CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 8

CRICKET.

COMPETITION'S POSTPONED. The first three grades eompetitione of do Canterbury Cricket Association were %» h»ve commenced on Saturday afternoon, bat «e tfcs rain of Friday night had left the pitches too soft for play, it wee decided to postpone the oompotitione until next Saturday. NOETH CANTEBBtTEY ASSOCIATION. The junior competition of the North Oαierbnrr Association wae commenood on Sfttarday. Results: — Rangiora played Cast at Cost, and we defeated by 16 runs. The ecorce were:—Cost 75 (Patterson 19, Dixort 17), and Rangioi* S9 (Blain 16). The bowling averages for Baagiora ■were: Voyle 4 tor 8, Kinley 2 for 7, Bhin 4 for 23, D. Mortland 2 for 28, Maiden \ for 1, Amberley defeated Swannanoa, eooree (being , :—Amberloy 57 (AdSms 34 not out), *nd Swannanoa. 54 (J. Vermll 17, G. Begg IS). Tthodea and .Mele for the winners, acd Hendereon and "Winter for Swannanoa were the be« V.cwlers. Th© Eangiora senior team played Ejwten at Byxeton, and were defeated by 23 rant on tha first innings, the scares being , :—Ejreton k 73 (Patterson 34, Cherry 11), and Ranginiij 50 17, Cockroft 15 not cm, Stanfen 10). Bowling , for the winners, Bennett took G for 21, Saundere 3 for 27, and for the losers Lockhart took 5 fox 19, HAnnm 3 for , 13, Cockroft 2 fox S, and Mehrtene 1 for 13. / 4 COMMEECIAIi TRAVET/LERS t. stnnrrsrDK. A match was played on Saturday aftcmooJt Ibetween teams repreecnting the Conrmorciil Travellers and the Snnnyeide Mental Hot> pital staff, and a drawn game lesnlted. Following are the doteile of tho eooring: — Commercial Travellere—O. Brown 7, L. licmie 2, S. Wilson 4, K. Thompson 5, H. Throp Sβ, A. McMillan 2, K. Conuor a, S. Hinckeman retired 71, A. Tucker i, A. Doy not out Iβ, L. Partridge 3, byea 8; total 167. Stmnyeide—Hibbard 28, Jones 4, Eoberteon 1, Dr. Lee 8, Partex not out S3. Curtis 0,, Tothurst 4, Hughes 0, Sweeney 'not out 0, byee «; total 74 far eeren wickets.' VETISBANS v. NEW BRIGHTON". ' A match was played on Safcirdny between a Veterans' team «nd a New Brighton 05ub team. The match, which was played on tha New' Brighton srrour.d, won hy Veter&ne by one ran. The ecorce were:—-Veterane 76 (Cook 29, Lawrence 10 not out); Now Brighton IS (Hayoe 41, M»ihi«e 11, Smifii 11, MoOoe 8 not out).