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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16905, 2 December 1922, Page 14

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SENIOR GAMES. FOURTH ROUND BEGINS. I Tin. fourth round of match., in the Conerbury Cricket Association's competitions • r -tran this afternoon in dull weather. Tho Act held- were slow after the heavy rain. ,-.V!.si CHRISTCHURCH v. RICCARTON. lliccarton Avon the toss and went Wes! < hristchurch in. The first batsmen were l.hint and Worker, wJio begun caufciou.— . When he was one. Blunt grave a hard •-hunco in the slips oil F. R. Powell, but H;v dropped it. Ten runs wore hit off Pax and Powell *ii> six overs. At 30. Fvanri howled from the north end instead of Rlx. and at 43 R. Powell relieved F. Powell. After 40 minutes' play. Blunt was 32 amt Worker i fl. They were now hitting hard all round the wicket. Blunt showing particularly good form. In Evans' third over, beautiful placing sent two on drives to the boundary. The total was 61. when Worker stepped oat of his crease to slant Evans. H. missed and Fuller lifted tho hails. Workers score of 25 included three tours. .Macfurlane filled the gap only to -'.‘e Bluut caught behind off R. Powell. Two for tfT. Blunt made his -cort of 11 in 53 minutes, bitting six boundaries. After scoring two. Sim tipped one from Evans, out Bain juggled with the ball and let it drop. Once his eye was in Sim scored rapidly, though he had luck on his side. Thirteen runs were hit off Evans in one over, and at 9S he was replaced by Baiu. Mactarlaue was caught at leg off the new bowler's first ball. Ur Foster could tfofc get past two. lie put one up dose in hhd Oaygill held it. With Hayes as his partner. Sim knocked R. Powell for 3, making the total 101 compiled in one hour iwenty-five minutes. Fuller sent Sim back to the pavilion with a smart catch bebind the stumps, and the board showed 3 ior 3 03. Bain's average at 4 o'clock wa« 'Uree for four in throe overs. So far no one had been clean bowled. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. First. Innings. K. C. Blunt, c Fuller b R. Powell 41 R D. Worker, stp Fuller b Evans 05 If. W. Maefarlane, c Rix b Bain . "4 j. W. J. Sim, c Fuller h Bain 30 Dr Foster, c Cayglll b Bain 2 W. Hayes, not out . . „ * S 7 G. W. Gambles. Ibw b Bain * * 3 i, A. L. Hudson, b Rix . ..." 1 i D. Maclaren, not out . - . . " 26 Total for seven wickets . . j®) j ST ALBANS r. LINWOOD. i t St Albans met Linwood at. Hagiey Park if Din wood won the toss and elected i t° bff. Baker and Armitsge opening tho . : nnings to the bowling of Sandman and I tjomas. The runs came slowly at the : ,n *‘ x overs only 34 were scored. ; 17 Haker was smartly, caught behind *he atump» by Brunton off Thomas. ] 7 r I—s. A. Jones was the next man in. The rate of scoriing continued to be slow and ; ■'> 3.10 p.m.. after forty minutes' play The total was 24 only. At this stage >tringer relieved Sandman and. although be d!d not take wickets, he did not have many runs knocked off him. With the .score at .33 Thomas got Jones's leg’ > tump. 33— 2 —6. A'. Jones joined Armit* ■ -:<r. who at 3 40 p.m. brought the half up with a single off Stringer 1 he firty had taken about seventv minutes to make. Just afterwards Armitage wan . lean bowled by Stringer. 51—3—26. Smith joined Jones, who sent Stringer for two boundary shots in succession, the first of the match. Sandman went on again, and ■ ith the first hall he scattered Smith’s 72. A. Jones beine- oleverlv stumped by I. off Sandman. 72—5—26. I.TWOOP. First Innings. G H Baker, c. Brunton b Thomas . » A. Jones, b Thomas • • . . 6 H. .Armitage. b Stringer . . . * 26 • A. Smith, b Sandman *2 X. Jones, stpri Brunton b Sandman \ C 6 11. Read c Woods b Sandman . g. Condliffe b Thomas in s. Yates lbw b Thomas * .0 <». W. Russell h Sandman .12 A T.illburno stpd Brunton b Sandman 0 si. Boon, not out ~ Fortran . . \ \ ' ' J Bowling Analysis—D. jfK. Sandman 'w“ r “-. 0 maidens. 3S runs, 6 wickets; A. i °I er ”- 4 maidens. 2) runs. 4 twekets; IT. T. Stringer 7 overs, a maid- "*■ % ron ."- 1 wicket; P. Martin 3 overs. 1 maiden, b runs, 0 wickets. I SYDENHAM v. EAST CHBISTOHtTBCH. Sydenham won the toes and sent 51'Ew.n and ioung in. Uoupland opening with the ; bowling. M twill hit Copeland's first ball } into Howell s bands. Patriot came .n, and Hoiveli n first bail beat him nil tho waj Watts opened bis account u v , ; rending Coupiand tor two. and Young ; drove Howell tor a single, tho total reach--4 lu lo r Twenty minutes' play. Both and Coupiand were bowling with I oung had eight to 1,1, credit whtn ci'ip.rUlur 1 was tiiv next denham “hope," but Coup-

11 xT bull found his stumps. og_ • <-■ Oliver survived the las.t ball of '" ,< i '' aif bud been scoring quiet--•y,;..- , ‘Th U < ° pen 0,, V bitring the ‘ j,, be boundary. A tricky ball iiowell beat him. t.t s on * ’■""I "live, b, Oliver lor four br<„iKh> ifio Inill cental, up. and he followed rhi« up I. a three. Howell sent OMallev Howen"-' aToige" f ™. Oiiv.i; -;>r.tled down, and reached 20 by a V* art ° r ' CoupJnud. 70 appearing <» he hoc;ci. llugg renlaeed Coupiand. ,nrt ''‘ "■"'hits had cost 35. Oliver tiWe 'ti/aroid lai’u- I'hrown'on" * 's“^i 1 h oli Howell, having scored Id. inmnsham made one and Bugs dismissed Mini. b.—B—l. kin* went 1 b w ~if liowell for four. i ockroft gave a eatali t> Livej. winch was held. Oliver was UMbeaten with 2->. The total reached 04. . SYDENHAM. First Innings-. J. M’Ewin. c liowell b Coupiand . o J. Young, b Coupland . ‘ « H. Panick, b Howell „ E. Watts, b Howell * * - 9 F Gupsoh. b Coupiand . 0 g Oliver, not out . ! . ! .5 -’•1 O Malley. 1> Howell g W. lbw b Howell ' ' " • - Cunningham, b Bugg H. King, lbw b Howell . . < !'■ I’AjckrofT, c Elvpi l> Howell Extras ’ . 6 Total h 4 Rowling analysis'. - -VT. flowell. 11.7 l- runs. 6 wickets; R Gouptand. 10 ove.--. •A run*?. 3 picket-; M. Buarff. 2 overs, d CITY AND SUBURBAN. The Third round of matches concluded 'to-day. The wickets were slow., but otherwise good. SENIOR GRADE. GREEN'S v. WOOESTON. With 116 on for the loss of three wickets i-ieen s continued their first Innings, and have made 210 for six wickets WOO US TON. First innings ..... 104 GREEN'S. First Innings. W. Lawson, b Blaok . .20 G. Robertson, c Black b Worrall . . 56 A. Pitt. l> Worrall . . ... 3 K. Langford, c Gray b Staplejr , . 46 ii. .Morris, b Black , . 12 G. Ouggan. c Black b Wprrall . . a .* Jones, not out 40 w F accitt . . . • . 11 Extras .... Id Total for air ST ALBANS v UPPER RICCARTON. Upper Riccarton continned their innings i’nd made 73, St Albans have lost one for ST ALBANS. Fir * t Inuings Second Innings 1- WaUon. c Holmee b Dibd.n . . ]B C. Dobbs, not. out < 1 R. Tiardie. not out * I * *6 oae , wi <Jk*t , . m 45

UPPER RICCARTON. W. Wright., b Winter . . '6 R. Winter, c Carrington b Hardie . 1 W. Townsend, b Hardie . . . . 24 ; A. Peters, absent . . . • 0 | P. Murray, absent . . . . » ; H. Holmes, b Dobbs . . . . ) ; F Dibden. b Dobbs . . . - 3 j S Bush, b R. Winter . . . . 7 ; T. Fleming, b Dobbs . . . . 6 . A. Olsen, absent . . . . 0 ' A. Rattray- not out 0 Extras 32. j

Total '.3 Bowling analysis.—F Winter. 2 wickets. 21 runs: R. Hardie. 2 wiokets. 20 runs; *7. Dobbs. 3 wickets. S runs.