CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17017, 14 December 1920, Page 9

CRICKET.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE v.' OTAGO BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. A nifttoh, was commenced, yesterday morning; on the Christ's' College cricket grouiule at Hagloy ."ark, bfitween tlio Chriefa Co!-, lege and Otngo Boys' High School senior t&anw. College winniu** , the. tose went in to bat firet, and <hc first bafemen made a bad etaJt, half the team baing 'disposed of for 40, _ hut hittirig fey the "tajl" retrieved tho eituation, *nd tb-9 inninge closed shortly before luncheon vriih. College's eooi-o ■standing' at 114. Tho southern boy* started well eftemgh. DickenEoii 1 , one of the first pair in, played •Wβ!!! but tho ieat of tho tenia fill in rapid ■succession t§ TaJljot'e deadly ibowlmg, and Otago wont out for 56. College shaped *ell in their second innings, end Talbot, ■who also gave a splendid exhibition at the wickete, i*as unfortunate in beiiiff run out vriisn be Lad lAicttiiedi up 55. Aa College made 166 in Ihe eocmid stand, the Ota-go team 'will to-day inquire to get 225 to avert defeat. Tho match will bo continued at 11.30 thi3 morning. Yesterday's scoring wae:— . CHRIST'S COLLEGE. First Innings. O. A. Johnston (captain), b Diokeneon" , SS R. O. t, Gtinn, b Douglaa .. IS <T. G. Beeves, b Diclrenflon .. .< lo L. P. Blunt, b Douglas .. .. W Cr. It. JTicoll, o Towneend, b Douglas., 0 H. B. Godfrey, c Barrc-n, b Douerlfie.. 0 T. R. Sheen, o Aitken, l>' Totmeend .. 23 T. William*, b Douglas .. .. 4 11. Eachmrdeori, not out .. .. 9 , A. K. Trent, c Kennedy, b Townsend.. U T. C. Birch, c and b Douglas .. 1!) Extra* *. .. .. •• 7 i Total .. .. .. .. 114 j Bowling.—Douglas, G -wickets for 64 rune; Dickenson, 2 for 25; Totniacnd, 2 for 16. j Second /Innings. P.eevca, h Doug-Jos ~ .. » ..13 Blnnt, b DicJanwoni .. •* .. ... 3 Talbot, run out .. .. .. 6(5 Jolmston, o Towneend, b Fortes .. 31 Sheen, ,"b I*orl«!8 ... ~: >. 10 j Godfrey, b Douglas .. . - .. 0 b Djekcnaon .. ..16 Kicoll> IW, b Dickeneon .. ... 4 Birch, o Townsond, b Douglas ~ 14 Trent, et. Gurm, b Douglas .. .. 5 j "Williams, not out ~ .. ». 0 i Extras .. ,« .. .* 10 Total .. .. 166 tßowlinp.—Dickeneon, 3 for S3; Douglas, I 4 for Tβ; Polbea, 3 for 22. OTAGO 8.11.5. . First . Innings. H. Bwron. b Talboi .. .. t! Q. Dickenson. o Birch, l> -Godfrey ... 20 AV. D. Kennedy, lbw, b-Talbot ... ' .... 3 "W. M. Douglaa, b Godfrey .. —7 Iα G. Towrtsettdi* l> Talboi .. ..0 E. L. RoWnson, o Birch, b Tftlbot ~. 1 J. G. Ferbee, i\m exit .. ~ •>. 7 &. D. Wiu>, b Talbot .. " „« ~ 0 D. C Gunn, run out ~ .«, ~ e *W. L. Jolly, b Godfrey ... „. ..0 P. W. Aitkon, not out .. ... ..0 Extras ~ ... >. .. 5 ■ -- ! Total .'. .. •.. .. 5G Bowling.—Godfrey, 3 f»r 42; Talbet, 5 for f I I ST. ANDREW'S v. OTAQO BOYS' { HIGH SCHOOL. Tlie second eleven of the Ot&go BotV j Hijrh School mot tlio iirsf eleTen of £t! Andrew's College, on the lattor'a ground, ' Vestevdfty, ths matcli being tha fixat belweeu the two schools. St. Andrew's, who bid fair to -stand on an equality •wita ihe Tjcet of the secondary schools in the Dominion ■as far es eport at least is concerned within a very few y*ars, succeeded in whutinj wry. i easily by ten wickets. Tht) visitors in their first innings could only 81, two of thkir pTayers nlono reaching double figuvce. St. Andrew's, for whoin H. Dowlng end England made a, good stand, for tho first wioket, ran up 137, 'and then iii«missetl Ota-go iot 6G, of wliich eoore Jolly contributed mot* than half. Gibte, who toolt four _jwicfc*ts for 31 in the first innings, eeven for 43. One over wns eitfficiewt for St. Andrew's to put on iho required, runs, and to win by ten wickets. Bellowing , wero tho ecorce:— OTAGO BJ2.S. First Innings. Dmicftn, b E. Dowliii)j. .. ■ ~ t) SunderJand, oJ. Dowling, l> Gibts .. 1 Tyson, h Gibba .. .. ..9 JoJiy, b H. Dowlin? .. ..16 McDonald, o H. Dowling , , b G. Mc- . Crostio .. .. .. ..16 Ffett,' b J. Dowlinfr .. .. .. • 7 McClintock, b G. McCreeiie .. ~. 4 .X)*rra«>tb, not out .. .. .. S Wilson, cD. Lamb, 1* J. Doivlin? .. l Ihimio, lbw., b< Gibba »» .• 5 tthompeon, o and b Gibbs >, «* 0 Extras m .« »« r.. ~> Total .'. • .. ".. .. 61 Dowliog, 1 for 13: Gibbs, 4 for 81; 15. -Dowling , , 1 lor 13; J. Dowlingr, 3' ior 3; G. ilcCroelic-, 2 for 10, Second Inniogs. Dunoarc, b. Gibbs «.. .. -.« « SunderltHitt, sbw, bH. Bowling .. 1 Tysoa, lbw, b Gibba ~ .. ». 6 TTolly, b,G. McCrottie ». .. i. 54 STcDoftald, o 'Gibbs, bO. McOroitie .. 1 Flott. b Gibbs .. ;. ■ ~ 0 McClintook, not out .. .. >• 4 Dawacott, oU. Dowling, b Gibbe »* 1 Wifson, o znH l> Gibbft .. ,*■ S Dunne, c G. McCrostie, h Gibbs .. . 4 Thompson, c llv Dorrliug-, b Oibbs .» 0 Extras .. <.' »v ** 2 Total .. .. '■■ •• f -« Bowlin?.—Gibbs. 7 for 43: H. Dowling", 1 for 8; G. ilcCroatie, 0 for 15. ST. AJfDItSWS COLLEGE. Firet Inaiuge. If, Dowlinff, o Durine, b Fl*tt .. 58 IS.. England, C Darracolt, b' Plett s. 41 C. Globe, b t)«rracMt „ .. ~10 A. Tomple, i> Jolh- .. ~ >n 9 J. DowJinff, o Duiroe, b Ftett ta , 0 J. Bnrrett, b Flett >» .. «» 2 G. HcCroetie, b I'leitt ~ ',» 0 D. X*mb, o McDonald, "b ITeti ~< 25 D. JloCrosfcie, b Flett .. ». 0 8. Dowiine:, rot out .. .. ~j 6 J." Carrick, c Darracott, b-Flett .. 3d Extras - .. ».< .. -..4 Total .. .. .. ' ..107 BovJling , .—Duncan, r.o wickets for ' 23 ruiis: FiCtt, 8 for 53: JoUy, a for. IS; McDonald,' 0 for i; Darracott, 1 for 13; Wilson, 0 for 16. * Second Innings. H. Dovclipg, not out .4- „ »« "2 Eugland, out .: »* . 1 Total sot no wic'fcets • *»-l3 80-irliDC.—F!oU, o for 13. 2ULVERX ASSOCIATION*. The Darfield and lurwee teaia* ia«l in*thfl Kirv.-«o pomain on Saturday, the reBultinpr in a ora.w. The ecorw ■were:—Kir- «■**, 171 for 8 wicket* (A. Hooer S4 cot out, A. .Stewart S7 r.ot out. A. HuJiton, 26, and l>. Finlay 13); Darfield. $7 for 5 wickela (Vf. Suttjrjwrville 37 noi out. 3. HcJytTignlin 19, and L. Wtetwood 10). The raorJ successful bowlers for tb*> winnei-e were D. McMeekan (3 for Iβ) and J. Vtughim (1 for, 10>, nod for DarSeld L. W«twood a for 22) and J. ■3kU-L.au ghiin " (.1' t or 22.!. XORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. Amberley jjlayed Sr/aananoa, at Amberley, en Saturdsy, the gafli? rfceuliing ia r • wm for the home* teun, Amberiej^fßede

3-3 for two wickete, declared tlio cloted, and in their rocoiid innings iu»ue B5 feft %no wicket. Sirannanoa ecered C-l in thedr first innings, and S3 in tbeir second. For Ambprlcy J. Bnin 57 not out nnd 30 i»t out, I , '. Adaius S7 not out, J. Winskill IT; and ior Swm\n&noa 12. Vcrrail i 4 and 30, C. Hcndoreort 22, O. Bogg IS maJa the rune. For Amberlev Bain, WinekiLl, and Thompson bowled I>lW. for Swannaiioa HcsderHon secured the two wickets. ENGLISH TEAM'S TOUR. (By Cable —Press Aeso«iation-H3>pyrig'''t-) (Australian and N.Zs Cable Association.) (Received Ueoember 13th. 10.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dumber 13. Iho CToundsoian at the Cricket Ground states "tnat if thcro is no further rain, ho will bo ablo to prepare a wicket oairrnich Vlay will he practicable for 'tho T«st XLatcli on Friday next. Tlie Colts' match ngainat tlie Englialunen, ivhioh wiH bo I>l»ye<i on number two ground, comnwmcinfj on Tuesday, y.-ill alao 6a licld if there is no farther rain.' ■