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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22350, 14 March 1938, Page 4

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SENIOR COMPETITION CONTINUED A. W. ROBERTS SCORES DOUBLE CENTURY LANCASTER PARK WINS IN LAST OVER Results:— Riccarton beat St. Albans on the first innings. Lancaster Park beat Old Collegians on the first innings. Old Boys drew with West Christchurch. East Christchurch drew with Sydenham. The weather was perfect when the fourth round of the new senior cricket competition was played on Saturday. The wickets and outfields were fast, and good scores were made in most of the matches, Riccarton having only one wicket down for the season's highest total of 315, of which A. W. Roberts made 214 not out. The positions of the teams remain the same, except that Riccarton and Lancaster Park have drawn further away from the third team, St. Albans. The highest score of the season was achieved by A. W. Roberts, batting for Riccarton against St. Albans on the No, 1 wicket at Hagley Park. It was a brilliant Innings, scored in a little more than two hours, and included 10 sixes and 24 fours. St. Albans could not break the partnership between Roberts and G. H. Stringer, and the innings was declared closed with one wicket down for 315, Stringer being 15 not out. Riccarton barely won on the first innings, the last St. Albans wicket falling nine minutes before time with the score at 140. E. G. Batstone was topscorer with 52. L. J. Falrbaim had the best average among the Riccarton bowlers ■with six wickets for 35 runs. Scoring 240 runs in two hours, Lancaster Park beat Old Collegians by three wickets. The winning hit was made in the last over. Old Collegians made the good score of 235 for six wickets declared, R. E. Alexander being the highest scorer with 67 not out in a little more than half an hour. P. J. Byrne and C. V. Walter, each ■with 56, also batted well. I. B. Cromb, three wickets for 59, was the best bowler for Lancaster Park, for whom A. P. Cobden scored 86 in 38 minutes. R. C. Shand 65 and F. Kerr 48 also batted well. Alexander, three for 66, had the best bowling average for Old Collegians. A score of 101 not out by W. McD. Anderson was the feature of the game between Old Boys and West Christchurch, ■which was drawn. R. F. Cook, with 31, was the next highest scorer for Old Boys, who declared with five wickets down for 211 runs. West Christchurch made 166 for nine wickets, A. Mitchell 36 not out, J. Burton 29. and J.. D. Mackay 27 being the best scores. East Christchurch made 204 against Sydenham. T. F. Mullan making top score of 67. T. Waine 30 and W. Fright 29 also batted well. NT. Burtt, with three wickets for 31, and F. W. Newton, five for 60, took the wickets for Sydenham, who played out time, making 184 for the loss of nine wickets. C. Shackel 40 and C. Smith 30 were the mefet successful batsmen. For East Christchurch, R. W. Coupland took five wickets for 57 runs. The following table shows the positions of the teams:— 6pt.

RICCARTON v. ST. ALBANS Nine minutes before time, Rlccarton ’* look the last St. Albans wicket to gain a six-point win in the match on the No. 1 wicket at Hagley Park. The match was notable for the exhilarating batting of A. W. Roberts, and for the exciting finish, . with the St. Albans tail striving to hold Rlccarton to a draw. Roberts made the highest score of the season—2l4 not out. It was a superlatively fine display of free hitting. Roberts was at the crease for a little more than two hours, his score Including 10 sixes and 24 fours. St. Albans could not break the partnership between Roberts and G. H. Stringer, and the innings was declared closed with one wicket down for 315, to which Stringer contributed 75 not out. The St. Albans innings brought only 140. In scoring the first 100 in 83 minutes, Roberts batted sedately by comparison with the scoring rate of the second 100. He went from 100 to 150 in 16 minutes and to 200 in another 22 minutes—3B minutes for the- second century. There were only two flaws in Roberts’s achievement. At 88 be gave a hard chance, and at 144 he was dropped again. Apart from this, his innings was faultless—an admirable display of powerful, controlled strokes to all parts of the field. Stringer’s 75 not out, a sound display indeed, suffered by comparison, because of its caution, for he was at the crease 20 minutes longer than Roberts. None of the bowlers except E. Mulcock and R. H. Scott commanded much respect. Scott took the only wicket, that of Jacobs’s, 58 runs being scored off his 10 overs. Mulcock bowled 14 overs, for 69 runs. In St. Albans score of 140, E. G. Batstone’s 52 was outstanding. In first wicket down, be was unbeaten almost through the innings, for the loss of his wicket ended the match. The chief interest in the last half-hour of the match was in St. Albans efforts to play out time. Twenty minutes before time, St. Albans still had four wickets, but a brilliant catch by Jacobs, an even more spectacular catch by Roberts, and accurate bowling byvL. J. Falrbaim, took these wickets in succession, to bring a win on the ftK- innings only a few minutes before time. Fairbaim’s average was very good, six wickets’ falling to him for 35 runs in 12.4 overs. - Scores were:—

Total for one wicket (declared) 315 Bowling Analysis—E. Mulcock, 14 overs, 8 maidens, 69 runs; R. H. Scott, 10 overs, 1 maiden, 56 runs. 1 wicket; T. Tucker, S overs, 52 runs; T. Burtt, 6 overs, 61 runs; S. McCann, 2 overs, 10 runs; L. C. Bindley, 5 overs. 52 runs.

, Total .. . - .. 140 Bowling Analysis—L. J. Falrbairn, 12.4 overs, 35 runs. 6 wickets; J. L. Powell, 4 Overs, 1 maiden, 8 runs, 1 wicket; A. W., Roberts, 7 overs, 24 runs; S. Andrews, 5 overs. 1 maiden, 15 runs, 2 wickets: G. Bull, 3 overs, 18 runs; G. H. Stringer, 3 overs, .24 runs, 1 wicket. , LANCASTER PARK V. OLD COLLEGIANS In an exciting race against time, Lancaster Park Just managed to pass Old Collegians’ total in the last over of the day. At Rugby Park, where the. match was played, the wicket was in excellent order, and the outfield very fast. In all. 475 runs were scored In the four and a half hours’ play. Old Collegians batted first, their total of 235 for six wickets (declared) being the second highest made against Lancaster Park this season. The batting was never slow, and once the edge had been taken off the bowling the rate of scoring became extremely fast, especially near the end. Exactly two hours remained for Lancaster Park to make the necessary rims, and although the side lost three wickets before 10 was on the board, the later batsmen made up for the time lost and the runs were obtained for the loss of seven wickets.

P. J. Byrne, who opened with his brother for Old Collegians, was dropped in the slips before he had scored. Read being the bowler. Both opened quietly, taking the score to 32. when Mcßae got w< J. Byrne Ibw. C. V. Walter was next and the pair gradually got on top of the bowling, passing the 50 in 45 minutes end the 100 In 73 minutes. The partnership was not broken till 115 was reached, Bellamy taking a good catch - at second ■Up to dismiss Byrne. His 56 was a good innings, although he gave a second chance at; 42. He hit nine fours and batted 82 Eight runs later Read bowled Fleetwood, and then Buchanan joined waiter, who reached his 50 in 76 minutes.

Cromb had his first bowl at 147 and was immediately successful. In his second over he bowled Walter and had Buchanan stumped, and in his next over at 157, Denham was bowled. This was the end of Lancaster Park’s success, for Alexander and J. M. Ollivjer now took charge. Their running between the wickets was brilliant and both Hit hard, Alexander in particular being severe on Cromb, off whom in three overs he scored 42 runs. In 24 minutes the pair had added 78 runs, the Innings being declared closed at 4.15 p.m. Alexander batted only 32 minutes for his 57, his score Including three sixes and five fours, while Ollivier had five fours in his 24. Needing to score at the rate of 120 runs an hour all the time, Lancaster Park faced a formidable task, even although S. G. Lester, one of the side’s best bowlers, was not playing for Old Collegians. It soon became more formidable, for C. M. Ollivier and P. H. T. Alpers had dismissed Cromb, Bellamy, and Mcßae inside 15 minutes for six runs. Shand, who did not look too comfortable, was joined by Kerr, who immediately set about the bowling. The pair took the total past 50 in 37 minutes, both batsmen by this time being well set. Kerr continued to dominate the play, but at 74 he was caught off a big hit just Inside the boundary. The fastest scoring of the day was done when Cobden joined Shand. After two overs to get his eye in, he treated the bowling with little respect. In five overs the score was taken from 81 to 151, Cobden’s share being 60 of them, including 10 fours and a six. In 38 minutes the pair had, taken the score to 188, when Cobden was'stumped in going for a big hit off Alexander. At this stage 35 minutes were left and Lancaster Park still needed 48 runs to win. Dryden and Shand added another 21, when the latter. who had been content to let the others score, fast, was caught by J. M. Ollivier, wl)o took a splendid running catch on the boundary. He had given no chances in his 55, which took an hour and a half. Dryden reached 13 before he was bowled and seven were needed with as many minutes to play. Spring and Read faced the last over with two needed for a win. Spring took a single off the first ball and then Read late-cut the fourth for a four amid great excitement. It was a thrilling finish to a good afternoon’s cricket. The wicket gave no help to the bowlers, who had a difficult task. Cromb and Alexander took three wickets each for their sides, but each was fairly expensive. Scores:—

Bowling Analysis—R. J. Read. 18 overs, 5 maidens, 67 runs, 2 wickets; D. N. McRae, 8 overs. 1 maiden, 26 runs, 1 wicket; W. O. Mapplebeck, 10 overs, 50 runs; A. P. Cobden, 4 overs, 16 runs; I. B. Cromb, 6 overs. 59 runs, 3 wickets.

Bowling Analysis—C. M. .Olivier, 7 overs, 46 runs, 2 wickets; P. H. T. Alpers, 10 overs, 76 runs, 2 wickets; C. V. Walter, 1 over. 9 runs; R. E. Alexander. 10 overs, 1 maiden, 66 runs, 3 wickets; H. E. Denham, 3 overs, 32 runs. OLD BOYS v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH The match between Old Boys and West Christchurch resulted in a draw. McEwen, who opened with Cook for Old Boys, was bowled on the off-stump by the first ball of the match, a well-flighted ball from Bird. Christmas came in and 60 was- up before he was bowled by a good-length ball from Bird with his total at 27. -Cook, who shortly followed him, was caught in the slips by Hay off a good ball from Johnston, after making a neat 31, scoring from - well-placed shots all round the wicket. Harbidge and Anderson brought the score to 87, but the partnership was broken when Harbidge was caught at slips by Hay off Williams. At this stage Anderson was batting brilliantly, giving no chances, but taking every opportunity to score. Menzles, who followed Harbidge, had scored 19 .when he was caught behind the wickets by Harper off Taylor. Smith- came in next and shortly afterwards, at 4.5 p.m., the innings was 'declared closed with five wickets down for 211. Anderson made a sound 101 and added another not out score to his already long list. With a little more than two hours in which to beat Old Boys’ score. Burton and J. Patrick faced the bowling of Graham and I. Patrifck. With the score at 44, Patrick, who had made 21, was caught off Cook by Escott. Then followed a rot —Burton was cleverly stumped by Eltoft, and ' Gregory and Hay both had legbeforc decisions made against them. Four wickets were down for 63, Cook taking three wickets and Escott one. One hundred was up after the loss of two more wickets. Taylor with 16 was caught by Eltoft off a good ball from Patrick, and Johnston with 11 was stumped by Eltoft. The tail batted steadily for a draw. Mitchell with 36 not out was the topscorer, and Mackay followed with 27. The score of 166 was reached at 6,30 p.m. for the loss of nine wickets. Cook with seven wickets for 70 bowled well. The scores were:—

Bowling Analysis—W. Bird, XI overs. 2 maidens. 64 runs, 2 wickets; C. Williams, 7 overs, 41 runs, 1 wicket; M. Johnston, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 59 runs, 1 wicket; E. Taylor, 5 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket; J. D. Mackay, 3 overs, 13 runs.

Bowling Analysis—M. Graham, 4 overs, I maiden, 21 runs; I. Patrick. 8 overs, 1 maiden, 23 runs, 1 wicket; R. F. Cook 13 overs, 70 runs, 7 wickets; H. R. Escott. overs, 1 maiden, 20 runs, 1 wicket; G: Christmas, 3 overs, 20 runs; R. E. J Menzies, 2 overs, 6 runs. EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. SYDENHAM Play in the match at Sydenham Park was always interesting, and this interest was maintained until the last ball was bowled. It appeared at one stage that Sydenham must suffer defeat; but two good innings by Smith and Shackel saved the day, and at the close of play Sydenham was only 20 runs short of the East Christchurch total. East Christchurch made a poor start on a wicket which, without being fiery, caused several balls to rear awkwardly. With the assistance of a smart catch by Gasson, Shackel. quickly accounted for two good wickets. White and Waine, however, were associated in a fighting partnership of 57; they raised the 50 in 41 minutes. Both men hit the loose ball hard, Waine especially being eager to score. Although he took risks at times, Waine played delightful cricket, and included in his 30 were six boundaries. White, though more subdued, later unleashed a powerful off-drive to good effect. East Christchurch suffered another collapse as a result of the destructive bowling of Newton. Again a good recovery was made, Mullan and Sutherland batting brightly. These two raised the 100 in 90 minutes, and the next 50 in 20 minutes. Good running between the wickets was a feature of the partnership. Sutherland, while not playing the shots of a class batsman, entertained with some vigorous hitting. Mullan, who finished with 67, played excellent cricket. He waited for the loose ball and hit it hard. He was dismissed by a good catch by Fuller; he scored nine fours. Quaid, 19 not out, batted neatly and confidently. The' Innings lasted 140 minutes. Newton was Sydenham’s outstanding bowler. For nearly two hours, he bowled without a spell, and though he was later punished by Sutherland and Mullan, he always kept the batsmen thinking. Sydenham, without Butterfield and Oliver, faced the task of scoring 205 in 145 minutes to win. The opening pair. Walsh and Gasson, were both unfortunate, and it was left to Gray and Sutherland to make an improvement. The latter, batting well, was run out when backing up. Stokes was badly out of form, but Gray appeared set when he touched a rising ball from Coupland. Smith’s slow batting was in direct contrast to that of King, who scored 21 in II minutes. The Sydenham wicketkeeper

SUBURBAN GAMES PINAL BOUND COMMENCED The final round of the Suburban Cricket Association's competitions was commenced on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the pitches in good order. West Christchurch Old Boys ’ batted all the afternoon against Shirley to compile 361, K. Phillips batting well for 166 and W. Fright for 50 not out. After making 124 for the loss of four wickets, the Beckenham batsmen were all out for 140 (J. Clarkson 48 and M. Heath 40). Sunnyside batted first against Railway, and with a good innings by W. Oliver for 73, made 204. At stumps Railway had lost five wickets for 103. WEST OLD BOYS V. SHIRLEY F. Porteous and F. Hobbs gave West Christchurch Old Boys a good start, and 95 were scored before the first wicket fell. K. Phillips and Porteous went on to add 90 for the second wicket, Phillips playing his best Innings for 116. Later in the innings, W. Fright and F. Murray set up another good stand to add 80 for the fourth wicket, which fell with the score at 292. Murray had made 52, and Fright. ■ 50, was unbeaten when the last wicket fell with the score at 361. S. Wentworth was the only bowler to trouble the batsmen, taking five wickets for 70 runs.

Bowling Analysis—S. Wentworth, 21 overs, 3 maidens, 70 runs. 5 wickets; J. Cowie, 2 overs, 21 runs; N. Archer, 16 overs. 1 maiden, 80 runs, 2 wickets; F. Pitt, 4 overs, 37 runs; F. Agassiz, 5 overs, 60 runs; N. Priest, 6 overs, 36 runs, 1 wicket; J. Smith, 5 overs, 33 runs. 2 wickets. SUNNYSIDE v. RAILWAY A sound innings of 73 by W. Oliver was the feature of Sunnyside’s first innings against Railway which realised 204. Oliver played all the bowling with confidence, scoring freely all round the wicket. L. Mahoney batted well for 25 and L. Gordon for 24. J. Peattie bowled well for Railway to take three wickets for 36 runs in 12 overs, and E. Brook got two of the tail-enders for one run in one over. At stumps Railway had lost five wickets for 103.

Total •• •• •• 204 Bowling Analysis—P. Harris. 8 overs, 45 runs, 1 wicket; J. Peattie, 12 overs, 1 maiden, 36 runs. 3 wickets; P. Davis. 4 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket; L. Heazlewood, 9 overs. 54 runs. 1 wicket; L. Hood, 4 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket; E. Brook, 1 over, 1 run, 2 wickets.

BECKENHAM v, SPBEYDON Although a valuable partnership by M. Heath and J. Clarkson gave Beckenham a good chance of compiling a fair total, the team developed a tail and after the dismissal of M. Heath with the score at

hit two sixes, and the 100 appeared in 85 minutes. Smith’s sound innings saved a collapse, but there was little time left for Sydenham to get the winning runs. Fuller impressed with good drives and neat leg shots. He was dismissed • by a great diving catch on the part of Blight. Towards the end East Christchurch strove hard for victory. Apart from a two-over spell when Mulcock took up the attack. Coupland bowled through the Innings to take five wickets for 57. His best ball was one which swung In late, then kicked awkwardly. Scores:—

Bowling Analysis—C. Shackel, 13 overs, 1 maiden, 73 runs, 2 wickets; F. Newton. 16 overs, 2 maidens,. 60 runs, 5 wickets: A. J., Sutherland, 4 overs. 2 maidens. 11 runs; C. Smith, 3 overs, 28 runs; N. Burtt, 4.3 overs, 31 runs, 3 wickets. Burtt bowled two no balls. cvnpuTii a n/r

Bowling Analysis—R. W. Coupland, 19 overs, 1 maiden, 51 runs, 5 wickets; E. Sutherland. 6 overs, 17 runs; T, Kennedy, 11 overs, 67 runs, 1 wicket; T. F. Mullan, 2 overs, 17 runs; W. Mulcock, 2 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket; T. Waine, 2 overs, 7 rims, 1 wicket. SECOND GRADE At Hagley Park, West Christchurch 242 for eight wickets (Ager 94, Smith 36) heat East Christchurch 232 for three wickets, declared (Wason 101, Peacock 55, Scully 52) by 10 runs on the first Innings. At Hagley Park, Lancaster Park 275 (Stout 105, Empson 41) beat Riccarton 146 (Joseph 32, Mahoney 31, Hay 29) by 129 runs on the first innings. Bowling for Riccarton, Mannings took five wickets for 70 runs. _ _ THIRD GRADE West Christchurch A 302 for seven wickets (Twyneham 62) beat St. Albans B 96 (Pope 27) by 206 runs on the first innings. Bowling for West Christchurch, Hayes took five wickets for 14 runs.; Sydenham B 219 for four wickets, declared (Burgess 103 not out) beat East Christchurch 121 (Brown 52) ( and 49 by an innings and 49 rims. Bowling for Sydenham in the second innings, T. Newton took six wickets for 21 runs. Sydenham C 162 (Butterfield 25, Wilson 23) beat Sydenham A 96 (Shackel 35 not out, Sibley 30). Bowling for the C team, Jamieson took four wickets for 49 runs, and Wilson three 'for 37. St. Albans A 263 (Garbutt 69, Rich 58, Chapman 33) beat Old Boys C 102 (Colville 40) by 161 runs on the first Innings. Bowling for St. Albans, Rowe took four wickets for 14 runs and Cowper three for 16. Lancaster Park 316 (Lawlor 86, Mapplebeck 50, Mintrom 44) beat Old Boys B 133 (Winfield 49) by 183 runs on the' first innings. Bowling for Lancaster Park, Mintrom took four wickets for 15 runs. Christ’s College A 293 (Woodhouse 61) beat Old Collegians 196 (Young 71, Graham 34) by 97 runs on the first Innings. FOURTH GRADE St. Albans 235 (Wilson 84, Sherlock 89) beat Old Boys 89 (Sturgess 31). by 146 runs on the first innings. Bowling for St. Albans, Campbell took five wickets for 21 runs. Christ’s College 258 (Moore 58. Kingscote 68, Barnsdale 44) beat Lancaster Park A 242 (Rimmer 80, Webley 43). Christchurch West High School, with 158 for one wicket, declared (P. Hardle 105 not out, M. Hegan 39 not out) beat West Christchurch Club 110. SIXTH GRADE West Christchurch 234 for three wickets, declared (Geary 107 not out. Mills 61) beat Christ’s College B 89 (Atkinson 37) by 145 rims on the first Innings. Bowling for West, G. Geary took four for 42 and C. Geary five for 27.

121 for four wickets the remaining five wickets fell for 19 runs, and the side, which was one man short, was dismissed for 140. M. Heath batted confidently for 40 and Clarkson for 48, the pair adding 73 for the third wicket. Bowling for Spreydon, R. Washington took five wickets for 47 runs in 14 overs, and J. Nolan, who was absent until the afternoon tea adjournment, got two for 4 In two overs. Spreydon made a poor start, losing four wickets for 25 runs. F. Smith and R. Farrant improved the position and five were down for 63. At stumps seven wickets were down for 82, R. Farrant'22 and Smith 17. Scores:—

Bowling Analysis—R. Washington, 14 overs, 3 maidens, 47 runs, 5 wickets; H. Farrant, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 35 runs; J. Senior, 3 overs, 16 runs, 1 wicket; H. Green, 5 overs, 15 runs, 1 wicket; R. Thomas, 3 overs, 14 runs; F. Smith, 1 over, 2 runs; J. Nolan, 2 overs, 4 runs, 2 wickets.

SENIOR B Marist 144 (Blazey 45, Coomber 22) met Springston 130 for five wickets (Woods 38, Davis 28, Templeton 27). Bowling for Springston, Reid took three for 38 and Davis two for 14. Harewood 123 (Hansen 63, Watson 26) met Beckenham 86 for five wickets (Brown 49 not out, Cummins 22). Bowling for Beckenham, Edwards took four for 28. Technical Old Boys 216 (Williams 58, Beasley 33, Strachan 28) met Working Men’s Club 72 for three wickets (McClelland 36 not out, Evans 20). Bowling for Working Men’s Club, McClelland took three for 33 and Gilroy three for 36. JUNIOR A Shirley 154 for four wickets (Husband 56, Dixon 28) met Merivale 145 (Tavlor 52. Davies 45). y Provincial Buildings 167 (Hyman 79. Hunt 22) met Dunstable 36 and 11 for two wickets. Bowling for Dunstable, Allen took four for 72. Waltham 126 for three wickets (Poulin 64 not out, Elvy 33) met St. Albans 226 (Kett 64, Bestman 45, Greenwood 59) Bowling for Waltham, French took five for 53, JUNIOR B Linwood 151 (Cronin 44, Farrant 24, Forward 21) met Whitcombe and Tombs 117 (Blltcliff 22, Perry, jun. 21). Bowling for Linwood, Holland took five for 54 and Craig three for 14, and for Whitcombe and Tombs, Brlzley took two for 1, Keats four for 53, and Perry, sen., two for 8. Riccarton 97 (Dunn 16) met Working Men’s Club 34. Bowling for Riccarton, Smith took three for 7, and R. Timms two for 14, and for Working Men’s Club, Cocks took four for 40 and Warr four for 12. Urlwlns 175 (Sherwood 28, Rich 56, Willis 28 not out) met Templeton 105 for three wickets (R. Mackle 32 not out, G. Rowe 21, W. Rowe 21). JUNIOR C Beckenham 274 (Hay 52, Hale 59, Turner 51) met Sydenham Council 48 and 23 for one wicket. Roslyn 191 (Ellis 76. Liddell 38, Mowat 30) met Matchless 64 for four wickets (D’Arcy 20). Bowling for Matchless, Hall took five for 24. Railway 85 (Abbott 25, Altken 22) and 93 (Abbott 35 not out, Hopkins 27) met Harmonic Society 132 (Owen 47 not out, C. Richards 34). Bowling for Harmonic Society, P. Sutherwood took three for 27. JUNIOR D Technical Old Boys 251 (Sutton 78, Lang 32) and 34 for three wickets met Prebbleton 156 (£?kinner 85, Cherry 26 not out). Bowling for Technical, Bartholomew took four for 45. West Old Boys 156 (Goring 43 not out, Atkinson 20) and 73 met Spreydon 23. Bowling for West Old Boys, Ainsworth took seven wickets for 8 runs. Shirley 207 (Jack 43, Cullen 48, Martin 28, Barry 21) beat Gough, Gough, and Hamer 44 and 136 (Moynihan 47, Stewart 44) by an innings and 27 runs. JUNIOR E Opawa 175 (King 40, Alexander 27) met Northcote 83, Bowling for Opawa, V. Toomey took six for 24. Waltham 107 (Gough 49) and 13 for three wickets met Corsair 90. Bowling for Corsair, Fabian took eight for 44. THIRD GRADE A Spreydon 204 for six wickets declared (L. Brady 83, Badger 42) beat Ouruhia 114 (L. Hibbard 35. N. Ashby 26) and 68 by an innings and 22 runs. Bowling for Spreydon, Hunter took three for 7. Harewood 101 (Mcßeath 24) beat Shirley 86 (Whiteford 51 not out) by 15 runs on the first innings. Bowling for Shirley, Truman took seven for 16, and for Harewood, Mcßeath took six for 29. St. Albans 112 for seven wickets declared and 58 for one wicket beat Templeton 53 and 46 by 62 runs. Beckenham 112 (Pratley 28, Walker 22) beat Riccarton 93 (Timms 26, Cawkwell 20) by 19 runs, on the first innings. Bowling for Beckenham, McLean took seven for 28, and for Riccarton, McGrath took five for 17. THIRD GRADE B Technical Old Boys 90 and 87 for three wickets declared beat Beckenham 95 and 74 by eight runs. Bowling for Beckenham Whyte took five for 47 and Ludkln four for 20, and for Technical, Taylor took six for 24 and Blythe three for 29. Waltham 225 for nine wickets declared (Yeatman 71, Anderson. 68) beat Papanui Old Boys 61 by 164 runs on the first innings. Heathcote 96 for two wickets declared and 14 for no wickets beat Northcote 38 and 60 by 10 wickets. Corsair 113 (Stewart 34) and 84 for no wickets (Stewart 47 not out, Sutherland 30 not out) beat Spreydon 76 (Brown 25, Hall 24) and 85 (Vallance 34 not out, Brown 27) by 10 wickets. THIRD GRADE C Dunstable 148 (Anderson 48, Cullen 33, Prebble 25 riot out) beat Gadsdens 28 and 96 (Palmer 28) by an innings and 24 runs. Bowling for Dunstable, Anderson took eight for 28, and for Gadsdens Edginton took four for 21. Waltham 180 (Randall 62 not out, Inkster 50, Dacombe 24) beat Addington Timber 130 (Stapleton 79, McDonald 26) by 50 runs on the first innings. Bowling for Waltham, Ashbolt took five for 54, and for Addington Miller took three for 16. The Cyclone v. Linwood match was not played. BOYS’ ASSOCIATION FIVE CENTURIES AND FOUR HAT-TRICKS Some fine performances were recorded in the third round of matches in the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association’s competition, which was played on Saturday. The best score of the day, 138 runs, was that of Higgins, of the Technical College udder 16 first grade team. Metcalfe, playing for the same team, scored 108 not out. while Wright, for Christ’s College A in the same grade, gained second highest score with 137. Two centuries were also scored in the under 14 first grade, Leggatt, of Christchurch Boys’ High School, scoring 120, while Ormond of Christ’s College, retired for 114. Among dhe bowlers, the best performance was by Wilson of the Christchurch Boys’ High School under 14 third grade This boy, in addition to securing a “hattrick,’’ took a total of 14 wickets for 23 runs. Three other boys. Hocking of Technical under 15 second grade, McCree of Technical under 14 first grade, and Bennett of Christ's College under 14 second grade, recorded “hat-tricks.” The following were the results:— Under 16 Section FIRST GRADE Christchurch Technical College 289 (Higgins 138, Metcalfe 108 not out, and Candy 26) for four wickets, beat Christ’s College B, 172 (Norton 49, Wanklyn 32, Johns 24. and H. C. Deans 20) by 117 rims on the first innings. Christ’s College A 222 (Wright 137. Norton 20 not out. Cross 17, McSweeney 16, and Rutherford 10) for nine wickets declared, drew with Technical Old Boys 116 (Rutledge 82, Smith 29, Barrett 27, and Waters 13) for eight wickets. On the

average runs a wicket fallen, Christ’s College A secured the odd point. St. Bede’s College 141 (McDermott 28 not out, Hodgins 22, Lockington 20, Baker 18 Otwer 11, and Goulding 10) for nine wickets declared, drew with Christchurch Boys’ High School 127 (Gain 53 not out, Nelson 43 not out, and Mercer 11) for five wickets. Allen, five wickets for 45 runs, bowled well for Boys’ High School, who, on the average runs a wicket fallen, secured the odd point. SECOND GRADE Papanui Technical College 180 (Marks 88 not out, Newton 17, Shannahan 13, and Clarke 12) for eight wickets declared, beat Christ’s College 103 (Cotter 28, Ritchie 18, Jameson 18) by 77 runs on the first innings. Shannahan, five wickets for 31 runs, bowled well for Papanui. Christchurch West High School A 99 (Biggs 18, Stiven 17, Rogers 11, and Begley 11) beat Christchurch West High School B 18 and 35 (Biggins 10) by an innings and 46 runs. Hewitt, six wickets for 31 runs, bowled well for West B, while Besley four for 9 and seven for 14, and Skurr five for 5, were the best bowlers for West A. Cathedral Grammar School 174 (Deamer 39. Smith 38, and Garland 28) for four wickets declared, beat New Brighton 107 (Brading 38, Walshaw 36, and Littlewood 11) and 95 (Walshaw 43 not out and Brading 29) for three wickets by 67 runs on the first innings. Hibbard, eight wickets for 11 runs and two for 20, bowled well for Cathedral Grammar School. THIRD GRADE Technical College Hostel 121 (Osmond 34, Radclxffe 29, Hampton 13, and F. Creed JO) bdat Christ’s College A 84 (Garland 15 and McCreanor 12) by 37 runs on the first innings. St. Andrew’s College 139 (Liggins 64 Clark 18, Lovell-Smith 17 not out, Stewart 16. and Ashworth 14) beat Christ’s College 828 (Wadworth 13) and 17 (Mac Gibbon 14) for four wickets, by 111 runs on the first innings. McCrone, five wickets for 7 runs, bowled well for St. Andrew’s Christchurch Boys’ High School had ‘the bye. Under 15 Section FIRST GRADE Christ’s College A 164 (Rattray 41. Mills 37. Newton 28. Thomson 13, Aitken 13 Ferguson 12 not out. and Pullon 12 not out) for nine wickets declared beat Christchurch West High School 33 (Davidson 13 retired hurt) and 82 (Anderson 32 and Tulloch 12), by an Innings and 49 runs. Gallagher, six wickets for 45 runs, bowled well for West, Thomson six for 14 and three for 8, was the best bowler for Christ’s College A. Christchurch Technical College 125 (Lambert 34, Norton 30, and Metcalfe 24) beat Christchurch Boys’ High School, 62 (Millar 12) and 62 (Davies 25, Turner 13 and Allison 11 not out) for three wickets by 63 runs on the first innings. St. Bede’s College 125 (Chunn 39 not out, Barry 19, and Coffey 19) for six wickets declared, beat Christ’s College B 35 (McDonald 16 and Taylor 14) and 57 (Glasgow 20 not out) for seven wickets by 90 runs on the first Innings. Wilson, -five wickets for 7 runs and three for 9, bowled well for St. Bede’s. SECOND GRADE St. Andrew’s College 168 (Winskill 55, McPherson 48. Gunn 18; and Russell 15) beat St. Bede’s College 70 (Kane 15, Kenealy 12, and Polascheck 11) by 98 runs on the first innings. Christchurch Technical College 132 (Lamb 43, Mackle 19, Rae 13. and Sibley 10) and 53 (Sibley 29 and Brooks 17) for five wickets beat Christchurch Boys’ High School A 79 (Thompson 47) by 53 runs on the first innings. Hocking, six wickets for 10 runs (including “hat-trick”), bowled well for Technical. Mason, five for 29, bowled well for Boys’ High School A. Christchurch Boys’ High School B 119 (Read 54 and Genet 17) beat Christ’s College 117 (Freeth 23, Marshall 18, Humphries 16, I. C. Deans 14 and Bell 11) for seven wickets declared, by 2 runs on the first innings. THIRD GRADE St. Andrew’s College 99 (Johnston 27, Campion 14, Cartwright 10, Jones 10, and Wood 10) beat Christchurch Boys’ High School 31 (Herdman 12) and 42 (Thiele 15) by an Innings and 26 runs. Purdle (St. Andrew’s) took four wickets for 6 runs and four for 5. Christchurch West High School 90 (Leith 28, Horton 23, Rawlings 22 not out, and Shanahan 15 not out) for five wickets declared beat Christ’s College B 32 and 29 (Hotford 15) by an innings and 29 runs. For West, Shanahan took three wickets for 8 runs and three for 5. Christ’s College A had the bye. Under 14 Section FIRST GRADE Christchurch Boys’ High School 233 (Leggat 120, Blackmore 47 not out, Berryman 25, Rolllnson 17 not out, and Annlng 10) for six wickets beat Christ’s College B 172 (Archibald 72, Moor 41, Foxley 21, Ussher 14. and Matson 10) by 61 runs on the first Innings. Christ’s College A 257 (Ormond 114 retired, Howarth 58, Sheppard 20, Dobson 16 not out, Schneideman 14, and Castle 11 not out) beat Christchurch West High School 49 (Marriott 16 and Hannah 10) and 92 (Thorpe 28 not out and Marriott 26) for six wickets by 208 runs on the first Innings. For Christ’s College A, Sheppard took six wickets for 12 runs. St. Bede’s College 105 (Scully 51, Pascoe 24 not out and Mullins 18) for five wickets declared and 21 (Pascoe 10) for three wickets beat Christchurch Technical College 65 (Lloyd 21, Cook 11, and Lohrey 10) and 58 (Cook 24) by seven wickets. Mullins, five wickets for 32 runs and five for 20, and O’Grady, four for 16 and five for 38, bowled well for St. Bede’s. McCree, three for 4, secured the "hat-trick” for Technical. SECOND GRADE Medbury 128 (Crossley 28 not out, Shaw 28, Ross 22, and Gould 20) for seven wickets declared beat Christchurch West High School 43 (Conway 11 and Bonnington 10) by 85 runs on the first innings. Marist Brothers’ School 145 (Commons 58 retired, Cassin 40, Goodall 14, Falgar 10 not out, and O’Malley 10 not out) for four wickets declared beat Christchurch Boys’ High School 55 (Bannister 20 and Snook 15) and 16 by an innings and 74 runs. Christ’s College 88 (Wright 32 and Bennett 27 and 41 (Bennett 14. Thompson 13, and Suckling 10) for two wickets, beat St. Bede’s College 78 (Fahey 25. Moody 14, McDevitt 12, and Mclntosh 10) and 47 (Ellis 22 and Moody 11) by eight wickets. Bennett, three wickets for 33 (including “hat-trick”) and five for 19. bowled well for Christ’s College. Dwyer (St. Bede’s) took five for 15. THIRD GRADE Christ’s College 123 (Broadhead 62 not out, Collett' 23, and Henderson 22) drew with St. Andrew’s College 70 (Carr 25, Rutherford 15. and Baker 13) for eight wickets. On the average runs for wickets fallen, Christ’s College secured the odd P °Christchurch Boys’ High School 93 (Wilson 38, Davis 17. and Osborne 17) beat Christchurch Technical College 28 (Saunders 10) and 37 (Saunders 12) by an innings and 28 runs. Wilson, seven wlckete for 6 runs and seven for 17 (including “hat-trick”) bowled well for Boys High School. For Technical, Peacock took six f °Papanul Technical College had the bye. FOURTH GRADE Medbury 105 (Johnston 24, Satterthwaite 23, and Greenwood. 18) drew with Christ’s College 105 (Jenkins 18, Rawson West High School 84 > (Ridley 25 and Parker 24) beat St. Bede s College 64 (Butler 19 and Doolan 14) and 31 (Butler 19 and Brosnahan 10 not out) for three wickets by 20 runs on the first, Boys’ High School had the bye. - IN OTHER CENTRES (PBSSS ASSOCIATION TELEOEAMB.) AUCKLAND, March 13. Senior cricket matches resided:— Eden, first innings 294 (Postles 45, Weir 77 Mills 113; Cooper four for 88) beat y M C.A., first Innings 213, second Innings 50 for nine (Wetf three for 9) on the first Innings. . . _ North Shore 212 and 13 for two beat Ponsonby 59 and 165 with one man short (Cleave 44, Hare 39; Wheeler five for 28). Parnell, first innings 167 for nine, declared (Hay 51; Cleverley three for 45, Arkinstall three for 22) beat Kings Old Boys 159 and 62 for six (Clapham three for 4) on the first innings. Grafton 130 (Cowie 53; Matheson five for 30, Butler three for 45) and 162 for seven (Angus 42; Butler five for 103) beat University 229 and 58 (Spring six for 17). -WELLINGTON, March 13. Ideal weather favoured the start of the ninth series of matches in the Wellington Cricket Association's senior championship. Kilbirnie, the leading team, could total only 184 (Coltman 40. Ward 33, Wrigley 26, W Christophersen 34) against Wellington, for whom Morrissey took six for 45 and Blundell three for 68. Wellington replied with 158 for six wickets (Morgan 42, Ell 41). Institute Old Boys, the second on the ladder, two points behind Kilbirnie, scored 399 against Hutt (J. Ormiston 106, M. Henderson 76, A. McLean 57, M. Bllby 44). Ormiston, a promoted junior, and M. Henderson put on 165 in 70 minutes for the seventh wicket. They scored 100 in 42 minutes. Ormiston was at the wickets for 90 minutes and Henderson for 70 minutes. The best bowlers for Hutt were Champness (four for 122) and Muir (three for 100). University scored 227 (P. D. Wilson 114, Harpur 21, A. Wiren 20, Harding 20) against Wellington College Old Boys, for whom Boyes took seven for 72. Old Boys replied with 56 for two wickets. Karori totalled 160 (Duffy 45, F. Browne 26, M. Browne 20. Wells 21) against Mid-

land. which replied with 216 for four (Hepburn 65, Fay 45, Crawford 52, Osborn 32). Bowling for Karori, M. Browne took two for 65 and Duffy two for 31. For Midland, O’Neill took four for 28 and Henderson four for 39. DUNEDIN, March 13. Senior cricket matches were continued in ideal weather. Albion 286 for seven wickets (Ditchfield 81, Miller 66, Duncan 50, Chisholm not out 43; Robertson five for 84) beat Dunedin 175 and 132 for six wickets (Holley not out 60). Carisbrook 251 beat University 100 and 144 (Lawson 50, Toomey 34; Dunning five for 35, Nimmo five for 40). Kaikorai 305 (Holden 76, Cherry 54, McGregor 53) beat Carisbrook B 239 and 145 for four (Botting not out 51, Pimey 51). Grange 268 beat Old Boys 161 (Giles 56, Colvin 33; Knight three for 14) and 114 for five (Mills 38, Martin 32; Henderson three for 37). WOMEN’S GAMES BOTH SENIOR MATCHES DRAWN Beckenham drew with Mai Moa and Technical drew with St. Albans in the two senior grade matches of the women’s cricket competitions played at Malvern Park on Saturday afternoon. The match between Beckenham and Mai Moa was one of the brighest of the season, the result being In doubt until the final moment. Miss F. Campbell gave Beckenham an excellent start, scoring 52 runs, and the side declared with seven wickets down for 142. The Mai Moa team tried to pass the Beckenham total, rather than play out time, and runs were scored at a merry pace. Miss M. Marks, who opened the Innings, made the best Individual effort, scoring 29 runs, and Misses V. Belworthy and E. Wormald each scored 24. Wickets fell fairly quickly towards the end of play, and when the game finished Mai Moa had lost eight wickets tor j29 runs. The batswomen had a day out, too, in the Technical-St. Albans match. St, Albans batted first, and due mainly to the fine performances of Misses H. Watson (73) and J. Webster (39 not out), the innings was declared closed with four wickets down for 126. Technical lost one for 90, Miss M. Phillips scoring 49 not out and Miss P. Taylor 32 not out. Detailed Scores Details of scores were as follows: SENIOR GRADE Beckenham 142 for seven wickets declared (C Cawtheray 27 not out, F. Campbell 52, M. Edwards 18, J. Hughes 15). For Mia Moa, C. Guthrie took two for 27, M. Cosgrove three for 26, D. Wormald one for 26, and V. Belworthy one for 16. Mai Moa. 129 for eight wickets (M. Marks 29, E. Wormald 24, P. Blackler 19, V. Belworthy 24). For Beckenham, M. Jones took three for 25, E. Irving two for 25, and'M. Edwards two for 12. St. Albans, 126 for four wickets declared (H. Watson 73, J. Webster 39 not out). For Technical D. Armstrong took three for 37. Technical, 90 for one wicket (Mf Phillips 49 not out, P. Taylor 32 not out). For St. Albans, P. Farquhar took one for 6.

Riccarton P. .. 4 W. 4 L. D. Pts. 24 Lancaster Park .. 4 3 1 20 St. Albans a t 2 2 _ 12 East Christchurch 1 1 2 10 Old Collegians .. 4 1 3 6 Old Boys .. 4 _ 1 3 6 Sydenham .. 4 2 2 4 !West Christchurch .. 4 — 2 2 4

RICCAKTON First Innings J. Jacobs, c Webb, b Scott .. .. 11 G. H. Stringer, not out .. 75 A. W. Roberts, not out .. .. 214 . Extras .. .. 15

ST. ALBANS First Innings C. G. Crawford, to Powell 14 P. F. Nelson, Ibw, b Falrbairn 9 E. G. Batstone, b Falrbairn 52 N.. S. McCann, Ibw, b Andrews 9 B. C. Webb, c Roberts, b Andrews 10 R. H. Scott, c Bull, b Stringer ' .. 14 M. Cummings, b Falrbairn 13 T. Burtt, c Jacobs, b Fairbaim 0 L. C. Lindley, c Roberts, b Fairbaim 2 T. Tucker, b Fairbaim ' 0 E. Mulcock. not out 1 .. ..16

OLD COLLEGIANS p. First Innings J. Byrne, c Bellamy, b Read 56 w. J. Byrne, Ibw, b McRae 9 c. V. Walter, b Cromb 56 L. W. Fleetwood, b Read 4 N. H. Buchanan, st Cutler, b Cromb 10 R. E. Alexander, not out 57 H. E. Denham, b Cromb 2 J. M. Ollivier, not out 24 Extras .. 17 Total for six wickets (dec.) .; 235

■LANCASTER PARK First Innings I. B. Cromb, c W. J. Byrne, b Alpers 1 F. W. Bellamy, b Alpers 4 D. N. McRae, b C. M. Ollivier 1 R. C. Shand, c J. M. Ollivier. b Alexander 55 F. Kerr, c J. M. Ollivier, b Alexander 48 A. P, Cobden, st Raphael, b Alexander 86 G. Dryden, b C. M. Ollivier 13 R. J. Read, not out .. 16 C. Spring, not out 5 Extras 11 Total for seven wickets 240

R. OLD BOYS First Innings F. Cook, c Hay, b Johnston 31 E. J. McEwen, b Bird 0 G. Christmas, b Bird .. 27 W. McD. Anderson, not out .. 101 B. Harbldge, c Hay, b Williams 6 R. E. J. Menzles, c Harper, b Taylor 19 M. C. Smith, not out .. .. 7 Extras 20 Total for five wickets declared 211

J. WEST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings Burton, st Eltoft, b Cook 29 J. S. Patrick, c Escott, b Cook 21 E., M. Hay, Ibw,. b Cook 11 G. R. Gregory, Ibw, b Escott 1 A. Mitchell, not out 36 E. Taylor, c Eltoft, b Patrick 16 M. Johnston, st Eltoft, b Cook 1 T. E. Harper, c Christmas, b Cook 6 J , D. Mackay. c Graham, b Cook 27 w. Bird, st Eltoft, b Cook 11 C. H. Williams, not out 1 Extras 5 Total for nine wickets .. 166

Scores: — WEST OLD BOYS First Innings .. 39 F. Hobbs, b Wentworth .. F. Porteous, b Wentworth .. 44 K. Phillips, Ibw, b Archer .. .. no F. Murray, b Smith .. .. .. 52 J. Sturge, b Priest .. .. 1 L. Booth Ibw, b Smith .. 2 A. Brunt, b Wentworth .. 22 H. Grenfell, b Wentworth .. 5 J. Biggs. Ibw, b Wentworth .. 0 F. Milne, b Archer .. 6 W Fright not out .. 50 Extras .. 24 Total .. 361

Scores: — SUNNYSIDE First Innings 12 J. Hooper, Ibw, b Harris • • E. Bames, b Peattie .. .. «*• 11 L. Gordon, b Davis .. «• 24 E. Vincent, run out .. • • 0 W Oliver, c Mitchell, b Peattie Hood 73 L. Mahonev. st D. Mitchell, b 25 A. Rowe, st D. Mitchell, b Heazlewood 22 H. Thompson, b Brook 12 W Ellis, b Brook 0 H. Meyer, not out 0 6 19 D. Cocks, b Peattie •• Extras

RAILWAY First Innings Don Mitchell, b Mahoney .. .. 2 L. Heazlewood, b Thompson .. 18 R. Chinnery, b Mahoney .. 17 P, Davis, b Thompson .. 15 E. Brook, b Thompson 4 F. Harris, not out .. 18 Dave Mitchell, not out .. 16 Extras .. 13 Total for five wickets .,~103

■“EAST CHRISTCHURCH Firq$ Innings R. W. Coupland, c Gasson, b Shackel 9 R. Common, b Shackel 3 D. P. White, c Gray, b Newton 20 T. Walne, c King, b Newton 30 P. Blight, c Burton, b Newton 7 T. Kennedy, b Newton 0 T. F. Mullan, c Fuller, b Burtt 67 A. Callaway, c Stokes, b Newton 0 E. Sutherland, st King, b Burtt 26 D. Quaid, not out 19 W. Mulcock, Ibw, b Burtt .. 8 Extras 11 Total .. 204

SYDENHAM First Innings E. A. Gasson, b Coupland 2 L. Walsh, c Blight, b Coupland 5 M. Gray, c Callaway, b Coupland 2 5 A. J. Sutherland, run out .. 16 N. Stokes, b Coupland 12 C. Smith, b Mulcock 30 H. King, c White, b Kennedy 21 C. Shackel. Ibw, b Waine .. 40 P. Fuller, c Blight, b Coupland 14 N. Burtt, not out 8 F. Newton, not out . .. 1 Extras •• 10 Total for nine wickets 184

BECKENHAM First Innings s. Cawtheray, b Senior 11 N. Davidson, Ibw, b Washington 5 J. Clarkson, c sub., b Washington 99 48 M. Heath, b Green m 40 J. Weatherhead, b Nolan 13 P. Fleete, b Washington 2 R. Griffiths, b Nolan 99 0 C. Brownlees, b Washington 8 A. McMillan, c Gregson, b Washington 6 S. Connor, not out .. 0 E. Cox, absent ## 0 Extras 7 Total , , 140

SPREYDON First Innings W. Lawson, b Fleete 3 H. Farrant, Ibw, b Weatherhead 3 H. Green, b Fleete 2 F. Smith, b Griffiths 17 J. Hall, c Griffiths, b Weatherhead .. 8 R. Farrant, c Heath, c Clarkson 22 J. Nolan, not out 11 C. Gregson, c Cawtheray, b Griffiths 1 R. Thomas, not out .. .. • 2 Extras 13 Total for seven wickets 82