CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 10483, 22 October 1894, Page 6

CRICKET.

Saturday morning’s rain and the general unpromising aspect of the weather led the committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association to postpone all cricket until next Saturday. As it turned out, the afternoon would have been favourable for play, but the improvement came too late. NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. Although the weather was somewhat unpropitious, the Cup matches were continued on Saturday. The Ashley County A team again secured a very easy win in its match with the Oxford Club, at Kangiora. The County batted first, and after making 167 for four wickets declared the innings closed. Helmore scored 65, H. Wilson 53 (not out) and| H. C. Bailey 14. The Oxford men scor ed 81, of which E. Sauley made 21, Pritchard 16, G. Eyda 14 and W. Ryde 11. In t&e bowling for the County Gulliver,’toblf: four wickets for 33, Helmore two for s,'.Wilson two for 14 and Good two for 21; for Oxford, Pritchard took three for 54. ; Woodemd and Amberley played on the ground of ithe former, and the home team won by 37 runs. Woodend scored 93, Uru making 32, G. Little 20, J. Judaon 16 and Smith, jan. ; , 12. Amberley scored 53, the highest scorers being Adams 19 and i’itzhenry 12. Uru took seven wickets for 19 and Smith, sen., two for 1; and for Amberley Adams three for 24 and Mason four for 7. Uru took four wickets in four successive balls. The Gust and County B team met at Oust, and the game was drawn. Oust went first to the wickets and made 149, Blunden scoring 48, Higginbotham 33, Hodgson 13 and Crothers 11. The County had made 20 for three wickets (H. Cave 11) when time was called. In the bowling Garty took seven wickets for 54 and Roebuck, three for 39; for Gust, Higginbotham two for 1 and JSluaclen one for 19