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DISTRICT COMPETITIONS. The ninth round of grade matches was commenced on Saturday, in beautiful weauier. After their long vacation, Christ's College and Boys' High School joined in tho competition. There wafl a good attendance, notwithstanding tho big attraction_jo£ the Motor Carnival RICCARTON y. .WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Vi est Christchurch wero completely outplayed by Riccarton, for a.'tCy tho former had been d:3misscd for tho mediocre total of 122, Riccarton so co.larcd tho Western attack that unuor-han.l bowling hau. to be resorted, to. Luttrell played much the best cricket ho has yet shown for- 95, Whitta toeing unbeaten with tho same number. Scoics: — WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. L. T. Donaldson, lbw, b Sinclair .. 6 W. O. Rolland, c I.uttrell, b Sinclair .. 41 H. C. Watson, run out .. ..13 C. Zimmerman, not out .. ..31 H. Butters, lbw, b Sinclair .. .. 0 D. Redpath, b Sinclair .. i D. Reese, b Luttrell .. .. .. 1 D. Beard, st Fuller, b Luttrell .. 0 — Talbot, b Sinclair .. .. ..13 Extras .. .. .. .. 13 Total .'. .. .. .. 122 Bowling Analysis.—lT. O. Sinclair, 15 overs, 4 maidens, 33 runs, 5 wickets; E. E. Luttiell, 15 overs, 70 runs, 2 wicket 3, 7 noballs. RICCARTON. First Innings. M. O. Sinclair, b Watson .. .. 4 K. E. Luttrell, ct Donaldson, 1» Watson 95 li. H. North, b Rccso .. .. .. 0 H. B. Whitta, not out .. .. ..95 E. T. Taylor, not out .. .. .. 7 Extras .. .. .. ... 49 Total for three wickets ■*~ 250 •ST. ALBANS v. BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Thanks largely to a fine partnership of 9S by Cox and Powell, the School put up the good, total of 238. Cox played faultless cricket for his 75, whilst Powell gave little chance of disposing of him until towards the close of hi 3 innings. In tho St. Albans total of 112 for two wickets Gordon batted solidly for 81 not out. Scores: — BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. D. W. Reese, c Hatch, b Austin .. 25 M. L. Pago, c Johns, b Gordon .. 8 C. G. Crawford, c Simpson, b Gordon .. 10 R. Powell, c and b Hatch .. ..70 G. AV. Cox, not out .. .. ..75 W. Graham, c Simpson, b Settel .. 0 L. D. Page, c Austin, b Bottel .. 3 D. Dickson, b Bettel .. .. .. 0 E. J. Killick, c Bettel, b Gordon .. 3-t, A. E. Williams, run out .. .. 4 J. A. Eraser, li.Reese .. .. .. 0 Extras" .. ... •• •• y Total .. ! 238 Bowling Analysis.—L. S. Gordon, £0 overs, 1 maiden, 61 runs, 3 wickcts; W. Simpson, 13 overs, 1 maiden, 39 runs; G. C. Austin, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 21 runs, 1 wicket; T. A. "Morland, 4 overs, 22 runs; T. W. Reese. 6 overs, 1 maiden, 35 runs, I wicket; H. Hatch, 9 overs, 1. ruaideu, 21 runs, 1 wicket; G. W. Bettel, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 17 runs, 3 wickets; — Lome, 2 overs, 10 xuns. ST. ALBANS. First Innings. L. S. Gordon, not out .. .. -..81 S. Johns, b Eraser .. .. .• * G. C. Auctin b Fraser .. .. • • " G. W. Bettel, not out ..19 Extras .. •• •• ..8 Total for two wickets .. >. 112 EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. SYDENHAM. East Chriaichurch were three men short, and were disposed of tor HO. Even ttua total would piobabiy have given them a first innmg3 lead it some easy catchca that were given iiad been taken. Scores: — EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. L. Smith, run out •• • < G H. E. irtiivxence, b Gray .. ... li A. 14. BiiiiiK, b McEwin .. ..30 Ja. Xrustruni, not out .. ..21 E. Williams, d Uooth .. .. ..18 it. B. \Vu.id, b AltEwin .. .. 6 W. Howell, 1: Harris, b Booth .. .. 8 P. Manscii, c Harris, b McEwin ... 5 Extras .. •• •• •• & Total .. .. .. HO Bowling Analysis—J. McEwin. 18 overs, 3 maidens, 51 runs, 3 wickct6; J. Gray, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 43 overs, 1 wicket; R. H. Booth, o overs, 2 maidens, 11 ruts, 2 wickets. , Second Inning. A. R. Blank, not out .. ..15 E. Williams, o McEwin, b Gray .. 1 V. Howcil, lbw, b Gray .. .. 10 Extras .. .. ... ..4 Total for two wickete .« .. 30

SYDENHAM. _ First Innings. R. H. Booth, c Trustrum b Blank .. 3 J. Clarkson, b Hov.-ell .. •• •• 0 J. Young, b Howell .. •• ..33 J?. Harris, 6tumpcd Ward, b Blank .. 7 J. Forrester, b Blank .. ..15 J. Gray, c Blank, b Xrustrum .. ..23 J. McEwin, c Trustrum, b AVilliama .. 1 S. Hincksman, b Howell .. 28 T. Coomber, c Williams, b Blank .. 3 H. King, not out .. •• •• 0 Extras .. •• •• 11 Total •• •• 121 Bowling Howell, 18.0 ov^rs, 3 maidens, 61 runs, 3 wickets; A. R. Blank, 14 overs 5 maidens. 23 runs, 4 wickets; E Williams, 6 overs, 3 maidens, 14 runs, I'wicket; H. Trustrum, 2 overs, 7 runs, 1 wicket. CHRIST'S COLLEGE v. LINWOOD. Christ's College wont in first against Linwood, but with the exception of Blunt and Buxdon, mad* & poor showing, axd. were all out for 111. Tho College skipper batted nicely in making half the totaJ. The feature of Linwood's innings was a breezy partnership between Perrin and Thomas, who both hit hard, and often.. Perrin, who put plenty of vigour into his play, was within 16 of his century when he fai.ed to time a straight one from Edmond. flaying a man short the side was out at 6.zU for 213. Scores: — CHRIST'S COLLEGE. Firat Inning©. E. C. Blunt, st. Forsyth, b Perrin .. 06 J. Lowry, lbw, b Read .. •• * J. li. Edmond, b Read .. - ® H. S. Hindmareh, b Read .. " „n u. L. Buxdon, c and b Perrin . * »«. —'

F. W. M. Cowlishaw, b Tate .. ..0 M. F. Macfarlane, b Tato .. .. 0 M. Peugeily, run out .. .. 2 AY. S. W. Averill, b I'crrin .. .. 2 A. H. L. Sudden, b Tate .. .. 1 I!. H. Lowrv, not out .. .. .. 0 Extras .. .. . • ..11 Total Ul Bnwlicg Analysis.—lt. Read, 12 overs, 2 maidens, 37 runs, 3 wickets; A. W. Thomas, 12 overs, 4 maidens, 30 runs; E. G. Pcrrin, Tj overs, 26 runs, 3 wickets; G. Tate, 5.3 overs, 2 maidecs, 7 runs. 3 wickets. LINWOOD. First Innings. E. 0. Pcrrin, b Edmond .. ~8-1 (}. Tate, b Sugden .. .. ... 1G \Y. L. Tate, o Burden, b Maciarlan© .. 27 R. Head, run out .. 5 11. Forsyth, b Pengelly .. ..0 W. Owen, b Hindmarsh .. .. U A. W. Thomas, b Edmond .. ..46 E. Weston, c It. H. Lov.-ry, b Edmond a O. Francis, ruiii out .. .. 0 P. Fleete, not out .. .. .. 0 H. M. Taylor, absent .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. 24 Total 213 I Bowling- Analysis.—R. C. Blunt, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 45 runs; A. H. L. Sugden, 10 overs, 1 maidon, 38 rur.s, 1 wicket; M. F. Macfarlanc, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 13 runs, 1 wicUe-t; M. Pengelly, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 19 rung, 1 wicket; H. S. Hindmarsh, C overs, 1 maiden, 19 runs,' 1 wicket; W. S. W. Averill, 3 overs, 27 runs; J. H. Edmond, 6 overs, 28 runs, 3 wickets. SECOND GRADE. lticcarton defeated Boys' High School B. by an innings and 2tS7 runs. Sooroa: — Kiccarton, 305 (Evans 73, Wise 44, Wildermoth 37, Hack 71, Wilson 55 not. out, Bell 10. "Onwin 12, Holland 28); School, 47 (Milne 15 not out) and 31 (Jacobs 23 not out). ; Technical College put up the big ecore of 335 against Boys' High School A (J. Yates £2 Armitago 63 3 Goidsbury 38, Scott 32 not out, Brockett 26, Feast 22, McCLure 16, Morrn 18). High School replied with 24 for 8 wickets. For Technical Yates got 4 wickets for 10 runs and Dobbs 4 for 13, whilst for School Hobbs took 4 for B'2. St. Albans gave Linwood an afternoon's leather hunting, putting up the big score of 366 (Thompson 131 retired, Jenkins 73, Graham 55, Lewis 29, Robinson 13, Walter 14). Pcrrin, with 4 wickets, bowled best for Linwood. , St. Albans A. ran up 187 against Cbrieta College A. (Dunstan 31 not out, Barrett 29, Pago 22, Edgar 19, King 17, Webster 13, Mot tram 12). Christ's College replied with 194 lor 9 wickets (Daigety o'J, Scrachan 3a not out, Gould 28, Powell 20 not out. Blunt 14), Kelly and Gould, for College, and Hicltmott for St. Albans, wctc the most successful bowlers. . , Christ's College B. defeated East Christchureh B. by default.

THIRD GRADE. St. Albans beat St. Bode's by 34 ruse oil the first innings. Scores:—St. Bcdo's 63 (Purdam 2T); St. Albuns 97 ior 9 wickets (Chorion 37, Thompson 21, Palmer 14 not out). lticcarton beat Boys' High School by 9 wickets:—Scores:—School, "iO (Hoarfield 12, Burrows 37), and 71 (Burrows 17, Francis 1G not out, Goodsir 12); Riccarton, 123 (J. Powell 36, McKenzio 17. F. Powell 10, J. Brooks 37 not out, Horc 11), and 21 for 1 wicket (J. Powell 12 not out). West Christchurch District High School defaulted to Technical College B. West Chrigtclitarch defaulted to Christ's College. CITY AND SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. After a spell of a fortnight owing to the downpour on the preceding Saturday the ninth round of matches was commenced on: good wickets, and players favoured with glorious weather. Results: — SENIOR GRADE. Woolston batted the wholo afternoon against Railway, and had 288 for nine | wickets at 6is o'clock (Lawaon 71, Hills G7, Levi 44, Bennett 23, Rennells 21 .Black 19). Smith, five for 39, bowled well for Railway. At Sydenham Park, Green's took first strike against Druids, and made 119 (Gascon 39, Saunders 32, Jones 15, Dougall 21). Dxuids replied with 176 for seven wickets (Langford 55, J. Woods 40, Rix 37). Andrews soveu for 33, and Rix three for 59, took the wickets for Druids, and Ryde three for 9, and Dougail two for 39 for Green's. SECOND GRADE. Ward's batted first against Bible Class, and made 119' (Hutching® 47, Childs 11,: Smythe 10, French 10). Bible Class 119. for six wickets (Patterson 25, Cunningham 25, Burns 18, Glasaon 18, Dickson 12). ' ■ St. Albans meat B.G.H. at Sydenham Park, and made 128 (E. Buchanan 33, "Winter i 4, Carter 11, Arnott 10, D. Buchanan 10). B.G.H. 84 (Fraaer 28, Harrison 19, Jerm&n 12, Pitt 10 not out). St. Albans had 20 for no wickets in their eecond innnings. Winter three for 22 for St. Al- | bans bowled well, and Munro. two for 21, and Ahfiold two fo r 22, f0r.8.G.H., who only batted seven men. Oddfellows batted first against Green's, and made 80 (Gray 10), and 64 for four, wickets (Stewart 37, Gray 17). Green's 76 (Smith 26, Jackson 11). Davidson (five for 9) for -Green's, and Purdom four for 31, and Richards four for 20/ for Oddfellows, bowled The. match between Templeton, and Dimstable was not played, as neither team made an appearance. THIRD GRADE. St Matthew's defeated Boys' Gordon Hall bv 15 runs on the first innings. Scores: —St Matthew's 28 (Hookway 13), B.G.H. 13. Reeves three for 3, and Conner two for

for St. Matthew's and Portoous and Blumaky for B.G.H, bowled well. Nomads defeated Druids B by 111 rUM, on the first innings. Scores: —Nomads _13* (Silvoator 21, Cummins SO, Dobbs 14, King 13). Druids 21. Silvester {our for 11 bowled , well for Nomads, and Champ and Shrimptou J for Druids. Druids A defeated St. Albans by defaulV Oddfellows defeated Bible Class by default*.