CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16728, 10 January 1920, Page 7

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. (rr.ess association telegram.) WELLINGTON. January 3. The W»!);n!;ton- Canterbury match was continue! to-day. At the conclusion of Thursday's play Canterbury wctc u.l out for _?5. iho cond.tions wc.-o to-day. deopi'.e the ■ ict :hs.t th.> n.cke*. favoured the batsmen. Wellington a; the outlet made a very poor flu' Wing in tliCiT urn*. st::2;e. 'lhc first wicket Ml /or 15 runs, the fourth for 37. and tho sixth for 4". Tho tail, however, wagged ef-fi.i-tivciy. Condhh'o making a ionjj cUiid to 't.'; tuno of CJ, wlu;e McGirr, and MiddMon batted freily, scoring 63 and 41. Hutching* carried out his bat for 23. and the innings clo.-ed with 282 c-ji the board—23 short of Cunterbury's total. Watson, Mcßwin and ifeid secured rnoit of the wickets.

Canterbuiv w?nt in *o bat at 4 P-ns., and when stumps wet» drawn two hours later they had two wickets down for I*3o, Patrick aj.d Blunt cariying out their bats for 54 and "7 respectively.

A. H,iltcr and LKnd opened for Wellington, and both started their scoring account in tbo rir«t ov.-r. Dind breaking tho :r: with a nice four t ) the boundary oft R. itoad. Within 55 minute* of the commcnce"ifnt \\ olhnyton li:<d iost six wickets, and sc.iri'il on,y 5) run.«, and it had been a hard itTUfryif, to got these. Amidst an outburst 01 upp!ainc McGirr present.y drove or.e to tlio boumlarjr—tlie Srst boundary that had boon hit in 45 minute.". CondliiJe soon .oi:nd the howlers' measure, ur.d a period of .i-relv scoring set in. Canterbury endeavoured to moet the bntamen'a recover? by u ' "•'nse of l/owlers, Snadman replacing ftcAtl :»nd Mcii»win frivipw waT to Reese. Seventy runs were now on the'biard. A lull followed. which wrai relieved by McGirr lifting one of Sandman's over the fence. At 12 25 CondiifTe broke a "tirce'sion of singles hy hittimr two, and McGirr lifted another to tho boundary. Wellington's century was reached five minutes later, jrhen McOirr drove another wol!-placed ioflr. Just before the luncheon adjournment McGirr, who had renrlied was caught at the wickets bv off Waf«on. 1T7—7—68. On tho resumption of play in the afternoon, Middieton and CondlilTo settled down to n perio.l of steady batting. After half an hour's play the *rore stood »t 170. The total wii.t soon raised to over the 200 mark. Condliffe notched 14 off Read, and Canterbury «s:ain experimented with their bow'.crs, Thomas reolacins Reese with tho score nt i"! 8. Shortly afterwnrds Thomas retired in mvour of Wat?on, who got C'ondlifle with his first ball, the bnt'man hfinp caught at the wickets. 21G—9—62. Condliff* had faced the bowlers for two hours and forty minutes. The scoro crent up to 262. when Duncan was dropped by Thoimn. Soon after Duncan wiih enusrht by Patrick off Watfon, and TVollincrton wrro all out for 262.

The visitors commenced to but in their second innings at four o'clock, "Watson and Blunt opening to McGirr. Both batsmen quickly got going, B'unt getting in early with a rouplo of boundancw. An uninteresting poriod of piny followed, only 17 runs being scored as the tmuH of the first 25 minute*' play. Twenty had just appeared when Watson skied a ball from Hutching", which wai well held by Schratdor. 22—1— 8. McEwin fil'ed tho vacancy and scoring continued to bo slow, only 30 runs being 3cnred as the result of 14 overs. At 5 o'clock the board registered 50. Shortly afterwards McGirr caught McEwin off ono of hia own balls. &S—2—l(s. By tho time the century had been rounded M ; ddleton was bowling in place of Dind. and Hutchings in place of McGirr. Tho changes in bowling did not upset tho batsmen, who continued to p.'le up a acore, and nt 130 cn'y two wickets had fallen. When stumps were drawn the visitors had two wickcts down for 160. Scores: — CANTERBURY. First Innings .. 3BS Sccond Innings. Watson, c Schraeder, b Hutchings .. 8 Blunt, not out .. .. .. ..77 McEwin. c and b McGirr .. ..16 W. Patrick, not out .. ..64 Extra* .. .. .. ,i 5 Total for two wickets .. 160 Bowling.—McGirr took one wicket for 46; Middleton, none for 34; Hutching*, one for 88; Duncan, nono for 18; Dind, none for 23; Baker, nono for 6. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Baker, c Patrick, b Read .. .. 22 Dind, c Brunton, b Read .. ..13 George, c Patrick, b Read .. 1 Schraeder, c Reese, b McEwin .. .. 1 Burton, b McEwin .. .. .. 2 G. Baker, b McEwin .. .. .. 4 Condliffo. c Brunton, b Watson .. 62 H. McGirr, c Brunton, b Wateon .. 63 Middleton, b Thomas .. ..31 Hutchings, not out .. .. ..23 A. Duncan, c Patrick,' b Wataon .. 7 Extras .. .. .. 18 Total .. .. .. 262 Bowling.—Read took three wickets for 00 runs; McEwin, three for 54; Sandman, none for 27; Watson, three for 22; Reese, none for 20; Thomas, one for 31. CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The following is the draw for the sixth round of tho Canterbury Cricket Association's competitions, commencing on January 17th:— First Grade.—Sydenham v. East Christchurch, at ■'•'ydenham; Riccarton v. Linwood, at llaßley Park No. 2; West Christchurch v. St. Albans at H«e.ey Park No. 1. Second Grade.' —Riccarton A v. College, at College; Linwood B v. Riccarton B, at Hagley No. 3 St. Albans A v. Sydenham A, at Hagley No. 4; Sydenham B v. West Christchcrcb B. at Sydenham Eaat Christchurch A v. St. Albans fi, at Hnglcy No. 5; Linwood A v. Technical, at Technical; West Christchurch A v. East Chriathurch B, at nagley No. 6. Third Grade.—Riccsrton r. Sydenham, at Sydenham: Collego A v. Boys' High School, at College: East Chrstchurch A v. Easi Christchurch B, at Sydenham; Co'.lege B v. Linwcod A, at College; St. AlSana v. Kfti*poi, nt SyUcnham; Technical v. Linwood B (default). Fourth Grade. —First Day: Riccarton r. Technical, at Technical; School B v School A and College v. Sydenham will rot he pltved. Second day: "Sydenham r. Technical, at Techni<r»l: School Bv. College and Riccarton v. School A will not be played.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA t. X.S.W. (Bt OWe— PrMM A«*fv>ii<tion— Coprrirfct.) (Australian and N.Z. Csble iHQcliikA.) (Received Jamiarv 9th. 11.55 p.m.) SYDNEY. January 9.

Tn match Smrth Anstralia, versus New South Wale*, South Australia in their first inrintr* -W (V. Richirdioa 45, Oflhn 30,'Wiltiam* 54, Bridgemai- 65). Hendry took 4 wickets for 39, Kelleway 3 for 71 Ives one for 21. Andrews one for 43. New Sonth Wales in their first innings have lo*t three -vicket* for 73 (Barfsley 14, Toxer not out 271.