CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23802, 23 November 1942, Page 3

CRICKET

ANOTHER good day for bowlers H AT TRICK BY I. B. CROMB „ Saturday the howlers had a day 9 n ( Hagiey oval and at Sydenham Park, •j although the batting was spirited in *1 games few batsmen were aoie to 1,05 inne against accurate bowling. I. B. W u secured the first senior hat trick Cr°mb e n Altogether Cromb took it the wickets for 37 runs. took three splendid catches cur-cession for Lancaster Park Com- * j in the match against Air Force. Up the Air Force team had & unbeaten, but steady batting by for Lancaster Park made things Lslnlt for the Air Force team, which hard but failed to reach Park’s jfal of 181. Air Force was all out for 'i-'.un centuries were scored in the game } „ Riccarton-Old Collegians and St. S-West J. Smith (St. Albans- ; n made 114 and L. Gordon (Rlccarton) lifted confidently to make 132 not out. .Wav made a steady 71 not out for Larion, which passed its opponents’ Si W ith only one wicket down. *,' v coring . ruled at Sydenham Park, svdwxham-East met District Headfyhe bowlers had everything Pmvn wav and gave the batsmen no res to hit out. The bowling for DisS was of a very high standard, R. H. Iwut T B. Burtt, and R. F. Cook each king three wickets early in the game, fi Lee the District wicketkeeper, was i the alert throughout Sydenham’s ini’‘ and altogether he stumped three jenlen and caught one. nn Hacley No. 4 the Army bowlcra. N Macbeth, I. B. Cromb, and J. Dawson. 51 scoring difficult for the C.Y.C. bats»n although W. N. Wright made 62 not iTin the second innings. Cromb’s bowl- ( was very accurate, and he kept the Lien wary throughout the game. Army Sared in the second Innings, and at the Jof the game C.Y C. needed only 10 Jr, f 0 win, with three wickets in hand. Jesuits in the senior A section are:— Lancaster Park-Old Boys 181 for nine wickets declared beat Air Force 129. Riccarton-Old Collegians 211 for one teat St. Albans-West 201 on the first Innings. Svdenham-East Christchurch 108 and 10 beat District Headquarters 56 and 27 (or one. Army 119 and 97 ,or two wickets deelared beat C.Y.C. 68 and 138 for seven. Detailed results: — Uncaster Park Combined v. Air Force lancaster Park Combined 181 for nine jckets declared (I. Baxter 89, A. Prebble Bowling.— J. D. Mackay three for 42. W. ird three for 49. Air force 129 (I. Galloway 29, E. G. BowUng— W. A. Hadlee four for 40, R. end four for 13. iii-rarton-Old Collegians v. St. Albans- “ West Riccarton-Old Collegians 211 for one (L. lordon 132 not out, F. Way 71 not out). St Albans-West 201 (J. Smith 114, F. , O’Brien 22). • Bowling.— A. Roberts four for 55, L. iordon two for 21. Sydenham-East v. District Svdenham-East, first Innings 108 (F. KinII 29, l, A. Butterfield 32). Second inBowling.—R. H. Scott three for 38, T. B. irtt three for 22, R. F. Cook three for I District, first Innings 56; second innings I for one. • Bowling.—M. Lohrey seven for 29, L. A. kitterfield two for 16. Army v. C.Y.C. Army, first innings 119 (L. A, Milnes v second innings, 97 for two wickets dared (I. B. Cromb 45, L. A. Milnes 34). Bowling.—W, N. Wright five for 33. M. iwler two for 16. iCY.C., first Innings 68; second innings, ■ lor seven (S. S. Deans 22, W. N. Wright Bowling.—J. Dawson two for 23, N. L. icbeth one for 4, I. B. Cromb seven for SENIOR B Battalion 188 for nine wickets beat mterbury Regiment 182 on the, first Inigs. Field Regiment 108 beat Southland igiment 56 on the first Innings. A.S.C. 106 beat Combined Units 57 on e first Innings. SECOND GRADE A Lancaster Park 229 for eight wickets dared beat Rlccarton Old Collegians and 102 by 90 runs. Boys’ High School 149 beat Sydenhamftk? •fi rst innings, 'Oi.'Jp first Innings. , 3rrist'si ( College» 149-beat Technical Old )s 97 on the first innings. second' grade b Sydenham-East 171 drew with Air me C 115 for eight wickets. Air Force A 199 for four wickets deired beat Coastal Artillery 90 and 71 lan Innings and 38 runs. Air Force B 183 beat L.P.B.T.D. 68 on i first innings. THIRD GRADE Christ’s College 146 for three wickets at West-St. Albans 49 on the first Inns. Boys’ High School 85 and 80 beat W High School 55 and 74 for two wicib on the first innings. Sydenham-East 129 and 90 for nine wicib beat Fortress Command B 87 and by 68 runs. St Bede’s College 284 (Arnold 72) beat ttar(on-01d Collegians 96. by 188 runs i the .first innings. FOURTH GRADE Boys’ High School B 140 beat Syden-o-East 84 on the first innings.