CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25081, 13 January 1947, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES

LOW SCORING IN SENIOR PLAY SYDENHAM SHARES LEAD WITH LANCASTER PARK Sydenham, last season’s championship winner, took the lead in the Canterbury Cricket Association’s senior competition for the first time this season, when the sixth round of matches was played on Saturday The leading team before the break caused by the holidays, St. Albans, w’as held to a draw by Riccarton; Lancaster Park beat Technical on the first innings; Old Collegians beat East Christchurch on the first innings; Sydenham beat West Christchurch on the first innings; and, in an exciting game, High School Old Boys beat West Old Boys, also on the first innings. Competition points now are:—Sydenham 26, Lancaster Park 26, High School Old Boys 25, St. Albans 25. East Christchurch 22, West Christchurch 17, Old Collegians 16, Riccarton 14. West Old Boys 12, Technical 3.

After heavy rain through the wpek and on Friday evening, wickets were soft, and gave the bowlers considerable assistance. At Hagley oval, after aN three games had started late, the wickets played fairly easily for a time, but then took spin readily and later in the afternoon the ball began to pop disconcertingly, and sometimes skidded through. Scoring therefore was moderate, only five batsmen making more than 50. Bowlers made the most of the conditions, and a large number of good performances were registered, the best being those of H. C. Waine (Lancaster Park) and C. G. Snook (High School Old Boys), each of whom took seven wickets in an innings.

The day’s play was notable for two most unusual incidents. S. M. Cameron, batting for Sydenham, hit a ball from the West Christchurch bowler, E. Courtis, hard to l J. S. Patrick at point. The fieldsman held the ball, and the batsman walked away, but after perhaps a second Patrick tossed the ball up to catch it again, and dropped it. It was then returned to the wicket and the bails removed, and Cameron again began to walk out, evidently under the impression that he had been run out. No appeal was made, howevar, and the West Christchurch captain, L. J. Kerr, sportingly brought Cameron ‘ back to resume his innings. The second incident, which occurred in the game between East Christchurch and Old Collegians, was even more novel. The last East Christchurch batsmen were together when W. S. McKibbin bowled one to P. D. Allsopp. The ball jumped a little and went to C. G. Hamilton in the slips. Allsopp, evidently thinking that he was out, walked away and the game ended No appeal had been made, however, and one of the umpires is reported to have stated later that Allsopp had not hit the ball and would not have been given out if an appeal had been made. He can, therefore, be assumed to have retired HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS v. WEST OLD BOYS Only two minutes* playing time remained when High School Old Boys dismissed the last West Old Boys batsmJh to gain a first innings win. There was little excitement in the early stages of the day, but interest increased when West Old Boys collapsed and High School Old Boys did well to retrieve the good position they appeared at one stage to have lost. High School Old Boys were without four of their best players, and two of the vacancies were filled by M. L. Page, the former Canterbury and New Zealand captain, and J H. Eathorne, playing his first senior game this/season. The game was the first of the three at Hagley to begin, but its start was delayed by more than half an hour. High School Old Boys batted first, and bn a soft wicket and with a dead outfield, found runs hard to get. At lunch the score was 56 for two wickets. After lunch one of the openers, R. C Marks, was dismissed after a solid display, which gave him 42 runs, and C. G. Snook, one of the city’s most promising all rounders, then took charge. A lefthander, he used the hook shot effectively, and his 58 included seven boundaries. The remainder, with the exception of J F. Collins, did little. Page was a little’ unlucky to chop one on to his wicket after sporing a single. Collins, an extremely tall batsman, hit very hard and scored many runs with lofted on drives. N. Ainsworth finished with the best bowling figures for West Old Boys, but he was somewhat flattered by his results. Too often he bowled halfway up the wicket, although his efforts were splendidly energetic. L. Denia was again steadiness itself and deserved his three wickets.

West Old Boys had about two hours and a half to' score 187 runs and began in a manner which suggested the task would be accomplished with ease. B. Blakely, a promoted junior, and R. McKenzie gave the side a good start. McKenzie played his usual mixture of excellent and indifferent strokes, and Blakely, although sometimes very fortunate with his lofted shots, went for the bowling and scored valuable runs. With only one wicket down the total was 80, but in a few minutes the score was 93 for five, all the wickets having been taken by Snook. The rapid change in the situation was caused by Snook’s discovery of a spot at the south end from which he made the ball lift sharply, and from that moment West Old Boys was on the defensive, although but a few minutes earlier the side had seemed likely to win. Snook bowled with admirable control, and his outstanding success confirmed the impression he had given earlier in the season of being an allrounder of whom more should be seen At the other end R. F. Cook bowled well and was unlucky not to take more wickets. With half an hour’s play left West Old Boys still had four wickets in hand, but Snook and Cook maintained a relentless attack on a difficult wicket, and Ainsworth, the last man, joined Denia with nine minutes’ play remaining. Denia evidently decided that attack was the only method of avoiding the attentions of the close-set field and lifted Cook high and straight almost to the boundary. It seemed as though High School Old Boys would be deprived of victory when the catch was dropped, but just before time Ainsworth played forward to one from Snook which popped, and Collins, who had already taken two good catches at silly mid-on, held the ball. Scores:—

HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS , L. H. Fisher, b Denia 7 R. C. Marks, c Hitchcock, b Ainsworth 42 J. G. Leggat, b Hitchcock .. 8 C. G. Snook, c Baldwin, b Denia .. 58 J R. Waters, b Moynihan .. .. 8 i M. L. Page, b Moynihan ' ..I J. F. Collins, not out .. .. 39 J. H. Eathorne, c Hitchcock, b Ainsworth .. .. 5 C F. Robson, c Hobbs, b Ainsworth .. 2 R. F. Cook, c and b Ainsworth .. 4 R. C. Booker, c Hitchock, b Denia .. 4 Extras (byes 4, leg byes 2. no ball 1. wide 1) ..8 Total .. .186 Bowling: L. Denia, 24 overs, 8 maidens, 32 runs. 3 wickets; A J. Prebble, 13. 2, 31. 0; K. Hitchcock. 10. 1. 39, 1; F. G_ Hobbs, 2, 0. 4,0; N. Ainsworth, 11, 2. 30, 4; D. Moynihan. 17. 5, 42. 2. WEST OLD BOYS R. McKenzie, b Snook .. 26 B. Blakely, c Collins, b Snook .. 38 D. Moynihan, c Marks, b Cook .. 43 A. Brunt, c Collins, b Snook .. 0 A J. Prebble, b Snook .. 2 K. Hitchcock, c Leggat, b Snook .. 2 F. G. Hobbs, c Fisher, b Cook .. 9 E K. Phillips, c Leggat, b Snook .. 3 H Baldwin, lbw, b Cook .. .. 0 L. Denia, not out .. ..10 N. Ainsworth, c Collins, b Snook .. 2 Extras (bye 1, leg bye 1) ..2 Total .. .. ..137 Bowling: C. G. Snook, 20 2 overs, 5 maidens, 50 runs, 7 wickets; R. C. Booker, 3,1, 11, 0; J. F. Collins, 7 2 15, 0; R. F. Cook, 25, 7. 59, 3. Sydenham v. West Christchurch For the first time this season Sydenham lost all 10 wickets in an innings, the West Christchurch bowlers making the most of the helpful wicket at Sydenham Park. At one stage eight wickets were down for 74, but N. V. Burtt and D. McKay added an invaluable 37 in 21 minutes for the ninth wicket and W. Spong, batting -for the first time this season, helped McKay to score 19 more for the last wicket, the innings closing for 130. E. Courtis, a slow left-hander, did most of the damage, taking five good wickets and earning them. West Christchurch seemed to have every chance of becoming the season’s foremost giant killer, but failed badly against the excellent spin bowling of Burtt. P. Arnold who batted extremely well for Canterbury in the recent Brabin Cup matches was the only batsman to reach double figures. Burtt spun the ball viciously, kept an excellent length, and was too much for the opposition altogether. Batting again, Sydenham scored a quick 61 for five wickets before'declaring, McKay scoring an aggressive 31. J. S. Patrick, another leg-break bowler, took four wickets cheaply. Requiring 120 to win in 48 minutes. West Christchurch lost three wickets for 18 before an appeal against the light, at 5.43 p.m., was upheld. Scores:— SYDENHAM First Innings D. C. Wilson, b Courtis .. ..13 M. Metcalfe, c Cassidy, b Booker .. 0 J. Reece, lbw, b Patrick . ..11 G. F. Anderson, lbw, b Patrick .. 3 C. Smith, b Courtis .. .. 13 F. Kerr, st Jones, b Courtis .. 8 N. Davidson, c Jones, b Courtis .. 10 S. M. Cameron, c and b Courtis .. 9 N. V. Burtt, c Cassidy, b Booker .. 21 D. McKay, c Johnston, b Booker .. 23 W. Spong, not out .. .. 9 Extras (byes 5, leg byes 2, no balls 3) .. .. .. 10 Total .. .. ..130 Bowling: J. Booker, 14.2 overs, 6 maidens, 14 runs, 3 wickets; M. Johnston, 4,1, 10, 0; E. Courtis, 19, 7, 47, 5; J. S. Patrick, 12, 0. 43, 2; J. L. Kerr, 3,0, 6. 0. Second Innings F. Kerr, b Booker .. .. 9 D. McKay, c Courtis, b Patrick .. 31 N. Davidson, lbw, b Patrick .. 6 ft V. Anderson, c Johnston, b Patrick «2

W. Spong, not out 6 N. V. Burtt, c Kerr, b Patrick .. 4 J. Reece, not out .. 0 Extras .... 3 Total for five wickets (dec.) 61 Bowling: Booker, 4 overs, 0 maidens, 25 runs. 1 wicket; Johnston. 10, 2, 19, 0; Patrick, 6, 0. 14, 4. WEST CHRISTCHURCH Flrst Innings W. Ashworth, c Reece, b Burtt 3 P. Arnold, c Smith, b Burtt .. ’..28 N. Burnette, c Kerr, b Spong .. 1 J. S. Patrick, c Wilson, b McKay .. 4 J. L. Kerr, lbw, b McKay .. ..7 R. Cassidy, c Spong, b Burtt .. .. 2 R Meads, c Smith, b Burtt .. ..9 D. Jones, b Burtt ... ..4 M. Johnston, b Burtt ?. .. 5 J. Booker, not out .. .. 5 E. Courtis, run out .. 1 Extras (bye 1, no balls 2) ..3 Tota l ■ • .. 72 Bowling.—S. M. Cameron. 6 overs, 3 maidens, 5 runs, 0 wickets: D. McKav. 7,2. 25, 2; W. Spong, 10.2, 6. 11. 1; N. V. Burtt, 16, 3, 28, 6. Second Innings W. Ashworth, c Burtt, b Spong .. 0 P. Arnold, not out .. ..8 N. Burnette, b Spong .. .. 3 J. S. Patrick, b Burtt .. .. 2 J. L. Kerr, not out .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 3 Total for three wickets .. 18 Bowling.—Spong, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 7 runs, 2 wickets; Burtt, 6,2, 6. 1; F. Kerr. 1. 0,2. 0.

LANCASTER PARK v. TECHNICAL Although he had bowled only one over in senior matches this season, H. C. Waine did great work for Lancaster Park against Technical, his side being without six of its leading members. Waine, bowling leg breaks, and bringing some back the other way, achieved a great personal success He took seven wickets and later scored 56 not out. T. Bartholomew and L. Parnell gave Technical a good start, scoring 42 for the first wicket, and later N. Falloon, a very young but stylish and correct player, scored well: However, Waine. turning the ball to a very marked extent, began a procession which was not halted until the side was all out for 138. An interesting addition to the Lancaster Park team was D. J. Reid, a slow left hand bowler who played for Boys’ High School earlier in the season. Lancaster Park scored very quickly against mediocre bowling, running up 223 for four Wickets in two hours R. T. Dowker and V Empson, placing the ball well, started steadily, and later Empson scored very quickly ’ G. Dryden also hit hard, both batsmen playing clean and forceful drives. Technical batted for the second time at 4.35 p.m., and the innings was notable for some good cuts played by J. Davies. The game was abandoned at 5.25 p.m when rain fell heavily. Scores:— TECHNICAL OLD BOYS First Innings T. Bartholomew, c Mahoney, b Waine 27 L. Parnell, b Waine .. .. 17 J. Davies, run out .. .. 0 C. W. Beazley, b Waine .. ..12 D. J. Murray, b Reid .. ..21 N. Falloon, lbw, b Dryden .. .. 32 D. Matthews, c and b Waine .. 1 H. Metcalfe, c Mahoney, b Waine .. 0 J. McLoughlin, st Davey, b Waine .. 6 D Gibbs, b Waine ..3 I. Wilson, not out .. .. 6 Extras .. .. .. 13 Total .. .. ..138 Bowling.—L. Mahoney, 10 overs. 3 maidens, 22 runs, 0 wickets: !•. Barbour, 7, O, 17, 0; D. J. Reid, 15, 6, 21. 1; H. C. Waine, 21, 3, 56, 7; V. Smith, 2,1, 5,0; G. Dryden, 3,0, 4, 1. Second Innings C. W. Beazley, b Mahoney .. .. 1 N. Falloon, b Mahoney .. ..6 D. Matthews, b Dryden .. ... 14 J. Davies, not out .. ..32 L. Parnell, not out .. . .. 1 Extras .. .. .. .. 4 Total for three wickets .. 58 Bowling.—Waine. 6 overs, 2 maidens, 18 runs, 0 wicket; Mahoney, 8,3, 30, 2; Dryden, 3,2, 4,1; Barbour, 1,0, 2, 0. LANCASTER PARK First Innings R. T Dowker, lbw, b Murray .. 41 V. C. Empson, b Murray . ■ 75 G. Dryden, lbw, b McLoughlin .. 35 H. C. Waine, not out .. ..56 R. Davey, b Bartholomew .. ... 1 V. Smith, not out .. Extras .. ■■ • • • ■ 12

Total for four wickets (dec.) 223 Bowling;—H. Metcalfe, 12 overs, 0 maidens, 58 runs, 0 wicket; T. Bartholomew, 9,1, 36, 1; D. J. Murray, 9,0, 40, 2; D. Matthews, 2,0, 12. 0: J. McLoughlin, 6,1, 27. 1; L. Beazley, 6,0, 38. 0. ST. ALBANS v. RICCARTON The st rt of the game between St. Albans and Riccarton was delayed ah hour, and St. Albans began slowly on a wet wicket. E. G. Batsttone played a valuable innings, although he scored only 15, and at lunch the score was 51 for two wickets. After the interval F. P. O’Brien and J. Smith scored briskly. O’Brien played a particularly good innings. The, wicket behaved better than the other two at. Hagley Oval, but was far from easy and O’Brien carried the attack to Riccarton with considerable success. He used a lofted on drive effectively and with Smith scored 64 in 37 minutes. O’Brien’s 69 was a fine effort, and his batting could hardly have been bettered on such a wicket. Smith scored frequently with a powerful hook—it was his fifth successive good score—and another consistent performer in R. McLauchlan made a sound 28. G. G. Coull, playing hia first game since leaving Christ’s College, was feeling his way but was extremely safe. E. Mulcock was in form when Riccarton batted, and seems to have got back to his very best form. O’Brien, bowling one over to allow Mulcock and J. McMaster to change ends, took a wicket, and at 5.30 p.m. Riccarton had lost seven wickets, although R. Cullen had played an attractive innings for 38. Riccarton was faced with its customary cAsis, but again W. M. Strachan was equal to the occasion. With the assistance of G. A. Bull he gave Riccarton a draw. Scores:— ST. ALBANS R. G. Condliffe, b Sibley .. 2 E. G. Batstone, c Newman, by Candlish .. .. .. .. 15 F. P. O’Brien, st Whitford, b Candlish , .. ..69 T. Birch, x: Clapshaw, b Stuart .. 5 J. Smith, c Whitford, b Clapshaw .. 41 R. McLauchlan, b Sibley .. .. 28 N. S. McCann, c Newman, b Stuart 13 G. G. Coull, not out .. .. 14 J. McMaster, b King .. ..3 A. Bissett, run out .. .. 6 E. Mulcock, c sub., b Sibley .. 0 Extras (byes 5, leg-bye 1) ... 6 Total ..202 Bowling.—A. H. Sibley. 18.2, 4, 58. 3; R. Stuart 20, 2, 57, 2; A. Candllsh 14, 2. 43, 2; A. Clapshaw 8,2, 21, 1; R. King 7. 2, 17, 1. RICCARTON L. Newman, c McLauchlan, b Mulcock 17 F. Dawson, lbw, b O’Brien .. 1 R. Cullen, st Bissett, b Mulcock .. 38 R. King, b Mulcock .. ..0 O. Whitfrod, lbw, b Mulcock .. 0 R. Stuart, lbw, b O’Brien .. ..12 ,A. Candlish, b Mulcock .. ..11 W. M. Strachan, not out .. ..32 G. A. Bull,’ not out .. .. 5 Extras (byes 12, leg-bye 1) ..13 Total for seven wickets .. 129 Bowling—E. Mulcock 22, 8, 42, 5; J. McMaster 18. 2, 38, 0: F. P. O’Brien 7,2, 15, 2; J. Smith 3, 0. 10, 0; G. G Coull 3,0, 4,0; E. G. Batstone 1. 0,7, 0. OLD COLLEGIANS v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH Play in the game between Old Collegians and East Christchurch did not begin until shortly after midday, and Old Collegians made a slow start. C G. Hamilton, who has been scoring well this season, made a useful 41 and H. E Denham gave an aggressive display in making 52. The only East Christchurch bowler of note was A. W. Riddolls, who took four wickets for 24 runs. He bowled consistently and well, and though for a time he dropped the ball short of a length for a wet wicket he was hard to get away. He took three wickets in-four balls in one over, making his figures at that time three for 13 off 19 overs. The Old Collegians’ declaration was a most sporting one, as it left East Christchurch 155 minutes to score 152 runs. East Christchurch failed miserably, however, and the game was over some time before stumps. J. C. Saunders, who has played little cricket this season, was most impressive. Bowling from the north end. he found a spot and kept the ball up on it. Later W. S. McKibbin also found the same end to his liking and he too bowled well. The other bowlers were all inexpensive,, but the batting was lamentably weak. Scores:— OLD COLLEGIANS

C. V. Walter, run out .. 10 C. G. F. C. Hamilton, c Watson, b Stanley .. .. .. 41 M. J. Moffat, c White, b Peacock .. 18 H. E. H. Denham, c Besley, b Riddolls 52 P. Sheppard, c Peacock, b Riddolls 9 J. C. Saunders, b Riddolls .. 0 N. H. Buchanan, b Riddolls .. 0 R. C. Saunders, not out .. .. 12 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 3) .. 11 Total for seven wickets (declared) 151 Bowling—A. W. Riddolls 23. 13. 24, 4; P. D. Allsopp 13. 2. 31. 0: M. Stanley 5, O. 18, 1: J. McNaughton 11, 0. 40. 0; R. Peacock 6. 2, 27, 1. EAST CHRISTCHURCH D. C. Watson, c R. Saunders, b J. Saunders .. 8 K. Wilson, run out .. 0 P. O'Malley, bD. G. Hamilton .. 4 J. McNaughton, c Walter, b McKibbin 10 M. Stanley, c Moffat, b J. C. Saunders 14 M. Besley. b C. G. Hamilton .. .. 2 R. Peacock, b J. C. Saunders .. 15 D. P. White, run out .. .. 0 M. Lohrey, c and b McKibbin .. 11 A W. Riddolls, not out .. .. 1 P. D. Allsopp, retired .. ... 1 Extras (by' 5. leg-byes 3) ..8 Total .. ..74 Bowling—P. H. T. Alpers 7,2, 24. 0; J. C. Saunders 15. 8. 19, 3; D. G. Hamilton 8. 4, 12, 1; W. S. McKibbin, 6.3, 3, 7, 2; C. G. Hamilton, 7,3, 4, 1, ,

LOWER GRADES SECOND GRADE A St. Albans 174 (Bayley 75, Morley 35, Harrington 28) beat St. Bede’s Old Boys 128 (Stuart 52, Wilson 23) by 46 runs on the first innings. For St. Albans. Collins took five for 37, and Shannahan three for 33; for St. Bede's Old Boys, O'Malley took six for 51, and Lloyd three for 33. Old Collegians 194 for four (Dennehy 50; Shaw 57) drew with High School Old Boys 167 for eight (Mann 62. Eltoft 50). For Old Collegians, Macbeth took three for 38; for Old Boys, Cater took three for 38.

Riccarton 220 (Wilson 64, Aitken 59) beat West Christchurch 74 (Hay 33, Jensen 30) by 146 runs on the first innings. For Riccarton, Fowke took seven for 48; and for West Christchurch. Densem took five for 59. SECOND GRADE B West Christchurch 121 for seven declared (Dudley 39, Roberts 27 not out. Stape 22) beat St. Albans 45 and 45 for six (Spring 18) by 76 runs on the first innings. For West Christchurch, Stape took six for 15. and Lee two for 13; for St. Albans, Millow took two for 18. Grammar one for 14, and Hooper one for 20. Sydenham 132 (Thomas 32, Smith 21) beat High School Old Boys 127 (Cummins 21) by 5 runs on the first innings. For Sydenham, Hay took two for 9; and- for Old Boys, Fisher took five for 45. THIRD GRADE A High School Old B6ys 136 for five (Colville 43) beat West Old Boys 97 (Dixon 29 not out. Head 26) by 39 runs on the first innings. For High School Old Boys. Hay took seven for 29; and for West Old Boys, Hannan, took two for 30. Lancaster Park 82 for seven (Gray 36) and 40 for two (Gray 24 not out) beat Riccarton 40 and 80 (Manderson 28) by eight wickets. For Park, Read took six for 14 and five for 23; for Riccarton, Curgenson took five for 18. Sydenham A 195 for seven declared (Bellamy 118 not out, Shackell 45) beat St. Albans 54 (Hall 22, Somerville 14) by 145 runs on the first innings. For Sydenham, McGlinchy took six for 40, and Borland four for 14; for St. Albans, Somerville took three for 56. Smith two for 25. and Jones two for 26. THIRD GRADE B Technical Old Boys 181 for eight (Clarke 100) beat Sydenham 55 (Harliwich 22) by 126 runs on the first innings. For Technical Old Boys, Sibley took five for 13, and Jarman three for 9; for Sydenham. Gillard took two far 20, and Wright two for 28 Lancaster Park 117 (Rowlands 33) beat West High School 74 by 43 runs on the first innings. For Park, King took six for 24; and for West High School. Reader took four for 20, and Alsopp three for 19. Old Collegians 153 (Tothill 67, Weston 42. Douglas 22 not out) beat St. AlbansCathedral Grammar School Old Boys 26 (Russell 9) by 127 runs on the first innings For Old Collegians. Christie took three for 2. including the hat-trick, Brebner four for 3, including the hat-trick: for St. Albans, Manhire took eight for 49, including the hat-trick. FOURTH GRADE A Riccarton 84 (Hermes 23, Hastie 21) and 47 for four (Garnet 20) beat Technical Old Boys 67 (Beswick 18 not out) by 17 runs on the first innings. For Riccarton, Hastie took four for 16; and for Technical Old Boys, Logan took six for 24 St. Albans 87 (Bromley 26, Atkinson 22) beat High School Old Boys 57 (Dorreen 18) by 30 runs on the first innings. For St. Albans, Sail took four for 13, and Austin two for 19; for Old Boys, Dorreen took three for 10, and Powell two for 3. St. Bede’s Old Boys 77 (O’Loughlin 22. Hodgins 21) and 95 for seven (Twomey 23 not out. Guthrie 17) beat East Christchurch 52 (English 20) by 25 runs on the first innings. For St. Bede's Old Boys, Costigan took four for 7. Guthrie two for 8. Rennell two for 9; for East Christchurch, Lohrey took four far 21, and Barwick three for 33.

SUBURBAN GAMES FOURTH ROUND COMMENCED Following are the results of the first day of the fourth round of the Suburban Cricket Association’s competitions, played on Saturday:— SENIOR GRADE Harewood 107 (Trembath 29, A. Shiplev 20) met Matchless 75 for four wickets (Gordon 28, N. Smythe 27). For Matchless Dryden took two for 16 and Hall four for 19.

Railway 42 and 48 for seven wickets met Beckenham 93 (Tolchard 27). For Beckenham Stokes took five for 24 and

Weatherhead five for 17; and for Railway Moir took four for 13 and Goodger three for 15. Waltham 180 (Biggs 40, Gordon 81, Anderson 33) met Spreydon 46 (Stevens 28). For Spreydon, Scoon took seven for 70; and for Waltham Rayner took five for 14 and Lawrence two for 11. SENIOR B GRADE Sumner 297 for eight wickets (Cox 118, Pickering 85) met Riccarton. For Riccarton. E. Timms took three for 44. Sunnyside 79 and 25 for one wicket met Waltham 142. Working Men's Club 163 (Pettit 66) met Shirley. For Shirley, Wentworth took five for 38 and Smith three for 34. JUNIOR A GRADE Roslyn 53 met St. Albans 86 (Dobbs 24. not out). For St. Albans. Dobbs took three for 10 and Bertman four for 25: and for Roslyn, Ellis took three for 26. New Brighton 144 (J. R. Hays 28. Cockle 25. Morgan 24) met Merivale, 30 for four wickets. For Merivale, Anderson took five for 34. Heathcote 98 met Beckenham 58 for seven wickets. JUNIOR B GRADE Halswell 125 for eight wickets (Child 47, Skinner 24) met Northcote 69. For Halswell. Skinner took two for 5 and Childs two for 7. Shirley 147 (Coleman 34, Barnes 24) met Templeton 56 for two wickets (Hayes 27, not out). For Templeton. Wildes took three for 32. JUNIOR C GRADE Enterprise 122 (Sunderland 43, Myall 42) beat Harewood 23 and 75 (W. Saunders 26) by an innings and 24 runs. For Enterprise Herd took four for 13 and six for 38. and Rouse three for 10; and for Harewood Broadhurst took four for 13 Beckenham 97 (Logan 30. Lang 23) met Weeks 79 (Scott 32). For Beckenham Moore took five for 45: and for Weeks Spence took three for 19.

Watersiders 170 (Walton 46. Hannigan 43, Laurence 40) and 12 for one wicket met Riccarton 83 (C. Timms 46). For Watersiders. Kissell took five for 30; and for Riccarton Tinker took eight for 32.

THIRD GRADE A Matchless 147 (Flattery 32, Noonan 31, Cookson 31) beat St. Albans 96 (Livesey 35) by 51 runs. For Matchless. Marshall took four for 25 and Cookson three for 24; and for St. Albans, McKenzie took five for 51.

Greens 139 for six wickets declared (Sloane 50 not out, Ellis 24 not out>» beat Perry’s 70 and 29 for two wickets by 69 runs on the first innings. For Greens, Foster took tour for 5; and for Perry's. Cook took three for 21. Tramways 82 (Commons 30) beat Waltham 68 (Jones 20) by 14 runs. For Tramways. Commons took five for 18 and Cook three for 24; and for Waltham. Jones took five for 22.

New Brighton 128. (Dunlop 56, Cutler 26) beat Grosvenor 108 (Dowling 36, Jenkins 31) by 20 runs. For New Brighton Cutler took six for 29. and Barrow* three for 29: and for Grosvenor. Wilder took five for 11 and Jenkins three for 32. Beckenham 106 (Molloy 27, Brownlees 25, Craig 24) beat Sumner 82 (Gerrard 25. Moore 23) and 66 by 24 runs on the first innings. For Beckenham. Molloy took seven for 21; and for Sumner, Moore took four for 4.

Oddfellows 144 (Lennie 32. Sabiston 28) drew with Lyttelton 62 for two wickets For Lyttelton. Radcliffe took three for 22. THIRD B GRADE Barnet Glass 87 (Mitchell 26) beat Bowrons 21 by 66 runs. For Barnet Glass. Mitchell took three for 8, and Spencer seven for 10, including the hat-trick; and for Bowrons. Lawter took five for 27. New Brighton 132 (Browne 41, Dobson 48. Templeton 25) and 72 beat Waltham 79 and 70 for six wickets (Mitchell 22) by 53 runs on the first innings For New Brighton. Browne took three for 22; and for Waltham, Dawson took three for none. Heathcote 56 and 60 for five wickets (Burnell 31' bea; Hillstorough 26 and 83 (Wenmouth 38. Hands 21) by five wickets. For Heathcote. Yates took seven for 15 and Reid four for 12; and for Hillsborough. Scott took seven for 28. Northcote 75 (Skirton 34) beat St. Michael’s 37 and 41 (Billcliff 24 not out) by 38 runs on the first innings. For Northcote. South took six for 18; and for St. Michael’s, Spear took four for 17 Templeton 59 and 103 (Benge 44. Ridden 31) beat Working Men% Club 35 (Codyre 20) by 24 runs on the flrst innings. For Templeton. Dickson took four for 2: and for Working Men’s Club. Gordon took six for 20.

THIRD C GRADE Telegraph 142 (Garters 37 retired. Sepaik 33 not out) beat Tramways 40 bv 102 runs. For Telegraph, Armstrong took eight for 28 and Jenkinson two for 6; and for Tramways, Buchanan took four for 36. Radley 82 beat Grosvenor 76 (Ellis 26) by six runs. For Radley. Robson took six for 14: and for Grosvenor, Ellis took

Southern 108 (Pope 24) beat Spreydon 29 and 48 by an innings and 31 runs. For Southern, Calvert took three for 1 and eight for 23, and Washington six . for 11; and for Spreydon. Bassant took three for 30. Beckenham 75 beat Shirley 47 by 28 runs.