CANTERBURY NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 333, 11 November 1911, Page 3

CANTERBURY NOTES.

Past experience has revealed to the Cricket Association that it is absolutely useless ' .to play matches m Christchurch on New Zealand Cup day. Such an attempt would, lead to a general strike and extensive fines. Accordingly a match was arranged between thirteen "colts" and eleven players whose seasoned experience justifies iheir inclusion m the stallion class. The youngsters batted first and kept a perspiring field of oldsters doing the Donaldson and Holway trick over 50 yards and more all the afternoon till 377 had been chalked for tight wickets, when a baked contingent of flannelled enthusiasts adjourned to inquire what had won the Stewards' Handicap. - E. G. Hickmott v/as the hero of , the day with a magnificent 213 (not out). He is a High School boy, the merit of his performance. :-being enhanced by

the fact that he treated such' bowiera as T. Carton, Bennett, and Thomas with the utmost contempt. " whilst Boxshall and Alf Norman also foundhis- defence -impenetrable/That the score was no fluke is shown by his record for. three innings this/season, namely, 112, 96 and 213. It looks abotit time that he was promoted, or was permitted to attain his' majority from^a cricket point of view. R. J. London, of Canterbury College, also •signified his score for. first-class cricketers by hitting up 73. ■ Perhaps the thoughts of the bowlers were with the Cup candidates cat" Riccarton. '