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-tSy Telegraph—'Press Association.) Auckland.— Because of heavy rain which fell on Friday night' and which continued on Saturday until early in the afternoon, all outdoor sports were postponed. As a result cricket matches begun the previous Saturday were decided on the first day's play. King's College Old Boys beat University and Grafton beat Ponsonby. In the other games, which had not reached a decision. V.M.C.A. drew with North Shore <md Parnell drew with Eden. Christchurch, —The first round of matches in the new, competition in the Canterbury Cricket* Association's senior grade was played on Saturday in perfect weather. Lancaster Park 210 for seven wickets (Cromb 63, Shand 55; Mulcock three for 49) beat St. Albans 98 (Batstone 39; Read four for 34). Old Boys 177 (Anderson 51; Commons five for 38, Coupland four for 60) drew with East Christchurch 175 for six wickets (Coupland 42; Graham three for 37). West Christchurch
215 (Kcrr 59; Newton five for 55) drew with Sydenham 169 for six wickets (Butterfield 60 not out; Williams three for 41). Riccarton 201 for seven wickets (Jacobs 53, Stringer 49) beat Old Collegians 198 (Alexander 53; Roberts six for 62, Dawson three for 17). Dunedin. —The weather was ideal when the Otago Cricket Association's grade competitions were continued on Saturday and wickets and outfields were again exceptionally fast. The day's play concluded the first round of the first grade championship and it left Old Boys with a lead of eight points from University, with Grange one point away in third place, and Albion, which have made a good recovery in recent games, five points further back. Albion 209 and 121 for three I wickets (Millar 52) beat Kaikorai 115 and 211 (Holden 136; Sinclair four for. 58). Grange 351 for eight wickets, declared (Chetlleburgh 118, Knight 78. Elmes 63. Moir 41 not out) beat Cansbrook A 238 and 227 for six wickets (Cameron 95). Old Boys 241 and 37 for three wickets (Mills 26, Francis one for 3) beat Carisbrook B 117 (Botting 42; Groves three for 19, Graham three for 14) and 185 (Dougan 46, Pinney 43; Groves five for 70). University 328 (Dawson 63, Dunn 74, Gowland 61; Douglas three for 75) beat Dunedin 247 and 83 for four wickets.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 38, 15 February 1938, Page 17
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