CRICKET IN SOUTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23276, 20 February 1939, Page 14

CRICKET IN SOUTH

VERY FAST SCORING MATCH PLAYED AT DUNEDIN [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION | DUNEDIN, Sunday The senior championship cricket match between Carisbrook A and Dunedin yesterday provided tho most sensational batting of the season. Carisbrook required 175 runs for an outright win and succeeded in making them in 59 minutes. Cavanagh made 87 and H. Cameron 59 not. out. Gavanagh hit 14 fours and one six. „ . _ Other results were:—Albion, 102 and 20!) for nine wickets (Golding 51, Duncan 45. Falvey four for 00), beat University, 42 and 153 for six (Uttley 70, Silver five for 59). Grange. 274 for eight and 74 for four, beat Carisbrook B, 130 Knight five for 35) and 207 (Pinney 55, Moir four for 00). Old Boys, 180 and 03 for ono (Mills 50) beat Kaikorai, GO and 100 (Stewart 81. Groves five for 65). CENTURY IN CHRISTCHURCH SOME GOOD BOWLING FIGURES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday The ninth round of the Canterbury Cricket Association's senior competition was commenced yesterday in perfect conditions. A light breeze was blowing and the wickets and outfields were very fast. Playing for Old Boys, W. McD. Anderson scored the only century of tho afternoon, making 107 not out against St. Albans. Scores:— Old Boys, 203 for three wickets (Anderson 107 not out. Hadleo. 84, Page 43 not out), met St. Albans, 102 (Smith 30; Pago four for 8). • West Christehurch, 130 (Donnelly 31): Read five for 35, Mcßao three for 59), met Lancaster Park, 254 for five wickets (Stout 83 Cromb 73, Shand 35 not out, Mcßao 34). Old Collegians. 197 (Lester 02. Alexander 54, Spong five for 35), met Sydenham, 91 for three wickets,< (Gasson 30 not out). East Christehurch, 2.13 (Varcoe 60, Waine 35; Roberts four for 37, Fairbairn three for 52), met Riccarton 123 for four wickets (Stringer 80 not out).

MATCH AT MORRINSVILLE [from our own correspondent] MORRINSVILLE, Sunday In connection with Physical Fitness Week, the Morrinsvillo Cricket Club staged a match at the Recreation Ground yesterday between piayers and past playors over 30 years and players under 30 years. R. Somers proved a tower of strength in tho votcrans' team, being opening batsman and making 112 not out. 'J tic veterans' baited first and compiled tho good total of 223 runs "(R. Somers 112 not out, J. Devlyn 211, G. O'Grady 10, R. E. Scott 11). W. Macl'herson 13). Bowling: A. Watson four for 15, L. Chase three for 11, W. Fusse.v two for 18, V. Ensor one for 13, J. Ensor one for 25. Colts made 251 runs (W. Fussey -1-1, L. Chase 12, W. Johnston 47 retired, J. Ensor 30, B. Scott 20 retired, E. Stirling 15. G. Faulkner L 5 retired

WAIHI DEFEATS THAMES Lby telegraph—OWN correspondent] THAMES, Sunday In tho third challengo match of tho season for tho Court Cup tho Thames cricket representatives wero surprisingly beaten by Waihi. They repeated their performance of last season when they took tho cup from Thames by a small margin, but in yesterday's game they won comfortably by five wickets. Thames batted first and made 01 (Morgan 23, Muri 17), to which Waihi replied with 10!) (Kealley 22, Stace 10). 11l its second Innings Thames made 85 (Johnstone 17 not out, Munroe 13, Muir 12), leaving Waihi -41 to make to win. This was done for the loss of five wickets. Sponco seven for 42 and two for 20, and McCluskie thrco for 2!) and three for 31, had the bowling honours for Waihi. and for Thames Cleavo four for 13 was tho best.