ALL SQUARE!

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 76, 31 March 1941, Page 10

ALL SQUARE!

CANTERBURY COMPETITION. OLD BOYS AND LANCASTER PARK.; . I il'.A.i CIiniSTCHL'KCH, Sunday. I The. hnal round of the Canterbury j Cricket Association's coin petit ions Was played on Saturday in perfect conditions. and some pawl scoring was seen. Old Bo.\ s and Lancaster Park, who were equal in points for the championship, both had comfortable wins ami finished level on points, but Old Boys won the competition by reason of having lost fewer- games. I In si brilliant exhibition or batting, C. G. Hamil- j ton and C. V. Walter put on 201 lor the first I wicket tor Old Collegians in 80 minutes. Hamilton j finished with 110 not out, Including 13 fours, while.l Welter hit 12 fours In his 108.. In another fastscoring exhibition, N. Alexander, for Army, hit I 11 fours and tv.-o sixes in 102 not out in 80 j minutes. The final positions of the teams are:—O'd Boys. ! Lancaster Park. 78; West Christclvurch. "H: East j Christchurch, 70; Sydenham. 68; Army, 68; St. Albans. 64; Old Collegians, £8; Riccarton, 56; West j Old Boys, 30: Wigram. 20; Harewood. 16. RAIN AFFECTS OTAGO FINAL. A message from Dunedin states that , rain during the week affected the I the championship hnal between Carisbrook B and j Alblon-Y.M.C.A.. in which Carisbrook had scored : 296 for nine wickets at stumps. The others were one-day matches. Scores:—Carisbrook B. 296 for nine (Talbot 79, Geary 56, Fraser 41. McMullan 40: Frood four for 37). met Alblon-Y.M.C.A. One-day games: Dunedin 151 for nine. (.Robertson 66; Leader six for 56). beat Old Boys. 145 (Donnelly six fcr 59). Carisbrook A. 100 (Allcott seven for 42). lost to Kaikorai. 150 (McKay four for 43). Grange. 143. beat University. 60 (Elm=s five for 24. Knight four for 23). and seven for 83 (Tllburv three for 12).