CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24226, 19 February 1940, Page 5

CRICKET

REMARKABLE FIGURES BOWLERS HAVE GREAT TIME FREAKISH MATCH BETWEEN ALBION AND DUNEDIN - Some remarkable things happened in Dunedin grade cricket on Saturday. The fixtures were the first series of the second round of First Grade championship matches, and they were played on wickets and outfields that were showing the effects of recent rain and in weather which was fine for most of the afternoon but dull and drizzly for the last hour or so. Wickets generally were not good: but

that does not account altogether for the extraordinarily low scoring in all games. r One match, that between Albion and Dunedin at Tonga Park, was notable for the facts that each side scored 47 in its first innings and that the whole afternoon’s play produced only 99 runs for 22 wickets. Albion batted first and the last man was out at 47, <G. J. Robertson taking five wickets for 16 runs. Then J. Allen and R. Silver took, charge and bundled Dunedin out for the same total Allen taking five for 11 and Silver five for 24. Albion started again and lost two wickets for five runs. The scoring in the other games was not as low as this, but it was a long way from being good. The GrangeOld Boys match, on the North Ground, attracted a good deal of interest, and the first day’s play leaves the result very open. Grange recovered to some extent to total 125 against consistent bowling by G. Dickinson (five for 36) and V. J. Leader (four for 27). and then captured seven Old Boys’ wickets for 99 rims. In this innings, also, the fact that the total reached even that mark was due to a valuable recovery. T. G. Lemin bowled well to take four wickets for 46 runs.

The Carisbrook A team is in a strong position against University, having dismissed the'students for only 62 (L. McKay five for 13) and scored 151 for nine wickets (J. Caradus 64) m reply. J. Falvey has taken five wickets for 46 runs. The Carisbrook B team did not fare so well. Playing against Kaikorai on Carisbrook, it could score only 81, mainly as the effect of highlyeffective bowling by C. Allcott. Kaxkorai’s reply was 148 for four wickets, Allcott filling in an outstanding “ double ” by adding 59 not out to his six wickets for 28 runs. The hill side will start the second day in a very strong position. It must be s long time since bowlers had such complete charge of their various games as they had on Saturday. In each game at least one bowler achieved unusually good figures. Averages such as five for 11, five for 13, five for 16, five for 24, six (or 28 and the rest of them do not suggest that conditions favoured the batsmen unduly. LOW SCORING GAME GRANGE AND OLD BOYS MEET Small and slow scoring produced dull cricket in the game commenced at the North Ground between Grange and Old Boys. Wickets fell freely and cheaply on both sides, and when stumps were drawn for the day there was little to choose between the teams, as Grange, who batted first, had made 125, and Old Boys had 99 on for the loss of seven wickets. The tact that Grange’s first five wickets produced 26, and that Old Boys, at a similar stage, had only 15 on the board, indicates that the eventual scoring was higher than might have been expected. The only Giange batsman to make anything like a score was Frew, who put on 30 at a stage when runs were badly needed. Old Boys were also well down until Giles and Leader made a stand that was solid if not spectacular. Giles is not out with 39. and Edwards, who was shaping well, had 14 on at stumps. Dickinson, with five wickets for 36, and Leader, with four for 27. shared the bowling honours for Old Boys, while Lemin, with four for 46, heads the Grange averages. Scores: GRANGE • First Innings Knight, Ibw, b Leader .. ~ .. 4 Monteath, c Dickinson, b Leader .. 6 Donovan, c Giles, b Dickinson .. 7 Elmes, b Dickinson 4 Chettleburgh, b Dickinson .. .. 7 Henderson, Ibw, b Dickinson .. 1 Payne, c Mills, b Dickinson .. 14 Freeman, b Leader 12 Frew, b Leader 30 Tomkinson. not out 12 Lemin, st Mills, b L. Groves .. 0 Extras .. • • 28 Total 125

Dickinson bowled three no-balls. OLD BOYS First Innings Hunt, c Payne, b Henderson .. .. 5 H. Groves, b Lemin 3 Mills, c Freeman, b Lemin 0 Dickinson, c Elmes, b Lemin .. .. 1 Graham, c Chettleburgh. b Henderson * Giles, not out 33 Leader, c Donovan, b Elmes .. .. 9 Groves, b Lemin .. 0 Edwards, not out .. .. •• •• 1» Extras .. « Total for seven wickets .. 98

ALLCOTT’S DAY SPLENDID DOUBLE AGAINST CARISBROOK B The first day of the Kaikorai-Caris-brook B match at Carisbrook was emphatically “Allcott’s day.” The veteran left-hand bowler and batsman was mainly responsible for bowling Carisbrook out for 81, and then he went in first for the hill side and scored 59 not out of the side’s 148 for four wickets at stumps. Kaikorai finished the day in a very strong position. The Carisbrook team batted first on a wicket that was very “ funny ” indeed for a Carisbrook wicket. AII- - started with the new ball, and, varying his flight and spin very well, went through the side to the tune of six wickets for 28 runs in 16 oversan outstanding performance. Only Williams, Rennie, and Cavanagh reached double figures. The Kaikorai batsmen shaped much more confidently. Holden < and Allcott put on 45 for the first wicket, and a mighty six by Barnes brought 100 up for the third wicket. Allcott waited for the loose ones, but was not idle for long at any stage, and was 59 when stumps were drawn, scored mostly on the leg side. Six wickets for 28 runs and 59 not out represented a fair afternoon’s endeavour. Details:— CARISBROOK B First Innings Talbot, b Allcott .. .. * Williams. Ibw. b McGregor .. .. 23 Cameron, b Allcott .. • • •• •• % McMullan. c Stewart, b Allcott .. t Anderson.'run out .. .. •• •• j Cavanagh. Ibw. b Allcott 14 Rennie, c and b Boock 17 Carter, not out .. . . • • • • •• « Valentine, c Rennick. b Allcott .. 1 Stanley, c Jaffray, b Allcott .. .. 0 Nimmo. c Anderson, b Boock • • • • j Extras (bye 1. leg bye 1) .. 2 Total 81

KAIKORAI First Innings Holden, st McMullan. b Carter .. 30 Allcott. not out •• •• 59 Stewart, b Talbot .. .. • ■ •• 8 Barnes, c Nimmo. b Carter .. .. 21 McGregor, st McMullan. b Carter .. 11 Constable, not out . • • • 13 Extras (byes 7. leg bye 1) • • ° Total for four wickets .. 148 Carter has taken three wickets for 73 runs and Talbot one for 27. CARISBROOK A v. UNIVERSITY McKAY BOWLS WELL Carisbrook A is in a strong position in its match against University at Logan Park. University batted first, but the innings was productive of only 62 runs. McKay and J. Cameron taking severe toll of the wickets. Cameron, indeed, only just missed performing the “ hat trick,” being unfortunate in having Toomey. who made the too score, of 21, as the third batsmam to dismiss, McKay’s average of five wickets for 13 runs was easily the best for the day. The only other University batsman to reach double figures was Baker (who was, dropped twice) with In spite of the absence of Moloney and Walsh. Carisbrook had no difficulty in passing University’s score, although six wickets fell before this actually took place, and had scored 151 for the loss of nine wickets when play ceased. The- outstanding batsman was Caradus, who scored a well-made 64 before going out leg-before to Falvey Martin made a spectacular opening scoring a 6 and three 4’s off the firs, four balls. His score of 29 was next highest to Caradus's. Falvey took five wickets for 48. t Details:—

UNIVERSITY First Innings Dunn, c Hercus, b Dougan .. •• JJ Baker, st Hercus, bJ. Cameron .. 19 Christie, c Hercus. b McKay .. 6 Lawson, bJ. Cameron .. .. • • y Toomey, not out • •• Joel, c and b McKay •• •• •• y Rennie. Ibw. bJ. Cameron .. . • 4 McDonald, cJ. Cameron, b McKay 2 Morrison, c Hercus. b McKay .. 4 Falvey, b McKay * Clark, absent V Extras •• •• 4 Total .. 62

CARISBROOK A First Innings Cameron, c Rennie, b McDonald 7 Dougan, c Rennie, b Falvey .. 14 Martin, b Falvey .. ... .. .. 29 McKay, c Lawson, b Falvey .. .. 3 T. Fraser, b Falvey .. 1 Caradus, Ibw, b Falvey 64 Milnes, c Baker, b Toomey .. .. 1 Buckley, run out .. 13 J. Fraser, c Christie, b McDonald 3 Hercus, not out . . •• 12 Extras 4 Total for nine wickets .. 151

WEAK BATTING DUNEDIN *. ALBION Dunedin met Albion at Tonga Park, and a rather remarkable game was witnessed. The wicket was dead, and a little tricky, but its condition could not account entirely for the weak display of batting by both teams. It appeared that many of the batsmen played themselves out by their defensive methods, instead of in. Robertson, the Dunedin batsman and bowler, was the highest scorer with 13 runs. As a matter of fact, only three batsmen secured double figures in the afternoon, and extras played a part in even the small totals recorded Albion made only 47 in their first innings, and it was thought Dunedin could, at least, reach this total. Dunedin were level with Albion’s score with two wickets to fall, but neither batsman could secure a single, and the game so far is a draw on the first innings.

Albion went in again, and lost two wickets for five runs, and the game was stopped at 10 minutes past 6 owing to rain. With the low scoring it can be understood that the bowling averages would be something out of the ordinary. Robertson and Donnelly (Dunedin) and Silver and Allen (Albion) bowled unchanged throughout the afternoon, and Allen gained the best of the four excellent averages with five wickets for 11 runs. Details:— ALBION First Innings Duncan, b Robertson •• •• •• J Miller, c Hudson, b Robertson .. 11 Sinclair, c Halley, b Robertson .. 0 Ditchfield, b Robertson .. .. .. ° Coding, run out ♦ • 0 Anderson, b Robertson 0 Silver, c Halley, b Donnelly .. .. 0 Allen, run out .. ••••••• “ McSkimming. Ibw, b Donnelly .. 4 Frood, Ibw, b Donnelly 0 Wilson, not out •• * Extras 10 Total 47

Second Innings Sinclair, c Halley, b Donnelly .. 5 Miller, c Torrance, b Robertson .. 0

DUNEDIN First Innings Tobin, Ibw, b Silver .0 Macassey, b Silver 12 Rodgerson, b Allen 1 Robertson, c Coding, b Allen .. 13 Halley, b Silver .. 5 Torrangc, Ibw, b Allen 2 Donnelly, b Allen .. 1 Wilson, st Wilson, b Allen .. .. 1 Hudson, c Frood, b Silver .. .. 0 McDonald, not out 0 Smith, b Silver 0 Extras 12 Total 47

INTERMEDIATE GRADE Grange 182 (Dunn 54 not out, Hogg 36, Burgess 22, Ogier 17. Mclvor 15, Larkins 11; Russell four for 30. Bradley two for 29, Somerville two for 43) met Old Boys 96 for six wickets (Colvin 41 not out, Somerville 15, Rackley 14 not out; Ogier two for 22, Mercer two for 21), • , Kaikorai 122 (Smales 44, Burke 39 not out; Beighton seven for 44, Dunbar two for 44), Dunedin 124 for four wickets (J. Wedlake 47, R. Wedlake 22, C. Quaid 18, Fluery 18 not out). SECOND GRADE A

Green Island 93 (A. Grant 14, A. Berrv 14, T. Grant 13: Hughes six for 38, Tilbury three for 24) played Grange 87 (Tilbury 20. Chadwick 16; Harkness three for ’ll, Short two for 20). Kaikorai 96 (Watt 60 not out: P. Miller three for 17. R, Breese three for 21, D. Miller two for 39; Y.M.C.A. 246 for nine wickets (P. Miller 98 not out, Carter 39, D. Miller 23). University 51 (MacDonald 21; McArley three for eight. Galland three for 10. George three for 12) met 0.8.H.5. 259 (Grayson 86 not out. George 39, Campbell 37). Mornington 150 for five wickets (Anderson 45. C. McDermott 21, Morris, jun., 20) met Port Chalmers 56 O’Neill 20; Chirnside five for 12, Grimmett five for 28). _ ~ Dunedin 179 (Ritchie 52, D. Quaid 38, Simons 24, Besley 20; Paul five for 73, Thurlow five for 50) met Taieri 55 and 11 for one wicket (Murray 21; Ledgerwood seven for 22. Rodden three for 30). < SECOND GRADE B No. 1 Section King’s High School 60 (McCoy three for one) and 113 for two wickets (Coombs 38 not out) met Otago Boys High School 76 (Rogers seven for 25), Grange 123 for eight wickets (Drake 38, Marshall 21 not out, Sandom 15, Harwood 13, McCarthy 10 not out; Shannahan three for 20, Sandom six for 16) met St. Hilda 104 (Anderson 25 not out. Young 20, Riach 10; Riach six for 61). No. 2 Section Mornington 152 for eight wickets (Duckworth 82; McFarlane five for 45, Fraher two for 44) beat Dunedin B 101 (Pockson 58; Waller four for 32, Dennison three for 39). Third Grade Green Island 128 (Barnes 43) beat Albion 39 and 25 (Barnes six for 14, Boomer three for 5 and six for 9), LEAGUE CRICKET A Section

Hillside 174 for nine wickets (O’Connor 79, Oliver 51; O’Brien five for 78) beat E.P. and L. 167 for seven wickets declared (Cropley 41, Walker 36, D. Wheeler 39 not out). Town Hall 141 (J. Gould 81, R. Johnston 18, Manson 12; J. Gould five for 14 A. Wilson four for 25) beat Telgineers 68 (R. Paton 34, Simpson 27; Spence three for 4. Lamont two for 33). Glenross 110 (Walkinshaw 22, Coxhead 31. J. Bedford 17, Wheattly 11; Robertson five for 18, Rea two for 20, Bedford two for 20) beat Gregg’s Red G 66 (Densem 26; Densem five for 36, Rodgers two for 20, Medlin two for 18, H. Day one for 15). T. and P. 138 (J. Skinner 55, J. Gordon 27, McGrath 15, W. Walker 29 not out; J. Skinner seven for 17, Walker three for 12) beat Ross and Glendining 39 (L. Preston 21 not out; W. Preston four for 17). ,„, , Self Help 112 (A. Stent 31. M. Stent 20, L. Mussen 17. S. Stewart 15; A. Stent five for 10. B. Milne three for eight, M. Stent one for two) beat Otago Brush Company 24 (Davis 11: Mowat five for 21. Langley two for 19).

B Section

Pride of the Leith, A.0.P., 152 (Duncan 63. Witchall 23, Gordon 27; Dillon three for 17, E. Hellyer three for 48,-J. Hellyer two for 27) beat Roslyn Mills 1U (B. Berry 64, Howie 10; B. Berry five for 53,. G. Berry two for 45. E. Manley three for 38). Loco 71 (Long 22, Bowie 10, Munnings 10, Fry 15; Lord four for five, Kruskopf two' for 10, Kean two for three) beat Tainui Rovers 54 (Hay 27; V. Jones three for 17. O’Neill four for 18). ■

Smith and Smith, 51 (D. Templeton 15, D. Chave 13; J Walker four for 10, I. Harkness three for two) beat Post Office (W. Templeton 24; Clarkson three for eight, Morrison two for four). Speight’s 80 for six wickets (Homer 20. B. Stokes 21; Cullen four for 30) drew with Tramways 146 for seven wickets, declared (A. Campbell 47 not out. W. Weaver 30 not out. Hollander 22. Bolton 16; Martin four for 25), M.C.P. 70 (Smythe 22. Keane 22, Ferguson 16; Dolan five for eight. Myers four for 17) beat, Logan Park 26 (H. Foster seven for 20. F. Foster one for tWo). € Section

Lands 170 (Pearse 41. Paterson 46, Davis 22; Rhind four for 13, McDonald five for 19) beat Dunedin Engineering Company S 3 (T. Thorn 11). Standard 190 (W. Munro 68. McEwen 18. Quest 23. Ford 37. Higgins 17. Melrose 10; Quest five for 18, Melrose three for 20) beat Dunedin Hospital 58 (L. Duncan 54; McCormack four for 58, Proctor two for 43. Deuchrass two for 39).

Burt’s 83 (Mattingly 43, Woltersdorf 18; Mattingly six for 12, Howard three for 19) beat United 76 (E. Steel 33 not out, L. Payne 14: McCallion three for none, R. Thompson three for two, Hellyer one for five). Lake’s 116 (Buddy 37, Nichols 34; McLeod five for 34. Harwood three for 26) drew with Sargood’s eight for 89 (L. Robertson 34 not out; A, Frost seven for 17 including the ‘'hat trick ”). WOMEN’S CRICKET Albany, 96 for no wickets (I. Stejpens 52 retired, C. Mcßean 10 retired. L. Johnson 22 not out), beat K.E.F., 52 (I, Skinner 11, D. Glover 11 M. Roy 13; I. Stepens three for 12, J. McDonald three for 15, L. Johnson two for 11, K, Lilley two for 13). Grange I. 138 for three wickets, declared (M. Bishop 67, Q. Phelan 37 not out, A. Gaffaney 11, E. Riach 6 not out; G. Baird two for 62, R. Stanton one for 29), beat Regina. 2 (M. Bishop three for 0, P. Keen three for 2), Mornington, 70 (J. Sew Hoy .21, R. Sew Hoy 17, R. Cumberbeach 11; P. Hannagan four for. 19, Moore two for 21 Shand one for 8). beat St. George. 49 (M. Campbell 30; M. Fisher three for 14, B. Campbell four for 33. R. Sew Hoy one for 1). UNOFFICIAL GAMES Carisbrook 82, 239 (Wilson 90, Gaylor 61, Hay 25; Jarvis five for 31), beat Mornington 111, 138 (Stuart 58, Jelley 23, Jarvis 22: Raynor three for 21. Thomson three for 18). Gasworks. 126 (Ryburn 40, Bell 24, Crossan 22 retired, Urquhart 13; Kerr two for 22, Hooper two for 23), beat Seacllff, 80 (McFarlane 23, Rivers 10; Ryburn four for 13. Bell three folr 14). CENTENNIAL MATCH A team will be chosen from the following players to represent the Otago Cricket League against the Grange Club on the North Ground tomorrow at 1.30 p.m.:—L. Smith, J. Gould (Town Hall). A. Stent (Self

Help), Gordon (T. and P.), W. Preston (R. and G.). Hayden. J. O’Connor (Hillside), B. Berry (Roslyn Mills), Bsrabithe (Logan Park), W. Templeton (Post Office), Gillan, Day (Greggs Red G.), McKenzie (Lakes).

IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND COMPETITION (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Feb, 18. The Auckland senior cricket championship was continued on Saturday. Parnell. 169 (Matheson six for 36), beat' University. 155 (Vallance 38 not out. Schnauer 36; Goodsir four for 32) Grafton. 113 for nine wickets (Simpson five for 49), beat North Shore, 112 (Webb 40; Felts four for 12. Cowie three for 44). Eden, 209 (Thompson 44, Mills 35), beat Y.M.C.A.. 108 (Snedden four for 19) Middlemore, 137 (Blandford 35. Howden 35; Boddy five for 35), beat Ponsonby-Balmoral, 107 (Wiles 33. deal 32; Cleverlev six for 38). WELLINGTON GAMES SOME HEAVY SCORING (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON. Feb. 18. Some heavy scoring was seen in the senior cricket championship competition on Saturday. In the match between the two leading teams, Kilbirnie scored 218 (Rice 38, Wrigley 30, S. Ward 20, Eaton 34, J. Ashenden 34) against Wellington College Old Boys, 40 for three wickets. Bowling for Old Boys, J. Lamason took five for 34 and Browne three for 42 For Kilbirnie, Wilson took three wickets for 19. _ . Hutt scored 312 (Kemp 55, Buchan 55 McLeod 53. Wall 53) against Midland. Bowling for Midland Osborn took three wickets for 42 and O Neill two for 114. _ Wellington made 572 (A. G. Wiren 207 not out. Airey 120, Whyte 46, Kuhn 41 Henley 42) against Karon, for whom R. Coupland took three for 142, Searell two for 73 and Cutts two for 41 Institute occupied ,the wickets for the whole afternoon, running up 447 for eight wickets against University (Churchill 114. Dalton 101, Bilby 71, Lang 48. Ormiston 48. Scott 38). Bowling for University. Vietmeyer took two wickets for 56. and Stephenson two for 113.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP SYDENHAM IN THE LEAD (Per United Press Association/ CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 17. The eighth round of the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competitions was concluded to-day in fine weather on perfect wickets. The defeat of Old Boys by St. Albans and the outright win of Sydenham in the last few minutes after being behind on the first innings gave Sydenham a lead of four points in the championship, and with two more rounds to be played this club has a good chance of winning the championship. The points scored by the various teams are now as follows: — Sydenham ~ . .... 37 Old Boys 33 Lancaster Park’ 31 St. Albans 29 East Christchurch .. •. 28 West Christchurch .. .. 19 Old Collegians .. .. .. 15 Riccarton .. •• 12 Two centuries were scored. V. James making 112 not out for East Christchurch against Old Collegians, and F. P. O’Brien 100 against Old Boys Scores: — Sydenham 97 (Gasson 23; Nee five for 28. Brown four for 36) and 157 for five wickets (Oliver 66. Gasson 48) defeated West Christchurch 155 and 87 for five (declared) by five wickets. East Christchurch 222 for four wickets (declared; James .112 not out. Warns 60 not out) defeated Old Collegians 216 and 145 for six by six runs on the first innings. St. Albans 315 (O’Brien 100. Smith 79. Cummings 60; Baxter three for 26. Escott four for 79) beat Old Boys 200 and 105 for one wicket (Menzies 46 not out. Baxter 38 not out) bv 115 runs on the first innings. Lancaster Park 139 (Bellamy 30; Roberts five for 51. Fairbairn four for 53) beat RiccartOn 85 and 202 for six wickets (Mahoney 60. Whitford 41) by 54 runs on the first innings.

Bowling Analysis O. M. R. W. Dickinson 15 3 36 5 Leader .. .. 16 5 27 4 L. Groves 6.4 — 30 1 Graham .. .. 2 1 4 —

Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. W, Lemin .. .. 15 5 46 4 Henderson 9 1 26 2 Elmes .. .. 6 3 11 1 Chettleburgh .. 1 — 2 —

Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. W. Rennick .. 8 — 17 —- Allcott .. ..16 4 28 6 McGregor .. 6 1 28 ' 1 Boock .. 2.2 — 6 2

Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. W. Dougan .. .. 8 3 12 1 Martin .. .. 4 — 7 McKay .. .. 11.3 4 13 5 J. Cameron V. 8 — 26 3

Bowling Analysis O. M. R. W. McDonald 9 — 43 2 Falvey .. .. 13.6 1 46 5 Toomey .. .. 8 — 35 1 Morrison 3 — 23

Bowling Analysis O M. R. W. Robertson 12 4 18 5 Donnelly 11.2 3 19 3

Bowling Analysis 0 M. R. W. Robertson 1 — 1 1 Donnelly 1—4 1

Bowling Analysis 0 M. R. W. Silver .. .. 14.6 5 24 5 Allen .. .. 14 7 11 5