C.B.H.S. scrapes to cricket win

Press, 29 October 1977, Page 60

C.B.H.S. scrapes to cricket win

Christchurch Boys’ High School narrowly won its annual cricket match with Waitaki Boys’ High School by six wickets with two overs to spare at Straven Road yesterday. Resuming at 36/1, in its second innings, Waitaki batted through to the middle of the afternoon before being all out for 272.

Christchurch required 151 in around 100 minutes to win and, aided by some loose bowling, reached the target with the loss of four wickets.

Christchurch also won the second XI fixture, by two wickets. After dismissing Waitaki for 81 in its second innings, Christchurch needed 61 to win. At 55/4 it seemed to be coasting but somehow managed to lose four wickets for the addition of only two runs.

Christchurch made it a clean sweep with a crushing 21-0 win in the tennis contest. The team of Stuart Chalmers, Rhett Mason, Alastair and Douglas Chapman and Steven Chambers was too strong for the Waitaki side and rarely gave the visiting team a look in. Scores.—

Ist XI: Christchurch Boys High School 184/6 dec. and 153/4 (R. Leggat 66, D. Barlow 25, S. Carter 29) beat Waitaki Boys’ High School 63 and 276 (M. Ross 50, I. Johnston 38 not out, P. Cook 36, G. Ballantyne 33; Leggat 3/121, P. Gibson 3/24).

2nd XI: Christchurch Boys’ High School 112 and 61/8 (A. Kennedy 26; P. Presland 3/8, A. Overton 4/15) beat Waitaki Boys’ High School 91 and 81 (Kennedy 4/26, J. Queen 3/15).