CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 60, 20 December 1943, Page 5

CRICKET.

ASHBURTON WINS CLOSE GAME. MATCH AGAINST FAIRFIELD. The best cricket match seen at the Ashburton Domain for a long time was played on Saturday between Ashburton arid Fairfield. It was a very close game, Ashburton winning by 11 runs with only five minutes to go. Oddly enough, the highest scorer by a long way crime from the Fairfield eleven, but; only two of his companions managed to reach double figures, the clever bowling of J. S. Weeks (six for 16) and P. Zouch (four for 65) being too much for them. This is not the first tiriie that these two bowlers have pulled a game out of the fire for Ashburtbri.

Ashburton batted last, W. OWen and J. Doig being the opening pair. Owen was bowled by D. Johnston for nine, but Doig remained at the wicket long enough to make Ashburton’s highest score (45 runs) before being caught by C. Price off L. Whinliam. The next highest scorers were W. Smallridge (28) arid I. Behrns (23). B. dently when W. Kennedy took Ashburton’s last wicket. Extras totalling 27 brought Ashburton’s tally to 183.

with four for 61, and Kenriedy, two for none, were the best bowlers for Fairfield.

whed Fairfield faced tlie howling it was again one of the opening batsmen who made the best scoTe —McKay with 82. His innings included 12 fours. Johnston, with 36, was the next best scorer, and the only other man to reach double figures was Price (11). All the Fairfield batsmen, however, managed to score, which was more than three Ashbiirtonians succeeded in doing. Fairfield were all out for 172 runs. A feature of the game was that in spite of several of the batsmen being in excellent form there were no sixes, although fours were numerous.