CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19800, 18 November 1919, Page 2

CRICKET.

GUY UNO SUBURBAN.

NOTES ON THE PLAY, I

(By MID-GE&] The drizzling rain which set in on Saturday afternoon and the universal shortage of players who found the (■all .for higher game too strong, mad© cricket almost a farce, and it would have been bolter had matches been abandoned altogether, as good cricket was impossible under the conditions, which were more suitable to winter sports. Both Senior matches, however, were continued until the result of the match was decided without question. The fact that both teams wore short enabled the St Albans—Railway match to be brought to a conclusion ‘•ariy in the afternoon. The total Jnins scored in the match is a- low as any I remember, and singularly enough two-thirds of the St Albans runs were scored by one man, C. Evans, who, although he has made a fair score on odd occasions, was not considered as a, difficult man to shift. It is all tho more surprising that he should have come to light and scored more than half the runs in each innings. Although his scores appear very creditable upon paper his actual display in both innings was not such as would impress ono with tho ideaHhat he was a budding Trumpcr, or even one that would aspire to representative honours. His innings was more remarkable for the number of lives that lie possessed, and tho proverbial cat was a bad second. However, it is fortunate that someone made the runs, as the totals put up by tho rest of lb© team, that is 32 in the first innings and 22 in tho second, does not give one tho impression that them are many stars in the team. If the St Albans team was lacking in shining lights the Railway team was worse, however, as oven St Albans’ modest scores wore sufficient to obtain the victory. Tho excuse that three men wore absent is hardly sufficient for tho small total of 73. as the full team made less on tho first day when conditions wore more favourable. No doubt the Railway attack was seriously weakened by the absence of Brosuulian and Crosseu, as tho former put up a, good performance on the first day by bowling ten maiden overs,' out of fifteen, for 21 runs, and securing six wickets. A. Pitt trundled well for tho Saints and secured two for 8 in the first innings and two for 22 in the second. In the match between Green's and Crow nail, at Sydenham Park, tho former team had a roma.rka.blo turn of hick as five wickets were down for forty runs when Ti.lleyshort joined Jones, bringing the sooro to 377 without tho loss of another wicket. Ca.ssou, who was captain of tho Green's eleven, declared, and left Crownall 166 to mako in an hour and a. quarter to secure tho extra point. Both Jones and Tilleysbort played good cricket, and although the wicket had a few close calls both the batsmen played sound, free cricket. Jones started a hit uncertainly, hut bo soon had tho measure of the bowling, and scored numerous fours off Rix, who at one time hud five for 20 to his credit. Tilloyshort opened carefully, and paid duo respect to anything that was on tho wicket, and although he ijjndo a few uppish strokes his innings was a very fair ono. Crownall started badly, as Mills played all round one of Gasaon’s before ho had scored. Rix wont for a, hit and sent a hot one back to Duggan, who failed to hold it, but a second chance next over was accepted. Bates and Boycs went for a pair of specs, and Hobbs, playing very carefully, and Peters, were left to play out tirar or moke the required number of runs to secure a. three-poinj. win. Runs were slow in coming, and when stumps wore drawn at six o’clock half a century wore wanted, and Crownall secured a two-point win.