CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16350, 12 February 1921, Page 10

CRICKET.

OPENING OF SEVENTH ROUND. The seventh round of Ihe Canterbury Ci'icket Association's senior competition opened to-day. Weather, conditions were perfect. and the wickets were iu good order. ST ALBANS v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Having the option. St Albans decided, to bat Uit Blunt’s first over D. W. Reese got a single and Allard a lour with a nice stroke past cover. M.ar&hall was hit for four singles, two to each batsman. Blunt’s second over cost ten, but he got Allard with the eighth hell, M’Lachlan taking an easy catch at square leg. 19—1—35. North i opened with two singles, and Reese reached ! double figures after fifteen minutes’ batting, i The second wicket fell at 37. A smart rej ttirn by Dwyer from square leg saw Reese 1 run out without trouble. When the score- . sheet showed 19. M’Lachlan relieved Blunt • at the sou*; end. North notched a. two off his sixth ball. Then Maxwell bowled instr-nd ' of Marshall, three singles coming off his j first over. North made his own score 20 with a pretty leg h’it for four, and P. Martin. who had been playing carefully. followed suit two minutes later. M'Lachlen -ot his first wicket vUh a sl-.cr I-pitched ball that North tried to pull. x 7."i—3—20. Craw- ' ford was the incomer, and. his nartrership ; with Martin was brief. The fourth wicket fed at 89, and ‘he fifth at 95. Crawford bein~ caught bv Maxwell in the slins. a good catch. Lamb stermed across to ando was given out leg before. Hickmott wickets wore down for 111. BnnOton and Sandman batting. Tlrre- fcur 3 bel-ed «andman t« vet 17. dean bowled. A. TT. fin-Ver made ten. and tbe second Kef wicket fell e.‘ 14*. At 4.45 p.m. Brunt on and Burns had carried the score to 192. ST ALBANS. First innings. C. W. Allard, c M’Lachlaji b Blunt . . 15 D. \Y. Reese, run out . 14 R. H. North, b Al'Lachlan . . . .29 P. Atartin, b Biuut . . . . ..25 G. G. Crawford, c Maxwell b M’Lachlan 15 L. R. Brunton. not out . . . # . 24 IJ. Lamb, lbw b M’Lachlan ... 3 S. Hiokznott, c Patterson b M’Lachlan . 0 D. Sandman, b Foster . . .17 A. H. Guinoy,• c Johnston b M'orker . 19 R C. Burns, not out . . . . .22 Extras ’ . . . # .31 Total for ..nine wicketa . . . 102 LIN WOOD v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. Linwood bigan badly against East Christchurch on :,o. -2 wicket. Howell’s firs', over was a maiden and then Rene clean bowled X. Jones before any runs had been scored. Pengeily joined A. Jones and twelve runs came slowly before lvan& got bis second wicket. Thomas joined Jones, who departed £vg runs later. At this stage, fowling a' medium-paced bail of beauiiful length, had captured throe wickets at a cost of four runs. With F; Smith and Thomas at lb-, crease, ike pace livened. Boundary followed boundary, Smith getting no fewer than eight fours and one six out o-: seventeen strokes. At 82. N. Jones, fielding substitute, threw down Smith’s wicket. The batsmen had made 46 in a quarter of an born-. Thomas was bowled bv Woods, who had relieved Howell. At half-past thtec, F. Grant was beaten by Kane Six wickets for 110. Lye fell to Kane with th- total 122. Two balls later W. L. Kino left with a “ duck,” and Kane’s average read six for 28. Liu wood, who were without the services of H. Taylor, A. Grant and G. Russell, played one. man short. The last, wicket fell for 134. Read being not out with . 26 At 4.45 p.m.. F.ast, had put on 35 for the loss of one wicket, with Brosnahan a.nd Blank not out and hatting well. LINWOOD. First Innings. N. Jones, b Kane ...... 0 A. Jones, b Kau-e . - 3 M. F. Frugally, b Kar.e , . .. .9 A W. Thomas, b Woods . . * .19 F. Smith, run out . . u * J 46 R. Read, not out ...... 26 F. Grant, b Kane ...... 5 P. Lve. b Kan 0 . ... . .1 W. L. King, b Kane 0 E. Taylor, b Kane ..... 3 Extras . . « . ■ « .22 Total .134 Bowling Analysis.—W. Howell, no wickets for 36 runs; J. Kafic. seven for 28- F. Woods, one lor 36; J. P. Flood, none for 12. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. First Innings. E. Brosnahan, not out . . - • p Woods, cN. Jones i> A. Jones . . 0 R. Blank, not out . • • • Esttao J; Total for one / wicket . . .S 5 SYDENHAM v. StCCARTOY. Svdenhem met Ricca-atoii at Syoenliam Park under ideal cricketing conditions. Sydenham went, to th© wickets' first. Young a i.l Barron opening to tho bowling of Evans and Nixon. Young’s was tho first wjekot to fall. Evans sending down a ball when h s score stood at 17. whicli got past his d faience. O’Malley joined Barron, and the score rose to when Powell got O’Malley s wicket. Barron meanwhile had been batting in good style, and piling up runs freely. He bad 45 to liis credit before he was d.sruissed. being caught by Caygill off Evans. The first three wickets had fallen for 90 1 when Watson joined Gasson (who succeeded O’Malley). The partnership made a good stand and carried tbe score to 136, when Watson was caught behind the wickets by Puller, off Lnurell. hi* score standing nt 31 Taylor followed and knocked up 7 before Powell got his wicket, tlie score board a. this stage showing 165—5—7. M’Evin joined Gasson. but did not last long, being caught behind the wickets by Fuller, off Powell, when his score stood at 6. At He lime o' foing to press the score V?? 177, Gray and Gasson being «at the wickots. SYDENHAM. First innings. J* Young, b Evans 17 J. Barron, c Caygill b Evans . . .45 M. O’Malloy, b Powell 4 E Gasson, not out .... 57 H. Watson, c Puller b Luttrell . .31 J. Tavlor, b Powell 7 J. ME win. c Fuller b Powell ... 8 J. Gray, not out 0 Extras 10 Total for six wickets . . .177 - SECOND GRADE. Kaiapoi and West Christchurch met this afternoon at Kaiapoi. Scores: West Christchurch 116 (Hamilton 40 not out). Cameron 22, Board 13. Trust nun took six wickets for id, and How-arth three for 43. CITY AND SUBURBAN. The sixth round of ibo competitions was concluded to-day. The wickets were good, tinned their innings, avid closed with 131 on for seven wickets. Y.M.C.A. had 211 to make to win. GREENS v. Y.M.C.A. GREENS. First Innings US Secofed Innings. C. Havnes, lbw b Fraser . . .15 L. Haynes, c Watts b Fraser ... b P. Harvey, st Kelly b Hilgrove . . 63 A. Norman, lbw b Fraser . . . .10 .1. Jones, c Smith b Peck . . .10 C. Robertson, b Fraser .... 4 J. Batstone, c Grose b Fraser • . G - ter- ° u .‘ : : ; ; ; “ Total for seven wickets (deBowlino- •GmUsi* F SrxFV ’ ‘ f • 131 k r ! ne f " r - G: LI. Fraser, five for 39; E. Cummins, xvno for 15; H. Grose, none lur IV. Hiigrovc, one for 12. . Y.M.C.A. I- irG Innings Q ] lm : ,' ’ ’ *42 TT. Grose, not out™ . . . 9 ‘ J-’- c L Robertson, b Jones . 00 jK. Watts, not out . . . . . " 0 • j ’ Total for one wicket ST ALBANS v. RAILWAY. ST ALBANS. First Innings . . . , 7Q H. Garrard, c Brown . .* or, iC. Evans, retired hurt ... ‘ * ’ o C. E. Shaw,- c Tavlor . . \ - C. Winter, c Brown W. Escott, b Stevenson . . * ~ R. Winter, b Stevenson . . * ‘ o PL Colville, c Clark . . . # J 27 S Escott, l> Stevenson . . ’ 10 P. Winter, not out • • . . ! 6 H. Mayo, h Stevenson . . . . o .T.'ta! . . . . .ns Bowling analysis—Stevenson, four wickets for 27 rung; Brown, two tor 27; Clark, omo 1 for 3; Taylor, one for 15.

RAILWAY. First Innings . .... 26 Second Innings. P. Taylor, lbw b. Escott 1 AY. Cross, b Escott . . • . . 3 J. Levi, rot out 21 Crossen, b Escott . ° A Brov;n, not cut ~ . • • • • ] Eitras ...••• » * Total for three wickets ... .35

WELLINGTON V. AUSTRALIA

TO-DAY’S PLAY. [Pep Par.ss Associatiox.l WELLINGTON. February 12. . Tbe weather is line and the wicket excellent for the resumption of the match between Wellington and Australia. l£ G' commenced at noon. Bogle and Liddicut. the not out batsmen, facing Finlay son and Huddleston. Huns were 3cored freely, Tbe century being reached after ten minutes’ play. Although Brice replaced Finlay son, the score mounted rapidly, thirty minutes’ play realising 55 runs—Bogle 60, Liddicut 36. When Bogle was 62 he "had a third life, Middleton dropping a catch. At 166 Liddicut tried to run two for a stroke 'through tbe slips, but Lambert returned well and the batsman was run out. Two for 167 (Liddicut 50). Kippex joined Bogle and changes were made in the bowling. Middleton and Finlay son going on. At 185 Bogle, who had given several chances, was caught by Burton off ' Middleton. score of 84 included nine boundaries. Pelletv filled rhe vacancy. Brice, replaced. Finlayson and the batsmen were kept quiet. The Wellington captain eventually got Kippax i.b.w. for 1, loii-r „ for 211. Waddy joined Pelle-,7 and narrowly missed being stumped off his first bali At the luncheon adjournment the total was 216. The spectators numbered over 8000 after lunch. Peliew and Waddy resumed batting against Brice and Middleton. Within ten minutes Pellew was dismissed through mishitting a ball from Middleton, bting caught by Hiddleetcn. 223—5—iff. Ratcliffe was the next batsman. A little later Waddy was caugh* and bowled bv Brice. 233—6—30. Laninard followed. At 263 Hatch'ffe (23) was caught r.t long leg by Warne off Middleton. Barclay, who replaced Brice, bowled wit varying pace with a lot of work on the bai‘ and nuzzled the batsmen. Australia’? innings do?ed for 298. In their second innings Wellington have lost one wicket for 2b After tea the play quietened. Horoibrook. particularly, troubling the batsmen. At one ctagG bis average was three for 8. Scores; WELLINGTON. First Innings. Hiddleston, c and b Hornibrook . , 4fi Phillips, c Hansford b Liddicut r> Lambert, c Richardson b Iremonger 6 Warne. lbw b I.icfclicut . . . . 'O7 Bruce, b Iremonger U Burton, b Liddicut ■ 0 Middleton, run out 70 Brice, c Kippax b Hornibrook . . . 22 Finlaypon, c Lampard b 'Hornibrook • . 7' Condliffe. b Hornibrook .... 7 Barclay, not out ...... 3 Extras •••...* 3G Total . . . . . .218 Bowling Analysis—Hornibrook. four wickets for 35 runs; Liddicut. three for 73; Iremonger, two for 65: Lampard, none for 39. Second Innings. . Phillips, c Waddy b Horxiibrcok t» Lambert c Ran si or d b Hornibrook . 15 Warne. b Kornibrock % . - . 0 Hiddleston. not otit ... .26 Bruce, not out ... .12 Total for three wickets . 54 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bogle, c. Burton b Middlemen .84 Richardson, b Middleton . . . .37 Liddicut, run out ..... 50 Kippex, lbw b Brice . . . .18 Pellew, c Hiddleston b Middleton . .17 Wed dr. c and *0 Brice . .10 Ratcliffe. c Warne b Middleton . . 21 Lampard, c Middleton b Barclay . .13 Ransford, st Condliffe b Barclay . .13 Hornibrook, b Barclay . . . .5 Ironmonger, not out ..... 2 Extras 21 Total . . 293 Bowling Analysis.—Brice, two for 34; Hiddleston. none for 3S; P’inleyson. none for 40; ’Barclay, three for 18: Lambert, none for 2; Middleton, four for 92.