SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16642, 26 January 1922, Page 5

SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND.

CRICKET. A practice game was played tfld representatives last Saturday at Hoepitai Corner against an eleven selooted by T-. Mulla.il- This team mainly consisted of St Bede’s players, but. was not rapr&SflP* tative of the college as three Mariet Brothers’ old boys were included- The eoßs was won by Multan, who elected to bi*fc. opening with J. Cootober and J. Rrendb*gast. Facing the bowling of W- Dejmond the former soored a two oil the JfijTait ball. However, in the next qver a. quicic return from Macftliister eaw who had then scored four, run out whin the total wa? flvp. Lattlmore addqd. a run and then a fast- one from Ambrose beat Prendergast. Laßimore was next, to go. but a partnership hy ACuSaxi and S. O'Brien brought the scor* to 3?, when t.he former was dismissed a-ftfcr making 13. Legge hit out, and O'Brien carried the total to 43, wQw.fi leg break from Macalliater scattered hse stumps. p. was immediately gressive. whilst O Brien. who, till tfcen. had been very cautious, mt five fours close succession, bringing his to%M lb 35. when be skied a ball into Axnbispeh’s hands. Six wicketa wave down fbr 36. Dumphy left without, scoring, whilgt Hislop wag dismissed almost tmmed£»4et? afterwards. He had scored IP ruby.- T. Campbell only lasted two balls, but J*. O’Brien hit out freely, and the total wate brought to 112 when the innings closedThe Association opened their ijmaags with Gordon and Gohns, both batsman punishing the bowling severely In the seventh over Gohns, whose total thlbs 16. Slightly mishit, a fast one from Hbshp sad S. O'Brien held a goqd c-atch. The first wicket had realised 48 runs. an 4 the next man, J. H. Kavanagh. also bega* welk and with Gordon ♦•brought the totsc?to 72 when the latter batsman was. on the appeal of the howler, given opt. caught behind the wickets However, later, as the wicketkeeper and the fieldsmen at point and slips both stated thaJ the batsman had no* struck tbe hall, fi was decided to record Gordon as retired. His total, which included eleven boundaries. was 51. Pawscm did not survtwe a delivery, but Macalliater was confident, and when the next wicket fell the total was 90. Kavanagh being caught and bowled by Mnllan. after acoriug 10. Desmond cut the first ball into the hands of the wicketkeeper. Ambrose was far from safe at, the commencement of his inning?, but managed to add 9 before he had bad luck in being run out. Requiring eight runs to gain the lead. Farmer and Macallister scored briskly and -brought, the total to ns when the la.tter played a ball from Heslip on to the wickets. Carr w s s not safe, but Farmer was still hitting freely, and together they added nine hr fore Carr wn* caught. Foreyth wept soon afterwards, but O’Louehlin got « six off bis second bail : be later knocked 10 runs off an over of Mullau's. O'Loughlin later sent the ball into Coomber’s bands, and the innings dosed for 165. P. Farmer carrying bis bat for Jfi. Boys’ Association won by 53 runs ©n the first innings- Scores:— ST BEDE S. J. Prendergast, h Ambrose • , f J. (‘bomber, run out , 4 R Lattimore, b De?mond . . «>■ i T. Mnllan. Ibw b Ma callieteT . S O’Brien, c Ambrose b Desmond » Sf W. T.egge. b Macallister . . .17 P Hislop, b Desmond . . • 19 R. Dumphy. c Gohns b Mecallisfeer . n F Fogarty, b Desmond . ._1 T. Campbell, hMa call inter v * «' 2 F. O'Brien. not out. . , » . ; »17 Extras . . . « . . , * 2 Total 115 Bowling analysis —W. Desmond, four wickets for 26 runs; E Ambrose, one for 27; J. Macallister, four for 18; L. R- Gor* don. none for 15: J. Gohns. none for 9; J H. Kavanagh, none for 15. ASSOCIATION. L E. Gordon, retired . ... 81 J. Gohns, c S. O'Brien b Heelop . ,16 «L H- Kavanagh, c and bMullan . „ J? R Dawson, b Lattimore ... 9 J Macallister. b Heslip . . . .17 IV. Desmond.-c Prendergast b Mnllan . O E Ambrose, run out a P. Farmer, not out. . .... IS C Carr, c Heslop b Mnllan , 1 V Forsyth, ibw h Mnllan . S H. o Louchlin, c Coomber b S. O’Brien 21 Extras 16 Total ....... 165 ATHLETICS, ST JOSEPHS HOME. The first annual sports meeting of the boys of the St .Joseph's Home. Middleton, was held last Saturday, and some of the performances registered were of a very high standard. The programme was a fairly large one, there being nineteen senior events and fourteen junior. The S. Joseph's Home Challenge Cup. presented by Mr and Mr* W. E. Simes for tbe school champion, was won by J. M’Cort. with IS points. M’COrt. who also received a gold medal presented by Mrs F. Holland, was the winner -vf all the events, six in number, under . thirteen years These included 100yds. 220yd*. 440yds. in addition to the usual jumps. and his versatility shows him to be a promising athlete. Gerald Seymour (under fifteen) and Frank Birchfleld each gained 17 points and tied for second place. Tbe former was successful in all his events except the 220yds. whilst Birchfleld lost, a point in the long jump- So close was the contest for the gold medal, presented by Mr 0 EL Taylor, sen., for the unior champion. that no less, than rbre ß boys. Ted Jarvis (under twelve?. P. M Aul'.fle (under eight) and A. Steele under eleven) tied. Each runner was awarded a- medal.