CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25084, 16 January 1947, Page 4

CRICKET

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM FOR WELLINGTON

(?.A.) WELLINGTON. January IS. The following Wellington team will play Otago in the final Plunket Shield match: E. W. Tindill, S. A. McVlcar, R. Crawford, R. O’Neill, R. Challies (Midland), C. S. Dempster (Institute)* D. S. Wilson (Kilbirnie), J. Capstick (Hutt Valley*, H. V. Cave (Wanganui), J. A. Ongley (Manawatu), A. M. Matheson (Taranaki), and J. R. Lamason (Wellington College Old Boys).

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION

The following is the draw for the seventh round of matches on January 18 and 25, 1947: First Grade.—East v. Syd, at LP 1; TOB v. WOB, at LP 2; OB v. Ric, at H 1; LP v. West, at H 3; OC v. St A, at H 2. * Second Grade A.—Ric v. East, at H 6; St A v. WOB, at Barr 2; OB v. SBOB, at H 4; Syd v. LP, at S 1; West v. OC, at H 5. Second Grade B.—Syd v. St A, at S 2; OB v. West, at HC 1; BHS V. Vars, at Stvn rd 1; TOB Win by default. Third Grade A.—West v. Syd, at S 4; St A v. LP, at LP 3; Syd A v. 08, at HC 2; Ric v. East, at HC 3; WOB v. East (Line Coll), at Barr 1. Third Grade B.—First day: SBOB v. 08, at Elm 1; West v. WHS, at HC 4; TOB v. OC, at Ens rd 1; Syd v. Vars, at S 3; LP v. St A. at HC 5; WOB win by default; friendly game v. TOB (4B), at Barr 3. Second day: St A v. West, HC 6; OB v. TOB, at HC 5; Syd v. WHS, at HC 4; WOB v. OC, at Elm 4; SBOB v. LP, at Elm 1; Vars win by default; friendly game v. LP (4B), at Barr. 3. Fourth Grade.—First day: Syd v. TOB, at Ens rd 2; East v. 08, at HC 6; LP v. St, A, at LP 4; SBOB v. Ric, at Elm 4. Second day: Syd v. Rice, at S 3; East v. LP, at LP 4; OB v. SBOB, at Elm 3; St A v. TOB, at Ens rd 1. Fourth Grade B.—First day: LP v. St A, at Elm 3 (teams to provide own wickets), TOB v. WOB (3B), at Barr 3. Second day: St A v. TOB, at Ena rd 2; LP v. Vars (3B), at Barr 3 (teams to provide own wickets).

First and Second A Grades play twoday cricket from 11 a.m.-12.30 p.m., 1-6 p.m. Second B and Third A Grades play two-day cricket from 1-6 p.m. Third B, Fourth A and B Grades play one-day cricket from 1-6 p.m. In one-day cricket sides batting first must declare not later than 3.45 p.m. No adjustment is to be made for late starting. The following is the position of teams up to and including January 11. 1947: First Grade.—Syd 26, LP 25, OB 25, St A 25, East 22, West 17, OC 16, Ric 14, WOB 12, TOB 3. Second Grade A.—LP 29, Syd 27, OB 22, OC 20. East 18, St A 18, SBOB 16, West 16, Ric 13, WOB 5. Second Grade B.—Syd 28, BHS 27, TOB 22, St A 19, OB 18, Vars 17, West 12, CC 8. St ATC 6, St B 5. Third Grade A.—OB 34, Syd A 30, LP 23, West 23, WOB 20, East 18, St A 12, Syd B 12. East (Line. Coll) 8, Ric 8. Third Grade B OB 36, LP 35. TOB 31, Syd 22, SBOB 20, WHS 20, OC 18, St A 18, West 16, St An 9, CC 8, Vars 8, BHS 7, WOB 4. (OB have had an extra win >by default.) _ Fourth Grade A.—St A 36, Ric 38, CC 32, SBOB 32, East 29, OB 28. LP 20, TOB 20, St B 16, BHS 11, Syd 6. Fourth Grade B.—TOB 43, CTC 28, Pap Tech 25. LP 23, CC B 18, CC A 17, St. An 12, BHS 11, St B 6, St A 1. The following are the umpires for Saturday’s games:—H 1. Burgess and Taylor; H 2, Dunkley and Rix; H 3, Winter and Belston; H 4, Cook and Garbutt; LP 1, Lightfoot and Vine; LP 2, Wilson and Hastings; H 5, Gourlay and A. King. . —Advt.

VETERANS’ TEAM BEATS AIR FORCE

The Veterans’ Cricket Club beat a team from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Station at Weedons by 50 runs in a game played at Hagley Oval yesterday. The scores were: Veterans (Fuller 34, Dobson 37 retired, Neate*l6, Thrower 14, Rogers 10). Bowling for Air Force, Cooks took six wickets for 49 runs. Lapham two for 30. Air Force: 102 (Herbert 31 retired. Flattery 30. Edwards 18, Steele 11). Fuller (four for 17). Goodwin (three for 20), and Wright (two for 10) obtained the best bowling figures for the winners. FIRMS’ MATCH The annual cricket match between Dalgety and Company and the National Mortgage Company, played recently at the Spreydon Domain, resulted in a win for Dalgety and Company, by 93 runs on the first innings. Scores were:—Dalgety’s 184 (R. E. Alexander 68, F. R. Symes 35). National Mortgage, first innings, 91; second innings, 135. Dalgety and Company, in winning the match, retrieved the “Mercantile Ashes."