Cricket Senior teams improve

Press, 1 March 1982, Page 22

Cricket Senior teams improve

Improved batting performances from Southern Districts and Christchurch W.M.C. were the feature of the first day’s play of the penultimate round of the Christchurch Suburban Cricket Association’s senior A competition. .

‘Christchurch W.M.C. scored 183 before declaring with eight wickets down. It was a much better effort with T. Lightfoot (47), K. Williams (36) and J. Knowles (36) heading the run scoring. Bowling for Harewood. Tony Fleete'finished with figures of five for 64. In reply, Harewood at stumps had lost three wickets for only 69 runs. Merivale-Papanui was 108 without loss with Wayne Tinker and Nook Ebert being the not out batsmen on 51 and 47, respectively. Southern Districts had earlier declared at 175 for seven, Roger Queree (49) and Kevin Tucker (38) leading a batting revival. Senior A Group A Southern Districts 175/7 dec. (R. Queree 49, K. Tucker 38. J. Darby 23, B. Jury 27 not out, G. Baxter 22; R. Hortin 4/39) met Merivale-Papanui 108/0 (W. Tinker 56 not out, R. Ebert 47 not out). Umpires: D. R. Gordon and Mrs Anne Clarke. Hoon Hay . 162 (B. Day 42, K. Williams 34, W. Campbell 24; K. Taylor 4/38, N. Sloan 4/38, M. Campbell 2/23) met Woolston W.M.C. 139/4 (N. Sloan 51, P. Davies 31; A. Pugh 2/40). Umpires: N. G. Clark and D. H. Hunwick. Group B Christchurch W.M.C. 183/8 dec. (T. Lightfoot 47, K. Williams 36, J. Knowles 36. R. Provan 21 not out; A. Fleete 5/64, S. Holden 2 r zo) met Harewood 69/3 (A. Fleete 31; R. Provan 2/19). Umpires: C. E. King and M. G. 'Tindall. Sumner 150 (J. Higginson 31, J. Monk 30; A. McKendry 21; T. Caldwell 3/39, D. Kennedy 2/12, N. Dierck 2/31, M. Walsh 2/45) met Upper Riccarton 114/1 (A. Kerr 58 riot out, C. Fenwick 36). Umpires: G. Cooper and F. R. Golding. Senior B Hornby 240 (G. McCone 75; M; Hogan 5/36) met Heathcote 23/1. Richmond W.M.C. 220/8 dec. (C. Cattermole 79) met Belfast New Brighton 185/8 dec. (D. Burrell 104) met Sumner 64/7. Second grade Merivale-Papanui 169/9 dec. (R. Higgs 5/36) met Southern Districts 14/0. Upper Riccarton 180/6 (McLaughlin 104 not out) met Riccarton W.M.C. 88/9 (K.

Jennings 5/39). Harewood 206 (R. Bryant 52) met Woolston W.M.C. 10/0. Third A New Brighton 128/8 beat Southern Districts 125. P. 0.5.8. 177/8 (R. McKenzie 69) beat B.W.U. 109. Papanui W.M.C. 173/3 beat Belfast 130. B. 109/3 dec. beat Air New Zealand 105. Third B Hornby 121/5 beat S.A.S. 113 (J. Nichol 5/14). Commercial Travellers 139/9 tied with Hoon Hay 139 (A. Patterson 5/38). Harewood 93 (G. Jones 5/22) beat C.W.M.C. 73 (G. Hay 5/12). Merivale-Papanui 165/6 (R. Griffiths 63 not out) beat New Brighton 115. Halswell a bye. Third C Aranui 143 (B. Kennett 5/28) beat Belfast 118 (N. Wheallens 5/ 77). Addington 106/6 beat Richmond W.M.C. 89 (N. Fenwick 5/ 35). New Brighton 98 beat Air NewZealand 20 (P. Kaharungi 5/8). Heathcote 132/7 beat B.W.U. 124/6. W.W.M.C. 172 (M. Cousins 74) beat Merivale-Papanui 73 and 95/9 (Mitchell 58 not out). .... Third D Templeton 123/9 beat Aranui 53 (P. Woolhouse 5/24, P. Hobbs 5/24).’ , C. 122 tied with Sunnyside 122/6. Prebbleton 171/7 beat New. Brighton 67. Third E New Brighton 115 (T. Wilson 5/ 45) beat Merivale-Papanui 105. Sumner 144/9 beat Woolston W.M.C. 139/9 (A. Scott 5/30). State 158/7 dec. (S. Fletcher 108 not out) beat Riccarton W.M.C. 58 (S. Fletcher 5/21) and 44 (S. Fletcher 6/18). Papanui W.M.C. 76/6 dec. and 56/7 beat Addington 66 (K. McClintock 5/10) and 78/5. Third F Merivale-Papanui 168 (Tibbotts 5/32) beat P. 0.5.8. 113. Grosvenor 164 (R. Stutheridge 72) beat W.W.M.C., 159 (W. Shaw 5/52). Hornby 117/3 beat Southern Districts 107. Hoon Hay 181/8 (J. Buchanan 58 not out) beat Upper Riccarton 66. Third G United 138/6 beat Halswell 73. New Brighton A beat Riccar-1 ton W.M.C. by default. ! W.W.M.C. 140/7 dec. beat New ' Brighton B 85 and 41/3. | Lyttelton 109/8 dec. and 18/0 j beat Burt 44/5 and 65 (S. Beans • 5/18. :