CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 236, 9 November 1914, Page 9

CRICKET.

NORTH CANTERBURY MATCHES In the North Canterbury Cricket Association 's matches on Saturday, Ohoka defeated Cust by 34 runs, scoring 92 (Bower 20, Martin .17) to Cust's 58 (Dingavin 18). West Eyreton scored 63 (D. McGregor 14, Pester 13) to Sefton ? s 56 (.Judge 29), and thus won by 7 runs. Ohoka B scored 29 and 96 (11. Baynes 46) against Swannanoa, who made 156 (.T. Bennett 41, C. Skevington 31, F. Yerrall 23). Swannanoa thus won by an innings and 31 runs. . Loburn beat Woodend by 20 runs, on the first' innings. Loburn scored 157 (G. Croft 40 not out, J. Bla,ck 35, E. Mavfarlane 22). Archer took three of the Loburn wickets for 17 runs, and A. Smith three for 39. Woodend scored 1.37 (H. Moody 32 not out, H. Little 20). Bowling for Loburn, Davis took seven wickets for 60 runs.

VETERANS v. DRUIDS. A match between the A r eterans' and Druids' cricket clubs was played at Sydenham Park on Saturday. Druids scored 180 (L. Kent 55 not out, L. Hales 2(5, 11. Smith 21, T. Hales 21, Snooks 21 not out). The Veterans compiled 153 (Page 50 retired, Barrell 30, Simpson 22) and lost by 27 runs on the first innings. BIBLE CLASSES' MATCH. Teams from the Avonside Bible Class and Club and the St. Matthew's YoungMen's Bible Class met in a cricket match at St. Albans Park on Saturday. Avonside scored 113 (Ferguson 22, Russell 21, Criekton 15), and St. Matthews made 30 (Carrington .11). Avonside thus won by 83 runs, on the first innings. MALVERN TEAM. The Malvern team selected to play against a town team at Hagley Park on Friday, is:—Allard, Frew, A. McBetli, A. Roper, W. Somerville, J. Scott, jun., Thome, Wilson, A. 11. Wright, L. T. Wright, and Wroth; emergencies, 11. McClelland, Kilburne, and Junes. ELLESMERE COMPETITION.

Playing in the Ellcsmcre competition on Saturday Dunsandel drew with Lincoln College on the former ground. The scores were: —Dunsandel 145 for seven wickets (0. Wright 39, A. Grant 33, T. Jamieson 23, P. Chamberlain 10). Lincoln College 181 for five wickets (K. Manning 49, J. Manning 31, Walkden 2S, Larner 26 not out, Beale 17, Stedman 15 not out). Manning, Beale, and Cowper for College, and .). Burgess and P. Chamberlain, for Dunsandel, divided the bowling honours. WELLINGTON. Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 8. The senior cricket competition was continued on Saturday in line weather. North beat Central on the first innings by 341 to 303. Central had batted all the previous Saturday, and North did the same yesterday, the best scores being:—Wilson 55, Bray 48, and Hiddlestoue 43. University beat Old Boys' on the first innings, making 270 (Tucker 102, Beechey 47, Blacklock ;i2, l)r Ilales 32), to the Old Boys' 215 (Stainton 64, Ward 31, Broad 29). AUCKLAND GAMES. AUCKLAND, November 8. The senior cricket championship was continued on Saturday, when the second draw of the first round was commenced. Grafton batted all the afternoon against Parnell, and made 272 (McCormick 122 not out, Hay 91). Eden B in the first innigs against Eden A made J GO (Shepherd 51, Blair 24), and when stumps were drawn, Eden A had lost four wickets for 61 (Cummings not out 20). Ponsonby batted all . the afternoon against Waiteniata, and

when stumps were drawn had lost eight ' for 331 (Wilson not out 129, Mason 52 f Sneddon 45). ' North Shore, in their first innings against University, mhde 171 (Dacre 55), and at the call of time University had lost one wicket for 52 (Airey 21, Caradus not out 24). AT IHJNEDIN. > ■ DUNEDIN, November 8. St. Kilda 136 (McFaull 35, McCarteii not out 70). Bowling, Adams four for 16, against Carisbrook A 119 (P. Edwards, three wickets for 32) r Otago Colts 130 (Strickland five for 44) v* Albion 101 (Crawford seven for 11). Opoho made 84 (Ingram 39) v. Grange 53 (Eckhoff six for 15, and Cafeey three for 28). Grange in their second innings lost six wickets fptf 47 (Eckhoff four for 4). Carisbrook BMost five wickets for 176 (Tuckwell 53, Nugent 31) .v. Punfedin all out for 115 (Johnston 31, Ranisden seven for 46). •