CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 25, 6 March 1914, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

The final match for the senior championship of the Canterbury Cricket Association, between the Sydenham n and Eiccarton teams, will start at Lancaster Park to-morrow afternoon *.Qn vthe following Saturday, the game will be interrupted by the second match between the Australians and Canter- , bury, but it .will be- resumed on the 21st, and/4l» continued on the 28th. - % THSsiftEffiOß© BREAKERS. { What a lively time in the field the South .Canterbury)men must have had "when those record-breaking" Australians were rattling, up 922 for nine wickets! That score —new record in . New Zealand cricket —is the second highest known in fericket. Six years ago Melbourne University put up 1094 1 against Essendon. In the 1905-6 season Carlton scored 922 against Melbourne University. The greatest aggregate for one innings in first-class J cricket fis 918, put jip by New. South Wales against South Australia thirteen \ years ago. J. N. Crawford's 354,.. made in 193 minutes, is easily the ex-Surrey man's best score to date. It must have been a delightful exhibition of free hitting. It is a double New Zealand record — in the total and in the speed in- which it was scored. But there is an instance of faster scoring. Playing for the Bath Association against Thornbury, at Thornbury, Gloucester, in 1902, W. Hyman made 359 not out in 100 miauteSiO > LANCASTER'PARK BENEFIT. Thejiugescoresput up by the Australians against the Canterbury and South Canterbury teams should cause a big crowd to gather at Lancaster Park on Friday , and Saturday of next week, for the return game between the record-makers and Canterbury, for the benefit of Lancaster Park. But •what is going to,happen, to Canterbury this time? In connection with this game —' match it can scarcely be called —Mr Charles- Clark, chairman of the Lancaster Park Board of Control, has sent, a letter in the following terms to Mr Arthur Sims:— f.V'Deax Sir, —I am desired by the of Lancaster Park to express . to y&u and to each member of the team Australian cricketers now touring '.gshe Dominion the very sincere tha»ks : the board for your offer to ; play return match against Canterbury for the benefit of the ground. Needless to say, everyone interested in the Canterbury Cricket Association and the ; Canterbury Rugby Union, the joint owners of Lancaster Park, gratefully | welcome such a proposal. Your team is probably the most brilliant combination of cricketers that has ever j visited the Dominion, ami in" view;? of | the very great. expenditure" incidental 4to the tour and the; returns at ' some of the minor centres which a jfine sporting spirit has led you to include among your fixtures,_thp. gift of ithe whole of the proceeds iff the second match in Christchurch is most : generous, and I trust the public, by a : bumper attendance, will show how ; very much it appreciates your fine offer."

CLUB AVERAGES. -3? he tables which are appended show the batting and bowling averages in .4 club cricket of the members of the four • teams whichare now eliminated from j the contest for the senior championship of the Canterbury Cricket Assoj ciation. In the bowling; averages five wickets form the standard for inclusion. WEST CHBISTCHURCH. BATTING.

Also batted: R. J. Loudon, 2 innings, 16 runs;. T. Jennings, 2 innings, 8 runs; R. Leeming, 2 innings, 5 runs; Sir Cecil Moon, 2 innings, 6 runs.

BOWLING,

Also bowled: R. J. Loudon, 52 runs, 8 wickets 2 0- Young, 60 runs, 2 wickets, A. Mackie, 122 runs, 2 wickets.

EAST CHRISTCHURCH. ~ BATTING.

Also batted: P. Dyer, 2 innings, 14 runs; C. A. Armstrong, 1 innings, no runs. BOWLING. Buns. "Wks. Av. C. E. Beal vv yw 252 18 14.00 A.E.Ward..! r.. 405 IB 22.50 T, Carlton «t 417 18 23.16 H. W. Monaghan >.- 576 21 27.47 Also bowled: E. Haaghey, 92 runs, 4 wickets; O. Boxshall, 61 runs, 2 wickets; R. H. North, 33 runs, 1 wicket; J. JoAes, 6 runs, no wickets; E. Willsteed, 22 runs, no wickets ; O. A. Armstrong, 32 runs, no wickets. ,

ST. ALBANS. BATTING.

Also bowled: L. Brunton, 50 runs, 1 wicket; C. W. Allard, 54 runs, 1 wicket; J. Barrett, 5 runs, no wickets; W. Ford, 8 runs, no wickets; S. Hinckman, 12 runs, no wickets; H. A. Bishop, 14 runs, no wickets; Dr O'Brien, 19 runs, no wickets; 1. W. Reese, 37 runs, no wickets; F. W. Atkinson, 69 runs, no wickets. LINWOOD.

A. Grant .. •• 305 6 50.83 Also bowled: R. Ridley, 10 runs, 1 wicket; G. Tate, 20 runs, 1 wicket; A. Russell, 32 runs, 1 wicket; G, Perrin, 140 runs, 2 wickets.

1 In. N.O. U.S. Rns. Av. !». Reese 8 1 180 450 64.28 1 c. Bryan-Brown 8 0 107 263 32.78 ; a. T. Donnelly 11 0 101 312 28.06 H. W. Waters .. 9 2 54 184 26.28 C. Young .. 6 1 *60 128 25.00 B. Matthews .. 4 0 54 94 23.50 H. T. Moor- ,. 7 2 40 86 17.20 D. Mackie 5 1 34 09 17.25 : C. Hammond . . 3 1 17 27 13.50 : E. Crawshaw , . 9 2 *39 95 13.57 H. Bannehr 8 2 45 76 12.66 «• T. Weston . . 8 2 *18 64 10.66 K. M. Ollivier 4 0 20 .42 10.50

Buns. Wks. Av. 33. Crawshaw ,. 475 28 , 16.96 D. Reese .. 1328 17 19.29 ■C. S. Bryan-Brown . . 236 11 21.45 A. T. Donnelly 226 9 25.11 K. M. Ollivier 130 5 27.20

In. N.O. H.S. Rns. AT. p. Greenlees "5V" 9 5 49 165 41.25 T. Carlton *• 5 0 102 f 183 36.60 R. H. North .• • 3 1 46* 69 34.50 0. E. Beal *#*• 10 2 69 253 31.62 N. Jones V •* 8 0 29 135 16.93 A. R. Blank 8 0 17 71 8.87 A. E. Ward 9 0 19 79 8.77 J. Crichton 8 0 35 64 8.00 A. Shand T#: 4 0 12 30 7.25 E. Willsteed • -•* 5 1 11 25 6.25 C. Bozshall ■ 4 1 8 18 6.00 E. Haughey 6 0 24 35 5.83

In. N.O. H.S. Rns. Av. R. G. Hickmott 6 0 149 309 51.50 H. A. Bishop".- 9 0 124 393 43,66 D. Sandman 6 0 102 . 219 36.50 L. Bruntdn > v 8 ir 71 " 179 25.57 J. Hinksman .8 1 *78 153 21.85 F. 0. Atkinson 9 0 32 94 10.44 B. Miles .10 3 24 70 10.00 K. Y. Strang .» 4 0 18 35 8.75 T. W. Reese .. 9 0 19 76 8.44 J. S. Barrett 10 2 35 *65 8.25 D. Lamb v.. 8 1 21 54 7.71 L. Gordon -s • 6 1 14 32 6.40 Also batted: H. Bradmore, 2 innings, 35 runs: Van Asche, 2 innings, 16 runs; C. W. Allard, 2 innings, 8 runs; G. Ford, 2 innings, 6 runs; Dr i O'Brien, 2 innings, u runs. BOWLING. Runs. Wks. Av. D. Sandman v v 319 17 18.76 B. A. Miles..-;: . 196 9 21.77 L. Gordon .. > v 317 13 24.38 R. G. Hickmott . 233 9 25.92 D. Lamb . 499 18 27.72

4 batting. In. N.O. H.S. Rns. At. E. A. P. D. A. E. A. J. H. S. G. Perrin Thomas Smith J . M'Gregor Grant Taylor Doell -■ Jones , Taylor Orchard Tate -r. 9 .. 11 .. 8 . 6 v. 12 9 .. 7 E. 6 '' .. 3 .. 6 . 4 2 3 1. 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 50 42 78 45 58 52 33 53 15 17 25 211 189 138 107 193 139 82 59 20 54 35 30.14 23.73 19.71 17.83 17.54 17.37 11.71 11.8 10.00 ,9.00 8.75 R. Ridley .. 4 1 23 26 8.66 G. Russell .. 5 0 15 31 6.20 R. Read v. 7 0 19 43 6.14 S. Bartleti 5 1 12 17 4.25 H. Arris e 1 8 16 3.20 Also batted : G. Otley, 1 innings 21 runs; E. Weston, 1 innings, 14 runs; R. Mansell, 2 innings, 11 runs. BOWLING. Runs. Wks. Av. A. Thomas - r r«« 389 24= 16.21 S. Orchard .• :• •• 173 10 17.30 R. Read > • 310 16 19.31 J. Jones :> • 147 . 7 21.00