GOOD IMPRESSION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 37, 14 February 1939, Page 8

GOOD IMPRESSION

ENGLISH CRICKETERS Sir Julien Cahn’s Team At Auckland MATCH WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS [Per Press Association.l AUCKLAND, Feb. 13. The opening match for Sir Julien Cahns cricket team, which is to tour New Zealand, was played at Eden Park to-day, when the visitors met the Combined Secondary Schools eleven. They proved much too strong for the opposition and dismissed them for 85 runs.

The English players took advantage of the opportunity to obtain some practice to get them into form and the team at stumps had lost eight wickets for 286 runs. A fine impression was made by the left-hand bowler Walsh, who dismissed seven of the schoolboys for 24 runs. He turned the ball both ways with a fair amount of pace. Except for the strong wind the conditions were good and the wicket and outfield were fast. The small attendance in the morning was considerably augmented in the afternoon, when a large number of secondary schoolboys and girls attended. The gate takings I amounted to £5O. Scores were:— Secondary Schools I First Innings E. C. Andrews, b Phillipson 1 •<_ J. Irvine, b Walsh , ‘ ' G. P. Burgess, c Maxwell, b Phtllipson ’ C. P. Lund, lbw. h Walsh J B. Sutcliffe, b Walsh A. Wiles, not out W. M. Smeeton. b Walsh A. N. Thompson, st. Maxwell, b Smith ■R. S. Arkinstall, c Maxwell, b Walsh W. K. Hemus. h Walsh A. D. Pike, b Walsh * | Extras Total ?’ Bowling: Walsh, seven for 24: Pm.lipson. two for 14: Smith, one for -i: Watts, one for 11. Sir .Julien Cahn’s XI First Innings C. S. Dempster, b Irvine -36 A H. Dyson, b Arkinstall V. E. Jackson, b Arkinstall 2i J Hardstaff. lbw. h Pike oo N. Oldfield, c Sutcliffe, h Hemus -6 G. F. H. Heane. b Pike •■■T C. R. Maxwell, b Pike ‘ E. A. Watts, st. Andrews, b Irvine 32 • W. E. Phillipson, not out T P. B. Smith, not out Extras - Total, for eight wickets 286. Bowling: Pike, three for 42; Irvine, t two for 36: Arkinstall. two for 70; Hemus. one for 24: Smeeton. none for 29: Thompson, none for 30; Wiles, nonp for 39. home team nervous WALSH PUZZLES VICTIMS HARDSTAFF TOP-SCORER DEMPSTER AND DYSON SCORE FREELY ( Pet Preo* Association. 1 AUCKLAND, Feb. 13. . The occasion proved 100 great for most of the Secondary Schools pla\-' ers, and several w ere obviously net - ■ vous. Poor running between the wickets lost the leant several runs in 1 spite of the fact that they were opposed by a fine and very keen field- , ing side. The left-hand trundler .1. E. Walsh was the destructive factor tor • the touring team, breaking the ball either way and flighting his deliveries veil besides using a "wrong ’un." He ha«i most of his victims complete!} puzzled. In 11.5 overs, two of which were maidens, he took seven wickets for 24 runs. For a bowler of his type he has a good amount of pace. The fast bowlers, Phillipson and Watts, both appealed, and they should do well on wickets on which they can obtain more lift. The former took two wickets for 14 runs in five overs. Smith, a leg-break bowler, captured one wicket for 25 but did not appear to be very troublesome. Dempster and Dyson opened quietly I for the visitors, the former doing • most of the scoring in the first half- • hour, which yielded 24 runs, of which Dempster had 17 to his credit. Once

he got sight of the ball, however. Dyson became more free and scored with strong forward shots. Both batsmen were dismissed with 36 to then credit, and each made poor strokes. Jackson, who is a free type o( batsman. played some pretty, round shots, his off-drives, leg glances and backcuts being beautifully timed. Oidfieid is also a bright type. The English Test batsman. J. Hardstaff. who has visited New Zealand twice previously, was top-scorer with 56. He was content to score mostly with l\ • placements for singles and hit only one four. His fine judgment in running between the wickets was an object lesson to the opposing players. Heane. the captain, is a free lefthander who scores well on either sine, of the wicket, and his 39 was a good i innings. Watts (32) livened proceedings by scoring the only six of the match, and in the same over he hit ! four fours and a brace and was then stumped. Bowling honours for the Secondarv < Schools team, which held to its task well, fell to the left-hander Pike, who : took three wickets for 42 runs in eight i overs. The leg-break bowler Arkin-' stall, with two for 70, bowled well in stages, but his length was not consistent. Irvine took two for 36 and Hemus one for 24.

Some good fielding was witnessed from the schoolboys, Lund, at cover, doing splendid work, while Sutcliffe’s clean handling and accurate returning to the wickets gained him well-de-served applause. Maxwell showed' much promise as wicketkeeper by his all-round display. .« i