Cricket Disappointments for batsmen

Press, 2 November 1981, Page 33

Cricket Disappointments for batsmen

Batsmen generally had disappointing days when the third round of lower grade cricket started on Saturday, though three batsmen went close to centuries. Fred Rice (Sydenham, president's grade). B. Makwana (Lancaster Park, fifth grade) and Rex Gearry (Lancaster Park, second grade) all got into the nineties, and two bowlers each took seven wickets. Ted Graynoth had seven for 23 in the sixth grade, for St Albans, and the Shirley Boys' High School player. Gary' Jones, had seven for’ 28 aga’inst Christ’s College. Second grade East-Shirley 220 (R. N. McLauchlan 50, A. Laurent 51); Marist 54 4. Burnside-West 171; Old Boys 113.7. St Albans 117; Lancaster Park 236 7 (R. E. Gearry 95): Sydenham A 201 '6 decl. (Nicholson 63: Palenski 5/40); Sydenham B 123'6.

Riccarton 111 (Phelan 7'39 and 38 1; Old Collegians 150 I decl. (N. Jones 5 '35). Third grade St Albans 203 9 decl: East Shirley 1(X) (G. McCarthy 5 33 and 0-1. St Thomas's College 144 (B Chambers 5/49) and 30 2; S Bede's College 85. Burnside High School 65 an< i 30 3; Christchurch Boys' Higl School 150'4. I St Andrew's College 150; Papa nui High School 143 9. i Shirley B.H.S. 99 and 5-1 I Christ s College 125 (Jones 7/28). ; Lancaster Park 215 9 decl. (M Smith 78). Old Boys 110/7. Fourth grade East-Shirley 178/4 deci. (G. W ; Ripley 68 not out. J. W. Grocot 50) and 30, 0; Old Collegians 80 (S » Sanford 5/28). Bumside-West 157 (C. Mcßeatl t 6 47); Riccarton 45/2. Technical 98 (P. Fitzsimmon 5-12) and 28/1; Sydenham 161 deci. (I. Nellies 88). Old Collegians B 146; St Alban

9) 186-4 (Shelton 67. Parr 64 not 9 out). Fifth grade Marist 170 (K. McGowan 7/50); a- Technical 150'6 3) Xavier College 165-7 decl. (A. Graham 81; G. Ash 5 50): BurnB. side-West 104 7. St Old Boys 58 (Simons 5 '22. Carr 5 ’29) and 15 0; Lancaster Park id 164 6 decl. (B. Makwana 97). »h Sixth grade Burnside-West A 104 and 4 1; a- Marist 109 9 decl. East-Shirley 165.9 decl. 1; (Whiteside 5.70); Old Collegians 89 6. M. Riccarton 144 8 decl; Lancaster Park 91 5. St Albans 64: Bumside-West B V. 104 (E. Graynoth’7 23). itt Eighth grade S. Old Boys A 107 lost to EastShirley 108'3. th Sydenham A 85 (G. Jones 6 '26) lost to Technical 87 4. ns Old Boys B 98 beat Svdenham 6 B 94. Lancaster Park 55 lost to Old ns Collegians 64 5.

Marist 206.9 (J. Benschop 65; A. Walsh 5/71) beat Lancaster Park B 19 Ninth grade Lancaster Park B 95/9 lost to East-Shirley B 129 (Z. Rae 62 not out, M. Parker 53 not out). Lancaster Park A 172 3 (G. Newman 76 not out. C. Williamson 53 not out) beat BumsideWest 107 (C. Cornyns 5 29). Sydenham 158/6 (Harris 56) beat East-Shirley A 105. Technical 78 lost to St Albans 104. President’s grade Old Boys 141 lost to EastShirley 142/6. Riccarton 70 and 30/1 lost to St Albans 107-8 decl. (S. N. McGregor 70). Bumside-West 156/8 beat Old Collegians B 147, 8. Sydenham 233/5 (F. Rice 97. I. R. Hartland 56) beat Old Collegians 105-'B. Marist 142,-8 (Terry McKendrv 53) beat Hospital 96. Lancaster Park 138 8 IJ. Sanson 50) lost to Police 143 '9.