CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 17

CRICKET.

.BOWLERS' DAY.

[/CANTERBURY DEFEAT SOUTH CANTERBURY.

,tj» representative crii-fc'-l licf.vcn &i(«rbtiry »»"' » Sn " ,h Cant.-rUirv eleven *J««Be!ud«xl on Hi* Tnn.ir.i I*"'-: K'° und .' of Ihc first d.iy'« play Canterbury HJ csmpil*] US sgairM South Canterwrt IM, and were atantlitiK '••*" down for flja the second inning, Nixon» wicket for 1 and CM.vford« for 2, fcffjtf T»lbot in, witli 10 to liii credit. V«*m ulay emmenced yesterday, Talbot Mb*4 by "I'X'f- l ">- ll < ,r '» wcrn ■ Sjmirt »nd MrUcHi, Ix.tli of whom kept '2*53 length. Mcßcth clean bowled Sanrwith bi» seventh hall, and tho worn SiTftood 14-3-0. I'ajjo tilled ihc vacancy. bMSt Mcßeth a*»y 'or on.. Tho next Si was Wlti hv Talbot to Davics at dti p SLiJ the ahct closing his innings for 11. 2~r.11, I'age n'*' '*" '" Hcrdman-a. MMHfal lbw appeal. 15-5-3. Cox fol--2537 and opened up cautiously, but on jblijt ball of the over Herdman took him 2J U-S-0. Boon then Bent Mcßetli ITlto oft 'or a single, And the over was iejtted by Evans. Tho bowling avcragou *Sy Jfrtdman three for 9 and Mcßcth St for 8 »t this • t »S ,,> Another appeal ETHjidßian, thi» time against Boon was -gLgifi-**- 1 and shortly afterwards Evans 2blb Mcßelh, leaving tho score 21—7—1.' SLrHsn then went in. Hamilton scored STflrat boundary of the innings, sending Stana to the oS in the next over. Boon cut {■Moan nicely through tho elipa for a S3bwndiry. Boon and Hamilton had fJTrtiaad the total from 18 to 37, and StaM W» brightening up for tho vis.tors. il SS itago Kane relieved Hcrdman with & IS. Wd Bocn ,cok " • insl ° of! ,!"" £Q; Hamilton also took a single, but Saint ball went from Boon to Herdman 'atadaVefl- 85-8 9. Merritt then went in Zi ink » single off Kane, bringing the •5s M to 40, after 45 minutes' play. In Mm a, ball from Mcßetli ahortly after, EhM Ittit the leather into his slumps. yl-f The last man in was gSjjhitr Hamilton then took a single IfSSs, eluding him past Pjinl. * P«-fti-MM repeated by Cunningham ahortly ■Smith Later Mcßetb took CunningW with Uio sixth ball of bia over, the Hasa etoaing for 48- . ... j jSw n 91 runa to win, AngUnd and tattwnsd South Canterbury's inningsi to rlini of Cunningham and Talbot. eeored a single off his seventh ball tin next stroke sent a ainglo to tho torn Talbot. Cunningham took vfektt in the third over. s.l_l With 16 run* up, Angland SLJrafUrirards Herdman was caught by «£?* CUminghanf, and his place was 32? b» Kane. DitchPeld brought 'StMa «p io SO •«>« half .. a " wJSt. A littls later Kane, who failed tattlfe «• •♦rid". WM *" ken J&v Ha .u ta»?al?lsJbai mU-0. Mcßelh then tSmS Dilehßtld sent away two boundSlft ww shortly afterwarde taken by SR/SiConßingham. 82-5-6. Davie* wSSSi Um bowUia. and opened his acasmt lift s> brace on U» ••g-hth »•« p f OasiitlVAlter »n ftw »pp«»l had gone in ff "nleslrpKeed .hot through bwngW lh« score up to io, HTistflMtt btiamto wU taking any unMMlttty lUk «rf •coring was slow. The •atsd ball of CnMaaghtm's tenth over tSSU VnW stomp*. *O-<- 4 ; Cn.nitarkM i> this stags had taken four for ITtSm* .eattersd GrisTs't ttamps. but fta Uttmw tu tacky, tot tiw. umpire ' 3»i V^»sil. H Wbot toon awflonted for K>»wr. oii. Wl «lfa« j*mi » y»rd» Hl*S4l« ( Heidi* Joined .Mcßsth, > »la> BmttTCwUrlmrf stfll wanted « runs i cut Cmmingkm. but Um effort only pwdncsd «* Two I % SeV akol« ths off, Md ihs MatJTiilbofs .t»v t«s tti ltg^*o»ndary SiTßfi «b«tMVplar. "■ aecwot wHk a bT«c* «akto»j»l«s off the •M wjl*. the bound- ' . * fUbM,, ti* ittt deliver/ being f ausftWiel If ««fkU» <»!•*>: Another bounsltry faOswK a mmut later, bat Mcßetb ; tu ihw dlsmltaed fcy a buotifnl catch by [ BntUn J» lbs llipit «S~*—3B. Mensles I wtatla wHfc ikf Men still 38 short of a win. Hsno«f HteaaM «■ nuking a two and a fw •( GiwlagliaaL briaiing the total up | (> H HI k» tM taksa by Boon behind the •i ttsam M tat ant a»!V tke innlegs closing , ft* tl, kathM Otsttrbury winners by 10 S WsV , } IMtJM ntrtt t» «• follows : k ' * '" • jji ' CAHTIBBURY. II . , j ' Hftt lnßlngs. ■ WK.« WWrilid, b IfcDeth .. 0 "CiWrfWl, It Vsttfts, b Mcßcth .. 23 ':]§%'« Ittbtet, IHardmsn .. 54 .4ms]Me%> Meßeth .. 3 ' WWfrt UHu, b Kane .. .. U iMp,'* nmptea, b Mcßeth . • " b Mcßeth 8 lwiHoiiiiV aet out ..0 I ! i F ill?fe '. .Ttß ' IsaJJalll l*«B«tk. seven wickets for 55 V,Jgl»f«Jr«iito, two for 145; Kane, one for end Innings, b Mcßelh .. ..It mdVb Herdman '.'. 3 bnan -.3 dman '.. 0 isvt', b Mcßetb ..' ■ l' th, six for 18; Herdman, ot, one for 6. : CANTERBURY. M Innings, tinghsm * unnlngbam .. 3 nllton, b Cunningham 8 , b Cunningham .. 19 b Cunningham 25. ingbaa, seven wickets for two for 10; Talbot, one for tond Innings. b Talbot ..7 inlngham 2 Ingham 6 r, b Cunningham .. 3 e, b Cunningham .. 6 b Talbot . .. 0 Ibam 4 Jon. b Nixon .. 23 i b Cunningham .. 8 Ingham, six for :6; Talbot] ion, one for 4. tLEY CLUB. rlcket Club will bo reprelowing teams to-morrow: mnyside, at Sunnyside—E. is, E. T. Taylor, N. Archer, Collhait, L. Kington, C. Tadcnhead, L. Gordon, H. St. Albans, at St. Albans ylea, Grenfell, M. Collin, in, Bancroft. "Wcntworth, arist. at Richmond Domain is, \Yaine, Liddon, Whit.s, , Jerard, Chisnall, Harrickenham B, at Richmond Ccmrper, Worrall, Kettle, Piper, Jones, Wcntwortit, to please notify ihc * *<«. TBBU'LETON CLU*J. players will represent tbe jjHJJWO Club to-morrow:"— MSB*** v- Clarice B, it Templctoo—A. MP'S 8. Bush, G. Drayton, T. DrayUm, F. Kent, A. Mackie. B. HSJJjC. Price, H. Spicer, R. Voice; Beckenbam A, at Beckenhim iMKLfIniS) leaves at 1.30 p.m.)—R. Callings, HBE9 Md L **• E « n >> L - w » rd - R - w » Uon ' inffißNta, I. Cunneen, H. Kempthorno, C. 'Hnn..!). Mortland. W. Hampton; ereer- '• Wright. R. Vasey, and F. White. |W|jBIH ntavei. unable to p)ay, please notify jfllsVM'iJeny at one*. —»

MERIVALE CLUB. The following will represent the Merirale Club tomorrow:— Third Grade v. Le'tton, »t Lccston, 2 % m i~ V '"- WfGill, R. McGrejnr, I. McLieec, T. Svme, I,;. Bro»nan, V. tlit-kie. J. Jenningj, f. Davis, );. Farmer, G. Surklinjr. 11. Petric. Any player unable to go, ring 1561. CITY COUNCIL. The fo'.lmvirie players will represent the City Council Club against Mansts to-mor-ro-.v, at Sydenham Park-J. Clarkson, W. Smjthe. H. Fletcher, F. Horwcll, J. Gordon, R. Chinnny, il. Wilson, K. Quinn, W. Rowlands, N. Young, A. Hcslip; emcrgpney, L. .Sanderfi. Will players unab'.e to plav, please notifr the eecretar/ at once. —2 GKNEROUS OFFER. iIOO TO COACH FUND. At. (he, .;rid of tho representative matches that were played here at Christmas and New Year time, when it was obvious that eometliing should be done to build up tho game again in Canterbury, a member of the Old Collegian*" Ciub offered the Canterbury Cricket* Association £IOO toward* tho cost of a cricket coach for next season. HAWKE CUP. TARANAKI V. POVERTY BAY. (PREB3 »3SOCI»TIOH TKLEOBAU.) NEW PLYMOUTH, February 3. A match foi the Hawke Cup was commenced to-day between Poverty Bay, challengers, nnd Tar&naki, tho holders. Fine weather prevailed, but the wicket, though dry. was rather crumbly, and the bowlers maintained tho upper hand throughout, the batting cf both teams being disappointing.Poverty Bay made 117, to which Taranaki replied with 105. Poverty Bay have two wickets down for 19 runs in the second innings. For Poverty Bay, Bennett made 24,. Moody 22, Scholium 18, and Guthrie 10, Clarlie taking two wickets for 23 runs, Cole two for 44, Giblin thrca for 25, Botterill two for 10. For Taranaki, Kingston made 26. Grayson 21, Laeh 11, a,nd Cbeever* 11, Bennett taking six wickets for 50 runs, and Lockett four for 18.