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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19862, 3 February 1920, Page 2

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C!TY AND SUBURBAN NOTES. (By “COVER POINT.”) The absence of players robbed the senior matches of most of their inter est. CROWNALL t. ST ALBANS. At tho conclusion of the first day's play Crow-nail were 130 runs in the lead. Si Albans, being three men short, were all out for 42. R. 'Winter making 25 and batting through the innings to the last wicket. The batting of the rest of tho team was very poor, and smart fielding snapped up <aiy likely chance. Rix four for 26 aud Bates one for 11 bad all the bowling, which consisted <J nine overs. Two men were rim out by smart returns. RAILWAY v. GREEN’S. Both teams Were short in the Rail-way-Green’s match, but the Railway absentees were not to blame, as Brown leceited word of a family bereavement while on. the field, aud Brusnahan is laid up with an injury to his back. Itis doubtful if he will play again this season. With Brosnahan *and btevensou absent the Railway bowliim is not of a very high standard, and so .. bowling has not been handled with the best possible .judgment. Levi and laylor were by far the best bowlers * n ®, . n , n d they were only brought on as third and tourth changes. They succeeded m securing all the wickets between them for 50 runs, and 88 runs were on before cither of them got a chance. With 21 on for no wickets Green’s continued their innings, and 31 were on tor tho loss of one wicket; Morris being 20 not out and Batstouo 11. being run out. Jones filled tho gap and the runs came lively for a spell, 41 being added before Taylor beat Morris with a good one. Gasson started well, but was evidently out ot practice, and had four singles and a two when he was well beaten by laylor, who had two wickets tor 8 runs. Jones continued to scoro treely and earned his score to 52 beore he was caught off Taylor when the score was 132 for seven wickets, the innings finished six runs later, as the team were two short. Jones gave a good display of all-round battiim and once he settled down scored freely nil round the wicket. h . ov: j ei 's wer e tried, but, as stated, only Levi and Taylor were successful in securing wickets. The fielding of the team was a bit patebv, but no serious mistakes were made. ' With 198 to make to win. Railway started their innings at twenty-fivo minutes past four, and Williams and Allan Brown made tho pace verv hot or a time 66 being put on in less than half an hour. Then Williams was bowled by Jones for a 5 after a free and vigorous- innings, including six fours. Allan Brown gave the best exhibition ot batting m the match and hit hard at anything safe. His score of 54 included two sixes and six fours. Taylor was the only other batsman to make I much of a stand. He played vigorously and got Ins runs quickly, but with bis dismissal at 150 the runs. oea«ed is Gasson clean bowled Crossen first bail and the innings closed at the seventh wicket, as the team were three short Green s won by 48 runs. POSITION OF THE TEAMS. ■Crownall still lead by two points Green s being 13 points, Railway 5 points, and St Albans 3. JUNIOR MATCHES. . The junior grade becomes more excitmg as the season progresses, although bno of the leaders dropped back a pom one of the leaders dropped back a. point or two through Moo ston being beaten by St John’s. Boys’ Gordon Hall had an easy win over St Albans, and despite the fact that Belfast had a lead in the first innings over Templeton the latter won easily m the second inning Belfast being dismissed for 42 Teni pleton, St John’s and Boys’ Gordon Hall are all level far first nlace with 15 points each. Moolston have 11 points aud Belfast 30.