CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 11

CRICKET.

MATCHES POSTPONED. A SCRATCH GAME. Owing to the steady rain fe throughout Friday the committGO on Saturday morning, and declared a com , petition matches off. The weather c ea J e before midday, and a drying wind Eooa j ar ' 0 the grounds in playing order. A a *»® number of players turned up at Lances e P3rk, and some* scratch games S In the first match sides -were picked D and Gregory. Read won the toss, ond , ■ wicket looked easy, be decided to ba • side putting on 130 for eight wickets. .? ory's team found Read almost, up. in their first innings, but they did mm.a ter in their second knock. Scores. K. READ'S TEAM.

First Inning?. M. Kerr, c Gregory, b Weston *• Besley, c Smith, b Mills .. "42 Harris, retired v **ls R. Read, b Smith •> "fit •7. Prosper, c Mills, b Hallam •" ~ J. J. Kelly, not out • • 0 E. Upton, b Smith •• " f ; J. Maiudonald. b Smith .. •• j Donovan, b Smilh .. * * Sundries •• Total for eight wickets ldo G. R. GREGORY'S TEAM. First Innings. 0 Rev. Speer, b Read • • " l-l E. Weston, run out " '8 C. Smith, lbw, b Upton . • " 1-t Wilson, st Slaindonald, 1> Lptou 0 T. Hallam, c Prosper, b Read 1 G. R. Gregory, c and b Kerr • ■ ~ C. Handisides, b Read .. * * H. Handisides, b Kerr ■ - '' j J. Barwick, not out ■ ■ " 0 Mills, c Besloy. b Kerr .. • • 0 F. G. Donovan, b Read • • •' 5 Extras • ■ " * .. 56 Total T . •* Second Innings. 23 ,T. Barwick. b Donovan • • • • 7 "M, Handisides, lbw, b Harris • • Mills, b Read • • "7 P. Hallam, run out •• ** 1G G. R. Gregory, c and 1) Kelly • • „ t E. Weston, lbw, b Uptou . • • • 7 C. Handisides, b Prosper . > * * q Wilson, b Donovan • « " r> C'. Smith, not out ■ • ' j g F. G. Donovan, b Read •• ' 0 Rev. Speer, absent •• ]] g Extras _ " • * . . 125 Total

CITY AND SUBURBAN. The sixth round of: the City and Suburban -Association's competitions ? va ® . eal>Be d a on Saturday. The morning's rain causea a shortage in *omo of the tea)"is, batted matches went by default. Vo °?* . Grcellßi all the afternoon for -38 _f g u ° Sunnyß ide and Shirley were disposed ,°. £ " or two for 100, the latter team inaLin o 104 ■wiclcets before play ccasea. / Woolston v. Greens. Thanks to fine scores by Mills, G. K ®^ rts^ J. Worrall, and G. Samms, AVoolston put the respectable total of 258. scores. WOOLSTOX. First Innings. ' r _ jr. Mills, c Lamb, b Harry ... •• £;? (!. Koberts, b Lamb • • '' r.a ,7. Worrall, b Harry •-i • • \ , G. Samms, b Harry •• *• () It. Stammers, b Keonan ... • ■ L. Clarkson, b .Harry • • • • „ T. Stanley, run out • • "" 15 ,1. Koberts, not out •• 11. Gibbons.. b Robertson .. •• White, b Harry •• • • " Extras ■ • • • '' Total (one man short) •: ," u . 8 Bowlinct Analysis—A, Harry, 5 wickets for 37 runs; L. Kent, 0 for 22; E. Keenan, 1 for 49; J. Lamb, 1 for 35; R. Pitt, 0 for W. Lavson, 0 for 28; G. Robertson, 1 for 12; I'. l'eat oclc, 0 for 29. Shirley v. Sunnyßide Shirley made a poor showing against Suunvside, and -were all out. for 109, Cummings 57 not out, being the only oue to show anT confidence. When play ceased, i>umi>- , side had made 104 for two wickets, facores: SHIRLEY. First Innings. G. Cullen, o Watson, b Thompson .. 9 j N. Archer, c Robinson, b Thompson ..i _1 > E. Cummings, not out . . '" ?n E. Taylor, b Mackie . • ... 10 B. Aris, b Mackie .• _ • • jj W. Deans, c Robertson, b Mackie . • »■ I. Fraser, lbw, b Watson .. •• ■* L. Colombus; b Mackie .. * • C. Marshall, b Watson .. •• • ■* R. Lisle, absent .. • • o E. Barnes, absent .. •• « Extras •. • • • • }' Total . . .. . . 109 Bowling Analysis—H. Thompson, 2 ■wickets for 22 runs; A. Mackie, Ben., 4 for 31; L. Watson, 2 for 18; H. Robinson, 0 for 20. SUNNYSIDE. First Innings. R. Langford, not out .. .. 36 I). Cocks, e Cullen, b Archer .. 5 H. Thompson, c Deans, b Marshall .. 38 L. Watson, not out .. ..20 Extras .. •■. .. 5 Total for 2 wickets .. 104 JUNIOR GRADE. St. John's batted first against D.I.C. and made 38, batting three men short (Farrar 16, Dryden 10), and 78 for four wickets (Reeves 23, Dryden 12, Smith 32 not out). D.I.C. made 125 (Griffiths 55, Bruor'con 22, Ellis 18). Ellis, 4 for 22, and Griffiths, 3 for 16, took the wickets for D.1.C., and Reeves, 7 for 36, and Woods, 3 for 52, for St. John's. Templeton batted first against Kaiapoi and made 68 (Bush 22, Drayton 13). Kaiapoi replied with 83 (Swallow 22, Price 24 not out). Swallow and Cade took wickets for Kaiapoi, and Drayton, 5 for 22, and Mackie, 4 for 33, for Templeton. Greenß batted first against Shirley, and 112 (Prebble 38 not out, Griffiths 13, F. Pitt 24, Rhodes 12). Shirley replied with 61 (Gerard 13, Nankivell 12, Boundy 11. Anderson 15 not out). Gorrie, 4 for 50, and Gerard, 4 for 36, took the wickets for ShirR. French, 3 for 26, and Prebble, j for 26, for Greens.

City Council batted first against St. nJ S an< * luac ' e (Smythe 34, Hollands ,Yi Chlnne ry 31, Spicor 15. Morris 14). St. Albans replied ivith 70 for eight wickets (Clark .35, Colville 11). McNae and Dibden took the wickets for St. Albans. Marists defeated JlcCully's by default. Gas Company defeated Upper Riccarton by detault.

ASHBURTON GAMES. There were do senior cricket matches nn Saturday, and only one junior match, St. fatephen s v. . Methyen, at Methvem •St. Stephen's won by eight wickets and 66 runs. Detailed scoreß are as follows ;-rSecond Grade. ST. STEPHEN'S V.. METHYEN - . METHYEN. First Innings . . , . - . . Second Innings. Topp, c Mora, b Lennon . . .. 12 Smith, c Brosnahau, b C. F. Smith' .. 39 Aired, b Lennon . . ti Stayt, b Lennon . . . . '24 TJuff, st Mora, b Smith . . . . . I Crooks, st Mora, b Smith ... . . n Clive, n Brosnahau, b Smith .. 3 Ellen. run out . ; . . 2 Grieves, st Mora, b C. F. Smith .. 11 Holland, not out ' . . <53 Glaseon, lbw, b Lennon .. . . '' Extras • . , 5 Total .. . . Jul Bowling Analysis. Lennon took four wickets for 38 runs; F. Smith, two for 25; Smith, three for 26. ST. STEPHEN'S. First Inninjs .. .. 191 Second Innings. Morn, not out . . 42 F. Smith, b Smith .. .. Lennon, not'out .. ..11 McLennon, c Clire, b Smith • ■ \ Extras .. • • *' Total for two nickel? ■; Bowling Analysis.—rfmith took two wickets for 25 runs. NORTH CANTERBURY GAMES. 11l the senior competition Loburn deleaved Oxford by 98 runs. The previous Sawrdav's first innings scores were; Loburn 1-I*-, Oxford 99. In their second innings loburn made 123 (Bennett 28, Kossiter 2S, Smith x<-, Puller 15 not out. and Goldsbury 10). Oxford responded with 74, none of tne batsinen reaching double figures. Bowling tor Oxford, Graham took four wickets for two for 8, Wright two for 27 and Brown one for 15, and for Loburn, Bennett ee-.cn for 40 and Croft two for 3S.

SYDNEY GAMES. <B* CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATIOK-COP^aMT-) (aCSTEJXIAN AXD N.Z. CiBLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received Jwum"'' 81. . For Petersen,. V^'Ge'org^^Snst not out with l-o. j. oy Mossman, Balmain, Jodcs uade 114. _ scored against 'Northern District,, Trenerry 112, and for Northern District .«rigm knocked up US. _

HAWKE CUP. (rBESS ASSOCIATION TVT.tfITtAV.) XELSOX, January 30. la the Hawke Cup match against Wanjsanni, Nelson* made a poor start, losing four 'Tickets for 28 runs, but tho total eventually r # ac Jj 2X7, due to the good partnerships °* Hawkes and Xewman, which added 64, an 2i l ~ i ?S? r Eden, which added 44. The wicket, which was a trifle damp at the start, improved as the game proceeded, was top-scorer for kelson, staying at tne wickets over two hours. Bernau and rni? *?°.k bowling honours, vi chief scorers for Nelson wefce! K-. bden 20, Biggar 53, Hawkes not out 39, Newman 37. Extras accounted for 31. cowling: Bernau took six for 66, and Hoi* land three for 48. , With an^ hour to go, Wanganui commenced their first innings, losing Orr and Wood with on the board. "London (12) and Cave (lo) played out time. The fielding on both sides was pood. The game will be resumed on Monday. IN OTHER CENTRES. (rHESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAJ£9.) AUCKLAND, Jauuarv 30. The Auckland senior cricket championships were continued this afternoon in fino weather ?, *. on * ast tickets. At Eden Park both uraiton and University failed to mako the runs required to givo them wins on the first innings. Ponsonby disposed of Grafton for 101, being 94 runs short of Ponsonby's first innings total. Going in tho second time, Ponsonby mado 217 for four wickets, thus getting a two-point win. University, requiring 182 to pass Eden's * nil * n S a ' score, were dismissed for 11S, and Eden played out time, getting 210 for . w * c kets, a win on the first innings. Wheluu made 71, and Mills 53. . At Shore, Parneil was dismissed tor 118, and being 204 behind North Shore's first innings of 322, followed on, and made * effort to save an innings de # feat, the score being 276- for four wickets, isadely making 154.

\v iv WELLINGTON", January 30. ueiiington in the first innings made 141, and m the second 121 (Craig 40, Whitwell not out 18). Bowling for Hutt, Beard took tour wickets for 31 runs, Aldersley two for ™ u tt in tho first innings made 140 (Watson 29, Beard 25, Mayor not out 25). •fowling, Cousins took five for 44 and Craig three for 50. In the second innings Hutt tickets down for 133 (Beard not out 49, Watson 30, Nunn 15). Bowling, Craig took four for 54 and O'Connor two for 33. A four-point win for Hutt. Old Boys made 157 in the first innings, ftttd 173 for six wickets in the second declared (Honaldson 33, James not out 34, Ifitzmaunco 22). Kilbirnie made 173 in the first innings (Edmonds not out 43, Algar W. Christoferson 2d), and in the second innings 135 for five wickets (W. Christofereon not out G8). Kilbirnie thus secured a three-point win. Bowling for Kilbirnie, V. Christoferson took two for 46, Bramloy two for 50, and for Old Boys Osborne took three for 30, Blundell four for 41, and Lambert two for 19.

In the Y.M.C.A. v. Midland game, Midland in the first innings made 590 for nine wickets (Baker 235, Patrick 81, Bruco 50, Donoghuo not out 51). Bowling . for Y.M.C.A., Haughey look three for 61. In the Thorndon v. Institute game, Thorndon in the-first innings made 213 (Mason 81, Ellern 38). Institute made 188 in the first innings and 153 in tho second (Malcolm not out 69). Thorndon secured a three-point win. 'Varsity made 2C2 in the first innings and 80 for fivo wicketfl in the second (Arndt 42). Petone made 348 in the first innings (Finlayson 107, Nicholls 106 not out). The game resulted in a tliree-point win for Petone. ..DUNEDIN, January 30. Albion defeated' Grange by 72 runs on the first innings yesterday. Grange in tho first innings made 133, and in the second 189 (McMullan 57). Mclvor took seven wickets for 41 nins. Albion in the first innings made 205, and in the. second had lost six for 80 (Knight three for 35). Dunedin beat Carisbrook by 20 runs in tho first innings. Dunedin, who had made 139 in the first innings, declared in the second innings with fivo wickets down for 147 (Casey 4G, Cherry 42). Carisbrook's first innings closed for 119 (Douglas Casey taking five wickets for 27 runs' \ In the second inninga they had lost two wickets for 88 (Dickinson not out 41).