SUBURBAN GAMES

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28543, 24 March 1958, Page 13

SUBURBAN GAMES

With all two-day competitions completed, only the third grade and Mercantile grade played matches in the Christchurch Suburban Cricket Association’s competitions in perfect playing conditions on Saturday. Details:— THIRD GRADE A Riccarton 118 (McDonnell 43, Aitken 26; Waltho three for 16) beat Papanui 87 (Johns 28; Smith four for 23). Beckenham 159 for five declared (K. Tucker 71 not out, Swinney 37. Whalley 28) beat Templeton Farm 125 (Feck 38 not out. Overend 38, Steven 20; Garters seven for 46). State Advances 145 (Small 34, Heath 32, Latimer 24; Shannahan four for 42, Keay two for 19) beat Sumner 96 (Cooke 23; Steven five for 28, Wright three for 8). Tramways 167 (Timms 39. Allen 21, Harker 20; Booth five for 53) beat W.M.C. 76 (Grenfell 26; Piner five for 27, Allen four for 33). Sunnyside 131 (Sutherland 28, Seccombe 27) beat Aranui 129 (Brown 32, Wakefield 26, Bowden 24; Sutherland five for 38). THIRD GRADE B Harewood 166 (R. Hurst 50, Flaws 38, Case 32) beat Hillsborough 62 (Cains seven for 19) and 32 (Turner seven for 23, including hat trick). United 122 for three declared and 33 for one beat Grosvenor 54 and 99 outright. Merviale 65 and 75 for four beat Beckenham 36 and 92 for seven declared, outright. . , Shipping 210 for nine declared (Scott 69, White 31, Porteous 25) beat Heathcote 30 (Porteous four for 16, Anderson two for 1, Granham two f °Spreydon 109 (Kimm 44, Hanrahan 20; O’Cain two for 13, Doller two for 19) beat St. Albans 107 (Townsend 46; Hanrahan eight for 46). Shirley 156 for four declared (Hudson 75, Tomish 49) beat Riccarton W.M.C< 49 (Wilson five for 10) and 61 (Cooper 22; Allen three for 15. Doocey three, for 14), outright. THIRD GRADE C Addington 185 (R. Trembath 88. Hooper 42) beat Aranui 54 (Bane four for 14). Sunnyside 138 for one (Davies 64 not out, Sneddon 29 not out, Giles 21) beat Papanui 114 (Barnard 51; Davies four for 23, Kildaire two for 3). Waltham 146 (Watts 28, Jarden 23, Syme* 20 not out; Betteridge four for 54, Mathews three for 26) beat Burwood 103 (Samson 27, Blain 22; Applin five for 37, Carrington four for 49). Wigram 118 beat Riccarton 59 and 69 for four. _ Beckenham 130 (McFerran 40, B. King 30; Doig four for 12) drew with New Brighton 117 for nine (Doig 34. McKay 29; Duffield three for 16). MERCANTILE N.A.C. 86 (Potter 37; McClelland eight for 29 beat Commercial Travellers 80 (Laver 22; Potter four for 15). Ashby Bergh 145 (Crane 58, Smith 29) drew with Atlas 133 for nine (Lee 35, Polson 23; Farmer three for 41). M. 0.5.8. 150 for five (Marriott 62, Adams 26) beat Osbornes 110 (Matheson 36; McNicholl four foi 20). Commercial Travellers 128 for three (Egan 28 not out, Mann 20 not out) beat Metro 52; Kelsey seven for 26, Fowles two for 13). Monarch 116 for six (Rennell 58; Geddis three for 35) beat Gas Company 111 (Geddis 35; Rennell four for 39, Brown three for 6, Cooper three for 18).

UNDER 15 Merivale A 91 for seven declared (G. Ripley 34 not out; Hooper three for 33) beat Hillsborough A 42 (G. Ripley eight for 9). Merivale B beat Hillsborough B outright. *