St Albans takes early lead in twilight cricket

Press, 26 November 1980, Page 17

St Albans takes early lead in twilight cricket

tn compiling the biggest total of the St Albans took an variy, but narrow ieau, alter tne upeautg round of "Ine press" -punsu.ed twuignt errexet tournament at Hospital Corner on .aoimay evening.

rAe piayv.o passed 20 as St Aiuans reached 18, lor lour :..-,<.mst Mar,st. Lancaster park, which has won tne tournament three oi

tne four years it has been contesteu, are viuy one point back, alter comiortaoly beating Burn-slde-West University. past-snirley ana Supporters chib are a rurther point behind. Uast-Shtrley beat North Canteioury. in the competition lor the’ fust time, in trie highest scoring mala, of the round, while Supporters total 01' 140 tor iour against Kincarton included tne best individual effort of the night with tne bat —4U retired num Mike Pannell.

Svdenhani beat High School Old Boys by 13 runs, to take tilth place but the closest win went to Suburban, which headed oil' Old Collegians by one run. Suburban can thank the ailround efforts of Karl Slave ior its success—he had a good Idouble of 22 and three cheap wickets'.

i In tne women’s section, Riccar■ton. Park and St Albans are well [clear. Kiccarton made the huge (score of 168 for three against Burnside-West; Park was 51 runs better than . the Canterbury Women's Cricket Association team; but St Albans had a elose, two-run win over Sydenham. The Cedarwood “player of the match” awards went to Slave, Barrv Cummings (Supporters:, Geoff Smith (St AlbanS). Dave Dempsev (Park), Gary Hooper lEast-Shirlev). Andrew Garters (Svdenham). Nickv Sherriff (Riccarton), Sue Brown (Sydenham), and Bonny Paniora (Park). The Lion Breweries “player of the week” awards went to Hooper and Paniora. Points.—Men: St Albans 1., Park 16. East-Shirley and Sup-

’porters 15. Sydenham 14, Suburban 13, North Canterbury 9. Old (Collegians 8, Old Boys and Hie(carton Marist 6. Burnside-West '5. Women: Kiccatton 14. Pars ‘l3 St Albans Iz, Sydenham u, C.W.C.A. 5, Burnside-Uest 4. i Results: —

Men I Supporters Cnto 140/4 iM. Pan'nell 4o tetired. B. Cummings 34. 11. Chellew 24; T. Murdoch 2/26. •G Bell 2/30) beat Riecartoti 104/7 I|G. McDonald 30 Murdoch 22, ;L. Thorn 2o; G. Bateman 3/2i)i. I St Albans 187/4 (A. Nuttall [37 retired, G. Nichoil 36 retired. ;G. Smith 33, D. Wild 31 not out, 18. Carter 23; M. Kelly 2/37> beat j.Marist 97/7 tG. Hills 35 retired, iR. Cunningham 28; A. Jamieson

3/151. I Suburban 102/6 (A. Pugh 39 'retired. K. Stave 22; J. Finlayson (2/24. J. Bishop 2/121 beat Old 'Collegians 101/7 (R. Fuller 30. IK. Wilson 31; Slave 3/17, J. [Bennie 2/26i. [ Sydenham 108/7 »M. Hartland '36 retired. N. Lyons 27. K. Cong, jdon 24: K. Marshall 2/24. B. Small 2/281 beat High School 'Old Boys 95 iJ. Bierworth 29. Marshall 20; A. Garters 3/18, K. James 2/16). _ Lancaster Park 165/3 <D. Dempsev 37 retired. M. Smith 36 retired. B. Andrews 20 not out) beat Burnside-West 97/7 (J. Bovle 37 retired,. East-Shirlev 149/6 iS. Booth 34, R. Mackav 31. A. Wils 28: C. Hight 2/26. D. Campbell 2/32) beat North Canterbury 139/6 (S. Reardon 35 retired. M. Taylor 29 not out. Hight 24: G. Hooper 3/7.1. Women St Albans 65/7 (S. Brown 3/111 beat Svdenhani 63 (S. Russell 2/11). Lancaster Park 94/7 (S. Storey 31. B. Paniora 23; R. Milliehip 3/20) beat C.W.C.A. 43 (Paniora 3/4i. Riccarton 168/3 (S. Rattray a 6 retired N. Sherriff 36 retired. D. Costello 31. M. Clinton 27 not out, L. Shankland 26> beat Burn-side-West 62/3 (N. Thompson 29 not out,.