Ellesmere tops cricket table
Ellesmere topped the points table after the first section of men's round-robin play in the Canterbury Cricket Association's annual indoor tournament at the Pioneer Stadium. The team was unbeaten after four matches in the A.N.Z. Bank-sponsored event and with the second - best qualifier. Suburban, will now play the top two teams from section two in the finals on September 27. A surprising feature of the section play was the poor form of Lancaster Park, which was eliminated from the competition after losing three matches. Results were:—round 1: Riccarton 78/0 (W. Springer 52 n. 0., G. McDonald 20 n. 0.) beat Lancaster Park 58/3 (D. Dempsey 20), Ellesmere 73/3 (S. Ryan 27 n. 0., C. Heslop 25) beat Suburban 58/4. H. 5.0.8. a bye. Round 2: Riccarton 95/0 (W.
Springer 31 n. 0.. G. McDonald 31 n o.) beat H.S.O B. 54/2 (J. Bierworth 24), Ellesmere 82/0 (J. Ryan 27 n. 0.. S. Ryan 43 n. 0..) beat Lancaster Park 72/3 (R. Gearey 32 n. 0.. M. Pannell 25). Suburban a bye. Round 3: H. 5.0.8. 76-T (J. Bierworth 33 no, A. Cadenhead 21 n. 0.) beat Lancaster Park 56/0 (D. Dempsey 33 n.o. R. Gearry 23 n. 0.) Suburban 54.1. (J. Fielding 36 n. 0.,) beat Riccarton 28/6. Ellesmere a bye. Round 4: Ellesmere 84/0 (J. Ryan 34 n. 0.,), S. Rvan 36 n. 0..) beat H. 5.0.8. 64/3 (M. Mowatt 24 n.0.),’ Lancaster Park 70/2 (R. Gearrv 31 n. 0.,) beat Suburban 54/2. Riccarton a bye. Round 5: Ellesmere 57/0 (J. Ryan 29 n. 0.. S. Ryan 25 n. 0..) beat Riccarton 53/1, Suburban 72/1 (C. Reid 42 n 0..) beat H. 5.0.8. 69/1 (P. Kennedy 21. M. Leggat 39 n. 0.). Lancaster Park a bye. Section points: Ellesmere 44, Suburban 30, Riccarton 26, H. 5.0.8. 18. Lancaster Park 18 (eliminated lost more wickets than H. 5.0.8.). ’
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