PLAY ELSEWHERE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 16

PLAY ELSEWHERE

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN,' Bth December. Cricket matches were played on sodden wickets on Saturday, and further rain caused an early adjournment. Grange, playing . C'ar.sbrook, made 129 (M'Mullan 52, Boyd 38). Dunning, five wickets for 58, Aitken two for 13, Blunt two for 30. Old Boys met Dunedin and made 98 (A. W. Alloo 50). M'Gregor, six wickets for 48. Dunedin 7 without loss. Christian Brothers, playing Albion, lost three wickets for 79, • Silver taking. three for 19.

CHRISTCHU.KCH. Stli December

Wickets were in good order and the outlield fast for- the .'cricket matches on Saturday. . - ■• ...

Old Boys, batting against Riccarton, scored 352 (Cromb-113,- ilerritt 89, Hastie 47). Bowling, Gibbs iive for 35.

St. Albans, against Old Collegians, scored 137. Bowling: Parson three for 12, Lester two for 9, W. J.■ V. Hamilton two for 11 Old Collegians, tv. , for 74 (H. M. Christall, 3U not out).

Linwood, playing East Christchnrch scored 334 (Smith 104, Orchard (55). Bowling: Blank iive for 72. East Christchnrch lost two wickets for 16.

Sydenham were all nut for 217 against West Christchurch (Capstick 53, Wallburton 33, Gasson 42). Bowling: T. Condliffe tour for 39. West Christchurch have lost no wickets for 6.

AUCKLAND, Bth December

The fifth round matches of the Auckland Cricket Association's senior championship were concluded on Saturday in showery weather, which caused a late start and a couple of adjournments during the afternoon. Rain prevented play at North Shore between the home team and Eden. Other matches resulted as follows:—

Pnrnell, 89 and 13G for two wickets (Wensley 74 not out), beat University (Metone 69 not out). For Parnell, Wensley took six wickets for 50.

Ponsonby, 15S and 70 for two wickets (Monteith 42), beat United Suburbs 78 and. 54 for two wickets. For Ponsonby, Roy took four, wickets for 34, Finlavson four for 20.

Graftpn (210) and United Suburbs (215 for eight) played an exciting draw. For Y.M.G.A., Elliott made 70, Riddolls 52.

MASTERTQN, 7th December. In the Wairarapa cricket competition Featherston, 412, beat High School, 113 (Walloon 30) ■ and 1.68 for three wickets (Jenkins 50, Groves 77). In High School's first innings Collins took five wickets for

Carterton. 05 and 133 (Tracey 31) beat Old Boys, 47 and lit (Watts 25). In Car-tel-ton's second innings Montgomery took four wickets for 44, liornabrook three for 45, and Watts two for 17. In Old Boys' second innings Denby took five for 27 and Morton four for 52.

WANGANUI, 7th December. Wangamu cricket matches were concluded to-day. Wangariui, 164 and 140 for five (Morgan 51 not out, Williams 61 not out), beat United, 120. For AVangauui, Williams took three wickets for 27 and W. Thrush four for 22.

Technical College. 248 and 128, beat Old Boys, 123 (London 49) and 214 (London 121, Treadwell 30), for seven wickets. PALMERSTON N., 7th December. The followiiigis the Manawatu team to defend the Hawke Clip again Hawkes Bay in the first of the season's challenges for the cup on Tuesday:—A. M. Ongley, MTicar, Gallichan, Norris (Palmerston), Pacey, Greig, L. Spring, Diederich, OKeefe (Old Boys), Cutler (High School), Baumber (Horowhenua). Reserves- Fletcher (Old Boys), M. Ougley (High School)