CRICKET St. Albans Takes Lead In Senior Championship

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30274, 29 October 1963, Page 12

CRICKET St. Albans Takes Lead In Senior Championship

St Albans, the only team to take maximum points from both games, now has a two-point lead in the senior cricket championship. The second round, begun on Saturday and completed yesterday, gave St. Albans and Riccarton outright wins, Old Boys and Lancaster Park taking first innings points.

East Christchurch-Shirley’s successful effort to avoid outright defeat made its match with Lancaster Park the most exciting of the day, but there were some startling individual performances in the other games.

The partnership of G. A. Bartlett and J. L. Williams, which produced 118 runs for West Christchurch-University in only 44 minutes, provided the season’s most spectacular scoring.

Results:—Old Boys 344 for four wickets, declared, beat West Christchurch - University 191 and 238 for five wickets by 153 runs on the first innings. Riccarton 145 and 234 for eight wickets, declared, beat Sydenham 118 and 132 by 129 runs. St. Albans 267 for eight wickets, declared, and 41 for two wickets beat Old Collegians 97 and 210 by eight wickets. Lancaster Park 168 and 149 for five wickets, declared, beat East Christchurch - Shirley 133 and 85 for nine wickets by 35 runs on the first Innings.

Bartlett's exciting 72 gave him the distinction of being the day’s top sooner. There were haM-centuries also by Williams, G. T. Dowling and B. F. Hastings (West Chrtst-cburcli-Unweraiity), J, W. Grocott (East ChrtstdhiurchShiirtey), A. R. MacGdlbbon (Old Collegians) and A. G. Duckmamiton (Lancaster Park). D. Hicks (Old Boys) enjoyed singular success, taking seven wickets, D. J. McKendry took five for Lancaster Park, W. Burtt five for St Albans. Team points are.—

Wins Losses Bonus Ch. 12 5 5 1 0 pts. pts. St. Ju'2 Pt Pt. pt. r- * 28 Rice. 2 — — 2 26 L.P. 1 1 * <a — 2 19 W-U. 1 * w 1 — 2 15 Syd. - - 1 — 1 4 9 O.B. - 1 — a 1 2 7 O.C. - — 1 — 1 0 5 E-S - - - 1 1 0 1