RICCARTON HOLD WINNING HAND IN SENIOR CRICKET FINAL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 63, 16 March 1931, Page 9

RICCARTON HOLD WINNING HAND IN SENIOR CRICKET FINAL.

Old Boys Fail To Attack Bowling, Losing Eight Wickets For 219.

AFTER THE SECOND DAY’S PLAY in the final of the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competition, it looks as though Riccarton hold the winning hand in their match against Old Boys. On the first day’s play, Riccarton batted and made .328, while at the close of play on Saturday last Old Boys had eight wickets down and 219 runs on the board. Hobbs (58) and C. M. Harris (54) were the main scorers, the only others to show anything like form being Vincent (23) and Grose (37). The bowling of F. Powell, Roberts and Evans was good all through the afternoon. The other clubs continued their matches for the Petersen Shield.

HONOURS LIST. (Batting.) C. Shackel (S) 110 L. E. Riley (S.) 85 J. L. Kerr (W.) 65 G. H. G. Hobbs (O.B.) 58 C. 3M. Harris (O.B.) 54 M. Ward (W.) 44 C. G. Crawford (St A.) 37 G. B. Grose (O.B.) 37 M. Li. Page (St A.) 36 J. Peake (W.) 36 W. Douglas (W.) 32* * Not out. (Bowling.) R. O. Talbot (0.C.), six wickets for 30 runs. G. M. Heasley (0.C.), two for 30. OLD BOYS AT THE CREASE. Keen bowling, backed up by good fielding, had a lot to do with the mediocre showing made by Old Boys in the final match against Riccarton. P. Powell was trundling steadily, Roberts found form with the ball, and Evans and Rix were two others whose deliveries allowed of no risks being taken. On the other hand, the impression given was that the Old Boys’ batsmen were taking the occasion too seriously and making the bowling seem better than it looked. Carleton went early, clean bowled by a really good one from Powell; then Grose and Vincent tried to wear down the bowling. The pair were going well, taking no rides at all, and for. a while it looked as if they were going to get the upper hand, but when 23 Vincent tipped one from Roberts and was well taken in slips by Cox. Grose, one of the steadiest and most reliable of the young bat«men, was getting into his stride and going really well, but an off-break from Roberts, pitched a trifle short, had him guessing all the way, and he left for home when his score was 37. He did not exactly throw his wicket away, but it appeared that he was beaten by a ball which should not have taken his wicket. Hobbs played a characteristic knock. He was not timing them right, and at times he was playing forward a trifle

too soon in a manner that made him look unsafe, but he resolutely held his end up, and took advantage of all the loose balls that came his way. He spent a long time in patiently compiling 58, the top score of the afternoon, and then had a terrific swipe at a ball from Evans, a leg break that should have been treated with some respect. It was his one wild shot, and it was enough. M. Harris showed better attack, scoring with some punishing drives and pulls. His one weak shot was the one that lost him his wicket. At & time when a little hard hitting might have done the side a lot of good, Burns, the Old Boys' skipper, usually a breezy batsman, came in and elected to play the rock. He was there quite a time for only four runs, going leg before wicket to Roberts, and when he left the bowling had as much sting in it as ever. A. C. Harris was ready to have a drive on occasions, and was fifteen not out at the close of play. Moffat made one or two good shots before playing one from Evans back to the bowler in heartless style. Carl was uncertain, well below the fofm of which he has shown himself capable; but he was unbeaten at the end, and may take a new lease of life next Saturday. The bowling, never really attacked, maintained length and accuracy most of the afternoon. F. Powell took two good wickets and deserved them, varying pace and keeping a good length. Roberts bowled finely at the start of the afternoon, and had three victims to his credit. Evans also trundled well, taking two wickets, while Rix got one. Though there were a couple of overthrows, the fielding was good in all departments. Old Boys need 110 for a win, and have only two wickets in hand. The task is a very hard one, but is not impossible. While the odds are very much in favour of Riccarton, it is probable that there will be an interesting finish to a good game. Scores:RICCARTON. First innings 328 OLD BOYS. First Innings. S. R. Carleton, b F. Powell 5 W. H. Vincent, c Cox b Roberts ( . .• 23 G. B. Grose, b Roberts 37 G. H. G. Hobbs, b Evans 58 W. E. Merritt, b F. Powell 4 C. M. Harris, b Rix 54 R. C. Burns, lbw b Roberts , 4 A. C. Harris, not out 3.5 J. Moffat, c and b Evans • 6 J. D. Carl, not out 4 Extras 9

Total for eight wickets .. 219 OLD COLLEGIANS LEAD. To Old Collegians’ first innings score of 258, St Albans replied with 156 on Saturday, when the match was continued. The game was not interesting, as neither side took it very seriously. The pitch at Elmwood was in somewhat better condition than it usually is, but even then it was far from a good wicket. There was a. good deal less bumpiness. St Albans started off unimpressively, and had lost four wickets before the half-century was passed. A stand was made by Crawford and Angus, but before long a rot set in again. C. G. Crawford was top scorer for his side with 37. M. L. Page made 36. R. O. Talbot was dangerous with the ball and took six wickets for 30. At one stage his figures were four for 13. He was making the most of the wind. G. M. Heasley took two wickets for 30. Behind the stumps, C. K. Jackman gave a good performance. He caught three men and stumped another, and let very few extras past him. There were two noteworthy catches in the game, the first being the one with which Anderson caught Angus. Anderson was at cover, and took with one hand a difficult high catch. Dunster brought off a fine catch when he got Condliffe right on the boundary. Scores:— OLD COLLEGIANS. First innings 258 ST ALBANS. First Innings. M. L. Page, b Talbot 36 E. W. Pearce, lbw b Talbot 0 G. Cullen, c Jackman b Talbot .... 5 M. F. Pengelly, c Dunster b Talbot 0 D. Angus, c Anderson b Heasley .. 25 O. G. Crawford, c Jackman b Talbot 37 G. M. Condliffe, o Dunster b Heasley 1 3 C. Falloon, played on b Cottrell .. 23 L. C. Lindley, st b Lester 3 J. Fraser, c Jackman b Talbot .. 0 A. Thomas, not out 5 Extras 9 Total 156 Bowling analysis—R. O. Talbot, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 30 runs, 6 wickets; S. G. Lester, 10 overs, 1 maiden, 48 runs, 1 wicket; A. I. Cottrell, 9.4 overs, 2 maidens, 39 runs, 1 wicket: G. M. Heasley, 5 overs, 30 runs, 2 wickets. GOOD BATTING PERFORMANCES. After having five wickets down for 70 runs, Sydenham made a good recovery in their match against East Christchurch. With one wicket down for 7, three for 29, and five for 70, Sydenham’s position did not look promising, but Hamilton and Riley became partners, and although the runs scored by them were small, the pair helped to take the sting out of the bowling. L. E. Riley and C. Shackel treated the spectators to some excellent batting, taking the score from 70 to 203 before Riley was caught. From then on the bowling stiffened up a good deal. Davis found a weak spot on the pitch, and it took careful batting by Shackel and J. Young to pass their opponents’ score of 252. L. E. Riley, -who is an Australian, having played in second-grade cricket at Adelaide, created quite a lot of interest by his batting displav in getting 85 runs. His strokes are well varied, the strong drive and a crisp leg pull being more prominent than the others. He did not score as quickly as Shackel, but took his time, and arivthifig that seemed doubtful he playe“d carefully. Riley is a big acquisition to Canterbury cricket. Included in his score of 85 were fourteen fours and two threes. C. Shackel batted very forcefully for his 110 not out. He slammed the bowlring and scored boundary after boundary by good solid strokes. There was only one chance, and that was when he had scored 105.

J. Young and W. J. Hamilton also showed good batting strokes in getting their runs.

Scores:— EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First innings 252 SYDENHAM. First Innings. • F. Bellamy, absent 7 C. J. Oliver, lbw b Cunningham .. 7 R. Walburton, b Cunningham .... 0 W. J. Hamilton, lbw b Davis .... IS L. E. Riley, c Davis b Kennedy .. S 5 T. E. M. Harper, b Mills 0 C. Shackel, not out 110 V. Hahn, b Davis 4 J. Young, not out 10 Extras 40 Total for seven wickets .. 257 Bowling analysis—W. Cunningham, 21 overs, 6 maidens, 64 runs, two wickets; J. Mills, 16 overs. 5 maidens. 41 runs, one wicket; T. Kennedy. 16 overs, 5 maidens 37 runs, one wicket; P. Allsop, 8 overs,- 1- rqaiden. 2S runs; H. Davis, 1-7 overs, 5 maidens, 55 runs, two wickets; T. Mullan, 3 overs. 15 runs; King, 2 overs. 7 runs. *.* j.* j.» LANCASTER PARK v. WEST. A partnership £>f 59 between Peake and Hayes gave West Christchurch a good start when the side set out to overhaul the total of 240 put up by Lancaster Park on the previous Saturday. Kerr and Ward provided a profitable stand for the fifth wicket, adding 124. The former was on the offensive all the time, and his 65 included twelve fours. Ilis innings was characterised by clean, hard hitting. Ward also gave a sound display. They took the score from 86 to 20S. The bowling throughout the afternoon was steady, but did not contain any sting. West Christchurch passed their opponents’ total with four wickets in hand. Allen and Charnpness assisted in this achievement with useful scores. Douglas contributed 32 by crisp hitting, and assisted Charnpness to add 53 for the eighth wicket. Scores:— LANCASTER PARK. First Innings 240 WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. J. Peakfe, c Lee b Hamilton 36 W. Hayes, run out 22 G. R. Gregory, b Read 4 P. Allen, c Dryden b Williams 32 .1. Kerr, c Fleete b Kerr 65 M. Ward, run out 4 4 B. J. Charnpness, c and b Yates 26 W. Douglas, not out 32 J. Hill, not out 28 Extras 27 Total for seven wickets ... 306 Bowling analysis.—R. J. Read, 27 overs, 10 maidens, 80 runs, 1 wicket; S. Yates, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 29 runs, 1 wicket; R. H. T. Hamilton, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 45 runs, 1 wicket: C. H. Williams. 9 overs, 1 maiden, 27 runs, 1 wicket: H. Kilpatrick. 6 ovbrs, 32 runs; F. Kerr, 8 overs, 29 runs, 1 wicket: F. Smith. 3 overs, 30 runs. Yates and Kilpatrick each bowled one no-ball. THE LOWER GRADES. Second. In the final, Old Boys B, 244 and 148 fox' four wickets (G. D. Tnnes 45, M. Graham 22, T. Parsons 19 and R. K. Hastie 19 not out), met Old Boys A, 156 (W. C. Dailey 43, H. Cook 34, A. S. Bilcliff 31 and IT. J. Shand 20). At Straven Road. Boys’ High School, 434 (A. Cobden 135. D. Cobden 60. D. Dawson 45, M’Donald 45 and Hadlee 40), met St Albans B, 185 for one wicket (D. O’Brien 100 not out). At Hagley Park, West Christchurch B, 293, met St Albans A, 296 for one wicket (P- Martin 119 not. out, J. Mannix 82 not out, C. Adams 68). At Elmwood Park, Old Collegians, 253 (Srnythe 98, Earl 60 and Barwiok 28), beat West Christchurch A. 91 and 120, by an innings and 72 runs. For Old Collegians Thomson took four wickets for 20 runs. At Christ’s . College ground, Christ’s College, 200 arid 42 for four wickets, met Riccarton B, 246 (Bull 83, Nelson 39 and Bowes 3 5). For Riccarton Bull took four wickets for if, runs. At Sydenham Park Sydenham B, 224 and 135 (Mackle 39, Brown 33, Dawson 23 and Rturge 21). met Sydenham A, 211 (Patrick Si, Tucker 31, S. Shackel 30 and Charnpness 26), and 16 for no wicke*s. At Lancaster Park, Lancaster Park B, 357, met Lancaster Park A, 240 (Bod-

dington 60, Kerr 53 and Armitage 29). At St Andrew’s, St Andrew’s, 13 7 and 370 (T. Wilson 37, J. S. Wilson 33 and Talbot 19), beat. Rangiora, 59 and 215 (Millar 96, Lockhai't 42 and Devlin 32). For St Andrew’s, Spone took five wickets for 34 runs. Third. In the final, Sydenham B, 219 and 140 (Haughey 29, Newton 28 and Butterfield 2S), met Merivale, 101 (Dickie 4S) and S for one wicket. Old Collegians, 331 for nine wickets (declared), beat West Christchurch B, 92 and 217 (Smith 114, Mosley 31 and Newburgh 26), by an innings and 22 runs. Riccarton A, ISS and 216 (Hope 4S, Munnings 33, Bunt 26 and Roys 22), met Sydenham A, 13S and 3S for one wicket. Old Boys A, 245 for eight wickets (declared), beat Riccarton B, 111 and 103, by an innings and 41 runs. Christ’s College, 137 and .160 for three wickets, met Old Boys B, 242. St Albans beat Papanui by default. St Bede’s, J9O, beat West Christchurch, 24 and 86, by an innings and 80 runs. Lancaster Park, 251 and 120 for four wickets (Baron 52 not out), met St Andrew's, 174. Fourth. In the final, Old Boys, 124 and 68, met Merivale, 153 (M’Fagden 32, Davis 25 and Symes 23). Riccarton, 353 and 82, met St Albans, 190 (M. Cummings SI). Lancaster Park, 237 for four wickets (declared), met West Christchurch, 42 for four wickets. Fifth. In the final, Boys’ High School, 245 and 132 (Brooks 5S and Chapman 31), met . Sydenham, 149 (Wigley 30, West 22, Squires 19, Hobbs 17, Hooper* 17 and Gxxnn 16). Lancaster Park 163 and 154 (Mitchell SI), beat Christ’s College A, 130 and 37, by 150 runs. Y.M.C.A., 210 and 133, beat Christ’s College B, 110 and 178, by 55 runs. St Andrew’s, 153 for five wickets (declared), beat Riccarton. 52 and 72, by an innings and 29 runs.

PRESENTATION TO J. L. KERR.

After the cricket on Saturday members of the West Christchurch Club presented J. L. Kerr with a wallet of notes, as a compliment to him on attaining a place in the New Zealand cricket team to tour England. SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. FINAL ROUND BEGUN. The. final round of the Christchurch Suburban Association’s competition was commenced on Saturday. Weather conditions were good, though a stiff easterly was blowing across the grounds. Sunnyside met Railway on the former’s ground, where Railway were dismissed for 159, M. Lohrey 51 being top scorer. At stumps, the home team had compiled 164 for five wickets, R. Chinnery butting well for 73 not out, and G. Roberts placing 49 to his credit. At Woolston Park, Beckenham batted first against Marist, occupying the crease throughout the afternoon for 431 for nine wickets. S. Cawtheray, 143, played a. great innings, scoring freely, especially in the last hour. A. Shand 68, F. French s(> and E. Cummins 40 also swelled the total. At Svdenham Park, Shirley batted first against Working Men’s Club, and were all out for 27.5, Davis 65, A. Pitt .42 and R. Coltart 37 being top scorers. W.M.C. hud 38 on for no wickets at stumps.

MARIST V. BECKENHAM. Beckenham made excellent use of the concrete wicket at. Wools ton Park, batting the whole afternoon for 431. A. Sliand and S. Cawtheray, who opened the innings, set up a brilliant partnership, the former knocking up 6.8 with sound batting before giving an easy catch at square leg. F. French replace# Shand. and piled up the runs, two wickets showing 192 runs. French played aggressively, going finally to Roach at 56. The next two wickets fell quickly, but Cummins stayed awhile to compile a nice 4 0, when an lbw decision prevailed. Hollands followed, scoring 17 and being run out. Harper hit merrily for 27 not out. and Brooks 22, including two sixes, is also still in. Cawtheray played a sterling innings for 143.. hitting out well in the latter stages. At

stumps the total was 4 31 for eight wickets. Scores:—• BECKENHAM. First Innings. A. Sliand, c Murray b Coomber .... 68 S. Cawtheray, run out 140 F. French, c Roach b Coomber .... L Carlisle, c and b Jones 1W. Heath, c and b Flood < E. Cummins, lbw b Flood •» 4’’ R. Hollands, run out *4 R. Griffiths, lbw b M Rae * C. Harper, not out E. Brooks, not out -- Extras ’ •*- Total for eight wickets.. 431 RAILWAY V. SUNNYSIDE. The visitors took first strike against the home team at Sunnyside, and were all out for 159. Warren und V opened, the former going to Sincock for 25. M. Lohrey fared better, hitting up 51 in fine style before being bowled bv Oliver. Clegg was dismissed for 10. and the only other batsmen to make a showing were Logan 2S, who was caught bv Sincock off Oliver, and Peattie 14 not out, who hit a couple of fours. The innings closed for 109. Sunnyside played themselves into an winning position, compiling 164 for five wickets. G. Roberts punished Hood for a bright 49, and Chinnery should experience no difficulty in reaching the century, having 73 to his credit. At stumps, Sunnyside had lb 4 for me wickets. Scores: — RAILWAY. First Innings. T. Warren, b Sincock G. O’Callaghan, run out J? S. Clegg, b Sincock M. Lohrey. b Oliver L. Hood, b Roberts « G. Seagai*. b Sincock * W. Aitken, c Watson b Langford .. £ W. Logan, c Sincock b Oliver .... -A J. Hattersley, b Langford « J. Peattie, not out 47 Extras Total (one man short) 159 Bowling analysis.—T. Sincock, 15 overs, 3 maidens, 60 runs, 3 wickets; G. Roberts, S overs, 60 runs, 1 wicket; R. Langford, 7 overs, 17 runs, 2 wickets, W. Oliver, 4 overs, 19 runs, 2 wickets. SUNNYSIDE. First Innings. W. Oliver, c Aitken b Hood 3° R. Chinnery, not out <- T. Sincock, c Aitken b Hood 4 G. Roberts, st Seagai* b Hood .... 49 D. Cocks, c Lohrey b Hood 0 I. Barnes, played on b Logan .... 1 L, Gordon, not out I* Extras Total for six wickets 161 SHIRLEY V. W.M.C. Shirlev batted first against Working Men’s Club at Sydenham Park and compiled 278. The rate of scoring was very slow in the early stages of the innings, but improved later, when A. Pitt and A Davis settled down, the former making 42 by vigorous hitting and Davis playing a good innings for 65. At stumps W.M.C. had made 3S witnout losing a wicket. Scoies. SHIRLEY. First Innings. X Archer, c sub b M’Clelland .... 5 R. Coltart, c sub b Egan 37 L. Kirk, c sub b Egan l*> E. Taylor, c Muirson b Gordon D. Mitchell, 1* Gordon • • •-? A. Davis, st Clarkson b M’Clelland . b.> T. Fraser, e Harris b Gordon 12 K. Cummings, lbw b Egan 1« A. Pitt, b M’Clelland 4 - R. Husband not out y. Extras '" J Total 278 Bowling analysis.—P. Egan, 20 overs S 6 runs. 3 wickets; T. M’Clelland, 11 overs, 41 runs, 3 wickets; J. Clarkson. 6 overs, 16 runs; J. Gordon, 11 overs, 6< runs, 3 wickets; F. Harris. 10 overs. 39 runs. W.M.C. First Innings. H. Mills, not out 3 2 J. Clarkson, not out * Extras ™ Total for no wickets .... 38 THE LOWER GRADES. Senior B. Green’s. 217 (Hillard 50. Elstob 50, Petersen 41, Grenfell 12. Gregory 11) met St Albans. 169 for three wickets (Porteous 72 not out. H. Wilson 23,

Pegler 16. Sweeney 35 not out). M’Millan two for 22 and Pickup two for 25 bowled well for St Albans. Phillipstown, 296 (Potter 98, Bates 46, Austin 23, Beveridge 68, Mapplebeck 12) met W.M.C., 45 for four wickets (Todd 17. West 13). Shirley, 169 (Hitchcock 42. Green 22 not out, Bradford 17, Walker 17, Gray 13), met Beckenham. 15 for no wlkets (Lawson 12 not out). Randall, threo for 37, bowled best for Beckenham. Junior A. Council, 146 (Silvester 44. Chappie 27, Gray 19), and 80 for eight wickets (Srnythe 16), met Aulsebrook’s. 67 (F. Selwood 16, Moulin 11, Willis 10. Bushfield 10). Buslifield five for 37 and Laurence three for 12, bowled well for Aulsebrook’s, and W. Srnythe seven for 16 for Council. Junior B. Harewood, 285 (K. Watson 94, A. Shipley 57, F. Preece 37, Donaldson 19, B. Watson 21. C. Smith 12). met Beckenham, 21 for one wicket. St Albans. 126 (Greenwood 43, Ayres 23. Liddell 22). and 129 for nine wickets (E. Fox 45, J. Ebert 54 not out. Ayres 10), met Heathcote, 46 (Deavoll 22). Bowling for St Albans, E. F«»x took three •wickets for 16 runs. Randal! two for 9, Ayres four for 17. Best bowlers for Heathcote were Deavoll and Brooks. Third. Templeton, 64 (Cox 14. Voice 11, Kempthorne 11) and 100 for three wickets (Leggett 35 not out, Kempthorne 2S, Voice 21), beat Railway, 41 (A. Molh'.v 33. and 103 (Wilson 2S. A. Molloy 18, Archer 15 not out), by seven wjc.kets. Harewood. 122 (Falloon 57. Stokes 16 >, defeated Beckenham B, 67 (Spencer 25, M’Grath 15 not out) and 61 for five wickets (Gray 27, Cook 11). by 55 runs on the first innings. Gray five for 35 was the most successful bowler for Beckenham. Stewart’s Gully A, 115 (G. Main 2«, D. Fraser 25, Rayner 25). defeated Beckenham A. 9 4 (J. Bowden 37. Brunton 19), by 21 runs. Sollitt two for 25 and Brunton eight for 71 bowled beat for Beckenham, and Robb two for 18. Barnard one for 3, and Holland two for 24 for Stewart's Gully. Cambridge, 159 for eight wickets declared (C. F. Pitt 61. Barrow 38. Cox 14. F. Pitt 13. L. Webb 32, D. Webb 11 not out), defeated Shirley. 90 (Boundy 31, S. Wentworth 29) and 51 for nine wickets (M'Kenzie 13, Boddington 13), by an innings and 18 runs. L. Webb nine for 31, T. Burrow two for 8. C. F. Pitt one for 17 and Mitchell two for 38 bowled well for Cambridge, and S. Wentworth three for 34 for Shirley.