Twilight cricket
East-Shirley holds a threepoint lead in “The Press” twilight cricket competition, after the eighth round of matches om Monday evening. East-Shirley hammered Christchurch Workingmen’s Club, while St Albans A had a similarly emphatic victory over Southern Districts to lie in second place. Man-of-the-Match awards went to J. Stewart (Supporters), N. Jones (East-Shir-ley), K. Barker (Riccarton), M. Priest (St Albans A), P. Gooby (St Albans B) and R. Wesney (Sydenham), with Gooby winning the Lion Breweries Player-of-the-Week award. In the women’s competition, the Player-of-the-Week was K. Withers, of the All Stars, with a good all-round performance. Results.— Men: Supporters Club 115/7 (J. Stewart 37 retired, K. Moore 25; P. Boulder 3/18) beat Harewood 107/5 (T. Jones 36 retired, M. Williams 23 not out; W. Higgins 3/27). East-Shirley 162/7 (I. Hogg 38 retired, D. Grocott 28 not out, N. Jones 24 not out; D. Knowles 2/35) beat Christchurch W.M.C. 65 (A. Knowles 29; Jones 3/27, S. Booth 3/21, S. Daly 2/4). Marist 117 (P. Adams 23,
G. McDonald 21; K. Barker 2/ 31, W. Spanjer 2/22, B. Taylor 2/40) beat Riccarton 74/7 (Barker 37 retired). St Albans A 151/6 (A. Nuttall 35 retired, R. McNally 34, M. Priest 27 not out, B. Falloon 26; S. Baldwin 2/28) beat Southern Districts 79 (G. Black 24 not out; Priest 3/15). St Albans B 126/3 (C. Harris 35 retired, P. Gooby 34 not out; C. Fenwick 2/26) beat Port Hills 93 (S. Collier 26, P. Wilson 23; Gooby 3/9, S. Sincock 2/20).
Sydenham 170/4 (T. White 38 retired, P. Kennedy 36 retired; P. Williamson ‘ 29, B. Humphries 20; D. Leggat 2/ 35) beat High School Old Boys 95 (S. Roberts 23, Leggat 20 not out; R. Wesney 3/ 26, Kennedy 2/16). Points: East-Shirley 115, St Albans A 112, Supporters 97, Old Boys 94, Sydenham 92, Marist 87, Southern Districts 72, St Albans B 67, Port Hills 66, Riccarton 65, Harewood 63, Christchurch W.M.C. 56.
Women's competition: Lancaster Park 97 (R. Millichip 35, H. Rickerby 23 not out; K. Withers 2/10, J. Marsden 2/19) beat All Stars 65/3 (E. Burtt 25, Withers 21). Sydenham beat St Albans by default. Points: Sydenham 22, All Stars 19, Lancaster Park 16, St Albans 6.
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