St. Albans Must Improve To Win

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31196, 21 October 1966, Page 13

St. Albans Must Improve To Win

The rather shaky manner by which St. Albans scored its tense, two-run first innings win over High School Old Boys last week will not bolster its confidence against Riccarton, when the second senior cricket round begins tomorrow.

Riccarton, with an impressive all-round performance | I from its captain. R. C. Motz, j soundly defeated the defend-1 ing champion, Sydenham. It II was the only winning team to add bonus points. On paper, the St. Albans j I batting order has both I I strength and depth but it | ijwas its opening bowlers, B. •|R. Taylor and K. I. Ferries, 1 who ran through High School ■ Old Boys and earned a vici'tory. •; Sydenham, alone at the bottom of the table, will meet ’' West Christchurch-University

■ the recipient of five champ--11 ionship points from Lancas- , ter Park in the first round. ■ The title-holder was the ; only senior A team not to 11 reach three figures last Saturday but a better return could ;| be expected tomorrow, for it 11 does not have to face Motz. : H. 5.0.8. and Lancaster . Park both won bonus points .in defeat during the first I round. The Old Boys batsmen ■ fell to Taylor and Ferries last week and tomorrow will have ■ to face a successful combin--1 ation of speed and spin, in B. ■ Andrews and B. C. Irving.