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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 8 March 1926, Page 13

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CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION'S COMPETITIONS, i ST. ALBANS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP. Tha eighth, rouftd of grade matches was Concluded on Saturday in beautiful weather. St. Albans retained their unbeaten record, and are now champions for the eeason 1995-26. Sydenham sustained their third successive defeat, whilst a fine century by Talhot enabled Linwood to draw against Riccarton. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Won. - Lost. Drn. Pts. St. Albans .. 8 0' 0 17 W. Christchurch ..5 ,3 .0 11 Sydenham ..3 5 0 8 Riccarton ..3 4 * 1 7 E. Christchurch ..3 5 ' 0 6 Linwood ~ 1 6 1 3 St. Albans v. East Christchurch ■ St. Albans on the previous Saturday had scored 293 for six wickets, and after adding exactly 100, they declared with nine wickets down. East made a disastrous start, losing two of their best bata for 3 runs. McEwin followed with a fine innings of 95, but ho did not receive much support from the others, and! St. Albans won on the first inning 3. Scores:— ST. ALBANS. First Innings. F. Woods, b Gregory ~ .. .. 60 C. G. Crawford, c and h Weston .. 37 D. W. Reese, c Stringer, b McEwin .. 43 L. E. Bninton, c RolHnaon, b MoEwin 36 It. H. North; c Stringer, b McClelland' 57 P. Martin, b Mullan .. .. ..13 N. Doreen, o Flood, b McEwin 47 A- W- Thomas, b McEwin .. ..17 R, Norriei not out .. - .. ~ ■45 D. M. Sandman, at. Phelps, b MoEwin 6 S. W. Hickmott, not out .. ..10 Extraa .. .. 22 Total for nine wickets (inninga closed) .. .. .. 393 Bowling Analysis—H. T. Stringer, 26-overs, 1 maiden, 107. runsj-J, MjcEwin, 29 overs, 152 runs, 5 wickets; E. Weston, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 38 runs, 1 wicket; G. R. Gregory, 3 overs, 25 runs, 1 wicket; T. Mullan, 4 overs, 23 runs, 1 wicket; T. McClelland, 8 overs, 26 runs, 1 wicket. 1 EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Inninga. G. R. Gregory, lbw, b Sandman 2 A. R, Blank, o Norrie, b Thomas .. 0 j J. McEwin, o Brunton, b Martin .. 95 JJ. T. Stringer, 0 North, b Sandman .. 8 F. J. Rollinaon, b Sandman .. .. 0 T. Mullan, c Doreen, b Norrie .. 35 J. P. Flood, b Sandman .. ..31 T. McClelland, b Norria ... 22' F. .Harris, pot out .. .1 ... 7 J. Phelps, lbw, b Sandman .. .. 3 E. Weston, absent .. 0 Extras .. .. .. ' ». 3 Total .. 211 Bowling Analysis—A. W. Thomas, t overs, 1 maiden, 39 runs, 1 wicket; D.. M. Sand- ! man, 15 overs, 1 maiden, 87 runs, 5 I'wickota; D. W, Reese, 5 overs; 27 runs; F. , Woods, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 15 runa; E. I Norrie, 8 overs,. 1 maiden, 25 1 runa, 2 wickets; P. Martin, 5 overs, 2 maidens, 10 Tuns, 1 wicket. Riccarton v. Linwood. Riccarton had put up the aubatantial. total of - 359 on the previous Saturday. On resuming . Talbot settled down to a fine-in-tiinga, and getting a fair amount of support from tho other batsmen, the side managed to play out tiine. This waa tho first drawn game of the season. Scores:— RICCARTON. First Innings .. .. .. ~359 LINWOOD. j First Innings. \ R. O. Talbot, b Young >. 109 ! G. M. Condliffe, b Evans 1..1 .. 8 M. Boon, run put .. .« .. 15 T. Kennedy! lbw, b Rix ... .. 15 R, .Read, b Rix .. .... ... 20 C. L. Kiag, lbw, b Young .; .. 43 J. Logie, run out .. .« i.. 0 G. Ruesell, not out -.. .. 1.. 42 11. Feast, b Rix . •« , •• 1 if. Bates, not out ... .. ... 20 Extras .. .. ..12 'Total for eight wickets ~ 983 Bowling-Analysis—J. L. Powell, IS overs, 75 runs, 1 no-ball; O. E. Evans, 15 overs, 66 runs, 1 wioket; A. Young, 13 overs, 3 maidens, 43 runs, 2 wickets; u. T. Rix, 16. -overs, 49 runs, 3 .wickets; C. G. Gibbs, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 80 runs; O. T. Gorrie, 2 overs, 10 runs. Sydenham v. West Christchurch. To a total of 239 by West Christchurch, Sydenham had responded with 12 for two wickets. The latter gave a very mediocre display, Ayling and King being the only batsmen to make any showing, and the side was 86 short when the las't wicket fell. West Christchurch got a two-point win. "Scores:— WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings .. .. .. Second Innings. N. O. Alexander, 0 E. Gaeson, b Edwards .. ' .. ... 56 P O. Cross, b Cunningham .. ..0 35, A. Hitchcock, o King, b Sinoock .. 7 E. J. Normaij, c Sincock, b E. A, Gas son 24 C. A. Cocka, not out .. ' ..11 11. G. Haynes, not out .« *• 12 Extras .. •• ' »• 1— 10 Total for four wickets .. ~ 120 Bowling ' Analysis—W. Cunningham, 4 overs, 17 runs, 1 wicket, 1 no-ball; T. Sincock, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 18 runs, 1 wicket; ,J. Gray, 5 overs, 22 runs; E. A. Gaseon, 5 overs, 21 runa, 1 wioket; W. R. Patrick 3 overs; 1 maiden, 18 runs; L. Edwards, 1 over, 11 runs, 1 wicket. j SYDENHAM. First Innings. I W. B. Patrick, lbw, b Blunt ~ w 391 E. A. Gasson, b Findlay 4 W. Cunningham, o Hitchcock, b Cocks 0 C. Ayling, 0 and b Findlay .. ..44 E. Cockroft, lbw, b Cocks. ' •• 10 £. Gasson, c Hayes, b Cocks .. 7 J. Gray, b Cocks - •• ••••,. ® H. Kip?, - e Hitchcock, b Foster .. 43 R. Wallburton, c Hitchcock, b Findlay 7 T. Sincock, 0 Cross, b Blunt .. .. 0 L. Edwards, not out .. •• ® Extras .. •• •• - 9 Total .. •• -> _•• 153 Bowling Analysis—C. A. Cocks, 16 ojrera, 4 maidens, 88 runs, 4 wickets; J. L. Final&y, 13 overs, 1 maiden, « runs, 3 wiekete; R C, Blunt, 10 overs, 4 maidens, 24 runs, 2 wickets; E. A. Hitchcock, 5 ovem, 20 runs; Dr. P. S. Foster, 0.1 over, 0 runs, 1 wicket. . SENIOR B GRADE. At Elmwood Park, Old-Boys, 231 for six wio keta (W. Moffat 101 not out, I B- Cromb 54 O. Armstrong 29) beat Linwood. 117 andy 143 for eight wickets (C. Orchard 47, J. Prosper 39. J. Jack 16). For Old Boys, KiUick took five wickets for 29 runs. At Hagley Park, ■ St. Albans 891 (A. Mahoney 119, Teichert 83, J<Ans 27, A. Wright 16 not out) drew with West Christchurch, "309 for four wickets (A. T. Donnelly not f out, W. J. Sim 69, L. A. Charles SS, Grant 40). , tn - At Hagley Park, Riccarton, 200 and 51 for one wicket (Johna 20, D. HaylS not . K. Bain 14 not out) beat Old Collepan, 75 and 275 (S. Lester 95, Cottenll 40 noti out, L. Hobba 35, Chapman 35, Buchanan M, . M. Hamilton 19. H. M. Chrystall 15) by 12s 1 runa on the first innings. ~v 050 ' At EnsorV road, East Chnstchurch beat Technical. J3O and 92 'rune. Henderson 18) by an »»»8» r W f ol ™?ne For Eaat, Brown took three wickets t runs and Mills three for 37. (j. At Rangiora, Sydenham 143 17)< Martin 47, H. Belll ovflr *Raneiora» who SECOND GRADE A. ! At, ,<>»«g?®f^ U St»t C I for ( Haughey 15, ISO (More SI, Suwb« ketg irASsfe"'"""" ml* on to* High School 456 • At (W. E. MwrettMO,. A. Wid . 17) bWt 144 for eight wictUAt Elmwood r pLk, I 0 > w'Boys 335J0i: seven .At EJnavooa Jacobs i3.not Hks«e'47® Smith 80, Shipley 20 not Z\) bfa't SumiJer 240 and 108 (ba..nd e ra 35, Dacre 34) by an inn»g« **& 81 rana.

At Elmwood Park, St. Albans 236 'Payne /r. • J , Harden 100) beat 01d Collegians "139 (Godfrey 49, TothiU 38, Carver 22 not out) and 129 for threo wickets (Carver 50, Gaider -S) by 159 run 3 on the first inninga. A - Hagley Park, Riccarton 3&I for eeren (declared) beat West Chriatchurch i° M j? 39, Ayrea 20, Cameron 30) and t>2 (Prendorgaet 17, Galvin 15, Darby !5) by an innings and 211 rajje. For Riccarton in the innings, Rix took seven wirkets lor 31 rona, and in tha second Wateon took Sve jor 21 and Laurence four for 23. . At Kaiapoi, Kajapoi 242 (Green Wa) beat i . W nr"S ht<>n * 203 and 104 for three wic-" keta (11. Bugg 50 not out), by 39 luns on tho first innings. -nAw *r£' St. Andrew's 215 and id (McDonald 21, Hartnell 16) beat Old Bovs 208 and 65 for four wickets (Harper 20 not out) by seven runs on the first innings. For Old Boys, H. S, Baverstock took five w;cketa for 41 runs, and Francis two for none. SECOND GRADE B. At Hagley Park, West Christchurch 321 beat Boys High School 87 (Whitehead 30. Smith 16) and 148 (Dash 49, Whitehead 18. Queree 18, Smith 18) by an inninga and 86 runs. Masters'took four wickets for'4s runs. Riccarton beat Linwood by default. At St. Andrew's, Old Boys 268 and 81 for fi\e wickets (Cobdcn 30) beat St. Andrew's 183 (Jack 49, Coop 35, Harris 22) and 74 (Law 18) by 90 runs. THIRD GRADE A. At Elmwood Park, Old Collegf.ans 78 and 130 (Harrison 39, Stewart 37 not out) beat Old Boys 103 and 99 (S. Anderson 57) .by Six runs. At College ground, Sydenham 211 (Miller 57, Mitchell 43 not out, Collett 27, ilartland 22, Simmonds 22) and 77 for six wickets (declared) (Fitchell 17 not out, Miller 17) beat Christ's College 118 (Dawson 41, Rankin 18, Webster 17) and 154 for nine wickets (Lumsden 44, Wynn Williams 33, Tapley 37 not out) by 93 runs on the first innings. THIRD GRADE B. At College Ground, Linwood 163 and 68 for three wickets (Mueson 20 not out, Griffen 32 not out) beat .Christ's College 154 and 63 (Wright 21). For Linwood, Flanaghan took four wickets for 16 runs, and Musson three for 14. At Lancaster Park, Linwood 161 and 28 for ona wicket (Smith 16) beat Riccarton 60 and 127 (Champneso 42) by nine wickets. CITY AND SUBURBAN. EIGHTH ROUND CONCLUDED. The eighth round of the City and Suburban Association's competitions was con-' eluded on Saturday last. Fine weather favoured the games, and tho wickets were good. Greens secured a threo-point win over Sunnyside with tho last ball of the day* winning by six wickets. Woolston had to be content with a two-pointer, as Shirley made a great recovery, and made 140 in the first innings, after losing seven wickets for 17 runs. .The following table shows the positions of the senior teams:— „ 3-Pt. 2-Pt, Losses. Pts. Greens .. , .. 4 1 3 14 Sunnysidei ..1 4 3 11 woolston 0 4 4 a Shirley .. 1 1 ? -g Greens v. Sunnyside. With 3 wickets down for 79 runs, Greens continued their first innings, and made 162, I Peacock batting well for 52 not out. Sunny- j •*'de commenced their second .innings with a ! defioit of 61, and compiled 112. Greens had 52 to make to win, and went in at 5.27. Four were down for 25 when Peacock and Lawson became associated, and with the laßt ball of the day Lawson scored a three, and secured a three-point win by six wickets. SUNNYSIDE. First Innings .. .. ... 101 Second Innings. H. Hughes, b Robertson .. ~ 9 D. Cocks, b R. Pitt , .. ~ 0 H. Robinson, 0 LilloysUort, b Robertson 1 L. Watson, b R. Pitt .. ... 8 H. Thompson, b Robertson .. 12 R. Langford, b R. Pitt ~ .; no A. Mackie, b Robertson ~.14 H. Batten, run out . .• ■ 13 E. Barnes, not out .. . is J. Hartley, b A. Harry .. .. 1 A. Hurst, absent .. ' 0 Extras ~ . 2 1 Total .. .. 112 Bowling Analysis.—R. Pitt, 13 overs, 43 runs, 3 wickets; G. Robortson, 13 overs, 62 runs, 4 wickets; A. Harry, 5 overs, 0 runs, 1 wicket. GREENS. First Innings. J. Lamb, b Langford .. ~ g W. Lawson, c Barnes, b Watson ... 33 E. Keenan, c Robinson, b Watson. .. 28 A. Harry, b Watson .. .. ,5 L. Kent, b Watson .. .. 7 F. Pitt, c Barnes, b Watson .. „. 5 P. Peacock, b Thompson . . ~ 52 G; Robertson, c Batten, b Mackie » 1 A. Pitt, c Barnes, b .Langford ~14 T. Tilloyshort, b Langford .. 0 R. Pitt, not out .. >. 4 Extras .. .. 5 Total .. ..163 Bowling Analysis.—L. Watson, 15 overß, 49 runs, 5 wickets; R. Langford, 7 overs, 41 runs, 3 wickets; H. Thompson, 4.3 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket; A, Mackie, 8 overs, 46 runs, 1 wicket. Second Innings. J. Lamb, b 'Watson . *- ». 8 A. Harry, lb.w, b Thompson ~ 0 A. Pitt, b Thompson .. ~ ' 5 P. Peacock, not out .. ... 16 S. Robertson, lbw, b Thompson ~ 1 W. Lawson, not out .. .. 17 Extras .. . . »• 5 Total for four wickets v. 03 " ' . Shirley y. Woolston. With seven wickets down for 17 runs, Shirley made a good recovery by » splendid sixthwicket .atand by Taylor and Cummings, who made 140." Although they were. 105 in the lead, Woolston went in, and when play ceased had made 147 for the loss of eight wickets, • WOOLSTON. - ' First Innings ... 245 Second Innings. H. Pennells, e Fraser, b Columbus .. 1 H. Gibbons, b Jerard ... t. 38 J. Roberts, b Columbus .. ~ 4 L, Clarkson, c Fraser, b Marshall •. 8 R. Stammers, c Aris, b Marshall .. 0 J. Worrell, c and b Cummings .. 3 E. Samms, b Jerard .. 68 S. Roberts, st Aris, b Columbus ~ 4 H, Mills, not out .. -»■> > r > Extras . < >.16 Total for eight wickets „. 147 SHIRLEY. First Innings. E. Barnes, run out .. i** 4 N. Archer, b Mills ... .{« 5 R. Lisle, b Mills .. .. 4 H. Aris, o and b Mills .. ~ 2 I. Fraser, c Pennells', b Mills ~ O W. Jerard, lbw, b Mills .. ... 0 C. Marshall, b Stammers .. .. 0 L. Columbus, e Stammers, b Mills 6 E. Taylor, st Roberts, b Stammers .... 58 E. Cummings, b Worrall .. .. 51 G. Cul'.en, not out .. ... 3 Extras .• ..7 Total .. ..140 Bowling Analysis.—R. Stammers, 12 overs, 39 runs, 3 wickets; H. Mills, 9 overs, 38 runs, 8 wickets: J. Worrall, 5 overs, 18 runs, 1 wicket; G. Roberts, 7 overs, 21 runs no wickets, JUNIOR GRADE. J St. Albans A 110 (Unwiu 36, McNae 23. Polkinghorne 14 not out, D. Clark 12) and 27 for no wickets defeated D.I.C. 114 and 20 by ten wickets. McNae three for 7 and Dibden five for 12 took the wickets for St. Albans, and Griffiths seven for 53 for D.I.C. Kaiapoi' 193 and_ 70 (Pilling 45) defeated : Gas Co. 65 (A. Wilson 16 not out) and 97 1 Lester 25, Higgins 15) by 101 runs, Meachem six for 36 and Swallow four for 22 bowled well for Kaiapoi, and J. Wilson and j a. Wilson for Gas Company. | THIRD GRADE. Matchless 191 for nine wickets (Latham 89, Hamilton 37 not out, Farmer 28 not out) defeated Mairehau 79 (Cresswell 31, Faulls SO) by 113 runs on the first innings. Latham seven for 22 and Vivian two for 22 bowled well for Matchless, and Wilson for Mairehau. WALKER SHIELD TEAM. The Christchurca City and Suburban Cricket Association held a smoke concert on Saturday night, in honour of the team which won thfe Walker Shield. The president, Mr G. Duggan, was unable to ottend until later in the evening, and the vice-president, Mr J. Fleming, presided over the gathering, which was large and enthusiastic. After the toast of the had been honoured, the chairman proposed that of tha Canterbury Cricket Association, which, he said, was the best Association ia 2Cew Zealand. Tho City and Suburban Association always looked to Jt for assistance and advice, and they had never found it wanting. I In reply, Mr E. O. Blunt apologised for i the ttnavoioable absence of the president, Mr D. Reese. The Canterbury Association, in its turn, was lucky m having es its head body the New Zealand Cricket Council. To his mind, the proposed formation of the Ifew Zealand Suburban Association was a trove in the right direction. As a rule, the representative teams were principally drawn from the City players, and eo good suburban men did not always get their chance. Ho thought that the Christchurch City and Suburban Association was a great deal stronger than suburban and country

Associations the New Zealand foam had met in Australia. 11l proposing the toast cf the City Suburban Association, Mr R. Langford said that it catered for a class o: cricket that the Canterbury Aseociation could not handle. He paid a high compliment to the I'ontrolling officers cf the Association, particularly to the secretary, Mr E. Kins;. Mr G. Duggan responded. Mr E. King proposed the toast of t-io Guests of Honour. He said this gathering' was ■unique. It was the second season taat tho Walker Shield had been competed f° r in open competition, and the first time Auckland retained tho trophy. Tha Wellington and Auckland teams had been real sportsmen, and the competition was conducted in fine spirit. They were pleased to hear what Mr Bhint had said about the New Zealand Suburban Association, and this view was that expressed by the members of the Canterbury Association when the deputation waited on them. They Wer ® pleased that their team had »" cl believed that the victory was to tl.e abla captaincy of Mr E. Langford. Mr Langford responded, and the chairman presented the crips to tlie team. Other toasts were: "Kindred Sports Associations'' and "The Performers." Musical items were contributed by J. Rainton, X. Clark, W. F. White, Mizzen, E. Cook, and the Dickie Brothers. Messrs Johnsov. and Reg. Woods were the accompanists. BOYS' ASSOCIATION. FINAL ROUND. The final round in the Canterbury Boys Cricket Association's competition was played on Saturday, tho Fifth (under 16) Grade and the Sixth (under 15) Grade being won by Technical College, whilst the Seventh (under 14) Grade was won by Boys' High School. The "knock-out" competition will commence next Saturday. FIFTH GRADE. Boys' High School B 76 defeated West Christchurch District High School 22 and 13 by an innings and 35 runs. Technical College A won by default from Y.M.C.A. (E|oya' Gordon Hall). St., Bede's College 66 and 75 defeated Boys' High School A 55 and 38 for three wickets by XI runs on the first innings. Technical College B 126 and 11 f° r 1,0 wickets defeated St. Andrew's College 26 and 108 by ten wickets and 3 runs. I SIXTH GRADE. St.. Bede's College W defeated Riccarton 10 and 28 by an innings and 56 runs. Technical College A won by default from Technical College B. Marisfc Bros.' 70 and 38 for seven wickets (declared) defeated St. Andrew's College 39 and 36 for nino wickets by 31 runs on the first innings. Boys' High School A won by default from Y.M.C.A. (Boys' Gordon Hall). Cathedral Grammar School 102 defeated Boys' High School B 41 and 72 for four wiokets by 61 rune on the first innings. Linwood won 'by default from. West Christchurch District High School. SEVENTH GRADE. West Christchurch District High School 65 defeated Boys' High School A 53 by 12 runa on the first innings. Linwood won by default from Y.M.C.A. (Boys' Gordon Hall) A. Cathedral Grammar School 63 and 13 for two' wicketa defeated Marist Bros. 55 by 8 runs on the first innings. Technical College won bv default from Y.M.C.A. (BoyB 1 Gordon Hall) B. Boys' High School B 103 defeated St. Andrew's College 25 and 19 by an innings and 50 rung. St. Bede's College had the bye. ASHBURTON ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. A match, the Ashburton Club versus the Rest of the County, was played on the Domain oval on Saturday, in perfect weather. The pitch was in great hick and favoured the batsmen. Going to the wicketa first, Ashburton knocked up 200 for five wickets before declaring (J. Nicoll 48, Harper So, K. Nicoll not out 40, and Bolton not out 33) being tho principal scorers. The Rest put on 68 in their first innings, and had lost seven for 68 in their second innings when stumps were drawn. ■ For Ashburton, McGregor, with three for 33, and Harper, four for 12, were tho beat bowlers in the Rest's first innings, while in the second, McGregor _ and Andrews took ihe bowling honours with three for 22 and four for 37 respectively. The Rest tried many bowling changes, but O'Grady, two for 49, Gourley, one for 20, Millichamp, one for 13, were the only ones to secure wiokets. In the junior competitions, Ashburton played St. Stephen's. St. Stephen's made 84 in the first innings and 96 in the second. Ashburton replied with 158, declaring when three wickets had fallen, thus winning by an innings and 23 runs. Following are the details:— ASHBURTON. First Innings. Pritchard, c Colville, b O'Grady 0 McGregor, o Cromio, b O'Grady 10 Andrews, o Hanratty, b Gourley .. S Harper, b JVlillichamp ... ~.36 .T. Nicoll, run out >. 48 . IC. Niooll, not out i.., i.. t . ■ 40 Bolton, not out .... »•. .. 33 Estsas ... i.. 38 • Total for five wickets .. 208 Bowling—Gourley took one wiciket for 20, O'Grady two for 49, Cromie none for 19, Colville none for 7, Millichamp one for 13, McNicol none for 33, Hanratty none for 16, Willis none for. ten. THE REST. First Innipgs. Fraor, b Harper .. 0 Gourley, b McGregor .. .. " O'Grady, b Haiper ••• H Penrose, c Lewis, b Harper i— 1 McNicol, b Harper .. —? u. 0 Brady, {j McGregor .. «. i... 23 Cromie, c sub., bK. Niooll )m t 20 Hanratty, o sub., b Nicoll ..v i« ® Colville, run out .. , <•< ® Willis, o Lewis, b McGregor .. •• 5 Millichamp, not out , ... i.* 9 Total .. •• . •• 68 Bowling—McGregor took three wickets for .33, Harper four for 12, Nicoll two for 22. Second Innings. Millichamp, o and b Andrews •> 1® Willis, 6 Knight, b Andrews •». 0 I Gourley, o sub., b Andrews ..... .■ * McNicoll, b McGregor .. 13 Hanratty, b MGregor .. •- »« ° Penrose, Lewis, b Andrews .. » : Colville, b McGregor .. •• * O'Grady, not out "• >• * Cromie, not out ... •• q Extras .. •• _ Total for seyen wickets .. «8 Bowling—McGregor took three wickets for 22, Andrews four for 37. Ashburton v. St. • Stephens. ST. STEPHENS. First Innings. Mora, Ibw, b Bolton .. ... H Lennon, o Pntchard, b Todd .••: *' _ Peez, b Todd • • • •- ■». ° Smith, lbw, b Bolton .. •• - Brosnahan, o Jordan, b Todd ••• I Cooper, run out •• •• •• in | Patching, c Stephens, b Bolton i- " ! Looms, not out •• •• "3 | Extras •• - J Total for. seven wicketß .. .. 34 •Howline—Stephens took no wickets for i" runs, Todd three for 10, Bolton three for 13 ' Second Innings. Mora, not out *■ . "■ " \ Looms,' cA. Lane, b Stephens .. q I Lennon, b B. Lane •• •• I Muir, played on, b Stephens . .. I PatchiEg, lbw, b Stephens .. .. Peez, 0 and b apl f y "l '* 0 ; Smith, 0 Brophy, b Rapley .. .. fl Cooper, c R&pW,.! 3 , r._ " 1 , Brosnahan, fit " " 6 ' Jordan, c Brophy, b Todd .. - J Furby, b Todd -* " J ~ i Extras •• " " " I Tt 1 •• •• •• •• 95 ! -o i-,! SteTihens took three wiokets ior ; on B L*B. Bolton .none for i £ RapS two for 16, Todd three for 7. | - ASHBURTON. | First Innings go i Tcdd, not out •• -• •• " 27 i Bolton, rutl ° " " " 34 Rapley» "° Patching .. •• •• B. Lane, b Lennon ... .. Loing, not out .• ■■ 10 Extras •• •" " " Totil for three wickets (declared) .. 353 Bowline —Lennon one for r>o, Patching one for 45. Smith poM for 22, Looms none for 23.

IN OTHER CENTRES. IPRtSS JSSOCIATIPX TELEG3AIO T _ AUCKLAND, March 7. -- »i oJ 6on i°r cricket championship, "t°f ' ore > batting against Eden, made ! , atc , r 15s '- Bowling lor Eden, SimpT V ~ o, Ur for S6 < Csoper four for- 93. i - orta Saore win this match they will have won the championship. tui-w « made Si a S ai ° , t Ponsonby, Smith <n* /. n ,V,cek . ts ioT ~ 9 and Sncdden four r~,, l ° ns °t}h scored 117 (McLeod 34, lnst r,° nS ; arnc H in the second innings lost one for 31. Prß^ftn Cr ('^o' ,a^ afternoon against *■Wtl"sf'wt ji ... March. 7. former t; t V e l ngtc,n v ' Midland match the corHm.pT .7° Wlckets down for 175 runs not «, t lg ' and com P llec ' -85 (Airey n l i i ',,- lonl;hou3e Burton 41, Bad- ■> ,t;l< sowlin S for Midland Bruce took \r-iV 1 , m 711:13 and Ji,dd 3 ior cs - M diand compiled 133 l ßaker 57, Hutching ° i i B ame was drawn. in the match, Old Boys v. Thorndon, the latter continued tlicir innings and made 296 , ,J'' lci J ctß and declared (Kortlang not ™ Roberts 71, Warne not out 42, Phil.ip 46). Old Boys made 153 (Duncan 49). Bowling for Thorndon Foley took ■L. wickets for 28 run? and EU 3 for 31. ihorndon secured a 8 point win. , . ma tch, Kilbirnie ±29 v. University the atter compiled 282 (Leys 118, extras 42). Bcv.ling for Kilbirnie Christopherson took 3 wickets for 26, and Morns 3 for 33. university gained a 3 point win. Pdtone 124 v . Institute 209 (Prince not ° ut J 2 ; Dempster 30, Banks 27). Bowling for Petone Brice took 3 for 78, and Finlay80n A,^ 0t Pfitone lost 0 wickets for 109 (Mark Kicholls 73 not out). Institute gained a 3 point win. v - Y.it.C.A. 175 (Brown* 64, Grant 35), Bowling for Hutfc Mcuirr took 4 for 71, and Watson 4 for Hutfc, in tho second innings, lost 7 ■wickets for 15-1 (Cobcroft 25). The match resulted in a 3 point win for Hutt, wlio have finished up the season unbeaten. DUNEDIN, March. 7. Saturday's cricket:—Albion v. Duuedin; Albion in the first innings made 96 (Duncan 27, Blamires 24), and Dunedin 81 for four wickets (Cherry not out 225, Casey not out 23, Grigg 19). v. Carisbrook—Grange, first innings 145 (Galland- 47, McGregor 32, Knight 2S). Carisbrook 62 for six wickets (Worker 19). AUSTRALIA'S SIDE. TASMANIA DEFEATED. (Br CABLE— MESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received March 7th, 5.5 p.m.) m. , HOBART, March 7. ilia match, Australia v. Tasmania, was continued in fino weather on a good wicket, iasmama in its second innings made a 23 (Martin 33, Newton 33). Bowling: Richardson took two for 8, Mailey three for 43, and. Andrews throe for Australia won hy an innings and 184 xuns.