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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16987, 10 March 1923, Page 8

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CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. NINTH ROUND BEGINS. The weather wae perfect and the wickets were excellent when play began this after iio.on in the ninth round of competition matches under control of the 'Canterbury Cricket Association. LIN WOOD v. ST ALBANS. St Albans batted first in the matoh against Linwood at Hagley Park. Woods was bowled for nothing in Read's first over, and at 3 Crawford was caught by Boou ott the same bowler. This was a poor start for St Albans. However, Martin and .Norrie carried the score to 33. Then Bussell got one past Martin. Seventeen runs later Norrie was out, also clean bowled by Rusaell. Fryer and Hickuiott made a stand. but it was upset at 84. Fryer was ruu out as the result of a smart throw-in b.v fcUnith after the batsman tiad hesitated. With Hickmott and Stringer associated, the bowlers had to take punishment, and 40 runs were put on in a quarter of an hour. A smart catch by Russell at fine slip disposed of Hickmott, the board showtag six for 124. Hickmott hit three boundaries. Next over. A. Jones relieved Bussell, who bad taken two for 6. in his second over, the new bowler beat Edgar. R. Colthart filled the gap, and at 3.45 p.m. the score was 147 for seven wickets. Stringer was bowled by Read when his

total was 33. He was at the wickets thirty-five minutes and lie showed good style. Five of his shots went to the boundary. A. W. Thomas was absent, and the last wicket fell at five minutes to four with the total 154. Read captured five wiokets for 63. Linwood opened at 4.12 p.m. with H. Arjtnitage and N. Jones. In Fryer's second over Armitage tipped one into the slips and Crawford caught it. One for 8. A. Jones was next man in, and ho was almost bowled right away. Stringer's first over cost five. In his second A. ‘Jones landed a boundary. Runs came quickly for a time, but at 31 Fryer '“bagged" N. Jones. F. Smith joined A. ■Jones at 4.53 ' Scores:— ST ALBANS. First Innings. F. Woode, b Read 0 C. G. Crawford, c Boon b Read . . 8 P. Martin, b Russell .... 7 R. Norrie, b Russell . . . .31 H Fryer, run out £3 S. Hickmott. c Russell b Read . . 30 11. T. Stringer, b Read . . . .33 V. M. Edgar, b Jones .... 5 R. Colthart. b Read . . . .10 I Skipworth, hot out .... 2 A. W. Thomas, absent .... 0 Extras . Zo Total 134 Bowling analysis.—R. Read, 16.4 overs, 3 maidens, 63 runs, 5 wiokets; G. W. Russell, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 61 runs, 2 wickets; A. Jones, 4 overs, 1 maiden, 15 runs, 1 wicket. LINWOOD. y First Innings. II Armitage, c Crawford b Fryer . 6 •w. Jones, b Fryer • 19 A. J 01263, not out 8 F. Smith, not out ..... 4 Extras . s . . 4 Total for two wickets . . 40 SYDENHAM v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH, -t-ast Cnristckuroh batted first in their match against Sydenham, at Sydenuam I'arK. M'Beath opened the bowling to Gregory, wno hit tne fourth ball ior ouc. Harr to faced M'Beath, but failed to atop tno first. ball, a good one. Blank succeeded and shortly afterwards had a escape of being run out, Bugg (fielding substitute; returning the ball smartly from mid-oti and hitting the wiekot. The last ball of Cunningham's Third over proved fatal 10 Gregory, who want to hit a widish bail on the oh. mishit» it and played on. Brosnahan followed, but was decidedly unlucky, as a slower ball from Cunningham, fairly wide on the ofl, camo across the wickets about twq feet and bowled him. Cunningham s average, two wickets for 4 runs. Elvey nearly went first ball, which he snicked to' Blip, where M'Beath made a good attempt, falling in trying to reach the ball, which he just reached with his

right hand. Elvey hit the first four, a low drive to the long-oil boundary, off. Cunningham. Elvey and Blank settled down to careful play, and with two fours from. Blank the score reached 30, when Elvey swept M’Beath finely to leg for four. Shortly afterwards M’Beath tempted Elvey with a slow higher delivery on 1 lie off. Elvey accepted the bait ana hit the ball 10 Watts, standing deep point, who held the catch. At 44 Blank played ’.all over” a good straight one from

Cunningham, and the* board read 44—5 18, Cunningham having secured three wicket? for 14 June. Coupland, who succeeded; played confidently, and his first four jicpring strokes included three good drives to the boundary off M’Boath. At 53, however.' Cunningham knocked over Coupland’s’ leg pin. -Sixty went up for an Kohl* and a quarter's play. Cunningham having four wickets for 18. Bosley was out shortly afterwards 1 h w to M'Bcath. G 2—7—3 Flood was out 1 h w to Cunningham without any addition 1o the score. Cunningham live for 21, M’Bcath three for 29. At 65 Howell tried to hit M’Bcath to leg. missed, and was bowled by a break ball. M'Bcath four for 29. < '-mimugha m bowled Egan shortly' alterwards, and the innings ended for CS Voung apd Oliver opened for Sydenham ic tli-e bowling of Coupland and Howell. Oliver was bowled by Coupland with the third ball of his second over, and with the fifth ball Coupland also bowled Watt, the reading 7—2—o. Coupland here found j spot.” for at, 16 he howled Young v.it,h a hall that broke right across and tu'.k the leg stump. Coupland'p figures read: Three overs, one run. thiee wickets. C.asson, with a shot t-o leg off Cregorv. who displaced Howell, scored the first three of match. Play brightened and 30 went up for 35 minutes’ play. At 4.45 the score was 39 for three wickets. EAST CHRISTCHURCH First Innings F. Harris, b M'Beath . o It. Oregory, b Cunningham ... 3 F,. Brosnahan, b Cunningham . . :> H. Blvey. c Watts b M’Beath .10 A. E. Blank, b Cunningham . 16 R. Coupland, b Cunningham . . 13 A. Besley, Ibw b M’Beath ... 3

J. Flood, lbw b Cunningham . . 4 W. Howell, b M'Beath . ... i P Egan, b Cunningham ... '2 M. Bugg. not out Extras 14 Total 69 Bowling analysis.—W Cunningham, 10.1 overs, no maidens, 21 runs. 6 wicket’s: P. J. M'Beath, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 32 runs. 4 wickets. SYDENHAM. First Innings. C. Oliver, b Ooupland o E. L. Watt, b Co upland o J. Young, h Ooupland . .10 J.' M’Ewin’, not out *. '. 1 * ? Extras 7 Total (for three wickets) . 30 WEST CHRISTCHURCH r. RICCARTON. West Christchurch batted first against Riccarton, Blunt and Charles opening to the bowling of Nixon and Rix. Scoring was slow to begin with, 16 being up after twenty minutes’ play. Bain replaced Rix. and Charles survived an appeal for leg before from the sixth hall.. The batsmen soon commenced to score more freely, especially Blunt. At 65 F. Powell bowled in place of Nixon, whilst Bain at the other end. who was proving expensive, made way for Evans. With the score one short of a century Charles touched an off ball, and was caught in the slips. 99—1—31. Talbot Joined Rlnnt.. and Nixon replaced Evans. Talbot gave a difficult chance to Evans at, silly mid-off off t.he last hall of the over. Rlnnt terminatod a good innings by going for a bit. after having been nearly howled br a shooter the ball previous. 129—2 Talbot was howled ofT hfs pads. 134—3—7. An off break beat Hudson four runs later. 1.38—<4—6. Hayes and Waefsrlane then became associated and defied all changes made fn the bowling till after the second century was passed, when Nixon beat MacfarTane. 202—5—26. WEST CHRTSTCTHTTRCU First Innings ■R. C. Blunt, b F. Powell .39 T, A. Charles, c Rix b F. Powell . 31 R, O. Talbot, b F. Powell ... 7 A. 1 1. Hudson, b Nixon .... 6 W. "Hayes, not out ... 3^ H. 'W. Maofarlane, b Nixon . . .26 W. «T. Pfm, not out 1 Hxt.ras ....... fi Total for 5 wicket* . . 203