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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18241, 27 November 1924, Page 14

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ELLESMERE V. NORTH CANTERBURY.

The annual two days' representative match between the North Canterbury and Ellesmere was commenced on the Rangiora Domain yesterday in very hot weather. The wicket waa fust, but owing to the overabundance of grass the outfield was slow. North Canterbury went to the wickets first and compiled 238, but Ellesmere failed to save a follow-on. When play ended for the day the scores were as follows: NORTH CANTERBURY. First Innings.

G Mehrtens, c Chamberlain, b Doak .. 38 D. Nixon, b Smith .. .. ..68 F. A. Smith, b Leslie .. ..32 A. E. Burns, b llanion .. .. 15 J. H. Bennett b Smith .. ..5 W. R. Barwick, b Smith. .. .. 1 G. Croft, jun., b' Sm%h '.. ... 2 L. Wright, b Smith .. .. .. SI H. K. Kippenberger, not out .. ..23 C. Brown, b Eggleston. ... .. 1 P. J. Lindsay, b Doak .. ..5 Extras 17 Total .. .. .. .. 238 Bowling Analysis—H. Smith. 20 overs, 3 maidens, 5 wickets, €8 runs; W. Leslie, 7 overs, 1 wicket, 49 runs; .T. Eggleston, 13 overs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket, 46 runs; W. Doak, 5.4 overs, 1 wicket, 27 runs; L. Manion, 4 overs, 1 wicket, 22 runs. ELLESMERE. First Innings. J". Chamberlain, b Nixon. ... ~. 3 H. Meyers, b Nixon .. .. 0 C. Ryde, b Wright .. .. ..27 L. B. Coe, o Brown, b Wright ... . ' .. 15 J. Coe, st. Lindsay, b Croft .. ..5 W. Leslie, o Burns, b Croft .. ... 0 W. Doak, b Croft .. ... .. 1 L. Manion,- b Croft .. .. .. 5 H. Smith, c Kippenberger, b Croft" ■... 6 T. Eggleston, not out .. .. ~. 10 P. Chamberlain, b Nixon .. .. 12 Extras .. .. .., »..- 3 Total .." .. .. ' ... 86 Bowling Analysis—G. Croft, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 6 wickets, 29 runs; H. L. Wright, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 2 wickets, 10' runs; D. Nixon, 6.6 overs, 3 wickets, 28 runs; H. J. Bennett, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 15 runs. Second Innings. P. Chamberlain, b Bennett ... .. 4 T. Eggleston, lbw, b Bennett .. ..0 E. Ryde, c Brown, b Bennett .. ..13 J. Coe, b Bennett .. .. ... G L. B. Coe, not out .. .. ••• 1 J. Chamberlain, not out ~ .. 2 Total for four wickets ..« :.. 25 TECHNICAL OLD BOYS' CLUB. The following are the teams for Saturday: Junior A v. Christ's Collie, at College No. I—W. Milner, V. Hahn, W. Desmond. J. E. Hill (capt.), L. Gordon, L. Coffey, G. Morris, J. Hitchen, A. R. Tomlinson. D. Smith, H. Pickup. Junior B v. West, nt Ensor's road No. 1 —V. Jensen, C. Fletcher, W. Columbus, S. Muirson, A. Wilton, W. R. Matthew*, J. Kerr, S. Cawtheray, Hoban, A. Stanley, J. Teichert. Emergency: J. Myers. Third B v. Y.M.C.A.. at Ensor's road No. 2—W. L'Oughlan, P. Smith, F. Bridgens, Lorimer, Yarrell, Sommerville, T. George, J. Denham, H. Kinvig, E. Cockroft, W. Randall. Emergency: J. Roberts.

WEST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The following are the teams for Saturday: First Grade A v. Sydenham, Sydenham Park No. I—Blunt, Charles, Cocks, Condliffe, Fir Jay, Francis, Hayes, Haynes, Hitchcock, Jarrett,-and Ward. First Grade B v. Linwood, Hn;»ley Park No. 2—Anderson, Cameron, Crowley, Donnelly, Gambles, Giant, O'Callaghan, Paries, Rollinson, "Wanklyn. Second Grsde A v. Kaiapoi, Hagley Park No. 6—Brown, Ayrea, Cameron, Cole, Fogarty, Galvin, Laltermore, O'Brien, Parton, Prendergast, Sunloy, and Watte. Second Grade B v. Technical, Technical No. I—Barron, Cunningham, Cross, Dennis. Henry, Manning, Masters, Peake, Wade; Wright, and Yates. Third Grade v. Linwood, Hagley Park No. i— Aldersley, Armstrong, Copeland, Hayes, Hanson, Kearney, Maloney, Smart, Smith, Bobertfl, and E. White. Any of the above being unable to attend must notify the secretary not later than 5 p.m. to-morrow. Telephone 2816. MALVERN ASSOCIATION. ShcfSold defeated Hororata-Glentunnel by an innings and 151 runs. Sheffield made 30S (M. L. Page 115, Q. Wright 67. C. Withers 37, Fraaer 23, »and Judd 23). Horo-rata-Glentunnel 52 (Willis 12) and 99 (Pereival 25). The successful' bowlers for Sheffield were Fraser four for 31, M. L. Page three for 16, and Wright two for 2. For Horo-rata-Glentunnel Percival took two wiokets for 24. AN IMPROVING SIDE. GILLIGAN SATISFIED. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIOHT) (AUSTBALIAN AND V.Z. CABLE AS3OI3IATIOH.) SYDNEY, November 26. Gilligan, interviewed after the match, said be was very pleased to win against a team containing so many good' mea as New South Wales. The luck of the wicket was about evenly distributed, though England was favoured a little yesterday. He paid a tribute to Collins's sportsmanlike action in proposing that the game be finished yeaterday, when everything was in England's favour. Ho was very satisfied at the team's performance on the ' first hard wicket of the tour. There was no doubt the side was improving with mateh practice. BOWLING ANALYSIS. (AUSTRALIAN AKD H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, November 26. The correct analysis in the bowling in the EngUnd-New South W*lea second innings gave Tyldosley six for 83. Collins was caught by Strudwick, the bowler being Gilligaa.

ENGLISH COMMENT. LONDON, November 25. - The "Evening Standard," commenting on the English team's success in Sydney, states thai it v/aa a. thoroughly workmanlike victory, not due to any individual triumph, but of team work, which was the beat of signs for the future.