SLOW SCORING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 102, 13 February 1950, Page 5

SLOW SCORING

CRICKET

ASHBURTON MATCHES COMPETITORS ADVANCED Slow scoring in both senior cricket matches on Saturday tended to make them uninteresting, but Star livened up matters in the concluding stages of their game against Kia Ora to strengthen their position at the top of the ladder. Highlights in junior games were Lauriston’s score of 210 for six wickets (declared) against High School, and Old Boys’ effort in scoring 60 runs in 15 minutes in their second innings against' Technical. L. Hart and N. Burrows were the batsmen, Hart hitting five sixes and six fours.

Star Defeats Kia Ora / On the Oval Kia Ora lost their first wicket before any runs had been scored in the match against Star, but G. McCormick retrieved the position with a patient knock of 53 runs. He and L. Holloway added 48 runs before McCormick was brilliantly caught by A. Kerr, who held a one-handed catch in the outfield. Holloway continued to score slowly, but with his total at 27, was bowled by D. McKay. S. Kerr, after a slow start, set about the bowling, hitting five fours in a row, providing the only bright spot of the innings . He also fell a victim to McKay. Kia Ora were all out for. 192 (McCormick 53, Kerr 33, Holloway 27, S. McElhinney 17). D. McKay was the chief trundler for Star. He bowled 28 overs and captured five wickets for 68 runs. Star were set the difficult task of getting 190 rung in slightly over an hour and a half, and it appeared unlikely they would score secure when the openers commenced quietly. However, they had 40 runs on when the first wicket fell. From then on the scoring increased rapidly. F. Holloway an opening batsman was content to keep his wicket intact, while more vigorous batsmen took toll of the bowling. The required runs were scored with 15 minutes to spare, an excellent effort and a well deserved wip. At stumps the score was 210 for six wickets (Holloway 54, F. Pethig 32, A. Kerr 24, McKay 21, T. Spicer 21, L. Kerr 16, J. Gibson 13 not out). Best bowling figures were secured by S. Kerr (two for 42) and W. Smallridge (two for 50). 1 Technical Defeat Old Boys

On a wicket which played well, Old Boys batted first in the game against Technical on the Technical ground. They were soon on the defence against a well-directed and accurate attack, assisted by keen fielding. The first two batsmen for Old Boys were both clean bowled by M. Wall with the score at four. Wickets fell steadily, and scoring was very slow throughout. Top scorer for Old Boys was N. Preston who executed some risky shots in making 15, before he was caught by W. Holland off the bowling of N. Nottle. Old Boys were all out for a moderate 78 (Preston 15, J. Harper 12, K. Weir 12, N. J Bell 11, P. Zoueh 10). Bowling for Technical, Nottle took' four wickets for 15 runs off eight overs, Wall three for 30 and C. Keen two for 14. Technical also started very badly, the wickets of N. Jones, R. Sheehan and C. Keen all falling with only 14 runs on the board. However, A. Porter and M. Wall became associated in a fruitful fourth wicket partnership which yielded 44 runs. Old Boys’ fielding was also smart, and the batsmen had to be content with singles in most cases. At 5 o’clock the score board read 58 for four wickets, making a total of 158 runs for nearly four hours’ play. When the game was adjourned the score stood at 80 for five (Wall 27, Porter 22, D. Porter 11 not out). A great performance by P. Zouch, bowling for Old Boys, demonstrated his consistency with the ball. He bowled 21 overs, 10 maidens, and took three wickets for 30. He was ably supported by the left-hander, J. Harper, who also bowled extremely well. His figures read 19 overs, 7 maidens, two for 31, and he was able to extract some turn out of the wicket, an effort in itself. Technical thus won by five wickets.

Junior Matches

Technical defeated Old Boys by 25 runs on the first innings. Batting first, Technical scored 102 (R. Carroll 22, Les Cornwall 20, Len Cornwall 11, K. Dolbey 12). Bowling for Old Boys/ A. Thomas took three wickets for 22 runs, and L. Hart two for 34. In reply Old Boys scored 77 (Hart 20, Thomas 14 not out). E. Fahey took four wickets for 13 and Len Cornwall three for nine. In their second strike Technical scored 117 (Len Cornwall 3S, Les Cornwall 23, A. Roulston 20). B. Bruce bowled well for Old Boys, taking six wickets for 16 runs. Old Boys chased the runs but wickets fell fast after the openers had put on 60 and at stumps the score was 88 for seven wickets (Hart 58, N. Burrows 16). Bowling for Technical L. Forsythe took four wickets for 14 runs and Roulston three for 16. Lauriston had an easy win over High School by 132 runs on the first innings. Lauriston scored 210 for six wickets declared (B. Hooper 56, C. Ashworth 44, G. Douglas 37, W. Ashworth 29). Best bowling figures for School were secured by C. Smith who took three for 29 and G. Parsons (two for 31). High School in their innings could only muster 68 runs of which G. Smith scored 20, G. MacFarlane and N. Evans 12 each and Smith 11. Bowling for Lauriston, W. Ashworth took three for 15, C. Ashworth three for 16 and S. Ashworth two for 2S, an Ashworth affair.

GAME ABANDONED ASHBURTON v. WEST COAST There was no play on the second day in the representative fixture between Ashburton and. West Coast played at Methven during the week-end. However, the Ashburton team were definitely on top at the conclusion of the first day’s play. Ashburton batted first, but four of the recognised, batsmen failed, the fourth wicket falling at 33. I. Griffith and H. Jordan added 40 runs before the next wicket fell. Apart from a useful contribution of 16 by A. Todd, the score showed only a slight improvement when D. FO’Grady and W. Owen, two junior play

ers added 34 for the ninth wicket. Ashburton were all out for 154 (Griffiths 28, Jordan 28, Owen 20, O’Grady 19, Todd 16). Bowling for West Coast, N. Ainsworth took four wickets for 53 off 24. S overs, R. Stoop took one for 34 and R. Donaldson one for 21. A fine bowling performance by D. Wesley, a lefthand slow bowler, who was playing in his first representative' game, w r as responsible for the collapse of the West Coast who, at stumps, had nine wickets down for IH2 runs (S. Garforth 23, F. Pascoe 19,- W. Kennedy 14, T. Dennehy 13. Wesley, captured five wickets for 29 runs and, in his fourth over took three wickets with four balls. He was ably assisted by the junior O’Grady who'took three for 35, off 15 overs.

TENNIS

COMPETITION MATCHES GOOD WIN FOR ALLENTON Competition matches were “continued under the Ashburton Tennis Sub-Asso-ciation on Saturday. The only results available are: — 1 Senior Allenton v. Methven—Allenton had a good win over Methven in the A grade, though- a good proportion of sets saw even contests. Scores were as follow (Allenton names first):— Men’s Singles.—P. Jackson 9,, D. Watson 5; J. E. Yessey 9, G. Watson 1; B. Boothroyd 9, A. Low 6; S. Garner 9,'S. Thomas 8. Women’s Singles.—Mrs R. W. Oakley 9, Miss Kilworth 1; Miss M. Watson 3, Miss Jenkins 9; Miss N. Clarke 9, Mrs Weenink 5;, Mrsf Silverwood 9, Mrs Fahey 1. Men’s Doubles. —Jackson and Vessey 9, D. and G. Watson S; Boothroyd and Garner 9, Thomson and Low 4. Women’s Doubles. —Mrs Oakley and Miss Watson 9, Misses Kilworth ancj Jenkins 3; Miss Clarke and Mrs Silverwood 8, Mesdames Weenink and Fahey 9. Combined Doubles.—Jackson and Mrs Oakley 9, D. Watson and Miss Kilworth G; Vessey and Miss Watson 9, G. Watson and Miss TTenkins 3; Boothroyd and Miss Clarke 7, A. Low and Mrs Weenink 9; Garner and Mrs Silverwood 9, Thomson and Mrs Fahey 6. Allenton 13 sets (135 games), Meth ven 3 sets (84 games).

B Grade Ashburton v. Wakanui —Ashburton won by the substantial margin of 10 sets (135 games) to 6 sets (95 games), but Wakanui’s men were on the job and more than held their own. Scores were (Ashburton names first): — \ Men’s Singles.—B. Smith 8, F. Amos 9; R. Neilson 7, D. Martin 9; R. Pearce 7, E. J. Croy 9; W. Slaven 9, C. Hendrie 7. Women’s Singles.—Miss Wall 9, Mrs Croy 5; Miss Kelly 9, Miss Butterick 4: Miss Barker 9, Mrs Martin 1; Miss , Cullen 9, Miss Moore 4. Men’s Doubles.—Smith and Neilson 8, Croy and Martin 9; Slaven and Pearce 7, Amos and Hendrie 9. Women’s Doubles. —Misses Wall and Kelly 9, Mrs Croy and Miss Butterick 4; Misses Barker and Cullen 9, Martin and Miss Modre 4. Combined Doubles. —Smith and Miss Wall 9, Amos and Mi’s Croy 7; Neilson and Miss Kelly 9, Martin and Mrs Martin 3; Pearce and Miss Barker 8, Croy and Miss Moore 9; Slaven and 1 Miss Cullen 9, Hendrie and Miss Butterick 2.