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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21404, 21 February 1935, Page 17

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CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION DRAW FOR TENTH ROUND The following is the draw for the tenth round of matches in the Canterbury Cricket Association's competitions, commencing on March 2:— First Grade—Lancaster Park v. Sydenham, Sydenham No. 1; Old Boys v. Riccarton, Hagley No. 1; West v. Old Collegians, Hagley No. 2; St. Albans v. East. Hagley No. 3. Second Grade —St. Albans v. West, Hagley No. 5; East v. Sydenham, Lancaster No. 3; Old Collegians v. Old Boys, Rugby (middle); Riccarton v. Lancaster Park, Hagley No. 4. Third Grade, A Section—Sydenham A v. St. Albans A, Sydenham No. 2; Old Boys A v. Lancaster Park A, Haglev No. 6; East v. West A, Lancaster No. 4; Old Collegians v. Riccarton, Rugby (gate). Third Grade, B Section—St. Albans B v. Old Boys B. Hospital Corner No. 1: West B v. Boys' High School, Straven Road No. 1; Christ's College v. Lancaster Park, Lancaster No. 5; Sydenham v. Old Boys C, Sydenham No. 3. Fourth Grade, A Section—Sydenham v. Lancaster Park. Lancaster No. fi: Boys' High School v. West District High School, Straven Road No. 2; Technical v. Suburban team, Elisor's Road No. .1; West v. St. Albans A, Hospital Corner No. 2. Fourth Grade, B Section—East v. St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's No. 1; Old Boys v. Riccarton, Hospital Corner No. '?,; Christ's College v. St. Albans B, College No. 1: St. Bede's v. Old Collegians. St. Bede's. Fifth Grade—Sydenham v. West, Hospital Corner No. 4; Old Boys v. St. ■Albans. Rugby (far); Christ's College v. Riccarton. College win by default: Boys' High School A v. Boys' High School B. Straven Road No. 3; Lancaster Park v. Technical. Elisor's Road No. 2. Sixth Grade (fi'-st day)— Christ's College B v. Boys' Hifffi School A, College No. 2; St. Andrew's v. Sydenham, St. Andrew's No. 2: Christ's College A v. Boys' High School B. College No. 3. Second dav —Christ's Collece A '■ v. Christ's College B. College No. 2: St.. Andrew's v. Boys' High School B. St. Andrew's No 2; Sydenham v. Boys' High School A. Hospital Corner No. fi. "DKISARY BATTING" STKONd PROTEST FKOM WEST INDIES GEORGETOWN, February 10. The newspapers and the public are strongly protesting against the unsatisfactory nature of the third test between the West Indies and the Marylebonc Cricket Club, especially the dreary batting and the playing for a draw, which is regarded as a violation of the spirit of the game. They are also demanding that future tours should include tests exceeding four days. SHEFFIELD SHIELD FINAL POINTS AND AVERAGES l NIT Li) I'IU'.SS ASrUI lATI ON --BY EI.EC. IllC IT.I.KCi RAMI —COrVRICiIIT.) SYDNEY, February 20. The following are the positions of the states in the Sheffield Shield competition:- - Points. Victoria . . .. 25 New South Wales .. lti South Australia .. 10 Qucc-vsland .. 8 The possible was 30 points. Darling (Victoria) heads Ihe batting awrage:-. with 70.44. followed by O'Biicn 'Victoria* with 51.36. Gilbert i Queensland) leads the bowlers with an average of 18.21. and Chilvcrs i New South Wales) is second with 13.82. Fleetwood-Smith took most wickets, namely 63. SI HI KHAN ASSOCIATION SHIELD MATCH Senior and junior teams from the North Canterbury and Suburban Cricket Associations assembled at Hagley Park yesterday to commence the annual matches for the sub-association shield and junior cup. The players waited anxiously for the rain to cease, but after several inspections of the wicket it was finally decided to abandon all hope o£ play for the day, cud the players dispersed. A conference of the officials of both associations met and it was finally decided to postpone the fixtures until Wednesday and Thursday next week, February 27 and HOYS' ASSOCIATION MEETING OF EXECUTIVE A meeting of the execulive of the C-ntorbury. Boys' Cricket Association was held at the Technical College on Tuesday evening, when the following were present:—Messrs H. W. Gourlay (in the chair), T. W. C. Tothill, R. R. Gibson, R. J. Rainey, P. W. Campbell, G. S. A. P.iltcliff (honorary secretary), and the Rev. Father B. Blake, S.M. An apology for absence was received from the chairman. Mr G. H. G. Hobo,-. The Canterbury Cricket Association wrote congratulating the Boys' Association on the success of its representative teams during the last season. The honorary secretary reported ihat the Rix Cup had been received from ihe Otago Association. The managers of the representative ioams. Messrs H. W. Gourlay and G. S. A. Biltcliff, reported regarding the recent series "of representative matches wiih Otago and the West Coast. A financial statement regarding the loss shown on the representative games was also read. It was decided to adopt the report and statement and to congratulate the managers on the success of the teams. It was decided to open the 1935 competition on Saturday, March 2, and to play a preliminary round of friendly matches next Saturday, arlangcmenls to be left to the schools concerned. The following matches have been arranged to take place on Sal urrlay:-- Under IK years: Christ's College A v. Cathedral Grammar .School; Christ's College B v. Technical College Hostel. Under 15 years: Christ"., College A v. Boys' High School A: Christ's College B v. Boys' llieh School B; Christ's College C v. Boys' High School C. Under 14 years: Bovs' High School A v. Christ's College A. /; Entries for the competition are ty close next Saturday at 6 p.m. After a short discussion, it was decided to have no knock-out compete tion at the end of the present season, but to continue the ordinary competition instead, arrangements for the I continuation to be left in the hands' of the competitions committee. It was suggested that, after the completion cf a double scries of matches in each grade, a two-days' match should be arranged between the teams which were then leading in each grade. The awards of the Caygill Prizes I was considered in detail. It was announcnd that W. L. Thompson, as captain of the winning Christ's College to.-irn in the first grade, and J. N. .Jon'iing.-. as Hie most successful batsni;n m Hois Ir'in. would receive the i awaids captaincy and batting re-j

. ■ t spectively. The names of nine players were suggested for awards for bowling, and it was decided to supply Mr E. 11. Caygill with the names of the nominees, together with details of their performances in competition and representative matches. REPRESENT ATIVK AV VMM', MS Under 1R Yr.ivb Team Thr. lio\V AsMiciiilinn tnicli'r Hi y;n'- n'- |, regulative tr;nii pluycd three ma|elie h , meelin~ Otn-rn in Cliristflmi-eh nn'l hie (trcynuni Hi ami the We>t Const, third si-acle representatives in (Ireytnonth. 'the iniUeli with Grevnionlh Terlmical wns lost, but the nrher t»-ii were won. the record of the lenin l.fin- a .lislinrtlv K n,„l one. The following were the a\,.|-a K ,':. of 1110 r.a't.inell.s. I". N.D. U\ Fa11i,,,:.,• . . »'■> ' I :;i;o .Tenni.i",. -. li'A I " "I---fither .. ■-') -1 " '••"'- flllivier . . -I " ' - : ''. r ' naxlrr .. 'J A - " I--" llav .. :;7 :: " Ki.-l Miu-rav .. ■■■" •• " ' ls |'n,...,„r ..la :: I I-'-' West-W.,'-., L'l - " II.". Unwell ..I '■■ I -'••"' Kairotl .. I :; " ' ■•'! Wiille.l-.-o ..1 1 " I." Nee . ii - I " D-O i.ake . . »' - I °-f» ■ .'M-ni'lies nol "ill. Bov/H:ig W. <>. M A v. N.„. .. . . II I ■"> ■'' ;| A> Ollivier .. . . ■! 7 '■- llarreu .. S 12 17 0.0 Howell . . . . !■) -1 t II '.1.7 Ibix-tei- . . !) AO II I I.J Kathorne ..I I I V-'.O Hay .. .. ■! !'•»■ ' l-'-7 Murrav .. .. fi 17 17 11.3 I'rnN.-or, 0, I, I) ?, abo bow led for the under lli year.- team. Under 15 Years Team The under 15 years team was snecesvful in all three of il.s ma I ehes, beat in.,- (.Ha-o, (.reviaonlh Mai'i-t. and ihe WeM l'i.:i.-l. |-,,„, : th Ki-.Tile re|,l-e>elitnliv..,v ylhr asi'l-aires wore as follows:--Batting U.S. In. NO. ,\v. Smith . . "<!)• :i I :::'•.;■) Iliirlev . . -II t 1 '-:.■<.7 I'rehhlo - . . :i t I I Sa.idsloa ..111 I I) I7.r> iii-..iiiiev .. ■■:'; i ii ii.:: ilardiirv .. 2\ - 0 1:1.,", riohsiin" ..IS ;; II |li.;i Di.wUer . . II -t " H.S IJur K esH . . !l '-' 0 5.5 WoodlHMlse . . i-> '■'• ■ 1' «.U ]'rosser . . I 1 0 <f.O Striblins . . 0 0 0.0 Fernandez .. J* 22 * Signifies not nut. Bowling W. O. it. Av. Bursess .. 7 l'J l 1.8 flardin K . . 'J -to 11.0 Striblins •• 1 : ; 0 S-0 Dnwlior . . 0 2S 7 O.t Woodhnuse .. 11 III! I :i 6.2 Fernandez .. 17 s:i 1:1 7.0 Pressor . . il !) 'J f).O liromlev .. (i 3,i 11 !).l Prehhle . . -1 1!) 8 (1.2 S in i lh 1 ."i 0 LM.O' IJarley. O, '.. 'J, 10. and RobfOn, o, I), 0, 21, also hrui led lor the under 15 years team.