Woolston beats champion Suburban cricket side

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33740, 13 January 1975, Page 7

Woolston beats champion Suburban cricket side

The highlight of the Christchurch senior suburban cricket competition which resumed on Saturday was the performance of Woolston Working Men’s Club in bundling out last season’s champion, Merivale-Papanui, for 115, and then making 195 for four wickets at stumps.

At 108 for three, MerivalePapanui looked set for a big total, but surprisingly the last seven wickets fell for seven runs. N. Davidson (38), J. Forde (36), and G. Bartlett (26) contributed 100 of the total, while for Woolston, N. Sloane with five wickets and D. Quested with three caused the Merivale collapse.

Sloane had a fine double with 61 for Woolston, and D. Turner (35), S. Hands (24) and S. Gibson (51 not out) helped add to the good score. Woolston has two of Its 35 overs left to gain another batting performance point. At Sumner, the home side, after being sent in to bat by Belfast, lost three early wickets, but an unbroken partnership between B. Bucker (57) and O. Southern (59) took the score to 161 for three, enabling a declaration at tea.

M. Roberts took all three Sumner wickets for a meagre 22 runs. Sumner also found the pitch unresponsive to its bowlers, and Belfast had fought to 131 for four at stumps. B. Pearce (42), P. Steere (33), B. Harris (21), and S. Holden (21 not out) all batted sensiblv. B. Twoomey and L. Cook each took two wickets. SLOWER SCORING Scoring in the remaining two matches was much slower. Thanks to M. Eddington (38) and S. Cotton (29). Waltham made 128, and then Eddington with three wickets for 38, completed a good double against Heathcote, the present competition leader, which was 84 for four at stumps. W. Swallow made 33. Sent in to bat at Denton Oval, Hornby started slowly against the economical bowling of B. Davidson, but R. Wilson (68 not out) and J. Fleming (24) helped Hornby to a respectable 162. Davidson and R. Higgs, with tight bowling, each took three Beckenham lost an early wicket, but K. Tucker (24) and C. Attridge (21) were unbeaten at stumps. Results were:—

SENIOR A Merivale-Papanui 115 (N. Davidson 38, J. Forde 36, G. Bartlett 26; N. Sloane 5/22, D. Quested 3/17), W.W.M.C. 195/4 (N. Sloane 61, S. Gibson 51 n. 0.. D. Turner 35, S. Hands 24). Performance points: W.W.M.C. 10, MerivalePapanui 3. Sumner 161/3 decl. (B. Buckner 57 n. 0., O. Southern 59 n. 0.; M. Roberts 3/22). Belfast 131/4 (B. Pearce 42, P. Steere 33, S. Holden 21 n. 0., B. Harris 21; B. Twoomey 2/26, L. Cook 2/29). Performance points: Sumner 6. Belfast 3. Waltham 128 (M. Eddington 38, S. Cotton 29; B. Core 4/25, D. Collier 3/42, D. Clark 3/18), Heathcote 84/4 (W. Swallow 33; M. Eddington 3/38). Performance points: Heathcote 4, Waltham 3. Hornby 162 (R. Wilson 68 n. 0., J. Fleming 24; R. Higgs 3/33, B. Davison 3/63). Beckenham 49/1 (K. Tucker 24 n. 0.. C. Attridge 21 n. 0.). Performance points: Beckenham 2, Hornby 0. SENIOR B Merivale-Papanui 176/7, W.W.M.C. 91. Burnside W.-U. 82 and 6/0, R.W.M.C. 146/9 decl. Harewood 188/4 decl., H.H.W.M.C. 115/5. JUNIOR Shirley 86 and 26/0. Riccarton 213. Aranui 197 and 20/0, Heathcote 116. Beckenham 76 and 16/1, Merivale-Papanui 140/7 decl. MERCANTILE Taxes 133 beat N.A.C. 83. Hospital 240/4 beat MarlstWestern 136. Police 256 beat H.R.L.C. 46. C.R.F.C. 110 beat Retailers 81. THIRD A Halswell 109/5 beat W.M.C. 105. United 172 beat Sumner 102. Merivale-Papanui 159/4 decl., drew with R.W.M.C. 87/8. Belfast 199/4 decl. beat Hornby 72. H.H.W.M.C. 118 beat Burnside W.-U. 103. THIRD B P. 0.5.8. 87/6 beat Sumner 83. Beckenham 191 beat W.W.M.C. 98.

Harewood 77/8 beat P.W.M.C. 71. New Brighton 135/7 deel. drew with Waltham 135.

THIRD C Belfast 79/6 beat N.A.C. 68. P.I.C.C. 99 and 62 beat W.M.C. 77 and 38 outright. Addington 123/2 beat Harewood

w”r^iw C 4. 136 drew with 78 beat Bumside W.W. 61.

THIRD D W.-U. 74/8 beat C.U.F.C. 72. Halswell 122 beat Templeton

Harewood 122/8 beat New Brighton 119. Grosvenor 102/3 beat Addington 40.

Skope 69/6 decl., beat Shirley 41 and 17, outright.

THIRD E Merivale-Papanui 62 beat Lyttelton 60. Beckenham 117/9 decl. beat R.W.M.C. 35. Harewood 131/6 beat W.M.C. 54.

H.H.W.M.C. 123 beat Burt. 73. 18 ®/® decl. beat New Brighton 31. THIRD F

W.W.M.C. 133/9 beat New Brighton 56.

Heathcote 79/5 deci, and 36/1 beat Hornby 51 and 57 outright. Belfast 148/8 beat H.H.W.M.C. 145/8 decl.

Merivale-Papanui 126 drew with R.W.M.C. 117/8.