TWO-POINTERS

NZ Truth, Issue 1146, 17 November 1927, Page 14

TWO-POINTERS

Lively

Crickejt Thrills In

South

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Chrlstchurch Rep.). All the wins were two pointers when the third round of the Canterbury Cricket Association's ended last Saturday. THE only apparent effect of the extension of playing time'to 7.30 p.m. was that play was somewhat slow over the last hour. But that may have been due m part to the fact that by that time the games had been decided. Some of the teams performed very disappointingly, but there were a couple of good centuries scored. With 98 _ runs on for two wickets, East Christchurch should have passed Liinwood's total of 140 without any trouble, but the departure of G. R. Gregory to a doubtful l.b.w. decision seemed to knock all the morale out of the team, and the total was only 129. It was a day of triumph for S, Yates, who secured eight wickets for 31 runs m, 13.2 overs. Yates generally, is regarded as a bowler of average merit, but on Saturday his consistent length had the batsmen well tied up, and they could do simply nothing against him. With the game : well m hand on the first innings, .Linwood had passed its first score before the second wicket fell. M. Boon and G. Condliffe were associated m a partnership that realized over a century, and they scored at a fast pace. ..'. Condliffe was very much m form and pasted the bowling conscientiously and confidently. Three chances he gave m getting to 153, but his work showed improvement and 19 fours and a six were included, m his knock. Boon scored a careful S"9. Although not a dashing batsman he is consistent and solid. v , • - , Linwood compiled 264 and East had time to score only, six for ..none before wickets were drawn.

West Christchurch, ..with 286 on, were unlucky to lose the services of J. Newman for the second day, but St. Albans were decidedly lucky m that the Englishman was absent. Frank Woods, with 34 on, and C. Falloon, with 11 on, continued their opening effort, and the score board showed 136 when they were separated.

C. G. Crawford, fired by the example set by the" opening men, gave a delightful display of century scoring m the stylish and very attractive style that caused him to be regarded as a possibility for the

trip to England

Crawford lost form last season, but he played oh Saturday as if all his old skill had returned. He scored all round the wicket and knocked up 153 not out.

St. Albans passed West's score with the loss of only five wickets and declared with 383 on for five. In their second knock, West scored 96 for the loss of four wickets. . '. •

Old Boys made a very poor attempt to catch the Riccarton total of 347 for seven, compiling only 149, and following on to stave off a three point defeat by scoring 172 for nine. ,

With 314 runs on for eight wickets, Sydenham declared early m the afternoon and set out to score a three point win against Old Collegians. But Old Collegians, though • they scored few runs, withstood the Sydenham attack long enough to gd down to a two point loss only. , It; was a game of stolid, defensive - batting, a battle against time. . '

W. Cunningham made his first appearance since his return from England, and after bowling six overs which cost only 10 runs, but yielded no wickets, he went off. He had better luck when he took the ball again. He took two wickets for 37 runs, and m the second innings one for 18. X»jJ[ Collegians had to follow on and hsP~wlost five wickets for 38 when stumps were drawn, , '