SECOND GRADE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14223, 11 December 1911, Page 8

SECOND GRADE.

St. Albans had. batted first against Linwood and made 62. Linwood replied with 265 (Condlitto 43, Hammond 42, Russell 25, Price 20, Hayden 31, Blackmore 11, and Cooke 21, not out). Winter secured tho w.ckets for «t. Albans. St. Albans in their second innings made 161 runs for 7 wickets Qloore 31, Vernou lo> Cobden 36, Jackman 27, IVwyer 19). Linwood thus won on the first innings. Riccarton B. (99 tor ») had a lotoi leeway to make up against West. Chrsstchurch, who had totafled 173. ■ The former increased their total to 169 cSmith 27, not out, Falconer 34V West in their second innings made 3w tor 6 wickets (Fiercy 46, Gibson '63 Hammond 68, Cook 72, Weston IH, Rolland 16). West Ohristchurch won by four runs on the first innings. . . Sydenham A.", who had notched up for tLret wickete against Boys'. HigL •Schoor* 167, carried xueii score- tc IV* (O'Slalley 67, Hobbs 20, Forester 12; Allardyce 44). The School then went in, and after losing a wicket early, Hickmott and Tattereall together on 223 in less than an hour and α-half. Tho innings was declared closed with 242 for 1 (Hickmott 128, npt out. Tattereall 103, not out). Sydenham; requiring 235 with an hour and a-halr to go, made 129, the last wickei faUflg on the stroke of time (Hobbs 10, Oilailej 32, Hutchinga«lo, Forester 12, Rev. Alortimer 10). The School thus got a 3-poins , win. „',,■' r, Riocarton A and Sydenaam B reiumed their match at Sydenham Park. Riccarton followed on, and compiled 182, leaving Sydenham 80 to win, «*"«■■s, were got for the loss of one wicket (Bellamy 38 not ont, James Gray 20, and Hudson 11 not out). Sydenham thus gained a three-point win.

College, who had made 120 for 6 wickets against -East Chnstchurch's 98, ran their total to 306 (MeredithKay© 88 not cut, Stitt 65, Thomas 44, London 41, Good 21, Macfarlnno 11) In tho second innings East scored 17ft for 7 wickets (MacfcarJnne 34, Wnlas 24, Champnesn 73 not oiitji. For College, Stitt and Good wore this meet successful bowlers, while Patterson bowled well for East! Col'ege thus won by 20S runs on the first innings. . H