IN OTHER CENTRES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 253, 16 January 1928, Page 7

IN OTHER CENTRES

BACK TO CLUB GAMES McGIRR IN FORM Press Association. WELLINGTON. Saturday. The senior cricket competition was continued to-day. Results were: Mid* land. 181 (Hester 52 not out) v. Thorndon, five wickets down for 50 runs. For Thorndon Badcock took six wickets for 81 runs. Against Old Boys University made 338 for nine wickets (Mackenzie 100 not out). Wellington, 191. v. Kilbirnie, four wickets for 64. Hutt, 593 (McGirr 117), v. Y.M.C-A. Petone, 184 (Brice 67), v. Institute. 20 for no wickets. For Institute Prince took six wickets for 54 runs. CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. The grade cricket was continued yesterday in dull and cool weather. Sydenham, 235 and eight for 160 (Young 40) defeated Riccarton. 198 (Cox 34, Powell 30, Roberts 39 not out i, on the first innings. Bowling for Riccarton Evans took six wickets for 39. while Cunningham, for Sydenham, secured the same number for 44. In reply to Lin wood's 313 Old Boys made 188 (Merritt 61. Ward 44) and 169 for six wickets (Harris 47. Page 24. Cromb -5). Read bowled best for Lin wood, getting five wickets for 61, and three for 54 in the respective innings. Old Collegians. 197 and 212 for seven wickets (Bruges 68, Chrystall 63 not out), went under to St. Albans, 266 (Crawford 45, Doreen 36, Johns 42). Lind ley, three xvickets for 35, bowled best for St. Albans, and Lester, four for 63, and Ball four for 59, for Collegians. West Christchurch. 173 and 128 (Alexander 42). were defeated by East Christchurch. 220 (Kennedy 59) and 82 for two wrickets (Gregory 34 not out, Kennedy 35). For East Christchurch McEwin took six wickets for 63, and for West Christchurch Weston took four wickets for 57. * DUNEDIN. Sunday. The cricket championship was continued yesterday in fine weather, after a lapse of five weeks. Grange defeated Carisbrook by three runs. Grange had scored 235 in the first innings and Carisbrook had lost one wicket for 106 when the game was resumed. The innings closed for *232 (Allan 68 not out. Blunt 61. Dickinson 45). Galland took six wickets for 74 runs. In the second venture Grange scored 143 for the loss of four wickets (Galland 42 not out). Blunt took three wickets for 30. Albion easily defeated Dunedin. who had made 207. Albion’s innings closed for 300 (Blair 118, Shepherd 56. Vorrath 37). Cavanagh took five w'ickets for 69. Dunedin scored 62. without loss in the second innings.