CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16793, 22 February 1915, Page 10

CRICKET.

SEMI-FINALS CONCLUDED

LINWOOD AND SYDENHAM A TO

PLAY OFF

Tli'i last day's play in the semi-fina's of the Canterbury Cricket Association's district competitions was favoured with fine weather on Saturday. The matches . were started at 1.30 p.m. to make up for time lost on the first day owing to rain, but it had been decided to play both matches to a first innings conclusion, even if they had to be finished during the week. ' This made the games all the more strenuous, for there was uo need to force the pace as far as batting was concerned. As the result of the day's play Limvood heat St Albans and Sydenham A beat East Christr church. The following arc details of the games:— SEMI-FINALS.

LINWOOD v. ST ALBANS. Linwood, playing St Albans at Hagley Park, were' in an enviable position on the first day with 834 for six wickets,, and by increasing this to 412 they practically settled the match. The St Albans score totalled 207. This left Linwdod the winners on the first innings, but they weut in again for practice, and were dismissed for 110. Following are the. scores:—

LINWOOD. First Innings. E. G. Perriu. b Haigh . . . 55 A. Grant, c Lamb 1) Harrison . IPS R. Ridley, c mid b Harrison. . . SI ;F. ft. Gurnsey, h Iliekmoti . . 22 E. Taylor, run out .... 0 R. Road, c sub. b Hickmott . . 0 A. W. Thomas, not out . . . 112 A. Gurnsey, b Hickmott . . 30 •J. Tavler, c Bradrnore b Lamb . 8 IT. M. Taylor, o Miles b Harrison 11 G. Tate, b Lamb . . . . fl Extras 35 Total .... 113 Bowling Analysis.—Lamb, 27.4 overs, 1 maidens. 90 runs, 2 wickets; Hickmott. 34 overs, 1 maiden, 158 runs, 3 wickets; Harrison, 4 overs, 1 maiden. 74 runs, 3 wickets; Haigh, 15 overs, 4 maidens. 60 run?, 1 wicket and 1 no ball. Second Innings. A. Gurnsey, b Lamb . . 6 E. Taylor, b Miles . . .2:1 G. Tate, b Miles . . . .1.1 H. Taylor, c Barrett b Miles . 1! R. Read, e Reese b Bishop . 8 F. W. Guiney, c Lamb, b Miles . 3 J. Taylor, lbw, b Bishop . . 13 A. Grant, not out . . . .24. E. G. Perrin, c Lamb, b Bishop 0 A. \V. Thomas, e Reese, b BiehoD 0 R. Ridley, absent . . . ". 0 Extras 6 Total 11G Bowling: Analysis.—HicUruott. 7 overs, 1 maiden, 20 run*; Lamb, 4 overs, 29 runs, 1 wicket; Miles, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 17 runs, 4 wickets: Bishop, 8.2 overs. 38 runs, i wickets; Reese, 1 over, 4 runs. ST ALBANS. First Innings 11. A. Bishop, c Grant b Thomas 32 B. Miies, o Grant by Road . 7 H. E. Lawrence, b Read . . 22 R. (i. Hickmott. b Rend . . 0 G. J. C .Harrison, b Thomas . .19 T. W. Reese, o H. Taylor b Grant 26 G. M. Haig-h, b Thomas . . 43 T). Lamb, c and b Thomas , , 3 H. Bradmore, b Thomas . . 22 •T. S. Barrett, not out ... 1 L. R. Brunion, absent . . .0 Extras . . . . . 33 Total 207 Bowling Analysis.—Tbom.is, 23.4 .overs, G maidens, 6S runs, 5 wickota, 1 no ball; Rend, 21 overs, 2 maidens, 81 runs. 3 wickets; Perrin. 7 overs. 3 maidens, 16 runs;l no ball; Grant, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs, 1 wicket, 2 no balls. SYDENHAM A v. BAST CHRISTCHURCH. At Lancaster Park Sydenham A had no difficulty in winning against Enst Christchurch. Sydenham, who had 179 for five wickets on the previous day, closed their innings for 242. East Christenureh responded with only 162. Following are the scores:— SYDENHAM A. First Inning-?. V 7. Hayes, c sub. b M'LHchlan . 12 L. C. Watson, c and b Beal 0 I J. Tavlor. b Car-ton . . . 73 , W. P. Guiney, o "Williams b Carlton ■ . . . . . 2-i F. Woods, b Carlton . . .33 J. Martin, b M'Lachlan ... 12 J. H. Bennett, c Beal b M'Lschlan ;io R. 11. Booth, b Carlton . . . 2 J. Gray, lbw b Carlton . . .7 J. Forrester, not out . . . 13 D. Nicholson, b Carlton n Extras «3 Total ■ .... 242 Bowling Analysis.—D. M'Lachlan, 'JO overs, 2 maidens,, ill runs, 3 wickets; .C. Beal, 15 overs, 3 maidens, 42 runs, 1 wicket: T. Carlton, 19.3 overs, 0 maidens. <iG runs, 6 wickets.

EAST CHRISTCHUKCH. First Innings. C. Beale. not out CO p. Greeniees. c Woods b Btmiett 11 T. Carlton, b Bennett u A.. P. Dwyer, sf Woods b Haves . 11 A. It, Blank, c Booth b Hayes . 21 J. Martin, b Hayes G K. S. Williams, b Bennett . . 7 E. H. North, b Bennett 1 T. M'Clelland. b Bennett . . fi C. Boxshall.' c Watson b Guiney . 24 D. M'LaA'.lilau, b Bennett . " . t Extras 11 Total 162 Bowling Analysis—J. 11. Bennett, 81.2 overs. 11 maidens, 6!) runs. 6 wickets; .T. Martin, 10 overs, "2 maidens, 23 runs; W. Hayes, 21 overs. 12 maidens, 32 runs, 3 wickets; J. Gray, 3 overs, 19 runs; W. Guiney, 3 overs, S runs, 1 wicket. SENIOR MATCHES. RICCARTON v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Riccarton, with 241 for sis wickets., increased their score against West Christchureh to 311 on Saturday. West Christchureh started very vigorously to catch this big total and succeeded in making 321, winning the match by 10 runs. Following are the scores:— KICCARTOX. First Innings. H. B. Whitta. c and b Crawshaw <2 C. E. Evans, b Bernau . . 1 E. E. Luttrelt. b Bernau . . 51 C. E. Guiney. c and V Bryan Brown 30 K. K. Caycr.il!, b Crawshaw . . .(1 G. Robertson, * b Crawshaw . . 24 A. C. Fuller, b Bernau . . . 12 L). Xixon, c Wallis b Crawsliaw . 24 W. Ashby.' b Crawshaw ... 0 A. H. Guiney, not out . . . l;i C. Boulton, b Bernau ... 1 Extras 12 Total 311 Bowling Analysis.—Bernau, '23 overs. 4 maiden.-., 75 runs. J wickets, 2 no balls; Crawshaw, 22 overs, 5 maidens, 72 runs, 5 wickets. 1 no ball; Bryan Brown, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 52 runs, 1 wicket; Foster, I overs, 13 runs; Wallis. G overs. 30 runs; Butler, 2 overs, 17 runs; Donnelly, i overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. F. Butler, c C. Guiney b Evans 32 P. S. Foster, c Robertson b Xixou -.'o S. Wallis, c: Ashby b Boulton . 10 (i. S. Bryan-Brown, c Lmttirell b A. H. Guiney . . .17 E. H. I<. Bernau, c C'aygill b Fuller . . . , -26 E. E. Crawshaw, c and b Whitta 38 A. T. Donnelly, by Xixon . . 5G E. T. Harper, not out . • ,66 .1. Bowden, run out , . .14 C. T. Moor, b Fuller . . . \ W. flay, st Ashby b A Guiney . 18 Extras . . . . " . 11 Total . . . . '321 KAIAPOr t. SYDENHAM B. With a first innings score of 150 for seven wickets against Kaiapoi's 59 last week, Sydenham resumed their innings on Saturday and brought the

total to IS7. In their second innings Kaiapoi made 166, and when time was called Sydenham in their second venture had scored 10 for no wickets. Following are the scores:—

SYDENHAM B. First Innings. A. Norman, c J. Black . . .37 W. Skclton, c Green b Howarth 11 H. Watson, b J. Black . . 4 G. C. L. Wi'son, lbw. b M'Gregor 8 N, Conra<li, c Green b Rollinson . Hi C. Ayling, c Crawuhaw b Rollinson .... 25 E. Gas son, c Grpen b Howarth . C I). M'Beth, b Rollinson ... 7 B. Arris, absent o V. Patrick, not out, . . .15 Hincksman, c Couradi b Rollinson • I: Extras . . . .21 Total . . . .187 Second Innings. E. fiasson, not out . , . lis S. Hincksman, noli out . , 27 Total for no wickets . 13 Bowling Analysis.—A. Howarth, 14 overs, 1 maiden, 4ft runs, 1 wicket; M'Gregor, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 37 runs; Black, 1G overs, 2 maidens. 40 runs, G wickets; Rollinson, 10,3 overs, '4 maidens; 37 runs, 1 wicket. KAIAPOI. First innings .... 59 Second Innings. a G. Green, not out . . . . 51 Dr Crawahaw, 1, G. C, L. Wilson 0 T. Smith, st Skelton b Wilson . 17 J. H. Ijlnckwell, b I). M'Beth . 9 A. Rollinson, bD. M'Beth . . 5 J. B ack, c Gasson b Watson . 0 D. M'Gregor, bD. M'Beth . 30 Tristram, c and b Watson . .5 J. Brown, c Patrick b Watson . 9 A. Howard, b Wilson . . ,29 H. Blackwell, absent . . 0 Extras . . . .31 Total • . . . .166 SECOND GRADE Limvood. nlaying against Sydenham B, made 157 (J. Condliffe 48, Peters 30, Perrin 26. Hewston 18). Sydenham made 385 for nine wickets last Saturday. Linwood made 183 in their second innings (J. Condliffe 38, T. Condliffe 22, F. Mnrison 16. Pearce 10, Fleet 36). Sydenham scored a thrco point win. East CiU'istchurcli A, playing Riccarton, made 292 ("Norman 20. Hollis 19. Crighton 63, Wilstced 131). Riccarton made. 97 runs (Sinclair 21, Cnygill 32 and Smith 14), and the match was decided on the first innings. St Albans gained a three point win acainst Boys' Hijzb School. St Albans, made 309 (Strange 82, Nigbtgale 134, Webster 52). Shaw and Woods bowled best for Boys' High School. In their second innings they made 50 for five wickets. Bovs' High School made 203 (Shaw 43, Reese 21, Woods 06, Geddes 11, Corbett 33 and # Buckhurst 14. In their second innings School made 150.

Linwood A made 276 against West Christchurch on the first day. and West replied with 140 (Cameron not out 27, Strachey 24, Miller 22. Donaldson 21). Linwood winning on the first innings. Christ's College, playing East Christchurch, made 24 runs (Hindmarsh 24, Wilding 15, Helmore 19. Averill 11, Lowry 14). Hamilton bowled best for East. East replied with 150 runs (Jones 79, Oakley 18, Voss 11, Dolan 10). College in their second innings made 170 funs (Lowry 24, Hindmarsh 37. Helmore 41. Wilding 26). East in their secon dinniticcs made 130 runs (Brosnah-.n 26, D. Onklev 12, N. Jones 31, Dolan 11, Hamilton 11. Read 12). THIRD CRADE. Last Saturday Riccarton made 283 against Bovs' High School, who on Saturday made 2-13 (Bell 78, Blackmore 64, Austin 26, M'Carthy 23, Francis 22). Riccarton won the first innings. St Bede's, playing St Albans, made 229 (Flood 138. Mullan 15, F. Khouri 12, Thompson 11. J. Gibson 18). St Albans replied with 231 (Walters 50, Martin 25, M'Lean 22, Johnston 22, M'Nae 20. Scott 18, Jenkins 14, Doig 20). St Bede's, second innings 59. St Albans obtained the necessary runs for the loss of three wickets. Kaiapoi beat Linwood by an innings and 184 runs. Linwood made 37 in the first and 48 in tlio second innings. Kaiapoi declared its innings closed at five wickets for 269 (J. Rollinson 155 not out, C. Rollinson 31 retired. G. Rollinson 31 retired, Garland 22). East Christchurch on the* first day made 139 against St Albans B, who replied with 103 (Bea-del not out 52, Mottram 16). East Christchurch s second venture, realised 118 (Gilmour 34 M'llwraith 21, Morrison 22, MacAlice. 27). St Albans then made the required runs with the loss of six wickets (Hickmott 58. Graham 46, Mottram '32). Linwood B nlaying Christ's Colleger made 29 runs "(R. Kirk 18. F. Bullock 18, Napier 18, S. Kirk 122 not out). College made 113 runs (M'Farlane 24. Boulnois 20. Rich 12, Pelmer 22 and Burden 10). College in thr-ir second innings made 90 runs (Beadel 27. Averill 12. Rich 11, M'Farlane 12 and Edmond 11). Linwood required six runs to win, and made them without the loss of a wicket.

FOURTH GRADE. Sydenham. playing West Christchurch A, made 335 (Robson 83, Clements S 3. O'Malley 66, Skelton 21. West Christchurch made 43 (Lucas 16). and in their follow on 127 (Barron 16. Sinclair 49, Wanklyn 20, Harrison 30). Sydenham won by an innings and 365 runs. Christ's College playing Lin wood, made 158 (Ballantyne 68. Marshall not out 34,'Hindmarsh 13, Cowlishaw 18). Linwood responded with 103 runs (Woolfe 16, King 55). The match was decided on the first innings. Boys' High School olaying Sydenham B made 27 (Sinclair 8 and Sttfngen 7). Sydenham B replied with 172 (Teague 29, Merriman 22, Young 12. M'Ewen 39). Bovs' High School were all out again' for 50, and Sydenham won by an innings and 95 runs. OTHER MATCHES. St Saviour's Guild. Lyttelton. met ■a team, from Mount Herbert County at Teddington on Saturday. St Saviour's made Jl2'(D. Page 40. Parker 24, Lough 24, W. Couseus 13 and Miller 21). Mount Herbert responding with 83 (Williams 13. Eden 13. Allan 14 and Harris 15). Parker (three for 29). Stanley (two for 10) and Lough (four for 19) bowled best for St Saviour's-, •and Eden (live for 44) and Bam ford (two for 7) for Mount Herbert. A match was played on Saturday at the Aldington Reserve, between teams representing A. J. White and the Crown Brewery Co. Whites made 5S (Amos 12). Crown Brewery replied with 95 (Hardingham 34. Spencer 24 and Weston 20)- In their second innings Whites wore all out for 27, Crown Brewery winning by an innings and 10 runs. Bennets. Mumford and Weston bowled best for Crown Brewery, and Richards and Turnpenny for A. J. Whites.