CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19171, 30 November 1927, Page 12

CRICKET.

BOYS' ASSOCIATION. KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION. Next Saturday the Canterbury Boys' Cricket Association will continue its knockout competition, when the second round in the Fifth Grade and the first round tn the other grades are set down to be played. The following is the draw:— Fifth Grade —St. Andrew's v. Boys' High School B, St. Andrew's No. 8; Technical A v. Technical B, Hospital Corner No. 5. Sixth Grade—St. Andrew's v. Boys' High School 0, St. Andrew's No. 4; Technical v. West, Hospital Corner No. 6; St. Bede's v. Riccarton, St. Bede's No. 3; Llnwood v. Boys' High School A, Hospital Corner No. 7. Seventh A Grade—Technical A v. St. Andrew's A, Ensor's road No. 3; St. Bede's A v. Boys' High School B, St. Bede's No. 4; Riccarton v. Linwood A, Hospital Corner No. 8; Boys' High School A v. West, Hospital Corner No. 9. Seventh B Grade —Technical C v. St. Andrew's B, Ensor's road No. 4; Technical B v. Technical E, Hospital Corner No. 10; St. Bede's B v. Linwood B, St. Bede's No. 5; Technical D v. Cathedral Grammar A, Hospital Corner No. 11. Presentation of Trophies. On Monday, Mr D. Reeise, president of the Canterbury Boys' Cricket Association, visited the Christchurch Technical College, where, after addressing the boys, he presented the trophies won by the college during the past season. In the course of his remarks, Mr Reese stated that, although Rugby football was the national game in New Zealand, there could be no doubt that the Empire's national game was cricket, as it was played wherever the British flag flew. Boys, nowadays, had many advantages which were not enjoyed by previous generations of cricketers, and they should make full use of the opportunities afforded them by the fine grounds provided in Ohristchuroh. The New Zealand Cricket Council had decided that, every five or six years, a team should be sent from New Zealand to England, and, in six years' time, those boys who were at present playing in the Boys' Association competition, should be at the top of their form, and, if they applied themselves properly to the game in the meantime, might be included in the team to make- the next trip to the Qld Country. Mr Reese then congratulated the members of the Technical College Fifth Grade A team on their unbeaten record, and presented the Andrews Cup to F. T. J. French, the captain of the winning team. Before presenting the Redpath Shield for the Seventh A Grade, Mr Reese made a brief reference to the work of the late Mr David Redpath, to whose name the shield was a memorial. He then handed the shield over to 0. L. Henwood and J. Hooper, the captain of the team (R. Goldstone) being absent from school. Mr Reese also congratulated the Technical College team which in the- Seventh B Grade had been bracketed firßt with Si. Andrew's College. There was, however, no trophy for this grade. COMBINED PRESS CLUB. The following players will represent the Combined Press Club in a match with the Veterans' Club at Hagley Park to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock:—N. Archer, K. Thomson, W. P. Guiney, F. C. Davies, J. Mohoney, H. Anderson, J. Fitzmaurice, C. Eogers, K. Hancock, J. Almond, A. Woodward, and F. Same. A Combined Press Club team will play a match with a Wecdoiis team at Weedons on Saturday next. M.C.C. BEAT FREE STATE. CAPE TOWN, November 28. Playing at Bloemfontein, Free State, in the second innings, made 236 (Commaille 54, Holmea not out 64). Geary took three wickets for 71 runs, and Peebles three for 26 Marylebone won by an innings and 164 runs. QUEENSLAND V. N.S.W. (Received November 29th, 9.15 p.m.) BRISBANE, November 29. The pitch was swamped, and there was no play in the Sheffield Shield match between and New South Wales to-day. GEORGE GIFFEN DEAD. (Received .Novemoer ififth, 9.10 p.m.) AD&hAIDk, JNovember 'J3. The death has occurred of lieorge Giffen, the once-i«unous cricneter, aged 60. George Giffen was one of the giants of Australian cncKet about forty years ago. Jtie was captain ot the Australia}! Eleven in several lest series, and his last tour to .England was with Harry I'rott'e team, in wliich Clem Hill, himseil now a veteran long fiicce retired, made his first trip, at the age of nineteen, as an Australian representative. That was nearly thirty years ago George Giffen and his brother Walter, with Darling and one or two other players of international standard, were the mainstay of South Australian cricket for many years. Aa an allrounder he must rank among the greatest players Australia hae ever known. He was a bowler who could beat batemen on any sort of wickets, and he was at the same time one of the best batsmen in Australia. For years after ho retired from first-class cricket he spent his leisure coaching boys in his own city, Adelaide. Indeed, he kept up this self-imposed task until only a few years ago.