CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 267, 15 December 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD. TIMARU BATTING COLLAPSES. At the end of yesterday's play in the Heatheote Williams Shield match, between Christchurch Boys' High School, holder of the shield, and Timaru. High School, the Christchurch team had scored 498 runs in the first innings, and the Timaru team had two wickets down for 74 runs.

After resuming this morning, N. Thomas and B. Thomas carried the score to 137 for three wickets, when B. Thomas was bowled by a " trimmer M from Nightingale. Aitchison, captain of the Timaru team, was out lbw to the next ball. Day was run out in trying to sneak a single, at 172. A few minutes later N. Thomas, who was in sight of a century, went out to a ball from Guiney, missed, and was smartly stumped by Milliken. Thomas had batted very well, with good scoring strokes on both sides of the wicket. He gave only one chance, and that to deep square-leg, when he was in the fifties. Six wickets were now down for 172 runs. The wickets fell quickly, and the innings closed at 178. Nightingale finished with an average of six wickets for 5."» runs. At one time he had only one for ;»1, but he had had a catch missed off his bowling. The Timaru boys therefore had to follow-on. They made a bad start in the second innings, Herdman being bowled when only five runs had been scored. When the luncheon adjournment was taken, four wickets were down for 20 runs, the batsmen who had been dismissed being those who had been the most successful in the first innings. The procession !was continued after lunch, wickets falling fast, and the whole side was soon out for 40 runs, leaving the Christchurch High ( School the winner by an innings and 280 runs.

Scores: — CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL, First Innings.

D. Nixon c Mayer b N. Thomas .. 117 T. Milliken b N Thomas . . . . 102 F. Shaw hit wicket b N. Thomas 0 H. a. Nightingale e sub. b Mayer. . 69 ' C. E. Guiney lbw b Dent .. .. 65 L. S. Woods b Mayer .... .. 28 E. J. Taylor b Dent .. .. .. 65 J. Johnson b Dent .. .•• .. 2 A. D. Tench b Dent .. .. .. 8 J. Corbett lbw b Deat. .. .. .. 24 It. Geddes not out . . .. .. .. 1 Extras .•. . . .. .. .. 17 Total 496 Bowling:—Mayer 2 wickets for 132 runs. Dent 5/140, Fahey 0/33, N; Thomas 3/139, Aitchison 0/37. TIMARU BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. P. Herdman b Nightingale . . . . 29 W. Mayer b Nixon ■■••.. . . . . 0 N. Thomas st Milliken b Guiney . . 91 . B. Thomas b Nightingale , . .. 32 W. Aitchison lbw b Nightingale . . O E. Day run out .. .. .. .. 11 •H. Robertson b Nightingale ... 5 C. Fabey ; c Shaw b Nightingale . . 0 D. Dent b Guiney .. .." ..' .. 0 C. Gillies 1) Nightingale .. .. .". 0 G. McCasftcll not out . . .. ..0 Extras . . .. 10 Total . ! .... .. ~ 178 : Bowling:—Nixon 1 wicket for 59 runs, Guiney 2/33, Johnson.o/25, Nightingale 6/53. Second Innings. v P. Herdman b Guiney . . .. .. 1 N. Thomas- b Guiney 5 B. Thomas c Nightingale b Nixon.. 6 W. Aitchison b Nixon .... . . 4 E. Day c and b Guiney . . . . .. 4 W. Mayer c Nightingale b Nixon . . 6 C. -Fahejr b Nixon .... . . . . - 6 H. Robertson lbw b Guiney ... 6 D. Dent b Guiney .. .... 2 . 0: Gillies b Nixon . . 0 G. McCaskell ndt out ...'..' .;. 0 Extras . . O

Total 40 Bowling:—Nixon 5 wickets for 23 runs, Guiney 5/17. ° SCHOOL GAME AT DOTTEDIN. Press Association. DUNEDIN, December 14. The cricket^ match Christ's College y. High School commenced to-day on Garisbrook Ground. The weather was very uhpropitious, a cold wind blowing with frequent rain storms and also hail.. The standard of cricket all round in the first innings was very poof, especially the fielding of .Christ's College, half a dozen easy catches toeing dropped. Christ's College had the advantage of a purely batsman's wicket in the afternoon, and compiled 188 runs. The following are the scores:— CHRIST'S COLLEGE. First Innings. s

Lowry c Hutchison b Lock hart . . 13 Wilding run out .... .... 10 Helmore b McNaught 0 Thomas b Lockhart 7 Hindmarah c arid b Hutchison . . 4 Burdon 0 Lockhart b Hutchison . . 27 Loudon b Lockhart 1 Barnett lbw b Holmes 8 Macfarlane not out 12 Stitt b Holmes .. . . . . 4 Hamilton run out . . .... .. /0 Extras . , . . 6 Total . . . . . . .... 92 ,_ Bowling:—Holmes 2 wickets for 3 runs, Lockhart 3/27, Hutchison 2/30, McNaught 1/26. Second Inninga. Lowry b Colvin '. . 57 Wilding b Hutchison 20 Helmore b Lockhart . . ■ . . . . 13 Thomas b McNaught 12 Hindmarsh b McNaught . . . . 20 Burdon c Penrose b Hutchison . . 23 Barnett c McNaught b Hutchison . . 17 Macfarlane b Hutchison . . . . 12 Stitt not out 4 Hamilton st Penrose b Hutchison. . 0 Extras . . 10 Total ». . 188 Bowling:—McNaught 3 wickets for 41 runs, Holmes 0/20, Hutchison 5/61, Lockhart 1/30, Colvin 1/15, Shepherd 0/11. HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. Hutchison b Burdon 0 McNaught c Stitt b Hamilton . . 5 Cameron run out 4 Lockhart c Lowry b Hamilton . . 3 Gregory st Lowry b Hamilton . . % Holmes c and b Hamilton . . . . 27 Colvin c Macfarlane b Hamilton . . 0 Pilling c Stitt b Hamilton .. .. 0 Somerville b Macfarlane .. . . 0 Shepherd b Macfarlane .... . . 33 Penrose not out . , ~ .. ~ 6 Extras . . . . 6 Total 90 WIN FOR CHRIST'S COLLEGE. DUNEDIN, December 14. The match Christ's College v. Otago High School was resumed this morning in fine weather, but the wicket was dead. High School were disposed of for 87 runs, College winning by 103 runs. Holmes (16), Somerville (16), and Hutchison (12) were the principal scorers. Macfarlane took three wickets for

17 runs, Stitt three for 20, and Hamife ton two for 28. NEW SOUTH WALES ASSOCIATION^ By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. (Received December 15, 9.20 a.m.} SYDNEY, December 15. Frank Iredale, the ex-international player, has been chosen to fill the position of secretary.to..the Cricket Associft" tion. \ '