CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 126, 24 November 1941, Page 10

CRICKET

SENIOR MATCHES

ANOTHER KEEN SERIES

ARMY AND KARORI LEAD

A damp atmosphere with some fog had Its effect upon play In the Wellington Cricket Associations competitions on Saturday afternoon. It was not wholly an adverse effect, as many of the batsmen went their way briskly and Eood scores were quite plentiful. In each of * the two matches at the Basin Reserve over 400 runs wer« scored. "One match of the series was drawn, and other results included wins by the two leading teams, Army and Karori. The Army wasted no time in chasing a solid score by Welling-' ton College' Old Boys and had a couple of wickets in hand at the finish of an interesting match. Midland batted freely against Wellington and declared at "3.56 p.m. Wellington had a fighting chance, but their solid progress fell a little short of tlie requirement after a claim for some extra minutes of play %vas granted. For all the scoring in this match neither side gained any championship points. At one stage of the Karori-Hutt match at Karori Park visibility was so poor that play was halted for half an hour. Up to this stage Karori had shaped well,- but the last seven wickets fell for 8 runs. Hutt started poorly but. improved, only to fall away again with r win in sight. Splendid bowling performances -by Riddolls nnd P. D. Wilson were the main features of the Petone-University match at Petone. Scoring was moderate, few Ibatsmen getting far. Kilbirnie; scoring well at little cost, set out to force an outright win over Air Force. In this they did not succeed. Air Force improving somewhat after a-first innings collapse. Institute batted for only two and a half hours for their, 263 for eight, and Rogers, who. top scored with 73, gave a brilliant exhibition of batting, during which he hit eight; 4's and two 6's. Johnsonville could not avert defeat, though Williams made another fine stand. RESULTS AND POINTS. J The Army (204 for eight wickets) won on the first innings from Wellington College Old Boys (198 for nine, declared), at the Basm Reserve. , . • -... Midland (242 for nine, declared) drew with Wellington (215 for, eight), at tlie Basin ReKa'rorl (155) won on the flrst innings from Hutt (137), at Karori Park. Kilbirnie (198 for three, declared) won on the first innings from Air Force (73 and 95 for six), at Kilbirnie; Institute Old Boys (263 for eight, declared) won on the first innings from Johnsonville (130), at Kelburn Park. Petone (128) won on the flrst innings from University (86), at Petone. The championship points (from which Air Force's five gained in the first series have been deducted by decision of the W.C.A. committee) are:—Army 15, Karori 15, Kilbirnie 10, Petone 10, University 8, Air Force 5, Midland 5, Hutt 5, Institute 0.8. 5, Wellington 0, Wellington College 0.8. 0, Johnsonville 0. MAIN PERFORMANCES. Batting.—Rogers (Institute O.B.) 73, Castle (Wellington) 67, Mooney (Kilbirnie) 67, Osborn (Midland) 64, - Crawford (Midland) 57, Beck (Karori) 56, Rice (Kilbirnie) 53, Williams (Johnsonville) 49, Tricklebank (Army) 46,'Kerr (Wellington) 44, Hawthorne (Air Force) 43, Wiggs (W.C.0.8.) 42, Thompson (Army) 41, Bain (Kilbirnie) 40 not out, Bartlett (Institute O.B.) 40 not out, Standidge (Karori) 40. Bowling.—Riddolls (Petone) seven for 39, Wilson (University) six for 40, Searell (Karori) five for 39, Ashenden (Kilbirnie) four for 17, Allen (Kilbirnie) four for 24, C. Muir (Hutt) four for 30, Buchan (Hutt) four for 39, Blundell (Wellington) four.for 59. THE SCORE BOARD KARORI V. HUTT. Karori—First Innings. Standidge, run out :.....-. 40 Nimmo, c Champness, b Buchan 11 Duffy, run out 12 Dickinson,: c Wall, b Buchan 21 Beck, c L. Muir, b C. Muir 56 Mullan, lbw, bC. Muir v 2 King, b Buchan 0 Searell, st Fowler, b C. Muir 1 Coupland, b Buchan ...-* 3 Heenan, not out 1 Burnett, c Champness, b C. Muir 4 Extras' 4 Total.-: ... i. -;. .. 155 Bowling: Champness took mo wickets for 59 runs. Buchan four for 39, McLeod none for 23, C. Muir four for 30. ' 1">" Hutt—First Innings. ' Wall, .c Nimmo, b King 5 Dickenson, b King 1 Kemp, b Searell ..'...; 37 Champness, b Duffy 14 Gillies, lbw, b Searell 36 L. Muir, lbw, b Duffy .'. 4 Mustard, c Coupland, b Searell 23 McLeod, b Searell .' s Buchan, b King 5 C. Muir, not out 2 Fowler, b Searell 0 Extras .2 Total '. 137 Bowling: Dickinson took no wickets for 21 runs, King three for 30, Duffy two for 31, Searell five for 39, Standidge none for 6, Coupland none for 8. Umpires: Messrs. Harris-Dawe aud Hammond. MIDLAND v. WELLINGTON. Midland—First Innings. Osborn, c and b Cameron 64 Donald, b Blundell 15 Crawford, c Thomas, b Cameron 57 Hepburn, lbw, b Blundell 26 Douglas, c Symes, b Cameron 0 O'Neill, c Cameron, b Blundell 38 Armstrong, not out 23 McCawe, b Symes ~ 8 Neilson, run/out 9 Menzies, b Blundell 0 Extra's .... 2 'Total for nine-wickets 242 (Innings declared closed.) Fall of Wickets.—One for 33, two for 133, three for 148. four for 148. five for 188, six for 203, seven for 217, eight for 230, nine for 242.' : Bowling.—Blundell four for 59, Symes one for 82; Meech none for 37, Cameron three for 62. Wellington—First Innings. Whyte, b O'Neill 2 Kerr, b Crawford 44 Castle, c Donald, b Fortune 67 Thomas, b O'Neill : 33 Bowers, b Fortune ; 5 Blundell, c Menzies, b O'Neill 11 Meech, not out 38 Cameron, c O'Neill, b Crawford 6 Reynolds, c and b Crawford 1 Holdstock, not out 3 Extras ... 5 Total for eight wickets 215 Fall of Wickets.—One for 6, two for 92, three for 137, four for 152, five for 160, six for 170, seven for 194, eight for 209. Bowling.—O'Neill three for 69, Crawford three for 45, Fortune two for 52, Menzies none for 41, Osborn one for 3. Umpires: Jlessrs. Cook and Pengelly. INSTITUTE V. JOHNSONVILLE. Institute —First Innings. Dalton, st Williams, b Coleman 29 Bezzant, b Parsloe 22 McCarthy, c Handley, b Parsloe .*.. 30 Rogers, b Coleman 73 Bilby, b Handley . 23 Ormiston, b Handley 9 A'Court, c Fisher, b Handley 2 Bartlett, not, out 40 Morton, b Fisher. j 25 Extras 10 Total for eight wickets (innings declared closed) 263 Fall of wickets: One for 52, two for 60, three for 95, four for 155, five for 173. six for 181, seven for 213, eight for 263.

Bowling: Parsloe took two wickets for 41 runs; Fisher, one for 53; Coleman, two for 68; Handley, three for 77; Williams, none for 14.

Johnsonville—First Innings. Hardy, . b Bartlett .. ....' 10 Fisher, b Bartlett 3 Handley, b Butler 3 C. Williams, c Morgan, b. Bilby 49 Parsloe, c Bartlett, b Morgan ........... 26 Georgeson, b Morton 0 Mason, c Dalton,. b A'Court 11 Coleman, c Bezzant. b Bilby 0 Devereaux, c Bezzant, b Morton ........ 5 N. Williams, not out .. 10 Giles, b Morton ~ 0 Extras •■ 13 Total 130 Fall of wickets: One for 4, two for 15,.three for 29, four for 68, five for 69, six for 109, Seven for 110, eight'for 115, nine for 130, ten for 130. Bowling: Butler took one wicket for 9 runs; Bartlett, two for 41; Morgan, one for 39; Morton, three for 15; Bilby, two for 12; A'Court, one for 1. Umpires: Messrs. Watson and Baker. KILBIRNIE V. AIR FORCE. Air Force—First Innings. N. Smith, c Webster, b Ashenden 1 C. Sorenson, c and b Ashenden 1 E. Sharrock, run out • 1 C. McCarthy, c Webster, b Ashenden .... 33 L. Doidge, c Church, b Ashenden ...... 9 E. Hawthorne, b Allen 2 R. Taylor, b Allen ■ • 12 D. Coulter, b Allen 0 E. Madden, c Webster, b Russ 2 St. Kelpe, b Allen . ; 4 E. Wilson, not out 5 Extras ~ 3 Total 73 Pall of wickets: One for 2, two for 3. three for 3, four for 21, five for 25, six for 45, seven for 45, eight for 50, nine for 63, ten for 73- , -~ Bowling: Eaton took no wickets for 11 runs, Ashenden four for IT, Allen four for 24, Russ one for IS. Second Innings. N. Smith, c Church, b Eaton 19 C. Sorenson, b Allen • 0 E. Sharrock, c aud b Ashenden ........ 1 C McCarthy, b Ashenden 0 E. Hawthorne, b Eaton • • 43 L. Doidge, b Eaton 4 'R. Taylor, not out jj D. Coulter, not out 16 Extras •■ 3 "Total for six wickets 95 Fall of wickets: One for 6, two for 9, three for 9, four for 53, five for 64, six for 71. Bowling: Ashenden took two wickets for 32 runs, Allen one for 4, Russ none for 15, Eaton three for 27, Enting none for 14. .: ' Kilbirnie—First Innings. H. Rice, b Wilson 53 P. Mooney, c and b Madden .. 67 T. Russ, c Sorenson, b Sharrock -... j W. Bain, not out •. 40 M. Church, not out 1< Extras • Total for three wickets 198 (Innings declared closed.) Pall of wickets: One for 89, two for 104, three for 157. . Bowling: Madden took one wicket for 39 runs, Coulter none for 21. McCarthy none for 53, Wilson one for .34, Sharrock one for la, Doidge hone for 8, Taylor none for 10. Umpires: Messrs. Lambert and Scott. OLD BOYS v. ARMY. Old Boys—First Innings. Ronaldson, c Wilson, b Tricklebank ..... 3 Alexander, c Graham, b Thompson do Wiggs, b Christie • ** Laimason, lbw, b Wilson ; •• • ' Browne, st Rowntree, b Thompson 1? Dv Chateau, st Rowntree, b Christie ... & Clarke, c Otway, b Thompson •> Parkin,' c and b Wilson " Whyte, not out • »* Boyes, c O'Brien, b Tricklebank 10 Bird, not out ■ • • -* Extras • • * Total for nine wickets, declared 198 Bowling: Tricklebank took two wickets for 45; Wilson, two for 60; Thompson, three for 57; Christie, two for 33. Army—First Innings. Holden, lbw, b Lamason 22 Sutherland, b Lamason ;" O'Brien, c Lamason, b Boyes ...-• -» Thompson, b Whyte 4* Lang, c Dv Chateau, b Lamason - Wilson, c Clarke, b Boyes —. • • <J* Tricklebank, b Wiggs •••••-• 4° Otway, st Ronaldson, b Whyte ' Christie, not out J» Extras ; * Total for eight wickets 204 Bowling: Bird took no wickets for 27; Lamason, threo for S3; Boyes, two for 69; Whyte, two for 15; Wiggs, one for 6. Umpires: Messrs. Stanton and Dalton. PETONE v. UNIVERSITY. Petone—First Innings. Pointon, run out .. • *j Willis, st Moriarty, b Wilson i *•> McKay, run out 3° Croft, b Wilson 4 Riddolls, b Wilson s Hansen, st Moriarty, b Wilson 19 Grigg, b Wilson _\ Green, not out *• x* Burns, c Whelan, b Wilson, » .T. Martin, lbw. b Christie .... .10 H. Martin, c Stringer, b Christie 0 ' Extras i» Total • 128 ■ Bowling: Barnard took no wickets for 11 [ runs, Greig none for 27, Armour none for 11, Stringer notie for 2S, Wilson six for 40, Chris- | tie two for 1. i University—First Innings. ! Whelan, b Riddolls j> Stringer, c Grigg, b Riddolls T ! Wilson, lbw, b Riddolls , a« | Craig, c Riddolls, b Willis o Greig, b Willis •, * Bedingfield. b Riddolls • •> ! Burnard, c Green, b Wilson 11 Armour, b Riddolls, « Bruce, b Riddolls ll Christie, b Riddolls » Moriarty, not out » Extra _> Total 86 Bowling: Riddolls took seven wickets for 0 39 runs, Willis three for 42, and Martin none for 4. OTHER GRADES The following are amongst results of matches in other W.C.A. grades:— i Second. Onslow, 193 for four wickets (E. Gentry 60, Heatherwick 57. Nelson 51), beat Army, 180 (Knowles 61, Hilyard 37, Hercus 29). Bowling: For Onslow, Heatherwick three for i 41. ' Hutt, 270 (Murphy 39, Sullivan 45, Grant 42, Kennedy 33, Pegler 36) ; Midland, 275 for I nine (Simpson 116, Raizcn .51. Patrick 43 not °Uln*stitute, 173 (Maher 29) ; Old Boys, 176 for i nine (Rainbird 34. Richardson 27, Pledger 28 not out). Third. Johnsonville, 115 (Brown 38) and 86 for five wickets (Heatherwick 40), defeated Railways, 88 (Gray 26) and 101 for seven wickets, declared (Gray 31, Buckmaster 27). Bowling: for Railways, Withers nine for 42, Gray three for 22; for Johnsonville, Neale six for 20, Brown three for 20. Wellington College, 149 for nine wickets, beat St. Patrick's College Old Boys, 114 (McKeogh 65 not out). Bowling: Por Wellington, Gray six for 25; for St. Patrick's, Cameron three for 12. Midland, 144 (Gell 73, Bolt-33), beat Petone, 80 (Willis 2S). Bowling: For Petone, Brown four for 42, Denzel four for 19; for Midland, Barclay six for 31. Institute, 117 (Muir 33), beat Brooklyn, 103 (McFarlane 44). Bowling: For Brooklyn, Ferris four for 37; for Institute, Owen five for Hutt, 187 (Adams 44. Heap 33, Pitowsky 30; Daley three for 35, Morgan three for 41) ; Hospital, 35 and 110 for six (Jeffrey 69 not out; Heap five for 19). Fourth. Onslow, 236 for nine, declared (Kelly 103 not out, Cusack 46), beat Wellington College Old Boys, 80 (Hocking 30, E?rl 26), and 97 for six wickets (Hocking 49 not out). Bowling: For Old Boys, Pope six for 80; for Onslow, j Richards four for 41, Hooper three for 28. ! Institute (Northland), 206 for two, declared (Bayliss 88, T. Meachen 00 not out, L. Meachen 30), beat Petone, 50 ani 21. Bowling: For Institute, T. Meachen'sii for 12, L. Meachen five for 14, Hall four for 11, McElwee four for 33.

Institute, 205 for eight, declared (College 69, Scott 25), beat Air Force, 135 (Churchill

45, Hunter 25), and 109 for six wickets (Ed- 1 wards 37). Bowling: For Institute, College four for 21 and four for 59; for Air Force. I Ashhurst four for SB. Fifth. Onslow A, 103 and 56, beat Wellington College, 99 (Hanson 27). Bowling: For Onslow, Duffy four for 28; for College, Williamson four tor 13, Toft three for 13, Kerr three for 19, Williams five for 18. Hutt, .157 (Philpott 48, Cocker 45), beat Onslow B, 142 (Mead 30). Bojvling: For Hutt, Heald four for 21, Barnes three for 39; for Onslow, Lawrence three : for 10. Institute, 191 (Muir 65 not out, Griffiths 32, Ferguson 53), and 32 for no wickets, beat V.M.C.A., 127 and 91 (Early 51, Smith 39). Bowling: For Institute, Perston five for 62 and three for 23, Griffiths three for 2 and four for 16. 1

MERCANTILE LEAGUE

A GRADE. Working Men's Club, 231 for eight, declared (Foley 35, Davis 63 not out, Sandholm 59; Janes three for. 49, Stephenson three for 49). beat Fort Dorset, 74 (Parkin 37; Sandholm Aye for 11, Smith five for 45). Prestige Hosiery, 169 for six, declared (W. O'Connor 61,' Aldridge 28, Ramsay 26), drew with Amalgamated Bricks. 159 for nine (Liddicoat 32; O'Connor five for 49). Justice Department, 198 for four wickets (S. Sampson 104 not out, Lissette 42 not out; Rait four for 38), beat Hannahs. 153 (O'Brien 60, Green 39; Home seven for 36). James Smiths, 205 for seven, declared (F. Bryant 123 not out, Donovan 28; Watson three for 23), drew with Woolworths, 184 for nine (Watson 71, Geary 28,-.P. Stone, six for 42). B GRADE. Tramways, 139 for six (Clothier 60 retired, Walters 25; Norris three for 32), beat Niven-Olarke-Fletchers, 103 (Herbert 34; Willis four for 30). Celtic. 247 for five, declared (King 78, Scott 68. Fitzmaurice 43,. Bibby 33 not out), drew with Sargoods, 162 for five wickets (Steven 59, Capper 47, Willis 27 not out; Fitzmaurice three for 43). Smith and Smiths, 90 for three wickets (Guy 39, Roberts 25: McKenzie three for 13), beat Customs' Department, 78 (Richards 35; Guy three for 19). Advances, 89 (Rogers eight for 50), beat Taubmans, 78 (Yeoman- 34; Robinson four for 13, McCardell four for 29). C GRADE. Thompson Bros., 144,' (Baillie 61; Thurston four for 20, R. Hickling four for 54), beat Berhampore, 53 (Carroll four for 12). Central, 126 (Cooper 40 not out, Brooks 32: T. Marshall four for 44), beat Grey Cabs, 120 (McKay 31, Hunt 26; Cooper five for 49). . Insurance Officers, 223 for three, declared (A. A. Jennings, jun., 84 not out, Jupp 32, Trott 39, Kershaw 40 not . out), beat Wright, Stephenson, 56 (A. A. Jennings, sen., seven for 29). Seatoun, 194 for nine (Williams 81. Morris 35; O'Reilly four for 85), beat Social Security, 121 (Wiffin 68; Leadley three for 27, Williams three for 40). D GRADE. Printing Department, 132 (Cullen 28, Brown 27; Marshall five for 14), beat Gasco, 110 (Church 29; Jeffs five for 32). Taxes Department, 232 (Jackson 89, Batt 40, Benfleld 35; Dick three for 48, Hutchison three for 78), drew with A.0.T.N., 150 for eight (G. Lusty 60; Jackson three for 23, le Nedelie three for 26). Self Help, 253 (Camm 64, McCabe 36, Payne 88; George six for 54), beat Pastime 3, 161 (Knigge 44 not out, O'Connell 39; Payne four for 74). , Telephone Exchange, 109 (Taylor 51: Masters six for 23), beat Atlantic Union, 106 (Bull 50; Kraft four for 25, Culver three for 12). E GRADE. Wellington Taxis, 230 (Ferry 75, Jeffries 64, Hoult 30.; Chandler three for 30), beat Taxes Department, 111 (Mills 46; Harding five for 23, Ferry four for 30). Black and White Cabs, 189 for six (Moore 66 not out, Jeffries 49, Marshall 27; Marsh three for 86), beat Empire-Vie, 52 (Miller six for 33, Marshall four for 19). Ikaroa .147 (Laws 45, Finnegan 29; Jephson four for 49). beat Rovers, 57 (Pilling four for 8) and 41 (Finnegan three for 16). Bonds Hosiery beat Area 5 Headquarters.

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

A GRADE. Trafalgar Park, 198 (Cummings 54, Schmidt 37, Elliott 36, J. Jones 29, Martin five for 42, Hillock three for 70), beat Metters United, 61 (Davis six for 21, T. Jones three for 33). Trentham (Army C), 134 (Duncan 36, Graham 25, McCann three for 32), beat Bell Park, 78 (Appleton six for 12). Moera Stop Out. 153 (Bayliss 33, Mmihan 31, Cook 29; Futter four for 21, Sherlock three for 42), beat Empire, 97 (May 26; Sharpe four for 35, Dunn four for 40). Eastbourne, 186 fot eight, declared (N. Foley 60, Tyndall 44, Laurence 41 not out; Seaton four for 42), beat Trentham (Army D), 98 (Christmas 47; Fargett four for 11, Johns 1 four for 55). B GRADE. \ Oddfellows, 136 (Brocklebank 66 not out, (Harris 47; Keenan four for 42), beat Eastbourne, 91 (Keenan 30, Robertson 25; Brocklei bank five for 52, Foote three for 6). General Motors, 139 for four wickets (Wood j69 not out, Spence 43). beat Epuni, 85 (Bramley four for 28, Wood four for 47). and 33 for bfour wickets (Percy three for 13). Taita, 130 (Carr 51, Shernack 46, Williams five for 40. Kenney three for 19), beat Trafalgar Park, 119 (Lowe 29, Cate 25;. Bartosh: four for 16, Carr four for 38). , ; Gracefield, 115 for four, declared (Fitzwater 40, Pointon 35), beat Petone Hibernians, 44 (Nairn four for 32) and 43 (Poiutqn five for 49). , Gear United, 134 (Delaney 51 retired, Pog-, ! son 30, Edney 27), beat Trentham M.T. Work-, shops, 63 and 30 (Mudge three for 19, Millaney five for 6, Smith four for 8, Asplet ', three for 0). C Grade. B.A.L.M. 121 (Martini 27; Fleet threa. for 17, Buckley five for 68) beat Hutt Hibetfpans 118 (Fleming 55; Sanders seven for 57). J. Trafalgar Park D 186 for three (Bullen*67, Lawson 55 not out, Blackie 40) beat 8,8.8. 46 (Lawson four for 15, Dunn four for 30) and 78 (Salt 50). '• I Trafalgar Park C 179 for seven, declared (Johnson 71, Anderson 36, Scott 32; Adams I Aye for 62) beat Bell Park 85 (Mosman 27; Tupp four for 12, Scott three for 24). I Epuni 57 (Walker 27; Mudge three for'l, Murray three for 43) and 90 for eight (Stead 50 not out; ■ Burt four for 10) beat Gear United 32 (Clark five for 13) and 98 (Mudge 46; Burt four for 34). • Stewart Prams 110 (Clarke 39, Blandford 31; Todman three for 3) and 61 for four, declared (Thompson three for 18) beat Petone Hibernians 64 (Wakefleld 26; Robertson six for 14) > and 53 for five (Todman 26 npt out). WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Senior. College Old Girls 159 (I. Johns 42, W. StewI art 39, P. Batty 30) ; Technical Old Girls, 73 for nine wickets (J. Holmes 34). Bowling: I For C.0.G., B. Stewart five for 20, I. Lamabjson three for 17; for T.0.G., J. Rowberry three for 54, J. Fulford four for 68. Kilbirnie, 125 (Glasson 62, Renner 38; Wilkins six for 20), beat Wellington, 69 (Wilkins 46; Renner four for 46). Junior. Onslow, 82, beat Technical Day Girls, 49. Bowling: For Onslow. D. Hill four for 19, N. Kelly three for 21; for Technical Day Girls, D. Stewart four for 34.

Midland, 97 (L. Farcy 44), beat Trinity, 49. Bowling: For Midland, W. Mclvor three for 7, A. Morganti three for 24; for Trinity, Clothier five ,for 33.

IN OTHER CENTRES

Auckland.—North Shore 172 for seven, declared (Wheeler 48; Albrecht three for 55) drew with University 157 for two (Winter 49 not out). Army 205 for six (Menzies 87, Strachan 37; J. H. Elliott three for 47) beat Training College 197 for nine,' declared (P. H. Elliott 67 not out, King 35; McKeown four for 42). V.M.C.A. 202 for nine, declared (McCarthy 38; Brooke three for 17) beat Parnell 121 (Marvin 36, Capstick 35; Noble four for 50, I. W. Cooper four for 23). Grafton 82 for eight (Rowntree four for 29, Wiles three for 23) drew with Ponsonby-Balmoral 219 (Johnson 59, Truscott 51; Childs three for 51). Eden 161 for six, declared (G. Burgess 45) drew with Middlemore 134 for six (Pearson),

Christchurch.—The sixth round of matches in the Canterbury Cricket.. Association's competitions was played yesterday in threatening weather. Rain stopped, play for 20 minutes early in tne afternoon. Results: Old Boys 204 for six (Escott 53, F. B. Smith 41, Hadlee 32) beat Old Collegians 196 for six, declared (J. C. Saunders 63, C. G. Hamilton 38, Morten 35 not out; Hadlee three for 34) on the flrst innings. Riccarton 250 for four, declared (Way 87, Roberts 62, Bull 33) beat St. Albans 112 (Dalley 40; Andrews four for 37, Roberts three for 35) on the flrst Innings. Lancaster Park 224 for four, declared (Cromb 75. Timms 50, Empson 30 not out) beat East Christchurch 192 (Jamea 73, Kennedy 40, Peacock 35: Cromb six for 51)■ on the flrst innings. Army 208 for seven, declared (Patrick 46 not out, Daniel 35, Avery 31; Shaw three for 65) drew with Sydenham 144 for eight (F. Kerr 34; Burtt four for 27). West Old Boys 190 for seven, declared (Phillips 89, Skinner 62; Chapman five for 52) drew with Air Force 151 for six (Mackay 47 not out; Hickling three for 69).

Dunedin.—Grade cricket was played yesterday on grounds sodden after rain during the week and yesterday morning. Carisbrook B 187 for seven (D. Monaghan 73, R. O. Talbot 31, J. Cameron 31; V. McArley four for 65) beat Old Boys 104 (J. A. Smith 30; J. H. Nimmo eight for 19). Grange 161 (A. R. Knight 74, F. Powell 38; W. H. Clark four for 44) beat University 90 (C. Toomey 32, C. J. Elmes five for 36, F. W. Bellamy three for 18). Alblon-Y.M.C.A. 153 for eight (H. Miller 40, L. Smith 49; J. Harwood four for 55) beat Carisbrook A 126 for seven (J. Allen three for 55). Kaikorai 160 (R. Jaffray 52, Welham 47; G. .T. Robertson six for 41) beat Dunedin 93 (G. McGregor five for *1).

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