Sports results

Press, 28 November 1988, Page 20

Sports results

CRICKET ELLESMERE Division one: Taitapu 136/6 dec. and 162/7 dec. (A. Marshall 34, D. Hamilton 38, C. Stewart 32; S. Walker 3/40) beat Southbridge A 106 and 170 (K. Connell 36, C. Heslop 34; P. Stewart 6/44). Weedons A 144/7 dec. and 113/7 (J. Calder 31 n. 0.; A. Carver 4/21) drew with Lincoln 146/8 dec. and 182/5 dec. (Carver 90 n.o. S. Reardon 40). Leeston 187 beat Springston A 67 and 69 (P. Ridden 5/26, G. Chamberlain 4/30). Division two: Burnham A 215/9 beat Weedons B 100 and 56. Southbridge B 122/2 dec. and 156/7 beat Burnham B 118 and 159 (P. Mcßoberts 3/ 36, L. Maw 3/34). Dunsandel 160/6 dec. and 130/6 (C. Tod 37 n. 0.; I. Nichols 3/44) beat Springston B 89 and 200 (M. Lewis 49 n. 0., S. Gilmore 30; M. Lay 5/ 39).

Points (after four rounds). — Division one: Leeston 51, Springston A 48, Taitapu 27, Southbridge A 20, Weedons A 17, Lincoln 15. Division two: Burnham A 58, Southbridge B 55, Dunsandel 48, Weedons B 27, Springston B 25, Burnham B 8. BANKS PENINSULA Akaroa maintained its slim lead in the Banks Peninsula club cricket competition with a comfortable win over Ailandale on Saturday. Results: Akaroa 207 (D. Narby 31, A. Fowler 45, J. Masefield 81; B. Turner 4/77, J. Blatchford 4/13) beat Allandale 135 (Fowler 6/53). Le Bons 238/5 (M. Johnston 105, G. Marshall 80) drew with Kaituna 216/8 (T. Pavey 57, J. Pavey 59; W. Masefield 5/43). Awaiti 204/5 (R. Masefield 58, H. McFarlane 88 not out) beat Diamond Harbour 194 (T. Coop 77; Masefield 5/65, I. Lethwaite 4/48). Little River 98/2 (G.

McLeod 57 n. 0.) beat Wainui 91 (M. Stronach 65; McLeod 8/21). Points: Akaroa 66, Le Bons 60, Diamond Harbour 46, Kaituna 40, Wainui 38, Little River 38, Allandale 36, Awaiti 34. The Banks Peninsula senior team to play Ellesmere at Little River on Sunday is: J. Masefield (captain), R. Masefield, M. Johnston, C. Stanbury, D. Bulman, T. Johnston, S. Batchelor, D. Langrope, P. Langrope, W. Masefield, M. Williams. PIGEON RACING The first pigeon home in a race from Whakatane to Christchurch on Saturday covered the 727 km in nine hours, 35 minutes. Results were.— East section: B. Bowman, 1255.552 metres per minute, 1; S. T. and R. Holland, 1254.134, 2; L. Keenan, 1245.375, 3; B. Ewart, sen., 1240.193, 4; R.

Spain, 1228.815, 5; G. Berg, 1227.911, 6; M. Cross, 1277.669, 7; J. Partridge, 1225.086, 8; A. Wyatt, 1221.801, 9; C. Hoogervorst, 1218.097, 10. West section: N. Coker, 1276.200, 1; S. Perrin, 1224.718, 2; P. and L. Cook, 1224.670, 3; L. Candy, 1220.856, 4; D. McNeish, 1218.411, 5; R. Lever, 1217.909, 6; C. L. Buckley, 1216.870, 7; G. Rankin, 1215.775, 8; F. Massie, 1208.344, 9; R. Van Erekis, 1017.371, 10. In a race from Stewart Island to Christbhurch on Friday, the first ! pigeon home covered the 522 km in eight hours, 34 minutes. Over-all results. — R. Louis, 1030.676, 1; R. Spain, 1028.368, 2; H. Clements, 1027.885, 3; I. Candy, 1025.650, 4; M. L. Smith, 1025.153, 5; D. Myall, 1025.137, 6; N. Coker, 1022.625, 7; D. McNeish, 1014.856, 8; R. Anderson, 1014.412, 9; L. Keenan, 988.671, 10.