CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18603, 30 January 1926, Page 16

CRICKET.

WOOL MEN AT PLAY. GROWERS V. BROKERS. The annual cricket matches between Christchurch Wool-growers and Wool-brokers were held at Hagley Park yesterday. Brokers' won the first elevens' match by 170 runs ou the first innings, and Growers beat Brokers in the second elevens' match by 61 runs on the first innings. Growers batted first in the main match, and made 107, S. Rutherford getting the highest score, 28. C. E. Evans took the whole ten wickets, clean bowling nine men. Brokers replied with 277, the three best scorers being I. M. Hamilton with 65, S. G. Lester 52, and O. E. Evans (retired) 57. Growers followed on, with 170 to make to avoid an innings' defeat There were nine wickets down for 158, but P. Macfarlane and G. Fulton made a good last-wicket stand. Evans took the last over, and bowled Macfarlane with his sixth ball. Scopes:—

First Elevens. WOOL-GROWERS. First Innings. M. Macfarlane, b'Evans .. ..11 O. Y. Johnston, b Evans . . .. 1 L. Rutherford, c Hamilton, b Evans . . 0 J. Macfarlane, 1) Evans .. .. 0 R. Macfarlane, b Evans .. . . 8 H. Feary, b Evans .. -.. 14 L. Wright, b Evans 8 S. Rutherford, b Evans . . 28 G. Rutherford, 1) Evans .. .. 2 H. Crossley, not out .. .. 9 G. Fulton, b Evans .. ~ o Extras .. .. 26 Total . . . . 107 Bowling Analysis.—J. Mayo, 6 overs, 2 maidens, 20 runs, no wickets'; C. E. Evans, 9 overs, 48 runs, 10 wickets; F. Watson, 3 overs, 13 runs, no wickets. Second Innings. M. Macfarlane, c Hamilton, b Heasley . . 10 L. Rutherford, c Leslie, b Mayo ~ 4 S. Rutherford, c Hamilton, b Heasley .. 14 H. Crossley, b Heasley .. .. i G. Rutherford, c Leslie, b Heasley .. 5 H. Feary, b Hamilton . . 24 L. Wright, b Leslie .. .. 25 0. Johnstone, c Rix, b Hamilton ■ .. IS J. Macfarlane, b Mullan .. ..21 P. Macfarlane, b Evans .. SO G. Fulton, not out .. .. 8 Extras .. . . 8 Total . . ' . . . . 174 Bowling Analysis.—Mayo took one wicket for 52 runs; Heasley, four for 25; Leslie, one for 27; Hamilton, two for 40; Mullan, one for 24; Evans, one for 3; Watson, none for 3. WOOL-BROKERS. First Innings. I. M. Hamilton, c S. Rutherford, b L. Rutherford . . . . 65 S. G. Lester, c M. Macfarlane, b Johnston ■ • ... 52 •T. Mayo, b Johnston .. ~ 25 0. E. Evans, retired .. 57 C. Mullan, b 8. Rutherford .. .. 27 P. G. Greenwood, b Crossley .. 6 L. Leslie, e Macfarlane, b Crossley .. 16 F. Watson, b Crossley . . . . 0 G. 0. Heasley, Ibv.-, b S. Rutherford .. 0 J. Stanton, not out .. . . 1 D. W. J. Gould, c Macfarlane, b S. Rutherford . . . . . . 0 Extras ... .. .. 28 Total . . . . . . 277 Bowling Analysis.—l\ Macfarlane took no wickets for 20 runs; M. Macfarlane, none for 40; L. Wright, none for 7; G. Fulton, none for SO; 0. Johnston, two for 60; L. Rutherford, one for 43; H. Crossley, three for 25; S. Rutherford, two for 22. Second Teams. WOOLBROKERS. First* Innings. McCredie. b Burberry . , _ g Roberts, b Deant ~ _ ( 1 Woods, run out ... !! 24 Friedlander. b Burberry .. ~ Q Heasley, e and b Herdman [' :}S Lawrence, b Burberry .. .. 3fi Boyle, played on, b Rutherford j! 18 Bruce, e Griffiths .. .. o Tapson, b Deans .. [ g McDonald, not out . . , . 7 Corsbie, e and b Deans . . .. .1 Denniston, run out . . .. o Extras .. .. 8 Total . . . . .. 154 WOOL-GROWERS. First Innings. 0. Rutherford, c McCredie, b Heasley ~ 13 Herdman, c and b Heasley " .. 21 Griffiths, c Friedlander, b Heasley . . 0 Buitoerry, b' Heasley . . . . 4 G. L. Rutherford, b McCredie .. 23 J. Deans, c Roberts, b Boyle .. 49 M. Deads, lbw, b Friedlander .. 20 N. Rutherford, r.ot out 33 Pavelka, c Roberts, b SlcCredie .. 18 Mac Donald, b McCredie . . ~ 8 AVatherston, b Heasley . . .. 4 McCrne. b Hfasley .. . . 4 Extras .. .. ..'lB Total it :: 218