CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 8

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. (rnXSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 8. T3m> representative cricket match, Wollington v. Canterbury, was commcnocd on tbo Bitfin Roeerve this aftornoon. Tho wickct was hard and dry. Tho southerners batted first and wcro disposed of by G o'clock at n. cost of 285 runs. Blunt and Patrick wero tho first batemcn. When the scorc was .".U Patrick played on a bull from McGirr. McEwin was tho newcomer and assisted to carry tbo scoro to SS when ho foil a victim to McGirr. Blunt, who wja lxittiuj wo!l, wa» joined by Thomas, but tho partnership did not last long, the former being smartly caught behind tho wickets by Condliffe. Reese, next man, was riot entirely at homo at tho outset, and hod a narrow escape ofbeing caught, but on resumption oflor the> interval for afternoon tea lio and Thomas settled down, and the score waa raised fairly quickly. It looked us if the partnership- w:ih good for a big total, but at 177 McGirr clean bowlod Reese. Evans followed, ard McGirr nearly capturcd his wicket with his first ball. In the next over Thomas scooped trp a short pitched ball from Duncan and was caught by tho wickol-keoper. Sandman, who Ailed the vacancy, commcnocd to hit freely, finding tho boundary more than once. Evans, who had batted nicely for 1" runs, tipped a ball from McGirr into Condlifle's hands. Gray, tho next batsman, did not last Ion?, being' clean bowlod by Middleton after scoring 4. Watson followed, and after placing a couple of eingW, '•'w a b?-'i'ifnl four to tho far fence off Middleton. Shortly after Sandman's spectacular inninea closed, Middleton cloan bowling him. Wa.t6on signalised Jtead's arrival bv _ reaching double figures with a splendid drrvo to the pouth fcnce. however, after scoring a single, lost his wicket as th<» result of a smart return by G. Baker. Brunton, tho last man, made a pretty drive to tho fenco in his first over. Noa-rin? G o'clock Watson bo-Tin to hit out effectively, and only good fielding cavrd a of boundaries. Just on th>» call of tim» Bninton was out leg bc/oro to Middleton. Scores:— CANTERBOTTY. First Innimrs. Blnnt, c Condliffo, b Middleton .. 40 Patrick, b McGirr .. •• •• |

McEwin, b McGirr .. •• 25 Thomw, c Condliffo, b Dunc*a .. ..52 Rcc-so, b McGirr . • •• •• pj Evans, c Condliffe, b McGirr .. "11 Sandman, b Middleton .. ..33 Gray, b Middlcton .. .. •• * \Vntnon, not out • * " 1 Read, run out .. •• J Brunton, Ibw. b Middloton. .. •• Extras 23 Total •• • 285 Bowling—McGirr took four -r-icnet* for »a rami: thirwo, ono for 62: Midd Won, four for TO; Hutchings, none for 25; Dind, 7»no for 11. BOYS' LEAGUE MATCHES. The following are thft fixtures for to-mor-r°Senio*' Grade—Farmers v. St. Andrew's, Boys' Gordon Hall f. Wost Christchurch, Mamts v. Boys' Hisrh School. Junior fi rad*—T-chn leal B. v. Normil, Boys' Hifih School B. v. St *. Bovs* Hieh School A. v. Boys Hirh School C Christ'" College v. Bovs Gordon HaLl, Technic*! 0. v. Technical A.