CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 907, 6 January 1917, Page 11

CRICKET.

' IT'S jr* r T rT"?/ ,, 7 1 Iff T n !" , ( 1 THE DiSTRICI RIATChES. i I FIFTH SERIES STARTED. I Bright, warm weather, wiiii ;i fair'l\ strong wind blowing from the j north-cast, prevailed Ibis afternoon, when She fifth scries of matches in I the Canterbury Cricket Association's competitions was started. j SYDENHAM V. WEST CHRISTj CHURCH. j A ve'.'\ poor showing was made by , West Christehurch against SydenI ham, at llagley I'urk, the former I team's first innings realising only j 73 runs. This was partly due to poor 'hatting and partlv to good bowling. I). M< Beth bowled vcrx well for Sydenham, and got five wickets for 20 [ runs. Scores:— west christchurch. First Innings. 1 I!. (".. Watson st Grav I) MeFwin .. 8 ! 11. Butters b Mcßeth 1 j Itr I'. S. Foster !• Mcßeth 24 I I). Reese c Patrick hj McEwin .. .. ."> i D. Itrdpalh I Mcßctli :< ' C. Boxshall st Gray b McT-win .. .. 1 H. E. Boag hj Patrick 19 ! C. Hammond i, McHeth 0 I \V. Holland not out 7 I 1.. Donaldson c Hincksman I Patrick 0 j 11. Wilson c Gray b Mcßeth .. .. « 1 Fxttus 5 Total " :! ! Rowling: .1. McEwin three wickets for 41, | D. Mcßeth 5 20. \V. R. Patrick 2/1. EAST CHRISTCHURCH V. ST. ALBANS. | On a batsman's wicket the second !of this season's matches between I these teams began on Lancaster Park ! to-day. Hast Christehurch winning j the toss, went in to bat, but made a poor showing. Howell being the only i batsman to shape confidently at what | looked like easy bowling. As only ; eight men were available East bati ted three short. Williams arrived in j time to bowl. St. Albans passed I East's score without losing a wicket, \ Brunton playing a most attractive ; and forceful innings. | The following were the scores:— LAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. W. Crichton 1> Hatch 3 A. R. Blank lbw b Hatch ft H. Lawrence c Barrett 1> Gordon .. .'UI I N. Sinclair hit wicket 1» Hatch tl W. Howell c Johnson 1> Reese .. .. .'!f. M. Pengelly b Andrews .. .... 0 \V. Cunningham not out 11 A. L. Ward b Gordon 9 Total «'.» Bowling: Hatch three wickets for 14, I Johnston 0 11. McNae 0/14, Reese 1/29, Alljdrcwii 1/8, Gordon 2, 13. LIN WOOD V. KICCARTON. Opposing confident batting to bowling that seldom rose above medium quality, Linwood kept the Biecarton fieldsmen moving at Hagley Park. Grant and Taylor put on 54 for the first wicket. The third wicket fell when 118 runs had been scored, and the fourth at 11!>. Then I Perrin and Thomas smacked the score along, 122 runs being added while they were at the wickets. Slack out-cricket, however, was helping the Linwood score. Baiting one short. Linwood reached 28',). Scores: — LINWOOD. First Innings. A. Grant C Olson b Luttrell .. .. 20 H. M. Taylor c Byrne 1. Davison .. :»'. R. Brad 1> Olson C A. E. Doell c and b Sinclair .. .. 2. r . E. Benin b Olson 40 A. W. Thomas c North b Sinclair .. 7:i W. L. King b Olson 0 P. Lye c Luttrell b Davison .. .. 11 W. Forsyth not out 7 P. Fleete b Davison 2 j 11. Perrin absent 0 Extras <",:! j Total 289 Bowling: L. Davison three wickets for 49. R. Nixon 0/17. E. E. Luttrell 1/35, A. W. Olson it :iB, M. O. Sinclair 2/. r >B, E. H. Caygill 0/29. THIRD GRADE. West Christehurch D.H.S. v. St. Bcdes resulted in a win for West Christehurch D.H.S. by «8 runs. Scores: St. Bedes, first innings, 68 (O'Brien 36 not out, Darby ii 14). West Christehurch, first innings, 136 (Wiseman 33, Wise 11, Sinclair 30, McNaughton 22 not out, Hounsell 32). O'Brien secured bowling hon- ! ours for St. Bedes and Sinclair for West Christehurch D.H.S. CITY AND SUBURBAN. FIRST GRADE. Rangers v. Y.M.C.A. resulted in a win for Bangers by 135 runs. Scores: —Bangers, first innings 5'.). The second innings closed at 198 for nine wickets (Black 34, Pilling 26, Hooper j 13. Mat.son 14. Mills (14, Nicholson 12, Bentley 11 not out, East 16). I Y.M.C.A.. first innings 81. second innj ings II (Smith 20). Best bowling ianalvscs: For Y.M.C.A., Brosnahan, | three for !)!»; Cocks, two for 30; I Donohue, two for 53. For Rangers, I Black, four for 8; Hooper, three for 27. Belfast v. Woolston resulted in a ! win for Belfast by 10 runs. Scores: I Belfast, first innings, 74: second inn- | ings. 'lll (Sellars 33, .1. Halligan 17, P. I Brown lfi). Woolston. first innings, 52; second innings, 111 (Samms 24, Lawson 14. Penned 2). Short 221. Best bowling analyses: For Woolston, Bugg, two for 50; Brown, three ! for 20. For Belfast. Sellars. five for 33; P. Brown, two for 27. SECOND GRADE. I Dunstable v. St. Albans resulted in | a win for St. Albans by an innings I and 131 runs. Scores:—St. Albans, first innings 24!! (Carter 10, Arnott '34, P. Winter J5, C. Winter 86, Buchjanan 1(1. W. Hardy 44, J. Marnier 10 I not out). Dunstable, first innings ,">2 I (Sim 12. Neitson 13. Elson 14 not 'out); second innings, (ili (Elson 24, Escott 10, MeC.lea 14). Best bowling 'analyses: For St. Albans. H. Winter. eight wickets for 36 runs. For Dun- ! stable. Fscolt, five for (17. i THIRD GRADE. Bellas! dt faulted !<> St. Paul's. Marists v. Boys Gordon Hall resulted in a win for Boys Gordon Hall bv (ill runs. Scores; — B«,\s Gordo,i Hall, 101 (Cummings tit- not out*. Marists, 35 (Gibbs 18). Best bowling analyses: For Boys Gordon Hali. ; O'Callaghan. For Marists, Suniiut.