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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18916, 3 February 1927, Page 6

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EIGHTH ROUND DRAW. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION'S CONTEST. Th« follow ins is the draw for she rij;li:ii round of matclie?. L-uuitneiK'iug on >sv,ircl;tv. February 1-tli. A. Old C<>l!og>an> v. Ka»t, l.anca>tcr No. 1. I.inwood v. Kicearton, Hagley No. J. iiM Hoys v. St. Albans. Klmuond Xn. 1. .-ydciilKim \. West, Hagley Xt>. I. SKNIOK 11. Itirearton A v. Hast. Lancaster No. J. S.vrlenham v. Linwood A, Sydenham No. 1. (lid IJ..J > v. West. Kimnood .N"o. Tcohnieal v. (lid Hoys A. lltisor's S». I. lianzlora v. St. Albans. llasloy No. ;i. '.::i\vue<! li v. Kicearton IS. Lancaster XV 1. .IL'XIOK A. Old Uojs v. Xew Brighton. Xe-.v lirigh'.pii :."o. I. Linwood v. Old Collegians, I.anca-ter :;o. Sydenham v. Aferivale. Sydenham Xn. 'J. St. Alban.i v. College, College No. 1. liovs' High School v. Kicearton. i!;u-!ev .Vr>. i. sunnier v. Kiapaoi. at Kaiap»i. We?: v. St. Andrew's Collese. St. ,\n-drr-.Vs Xo. 1. .il'.vioi; i>. St. Andrew's v. Technical. St. Andre.-.' t Xo. -. Christ's College v. West. College No. Last v. Spreydon. Harrington street. Linwood v. St. Albany. Hagley ,\o. 5. Hoys' High School v. Xew Brighton, straven road No. 1. St. JJede's v. Old Boy?. St. Liede's Xo. !. THIRD A. Sumner v. St. Andrew's, Linwood I'avk. Xew Brighton v. St. Albany, New llrightou No. L\ Old Collegians v. We.'t 11, Klinwuod No. a. Boys' High School v. Merivale, Elmv ood Xo. 5. Sydenham v. Technical. Knsor'a No. Christ's College v. Linwood, College Xo. 3, Kicearton v. West A. Hagley Xu. ti. TlllKU I!. New Brighton *. Linwood A. Lancaster No. 6. Spreydon v. Hast. Laiieasler Xo. Boys' High School v. Sydenham, Straveu road No. Christ's College v. Linwood I! College .No. -I. Iticca rl on v. Old Collegians l.lmuoud Xo. I. Y.Xt.C.A. a bye. FOURTH CillALlL. St. Andrew's College v. Sydenham. Sydenham No. Y.M.C.A. v. Boys Iligb School A, Hospital corner No. 1. St. Bede's v. New Brighton, New Brighton No. 3. Christ's College v. leehnical, Hospital corner No. 3. Kicearton v. West 1).U.5.. Hospital corner ' °ho"vs' High School 15 a bye All" toams pitying on Hospital corner and 3, must supply threo wickets and two bails. REPRESENTATIVE GAME. CANTERBURY V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. ISPKCUL 'lO TUB t'KtSS.) TIMAKL', i-'cbiuaiy 1. Great interest wa3 taken locally in the cricket, match which commenced yesterday ailcrnoon at Tirnaru Park, between representatives of Canterbury and South Canterbury. Though the day was not a holiday thero was nevertheless a good public attendance, much of the interest being due to the close proximity of the Knglish tour and the fuct that an idea would bo gained of the visitors' strength for their southern match. The teams were as followH: Canterbury: Pnge (captain), 15o«n, Hamilton, Mcrritt, C. Oliver, Cunningham, Kvans, Nixon, Crawford, and Talbot (one man missing.) South Canterbury: J. Kano (captain), M. Anglaml, C. Harding, D. Mcßetli, G. Davies, C. Thomson, L). Menzics, A. flerdman, W. Ditchfield, L. Grieve, and S. Muff. At the conclusion of the first day'a play the scores stood as follows:—Canterbury, first innings 148; South Canterbury, first innings 100. Canterbury in tlw second innings had lost two wickets for 13 runs, when stumps ware drawn. For Canterbury Pago made GO runs, Crawford 23, and Oliver 10, while for South Canterbury the best scorers wero Davies who made 25, and Kane with 19. Bowling for South Canterbury, Mcßeth look seven wickets for 53 runs, and for Canterbury, Cunningham took seven fdr 31. The game will be concluded to-day. "PRESS" 3IATCH. A return match was played on the Hoys League Giound, South Hagley Park yesterday afternoon, between teams representing the Heading and Mechanical staffs of The Pbebs. On this occasion the Headers, who had secured a comfortable win the previous week, were defeated by 111 runs. Scores:—Heading stall 1:13 (Klahoney, run out r l; Hogcrs, b Hood 1; Archer, u Adams, b Hood 1; Bennett, b Anderson G; c Walker, b Wilson t; Mullins, c Adams, b Hood 18; Dobbie, c Walker, b Hood 0; llavies, b Hood 0; Gillespie, b Ilood 2, Morgan, b Wilson 9; Harding, b Barnes 2; Huncock, b Wilson 12; Buckley, not out 2; Richards, b Wilson tl; byes 7). Mechanical staff 106 (Barnes, b Gillespie 15; AVoodliam, b Archer 0; Hood, run out 50; Anderson, b Mahoney 5; Adams, b Archer.o: Wilson, b Archer 18; Cull, b Hancock 1; Kemmcll, b Archer U; Agassi*, tun out 7; Hudduck. b .Mahoney 1; JCoal, run out 9; Walker, not out 13; byes 36,).