CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1940, Page 6

CRICKET

( HRISTCH URCIi CHAMPION TEAM

(Per Press Association —Copyright)

CHRISTCHURCH, March 18. . Sydenham is the champion cricket team lor the 1939:40 season. When tne last round of matches in the Cain terbury Cricket Association’s competitions started it had a lead of eight points oVer its‘nearest opponents, Old lJjys and St. Albans* and bad only to, avert outright defeat to be certain of winning by a Single point. The margin was in Heir greater than that, however/ for in play that aroused intense mu- Saturday for 291 rubs, St.v Albans, which had innings.closed at 250 fox' the'; 'previous week, by and secured the championship with a clear lead of live points. Last; year’s winner, Old Boys, was second. The results of the games are as follows: —

Sydenham 291, defeated St. Albans 250 for eight wickets (declared) by 41 runs on the first innings.

East Christchurch, 329, for eight wickets (declared) defeated 'West' Christchurch, 256, by 73 runs on the first innings.

Old Boys, 145 fof seven, wickets (declared) and 72 for two wickets, defeated Rieearton, 102 and 11(J, by eight wickets. Old Collegians, 322 and 120 for four wickets, defeated Lancaster Park, 221 tor nine wickets (declared), by 101 runs on the first innings.

CHAMPION TEAM BEATEN

WELLINGTON, March 17.; The senior ’ cridket champion team, Kilbirnie, was beaten by 48 runs on • the first jnnings on "Saturday by an eleven from the remaining seven clubs in the competition. The rest scored 200 (Airey 37, Crawford 33, Billy 28, Thompson 25, McLeod 1 24), and 155 for seven wickets (Airey 43, O’Neill 35 not out, McLeod 30 not out), and Kilbirnie totalled 152 (Wilson 56, Church 31).

Bowling for Kilbirnie, J. Asheden took five, for 53, Wison three for 61,* A. Ashenden three for 7. For the 1 rest, O’Neill took five for 61, and Buchan five" for. SiS.