Runs Come Slowly. Hendren and Zimmerman opened North Otago’s attack to Mason and Morrison at 2.8, the first over yielding a single which Mason snicked through the slips. Facing the left-hander, Zimmerman, the South Canterbury captain placed one to the boundary at fine leg. Mason kept his bat well over the ball in Hendren’s second over, which was a maiden. After being at the crease for 12 minutes Morrison returned an easy catch to Hendren when he had scored only two singles. 9-1-2. Lee joined Mason and opened his account with a square-cut for a single, bringing 10 up after 20 minutes’ play. The rate of scoring was extremely slow, the first 14 overs yielding a similar number of runs. After bowling six overs, two of which were maidens. Zimmerman was replaced at the southern end by McDonald, who opened with a maiden. Tonkin relieved Hendren at the other end. Lee stepped dut to a full toss from Tonkin and was nearly stumped. He played the second delivery on to his wickets

Lee batted 24 minutes for five runs. 14-2-5. When Reynolds joined Mason the rate of scoring increased, the new batsman getting Tonkin away to the boundary and scoring a brace off the last ball of the over to bring 20 up. Hendren came on again and sent down three successive maidens. At that stage, his analysis was 11 overs, eight maidens four runs one wicket, seven of the maidens being consecutive. Mason broke the spell cutting Hendren to the boundary to score the first runs after eight dull overs. The batting brightened up temporarily, Mason hitting Tonkin to the boundary twice and scoring a brace off the same bowler, 40 appearing on the board after an hour's play. Scoring Brightens. The South Canterbury skipper got the measure of Tonkin’s bowling and hit three fours off one over, bringing his score to 36. Reynolds, who had been content to keep his wicket intact, also brightened up, scoring three off Davey, who was brought on to relieve Hendren. Mason hit the first six of the match when he pulled a loose one from Davey over the leg boundary and 60 runs were telegraphed. Mason opened his shoulders to Davey again and lifted the slow bowler to the boundary twice in his next over, which brought forth 11 runs. Seventy appeared on the board for 80 minutes’ play, of which Mason had made 56. North Otago made several bowling changes, Blair, Firth and McDonald being tried out, and the last named clean bowled Reynolds with the last ball of his third over. 75-3-11. Kane was the new man, but he had not been at the crease more than a few minutes when he lifted one of McDonald’s deliveries into Zimmerman’s hands at mid-off. 81-4-0. McDonald at that stage had bowled four overs two maidens for one run and two wickets. Mason's Fine Innings. Souter joined Mason and the latter despatched Zimmerman to the boundary to pass North Otago’s total after 90 minutes’ play. Souter opened with a single and then became aggressive lifting Zimmerman out of the field for a beautiful six and despatching his next delivery to the boundary. Mason brought 100 up with a nice leg glide off which the batsmen ran a brace, making Mason's total 71. Souter got McDonald away for four, but he was clean bowled next ball and the board read 105-5-15. Blue followed, but he survived only two balls, returning a hard catch to McDonald before he had scored. 105-6-0. Hahn opened with a brace off McDonald and he scored a boundary off the same bowler’s next over. Mason’s innings concluded, when in attempting to pull Zimmerman to the boundary he was well taken by Tonkin. He gave a solid display once he got set and compiled 76 runs, including one six and 12 fours. He batted for two hours. 119-7-76. Wilson was the new-comer and at the tea adjournment at 4.15 he had scored two and Hahn 16, the total being 127. Hahn Hits Out. In McDonald’s first over after the resumption Hahn lifted a short one on the leg side out of the field and scored a brace off the next ball. He hit McDonald over the Rectory fence again a few minutes later, bringing 140 up, and a few overs later hit another six off McDonald. He and Wilson continued to bat brightly until 4.45 when Mason declared with 166 for seven wickets. Hahn’s score W'as then 51 and Wilson’s 6. A feature of the innings was the smart fielding of the North Otago side and the performance of McCallum, who kept wickets and allowed no extras. Visitors Bat Again Capstick and Taylor opened North Otago’s second innings to the bowling of Kane and Lee. Taylor was clean bowled by Lee in atempting a big hit when he had made 8 and Blair, the new batsman, snicked the next ball into Lang’s hands. At 5.30 the batsmen appealed against the light, the appeal being successful. At this stage North Otago had lost two wickets for 22 runs. Detailed scores are:—

NORTH OTAGO First Innings J. R. Capstick, b Lee 14 G. Taylor, c Lang, b Williams .... 16 B. Blair, b Kane 1 R. McDonald, lbw, b Kane 21 C. Zimmerman, e Hahn, b Kane 7 A. T. Calder, b Kane 15 C. Davey, cS. Mason, b Lee .... 3 A. Firth, b Lee 0 W. H. Tonkin, run out 0 T. H. Hendren, b Lee 1 L. McCallum, not out 3 Extras 1 Total 82 Fall of the wickets: 1 for 19; 2 for 20; 3 for 52; 4 for 60; 5 for 63; 6 for 69; 7 for 79; 8 for 79; 9 for 79; 10

Reynolds .... 2 0 16 0 Second Innings. Capstick, not out 3 Taylor, b Lee 8 Blair, e Lang, b Lee 0 McDonald, not out 6 Extras 5 Total for two wickets 22 SOUTH CANTERBURY. First Innings. S. Mason, c Tonkin, b Zimmerman 76 B, Morrison, c and b Hendren .. 2 E. Lee, plyd. on, b Tonkin 5 R. Reynolds, b McDonald 11 J. Kane, c Zimmerman, b McDonald 0 A. Souter, b McDonald 15 F. Blue, c and b McDonald 0 V. Hahn, not out 51 R. Wilson, not out 6 Extras 0 Total for seven wickets (dee.) 166 Fall of the wickets; 1 for 9; 2 for 14; 3 for 75; 4 for 81; 5 for 105; 6 for 105; 7 for 166.

FRIENDLY MATCHES The friendly cricket clubs concluded a very successful season on Fraser Park on Saturday, three matches being played under ideal conditions. On No. 1 ground, Cambridge and Optimists combined defeated J. R. Bruce’s team by 40 runs. Batting first Combined made 161 (Averis 55, D. Marshall 52 retired, Archer 18, Saunders 16, and Turner 10). Stead took three wickets for 33 runs, Luke tw’o for 5, Andrews two for 12, and Aitcheson two for 33. Bruce’s were dismissed for 121 runs (Cooke 54 not out, and McCone 15). Averis took three for 14, Hughes two for 8, G. Annear two for 36. Archer one for 4 and Marshall one for 38. Rovers and “The Timaru Herald” team played a drawn game. Batting first Rovers compiled 133 runs (Gabites 32, J. Armstrong 28. King 20. F. Boys 12). A. J. Allport took six wickets for 28 runs. Downes two for’ 26, Wakefield one for 11, and Harding one for 43.

When stumps were drawn, “Herald” had lost nine wickets for 107 runs (Gaffaney 43 not out and Mangos 14). King took four wickets for 27 runs, J. Armstrong three for 37 and C. Lillico one for 14. Playing on No. 2 ground, “Googlies” defeated Police and Court by one wicket. Police had first strike, compiling 141 runs (D. Wilson 67, Wishart 17, Pennycook 16. Anderson 14). McClatchy took four wickets for 25 runs, Harte three for 30, Ledingham two for 12, and Heasley one for 16. “Googlies” replied with 146 for nine wickets (Palmer 42 retired, Reid 27, Murray 19, and Mahan 18). Owens took three wickets for 35 runs, Anderson three for 37, and Wishart one for 13. IN OTHER CENTRES By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, March 24. The competition for the cricket championship concluded on Saturday and the championship was not decided until the last 15 minutes of play. The championship points of the leading teams were—Riccarton 49, Sydenham 47, Lancaster Park 39, Old Collegians 38. Riccarton 231 beat East Christchurch 103 and 7 for 174 (Coupland 54). Sydenham 293 (C. J. Oliver 162) beat West Christchurch 199 and 106. Sydenham would have won the match outright and the championship if five minutes more time had been available for the side to go in again. Lancaster Park 376 beat St. Albans 207 (W. C. Dailey 90). R. J. Read took 8 wickets for 78 runs. Old Collegians 271 (Waller 53. Byrne 45, Dunster 97, Ollivier not out 41) beat Old Boys 255. C. J. Olliver heads the batting averages for the season with 972 runs for 12 innings, average 81; Cromb 56.23, Roberts 56. Cromb heads the bowling averages with 21 wickets for 273 runs, average 13; Roberts 13.5. The veteran, R. J. Read, did the most bowling, 356 overs for 795 runs and 48 wickets, average 16.56.

for 82. Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. w. Kane 16 7 31 4 Lee 5.5 0 14 4 Williams .. .. 11 6 20 1

Bowling Analysis O. M. R. W. McDonald 14 4 53 4 Hendren . . .. 14 8 14 1 Zimmerman 19 7 49 1 Tonkin 6 3 25 1 Davey 3 0 21 0 Blair 3 0 4 0 Firth 1 1 0 0