CRICKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 75, 9 January 1928, Page 6

CRICKET

ASHBURTON COMPETITIONS. GAMES ON SATURDAY. After a postponement for three weeks, the Ashburton Cricket Association’s competitions were continued on Saturday, with the first set of matches in a new series. The weather conditions were ideal. SENIOR GRADE. ASHBURTON A v. 'MAYFIELD. Playing on the Ashburton Oval Ashburton A defeated Mayfield by an innings and 115 runs. In their first innings Ashburton declared with 219 iruns for five wickets (McSlierry 48, • Harper 54, Brady 59, Johnstone 24, .Keeley 24) being the leading batsmen. Mayfield, who were playing only ( eight men, replied with 86 and 18 (Cole 54). Bowling for Ashburton, J. B. Nicoll rtook.seven wickets for five runs. Details are: Ashburton A. *• First Innings. .McSherry. e sub., b Rcvelly ... 48 Harper, c Cole, b Penrose ... 54 Brady, retired ••• 59 Johnstone, retired ... ... 24 Keeley, hot out 24 ;tE. Jones, b Revelly 1 A. Jone 3, not out 0 ’Extras ... 9 Total (for 5 wickets declared) 219 Mayfield. First Innings. Penrose, lbw, b Brady 2 Cole, b Nicoll ... ••• ••• 54 Craig, b Harper 1 !L. Reveley, b Johnstone 1 B. Orchard, c and b Johnstone ... 11 S. Reveley, c Keeley, b Brady ... 0 0. Sewell,.lbw, b Johnstone ... . 1 W. Fagan, plj’d on, b Johnstone ... 12 Lane, not out ... 4 Total ... ... ... 86 Second Innings. Lane, b Johnstone ... 0 Orchard, b Nicoll ... 0 Cole, b Niooll ... 4 S. Revelly, b Nicoll 8 L. Revelly, b Nicoll ... ... 2 Fagan, b Nicoll 9 Craig, not out . ... ••• 0 Sewell, c and b Nicoll ... 0 Penrose, b Nicoll ... ... ... 0 Extras ... ... 4 Total ... 18 TIN WALD v. ASHBURTON B. Playing at Tinwald, against Ashburton B, the home team made 256 in the first innings, the highest scorers'being McNicoll and Brady, who made 99 and 78 respectively, while Ashburton had compiled 80 for the loss of three wick.etc at call of time. .Scores : Tinwald. First Innings. Dreiinan, e Hanratty, b Andrews 14 .Willis, b Stephens 24 Huff am, b Andrews ' 1 O’Grady, plyd on, b Andrews ... 0 Gourley, c Lewis, b Pritchard ... 8 Stevens, lbw, b Pritchard ... 13 Brady, b K. Nicoll ... 78 Millichamp, c Hanratty, b Nicoll... 0

Cook, b Nieoll ... ... ... 5 McNicoll, b Andrews 99 Colville, not out ... " 0 Extras ... ... 14 Total 256 Ashburton B. First Innings. K. Nieoll, o and b O’Grady ... 4 B. Lane, not out ... ••• 32 A. Lane, stpd McNicoll, b Brady 9 Lewis, c Cook, b Brady ... ... 16 Judge, not out .... 6 Extras ... ... 13 Total (for three, wickets) 80 JUNIOR A GRADE.

HIGH SCHOOL v. RAKAIA. High School met Rakaia, at Rakaia, in the Junior A Grade, making 99 in the first innings (McSlierry 25, Baigent 14, Cooper 19, Kerr 16, Scrimgeour 17). Rakaia replied with 32, Hawkesworth (12) being the only man to make double figures. In their second innings, High School made 58 for the loss of seven wickets (McLauehjan 15, Cooper 15, Kerr 17). The best bowlers for Rakaia were Hawkesworth, who took four wickets for 29 runs, and O’Reilly. Scores: — v Rakaia. First Innings. Butters, c Scrimgeour, b McLauchlan 0 Hawkesworth, b Cooper ... ... 12 Houghton, b McLauchlan ... ... . 4 Breach, o Baigent, b Cooper ... 4 Watson, b McLauchlan ... ... 1 Knight, run out 6 Lawlor, o Baigent, b McLauchlan 0 Shevington, b McLauchlan ... 1 O’Reilly, Ibw, b Cooper 0 Shannon, not out ... ... ... 2 McCoy, b Cooper 2 Total 32 High School. First Innings. MdSherry, b Hawkesworth ... 25 McLauchlan; plyd on, b O’ Reilly... 2 Baigent, c O’Reilly, b Cox ... 14 Cooper, c Skevington, b Watson... 19 Fooks, b Hawkesworth ... •... 0 Kerr, c McCoy, b Hawkesworth... 16 Doherty, b Watson ... ... 1 Scrimgeour, b Hawkesworth ... 17. Hunter, c O’Reilly ... ... ... 1 Harwood, not out ... ... 1 Extras 3 Total (for nine wickets) ... 99

ST. STEPHEN’S v. FAIRFIELD. Playing at Ashburton, St. Stephen’s in their first innings again si Fairfield made 79 'Jordan 16, Bushell 15). Fairfield made 212 for 4 wickets declared (W. Andrews 44, G. Willis 53, E. Dunphy 52 not out), to which St. Stephen’s replied with 23, four of their men being absent. Fairfield won 'by an innings and 110 runs Bowling for Fairfield G. Willis took 7 wickets for 29 runs. Details were:— St. Stephen's. First Innings. K Fowkeb Willis 9 W. Mason, b Willis ... 1 W. Patching, c Dunphy, b Willis 5 D. Little o and b Willis 3 MeQuarter c and b TJrqubart ... 1 Clayton, c Dunphy, b Willis ... 3 R. Bushell, b W. Willis 15 C. Tutty, c and b Willis 6 B. Jordan, not out 16 Cassidy, b Willis ... ... ... 2 C Millar, run out ... 5 Extras ... ... ... 13 Total ... ... 79 Second Innings. T. Clayton, c G. Willis, b TJrqu-/. hare ... ... 9 K Fov Is e, c Watkins, b Urquhart 0 W. Mayson, run out 0 R. Bushell b Urquhart 2 B. Jordan, c Urquhart. bG. Wilils 10 D. Little, absent C. Tutty, not out ... ... ... I C. Millar, c Watkins, ib Urquhart 1 Catching, absent Cassidy, absent MeQuarter, absent Total ... ... 23 Fairfield. First Innings, V. Willis, played on, bK. Fowke 7 W. Andrew's, b MeQuarter ... 44 G. Willis, b Fowke ... ... ... 53 S. Willis, b Mayson ... ... ... IS E. Dunphy, not out 52 H. Drennan, not out ... 18 Extras 20 Total (for 4 wickets, dee.) ... 212 JUNIOR B GRADE. TINWALD v. LAURISTON. Batting against Lauriston,. at Lauriston, Tinwald in their first innings, made 107 (Clothier 49, Bell 11, Hookings 12). Lauriston replied with 101 (Henderson 53, Cromie 13). Scores: —

Tinwald. First Innings. B. McKenzie, c Donaldson, b Goodwin ... ... ... 7 B. Clothier, b Bennett 1.. ... 49 A. Carroll, c Henderson, b Cromie 7 0. Stills, c Hooper, b Bennett .... 3 E. Bell, c Cromie, b Bennett ... 3 G. Bell, b Bennett H G. Day, e Hooper b Bennett ... 0 O. Stills, run out 0 R. Millichamp, c Donaldson, b Cromie ... «. ... 6 W. Hoc-kings, not out ... ... 12 A. McNicol, b Smith ... ... 3 Extras 6 Total ... ... 107 Lauriston. - First Innings. A. Hooper, c McKenzie, b Day ... 8 : J. Jacobs, b Stills ... 1 W. Smith, c Bell, b Hockings ... 7

W. Wright, o Bell, b iStills ... 4 IJ. Cromie, c Hockings, b McNicol 13 E. Henderson, run out ... ... 53 J. Bennett, b MeNicoll ... ... 1 T. Hooper, e Carroll, b Stills ... 9 W. Goodwin, c and b Stills ... 0 A. Donaldson, e Day, b Stills ... 1 T. Gray, not out 2 7 Extras 2 Total 101 CELTIC v. WILLOWBY. A friendly match between Celtic and Willowby, at Ashburton, resulted in a win for the former by an innings and four wickets-. Celtic made 99 for six ■ wickets, to which Willowby replied i with 59 and 23.

Owing to the Methven Sports, the match between St. Stephen’s and Methven was postponed, and will be decided on one day’s play next Saturday. CANTERBURY V. AUCKLAND. MATCH AT INTERESTING STAGE. ("Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 7. Although Canterbury is leading Auckland on the first innings the Plunket Shield game may turn either way. This morning Auckland carried their, overnight score to 198, leaving the visitors 46 in the lead. However, due ! to fine bowling by the colt, G. L. Weir, I Canterbury were dismissed for 251, and I Auckland scored eight, without the ’bss lof a wicket before an appeal made j against the light was- upheld. .Auck - land now need ,290 for victory. Scores:—

CANTERBURY. First Innings ... 244 Second Innings. Gregory, e Bowley, b Anthony ... 12 Hamilton, b Weir ... ... ... 26 Plage, Ibw, b Cooper . ... ... 76 Merritt, b Matheson. 9 Newman, b Weir ... ... ... 13 Jacobs, c Anthony, b Weir ... 23 Nixon, c Gillespie, b Matheson ... 44 Hayes, c Matheson, L Weir ... 11 Evans, b Bowley 24 Read, c Matlieson, h Player ... 1 McEwin, not out ... 4 Extras ... ... ... ... 8 Total 251 Bowlings—Weir four for 48, Matlieson two for 70, Cooper one for 18, An-

tliony one for 33, Bowley one for' 25, Dacre none for 7, Garrard none for 7. AUCKLAND. First Innings. Bowley, e and b Merritt ... ... 29 Mills, c Hayes, b Read 64 Anthony, b Merritt . ... ... 6 Diacre, b Newman 19 Cooper, b Merritt 40 Gillespie, b Merritt ... ... 0 Garrard, b Read ... 0 Player, c Hamilton, b Read ... 9 Weir, c Hayes, b Read 9 Matheson, b Merritt 10 Scott, not out 9 Extras ... 8 Total 198 Bowling.—Merritt five for 69, Read four for 57, Newman one for 49, Nixon none for 15. Second Innings. Bowley, not out ... 3 Mills, not out ... ... ... 3 Extras 2 Total (for no wickets) ... 8