CANTERBURY THURSDAY ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 12015, 17 October 1904, Page 10

CANTERBURY THURSDAY ASSOCIATION.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. UNITED v-SYDENHAM.' This match was brought to a conclusion at Hugley Park, when tho United won by 83 runs on tho first innings. The weather Mas fine, but the rain which had fallen during the week made tho wicket dead, and consequently tlie scoring was low. On the opening - day tho United had completed their firet inninga for 153, while Sydenham had lost four wicketa for 36. Bennett (10) and Kinvig (6) continued the lattcr's innings, but with only 2 runs added, the former waa stumped, and as Egan was bowled first ball six wickets were down to 38. Tho next three men were quickly disposed of, but Fowke and M'Murray added 20 for the,last wicket, and the innings waa brought to' a closo for 70. Fisher again bowled well for the United, whore fielding was good all round. The United began their eecond innings with Weston and Ollivier, but theabatsmen found wns us difficult to make as their opponents had, and after a dozen had be*:i (icpre'd off seven overs, Ollivier waa dia posed of by ' M'Murray. Vernon and Fisher, the next 1 two, "failed \o score, and three wicketa were down for 14. Sims then went in, buti ot 31 Weston was bowled for a. useful 18. Blunden and Vincent only, a couple of singlea each,. and, at tlie fall of the latter* n T wicket the innings was "declare 3 closed." M'Murray and Bennett both bowled well. Sydenham now required fo make 128 runa to win, and there was left an hour and a, half to get tlie runs in. Reese, for the second time in the match, was dismissed before a run liad been made, arid a oouplo of balls later Egan also completed his " pair of specs," both b&tamen haying been bowled by Fisher in each innings before they had scored. Bennett quickly got to work, but when he had scored 40 out of the 69 made waile he was in ho "was run out. While he waa in there waa a ,chance of hia aid© getting the runs, as ho scored 18 off one oyer from Ollivier, and hia, 40 included two hits out of.'the ground for.6'each. After he was dismissed'the wickets fell quicklyj and whenplay ceased tho score was 88 foV eight wickets.' •■;' Scores:— -UNITED.- ■■ ' First Innings .. , .. •••■ t ... •■ 133 , Second Innings, G. T. Weaton, b McMiirray .. ...18 K.M. Ollivier, hw. b MoMurray ■ \ .. 8 J. G..L. Yernon, b McMurray.. .. 0 ■' R. L.' Fisher, mn ■ out .. • .. .. 0 .A.Sims, not out .. '-.'.■■ ..12 B. L. Blunden, b Bennett .. ..2 R, Vincent, b Bennett .. .. .. 2 - Extras ;. ...:.. 2. Total for: six wickets .. .. 44 (Innings declared closed.)' • Bowling Analysis—Bennett, 10.5 'overs, 3 mdns, 17 runs,.2, wkts; Meifurray, 10 overs, 3 mdns, 23 runs, 3 wkts.' SYDENHAM. " First Innings. T. W. Reese, b Fisher .. .. .. 0 AY. C. H. ."VVigley. c... eaton, b Fisher .. .4 W. Patrick, b Williams .. ~ .. f» "W. Robson.'b Williams .... .. 0 T."H; Bennott. st Weston, b Fisher .. 10 A.-Kinvig. 1 b Fisher .. .; .. 7 'P. Egan, b-Fisher • .. .. .. 0 C. Seager, b Vernon' .. ' .. ..8 J. Patterson, run out .. .■■••. .. •• 4 S. McMurray, not out .. >. .. 7 J. X. Fowke, h "Williams ... .. 11 Extras '.. '..."' .. .. 10 Total ..-.. ' .. .. .. 70 .. Bowling . 19 .overs, 8 mdns,.l7 runs,,s wkts;. Vernon. 13 overs, 4 mdo». 17 runs. 1 wkt, 1 no ball; Williams. 7 overs, 1 mdn, 18 runs. 3 wkts; Sims, 1 over, 8 runs. ' Second Innings. Reese, b Fisher .. ■ - ..' .. .. • 0 Bennett, run out ' .. .. .. 40 .Egan, b FisheT .. .. ... .. 0 McMurray; b' Ollivier .. .. .. 6 Kinvig, b Vernon ... .. ... 5 "Wigley, c 'Blunden, b "Williams ..6 Patterson, b Fisher .. .. .. 0 Patrick, b Fisher .. \. .. 8 Bobson, not out .. ' .. .. 11 Fowke, riot out .. .. .. ..1 Extras .. .. .. .. 11 Total for eight wickets .. .. 83 Bowling Analysis—Fisher, 12 overs, 5 mdns. 17 Tuns, 4 wkts; Williams, 6 overs, 1 mdn. 23 runs, 1 wkt; Ollivier, 6 overs, 26 runs. 1 wkt; Vernon. 3 overs, 3 mdns. 5 runs, 1 wkt, 2 no balls;'Talbot, 2 overs, 1 mdn, 6 runs.

The following is the draw for the competitions under the Canterbury Thursday Cricket Association: — First Grade—lst round: Papanui v Union, Mercantile v .Lyttelton. 2nd round: Papanui v Mercantile, .Union v Lvttelton. 3rd round: Papanui v Lyttelton, Union v Mercantile. 4th round: Papanui v Union, Mercantile v Lyttelton. sth round: Papanui v Mercantile,' Union v Lyttelton. 6th round: Papanui v Lyttelton, Union v Mercantile. . Second Grade—lf* round: Argyle v Butchers B, Grocers v Butchers A, Sydenham v Lyttelton, Union a bye. 2nd round: Argyle v Grocers, Butchers B v Butchers A," Sydenham v Union (Sydenham Park), Lyttelton a bye. 3rd round: Butchers B v* Lyttelton, Grocers v Union, Argyle v Butcliera A, Sydeidiam a bye. 4th round: Argyle v Sydenham (Lancaster Park),. Butchers B v Grocers, Lyttelton v Union, Butchers A a bye. sth round: \rgyle v Lvttelton. Butchers B v Sydenham (Svdenham Park), Butchers A v Union, Grocers a bye. 6th round: Argyle v Union, Grocers v Lyttelton, Butchers A v Svdenham (Lancaster Park),' Butchers B a bye. 7th round: Butchers B v Union, Grocers v Sydenham (Sydenham Park), Butchers A v Lyttelton, Argyle a bye.