CRICKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18243, 29 November 1924, Page 14

CRICKET.

COLLEGE V. SCHOOL. WIN FOR CHRIST'S COLLEGE. The annual cricket match botween the first elevens of Christ's College and Boys High School was continued yesterday. The weather wae fine and the wicket in good order. A fair crowd of supporters of both teams were interested spectators. After Thursday's play, College had «ored 243 in their first innings and School had lost two wickets for 46: runs. School's innings was continued by Billcliff and Simes. Guy bowled the first ove'. a-- 1 ■ wit.i his seventh ball he clean-bowled BillchfF. 46-3-4. The score was only 48 when bimes gave a'l easy catch off Sugden, and Pattullo accepted it. Hobbs went in and opened his account with a three, bringing the half-century up. Pickles and Hobbs carried the score to 65. At this figure Pickles, skied a ball, from Sugden and Reeves took the catch. 65—6—10. Hobbs and Harris made a good stand, carrving tho score to 95 before Hobbs was caught by Reeves off Riley. 93—6—28. Thorne went in, but before he had scored he was also caught by Reeves off Riley. The eighth wicket fell with the total at 97, Harne being bowled by Wilson. Harper went in and scored a couple off Wilson. Next over a bye brought tho century up. With the total at 118, Harper waß caught behind tho wickets by Whyte, .off Guy. 118-9—2. By tha luncheoii adjournment the score was 123 for the loss. of nine wickets. After lunch Webster and Smith continued their innings to the bowling of Guy. Webster cut Guy to the boundary with a nice shot. The next ball he hit up to Dunster in the slips and the innings cios?d for 131. Following on. School sent in Jacobs and Simes to face the bowling of Sugden. Jacobs scored a boundary off the becond over and then lifted a full toss for sin. The batting quietened down after this. Siines, r.fter scoring' 11, knocked one to Hamilton at cover point. 21-1-11. Pickles followed but was. clean bowled with ■ the third ball. 21—2—0. Hobbs joined Jacobs and the two made a good stand by eteadv and careful batting. They had added •43 runs by tho afternoon tea adjournment, but after quarter of an hour's further batting, Jacobs was caught by Cunster "off Guy. ■ 71—3—2 T. Billcliff was. the'next, batsman, and at his coming Hobb3 began to. open out a little. He eoon brought 100 up and made himself 50 with a good boundary. A few runs later Hobbs • was caught ofi Elliot by Riley, 103—4—53. . . ' . Thorne replaced Hobbs hut was dismissed after scoring *• single. Merntt was next and opened his innings with a single followed by a fine six. He followed this up in the next oyer by hitting Riley out of -the ground. Billcliff made some good strokes to +he off'and then touched a high ball into Dunstcr's hands at fine slip. 149—6—20. Harris was the next batsman. Merritt shaped hesitatingly at a 'couple of balls and then knocked pne into Reeves's hands in the slips. ■ Webster joined Harris who .sent an easy catch to Dunster. 155—fi-r-L Smith joined Webster and the pair'batted steadily until 6.10 p.m.; when . School declared with 8 •wickets' down for, 189.'.

College went in to bat again at 6.15, requiring to make' 78 runs in 15 m-nu*"« to gain a two-inningff : -victory. Guy and Wflson opened to the bowling, of-Pickles and Harris. ,Th'e batsmen opened .wall, but not at a, sufficient rate to knock up the necessary runs in 16 minutes. ...Both, scored .boundaries and hrought 20 on the hoard; When time was called, 84 had been scored."

College won by 112 runs on the first innings. Scores:— ■ . CHRIST'S CO£?rE,GE. I. -M. Hamilton, b Webster ..' •• P A.'H. Reeves, b Webster : .." ..'3 L R. Dunster, o and b-Simes .. .. 84 U. G. Elliott, c Simes, b Pickles .. 31 R. G. Pattullo, b Pkkles .. .. 0 S. S. Wilson, c Harper, V Pickles. .. 56 J. H. P. Sugden, b .Simes .-. .. 4 A. H. Guy; c/Merritt', b.'Harris; ..66 R. E. Tripe,, b Pickles .. -'i. '.. . 1 P. M. Riley,'c Merritt, V Harris ' ..'SO R. A. Whyte, not out ■" ... .. . 0 Extras- .. .. ." ' .. •.. 18Total ... ... : ..243 Bowling analysis—J.. Webster,,. 10 overs, 44 rune, 2 wicketa; C. M. Harris,: 17.5 overs,' 1 maiden,; 46 runs, 2 wickets; J.' H. Pickles,' 17 overs,. 1 maiden,' 52 ruDB. <5 wickets; M. W. Simes, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 44 runs,! wicket J W. E. .Merritt, 10; overs 89 runs. Second' Innings. i A. H. Guy; not ; out . ... '■.■'...'• ■»My S. S. Wilson,, not out' : .», ■ •»» 29 Total for no wickets .* ».' 34 •. • ■ , HIGH^SCHOOL... First Innings. . - IM. W. Simes,.. c PattuUo, b Snjgden ~ 12 J. Jacobs, c Elliott, b WilaoV .. 18 W. E. Merritt,. c Sugden,' b: Wilson .. 6 A. S. Billcliff,' b .Goy • ... .. 4 J. H. Pickles, o Reeves, b Sugden .* 10 G. H. G. Hobbs. c Reeves, b Riley .. 28 C. M. Harris, b Wilson .: ■ .. .8 H. I. Thome, c Reeves, b Riley ~ 0 G. C. Harper, c Whyte, b Guy • .. 2 J. G. Webster, c Dunster, b Guy , ~ 25 S. W.Smith, nat out .. .. 6 . 'Estras' '..'.• ■.•..■■ .... ... 17 -Total- '.. ' .. ' ..131 Bowling analy*iSr-J. H.- Sugden, 12 overs-, 2 maidens, 27. runs, 2 wickets,' 2 wides; A., H. Guy, 14.7 overs, 2 . maidens,. 45 runs,:' 8 wicketa; P. M. :Rilev,'7 overs, a maidens,. 12 runs, '2 wiokets; 2 maidens, 1 26 i TU'n9,..-8; wicket, 2 wides;, R. E. Tripe, ; l over, 1 maiden; Mi. G. Elliot, l'over, i runs; ; Second Innings. M. W. Simes, c Hamilton, b Guy .. 11' J. Jacobs, ,c Dunster, b Guy .. ..27 J. H. Pickles, b Guy - .. .. 0 G. H.'G. Hobbs; : c Elliot,, b Riley .. 63 A. S. Billcliff, c Dunster, b Riley ..20 H. V. Thorne, o Hamilton, b Sugden .. 1 W. E. Merritt, c'Reeves, b Guy .. 23 C. M". Harris, c Dunster, b Riley .. 1 J. G. Webster, not out ... ..22 S. W. Smithj. not. but ■. ... -'.'." 12 •Ertras : .. .. -. .. 19 Total for «i|ht wicltots .. 139 Bowling analysis—J. H. Stigden, 15 overs,. 1 maiden, 61 runs, 1 wicket, 1 wide; -A, H. Gay, 18 overs, 5 maidens, 4 wicketß, 41; runs; S. S. Wilson, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 81 .runs;'; P. M. Riley/ 11 overs, 1 maiden, 3 wickets, 47 runs, 1 wide.

WAITAKI V. OTAGO B.H.S. (PBBS3 ASSOCIATION TELB6BAK.)' OAMARTT, November 28. In tfie-snnasl cricket match, Waitaki High School defeated Otago Boys' High School by seven wickets. Otago made 159 and 100 (Allen :46), "and Waitaki 201 and three for 69 (Blundell 47, Francis.42). For Otago, Rodger took -four, wickets for 80, while for Waitaki'Blundell took four for 54 and three, for 28, Evans" six for 27, and Gilkison four for 32. -.-'..,.- • , •

• ' • ". '»■,''. » ENGLAND'S PROSPECTS.

TATE THE STAR BOWLER. (»T , cable—passs asbociatiow— corwost) (ATJSTBALUH AKD U.Z. CASUS AStfQCIATIOV.)

BRISBANE, November 28. Gilligan, the English captain, in an interview, said: "If we can all strike form the test matches should be very closely contested, hut who will win I cannot say. A lot will depend on Tate, who is the star bowler." He anticipated high, scoring on both Bides. His team was about the beat England could turn out.

N.S.W. V. SOUTH , AUSTRALIA. SPARKLING BATTING. (BS CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPIWOHT) ' (AUSTRALIAN- AKD S.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) I (Received November' 28th, 10.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 28. Tho Sheffield Shield match, N«w SoTrtH ; Wales versus South Australia, was com- • .menced in fine weather, and on a perfect wkket. New South "Walea won the toes and batted, and have lost four for 312 "(Rock 127, Andrews 99, Kippax not out 21, Katcliffe 29). Bock opened th« innings and batted confidently, scoring at a fast rate. He gave one chance, but played delightful cricket, % feature of the innings being his driving, which frequently rattled the palings. _ Andrews tatted .vigorously for sparkling cricket, and his partnership with Rock put on 184 The South Australian fielding was not up to a,e standard, » the.™* were euffenn? from the effects of the Melbourne match and the train journey. JOEL'S TEAM IN AFRICA. (fiVKBUMS AHD »-Z. CABUt AMDCUHO*) (Received November-28th, 7.30 pJ».) PRETORIA, November 27. q T« thn cricket match, England made 199 M) and*Tretoria in the second ffiSta/loit two.for 50 when ram caused the abandonment of play. _ iCestiogeft a* tfwt >**, a** etona}