SYDENHAM IN THE LEAD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1924, Page 10

SYDENHAM IN THE LEAD

CHRISTCHURCH, 27th Jan. At the conclusion of the seventh round of the senior competition matches the championship points stand as follow :— Sydenham 13, West Christchurch 10, St. Albans 9, Linwood 8, Biccarton 7, East Christchurch 3. To West Chriatchu'rch's big , total of 508, Riccarton replied with 329 (Haines 48, Caygill 51, Bain 76, Fuller 30, Powell 60, Evans 14). Bowling : Cocks took one wicket for 70 runs, Findlay two for 79, D. Foster otje for 16, Blunt four for 73, Hayes two" for 49. In their second innings West ! Christchurch have lost' one wickefc for 46 (Chrystall not out 25). St. Albans defeated Linwood by an innings and 27 runs. Linwood, who' hail made* 159 in the'first innings, could only compile 112 in the second strike (Boon not out 57, Smith 28). Bowling : Thomas took five wickets for 40 ruus, Sand-

man three for 36, Martin one for 33. The bt Albans first innings yielded 298 (Woods 19, Crawford 83, Norrie 36, Thomas 25, Martin 46, Sandman 22, Graham 27). Bowling :R. Read took six .wickets for 111, Russell two for 92. _ East Christchurch, playing against bydenham, .made 178 in the first innings and in the second innings lost five wickets for 89 (Brosnahan 35, Gregory 29). M'Beth took the whole of the five wickets at, a % cost of 40 runs. Sydenham, in the first innings, declared ™"ln« wickets down for 295 (Young 46, M'Beth 28, Oliver 39, Gasson 58). Bowling : Stringer took four wickets for 64, Flood two for 55f Gregory two for