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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 244, 12 October 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

■ N.S-D.C.C. The above club held a very opening day on Saturday on the Devonport Domain. The weather was glorious, and the ground and wicket In very good order. The attendance was very good, and the large number of lady supporters present ; was very pleasing. Two practice, matches were played, and the form shown augurs well for the club's snccess during the coming season. A committee of ladies kindly • provided afternoon tea, and helped to make the afternoon a thoroughly enjoyable one. A concert will be held to-morrow night in aid of the pavilion fund. The following are the scores tn Saturday s match:— ■ B— McMahon (retired) 13, Phllson (retired) 6, Woodward 3, Howden (retired) 20, ' W Walker 12, Coleman 0, Brown 2, Cerrnty 10, Joe HoJH-grake 4, Hobday (not out) 0, Sutton 3, John Ha_l____e 0; extras 1 s — 91 - _. . A—Carson (rnn out) 0, Butters O, Haddon 30, Bush 0, Kallender 9, Prime 12, Matthew 0, Strange 0, Spence 8, Eyre (retired) 6, Brewer 4, Wilson (not out) 15, Ger- ' rard 3; extras o—B7. . SABGOOD'S V. JOHN COURT-, LTD. John Court"s, first Innings, 44 (Vlc_ery 12, ' Hill 9, Mutton 8). Sargoods, first innings, 60 (Atkins 19, Slater 10, Lambert 9). John • Court's, second innings, 9 wickets for 63 , (Glover 18, Vickery 11). St. Peter's v. Newton Excelsior.—St. I Peter's 22, Newton Excelsior nine wickets for 143. The chief scorers for Excelsior were: Bey. Harris 58 (retired), B. Qrlnrod < 32 (retired). G. Potter 12. Dray took six ■ wickets for 9. runs, and the Bey. Harris four — for 10. A cricket match will be played at Victoria Park on Wednesday next (Labour Day) between teams representing the Mechanics' Institute and Wakefield clubs, commencing at 2 p.m. The team to represent the former will be picked from the following:—J. Gillespie, H. Gillespie, W. Robinson, E. McCoy, J. Gavin. S. P. Jones, J. A. Eliiott, W. Heath, r. McKay, A- Hough, T. Cantell, G. Beer, B. Biley, J. O'Shea, F. E. Gtbbins, F. Davis. CANTERBURY SEASON OPENED. (By Telegraph.—Press A_wc_tl»n.) CETRISTCHTJ-tCH Saturday. The various grade competitions of the clnbs under the Canterbury Cricket Association were commenced to-day, when the grounds were In good order, though a bitterly cold easterly made it rather unpleasant for the players. The scores were: Sydenham 314 (J. Bruges 111, J. Gray 80, C. Hayes 51) v. West Christchurch 9 for one wicket. East Christchurch 152 v. Rtccarton 81 for three wickets. In their match Llnwood scored 363 (R. Ridley 137 not out, F. Wilding 50).