CRICKET TIMARU BEATEN

Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22792, 17 January 1944, Page 6

CRICKET TIMARU BEATEN

Star-Fair view’s Success Another Win For West End Star-Fairview beat Timaru by 19 runs at the Park on Saturday, when the South Canterbury Cricket Association’s competition was continued, and West End secured a win by 128 runs against School at the Rectory. Competition Doints are now as follows '.vest End 'll, Timaru 8, Star-Fairview 7, School A 6 and School B 4. Low Scoring at Park Batting first on a fast wicket at the Park, Timaru opened badly, the first wicket falling for one and the second at eight. O. Gutzwitz and B. Walker lifted the score along to 20 before Gutzwitz went, and 35 was on the board when Walker lost his wicket. T. Green 27 (four fours) and N. Macbeth 20 (three fours) then became associated in a profitable fifth wicket stand, which produced 40 runs to increase the total to 75. But the fifth, sixth and seventh wickets fell at 75 and the side was all out for 87. Most successful in Star-Fairview’s attack were the fast deliveries of G. Annear, who sent down seven overs to capture five wickets at a cost of 23 runs. In seven overs P. Stevens took two wickets for seven runs. Star-Fairview opened just as disastrously against the attack of N. Macbeth who, with his first two balls, got H. Button and A. Brooker. With two wickets down for none, StarFairview lost its third man when only two were on the board. V. Hahn, playing his first game this season, and G. Annear saved their side in a valuable fourth wicket partnership which added 50 to the total. Hahn hit three sixes and two fours and was caught at 38. Annear was caught at 31, after collecting four fours and three threes. J. Toneyclfffe was the only other batsman to reach double figures and his 12 was made up of three boundary shots, his second four pushing his side's total past Timaru’s 87. The Timaru captain, L. Walker, secured a splendid bowling average, in two overs taking three wickets for one run. He took wickets with the first two balls of his first over. In four overs, B. Walker collected three for 20 and Macbeth's three wickets cost 44 runs. He delivered eight overs. Star-Fairview’s innings closed at 5.30 p.m. and stumps were then drawn. Scores: TIMARU L. Walker, b Stevens 0 S. Askey, c Toneycliffe, b Stevens 5 O. Gutzwitz, b Brooker 9 B. Walker, b Brooker 12 T. Green, b Annear 27 N. Macbeth, b Lindsay *. 20 K. Baird, lbw b Annear 1 N. Ayers, c Watson, b Annear .... 0 A. Page, b Annear 8 H. Bell, not out 0 R. Shackleton, b Annear 0 Extras 5 Total 87 Bowling: Annear took five wickets for 23 runs; Stevens two for eight; Brooker two for 46; Lindsay one for five. STAR-FAIRVIEW H. Button, b Macbeth 0 A. Brooker, b Macbeth 0 G. Annear, c and bB. Walker .... 31 A. Fawcett, b B. Walker 3 V. Hahn, c Macbeth, b B. Walker 38 D. Lindsay, b Macbeth 0 E. Watson, run out 2 D. Sykes, b B. Walker 4 J. Toneycliffe, stpd. Askey, b L. Walker 12 P. Stevens, not out 0 J. Wvatt, c Askey, b L. Walker ~ 5 Extras 11 Total 106 Bowling: L. Walker took three wickets for one run; B. Walker three for 20; N. Macbeth three for 44. West End’s Good Win School did not make an impressive stand against the bowling of G. Davies and J. Kane in the match against West End at the Rectory. Both wicket and outfield were fast. Playing his first game of the season. Kane had the School batsmen in difficulties with his slow breaks, and in 10 overs, three of which were maidens, he took four wickets for 20 runs. Davis secured an even better average, his medium-paced breaks being as successful as they were on the previous Saturday against Timaru. In six overs (one maiden) he collected four wickets at a cost of only 12 runs. I. W. King was the only School batsman to reach the 20’s. He hit four fours in scoring 23. H. F. Kennedy 19 (three fours), R. W. Harley 17 (a six and a four) and C. J. Knox 11 (two fours) were the only other batsmen to make double figures. West -End opened well, A. Shillito 29 (a six and three fours) and W. Bradley 16 (one four) putting 47 on the board before the first wicket fell. Twenty more were on the board when Shillito went back to the pavilion, and G. Davies 45 (five fours) and G. Fitzgerald 45 (a six and four fours) were associated in a third wicket partnership which saw the score score creep pas School’s total and reach 114 before Davies lost his wicket. West End remained at the wickets, but the runs were compiled at a slow rate. School’s battery of eight bowlers maintaining a dangerous attack. R. Wen(l9), J. Kane (15), T. Buchanan (14), and R. Cunninghame (11) assisted the total, which reached 215 when the last wicket fell at 6.20 p.m. Bowling for School D. R. Sugrue in three overs took two wickets for 11 runs, Knox also taking two in three overs at a cost of 17, In four overs N. C. Cross took two for 29 and S. M.<Betty took two for 35 in eight overs. Scores: SCHOOL C. J. Knox, c Weir, b Kane 11 J. R. Powell, c Bradley, b Fitzgerald 1 R. W. Harley, c and b Bradley .. 17 I. W. King, c Fitzgerald, b Davies 23 S. M. Betty, c and b Davies .... 0 N. C. Cross, b Davies 10 H. F. Kennedy, c Bradley, b Kane 19 W. R. Sugrue. b Kane 2 D. R. Baird, b Davies 1 H. N. Dellow. c Fitzgerald, b Kane 1 A. L. Powell, not out 0 Extras 1 Total 87 Bowling: Davies took four wickets for 12 runs; Kane four for 20; Bradley one for 21; Fitzgerald one for 27. WEST END A. Shillito, b Powell 29 W. Bradley, c Harley, b Betty .... 16' G. Davies, b Betty 45 G. Fitzgerald, b Knox 45 J. Kane. <b Knox 15 R. Weir, b Sugrue 19 R. Cunninghame, b Harley .. .. 11 T. Buchanan, lbw b Sugrue 14 L. Eddington, b Cross 5 J. Buchanan, c and b Cross .... 0 J. Stack, not out o Extras 16 Total 215 Bowling: Sugrue took two wickets for 11 runs; Knox two for 17; Cross two for 29; Betty two for 35; Powell one for 35; Harley one for 46. NAVY v. AIR FORCE A Drawn Game (N.Z.P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 16. After an interesting day’s play, the cricket match between teams representing the Navy and Air Force at the Basin Reserve yesterday resulted in a draw. On the opening day the Navy totalled 253 and Air Force responded with 66 for three wickets. The weather was ideal when the not out men McKean (17 > and Crawford (11) resumed Air Force's first innings on Saturday morning. It was thought that Air Force will; tire strong batting string they possessed had a good chance of reaching the Navy total but. Prentice, a fast-medium right hand bowler from the North Shore Club, Auckland, again called the tune. He had taken three wickets for 22 runs on Friday afternoon, and again rocking them" down at a good pace he soon had the Air Force batsmen on the run The only stand of the innings was made by Hoar and Dunnet, the wicketkeeper, who put on 75 runs for the ninth wicket, carrying the score from 123 to 198. After reaching 36 Dunnet was bowled by a good one from Prentice, and Hoar, who made 47, including six fours, was run out in attempting' to steal a single to keep the bowling. The innings closed at 2.7 p.m. for 198. Prentice put up a splendid bowling

performance in taking eight wickets tor 67 runs off 23 overs. Pritchard (captain) and Richards, who had put on 78 for the first wicket in the Navy’s first innings, again gave the team a splendid start by adding 81 for the first wicket in the second innings. After scoring 47, which included eight boundary strokes, Phillips, who had shaped in confident fashion was beaten by a good ball from Kerr. After this there was a batting slump and the innings was declared closed at 4.20 p.m. with the score standing at 151 for eight wickets. Smith proved himself a capable left-hand slow spin bowler by taking five wickets for 44 runs off seven overs. Requiring 207 runs to win in 88 minutes. McVicar and Crawford opened Air Force’s second innings at 4.32 p.m. With th? total at 17 Crawford who had just reached double figures, received a rap on the batting gloves from a fast delivery from Prentice and retired with injured fingers. Bezzant then joined McVicar, and the pair made a determined stand, scoring at a steady pace till stumps were drawn at 6 p.m. with the score standing at 120 for no wickets. McVicar being 52 and Bezzant 47. The match was thus drawn. Details. — NAVY First Innings 253 Second Innings H. T. Pearson, c McVicar, b Smith 38 J. A. Phillips, b Kerr 47 J. A. Ongley, lbw b Crawford .... 11 S. B. Martin, b Smith 0 A. Goule, c Wrigley, b Smith .... 12 I. A. Galloway, c Bezzant, b Smith 15 J. T. Lawton, run out 1 J. Commons not out 16 C. S. Parrish, b Smith 0 E. A. Adams, not out 1 Extras 10 Total for eight wickets dec. 151 Bowling—Hoar took no wickets for 28 runs, Smith 5 wickets for 44, Kerr one for 21, Crawford 1 for 9. AIR FORCE First Innings F. A. McVicar, lbw b Prentice .. 24 O. Wrigley, c Parrish, b Prentice 2 E. Bezzant, c Parrish, b Prentice .. 24 C. Kerr, c Phillips, b Prentice .. 10 R. Crawford, b Prentice 24 J. B. Mahoney, b Prentice 0 R. Emery, b Prentice 15 L. Smith, c Galloway, b Commons 8 N. Hoar, run out 47 D. Dunnet. c Parrish, b Prentice 36 G. Lemin, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 198 Bowling—Prentice took eight wickets for 67 runs, and Commons 1 for 19. Second Innings McVicar, not out 52 Crawford, retired hurt 10 Bezzant, not out 47 Extras 11 Total for no wickets 120 Bowling—Prentice took no wickets for 17 runs, Adams none for 13. Parrish none for 9, Commons none for 2. Martin none for 33. Lawton none for 11.