THIRD GRADE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13250, 19 October 1908, Page 5

THIRD GRADE.

Christ's College, who had scored 133 for -7 wickets against 83 by St. Albans, carried their total to 181 vChrystall 3_, Thomas 20, liowo 19, Godfrey 17, White 16, Davidson 16, Bush 13). Labatt was tlio most successful bowier. St. Albans in their eecond innings declared with 206 for 8 wickets (Garrard ! 41, C. Colvillo 17, Labatt 46, J. Ccl--1 rille 29, Wright 14, Noall 23 not out, : Crawshaw 17 mot out) • College then played out time, and thus won on tho hr&t innings. Riccarton "B," with a lead of 9 on tho first innings against their "A" team, scored 185 in their second at- ; tempt (Boag .50, Jackson 27, Sinclair | 29, A. H. Jones 31, Flatman 25). The j "A" team made the runs required for i the loss of fivo wickets (J. C. Clarkson i 57,.M00re 56, Gledhill 47, Pearco 11). ! " I'.ie came* between East' Christchurch j ,f A" and West Christchurch "B" was ' in. an interesting stage, the former hay— ink made 181 to 100 for six wickets,by '■ the Westerners. The latter, continui ing,; mado' 199 (Laverv 38, Ashby 17, Hincksman 69, White 24). In their second innings East mado 164 for tho loss of eight wickets (A. Jones 54, J. A. Combs 25). Sydenham "A," continuing their second innings against tho Boys' High School with 24, carried their total to 145 for eight wickets, when the innings was declared closed, tho principal scorers bch;g Hobbs 50, King 80, Dewo 18, Salmon 15, and Lnwson 13. The School required 130 to win, but were dismissed for 7S (Paterson 31, Guiney 19. nud Clark 11 not out). Charters and O'Shea bowled best. The School were thus beaten by 51 runs. Resuming against West Christchurch, who had made 154, Sydenham B, with,,' two wickets, down for 41, carried their score to 266 (Tracy 111, Wood 45, : Head 45, Forrester 16, Newton 13, and ; Bellamy 12). West Cbristchurob's second innings produced 47 for one wicket, when tho stumps were dlrawn (Hammond 31 and Barns 14). Sydenham B thus won by 112 runs. Tho gamo .between. Linwood A and St. Albans A was resumed at Lancaster Par!*:. The 'la-ttor, who Lad* scored 45 without loss, against 216 put up by Linwood, carried their total to 183. Mi let; 55 mot out, Rix 29, llrssey 25, Edgar 24. Bonningtori 17, Xon-lc . 12, Edv\c.-i 10, were tho double* figure rcorers. Linwood A going in again mado IG7 for coven wicv:ets (Aiken 74 not out, I > arso!-!->,n 30 not out. King 19, Browning 1(5). Warner and Flewellyn were the" bewt of tho bowlers. f>t. Albans thus lost by 33 run.-. East Christchurch. B 182, Linwood B 87 for ono wicket, was tho state of tho game when Linword B resumed batting. Linwood scored 306. Evans 50, Ponder 67 not out, F. Shanks 42, Bowker 44. Borland 21, Matthews 22. For. 17, and Wilson 15 wore the chief srerers. Buchanan and Maloney wero the most successful bowlers. East Chritrtchurch' going in again made 102 for three wicket-; (Corbett 27. 27. Liahtband 24 not out. Maloney 12 not out, and Frazer 11). Linwood won by 123 runs.