LATE SPORTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 297, 1 October 1928, Page 8

LATE SPORTS

CRICKET.

FAIRFIELD DEFEATS PAREORA. The annual cricket match for the Pearson Cup between Fairfield and Pareora, and the first of the 1928-29 season, was played at Pareora on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Fairfield! by 91 runs on the first innings. Pareora batted firgt, but the score only reached 80, V. Willis and H. Drennan each taking three wickets for seven runs. Fairfield compiled 171 runs, the chief scorers being W. Watkins 53, B. Jordan 42, and R. Drennan 31. For Pareora, P. Willis took four wickets for 12. Details are:—

PAREORA. First Innings. R.' Munro, b R. Drennan lo P. Sinclair, If R. Drennan ... 21 A. Thompson, c S. Willis, b R. Drennan ... ... ... 0 A. Bennett, c O’Grady, b H. Drennan 13 R. Munro, jun., not out ... ... 21 P. Willis, c Watkins, bH. Drennan 2 A. Mcßeth, c O’Grady, b H. Drennan 1 Craven, bG. Willis ... ... O E. Bennison, c Jordan, bV. Willis 0 J. Pratt, cS. Willis, bV. Willis 1 T. Thompson, bV. Willis ... ... 0 Extras 6 Total .., ■... ... 80 Fairfield bowling: R. Drennan three wickets for 21 runs, C. Huffam none for 34, H. Drennan three for 7, G. Willis one for 3, V. Willis three for 7, W. O’Grady none for 6. Second Innings.—Pareora. compiled 103 for seven wickets, Bennett 24 and Pratt 24 being top-scorers. -Bowling for Fairfield, Jordan took four wickets for 58 runs, G. Willis two for 4, and V. Willis one for 18.

FAIRFIELD. R. ’Drennan, e Thompson, b Bennett 31 G. Willis, b Thompson ... ... 13 W. O’Grady, b Bennett 1 S. Willis, b P. Willis 8 B. Parsons, c Munro, b Mcßeth ... 4 W. Watkins., b P. Willis 53 B. Jordon, c Sinclair, b Bennison 42 H. Drennan, b Thompson ... ... 6 C. Huffam, b P. Willis 3 V. Willis, c Munro, bP. Willis ... 1 J. Willis, not out ... ... ... 1 Extras ... 8 Total 171 Pareora bowline; Bennett took two wickets for 53 runs, Thompson two for 34, Mcßeth one for 10, Pratt none for 26, Sinclair none for 9, P. Willis four for 12, Bennison one for 19.

MINIATURE RIFLES.

THE SEAFIELD CLUB. The Seafield 1 Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot on Saturday evening for a consolation trophy presented by Mrs J. Gregory. The match was won by R. Shelley, J. Gregory being runner-up.' Details are: J. Shelley (9) 72, (8) 69: R. Shellev (9) 71, (9) 72, (8) 75. (7) 75, (6) 74: S. Hurst (15) 60- I. Dalton (15) 69, (14) 53; W. Hurst (12) 72, (11) 72, (5) 69; A. Bennison (27) 53, (25) 53; J. Mitchell (15) 65, (15) 59: J. Gregory (5) 77, (4) 76, (3) 78, (2) 78, (1) 74. MOUNT SOMERS CLUB. The final shoot for Messrs Hammond and Turner’s trophy was fired on the Mount Somers miniature rifle range on Saturday evening. C. Gluyas headed the seniors with 76, and G. Smith the juniors with 68. L. Hood (hdep. 32), 73-73-72-72—320, won the senior trophy. G. Smith and C. Stephens tied for the junior trophy necessitating a shoot off. The season will be concluded with a three nights’ shoot for ladies’ trophy and a “quick firing contest.”

GOLF.

ASHBURTON v. -METHVEN. A match between the ladies of the Ashburton and Methven Golf Clubs will be played on the Ashburton links to-morrow. The Ashburton team is as follows:—Mesdames J. Lane, L. J’. Watt, S. Thomas, and T. Thomas, Misses E. Brown, l\l. Hunter, H. Hunter, E. Millichamp, J. Nicoll, and R. Cuff. i

RESULTS OF RINGER MATCHES. The results of the ringer matches conducted by the ladies’ section of the Ashburton Golf Club during the season were as follow "Mrs E. F. Nicoll; juniors, Mrs H. J. Fraser and Miss M. Hunter (a tie). Mrs Fmser has defaulted in the final. METHVEN LADIES’ CLUB. Favoured with pleasant weather conditions, ether© was a good attendance on the Methven links when the Ladies’ Golf Club completed several matches. The winners were: Junior 18-hole stroke match, Mrs E. F. Ward; junior consolation 18-hole stroke handicap, Mrs R. N. Elliott; senior consolation 18-hole stroke handicap, Mrs J. F. Stone; senior medal match, Mrs G. Waddington; sealed handicap 18-hole stroke, Miss Winsome Elliott.