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CANTEBBUBY ASSOCIATION. * SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Tlie fifth round of grade matches was resumed on Saturday in perfect weather. Tho wickets were in good order and as the outfields were fast the batsmen had all the best of tho deal. RICCARTON v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Riccarton secured a three-point win. Scores: — RICCARTON. First Innings ... ... ... 126 Second Innings. E. R. Caygill, c Boxshall, b Reese 96 H. B. Wliitta, not out ... ... 120 E. E. Luttrcll, c Foster, b Blunt ... 34 C. E. Evans, stumped Boxshall, b Blunt ... ... ... 2 E. Taylor, stumped Boxshall, b Blunt ... ... ... 2 Extras ... ••• ... 11 Total for 4 wickets (declared) 265 Bowling Analysis. —J. A. Nelson, 9 overs, 40 runs; R. Blunt, 16.3 overs, 88 runs. 3 wickets; P. S. Foster, 7 overs. 58 runs; D. Reese, 13 overs. 1 maiden, 40 run's, 1 wicket; C. S. Hammond, 5 overs. 28 runs. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings ... ••• ... 103 Second Innings. P. S. Foster, b Evans 3 D. ltedpath. c North, b Nixon ... 7 C. S. Hammond, b Luttrell ... 41 D. Reese, b Nixon .... ... 12 J. D. Lawrence, c and b Evans ... 0 C. Boxshall, c Caygill, b Nixon ... 4 It. Blunt, c and b Caygill ... 36 G. 11. Francis, b Davidson ... 1 J. A. Nelson, b Davidson ... _4 A. Dey, iioi out ... ... iH. Wilson, c Davidson, b Evans 4 Extras ••• 1Total ••• ' *36 Bowling Analysis.—Evans, 20.5 overs, 4 maidens, 65 runs, 4 wickets; Nixon,. 9 overs, 19 runs, 2 wickets; Luttrell, 7 overs, 3 maidens, 12 runs, 1 wicket, Sinclair, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 9 runs; Davidson, o overs. 3 maidens, 10 runs, 2 wickets; Caygill, 4 overs, 9 runs, 1 wicket.

1 EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. ST. ALBANS. East Christchurch won on the result of the first innings. Scores: — EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings ... ••• ••• 318 Second Innings. E. Willsteed, not out ... ... 2o T McClelland, b Carlton ... II A. R. Blank, c Johns, b Gordon... 4 A. Norman, c Brunton, b Carlton 0 E. Brosnahan, b Barrett ... 17 E. Haughey, not out> ... ... 4 Extras ••• ••• 0 Total for 4.wickets ... 61 Bowling Analysis—Carlton. 5 overs, 1 maiden. 1G runs, 2 wickets; Gordon, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 8-runs, 1 wicket; Bradraore, 3 overs, 16 runs; Barrett, 4 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket; Bishop 2 overs, 4 runs. ST. ALBANS. First Innings. H.A. Bishop, c Blank, b Haughey £0 T. Carlton, e. sub., b Haughey ... 7 L. 11. Brunton, b McClelland ... 14 D*. Leeming, b Hrmghey ... 6t> H. Bradmore, b Haughey ... 0 H. E. Lawrence, lbw, b Haughey 20 L. Gordon, not out i.. 61 S Johns, b Haughey ... ... 4 T. W. Reese, run out ••• ... 2 J. S. Barrett, c Brosnahan, b Flood 24 — Page run out y. ;• • 6 Extras ... '21 Total ... ...269 Bowling Analysis—E. Haughey. 23 overs, 1 maiden, 99 run 3, 5 wickets; H. McClelland, 13 overs, <31 runs. T McClelland, 17 overs. 1 maiden, 52 rfins, 2 wickets; J. P. Flood, 7 overs, 36 runs, 1 wicket. LINWOOD v. SYDENHAM. Linwood secured a three-point win. Smores — LINWOOD. First Innings. . G. Tate, b Patrick ... ... 38 J. Condcliffe, b Mcßeth ... . _ ... 13 E. Perrin. Stp. Gray, b McEwin ... 76 F. Butler, not out ... ... 104 R.. Read, b McEwin ... ... 21 E. Taylor, c CMalley, b Patrick ... G A. "W. Thomas, b Patrick ... 2 a! E. Doell b McEwin ... ... 9 W. King, lbw, b McEwin ... 14 H. Perrin, c and b McEwin ... 0 J. Jones, c Cockcroft, b Patrick ... 0 . Extras ... ... 26

Total • - .309 Bowling Analysis—J. McEwin, 17 overs 87 runs, 5 wickets; D. Mcßeth, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 79-runs, 1 wicket; W. Patrick. 15.4 overs, 3 maidens, 52 runs, 4 wickets; J. Martin, 11 overs, 52 runs; G. Cockcroft, 1 over, 13 runs. Second Innings. E. Perrin, not out ... ... 4 G. Tate, not out ' ... ... 13 Total for"no wickets ... 17 SYDENHAM. First innings ... ... . ••• 226 Socond Innings. * J. Gray, b Perrin ... ... 3 W. R. Patrick, c E. Taylor, b Read ... ... 23 S. Hincksman, c Butler, b Read ... 17 Scores: — W. E. Cockcroft, b Read ... . 8 A. Norman, b Perrin ... ... 1 J. McEwin, b Thomas ... ... 10 G. Patrick, b Thomas ... ... 4 G. Dougall, b Thomas ... ... 0 D. Mcßeth, b Thomas ... ... 6 Extras ••• ••• ... 19 Total ... 98 Bowling Analysis.—Read, 14 overs, 1 maiden, 37 runs, 3 wickets; Perrin, 11 overs, 4 maidens, 35 runs, 3 wickets; Thomas. 3 overs, 1 maiden, 7 runs, 4 wickets. SECOND GRADE. ' Riecarton, playing against Sydenham, at Sydenham Park, made 332 (Hamilton 80, Porteous 73. Hodder 10, not out, Judson 40, On win 20), and (Sydenham 114 (Forrester 45, Teague 17, Robson 15), and following on made 87 (Teague 18. Young 15, Palk 20 not out). Judson and Bell bowled best for Riccarton, who gained a 3-point win. In reply to 251 by St. Albans B, Linwood made 227 (C. Lye 50, R. Kirk 45, Higgins 28, Forsyth 27, Bissett 21, Francis 10 not out). St. Albans, in their second attempt, compiled 125 (McNae 39 not out, Hardy 26, Jenkins 20, Sandman 10;. Linwood replied with 100 for ono wicket (Worrall 64 not'out, Lye 20-not out). In reply to 130 by St. Albans A, Kaiapoi made 344 (Green 144, J. Rollinson 84, McGregor 29, Firth 21, Kissling 15, Trustrum 14, Reeves not out 12). In their second innings St. Albans compiled 103 (Thompson 24, Pegg 22, Lamb 19, Jackman 16). THIRD GRADE. Linwood B made 127 and*l69 (Armitage 48, McDonald 30, Roberts 35, Niven 11, Bowley 11). East Christchurch. made 124 and 75 (Cunningham 28, McCracken 23). CITY AND SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION The fifth round of the competitions

was brought to a Conclusion on Saturday "with, the following results. FIRST GRADE. With 34 for three wickets, Druids | continued their innings, nnd_ earned their total to 101 (Gyde 2l Falconei 16, Langfoi'd 14). Linwood Wanderers made the required 30 r u ns for tho loss of one wicket. Langforcl 4 for 29 for Di'uids, and Elry 3 for .18, and Hiairy q f nr 27 for Lin wood, bowled best. On the nrevious Saturday, Rangers made 140, and Woolston '1- On Saturday Rangers made 152 (Pellrng; 60, Fairplough 24, McKinley 23, Audibert 12, Sheridan 10), and Woolston JO (Grey 23, Lawson 15). 3>ouglas o for 29, bowled best for Rangers, and Bennett 3 for 23, for Woolston. Rangers won by 152 runs. SECOND GRADE. Chemists made 104 and Druids 207 (F Hales 84, L. Hales 20, Bntton 23, Smith 32, Bowley 16). Chemists replied with 150 (Bonnington 57, Bettle 54, Hoi snell 10). Zimmerman, three tor do, bowled best for Chemists, and Graham, four for 13, for Druids. Druids won by four wickets. St. Albans made 66 and Belfast 154 runs. St. Albans replied with 63 runs (Gunn 24 ? Neat© 12). Belfast won by an innings and. 25 runs. Sellars and Brown, bowled best for Belfast, and R. Winter for St. Albans. •Greens defeated Druids by an innings and 30 runs. Kichmond made 95 (Buchanan la, Bout 12). Y.M.C.A., requiring 87 to win, made the runs for the loss of 3 wickets (Bascand 38, Bullock 221. Johnston 9 for Go and Smith 7 for 27 bowled best for, Y.M.C.A., and Rout 6 for 36 and Btoneman 3 for 19 for Richmond. . THIRD GRADE. At English Park Dunstable batted first against Waimairi and made 164 runs (Ladbrook 20, Flavell 91. McClay 28, Elson 12). W T aimairi (3 men short) replied with 30 runs. Boys' Gordon Hall A. made 280 (Hilgrove 52, Kelly 123 not out, Round 34, Brunston 29). Druids made 72 for 4 wickets (Sale 59). Playing at Sydenham, the Boys Gordon Hall made 140 in the first innings. St. Albans made 62 and 115 for nvo wickets. Boys' Gordon Hall won bv 8S i-uns on the first innings. St. Peter's batted first against Scott's and made 189 (Harrison 61 not out, Cunningham 45, Duncan 27, J. Cadenhead 19). Scott's had-made 53 (Minifie ]0, McCloskie 10, Tiernev 13). St. Peter's won by 136 runs on the first innings. OTHER MATCHES. A match was played at St. Albans Park on Saturday between the Veterans and Robson's Wool Works. Batting first, the latter made 109 (Robson 59, retired, L. Armstrong 16, M. Faulls 11). Veterans replied with 198 (Rattrav 34. retired, Ashley 34,' Pace 32, Evans 26, Mann 12. Cask 10, McNae 28 not Ashbv. Mann, McNae, Rattray, Cook took wickets for the Veterans and Jones, Robson, Faulls, and Sheard for the losers.