CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18569, 19 December 1925, Page 18

CRICKET.

TEACHERS' MATCH. TOWN V. COUNTRY. Tho annual Town and Country teachers' cricket match was played at Hagley Park yesterday, and resulted iu an overwhelming victory for country. Town scored 135, whilu C'onntry made 231 runs for live wicket.;. The scores were:— TOWN. First Innin;;?. K. Blank, c Donnelly, b Mulfatt .. -iH. KoLertfOi:, r Moft'aU. 1; McKenzie .. 27 11. North, c Blight, h Harvey .. 4 T. Kgpluton. i- Green, b McKenzie .. l.'i H. Cross, b Mnffall . . .. " .F. Moffatt, run out . . .., - '!'. Donnelly, b McKeuzic .. 1 M. Prc-bblc, h firirvn ~ -. -" V. (olville, b Grieve .. .. <i \\. Napier, b Hampton .. -1 W. Ormandy, r llarvty, b Thompson., n 11. Sparrow, not out .. .» 1 Kuras .. • .. ~ U-T-tal .. ~ COCNTIiV. J'irst Innings. L. W. Grieve, -retired .. A. Lockhart, retired .. . . 55 A. Greene, i: Donnelly, b Robert don .. 11 P. Harvey, retired,.. .. .. 53 W. Moffatt, c Donnelly, b Sparrow ». IU J. McKenzie, not out .. - Kxtras .. —. » Total for five wickets w, ~0l MALVERN V. ELLESMERE. On Wednesday n, team, of representative cricketers from Ellesrnere journeyed to Shcflield to meet the Malvern representative team, Elksmero proving victorious by IKS runs. The scares were: KHostnerii 16y (H. Grimwood 'iS, J. Coe l.'i, T. Free. 10, H. Sale TJ. P. Chamberlain ■ll, Meyer, 4ti. Marshall 33). Maivcm 131. (h. "Westwool IK, K. Frew 12, P. Bulnoia 17. W. SummcTville 36 not, out, A. Stott 2-31. Bowling— For Malvern: W. Owen 1 for S3, .'. Gunn 2 for tiO, E. l r rcu- 2 lor 51, X. Kav a for 32, P. Bulnois 1 for 8; 'for Hllebniere: H. Smith 4 for 32, 11. Grimwood 2 for 43, \V. Doak 1 for 21, 11. Sale 2 for 20. OLD BOYS' CLUB. Teams for to-day: Senior B v. Sydenham. at Elmwood Armstrong. Burns. Burrows. Carlcton, Oronib, Dalley. Hastie, Killick, Mortlock, W. Moffat, rage. Junior A v. New Brighton, at hlmwood — Baverßtock, Byrne, Duncan, Francis, Holmes, Harper, .lefcoate. Sandman, H. H. .Smith, Tonch. Portcrfield. Junior B v. Linwood, at Lancaster No. 4 Armstrong. Carl, Evans, Hobbs, Jacobs, Kearus. Moffat, Pickles. Shipley, S. Smith, Webster. „ , . , „ . Junior C v. Technical, at Technical —Cobden Dixon, Esson, Oray, Henwood, Partou, Reese, Searell, N. Taylor (captain), I'almer. Third Grade v. Linwood. at Elmwood — R Anderson, S. Anderson, Greer, Coleman, Holmes, H. Taylor, It. Taylor, h. Smith, Ell, Kilner. , NEW BRIGHTON CLUB. The following teams have been selected for this afternoon's play:— Second Grade A v. Old Boys, at Elmwood Park —A. Boon, M. Bugg, J. Clarke. P. Campbell S. Q. Dalley, L. W. Hudson, E. Hibbort, F. Park, P. Turner, C. Wroth, H. Second! Grade B v. College, at Collcgo No. 2 J Ainger, R. Bishop, A. Bissett, . A. Cockle, W. I>. Hopkins, P. Iggo, D. Jarvis, H. P. Hopkins, J. Ityan, J. Spence, S. C. Thompson. . Third Grade B v. Spreydon, at Brighton. p Aker, J. Bettridge, A. Cockle, J. Cockle, J Darley, J. Duncan, S. Evans, It. P. Hopkinß, G. Iggo, C. Philpott, F. Wedd; emergency: C. Miller. . Fourth Grade v. West D.H.S., at Brighton No 2.—0. Gudge, J. Hay, C. Stokes, J. Stokes, L. C. Richards, L. B. Richards, C. Richards, 0. Scott, D. ParsonßOn, L. Jones, J. Rider; emergencies: P. Aldous, E. Doak, G. Naukivell. , . • . , The drawing of the art union organised by the club in aid of its funds was conducted by Messrs A. W. Owles and' A. P. Hopkins, in tho presence of several members of the club, and resulted in the prize, a Christmas hamper, valued at £7, going to Mr J. Keller, of Addington. FERNLEAF CLUB. The following will represent tho Fernleaf Club, in their match with Messrs Wise Bros., to be played at-Hagley Park to-day:— A McClelland (capt.), A. Toon, P. Manttan, V Scapens, S. Andrews, C. Reese, P. Holland E. Donald, W. Mann, P. Grieve, A. Riekard, D. Gordon, 0. Wheeler, N. Hobby. DEATH OF A. N. HORNBY. (BY CIBLE—MESS A.BSOCU.TIOK—COFWiaHT.) (wtunia'a TXLBOBiJtaO LONDON, December 17. The death is announced of A. N. Hornby, an old time cricketer, aged 78. He captained Lancashire for nearly 20 seasons. [A. N. Hornby was a member of Lord Harri's J s ' team which visited Australia in 1878-79 He played for England against Australia on the Oval in 1882, and at Manchester in 1884. In ;881 ho made 1531 runs for-the season, his average being 41.14. Hornby was ulso an English Rugby international.]