CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 61

CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

February 3. _ The present season has been notable for its dryness, .and the wiokets have, in consequence, been hard and fast, yet true. Very welcome rain fell on Thursday • night and Friday morning, and it had the effect of '' taming " the wickets considerably, with the result that scoring -on Saturday afternoon was fairly prolific. The outfields on all the grounds are showing the want of rain by their bareness and discoloured patches, and ground-fielding is by no means so easy as when the field is covered by the luxuriant growth of grass which characterises the earlier part of the season. All the grounds were in apple-pie order, and the attendance of the public was very good_ on Saturday, when yet again ideal conditions prevailed. ' The most interesting game was at Hagiey Park, where Riccarton had set jSydenham the fine total of 313 to get to win — and the latter got them at the expense of only seven wickets. Two Sydenham wickets fell speedily, and then Patrick and Jones got to work. Patrick played splendid ,crioket," sgad contributed 67 in his- "best all-round style. The partnership added 140 runs. Jones> who is a tall left-hander of" the nonaggressive type, possesses very few strokes, but he has a good eye and illimitable patience and he secured 105 runs — hls v first .century in senior cricket. He is very sound on leg play, where he got nearly all his runs, but is rarely tempted by " off " stuff, and reminds one of Relf in ffis careful mood, -waiting patiently for loose ones on his strong point, and then lashing- out. Bennett hit hard and often, for his 46, at ■which figure he was well caught "out in the country." The win had been bagged, before Jones was caught, and then Aokroyd and Gasson put up a, good stand, _ both being not out with 40 and 46 respectively. Gasson played attractively as usual, while the ex-Dunedin player showed to better advantage than usual, doubtless owing to the match having been already decided. Ackroyd hit out well all round and played many fine shots, which in- the earlier part of the season, he would not have been credited with. The bowling was toned down a bit by having over 300 runs knocked off it, but it was pleasing to watch Ackroyd keep the great pace of the run-getting '< going. During the last 45 minutes over 100 runs scored. The fielding was I fair. jst. Albans had set Linwood 306 to get to win, but the latter were unequal to the task, and were dismissed for 231, the Saints winning by 74 runs on the first innings. A, E. Ridley played a chanceless innings of 67, made in his most pleasing style. He scored his runs with a great variety of strokes> and was eventually caught "at third man off a misshit. Read made 42 and' Bishop 28 in their (veil-known, powerful style, while Ipnvig 1 (an ex-High School boy) got 20, and Yotmg 13. With an hour to play the Saints lost 'four wiokets for 75 runs. T. Reese peting 34. and Talbot 27 not out. The fielding on both sides was really aopd. West Chrktebureh made "no race " of it against East Chriaf church, last year's champions "winning by an innings and 58 runs. The Westerners had made 350, and East responded with 136 and 156. The tail wagged well in each innings, but the earlier batsmen failed. Ward (47' and 6), Boxshall (21 and 17), Ross (26 and 14), Fraser (6 and 30), and Addisbn (32) were the principal rungetjers. The winners' bowling and fielding was good, but the wioket on Lancaster

Park was by no means so good as those on Hagiey Park. -Best Senior bowling figures on Saturday:—J. G.L. N Vernon '(W." CO, 78 balls, one maiden, 48 runs, five wickets, three no balls ; Goldsmith (St. A.), 72 balls, 52 runs, four wickets, one no ball; D. Recce (W. C), 92 balls, two maidens, 50 runs, five wiokets; A. Thomas (W. C), 32 balls, four maidens, 12 runs, three wickets, one no ball; Norman (W. C), 72 balls, six maidens, 22 runs, three wiekete; E. H. Frankish (St. A.), 126 balls, three maidens, 54 runs, three .vickets, one no ball. There was some great scoring .in the Junior match Linwood — West ChristchurcK. The former had made 433 for eight' wickets " on the first day, and were all out for 486-. The Westerners replied with 385 (Helmorc 137, Hope 107). East Christchurch had made 322 against St. Albans, and the latter replied with only 158, but in the follow^n they made 251 (Dr O'Brien 102). • Syderiham made 260 to Riccarton's 81 and 79. --•> A North* Island laixed team, styling' themselves wje' "Rarigitikei Nomads," are having 'a. -good time on the" cricket fields' <# Ohristchuroh. -Last Wednesday they beat a team representing West Christchurch by over 30 runs on the first innings. „ but on the following day they were'defeatod ' by Riccarton, both being, decided op the first innings. ftn Saturday the visitors' gave a sound beating to f a college team, winning by J99 runs on the first innings. Nomads made 331- (G. M. Mai-shall 129) to the College's 132. -.In "Marshall and'H. M. Butterworth (an ex-Oxonia.n.) the Ivisibors have a couple^- of batsmen . _6i . mojje 'than ordinary oalibre^'but the i otoßess are. Very ordinary. T<he * bowling is fair, anoK the fielding gooH: Takeri -! fM\ '•; ,the Nomads are' haviftgr.a"gay! time." •'*,•„ FIRST GRADE. Gbange v. Opoho. The above match was concluded on the North Ground on Saturday, and ended in a 3 points win for Grange. Scorers : — „ Grange. • - " '■ - '■ ! First innings . . 161 1 Second Innings. Robtits, c Jenkins,- b Webb .. 0 Dovrres, b Chadwick 36 C- Beal, lbw, b M'Gavin .. „ 26 Ogg., not out 23 Best c Jas Timlin, b Eckhoff .. 2 Brydone, c Webb, b Chadwick ..• 1 FeJguson, not out 7 Extras * 8 Total for five wickets (innings declared dosed).. 103 Bowling Analysis. — Eckhcff, 52 balls, 1 maiden, 35 runs, 1 wicket; .Webb, 26 balls, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Chadwick, 48 balls, 25 • runs. 2 wickets; M'Gavin, 24 balls, 11 runs, 111 1 wicket. J Opoho. — First Innings. ' M'Gavin, c~ Roberts, b Downes . 22 Jas. Timlin, !bw, b Ogg .. .. 0 Chadwick, run out . . . . " . . 1O Etkhofi, c and b Ogg 6 j / Jeikins, c Ferguson, b Beal 33 j ' Kenny, b Ferguson 0 5 Kilgcur, c Brydone, b Downes .. 1 I Jno. Tki^lin, c Henderson, b Beal 0 ) Turnbull, not out 11 ) ' "Webb, c Kobei-ts," b Downes .. •-. JL ) Lear, b Beal..' .. 0 Extras , 12 „ Total -v. ». „ „ ~ 100 Bowling Analysis. — Downes, 102 balls, 7 . 1 maidens 35 runs, 3 wickets; Ogg, 60 balls, 24 runs, 2 wickets ;' C Beal, 52 batlls, 28 ■ runs, 6 wickets; Ferguson, 12 balls, 1 maiden, - 1 run, 1 wicket. r - Second Innings. [ Chadwick, b Downes .. .. 4. 4 - M'Gavin, b Ogg ...... . 0 t Eckhoff, lbw, b Ogg 0 Turnbull, c Chadwick, b Beal .. 26 L James Timlin, b Downes ... 20 I Jenkins, run out 8 [ Kenny, not out , 5 , Kilgour, c Chadwick, b Downes.. 3 , John Timlin, c and b Downes .. 4 , Webb, b Ogg .' . „„ 3 I/ear, b Downes .. .. .. .<■ .. 19 " Extras ■ „ „. .. 6 [ • Total 98 Bowling Analysis. — Ogg, 72 balls, A maiden, , 33 runs, 3 wickets; Downes, 121 balls, 8" t maidens, 35 runs, 5 wickets; C. Beal, 58 s balls, 19 iuns, 1 wicket. 1 r 'Oarisbeook A v.» Albiox. I This match was concluded on Saturday, / and resulted in a win for the A's by 92 1" runs on the first innings.' Appended are I the scores : — Carisbrook A. — First Innings. S. Foster, c Williams, b Hiddleston j .. .. 24 1 Adams, b Cummings ...... 4 . ; Wa'tstm, b Cummings .. ..'...; 9 [ W. Foster, b M'Farlttne .. « 17 i Fisher, lbw, b Duthie .. .. 35 Rutheriordj c Corbett, b Duthie.. ' 2 Butler, c Corbett, b Duthie .< 0 t Harra.-way, run out . . . •«. 0 Martin, b 'Cumfittnga 15 . Johnston, c sub., b Camming 11 Bannenman, not out .. .j. .. 2 [ Extras .. .'.- .. -'« .. 19 ' Total 138 Bowling Analysis. — Cummings, 69 balls, 3 maidens, 20 runs, 4 wickets; Corbett, 54 [ balls, 1 maiden, 29 runs; Dry, 48 balls, I maiden, 22 runs; M'FarJane, 36 balls, 17 runs, 1 wicket; Hiddleston, 18 balls, 1 maiden, 4 runs, 1 wicket; Shepherd, 12 balls, 12 runs ; Duthie, 80 balls, 18 runs, '3 wickets. Second Innings. Watson, b Corbett 2 Rutherford, c Shepherd, b Corbett 0 W. Foster, run out .. „ . 11 S. Foster, not out M O »•> 8 T-. Adams, not out te ip i~i 7"^ Extra „, .. .. .« <S •• 1 Total for three wickets .'. 29 Bowling Analysis. — Corbett, 48 balls, 1 maiden, 17 runs, 2 wickets;' Cummings, 24 balls, 7 runs; M'Farlan©, 12 balls, 4 runs. Albioni. > First Innings „;"".. 46 , Second Innnigs. Williams, b Fisher 33 D. Crammond, c Foster, b Rutherford 8 Duthie, c Foster, b Rutherford .. 5 Hiddleaton, c Rutherford, b Fisher 21 Drake, o Foster, b Fisher .. 9 MTTarlane, c 'and b Harraway .. 44 N. Cramnwmd, c sub., b Rutherford „ „ 8 Corbett, c sub., b Harraway . . 0 Dry, run out ..« .. 8 Cummings, not out -.?, . . «_.; ' 8 Shepherd, b Fisher #....•; 0 Extras . . „ . . . . 14 1 Total -.-r 189 Bowling Analysis.— Fisher, 156 balls, 7 maidens, 66 runs, 4 wickets; Rutherford, 120 ballfl, 4 maidens, 43 runs, 3 wickets; Watson, 64 balls, 2 v maidens, 26 runs; Adams, 12 balls, 7 runs; Bannerman, 12 balls, 20 runs; Harrawayj 12 balls, 13 runs, 2 wicket*. I