Parnell Cricket Club Incorporated - Established 1858 Update No.171 – It Is Spring!! Preseason Game – Parnell XI vs Auckland Grammar School 1st XI Saturday, 27 September, at Cornwall Park no. 2a. Parnell 282/2 (40) Ben Rae 33 (20), Flynn McGregor-Sumpter 53 (68), Jack Parsons 50 rtd (55), Cam Neal 45 rtd (33), Aniket Parikh 55* (40), Harry Miller 35*(24) Auckland Grammar 125/10 (31.5) Max Dudson 21, Flynn Dudson 31, Jamal Todd 25, James Hook 1/26 (4), Aniket Parikh 1/34 (8), Pete Hickman 1/22 (5), Nikith Perera 3/10, Ashwin Haran 1/4 (1), Cam Neal 1/1 (1) RESULT: Parnell won by 132 runs Wonderful to get such an early start to the season. Huge thanks to Cornwall CC for allowing us the use of the ground and access to their clubroom. Shore Road Reserve was not available – still in transition from rugby. Our openers, Ben and Flynn got away to a brisk start and all who batted for us made consierable hay. Good opportunity for some newcomers to make their debuts for Parnell. First, Jack Parsons batted very well – coming across from Grafton, Jack is already well known to us from his EDCA rep. days. Cameron Neal batted powerfully – originally from Hawkes Bay, he made his name in the Bay of Plenty before playing for Howick Pak last season. Cameron’s uncles/cousins all represented Marlborough at both cricket and rugby – legends in that part of the World. Eddie Commins has come to us from Eden Roskill and performed very competently behind the stumps. In the chase, AGS struggled after their opener holed out at cover off a full toss from James Hook, the first of the UK contingent to arrive here. But Max Dudson put his head down and though wickets fell at the other end he played some excellent shots. His elder brother, Flynn, also put up good resistance as did Jamal Todd (son of former Auckland Ace Corey and grand son of Waitakere stalwarts Randall and Mabel Todd). From there the middle and lower order fell away succumbing to the sublties of our spinners – Josh Milne, Aniket Perera, Pete Hickman and Ashwin Haran – all of whom had some success. Summing up, the day was a great success – excellent to meet up with the AGS lads and to blood our newcomers. Flynn McGregor-Sumpter Cameron Neal Jack Parsons Harry Miller Max Dudson Flynn Dudson Josh Milne bowling to Max Dudson Eddie Commons James Hook bowling to Max Lockie at the TJC Fundraising Clinic for Auckland Grammar 1st XI’s Australian Tour Ian Trott, Auckland Grammar’s Head Coach, yesterday held a coaching clinic in the TJC – 2 to 5pm – well attended and highly successful! Lockie Ferguson came for the final hour, answered questions and the boys were able to demonstrate how fast they could bowl under his scrutiny. To the observer, NZ is not going to be short of excellent pace bowlers in the years to come. Some real talent on display – I was impressed by the accuracy, yorkers were bowled regularly and very little was short pitched. And, just as importantly, the batsmen facing them did so without fear, got in behind the ball, kept the yorkers out and practiced constructively. Thanks indeed Lockie and congratulations to Ian and the organisers. And Ian is particularly grateful to Phil Horne for making the TJC available. Another Clinic is being held this afternoon – I am sure it will be equally successful. Lockie and Ian Trott with the Attendees This Coming Weekend Whilst the Season proper is still a couple of weeks away, our Prems are heading to Hawkes Bay for a T20 Tournament and, thanks to Counties Manukau Cricket, a T20 Tournament is being held at Manurewa. Hopes that this T20 be held at Shore Road Reserve but transitioning from rugby to cricket is not yet complete. Whilst the rugby training lights have been removed considerable returfing is required and needs to be bedded in. Here is hoping that the weather will be kind! Work Wanted!!! Meet the UK Boys – and they Want to Earn Money! Luke Trimming – ph 021 253 7887 Ed Bartlett Luke and Ed have paid their own way here to play cricket at Parnell this season. They are available to coach (which will provide some cash) but they need more, to purchase a cheap car and to survive. They are happy to tackle anything within reason eg: • GARDENING • WINDOW CLEANING • BARISTA &/OR CAFÉ OR RESTAURANT WORK • IT ASSISTANCE FOR THE ELDERLY OR COMPUTER/IPHONE IGNORANT • CRICKET COACHING • Or, ……………………………… LUKE is 18, has just left St John’s School, Leatherhead in Surrey. A wicketkeeper batsman he has been a leading run scorer in his 3 seasons in the St John’s 1st XI. St John’s, this season just completed, won 12 of their 13 games – phenomenal success! Hayden Storey’s Dad (remember Hayden from 3 seasons back) emailed your Editor last April commending Luke to us. Luke and I have corresponded since. An excellent communicator, he is a very mature lad, obviously very capable and, in addition to cricket, plays tennis and golf. Phone: 021 253 7887 Email: [email protected] ED a 22 year old pace bowler from Bournemouth, Dorset, is a Fine Arts graduate of Northampton University. Opening the bowling for his club, Wimborne-Colehill, Ed took 32 wickets at 16.31 (174 overs, 37 maidens, best figures 4/30) and represents Dorset in the Minor County Championship. Andy Lane confirms he bowls a “heavy ball”. Phone: 0210 879 4062 Email: [email protected] Have work? Give Luke and/or Ed a call The ICC CWC 2019, and the Aftermath A FRIEND, JENNI SPENCE, WAS MOVED TO EMAIL COUNTRY LIFE: Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2019 9:16 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Content? The July 31 edition held 3 contributions on the marvellous success of England in the Cricket World Cup. Surely it would have been a gracious gesture to mention the fact that without New Zealand’s contribution, that amazing result would not have had the impact that it did! Jennifer Spence Waiuku 2123 New Zealand [Hope Country Life’s Editor awards Jenni with the bottle of Pol Roger for the “best letter of the week”, but no reaction to date from Country Life, nor a bottle for Jenni! d.] Ashes - Steve Smith Out-Bradmaned Bradman? And How Others Compare Well, Smith was close but certainly not better despite being truly remarkable throughout this series. Let’s compare these two batsmen – Bradman in the 1930 Ashes series with Smith in this 2019 series just completed –, 7 innings each: Ist Test DG Bradman Trent Bridge 8 & 131 SPD Smith Edgbaston 144 & 142 2nd Test Lord’s 254 & 1 Lord’s 92 & dnb - injured 3rd Test Headingley 334 Headingley did not play 4th Test Old Trafford 14 Old Trafford 211 & 82 5th Test Oval 232 Oval 80 & 23 Total 974 runs at 130.20 Total 774 runs at 110.20 But how did some of the greats start their Test careers? All had to weather nerves on debut, justify selection and, then, maintain the confidence of the Selectors to keep picking them. Some never got a second chance – Rodney Redmond, 107 and 56 on debut was not chosen again. Others failed dismally – poor Ken Rutherford debuted in the West Indies – but some excelled from the outset, just look at, and put in perspective, the following “1st 10 Test Innings” chosen at random from the “greats” (NZers highlighted/Parnell in full): TEST BATTING - 1st 10 INNINGS Not outs in red. Herbert George Neil Bert Len Don Martin Stewie Sutcliffe Headley Harvey Sutcliffe Hutton Bradman Donnelly Dempster 64 21 13 58 0 18 0 11 122 176 153 32 1 1 21 25 83 8 112 82 100 79 4 136 29 39 4 57 14 112 37 80 5 114 17 9 12 40 58 62 59 112 34 101 100 58 0 27 115 10 178 88 4 123 64 53 176 223 23 54 5 37 206 120 127 0 2 116 364 8 75 8 33 11 151 20 17 131 80 12 813 714 687 617 617 607 545 534 90.33 71.4 98.14 61.7 61.7 67.44 60.56 66.75 • Herbert Sutcliffe – with 42 year old Jack Hobbs, with whom in his 1st 10 innings vs South Africa and Australia put on successive opening stands of 136, 268, 72, 17, 5, 157,110, 283, 36, 63, and 126. Unquestionably the greatest ever opening pair. In Australia they had to contend with Jack Gregory, Australia’s then equivalent of Jeff Thompson – acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers. Sutcliffe eventually scored 4555 Test runs at 60.73 before handing over to his protegee, Len Hutton, a fellow Yorkshireman. • George Headley – Jamaican, his debut in 1930 vs England in the West Indies (these 10 innings( then 2 tons in Australia and a century in each innings vs England at Lord’s in1939. Post WW 2 he played 3 more Tests (2 vs England, 1 vs India) between 1948 and 1954. Overall – 3190 at 60.83 in 22 Tests. • Neil Harvey – from Victoria, debuted vs India hitting 153 in his 2nd Test, Jan. 1948. Then 112 vs England at Leeds. Most of these runs came on the 1948/49 tour to South Africa. Overall – 6149 runs at 48.41 in 79 Tests, the last in 1963. • Bert Sutcliffe – Parnell, Auckland, Otago, ND and NZ – named after Herbert above, our greatest batsman, not withstanding Turner, Crowe and Williamson.