CRICKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17984, 30 January 1924, Page 12

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. draw for eighth round. Tho following is tho draw for tho eighth round of tho Canterbury Cricket Association's Competitions: First Grade A. ■ Riccarton v. Linwood —Lancaster No. 1. Sydenham v. St. Albans—Hagley No. 2. West v. Ba^t—Hagley No. 1. First Grade B. ' Linwood v. "West—Hagley No. 3. Riccarton v. Sydenham—Sydenham No. 1. East v. St. Albans—lxmoaster No. 2. Second Grade A. B.H.S. v. Technical —Technical No. 1. "West v. New Brighton—Hagley No. 6. Sydenham v. Linwood—Lancaster No. 4. College v. Kaiapoi—Kaiapoi win by default. Riccarton v. St. Albans—Hagley No. 5. Second Grade E. St. Albaira v. St. Andrew's—St. Albans 'win by default. Technical v. East —Technical No. 2. •College—A bye. West v. Riccarton—Ha-gley No. 4. Third Grade A. St. Albans v. Sumner —Lsnoaster No. 8. College v. Linwood A—Linwood win by default. Technical v. Linwoodi B—Technical No. 3. B.H.S. v. Kniapoi—Kaiapoi. Spreydog. v. Sydenham—Sydenham No. 2. j "West v. St. Bede's—West win by default. Third Grade B. I Spreydon v. Y.M.O.A. —Spreydon. St. Andrew's v. Riocarton—Riccarton win by default. East v. Technical —Boys' Association No. 2. B.H.S. v. College. Fourth Grade. ' Sydenham v. Linwood—Sydenham No. 3. St. Albana v. West—Boys' Association No. 1. East v. Riccarton—Lancaster No. 5. St. Andrew's v.. B.H.S. B—B.H.S. win by default. Y.M.C.A. B v. New Brighton—New Brighton. St. Bed-e's v. Technical —Technical win by default. • Y.M.C.A. v. B.HjS. A—Boyo' Association No. 3. UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY. First grade A—Riccarton v. Linwood, Lancaster Park No. 1: Messrs Cos; and Wyatt. Sydenham v. St. Albans: 'Hagley Park No. 2; Messrs Barry and Mansell, West v. Eastr—Hagley P-ark No. 1: Messrs Bclston and Sykea. FIRST GRADE B. Linwood"' v. West—Hagley Part. No. 8: Messrs Menriman and McKinnon, Riccarton v. Sydenham—Sydenham No. 1: Messrs Butler and Rodgers. East v. St. Albans—Lanoaster Park No. 2: Messrs Streeter and Rich. * ASHBURTON COUNTY ELEVEN. The following have Been asked to practise with a view to selection in tho Ashburton County eleven against the Austfalian3 on Hay 13th and 14th: —Brosnan, Nicoll, Lowifl, Holiord, McGregor, Chapman, Batstone, Keel-ey, McNiooll, Dunn, and Andrews {Ashburton"), Fryer, Burns, Owen (Motbven), Tasker, Brady, Millicbamp, Revelley, Freer, McKenzie, Fitzgerald (Tinwald), Drennan, S. "Willis, Huffam, an 3 Smith (Fairfield). THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. (PEESS ASSOCIATION • TEXJSOEAM.) "WELLINGTON, January 29. R. W. Rountreo, the Auckland wicketkeoper, has ad-vised Mr K. Tucker, eole selector for New Zealand, that lie will not bo available for the Test matches against New South "Wales. AUCKLAND MATCHES. (hiess association telbgbam.) AUCKLAND, January S3". Tho mn-tch Colts v. tho Res.t was won by tho former by -10 runs. The .Rest made 2t>i in their first innings (Hoinus retired 62, R. Burton 37, Sneddon 36). Cooper took forur wickets for 49, Scott one for 44, S. G. Hinitll two for 22, Postlos two for 14, and Goodwin one for 6. Colts replied with 241 (Irving 82, Postlea 26, S. G. £>mith GB-, Gillespie retired 33). • Simpson took two wickota for 39, Alcott three for 40, Sneddon two for 62, Hem us one. for 24, and Rountroa one for 14.

The junior match, Aucklsmd v. Suburban Associations, was won' by tho farmer "by seven wickets. Suburbs made 89 (Funnell 21). and 79 (Douglas 11). Bowling for Auckland in the first innings, Buckley tools fouj? wickets for 19, including the "hat trick," and Andrews four foi 34. In the second innings Buckley took three wicketn for 21, Andrews three for 15, and "Wlolon three for 17. Auckland mads 64 (Lewis 13) and' 108 for three wickots (Ma-cklow 54, D. Smith 29 not out). DougUs took coven wickets for 33 and Taylor two for 10. HAWKE CUP. . (PEE 3 3 ASSOCIATION TKLEGBMI.} "WANG ANtn, January 29. In connexion with the special meeting 1 o£ tho New Zealand 'Cricket Association on. Friday with reference to the Hawke, Cup rules, tho Wanganui Association adopted tho proposal to cut both. Islands into groups as follows: Group One —Poverty Bay, Hawke'o Boy, "Wairarapa and Manawatu. Group Two—South Auckland, Rangitikel, "Wanganui and Taranaki. Group Three—Marlboronzgh, Nelson, and "West Coast. Group Four—Southland, North and South Canterbury. Any other association not included in tho above to challenge the nearest association included, the winners to take their place in tho group. . Failing this scheme, "Wangsnnn. decided to support the Southland proposal, but emphatically protest against tho inclusion of Nelson and Marlborough, in the North. Island.