CRICKET.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16157, 11 March 1918, Page 4

CRICKET.

CA>,'TEKrSi"KT CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The irntil and final round of matches f *,}JUn! season commenced cm SaiiiVday in «>?* "7\ alh «; a " d ™ a] f o °^ wicket- Cons:derao.c intewt ys sHi>.n * of the two leading ■ teams t"',wrw>H and Sydenham. as this match wi]l Drlctically decide the Championship for 131.lg The matches of this round are to occiipv three days. SYDENHAM v. LIXWOOD. . Lir.wood had first strike, and a useful etirt v,. P/s-rin iind Forsyth put confidence vnto 'lie side with the result that they yut up the fair «cn'r" nf 1!W. Ordinarily this >s no. a bi- total." but it is one that takes considerable ceUins against the strong . L " bowling, and so if prove*. for in the 10 mimilw" battins tnar _ Sydenham had the? loet five wickcts for l.>. Scores:--UXVTOOD. First Innings. ]•:. G. I'errin,. Ib-.v, b Gray .. .. <3 H. Forsyth. i-< Gray •• r'. J R. Head, c Winsor. b Mcßeih .. H G. M. Tato. run out .. •• •• _<> A. W. Thomas, b Mcßeth •• •«> W. T.. King, c Clarkson, b Mcßeth .. l-> K. Weston. b Gray " ,i H. M. Taylor, c and b Mcßeth .• 1C. Francis, o Gray .. .. •• f[ H. Owen. b Gray ® W Oii-tcr, not out •• •• ..6 Extras .. •• . ..1" Total _. ... 136 Bow'.ic? analysis—D. Mcßeth, '2ti overs, -1 maidens, HO runs, 4 wickets: W. R. Patrick, 8 overs, '20 runs; J. McEwin, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 33 runs: J. Gray, 16.3 overs, 1 maidens, 3G runs, 5 wickets. SYDENHAM. First Innings. R. H. Booth, b Thomas .. A S. llincksraan. b Thomas .. .. 6 W. R. Patrick, Ibw, b Read .. t. 17 J. Forrester, c Perrin, b Read .. 14 J. Young, c Taylor, b Thomas .. 0 J. Gray, not out .. .. .. 1 Leg-bvcs .. .. .. ..3 Total for five wickete .. -15 Read got 2 wickets for 27 and Thomas 3 for 15. EAST CHRISTCHURCH v, CHRIST'S COLLEGE. Christ's College batted Jiret and totalled 143 before the last wicket fell. Howell performed the unique feat of capturing four wiokois with successive balls. A capital partnership by Blank and Wood was chiefly resyioTioible for East Rettins within 2 runs of the College sco-o for the loss of only five v.ickets. Score. : - CHKIa'T'S COLLEGE. Fir:-; Innings. R. C. Blunt, b Howell .. 0 M. F. McFurlane, b Trustruiri W. S. Averill, lbw, b Blank .. 5 J. H. Edmond, * Tnistruni, b Howell .. 0 G. L. Burdon, b Blank .. ..23 H. S. Hindmarah, c Blank, b Howell .. 15 J. N. Lowry, c Tuistnim. b Howell .. 10 F. W. Cowlishaw, b Howell * .. 0 M. PengelJy. b Howell .. ..2! A. H. Sngden, b Howell • .. 0 R. H. Lowry, not out ~ ..16 Extras .., ~ ... a Total .. .. .. ..143 Bowling analysis—V. Howell. 7 wickets for 48 runs; A. R. Blank, 2 lvickcts for 51 runs; li. Trustrum, 1 wicket for IS runs; E. "Williams, 0 wickcte for 3 runs; G. Connal, () wickets for 5 rune. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. E. Williama, b Blunt .. .. ~ iq R. L. Ward, b Hindinarsh .. 19 A. R. Blank, c Lowry, b Edmond .. 39 B. B. Wood, c Pengelly, b Bluut .. 55 H. "Irustruiii, c Sudden, b Bluut .. 13 L. Smith, not out .. .. ~ f) Extras .. .. -

Total for five wickets .. .. 141 ST. ALBANS v. lUCCARTOX. St. Albans, who batted first, made a splendid start 160 going up with only two wickets down, lhe effort, however, vras not sustained, and the innings closod for 260. Biccaiton, at call of time, had lost two wickets lor 13. Scores: — ST. ALBANS. First Innings. T. W. Keesc, st i-tiller, b Nixon .. 88 J. J. Hay, c E. Taylor, b Nixon .. ;J3 L. S. Gordon, c 15. T»vlor, b ■ North .. 35 S. Johns, c Haines, i> Whitta .. j.3 CJ. W. itettle, b Wliitta .. .. ■ 8 C. G. Austin, b Sinclair .. ..14 — Lawn, b; Sinclair .. 0 H. Match, run out .. .. .. 0 B. Twyneham, b Nixon .. .. 0 JV. Simpson, run out ... .. .. 6 W. Borers, not out .. .. 0 Eit-rus .. .. ..21 Total .. .. .. ..260 Bowling Analysis-—M. 0. Sinclair, 11.5 overs, 3 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wickets; E. E. LuttrelJ, 18 overs, 88 runs; B. J. Nison, 18 overs, 1 maiden, 54 rune, 3 wjcketu; B. H. North. 3 overs, 33 runs, 1 wMket; H. B. WJj-ittii. 11 overs, 3 maidens, 35 runs,' 2 'rickets. BIOCABTON. First Innings. M. O. Sinclair, b Bettle .. ..18 E. E. Luttrcll, b Gordon .. .. 15 B. J. Nixon, not out .. .. •• 15 Total for two wickets .. .. 43 WEST CHRISTCIIURCH v. BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. An exemplaxy innings of 105 by Watson, and a well-got 52 by Donaldson, were chiefly responsible for West putting up the good total of 28-i, to which Boys' High School replied with one wicket for 27. Scores; — WEST CHRISTCHUBCH. First Innings. Dr. P. S. Foster, c Graham, o Fua-ser 2 L. T. Donaldson, b Graham .. ..52 'A. E. Ridley, b M. L. Page .. 1 H. C. Watson, b M. L. Page, .. .. 105 C. Zimmerman, b L. D. Page'.. J-l W. O. Bolland, b L. D. Page .. 0 D. Redpath. b 2d.. L. Page .. .. 3'J K. E. Boag, b Powell . .. 0 H. Butters, c ; and b Powell .. .. 0 D. B. iSicLarcn, not out .. ..37 Extras . •• ..11 Total .. •• •• •• 28'Bowling Analj-sis.—J. A. Fraeer. 20 overs, !) maidens, 54 runs, 1 wicket; M. L. Page, 13.3 ovors, 2 maiUcns, 76 rune, U wickets; W. Graham, 6 overs. 16 ran 3, 1 wicket; A. E. Williams. 9 overs, 1 maiden, 27 runs: L. D. Page, 11 overs, 3 maidens, 37 runs, 2 wickets; L). Dickson, 3 over.', 9 R. J. Powell, 3 overs. 21 runs, 2 wickete. BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. D. W. Reese, not out .. .. 1il. L. Page, c Bong, b Zimmerman .. 5 C. G. Crawford, not out .. .. H Extras .. •• •• ..I t I Total for Ane wickct .. ••

SECOND GRADE. Boys' High acttool, first against East Chrwiciiurcn, scored uo 11. Champion 1 lj, iiiul 10 lor nvc witnt-is u'ctru 13). East a liiat innings realises oO (oj.aan X'.i). For School Booker sot two lor J and i'etrio three lor 15, and lor iiasi Lurißtchurcli Maadren got seven lor 11. SECOND GItADE. St. Aibana i> scored ii.> .. 3 -um#t Sydenham (Rooinson- 00, j.ub.uii'/Soh —, Johnston and waiter ii>). ajucnliam rop,.ou •>i lor one wickti (.i'L'iii IS not out-, Memiuuu 13 noi, oui). Aiernmau, lour lot ./J, and Mayo, four lot -1, howled beat ior byuenham. Hoys' High School, batting first against Linwood, made 'Jl (.Willouehby 31, Davey 17, Brown 16, Robinson l'i), and 40 ior no wickets (Dajiey 32 not out). i»inwood, in their lirrt innings, made 12d (Lye 52, l>iasett 3z, Caaenhead jj not out). Penin was the best bowler lor .Linwood, setting six wickets for 43. Christ's College B, batting against Riccarton, totalled ill *41, Alorton 40, Hargreaves -fi, McLeod 37, Williams 18, boupor 11). Kiccarton replied with 150 lor eight wicKeta (tlvar.g 45, Wise 35 cot out, Unwin 33, and Wilson 10). St. Albans a put up the fine 6Core of 128 against West Christchurch (tiarrett Si, Hickmotc 113 not out, Webster 103 retired, Edgar ii-, Dunstan 19), occupying the wickete the whole afternoon. lechnicaJ College batted first against Christ's College A, and scored 169 (Goldsbury 83, Armitage 26, Scott IS, Richards lty. Christ' 6 College replied -with 121 (Gould 63, Dal get y IS, Kelly 13, and Strachan 12). , THIRD grade. Sydenham, beat Boys' High School by 38 runs on tie first innnigs Scores—Sydenham sr (Young 43, Harrison lis), and 53 I (Mather 25, Harrison 25 cot out). bcnool 58 (Burrows 24), and 44 (Moore 32). West Christchurch District High School beat Christ's College by 158 runs on Lhe first innings. Score®—Const* College 51 (Hindinatsh 24, Reeves 16). District High <«-Wkjl 209 (H. Sinclair 153 not out, Coupland 12. Boon 13, Hay 11, Stewart 10). For West Christchurch Penlington did the "hat tr ' s t Albans beat Weit Christchurch by 05 rims on 'ho first inr.ings. Scores- W«*t Christchurch 64 (Foster 16. Ml 1» Chamberlain 11), and 90 (Bearne In, Chamberlain 13, Cvroke i:J, Foster 10). St. Albans 80 (Huffam 38, Green 26, C-hacton 10;.

CITY AXD SUBURBAK ASSOCIATION. The tenth round of second grade matches wan commenced on Saturday. The senior and third competitions have finished, Druids winning the senior and Notnada the third grade. The. following are'the results of Saturday's play: — Piuying at Sydenham Park. Be.fa-st made* 33 (Johns 16. McArthur 17, Wilson 16, Sellars 14, A. Brown 13). Ward's hademade 35 for four wicket 3 at call of time (Sniythe 37, Hntchinga 25, Fxcnch 12 not out). Weeton and French bowled well for Ward s. St. Albans batted first agairert Bib.e Claas and made 51 (C # Winter 19, Arnotl 12, D. Buchajian 10). Bibk Class Teplied with 125 for eight wickets (Patterson ji, Burns 26. Glaason 20, >lcK.ay 17). WaUs and Baird bowled well for Bible Claas. Druids met Templeton, at Sydenham, and battirg all the afternoon made 255 (Gydo 85. L. Kent 78. Hauiruett 22. F. Hales '2.1). Green's batted first against Oddfellows and made IH9 (Hill 41. Sandra 3S, Davison 35, L. Jiickson Oddfellows scored *1 for six wickct-s (McC'.oskJV 20 not out, Garrard 11). -Purdom bowled well for Oddfellows. Woolston met 8.G.H.. at Woolsten. ana batting first were nil out for 35. Gordon Hal! have 212 for five wickete (Frazer S7 not out. Munro 61, Pitt 37. Westwood 26 not out, Ahfieid 23). Pitt ana for 8.G.H.. and Gale for Woolston, bowled well. Jsomads met a representative team 011 Saturday and defeated them by- 15 runs. Scores —Representative team 132 (Taylor 33. Shaw 38). Nomad? 117 (Ditchfield IS), Dobbs "*1 Xewsome Silvester 23). Shnw, 5 lor 54, bowled well for the representative tcom, while Watts .eccured t for 3 for the winners.