SPARKLING CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 12, 16 January 1939, Page 5

SPARKLING CRICKET

WANGANUI ASSOCIATION CENTURIES TO W. H. BICKLEY AND R. I. SEWELL WINS FOR TECHNICAL 0.8. AND UNITED The highest individual score this season, a sparkling 160, including 30 boundaries and two sixers, by W. H. Bickley (Wanganui), and an equally brilliant 113, including 21 fours, by R. I. Sewell (United) were the highlights of the Wanganui Cricket Association’s senior grade competition on Saturday. There was a continuous drizzle throughout the afternoon, a greasy ball and lifeless pitches hampering the bowlers, and batsmen fully exploited the conditions. Results at a Glance. Technical Old Boys beat Wanganui by nine wickets—eight points. United beat Marist by 56 runs on the first innings—six points. Honours Board. W. H. Bickley (Wanganui) 160 R. I. Sewell (United) 113 E. Anderson (Marist) 78 D. Hughes (Wanganui) 49 *R. Thomas (T. 0.8. 41 *Not. out. Bowling G. A. McDougal (United) seven for 53 H. Guthrie (T. 0.8. six for 79 R. Thomas (T. 0.8. three for 61 E, Madden (Marist) two for 36 TECH. OLD BOYS V. WANGANUI Facing a deficit of 223 on the first innings and with two wickets down for 51 in the second, Wanganui, due to a magnificent 160 by Bickley, staged a great revival and gave itself a fighting chance of pulling the game out of the fire by compiling 310, leaving Technical Old Boys with 88 to get to win, the past students were able to make the necessary runs for the loss a wicket. Things looked black for Wanganui when two wickets fell for the addition of 18, but Bickley and Lowe relieved- the position in fine style, carrying the score to 154. Guthrie, the Technical Old Boys’ left-hander, was in deadly form and Lowe was his fifth victim. Another two wickets fell, but Bickley again found an able partner in Hughes, their stand being worth 117. Thrashing the bowling with powerful drives, Bickley, in compiling 160, left a wake of 30 fours and two sixers. His century was scored in just over an hour. Hughes made 49, including six fours and a six. The innings closed at approximately 4.30 for a total of 310. Technical Old Boys made up the deficit in quick time, Thomas and Barton being undefeated with 41 and 29 to their credit. Detailed results were:— Technical Old Beys. First innings 275 Second Innings. R. Thomas, not out 41 M. Guy, b Hughes 10 D. G. Barton, not out 29 Extras 8 Total, one wicket for 88 Bowling.—Tizard none for 25; Hughes one for 21; Whiting none for 12; Dovi none for 14; Glover none for five. Wanganui. First Innings 52 Second Innings. W. Thrush, b Guthrie 0 H. Whiting, lbw, b Guthrie 20 J. Glover, b Guthrie 24 C. Byers, b Guthrie - 13 W. H. Bickley, b Thomas 160 D. Lowe, b Guthrie 17 S. McNicol, b Thomas 1 C. Stewart, c M. Guy, b Guthrie 12 D. Tizard, not out 1 D. Hughes, b Barton 49 K. Dovi, b Thomas 2 Extras 10 Total - 310 Bowling.—Guthrie six for 79; Guy none for 47; Barton one for 55; Falconer none for 56; Thomas, three for 61. UNITED v. MARIST Largely owing to a fine 78 by Anderson, Marist, after losing four wickets for 88 the previous Saturday, compiled 191 in reply to United’s first innings score of 247. In the second strike United made 185 for five wickets before the game was abandoned because of the rain, Sewell top-scor-ing with a brilliant 113. Marist continued its strike disastrously, two wickets falling for no runs. However Anderson, who was batting confidently, was associated in a stand of 60 with Dow, who contributed 37 before he was dismissed. Koorey also proved an able partner for Anderson, and the pair carried the score to 184. The last two wickets fell for seven runs, and the innings closed for 191. Anderson’s 78 included 11 fours. McDougal, the United speed merchant, was in deadly form, taking seven wickets for 53.

The United opening batsmen, Sewell and Gee, found conditions to their liking, and put on 69 for the first wicket. Sewell treated the bowling with scant respect, and partnered by Gee and Kauter carried the score to 159. His final total of 113 included 21 fours, the century being scored in just over an hour, and the fifty in 37 minutes. The fifth and sixth wickets fell cheaply, and with the score at 185 the match was abandoned because of the rain, the result being a win for United by 56 runs on the first innings. Detailed results were;— United. First innings - 247 Second Innings. R. I. Sewell, c Neale, b Madden 113 E. C. Gee, lbw, b Hodson 18 L. Kauter, b Cuming 11 G. Hook, c and b Koorey 24 L. A. Wood, c Koorey, b Madden 4 J. L. Griffiths, not out 8

Extras 7 ] Total for five wickets 185 I Bowling.—Madden two for 36; An-! derson none for 14; Hodson one for 37: Cuming one for 53; Koorey one for 38. Marist. First Innings. W. Dhryberg, b McDougal 2 H. Cuming, c and b gewell 7 C. Birch, b McDougal 0 E. Neale, c Hook, b McDougal 29 M. Sutherland, c Oliver, b McDougal ........................................................... 5 J. Hodson, b McDougal 0 B. Dow, c Oliver, b Gee 37 L. Koorey, b McDougal 20 E. Madden, b Sewell 1 D. Inglis, not out 2 Extras 10 Total 191 Bowling.—McDougal seven for 58; Sewell two for 44; Oliver none for 40, Gee one for 44. SHEFFIELD SHIELD SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND N.S.W. Received Jan. 15, 7.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match New South Wales in their first innings made 246. James made 45 and Hynes 63 not out. Bowling, Cotton took three for 44 and Grimmett four for 53. South Australia lost two for 116. Whitington made 59. M.C.C. TEAM’S TOUR CENTURY FOR YARDLEY MATCH AT EAST LONDON Received Jan. 15, 7.5 p.m. EAST LONDON. Jan. 14. Marylebone, in the first innings, made 320. Yardley made 126, Valentine 39 and Wright 61. Bowling: Chapman took four for 60. Border, in their second innings, lost five for 222. Evans made 72, not out, and Dowling 60, not out. FAST BOWLING A LOST ART TO-DAY NOTED AUSTRALIAN’S OPINION E. Jones, one-time noted Australian fast bowler, declares that fast bowling is a lost art. Stating his reasons, Jones said; “Fast men to-day have a ridiculously long run —they do not benefit by running 22 or 23 yards and then stopping almost dead to deliver the ball. They do not follow through with

the body. Almost every fast bowler to-day seems to waste his opening over. Instead of bowling at the wicket they send ball after ball down on the off or leg side, and good batsmen will not touch them.” His own first delivery to each batsman, he said, was a “yorker,” and it got wickets. Slow bowlers were on top only because the batsmen would not use their feet to them. Jones, in expressing approval of the principle of five-day test matches tn England and limitless tests la Australia, bemoaned to-day the absence of class bowlqrs in Australia. O'Reilly is the only one, he says. “There is not much sense in travelling ,10,000 miles to play drawn games, but the risk of intervention by weather in England is a factor to be considered. In Australia our wickets are so good and the weather generally is so reliable that limitless tests are desirable. “The trouble boils down to the paucity of good bowlers. At one time, a score of 100 was regarded as a masterpiece; to-day it is common to see 200 and 300 scored by a batsman. This, in itself, shows the terrible weakness of the bowling.”