ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH CONTINUED

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 66, 19 March 1931, Page 9

ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH CONTINUED

HIGH SCHOOL HAVE LEAD OF 75 AGAINST COLLEGE.

The annual match between Christ's College and Boys’ High School was continued at Hagley Park to-day. College were all out for 83 in their first innings, while School replied with 158. Steady batting marked their innings, which included several useful partnerships. At stumps College, in their second innings, had- scored 33 for the loss of no wickets.

M’Cracken (20) and P. J. Byrne (7) resumed this morning on another damp wicket. The pair quickly settled down and runs came at a good rate. Hounsell and Cobden opened the bowling, both maintaining a fair length. M’Donald replaced Cobden, and in his first over Byrne sent a low catch to Cobden in slips.

Monteath, the College captain, filled the breach, and he and M’Cracken took the score to 97 in good style. Then Monteath was bowled by M’Donald after reaching double figures, including a four and three twos. M’Cracken reached 50 after an hour at the crease. He was batting confidently. The School fielding was not up to the standard displayed yesterday, and slack handling was responsible for several runs. Fenwick, who replaced Monteath, reached eleven before playing one on from Hounsell. The score was now 119 for three.

The scoring quietened for a time. Cook, who bowled well in the first innings, was proving expensive, and so far had had 50 runs scored off him without taking a wicket. A Chanceless Knock.

Morten was attractive and ran into double figures with two beautiful fours —a drive and a square cut. With the score at 135, M’Cracken played over one from Cook and was bowled. He had batted well for his 68, and had done much to assist College to retrieve its position. His innings was chanceless, and included seven fours.

The College batsmen were showing more enterprise than and running well between the wickets. Harpur signalled his arrival by pulling Hounsell to the leg boundary, bringing 150 up. He drove the next to the on boundary, but was caught off the first ball of M’Donald’s thirteenth over. He had now taken three for 20. Morten quickly reached 30, which included five boundaries. From three for 119 the position was altered to seven for 170, and five runs later College were Only 100 runs ahead with three wickets in hand. Morten had not scored for a long .time, while Harper collected an occasional two, -and the match now took on a quiet aspect. The score at the luncheon adjournment was 199 for. seven wickets. Half an hour after the luncheon adjournment sufficed to see the second innings closed for 218 runs. School required 144 to win. Scores:— BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. D. A. Dawson, c Monteath b Harper 23 W. O. Gill, c P. J. Byrne b Harper 5 W. S. Hadlee, b • Harper 0 A. P. Cobden, l£w b Harper 6 E. R. Hounsell, c Morten b Harpur 23 R. F. Cook c Monteath b Morten . . 19 D. G. Cobden, b Harpur 21 A. A- Jamieson, c M’Cracken b Morten 19 T. A. Birch, b Harding 23 T. M. C. Hay, c Monteath b Alpers 15 I. A. M’Donald, not out 0 Extras 4 Total 158 Bowling analysis.—Harpur took two wickets for 27 runs. Harper four for 41, Alpers one for 22, W. Byrne none for 27. Harding one for 9. Morten two for 19, M’Cracken none for 9. CHRIST’S COLLEGE. First innings Second Innings. J. O. M’Cracken. b Cook 6S P. J. Byrne, c A. P. Cobden b M’Donald 20 A, Monteath, b M’Donald 11 F. N. Fenwick, pld on b Hounsell . . 11 T. Harpur, c Hounsell b M’Donald S A. H. Harding, run out 0 W. Bi rne, c D. G. Cobden b Cook . . 4 T. B. Morten, c Cook b Hounsell . . 4.* P. M. Harper, b Hounsell 18 A. P. Wilder, b Hounsell l P. H. T. Alpers, not out S Extras 26 Total 218 Bowling analysis—Dawson, none for six; M’Donald, three for 39; Hounsell, four for 49; Cook, two for 82; A. P. Cobden, none for 16. M’Donald bowled six no-balls and Hounsell one. SECOND ELEVENS’ MATCH. In the second elevens match, commenced yesterday. College batted until stumps and scored 187 (J. C. Saunders 41, R. C. Saunders 33. J. G. L. Scott 23 and B. L. J. Spence 22). For High School M’Cann took four for 26. School commenced their first Innings this afternoon, and at 2.30 o’clock had scored 36 for no wickets (Shillito not out 18, Walter not out 10). ST ANDREW’S V. M’GLASHAN Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, March 19. John M'Glashan College who, in their innings, had made 89, continued their second innings to-day, and were all out for 104. St Andrew’s College, whose first innings score was 220, had one wicket down for 12 in their second innings. C.U.C. V. OTAGO VARSITY. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, March 19. The annual match between Otago ■University and Canterbury College was continued to-day. Yesterday, in their first innings, Canterbury scored 139, and in their second strike 19 for one. Otago scored 139 in their first innings. Canterbury, continuing their second strike to-day, had six wickets down for 171 (Vaughan not out 67, Andrews not out 21).

FIFTEENTH MAN IS NOT TO GO WITH N.Z. TEAM

The following statement was made by Mr A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council, to-day: “At the request of the Auckland Cricket Association, the committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council have again considered the question of sending a fifteenth man, and have re-affirmed their decision that the team shall consist of fourteen men. The committee are fortified in this decision by the fact that it had previously consulted T. C. Lowry, M. L. Page and C. S. W. Allcott, who all strongly advised that the team should be limited to fourteen men. It has to be remembered that Lowry is a first-class wicket-keeper, and can act as second wicket-keeper if required. The fifteenth man in the last Australian eleven was C. W. Walker, second wicket-keeper, who played in comparatively few matches on the tour.”