CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20606, 21 December 1936, Page 5

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NEW SERIES BEGUN SMALL TOTALS GENERAL A new series of matches in the South Canterbury Cricket Association's senior competition was begun on Saturday, chief interest centreing in the meeting of Old Boys A and Timaru at the Rectory. Neither side was impressive at the crease, Timaru being dismissed for 91, to which Old Boys replied with 115, a feature being the stand made by the tail which gave Old Boys a lead on the first innings. Old Boys B made 109 in their first Innings against Celtic in the match which was commenced at Anzac Square. Celtic opened disastrously, but a fine stand by Kane and Purcell placed the side in a good position, six runs behind Old Boys’ total with five wickets to fall. TIMARU v. OLD BOYS A

Timaru gave an unenterprising exhibition in their first innings against Old Boys, compiling only 91. Manning and McLauchlan opened to Lee and Thomson, Manning being clean bowled by Thomson with only eight runs up, of which he had made two. Wilson joined McLauchlan but the pair added only another eight before the latter was caught by Thomson off Lee. Pateman, the newcomer, lost Wilson almost immediately and was himself run out before he had scored. With four wickets down for 17 runs, Timaru were in a bad position, but when Allcott came to the crease he quickly settled down and began to make runs. He lost Charman early, but with Sara and Walsh brought the total to 51 with a well played 25, when he was caught by McDonald off Earwaker. Walsh and Knowles carried the score to 60, when the former fell a victim to Thomson, a fate which Baxter shared with him a moment later. A feature of the innings was the last wicket stand put up by Knowles and Gould, who batted confidently to retrieve in a measure Timaru’s position. When Knowles was taken by Saxton off Lee the score was 91, the pair having put on 30 runs in quick time, Knowles making 20 and Gould carrying his bat for 10. Lee and Thomson bore the brunt of the attack, taking three wickets for 26 runs and four for 39 respectively. Lee gave Old Boys a good start in their first innings but lost his opening partner, Saxton, in the second over. He and Earwaker batted brightly for a while, carrying the total to 24 before Earwaker was caught by Wilson off Allcott. Heasley added 10 rns and was- then caught by Knowles off Pateman, and with the total at 58 Lee was given out l.b.w. to Allcott after he had made 29 runs. The rot then set in, Riley and Davies failing to master Allcott’s change of pace, and v .n eight wickets were down for 70 Old Boys appeared to have little chance of establishing a first innings lead. Fear and Sunley became associated in a profitable partnership, however, which added 28 runs before Sunley was caught by Gould off Allco*t. Fear continued to bat confidently with Thomson, the last wicket putting on a further 17 to give Old Boys a total of 115 for the innings. Allcott was the most successful bowler, taking seven wickets for 25. Scores:—

TIMARU. First Innings. McLachlan, c Thomson, b Lee .. 8 Manning, b Thomson 2 Wilson, b Thomson 4 Pateman, run out 0 Allcott, c McDonald, b Earwaker .. 25 Charman, b Lee 0 Sara, c Saxton, b Earwaker .... 6 Walsh, b Thomson 5 Knowles, c Saxton, b Lee 20 Baxter, b Thomson 0 Gould, not out 10 Extras 11 Bowling—Lee took three wickets for 26 runs; Thomson, four for 39; Earwaker, two for 12; Saxton, none for three. OLD BOYS A First Innings. Lee, lbw b Allcott 29 Saxton, lbw, b Charman 2 Earwaker, c Wilson, b Allcott .... 14 Heasley, c Knowles, b Pateman .. 10 Morrison, c Pateman, b Allcott .. 10 McDonald, lbw, b Gould 1 Riley, b Allcott 0 Davies, b Allcott 0 Fear. stpd. Sara, b Allcott .. .. 31 Sunley, c Gould, b Allcott 7 Thomson, not out 5 Extras 6

Total 115 Bowling—Allcott took seven wickets f r 25 runs; Charman one for 38; Pateman one for 17; Gould one for 21; Manning none for eight. CELTIC v. OLD BOYS B Old Boys B, winning the toss, elected to bat first in the match against Celtic, which was commenced at Anzac Square. The wicket was in fair condition, but, owing to the length of the grass, the outfield was slow. Lane and Gaffaney put on 32 for the first w For the most part the batting was slow, being relieved only by brightly run short singles. Following their dismissal the batsman failed to stay until Blue and Moore became associated in a bright partnership, taking the score from 54 to 82 for the sixth wicket. Heasley then assisted Moore to raise the total to 95. The remaining batsmen did not provide much opposition, the innings closing with the score at 109. Williams was the most successful cf the Celtic bowlers, capturing four wickets for 11 runs. Purcell and Hertnon were responsible for the oth.-r wickets. Their steady bowling merited mo: s success.

Celtic started disastrously, losing Lang. Hertnon. R. Mason and Harding in quick success’on. With four wickets down for 19 runs, Old Boy# appeared to have a firm grip on the g me. Purcell and Kane, however, be , ‘ rme associated in an excellent partnership that took the score to 102 for five wickets, Purcell eventually being run out. Though their displays were not without blemishes, both players batted steadily, the rate of scoring increasing as their stay at the wickets lengthened. Kane gave a particularly good display. Marriott, formerly of the East Christchurch senior team, who was

making his first appearance in local competition cricket, captured two wickets for 18 runs off 12 overs. He revealed plenty of pace, and it was apparent that with more practice he would command a great deal of respect. Ayres captured the other two wickets, but proved more expensive

than usual. Jones, Moore and Blue bowled steadily, but, although they were not expensive, they met with no

success. S. D. Mason, the Celtic captain, ricked his back when fielding early in the game and was forced to retire. Following are the scores:— OLD BOYS B. First Innings Gaffaney, c Roper, b Williams .. 21 Lane, b Hertnon 16 Marriott, c Mason, b Williams 0 Wilson, c Purcell, b Williams .... 3 Jones, b Williams 7 Blue, c Lang, b Purcell 15 Moore, b Hertnon 21 Heasley, c Sullivan, b Hertnon .. 8 Ayres, b Purcell 3 Averts, c Lang, b Hertnon 0 Auld, not out 0 Extras 15 Total 109 Bowling: Purcell took two wickets for 41 runs; Hertnon four for 34; Williams four for 11. CELTIC First Innings Lang, c Jones, b Marriott 3 Hertnon, c Marriott, b Ayres .... 2 R. Mason, b Marriott 1 Harding, c Marriott, b Ayres .... 7 Purcell, run out 39 Kane, not out 48 Sullivan, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for five wickets 103 Bowling: Marriott took two wickets for 18 runs; Ayres two for 44; Jones none for 18; Blue none for 9; Moore none for 11.

GERALDINE v. STAR R. Taylor and C. Rix were responsible for the dismissal of Geraldine for 57 runs on the Geraldine Oval on Saturday. Mackay and Stone-Wigg were the opening pair, but the former was caught at four, and the latter was bowled by Taylor for 10. Only one run was added by the next four men, and Glen had four to his credit when he was caught by R. Taylor off Rix. Scott and Vincent compiled 37 between them, but the remaining wicket fell cheaply, Lysaght being not out four. Taylor secured eight wickets for 27 runs, and Rix took two for 23. Geraldine made a better showing on their second appearance, stumps being drawn with a total of six wickets for 61. Scott was caught by Welford off Seaton at 20, and Glen, who hit three

fours in succession, was not out 18. Star, who compiled 70, opened with Seaton and Milligan. The former had made 19 when he was dismissed by Stack. Welford and McGavin were each dismissed for two, but Styles had 11 to his credit when he was caught by Lysaght off Stack. The other wickets fell cheaply. F. Stack had the creditable bowling average of six wickets for 26, and G. Webb four for 42. Details are as follow:

GERALDINE First Innings D. Mackay, c R. Taylor, b Rix .... 4 J. L. Stone-Wigg, b Taylor 10 F. Stack, c R. Taylor, b Rix .... 1 G. Webb, lbw b Rix 0 Tripp, b Rix 0 C. Williams, c and b Rix 0 Glen, c R. Taylor, b Rix 4 E. Scott, b Taylor 16 A. Vincent, c R. Taylor, b Rix .... 11 A. N. Loach, std. Hahn, b Rix .... 0 J. Lysaght, not out 4 Extras 7 Total 57 Bowling: R. Taylor took 8 wickets for 27 runs; C. Rix 2 for 23. Second Innings J. L. Stone-Wigg, c Milligan, b Rix 2 E. Scott, c Welford, b Saeton .. 20 A. Vincent,, b Rix 9 J. Lysaght, b Seaton .. * 4 F. Stack, c S. Taylor, b Rix .... 1 Glen, not out 18 D. Mackay, c Welford, b Rix .... 3 Webb, not out 0 Extras 4 Total for 6 wkts 61 STAR First Innings Seaton, b Stack 19 Milligan, lbw. b F. Stack 5 Welford, b F. Stack 2 McGavin, b G. Webb 2 Styles, c Lysaght, b F. Stack .... 11 Button, lbw, b Stack 5

Rix, b Webb 1 S. Taylor, c Mackay, b Webb .... 9 Shillito, not out 6 R. Taylor, c Glen, b Webb 4 V. Hahn, c Vincent, b F. Stack .. 5 Extras 1 Total 70 Bowling: F. Stack took 6 wickets for 26 runs; G. Webb 4 for 42. SECOND GRADE Railway 108 (Hendren 22, Cunningham 14. Andrews A. 12, Fearn 12 not out. Wills 101 defeated Geraldine 33 and 45 (McNicol 17 and 17, Claydon 10), thus gaining a three point win. Bowling for Railway Hendren took 4 wickets for 8 runs and 2 for 16, Fearn 2 for 11, White 1 fox- 0( Cunninghame 3 for 0, Wills 1 for 10, and 7 for 2. Bowling for Geraldine Claydon took 4 for 25, Polhill 2 for 7, Crotty 2 fox--16. Wallace 1 fox- 4.

Old Boys batted first against Star and compiled 84 (Hawke 24, Reid 24, Marsh 10 and Rollinson 10). Gribben took 4 wickets for 14 runs, Cowles 2 for 15, C. Tutty 2 for 22 and McLean 2 for 30. Star made 115 (Cowles 49, Aitcheson 15 and W. Tutty 13 not out). Reid took 2 for 13, Grant 2 for 10. Tweedale 2 for 11, Urquhart 1 for 8, White 1 for 10, and Hattie 1 for 47. Old Boys in their second innings made 104 (Marsh 30, Grant 18 not out, Rollinson 16, Hawke 14 and Darby 11). Gribben took 3 wickets fox- 18, McLean 3 for 20, C. Tutty 2 for 12, Aitcheson 2 for 15. Time did not permit Star to bat a second innings. Fairview and West End played a drawn game. Fairview made 140 (Rogers 62, Kernick 18, McNamara 18, Thurlow 11). Raines took 4 wickets for 36 runs, Stare 2 for 16, Bradley 2 for 35. Stock 1 for 4, Cameron 1 for 13. West End made 107 for nine wickets (Cameron 35 not out, Raines 23, Stare 12). Stevens took 6 wickets for 35 runs, Fawcett 2 for 18, and McCrorie 1 for 33. Celtic defeated Pareora by 67 runs on the first innings. Batting first Celtic made 93 (Kent 30, Duggan 13, Cox 30). Koens took 4 wickets for 11 runs, McPhail 1 for 13, L. Baker 1 fox--11 and Thompson 1 for 20. Pareora were dismissed for 26 (L. Baker 12 not out). Stevens took 6 for 13, and Roper 4 for 13. In the second innings Celtic declared with 5 wickets down for 104 (Fitzgerald 50, Stevens 38 not out), McPhail took 3 for 24 and Thompson 2 for 51. Pareora played out time making 100 for 5 wickets (L. Baker 30, McPhail 27 and W. Hurst 12). Cox 2 for 14, Johns 1 for 9. Duggan 1 for 19 and Roper 1 for 32. FRIENDLY GAME

Civil Service 141 (Tulloch 51 retired, Mottram 19, Hayman 18, McCarten 16) defeated Cambridge 85. Tulloch took 4 wickets for 42 runs, Mottram 2 for 20, Callaghan 3 for 5 and Kenny 1 for 18. For Cambridge Annear made 35, Davidson 21 and O’Donoghue 14. Davidson took 5 wickets for 42 runs, Thomas 3 for 24 and St. John 1 for 18.