CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23210, 23 December 1940, Page 4

CRICKET

M. JOHNSTON DOES HAT-TRICK EIGHT POINT WIN TO WEST CHRISTCHURCH The oulright win of West Christchurch ver Wigrarn was the feature of the nintli lound of matches in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competitions, which was played on Saturday. This was chiefly due to the excellent bowling of the medium-paced right hander, M. Johnston af f er „ takln ? * hree cheap wickets In’ Wigrams first Innings, did the hat-trick m the second and finished with six wickets for 17 runs off 7.2 overs. Although the Wigram side was not at full strength, his total of nine wickets for 31 runs for the was an outstanding achievement. Wigram s total of 29 In the second innings some a ieaso h ns mOSt sensati ° nal for fHe a =^ o y£ rnlgh L had left the Wickets on the soft side in the early part of the day. and as a result scoring was lower than in recent games. The only century of the day was that of T. Kennedy, who, in two hours and a quarter, made 101 against Sydenham, including 13 fours. Besides Johnston's other good bowling figures were those of E. Mulcock (St. Albans), six for 44, D. N. Mcßae (Lancaster Park), five for 39. and R. F. Cook (Old Boys), five for 64. The results of the matches played on Saturday arc as follows: —

West Christchurch 180 for four wickets (declared) beat Wlgram 73 and 29 by an innings and 78 runs. Old Boys 161 for four wickets beat Rlccarton 156 for nine wickets (declared) on the first innings. East Christchurch 201 for six wickets (declared) drew with Sydenham, 149 for seven wickets. v St. Albans 146 beat Lancaster Park 105 on the first innings. Army 181 for seven wickets beat West Old Boys 105 on the first Innings. Old Collegians beat. Harewood by default. The display of Wigram against West Christchurch was extremely poor. Hard hitting gave J. Burns 24, but none of the others made a stand against the West Christchurch bowlers, four of whom took cheap wickets. The second innings was,

however, nothing more than a procession in which only one player reached double figures. Along with Johnston, J. Nee (three lor 8) caused the rot. The West Christchurch batting was brisk to say the least, the 180 taking only 79 and the runs were scored mostly by K. F. M. Uttley (49), J. L. Kerr (42 not out), and N. D. Henderson (43). Riccarton batted for nearly three hours lor its 156 against Old Boys, and the 46 not out by A. L. Ellis was the only bright spot. R, F. Cook, on leave from the Air Force, and who took five for 64, was the most successful bowler for Old Boys, who scored at more than two a minute. W. A. Hadlee gave a sparkling display for 84 not out, and was mostly responsible for the win. against bowling, apart from A. W. Roberts, that could not keep runs down.

Apart from Kennedy, M. Lohrey (39 not out), and J. Wason (29) did best against the Sydenham bowlers, of whom S. Cameron, with three for 75, was most successful. A. J. Sutherland (24) and A. Burgess (23) did best of the early Sydenham batsmen, while later C. J. Oliver made his 61 in even time. Five East ;h Christchurch bowlers, none of whom was tl expensive, divided the wickets. There was little to enthuse over in the ~y St. Albans-Lancastcr Park game. I. B. :h Cromb's 42 was easily the best in the ly match, while all that can be said about le the St. Albans batting was that it was not as erratic as that of Lancaster Park. n > Mulcock and Mcßae dominated the bowlin ing, and they were supported by T. B. :k Burtt (three for 10), and W. O. Mapplex beck (three for 19) respectively. .. D. Moynihan (40), F. Murray (22). and R. Evans (22) were the only West Old o. Boys batsmen to make a stand against ir the bowling of F. Clarke and D. A. R. t. Moloney, who took three wickets for 15 ' and 30 respectively for Army, which made s Its funs quickly, Moloney (41) and A. ,r E. Wilkinson (40) made most runs for Army. Moynihan and D. Besley, who each n took three for 32, divided the wickets for '• West Old Boys, n

’ DKTAILKD SCORES r VVIGRAM V. WEST CHRISTCHURCH > WIGHAM First Innings 1 W. J. Tocker. b Nee .. .. 0 A. R. Thurlow. b Patrick .. ..19 ■ D. Martin, c and hj Johnston .. 2 J, D. Mackav, Ibw, b Johnston .. 0 H. W. Joel, b Nee .. ..0 , B, Murdoch, b Johnston .. 4 J. Burns, c Johnston, b Henderson .. 24 B. Donaldson. Ibw, b Patrick .. 0 ; E. D. Milne, c Johnston, b Henderson 13 ; F. Walker, not out .. .. 2 N. R. Forbes, b Patrick .. .. 0 • Extras .. .. .. 9 1 _ ( Total .. .. .. 73 j Bowlinp Analysis—M. Johnston. 9 overs. 3 maidens. 21 runs, 3 wickets; J, Ncc, B. 5, 6. 2; N. D. Henderson, 5, 2, 16, 2: J. S. Patrick, 4.6, 0, 21, 3. Second Innings j D. Martin, b Nee .. .. 10 r A. R. Thurlow, c Harper, b Johnston 0 g H. W. Joel, c and b Nec .. ..4 W. J. Tocker, b Johnston .. 2 J. Burns, c Haroer. b Nee .. 0 B. Murdoch, c Kerr, b Johnston .. 9 | J. D. Mackay, Ibw, hj Johnston .. 1 i E. D. Milne, b Johnston .. .. 0 j F. Walker, b Johnston .. .. 0 • N. R. Forbes, not out .. .. 0 j B. Donaldson, absent .. .. 0 j Extras .. .. .. 3 j Total .. .. .. 29 ' Bowling Analysis—M. Johnston, 7.2 I overs. 3 maidens, 17 runs. 6 wickets: J. ( Nee, 6. 2. 8, 3: N. D. Henderson. 1, 0, 1, 0. WEST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings K. F. M. Uttley, c Mackay, b Thurlow 49 6 D. T. Ager. run out .. .. 21 I J, Nee. b Thurlow .. 19 1 N. D. Henderson, c Martin, b Milne ..33 I J. L. Kerr, not out .. .. 42 J, S. Patrick, not out .. .. 8 Extras .. .... .. B Total for four wickets (dec.) ..180 Bowling Analysis—B. Donaldson, 3 F overs, 0 maidens. 31 runs, 0 wickets; E. D. F Milne. 6. 0, 39, 1; J. Burns. 4, 0, 31, 0; J. t D. Mackay, 6, 0. 34. 0; A. R. Thurlow, 3.5. F O, 37, 2 F

RICCARTON V. OLD BOYS 1 RICCARTON First Innings I G. A. Bull c Escott, b Page ~ 21 3 G. H. Stringer, Ibw. b Escott .. G , A. W. Roberts, c Colville, b Cook .. 14 ; W. M. Strachan, st Harbidgo, b Cook 13 B. Daniels, c Page, b Cook .. ]3 ; P. Rose, st Harbidge, b Cook .. 0 ; O. Whitford, c and b Page .. .. 0 i A. L. Ellis, not out .. ..46 • W. I. Procter, b Cook .. ~ 8 ; B. Cullen, c Keys, b Graham ~ 13 F. Way, not out .. ..7 [ Extras .. .. .. la Total for nine wickets (dec.) .. 136 Bowling Analysis—M. Graham, 14 overs, 1 3 maidens, 24 runs, 1 wicket; H. R. Escott, 14, 3, 25, 1; R. F. Cook. 20, 3, 64, 5; ■ M. L. Page, 9, 2, 23, 2, OLD BOYS First Innings ■ I. A. Baxter, Ibw, b Cullen .. .. 25 W. A. Hadlee, not out .. .. 84 W. TvlcD. Anderson, c Whitford, b Procter .. .. ~ 19 V. G. Hill, b Roberts .. ..22 H. R. Escott, b Proctor .. .. 2 Extras ~ • .. .. !) Total for four wickets .. 161 Bowling Analysis—A, W. Roberts. 12 overs, 2 maidens, 51 runs, 1 wiekcl: B Cullen, 9, 0, 71, 1; W. I. Proctor, 2.6, 0. 30. 2. EAST CHRISTCHURCH V. SYDENHAM EAST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings T. Kennedy, b Spong .. ..101 J. Wason, b Cameron .. ~20 T. Waine. b Cameron ~ ..5 V. James, c Oliver, b Burgess .. 19 D. P. White, b Kerr .. .. 7 M. Lohrey, not out .. ~39 I. Patrick, b Cameron .. ~ 0 Extra .. .. .. i Total for six wickets .. 201 Bowling Analysis—W. Spong, 9 overs, 0 maidens, 43 runs, 1 wicket; S. Cameron, 13.5, 1, 75, 3: A. Burgess, 14, 2, 48, 1; L. Mahoney, 1, 0, 18, 0; F. Kerr, 2, 0. 16, 1. SYDENHAM First Innings E. A. Gasson, c Andrews, b Patrick .. 13 A. J. Sutherland, st James, b Andrews 24 F. Kerr, run out 5 A. Burgess, c James, b Lohrey .. 2.3 C. ,T. Oliver, e Vareoe, b Kennedy .. 61 5. Cameron, c Vareoe, b Kennedy .. 6 F. Wise, not out .. .. 9 E. Barrett. Ibw, b Waine .. .. 0 L. A. Mahoney, not out .. .. 0 Extras . . .. g Total for seven wickels ~ 149 Rowling Analysis—l. Patrick, 8 overs, 0 maidens. 18 runs, ] wicket; A. Andrews, 6. 2. 24. I; M Lohrey, 9. 3. 14. 1: T. Waine, 12. 0, 68. 1; T. Kennedy, 4, 0. 17, 2. LANCASTER PARK v. ST. ALBANS LANCASTER PARK First Innings D. A. Sfonl, b Mulcock . .. 0 W. O. Mapplebeck, hj Mulcock .. 7 I. B. Cromb, b Mulcock .. ..42 R. C. Shanci, c Burtt, b Mulcock .. 15 D. N. Mcßae, b O’Brien .. 0 V. C. Empson. st Dailey, b Burtt .. 5 S. J. Yates, c O’Brien, b Burtt .. 0 D. Davey, b Mulcock ..12 G. P. Dryden. st Dailey, b Burtt .. 11 J. McLennan, not out .. .. 2 R. J. Read, c Nelson, b Mulcock .. 8 Extras .. ~ .. 3 Total _ ~ .. .. 105 Bowling Analysis—E, Mulcock, 16.7 overs < 1 maiden, 44 runs, 6 wickets; C. Collins, 5. ; O, 36, 0; F P. O’Brien. 4. 1, 7. 1; T. B. Burtt, 1 9. 2. 10, 3; L. Miller. 2. 0, 5. 0. \ ST. ALBANS , First Innings i N. S, McCann, c and b Mcßae .. 17 W. C. Dailey, b Mcßae .. ~.16 F. P. O'Brien, ibw, b Mcßae .. .. 9 ' J. Smith, Ibw. b Mapplebeck ..22 ' M Cummings, c Shand, b Mcßae .. 6 1 P. F. Nelson, b Mapplebeck ~ 13 F. W. Walter, Ibw. b Mcßae ~ 14 1 L. Miller, b Mapplebeck .. .. 22 I T B. Burtt, ibw. b Cromb .. .. 5 ( E. Mulcock. not out ~ 14 I C. Collins, b Cromb .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. ..8 Total .. .. ..146 Bowling Analysis—R. J. Read. 9 overs, 0 maidens. 42 runs. 0 wickets; D. N. McRae. 12. 1, 39. 5: W. O. Mapplebeck, 6, 1. 19. 3; I. B. Cromb, 10, 0, 38 2. Mcßae bowled three no-balls. WEST OLD BOYS v. ARMY WEST OLD BOYS First Innings W. G. Hadley. Ibw. b Crcsswell .. 5 F. Murray, c Monteath. b Clarke .. 22 F. Porteous. b Wilkinson .. .. 0 D. Moynihan, c Chapman, b Moloney 40 ( E. K. Phillips, b Moloney .. 2 R. McKenzie, b Moloney 4

F. Hobbs, c McGowan, b Clarke .. 2 P. A. Hickling, run out .. .. 1 R. Evans, b Clarke .. ..22 B. Sinclair, not out .. .. 2 • D. Besley Ibw, b Cressweil .. 0 J Extras .. 5 J Total .. .. ..105 ’ Bowling Analysis—A. E. Cressweil, 8.5 > overs, 1 maiden, 16 runs, 2 wickets; M. P. > Chapman, 1, 0, 5, 0; A. E, Wilkinson, ,3, > 0. 18, 0; N. Alexander, 1. 0, 16, 1; F. ! Clarke 7, 3, lb 3; D. A. R. Moloney. 6, 1, i 30. 3. ’ ARMY ' First Innings ; D. A. R. Moloney, ibw, b Moynihan .. 41 ’ A. P. Monteath, c Hcbbs, b Moynihan 20 , N. Alexander, c Hobbs, b Moynihan 4 A. E. Wilkinson, Ibw. b Hobbs .. 40 F. Clarke, c McKenzie, b Besley .. 18 G. S. Henry, c Sinclair, b Besley .. 23 C. K. Saxton, not out .. .. 23 E. M. Hay, c Hobbs, b Besley .. 1 i N. F. McGowan, not out .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 9 i Total for seven wickets . . 181 Bowling Analysis—D. Moynihan. 10 overs. 1 maiden, 32 runs, 3 wickets: B. Sinclair. 5, 0, 49, 0; P. A. Hickling, 7. 0, 37 0; D, Beslev 5, (I, 32, 3; F. Hobbs 3 0. '22, 1. SECOND GRADE A At Hagley Park, West Christchurch 191 for seven wickets declared (Saunders 74 not out. Allen 52. Wheeler 29, Hill 24 1 beat Riccarton 116 (Carr 37, Moore 27) by 75 runs on the first innings. For West Christ - church Shirley took five for 47, and for Riccarton Ayres took three for 34. At Hagley Park, St. Albans 237 for nine wickets declared (Smythe 53. Sugden 65. Batstone 46) beat Lancaster Park 73 (Banfield 24 not out) by 159 runs on the first innings. For St. Albans. Henderson took six for 27 and Tucker four for 38, For Lancaster Park, Banfield took three for 57 At Lancaster Park. East Christchurch 131 (Barnes 42, Fleete 46, Lee 28) beal Old Collegians 108 (Davis 23. Moffatt 22 not out) by 74 runs on the first innings For East Christchurch, McNaughton look four for 24 and Barnes two for 15. At Sydenham Park, Old Boys 148 (Eltoft 42, Anning 29, Mann 16) drew with Sydenham 142 for eight wickets (Wilson 44, Doidge 33, Pascoe 16). For Old Boys, McMaster took three for 31 and Thurston two for 37. For Sydenham, W. Doidge took four for 13 and L. Doidge three for 24. SECOND GRADE B Boys’ High School 147 lor three wicket? (Log'gat 62 not out) beat Sydenham 140 (Sibley 34) by seven runs on the first innings. For Boys’ High School, Smith look (hree for 25. THIRD GRADE Lancaster Park 176 for seven wicket'’ declared (McGuigan 71. Hill 40 not out) beat .Riccarlon 8i (Brown 21, White 19. Markie 17) and 49 (Brown 13) by an innings and 46 runs. For Lancaster Park. Dixey took two for 2. McGuigan two for 0. arid Farrell two for 32, and four for 9. West Christchurch 168 (Patterson 45. Keats .30. Geary .34) beat St. Albans 7!) (Dudley 21 not out) by 89 runs on the first innings. Fof West Christchurch, Lu(trcll took seven for 42 and for St, Albans Doree took three for 10. Sydenham 89 (Turner 27, Smith 18) and 120 for four wickets (Smith 48 not out, Turner 24, Ayling 16) beat East Christchurch 33 by 56 runs on the first innings. For Sydenham, Jamieson took five for 9 and Dibden four for 20. For East Christchurch, Heal took three for 18 and Ashboll three for 25. FOURTH GRADE Sydenham A 204 for seven wickets declared (West 62, Stephens 30, Briggs 29) and 20 for' two wickets beat Technical Old Boys 73 (Bennett 24 not out, Pulian 29) and 182 (Jarman 41, Bennett 39) by 131 runs on the first innings. For Sydenham. Briggs took five for 20 and for Technical Old Bovs, Jarman took three for 17. West Christchurch B 109 for nine wickets (Newman 101 not out) bent West Christchurch A 86 (Russell 27) by 23 runs on the first innings. For West Christchurch B Hern took seven for 35. High School Old Boys 118 (Sins',l 31, Foote 29) belt Sydenham H 111 (Hack 35) by seven runs on the first innings. For Old Boys. Kellar took seven for 28. and for Sydenham Jones took four for 29.

MATCH BETWEEN OTAGO AND CANTERBURY

PLAY TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY

Some first-class cricket should be seen over the Christmas holidays when tne match between Otago and Canterbury will be played at Lancaster Park. With the match limited to three days—Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday—there should be plenty of action if a definite result is to be achieved. Although five of the players will be making their first appearance in big cricket in Canterbury, one of them— K. F. M. Uttley—needs no introduction to the public. W. A. Hadlee, who will lead Canterbury, is at present producing excellent form with the bat, while V. James, W. McD. Anderson, I. B. Cromb, F. P. O’Brien, and A. W. Roberts, are all capable run-getters. Among the newcomers, D. Moynman and A. Burgess have also been batting well, but it may be as a bowler that the latter will shine. Of the bowlers, Roberts will probably have to bear the brunt, with most assistance coming from R. Westwood, the young Lancaster Park player, and H. H. Scott, formerly of St. Albans, but now of the West Coast. As well as these there are Cromb and Burgess, while Moynihan can also take a turn. The Otago side will be led by the wellknown T. Chettleburgh, who is no stranger to Canterbury. G. J. Robertson is another well-known player, who, besides being a particularly solid bat, is no mean mediumpaced bowler. Other useful all-roundeis are V. J. Leader and C. J. Elmes. with G. Mills a solid batsman and good wicketkeeper. Young players are J. Scandretr. who comes from Southland, C. Toomey, Edwards, and S. Duncan, who e ?^' pected to score well. The team will be completed by N. C. Begg. a good mediumpace bowler, and L. Smith, slow leU hand, who recently took' 17 wickets ft 88 runs in one afternoon in a club maicn in Dunedin. He is also an enterprising batsman. , ~r Summed up, there Is every P‘"-P ’ bright, fast scoring being seen, and give fine § weather the game should maintain the in 3 contest?' betwleJTX two provinces. SUBURBAN GAMES

BECKENHAM BEATS SPREYDON In the fifth round of the Suburban cricket competitions, Beckenham beat Spreydon by an innings and 88 runs. N - Stokes, who was not out on the first day with 66. added six to his total. Late in the innings Fleete batted well for 30 and the score reached 260. Spreydon failed again in the second knock, being all out for 97. J. Hall, 33, L. Gordon 33, and H. Green 10 being the only double figures. N Stokes for Beckenham took five for 48 and H Green for Spreydon took four wickets for 24. Waltham beat Railway by two runs on the first innings. In the first innings Railway made 196, Waltham replying with 198 (G. Gough 57, C. G. Gordon 50, and H. Poulton 28). Two runs down on the first innings, Railway attacked the bowling in good style, A. Clapshaw hitting up 48 in the first half hour, but with two wickets down for 89, the rate of scoring slackened, and the innings was declared closed with five wickets down for 139. Waltham batted for 70 minutes in the second innings and made 105 for the loss of five wickets, and won by 2 runs on the first innings. , , Shirley beat Working Men s Club by four wickets. In reply to Working Mens Club's first innings of 133, Shirley made 166 (C. Candlish 35). Batting three men short, Working Men’s Club in the second innings scored 111, and Shirley obtained the runs for the loss of six wickets. The following table gives the points of

Bowling Analysis—B. Morns, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 48 runs, 2 wickets; A. Clapshaw. 3, 1, 2. 0; J. Kavanagh, 7, 0, 27, 3; L. Hood, 4, 0, 27, 0. RAILWAY First innings .. •• •• 196 Second Innings A. Clapshaw, b Rayner .. ..48 F. Clapshaw, b Rayner .. ..26 W. Lawson, b Gordon .. ..27 E. Brook, b Gordon .. .. 1 B. Morris, b Gordon .. ..21 D. Mitchell, not out .. ..11 Extras .. .. .. 5 Total for five wickets dec. .. 139 Bowling Analysis—H. Rayner, 11 overs, 0 maidens 69 runs, 2 wickets; F. Anderson. 3, 0, 36, 0; C. G. Gordon, 7.4, 1. 27, 3. SENIOR B GRADE Merivale 243 for nine wickets declared beat Shirley 68 and 140 (Dixon 45) by an innings and 35 runs. For Merivale, Taylor took four for 24. Grosvenor 140 and 60 (Ryde 23, Nee 22) beat New Brighton 76 and 122 by two runs. For New Brighton. J. D, Hay look four for 22 and for Grosvenor Lloyd took five for 35. Harewood 137 beat Matchless 81 and 36 (batting four men short) by an innings and 20 runs. For Harewood, W. Howarth took three for 7 and Mcßeath two for 3. JUNIOR A GRADE Beckenham 136 and 78 (D. O'Connor 31) beat Spreydon 52 and 84 by 78 runs. For Beckenham, Jarvis took eight for 41, and for Spreydon Scoon took four for 25. Oddfellows 146 and 109 (Lennie 31) beat St. Albans 93 (Greenwood 38) and 71 for six wickets (Forward 46) by 53 runs on the first innings. For Oddfellows, Fox took six for 21 and six for 38, and Rudd three for 30, and for St. Albans, Forward took three for 23 and Parnell three for 29. Riccarton 65 and 160 beat Roslyn 88 and 40 by 97 runs, JUNIOR B GRADE Linwood 125 and 96 for two wickets (Brown 49 not out, Holland 35 not out) beat Beckenham 72 and 131 (Hales 32, Logan 30, Scapens 29) by eight wickets. For Linwood, Brown took four for 62. Marist 238 for eight wickets declared beat Northcote 71 and 36 by an innings and 131 runs. Working Men’s Club 241 and 26 for one wicket beat Harmonic Society 141 (Haywood 61, Bilcliff 23) and 125 by nine wickets. For Working Men’s Club Clark took four for 6, and for Harmonic Society, Pitt took four for 48. JUNIOR C GRADE New' Brighton 78 and 101 beat Waltham 38 and 72 (Walters 20) by 69 runs. For New Brighton, Barrett took five for 19 and Butler two for 25; and for Waltham, Williams took seven for 38. Macduffs 193 and 52 for four wickets beat Shirley 100 and 136 (Hyde 30, Fraser 25) by six wickets. For Shirley, Walls took three for 25 and Walker three for 28. Railway 144 and 127 (Debenham 66, L. Aitken 23) beat St. Albans 48 and 37 by 166 runs. For Railway, L. Aitken took four for 15, and for St. Albans, Kearney took three for 43 and Bcslman three for 46. THIRD A GRADE Corsair 125 (M. Syme 28) beat Cyclone 82 by 43 runs on the first innings. For Corsair Bailey took seven for 36: and for Cyclone Wilson took four for 29. Riccarton, 93 for no wickets declared, and 54 for two wickets beat Matchless 61 and 69 by eight wickets. Opawa 119 (Cronin 40) and 97 for three wickets (Cronin 39 retired, Sincock 45) beat Grosvenor 65 by 54 runs on the first innings. For Opawa, Genet took three for 4, Cronin three for 35, and Wickham three for 25; and for Grosvenor, Bentford look three for 14 and Lewis four for 23. Hillsborough 132 (Taylor 32, Lawler 28. , Barbour 27) beat United Brush 109 (R. . Hales 70) by 23 runs on the first innings. For Hillsborough, Lawler took four for 35. THIRD B GRADE Waltham 176 (Newflcld 65) drew with Merivale 110 for seven wickets (Rhodes 24) Northcote 127 (Clark 27, Coleman 23) beat Shirley (62 and 28) by an Innings and 37 runs. For Northcote, Dunlop took five for 11 and Eder five for 14; and for Shirley, Myall took five for 42. Sumner 91 (Terrel! 27) and 74 for three wickets declared (Merritt 27 not out. Smith 26) beat Blackwells 62 (Clark 22) and 62 for nine wickets (Clark 37 not lout) by 29 runs on the first innings. For 1 Sumner, Truscott took six for 14: and for Blackwells Dacre took five for 32. Harewood 193 (Shipley 101, McKinnon 25) drew with Ouruhia 134 for two wickets (Cusack 98). For Ouruhia, J, Steere took four for 46, and for Harewood, Mcßeath look two for 16. THIRD C GRADE Waltham 103 (Anstiss 39) and 43 for one wicket beat Spreydon 84 (Smith 29) and 64 for nine wickets declared, by 19 runs on the first innings. For Waltham, Anstiss took five for 15. and for Spreydon. Pascoe took five for 30. Marathan 202 for seven wickets (Logan 63, Rushton 21) beat Flemings 124 (King 57 not out, Coie 22) by 78 runs on the first innings. For Marathon. Moir took five for 54, and for Flemings, Cole took three for 44.

Beckenham 167 (Mnlloy 46, Gibson 37, Henderson 25) beat Working Men's Club 56 and 33 by an innings and 78 runs. For Beckenham. Lloyd took seven for 50, and Molloy eight for 37. Lake 103 (Moore 35) beat Hals well 91 (Pethlg 23) by 12 runs on the first Innings. For Lake, Barr took five for 17; ..and for Halswell, Jordan took seven for 9 I 61.

WOMEN’S GAMES TECHNICAL REGAINS SECOND PLACE Technical forced the pace against Hillsborough on Saturday to gain its first eight-point win this season. As a result of this, Technical is now again in second place in the competition, two points ahead of the improving Mai Moa team, which on Saturday defeated Beckenham on the first innings. The afternoon's play produced some fine individual performances, F. Campbell scoring 67 for Beckenham, M, Marks 73 (retired I, and E. Wise 32 for Mai Moa, and Z. Hocking 47 not out for Technical. Outstanding among the bowlers was P. Taylor, who look eicht wickets for 4 and three for 7 for Technical against Hllisborough. The next competition matches will be played on Saturday, January 11. The positions of teams now is;— Rpt 6pt W. W. D. L. PU St. Albans ..2 22 0 32 Technical ..1 2 3 1 26 Mai Moa ..1 22 1 24 Beckenham ..0 2 1 4 14 Hillsborough .. 0 0 0 6 0 SENIOR GRADE Technical, 74 for one wicket, declared (Z. Hocking 47 not out, M. Heaton 15 not outl. Hillsborough 15 and 55 (N. Hawes 11, E. Fox 11, R. Cogle 13). For Technical, R. Taylor took eight for 4 and three for 7. and R. Martin four for 13. An eight-point win for Technical. Beckenham 120 (F. Campbell 67, J. Hughes 24, E, Irving 11). For Mai Moa, V Russell took five for 35 and S. Cairns three for 24. Mai Moa 131 for six wickets (M. Marks 73 retired, E. Wise 32. V. Russell 12). A six-point win for Mai Moa. JUNIOR GRADE Hillsborough 36 fJ. Swanson ’ 13). For St. Albans B. B. Adcock took five for 10 and N. Thompson three for 9. St. Albans B 32 (J Arrowsmith 12). For Hillsborough, I. Thompson look four for 7, G. Goldsmith three for 10, and M. Demouth two for 5. A six-point win for Hillsborough.

IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND, December 22. The seventh series of games in the Auckland cricket championship was concluded yesterday. Results:—North Shore 230 for seven declared (H. Walters 90) beat University 101 and 96 for six (Cowie tour for 32) on the first innings. Y.M.C.A. 245 (Scott 66, McLean five for 79) defeated Papakura Camp 218 (Whitelaw 110) on the first innings. Parnell 220 (Marvin 48) defeated Ponsonby-Balmoral 182 innings. Middlemore 240 (Bentley four for 48) defeated Ponsonby and Balmoral 182 and 64 for one wicket, on the first innings. Training College 238 for nine declared (J. Elliott 105 not out, Harrison five for 48) drew with Eden 150 for seven. WELLINGTON, December 22.

Wickets were firm and the outfields fast I for the concluding day’s play in the fifth I series of senior cricket championship. games on Saturday. Kilbirnie gained an 1 eight-point lead for the championship by beating Wellington College Old Boys by 86 runs on the first innings. Kilbirnie scored 296 and 47 for one wicket, and Old Boys 210 (Burnette 52. Wiggs 29. Whyte 28, Browne 24). For Kilbirnie. Lemintook five for 64 and Allen two for 34. Wellington 345 (Thomas 124, Henley 43, Morgan 35, Airey 57, Castle 28) beat Midland 306 and 46 for three wickets. For Midland, Randall took three for 58. O’Neill three for 113, Fortune two for 91, and Hepburn two for 27. Hutt 496 for nine wickets (Gillies 113 not out, McLeod 101 retired, Gwilllam 85. Buchan 35, Chapman 30, Wall 21) beat Institute Old Boys 278. For Institute, McKeown took three for 91, Bartlett two for 89, Karori 300 for nine wickets declared (R. W. Coupland 75. Duffy 74, Standidge 44) beat University 250. For University Greig took six for 109. DUNEDIN, December 22. Exciting finishes made Dunedin grade cricket on Saturday most interesting. The leading team, Albion*Y.M.CjA. scored 286

(Duncan 56, Langford Smith 46) in reply to Carisbrook B's 319, so that Carisbrook B gained a first innings win with a quarter of an hour to spare. Facing Carisbrook A's total of 236, Old Boys lost eight wickets for 147, but recovered so well that their total was 251. Somerville (50) and Manson (46) saved the match with an eighth-wicket partnership, Carisbrook’s second innings produced 105 for four wickets (Walsh not out 51). Dunedin 280 for three declared, beat University 225 (Lawson 58). but the last University wicket did not fall until the last ball of the afternoon. Grange 152 won easily against Kaikorai 64 and 127 for four (Allcott 45). The Kaikorai batsmen collapsed before the left-arm bowling of Elmes, who took nine for 22 in the. first Innings. ‘.The state of the champjonship is;—Alblon-Y.M.C.A. 22 points, Old Boys 19, Grange 18,. Kaikorai 1 and Carisbrook 15, University 14, Caris- \ brook A 11, Dtlnedln 10.

Competition Points The positions of the teams in the competition are shown in the following table; Wins, Losses. P. 8pt. 6pt. D. 8pt. 6pt. Ps. West Ch.ch. 9 1 4 4 — — 40 Old Boys 9—5 4 — — 38 East Ch.ch. 9-4 5 — — 34 Old Collegians 9 - 5 2 — 2 34 Lancaster Park 9 1 4 — — 4 32 Sydenham 9 — 4 4 — 1 32 Riccarton 9 — 1 2 — 3 28 St. Alban? 9 - ;i 3 — 3 24 Army 9 — .9 2 — 4 22 Wigram 9—2 2 1 5 10 West O.B. 9 — — 2 7 4 Ha re wood 0 — — 8 —

the teams: — Wins. Losses. Bpt. 5pt. Bpt. 5pt. Pl.s. Spreydon .. 4 0 1 0 32 Beckenham /. 3 0 - 0 24 Shirley .. 3 n 2 n 24 Waltham .. 2 1 2 0 21 Railway •• 1 0 2 - 10 W.M.C ..0 1 4 0 5 BECKENHAM v. SPREYDON BECKENHAM First Innings o S. Cawthcray, b Smith .. J. Colombus, c Williams, b. Kiddey .. 63 N. Davidson, b Smith 13 J. Weatherhead, c Hall, b Kiddey 11 N. Stokes, b Green 72 D. Angus, b Green 17 M. Heath, b Green 0 W. Harding, Ibw, b Thomas 3 A. Mclndoe, c Oliver, b Gordon 18 L. Fleete, b Green 30 R. Griffiths, not out 0 19 Extras Total 260 Bowling Analysis—H. Green, 14 overs. 7 maidens, 24 runs, 4 wickets: F. Ktddey, 11 0. 44, 2: C. Smith, 13, 0. 69, 2; W Oliver, 4 ’ 0. 30. 0: L. Gordon, 6.3, 0, 49 1; K. Thomas, 3, 0, 25, 1. SPREYDON ' 75 First innings Second Innings F. Kiddey, c Davidson, b Weatherhead 2 H. Foster, b Stokes ■ • 3 W. Oliver, c Colombus, b Stokes R Williams, st Davidson, b Stokes .. 0 1 G, Colville, c Griffiths, b Weatherhead 1 L. Gordon, c Heath, b Griffiths 33 J. Hall, c Weatherhead, b Stokes 33 R. Thomas, b Stokes 5 H. Green, b Griffiths 10 L. Thomas, not out • • 8 C. Smith, c Stokes, b Griffiths 1 Extras 0 Total 97 Bowling Analysis — J. Weatherhead 6 overs. 2 maidens, 14 runs. 2 wickets: re. Stokes, 14, 1, 48, 5; R. Griffiths, 8.1. 0, 3. SHIRLEY V. WORKING MEN’S CLU 35, B WORKING MEN'S CLUB 133 First innings Second Innings 10 C. Smith, b Archer •• A. Wilson, c Taylor, b Archer 7 V. Warr, b Stewart 17 F. Warr, Ibw, b Candlish 5 A. Falcon, b Candlish 3 B. Harris, b Archer 1 12 33 23 S. Clegg, run out C, James, not out Extras Total (three men short) 111 Bowling Analysis—N. Archer, 13 overs. runs. 3 wickets; C. Candlish, 14, 32, 2, L. Stewart. 8, 7. 1; G. Oakley. 6, 2b, u. SHIRLEY First Innings J. Smith, b Warr 9 L. Stewart, Ibw, b Smith 9 V. Freeman, b Pettit 25 E, Grenfell, c Falcon, b Pettit 22 N. Archer, b Smith .. • • 25 W. Hampton, b Pettit 4 1 E. Taylor, run out •• N. Priest, c Falcon, b Pettit .. 3 1 V. WentwQrth, c sub, b Warr G Oaklev. hit wkt., b Clegg .. 19 C. Candlish, not out 35 13 Extras , Total 166Bowling Analysis — F. Warr, 9 overs_ 49 runs, 2 wickets; C. Smith, 12, 62, 2; N. Pettit, 8, 31, 4; H. Mills. 2, 9, 0; S. Clegg, 1. 2, 1. , , Second Innings V. Freeman, b Warr 27 V. Wentworth, b Warr 0 E. Grenfell, st Harris, b Clegg 20 N. Archer, b Clegg 0 L. Stewart, run out 4 W. Bampton, not out 12 E. Taylor, c and b Warr 9 C. Candlish, not out 0 Extras 0 Total for six wickets 80 Bowling Analysis — F, Warr, 6 overs, 30 runs. 3 wickets; C. Smith, 3, 11. 0; S. Clegg, 3, 31, 2. WALTHAM v. RAILWAY WALTHAM First Innings S. Cooke, b F. Clapshaw 8 C. G. Gordon, c F, Clapshaw, b Brook 50 S. Roulston, b A. Clapshaw .. 8 J. Reid, run out 15 H. Poulton, c sub, b Mackerell 23 G. Gough, b Mackerell 57 J. Campbell, b Mackerell 11 H. Hodgson, run out 3 F. Anderson, c Brook, b F. Clapshaw 2 C. Ryder, Ibw, b Mackerell 1 H. Rayner, not out .. 0 Extras 15 Total .. .. 198 ' Bowling Analysis — A. Clapshaw, 12 overs, 4 maidens. 29 runs, 1 wicket; F. Clapshaw, 11. 0. 50. 2; L. Hood, 6. 0, 59. 0; E. Brook, 2, 0, 14, 1; W. Mackerell, 7.3, 1, 31, 4. Second Innings C. G. Gordon, b Morris 8 II. Hodgson, c Cousin, b Kavanagh 17 S. Roulston, c Brook, b Kavanagh .. 9 J. Reid, c Cousin, b Morris 4 H. Poulton, c and b Kavanagh 34 F. Anderson, not out 11 J. Campbell, not out' 20 Extras .. ,, ,, 2 Total lor five wick eta 105