CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19816, 6 December 1919, Page 10

CRICKET.

" DISTRICT COMPETITIONS. ;■ i . FOURTH ROUND. >.■: iTho fourth round of district cricket was opened to-day in perfect weather, but with 4 rather .strong easterly wind. The three .-senior matches were played at Hagley Park, .where there was a greatly improved attoad- , atoo of .spectators, iv-' ; ' V 771 ■ LINWOOD V. ST ALBANS. ist Albans won, tho toss against Linwood, y . batted on a fairly fast wicket. Gordon ; and .Taylor had carried, tho score to 33 L against'the bowling of Read and Thomas, With fairly fast scoring, when Taylor was 1 caught off. Bead. Dr Wallis was clean . bowled after hitting a four, and D. W. Reese '■ shared exactly the same fate, the first three i wfpkets going to Read at a cost of 13 apiece. ■' ‘ Sandman scored a two and was then clean , bOwlo'd in trying to swipe Thomas. Gordon, ; who had livened up after giving a chance or ■ ‘ r .ltwo, was finally-caught by Hayea, who was ' >’ (keyed up Wbettcr fielding. With five'wic- ‘ .'•> ktts dowm'fbr 77 St Albans did not look like i' the team’ that beat Sydenham, but Brunton V > arid 8. Watson, tho centurion, settled down to ‘a-steady partnership intended to stop * ■ the rot. Watson was more defensive than " who punished anything loose, cs- • ' ’ peoially from Thomas. Ho was Ibw to Read v .'•when he had made a lively 27. Tho partnery :i ship, had added/ 40. Stringer joined Watson, ‘ afid the first change was made in the bowliifg' at'l29, Grant aonuug <n,. kitrmaer gov ’ . ■ 1 hjm'• for-two good fours, but played very " ' -Weakly at a, ball that took his leg stump. - ■ TW; eighth wicket carried tho score to 170, . * - Watson opening out more freely., Tikao hit i'V’ Up 13; and vfaa a.- bit unlucky to bo wolf caught in ihe long hold by Smith. Wat son \ followed bin/.3 tuns later in playing forward ' '. to -a ball by Russell that just clipped Jiia **. v. bails. 1 Tjy. ,'A - , ST ALBANS. First Innings. Ai>): k, Gordon, o Hayes b Read . 42 ' , ’ii E. T. Taylor, c Smith b Read , 17 LTffc.W. S.’Wallis, b Read ... 4 W. Reese, b Read . . . 4 >' yD. Sandman, b Thomas ', ,2 VW:,' f-L. R. Brunton, Ibw, b Read .27 LvV &• Watson, b Russell . . . gy ft’-. • H. Stringer b Grant . . . n *.’■. 1 f- J. Tikao, o Smith b Russell . . 13 k.- , ■ ! ■ ; , <!■ ’’ ;.|- 'EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. WEST '■ > , j| ( CHRISTCHURCH.. .. ,won the toss, and M'Glellaiid and - IDitchfield opened tho batting to Dr Lamb and W* /Zimmerman. With-.the exception of Ditchy.v field,;, the batting display was not up to V I al’afidard. 'F. Woods was caught at second /■ slip before he waS well started. Blank commfenped Ajig hitting, getting two fours, then ’ , ' a*;big hit over th-o west boundary for six, fol- , 'iSwcd ty a four, when Dr Foster, who was :* '• i-tnindliiig ‘well,A bowled him. Howell emudV' Blank, and, after an opening single, yJkS'nit four fours. Zimmerman then got a fast ■ one;post him. Gv Tate (11) and G. Connell fi'i- (W not out) both batted nicely. The innings for lllj Zimniermah' securing the very . ' & fine average of five wickets for 29 runs. Scores:-- :'v v*vV, i i r EAST, CHRISTCHURCH, y.' First timings. y-T. M’Clelland, hj Zimmerman. . 9 ;- ~ '■ F- Woods, c Connell b Lamb , 8 Blank, b Foster . . jg y y.-i X E.-Gregor y.cßluntb Foster . 1 Flood, - -'ci-and b Foster . ft j.’t s \,VW' W..Rowell, b Zimmerman . .17 I b/Fostor, . g '■f. ~' /ji W. Ditcbfield, p Boeg b Zimmer- > man ..-'. . , ,31 G. Tate, o ahdi b Zimmerman . U H. Axis, b Zimmerman , . 0 WG. Connell, hot out . . ,14 Extras „ . ... , .24 ,- , ■ Total . . .. . ,U1 V'i ■;" • '.Bowling Analjhis—C. Zimmerman, five .jy,’ ‘ wickets fox 29 runs;,Dr Foster, four fox SO;- ■ kpf'-tiamb, one for 23; Blunt, none for 16. ] SYDENHAM v. RICCARTON. /. • , < U 'V.";A great, deal of interest waa shown fn tho afmatch between Sydenham and Riccarton. 'A" Ass. Sydenham went first to the wioketa, and with, & V.ffMdro at IS Young wae bowled by Evana, Af'v.yhp tad, opened the attack with Nison. proving trouble Borne to tho bats- .;/ /?. inonj and four wickets had fallen for 85. ", Patrick and O’Malloy entered into a l> , ’• jpiarteership which was much improving the i position, but upon their separation Syden- -‘ ‘I him’fl hopes slumped, eight wickets being • '■’ilown for. 65. M’Ewin and Bennett then set , r -to . work,'and Bennett, after getting his eyo j\ ia, ga.vo'a'lively display of hitting. M’Ewin, 'j, was batting very steadily, got away some :J.'i \ hioo off shots. This pair hod almost doubled ! 'j Sydenham's total wheh Bennett was given 'f.oUt lbw’to Evans, tho.scoxo standing at 12L 4’ '’.’'Bellamy was last man, but before he had • M’Ewin was caught by Evans off Sinr t ■/., plair. Evans took, seven, wickets for 67 . runs. * Sj- 1 '• SYDENHAM. ; . First Innings, i; ~,r J. Young, b Evans . . ~2 - isA /' -J, Bruges, c and b Evans • 1 8 ♦ '.i »-V W. 11. Patrick, b Nixon . ,82 , /.. 1 • H. Watson, b Evans . , , 9 :t>. iuucKsman, b Nixon . . . 1 ■•) , . M. O’Malley, ,b Evans ... 3 * ;v‘v ' J. Gray, Ibw b Ewans .- , ,2 A - '.'V. Skelton, b Evans . . ,0 ;( ' , 0. M'Ewan. o Evans b Sinclair . 30 ■ v , J. H. Bennett, Ibw b Evans . 25 ’. ‘ 1 ' Extras . . . . .10 .. Total • . .. ... 121 -V- : 7 , Bowling Analysis.—C. E, Evans took seven .jf;„ wickets 10r‘57 runs; D. C. Nixon, two for '/ f • 61; M. 0. Sinclair, one for 0. " •••-, ’ ‘ • ' ' ■' / representative MATCHES. .JJ'/i. The following playera have been chosen to 1 j practise, in ,view\ of/ tho representative matches. The first practice will take place at'Hagley Park on Tuesday, at 4.45 p.m. ~ ; L. Gray, H. Watson, J. Bruges, J. H. EenV’-' 1 - .pelt,- ,J. M’Ewin, -W. R. Patrick, A. W. • Thomas, E. Read, A. Grant, W. Hayes, B. ; / B, Wood, F. Woods, R. Blank, D. AV. Reese, ' / L. R. Brunton, D, Sandman, S. J. Stringer, i .D. ..Reese, Dr Foster, H. B. Lusk, R. O. ’ " Worker, R. C. Blunt, C.. E. Evans, E. R, Oaygill and H. B. Whitta. , : CITY AND SUBURBAN. , ‘ ' - 1 ' 1 FOURTH ROUND. .The-fourth round of the City’ and Suburban ■ Association’s competitions commenced to-day. Following are the results;— ' CROWN ALL v. RAILWAY. ■V. . ’ ... ; RAILWAY. .' First Inairnga. '. Brown, b Rix .... 16 V - ' i Allen Brown, b Bennett . .64 ’ W. Clements, b Rix . . . 15 • * .J. Lovi, b Bugg . . . .22 ’ Urtcket Balls dressed with " Pluvol" will give 80 pet cent more service and th« handler will appreciate the improved grip, S ,v -‘ Cricket Clubs, Colleges and Schools will do well to <eee that all balls are dressed With “Pluvol’’ before being used. S