Suburban cricket spoilt by weather

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33066, 6 November 1972, Page 20

Suburban cricket spoilt by weather

Bad light and rain about afternoon tea prevented any possible exciting finishes in the Christchurch Suburban Cricket Association’s senior competition on Saturday. Merivale-Papanui was all out for 131 in its second innings, leaving Woolston Working Men s Club 120 minute* to score 103 runs for victory. However, the game was evenly poised when bad light and rain stopped play' with eight of the compulsory 15 overs in the last hour still to be bow’led. Woolston had scored 45 for the loss of five wickets. Hornby declared its first innings at the overnight score of 140 for seven wickets. Sumner did better in its second turn at the wicket and was 127 for six wickets when the game was abandoned an hour before schedule. Resuming its second innings. Heathcote scored quickly and in two hours put on 168 runs before declaring at 173 for two wickets. Waltham’s bowlers never faltered and, led by the captain, S. Robinson, kept the ball well up to the batsmen, who were in an aggressive mood. Bad light and damp conditions had Waltham batting out the remainder of play after the tea interval. Beckenham declared its first innings closed at 213 for seven wickets, a lead of 102 over Burnslde. However. Burnside batted

better in its second inning* and after averting the outright loss bv an innings, batted out time and was 163 for eight at stumps. Points are: Merivale-Papanui and Hornby 25, Woolston 22. Beckenham j 11. Heathcote 10. Burnside and Sumner 8. W alt ham SENIOR A Merivale-Papanui 83/9 dec and 131 (D. Gordon 31. K. Smith 29, M. Willis 24; D. Quested 5/59 D. K. McAlwee 3/481 drew with Woolston W.M.C. 112 and 45/5 (J. F S?mner ,9 85 and 127/6 (P. Sarf M ß “ uc^r°‘2?r t i. D HJsrJ < U 6 > drew with Hornby 140/7 dec. Burnside 111 and 163/8 (R. W’ards 55. N. Wilscm 30. K Burton 22 not out) drew with Beckenham 2, 3/7 dec. (C. Attrdige 70. K. Tucker 52 D. Beardsley 38; D. McNaughton 125/8 dec. and 173/2 dec. (R. Pettit 67 not out. Nev. Clerk 48 not out. B. Tilling 39) drew with Waltham 91 and 120/4 (J. Milne 32 not out. R. Cooper 32 not out. J. Feldwick 25). SENIOR B Belfast 140/9 dec. and 37/3 beat S.H.H.W.MC. 63 and 105 outShirley 113 drew with Halswell 239/7 dec. R W.M.C. 121 and 165 beat Hillsborough 103 and 53 outright. JUNIOR Merivale-Papanui 302 drew with Harewood 185 and 179/6. Hornby 126 and 93/6 drew with Sumner 142/8 dec. and 127/6 dec. Aranui 68/9 dec. and 114/8 beat Heathcote 99 and 77 outright.

THIRD A New Brighton 92/2 beat P.I.C.C. 88. S.H H.W.M.C. 90/5 beat Addington 84. W.M.C. 122 beat Beckenham 73. Burnside W.U. 138/7 dec. drew with R.W.M.C. 16/0. P.P.W.M.C. 146/6 drew with Riccarton 148.

THIRD B United 195/6 beat MerivalePapanui 131. P.W.M.C. 145/5 beat Grosvenor 122/9 dec. P.I.C.C. 90 beat Beckenham 57. Waltham 120 beat Sumner 110. THIRD C W.W.M.C. 81/4 beat Shirley 80/9 dec. W.M.C. 158 drew with Aranui 140/9. Merivale-Papanui drew with Harewood 119/8. R.W.M.C. 168/5 dec. drew with Belfast 136/6. W.F.C. 128/4 beat Burnside 127/6 dec.

THIRD D Waltham 65/5 beat N.A.C. 61. S.H.H.W.M.C. 73 beat Halswell 13. Belfast 83 beat Hornby 70. Harewood 78/7 beat Templeton 70. P.I.C.C. drew with Beckenham 30/2. THIRD E Burnside W.U. 104 beat P.W.M.C. 51. Skope 158/7 dec. drew with W.M.C. 58/7.

Western F.C. 33/7 be«t New Brighton 25. THIRD F New Brighton 116/7 beat Beckenham 63. S H.H.W.M.C. 118 beat Meriv*)e. Papanui 101. W.W.M.C. 187 beat Heathcou 56. R.W.M.C. 108 beat Harewoeg MERCANTILE v Retailers 183/3 beat C F C J? A. 63/3 beat P.O.S B. Taxes 201/6 dec. drew with Marist-Western 151/9 N.A.C. 217/5 beat MO W H* Hospital 175 beat S A C. 42 60/9. HONOURS BOARD Batting B. Aldridge. Merivale Papanui junior. 108; D. Blake. Hospßa! mercantile. 98 not out; J Astle’ P.W.M.C.. third B. 90; H Burn-’ side, W.W MC„ third F. 8»; 8 O’Keefe, Harewood, junior, 80T. Black, Taxes, mercantile,"Tji C. Attridge. Beckenham, seaior A. 70; M. Walsh. Skope, thirj £ 69 not out; I Charles wottk S.H.H.W.MC.. third 1. 68 not out; R. Pettit. Heathcote, senior A, 67 not out; G. McCone Hornby, junior. 64 not out: E. Kars, Merivale-Papanui. third K. 63 not out; R. Dann. MertvolePapanui. junior. 63; B. shlerlaw P.W.M.C., third A. 63. A Yates! Retailers, mercantile. 60 not outR. Wards. Bumside, senior A n 5JM. Cully, Merivaie-Papanu/ junior, 53; K. Tucker. Beckenham. senior A. 52; H. Langjev W.F.C.. third C. 52; E jX/ Merivale-Papanui. third C. 5L ’

G. Kerr. R.W.M.C.. third F 9/37; G. Reid. New Brighton third F. 9/39: D. Peatn S.H.H.W.MC.. third D, 7/6; w’ Whiting. Merivale-Papanui. third E. 7/fi; E. Kars. Merivai™ Papanui. third E, 7/12; Matatamua. Hospital, mercantile 7/20 and 5/9: M. Walsh. Shape third E, 7/27 (including hattrick); K Adams. Belfast, senior B. 7/38; B. Smith. New Brighton, third A. 7/38; S. Tui, P.ICC third B. 6/13; T. Black, Taxes mercantile. 6/16; R. Gibson W.W.M.C.C., mercantile, 6/16; K McTelgue, Harewood, third D. 6/31: R. Watson, Beckenham third D. 6/47; L. Lloyd. Heato cote, third F, 6/93; R Cameron. Bumside, third E. 5/20: P. Bow. man, W.W.M.C.. third C. 5/21; J Astle. P.W.M.C.. third B, 5/21; J. Bell. Belfast third D, 5/27: T. Neilson, Waltham, third D. 5/17; M Murrav, Templeton, third b’ 5/28; P. Day. Beckenham, third B. 5/32; K Hinkley. Beckenham third A. 5/36; J. Wooleott. Mari-vale-Papanul. third F. 5/36: T Lacey, Harewood, third C. 5/87D Quested, W.W MC , senior A 5/59: H. Straker. P W M.C., third E. 5/59; D. Mitchell, Belfast, third C. 5/69