LATE SPORTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10827, 24 January 1927, Page 4

LATE SPORTS.

CRICKET. TIN WALD DEFEATS METHVEN. In the Ashburton County Cncket Association’s competition tne Tinwald and Methven junior teams met at Methven on Saturday. Owing to short notice of the match being played at Methven instead of at Tinwald the ground was not in the best of order, otherwise the scores would no doubt have been higher. Tinwald proved altogether superior to the local players, who were all dismissed for 19 runs. Details are: METHVEN. First Innings. S. McDonald, b Bell ... ... 1 C. Jesaop, c and bA. Colville ... 2 O Topp, o'Brady, b Bell 3 C. E. Shaw, b Colville ... ... 0 D. Smith, o Hockings, b Bell ... 5 F. Anderson, o McDougall, b Coiville ... ' \ S. Hampton, run out ... ... u W. Grieves, not out ® A. Allred, b Colville } Total Bowling analysis:—Bell took three wickets for 15 runs, Colville four for 4 ‘ TINWALD. First Innings. * ' ' J. Hanratty, b Smith ... J C. Stills,lbw, b Topp ••• « W. Brady, c Topp b Shaw oi A. Colville, run out *•- * E. Bell, b Smith •* B. McKenzie, not out ... W. Hockings, not out ... * Extras ».-« ... - T _ Total' (declared) .... . ••• Wj* Methven in their second imnngs k»« four wickets for IX runs.

bowling.

RAKAIA BEATS METHVEN. t The Methven Bowling Club .on dav played a four-rmk match for .the , Ashburton County against , _ Rakaia, who won by the substeirt&l margin of 97 points to 58. w wh“o th t # them, and congratulated them ra Hieir win. Mr A. Holmes,’ in behalf of Rakaia, congratulate!^, - Methven Club on the splendid condition of its green. The scores were ae follow, Rakaia players being mentioned fitst: — j 'j Tatterson, Evison, Milne, Holmes(skip) 24 v. Forrest, Morgan, P. v° oK ~ son, Sim (skip) 15. Cooke, Weaver, Nickolls, Newman (skip) 32 v.' doing, Mangrn, Cooksley, Owen (skip) 11. . _■» , Magson, Stubbs, Black, Borland 1 (skip) -17 v- Beattie, Holmes, G. Cookson, Waddington (skip) 20. _ * Shannon, Palmer, Hardy. Henderson (skip) 24 v. Duff, Owere, Thompson, Lawson (skip) 12. Totals—Rakaia, 97; Methven, 58-

lawn tennis.

DRAW FOR JUNIOR GRADE. The following is the draw 1 for the Ashburton Lawn Tennis Siub-Associa-tion's junior competitions, to. be resumed on Saturday:— A y. Tinwald By at Tinwald. , ~i . , Tinwald A v. Allenton, at Allenton Ashburton A V. Methven, at AshAshburton) B v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae. February 5 r , , . , Te Mara© A. v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton. , ~ ~ Allenton v. Methven, at Methven. Tinwald A v. Te Marae B, at le Marae. ~ . , r - Ashburton A v. Tinwald B, at Tmwald.

1 'Te 1 Marae A v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton. „ , m Methven v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae Allenton v. Tinwald B, at Allenton. Tinwald A v. Ashburton, B, at Tinwald.

February 19— Te Marae Av. Tinwald A, at le B v. Tinwald B, at Tinwald Methven y. Ashburton B, at MethAllenton v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

(Per Press Association —Copyright.) MELBOURNE, January 22. ! The commencement! ,pf-±he Au^tr^liag, £ , .tennis'' championship 'tcrurhament f was • 'made the occasion of the opening or the Victorian Tennis Association s splendid new ground at Kooyong, m fine weather. There was a big crowd. The early stages of the championship matches produced some splendid struggles between leading players. SWIMMING. HANDICAPS FOR ROSE-BOWL. The third race in the series of four to be held in connection with the Ash burton Amateur Swimming Clubs rosebowl, will be held in the Borough School Baths on Thursday evening. The following handicaps have been declared:—W, S. McClymont, ser; B. Lane, 2see; E. Brophy and A. Lane, 3see; J. Ramsey, 4seto; A. Field, 9see, J. Miller, llsec; M. Muir, 15sec. Tlie race will.be over a distance or 100 yards.