CRICKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 114, 27 February 1950, Page 5

CRICKET

WIN FOR OLD ROYS

TECHNICAL DEFEATS KIA ORA ASHBURTON COMPETITIONS With leading players at Timaru for. the representative fixture, senior cricket teams wore handicapped, but Old Boys .with six players absent, revealed their all-round ability by dismissing Fairfield for 31 runs, the lowest senior score this season. The best bowling performance was that of W. Bell (Old Boys), who took six for 16, and was chiefly responsible for Fairfield’s low score, and for securing the first outright win of the senior competition.

.ROUTED IN FIRST INNINGS Playing Old Boys on the Oval, Fairfield were well and truly routed in their first innings. The overnight rain had little effect on the wicket, and it .was the splendid attack, backed up by good fielding, which paved the way for Old Boys’ success. No catches were dropped and there was no misfielding. Two change bowlers, G. Weir and N. Bell, formed the spearhead of the attack, and bowled excellently. Bell, bowling medium fast deliveries, put up his best performance of the season. Bowling a good length, he had each batsman on the defensive. > Weir was bowling swingers to excellent effect, and the bowling was so much on top that eight batsmen were clean bowled. Fairfield were all out for 31, ofie of the tailenders, B. Craig (11) being the only one to score double figures. Bell took six wickets for 16 and Weir four for 13. The Old Boys batsmen opened out, and the captain had no hesitation in declaring with the score at 103 for three wickets. 5 - N. Farrant staged an excellent comeback, and was top scorer with 40 not out. N. Preston. (28) and'K. Fowke (21 not out) were the other scorers, while D. Wesley (two for 16) was the only successful bowler. In their second innings Fairfield made a good recovery against a varied attack to score 120 (D. Grant 32, W. -Kennedy 25 not out, M. Connolly 22, T. Blain 18). Bell agaiff bowled well, and took five wickets for 48 runs, s with little assistance from the fielders. In this department, Old Boys staged a complete reversal of form, several chances being missed. Farrant took two for 8 and Weir one for 30. Playing against the clock Old Boys scored the required 48 runs' with ten minutes to spare and two wickets down, H. McGregor scoring 27 and W. Anderson 21 not out.

GOOD FIELDING ■ I ■ In *a game marked by good fielding and accurate bowling Technical defeated Kia Ora by 42 runs on the first innings. Ivia ora batted first, and a good opening performance by H. Jordan and S. Kerr set a good foundation for a solid score, but all the latter batsmen failed, with the exception of the promising col’t, G. McCormick. With only eight 1 ynen the team was all out for 97, with Jordan, Kerr and McCormick all scoring 24. Bowling for Technical, C. Keen, with his medium-paced' deliveries, secured four wickes for 19 runs, while R. Moylan took two for 46. Against an accurate attack, Technical were all out for 130, top scorer being W. Jones with a patient 25 not out. McCormick bowlsed without luck, and apart from an occasional full toss kept a good length, while H. Jordan at the other end was always steady. W. Smallridge got amongst the tail-enders and captured three wickets for 12 runs, with Jordan taking three for 38. JUNIOR MATCHES

Tekau beat Lauriiston by an. innings and 95 runs. Batting first Lauriston made only 48 (C. Ashworth 23). Bowling for Tekau, M. Bain secured the astounding figures of 8 wickets for 4 runs. In reply, Tekau scored 248 for five wickets declared (W. Ferris 98, A. Hansen 98, G. Jordan 34). B. Hooper took 3 for 87. In their second innings Lauriston scored 105 (W. Goodwin 35 not out, W. Gibbs 12). E. Hill took three wickets for four runs and Bain two for 13. Methven defeated Technical by 101 runs on the first innings. Batting first Methven declared with seven wickets for 194 runs (W. Walsh 52, W. Owen 47, J. Hooper) 2S). Bowling for Technical, Len Cornwall took three wickets for 48 runs ®nd B. Sutherland two for 43. In reply Technical scored 93 (P. Nealon 48, R. Carroll 13). For i Methven, T. Owers secured the good jboAvling figures of six wickets for 21 | with W. Owen taking ,two for 19. In their second innings Technical had lost four wickets for 45 runs (P. Nealon 12, K. Dolbey 11).

Third Grade High School defeated Technical School outright by 38 runs. Batting first High School scored 92, of which A. Bayliss scored 26, J. dliff 16 and I. Lochhead 12. Bowling for Technical L. Johns took four wickets for 22 runs, R. Clare two for 29 and M. Tutty two for 15. Technical replied with 47 (M. Lamb 20, G. Davidson 23). A. Bayliss was the successful High School bowler, taking seven wickets for only 19 runs. In their second innings High School scored 53 with Bayliss scoring 25. Davidson took five for 5 and Clare four for 23. Technical scored 60 in their second innings (Lamb 20, L. Johns 11) with Bayliss taking four for 21, Cliff two for 6, and Hyland two for 16.

WIN FOR ASHBURTON MATCH WITH SOUTH CANTERBURY Ashburton beat South Canterbury on the first innings when they met in a/ return match at Fraser Park, Timaru, on Saturday. With the exception of the outstanding bowling of J. Pine for South Canterbury, the match was an uninteresting one as a spectacle. It was apparent that much of the modiocrei batting was owing to the presence of the two selectors, Dr. IC. F. M. Uttley (Timaru) and I. M. Hamilton (Ashburton), who were there to select the combined team to play the Australian touring team next month. Playing on an easy-paced wicket South Canterbury batted first, and, ; apart from Riley aiid Marks, the batting was poor against the steady,

accurate bowling of Ashburton. Ashburton offered no brighter fare when they batted, and Griffiths and Price were the only two to make a showing. Pine, a member of the High School eleven, who bowls medium-paced swingers, kept a good length and varied his pace to take seven wickets for 2S runs. It was an outstanding feat of bowling, and together with past performances, stamps Pine as one of the most promising young bowlers South Canterbury has had for some time. Batting first South Canterbury made 81. C. Price took four for 9 and P. Zouch three for 17. Ashburton replied with 132 for nine wickets |Pric© 35 and Griffiths 23). J. Pine took seven for 28 and R. Biggar two for 16. In their second effort South Canterbury lost .eight for 84.,

COM BINED iiEPKESENTATIVKS The following Ashburton-S,outh Canterbury combined team has been selected by Dr. K. F. M. Uttley and Mr I. M. Hamilton to play the Australian touring side at Timaru on March 7 and S: I: Griffiths, C. Price, D. Smith, H. Cullen, M. Wall, R. Biggar, R. Phillips, R. Marks, S. Askey, J. Pine, A. Saunders and N. Gould (twelfth man). The first named five players are from Ashburton, while Biggar and Saunders were formerly of Ashburton. The chosen players are requested to practise at the Domain Oval to-mor-row, Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. Other Ashburton representative players are also invited to attend, players to provide their own gear.