CRICKET

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17183, 29 October 1923, Page 3

CRICKET

THE GAME AND THE PLAYERS.

The second round of the Canterbury Cricket Association’s senior competition was commenced on Saturday in fine weather. Chief interest centred round the game between Riccarton and "West Christchurch at Hagley Bark. Riccarton went in first and made 243. To this total R. F. J. Powell cont: ibuted 83. There were only, twentyfive minutes to play when "West started their innings. When stumps were drawn West had lost two wickets for twelve runs. However, they have •till their best batsmen, including Blunt, to go in. Playing at Sydenham Park East made 103 in their first ' innings against Sydenham. A. R. Blank (32) was top scorer for East. The bowling honours went to .T. M'Ewin. who took six wickets for 25 runs. When stumps were drawn. Sydenham had lost four wickets for 63 runs. St Albans and T-inwood met at Lancaster Payk. St, Albans took first and made 142, C. ft. Crawford being easily the highest scorer with 67. R. Read took six wickets for 58 runs, 1/inwood replied with 115 for the loss of eight wickets. As no competition , games will he played next Saturday on 1 •ccount of the races the above matches will be concluded on November 10. SYDENHAM v. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. Sydenham and East < hristehurch met at Sydenham Park, where an excellent wicket was provided--one of the best that has been seen on this ground for some time past. Gasson won the toss, and elected to send his opponents to the wickets. SLOW SCORING. Blank and Harris commenced East’s innings, and were extremely cautious against M’Beth and Cunningham. Sixteen had been scored in thirteen overs when Harris was given out l.b.w. from a ball pitched well outside the off •tump. Gregory and Blank then made a fair stand, carrying the total to 58 before Gregory was caught in the slips by Cunningham. A PECULIAR CATCII. Tt was a peculiar catch which dismissed Gregyv. The ball travelled fast and fairly low to Cunningham at fine slip. The ball hit the fieldsman on the right wrist, and he caught it with his left hand as it rebounded. Blank was batting nicely, and looked set for a good score when he stepped out to M’Ewin, missed, and was smartly stumped. He had batted very soundly and had made some nice scoring shots, many more of which would have reached the boundary had the grass in the outfield not been so long. The remaining batsmen, with the exception of Lillburne, offered poor resistance against the attack. Lillburne made 14 quickly, and was given out l.b.w.— a decision he did not appeal- to think pas correct. M’E WIN’S GOOD FIGURES. M’Ewin finished up with the best figures for Sydenham—six for 25. He had the batsmen in trouble from the start. They did not display any knowledge of how to play a break howler, failing to use their feet. M’Beth’s bowling lacked sting. He has not had any practice this .season. Cunningham bowled much more steadily than he did against West Christchurch in the Opening match, and consequently he met with more success. Sydenham’s fielding \gas very good. SYDENHAM’S BAD START. Young and Oliver opened for Sydenham. and off the third ball he received from Coupland Young survived a confident appeal for a catch behind the wickets. He was lucky, as he admitted afterwards that he touched the ball. With three on the board Oliver was run out in attempting a foolish second run. But for a lpad return he would have been out at the first attempt for a run. Skelton, who followed. edged an off ball from Stringer into the hands of Coupland ;rt first slip, the fieldsman effecting a smart catch. With two wickets down for 4, things clid not look bright for Sydenham. GOOD BATTING BY. M’EWIN. M’Ewin joined Young at this stage, and stopped the rot. lie batted with much freedom while Young was extra cautious. Whilst showing sound defence, M’Ewin did not fail to punish anything loose. With his score at 30 he went for a hit and paid the penalty. He had given but one chance, a high one to cover point off a mishit. With a very fine bowling average and & useful innings to his credit, M’Ewin had a day out on .Saturday. Murchison never looked like staying long. He had a bad habit of stepping in front ©t his wickets. He survived one appeal for leg but did not profit bv the. experience, as next ball he repeated ■the performance and paid the penalty. C.'ockroft assisted Young to play out time. AN INTERESTING GAME. With the score at 63 for four wickets the game looks to be in an interesting state. Sydenham still have their best batsmen to go in—that is. if Patrick is available when the game is resumed. He and Watt were absentees' on Saturday. East’s fielding was very keen, and Coupland, Stringer and Bugg all bowled well. LINWOOD t ST ALBANS. With a score of 116 for the loss of tight wickets. I,inwood have to make another 27 runs to equal the total of 112 reached, by Si Albans in their first

innings. The main feature of the St Albana batting was tho score of 67 put up by C\ G. Crawford. He was missed in the slips when his score was 1) and he gave another chance at 3S. He batted for an hour and eighteen minutes. He scored all round the wickets, and plated most of his shots well. The total included ten fours. The next best scorers Are re L. R. Brunt on (19) and P. Martin (21). The innings occupied about two hours. The wickets were taken bv R. Read, .six for 58, and G. W. Russel) two for 35. both bowlers being in good form. Of the Lin wood batsmen F. A. Smith showed a return to form and played a useful innings for 31. With the effects of previous play the wicket was not so good for the batsmen, and the I/inwood team had a. decided “tail.” Slow stuff from Sandman had the men at the wickets decide-fTTy uncomfortable, and the bowler’s average for the afternoon was five for 67. A. \V. Thomas was in particularly good form, too, and many batsmen found it , difficult to score off him. His average was three for 45. Sandman anrl Thomas Ivowled unchanged. The fielding was ! good on both sides, aid there were ; son;e smart returns. At Lancaster Park, of course, the field is assisted by the short boundary on the stand side, which enables men to he placed close together. There were four byes in L in wood’s total of 115 and nine in the St Albans score of 112. RICCARTON v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Riccarton occupied most of the afternoon' m making their total of 243 against West Christchurch. There were only twenty-five minutes to go when West opened their first innings. Those twenty-five minutes proved rather disastrous for West, for when stumps were drawn they had lost two wickets for 12 runs. However, West have still their best batsmen to come. Blunt has not yet been in, and he is liable to make round about a century at any time. 1 West, therefore, have a good chance of exceeding Riccarton’s total, for the Riccarton bowling is nothing extraordinary. RATHER POOR START. Riccarton did nob start their innings too well. Two wickets were down fur 14 runs. Then the Powell brothers became associated, but another great partnership between _the two like that in the mach against St Albans did not eventuate, ,T. J>. Powell being clean bowled by IX Findlay when the total was 23. Then G. Haines joined R. F. Powell, and they made a good stand, carrying the score from 23 to 144. FINE INNINGS BY R. POWELL. R.. Powell made 83 before lie was caught by C. A. Cocks off Finely. It was a fine innings. Although Powell played one or two uppish strokes, .he gave only one real chance. This was when he opened his shoulders out to one from Findlay. It was meant for a six. but the ball dropped short and rijzh c into the hands ot ChrystaJl, who was fielding in deep field. " Chrystall. however. dropped the catch. Powell was 18 at the time, .so it was an expensive let off. Just after Powell miss-hit a ball from Findlay. It went straight up. Hayes, the wicket-keeper, ran for it. but just failed to get- under the ball iii time. Outside these two instances. Powell played a really good innings. He was not frightened to open 7iis lay the wood on when the right balls came along. He hit two i sixes and nine fours. INNINGS OF HAINES. Haines, who made 38. played cautiously at the start, and did not seem too confident in facing some of the howling, especially Findlay’s. In one of Findlay’s overs Haines “ skied ” tho ball twice, but each time it fell safe. However, once Haines settled down he played more confidently, and score more freely. Dr P. ,S. Foster’s bowling seemed to suit him., tor in one over from this bowler he registered 11. Haines gave a chance off Cocks when his seors stood at 22. However, Foster dropped the catch, which was a fairly easy one. This was the second let-off, and. although not so expensive as the first, it was, from "West s point of view, quite expensive neough. THE “TAIL” WAGS WELL. Powell was dismissed with the total at 144, and only two more had been added when Haines had his stumps scat tered by Blunt. However, the Riccarton “tail” wagged very well. Useful partnerships between C. E. Evans and L J. Killick aud between E. R. Caygili and A. C. Fuller yielded 24 and 25 re spectively, whilst W. T. Langbein. who was the last man in. and Caygili put on 20 between them. Cavgiil hatted well for a total of 26. He Hid not give any chances. Fuller made a useful 16. He had a let-off’ when his score was i 7). He “skied” a hall from Cocks. It was an easy chance, but both Hayes and Find lay went for it, with the result that neither of them got it. The hall fell really too far from the wickets for Hayes to rush out in an attempt to catch it, as Findlay was handy. When Findlay saw Hayes coming lie hesitated, and thus failed to take the catch. This made the third chance that West had missed during the afternoon—a rather unusual thing for West, who have the reputaion of being a really good fielding side. Howpv?r. on Saturday they had an off day as far as catching went, though their ground fielding was quite, good! Killick made 17. He was playing in place of H. B. Whitta, who was tin j able to play on account of ill health, j Killick gave a very vigorouk batting

display, and was not long in rattling up his total. THE BOWLING. West made fairly frequent changes of bonders, and in all five men were given a turn with the ball. Findlay took four wickets for 76 runs. He bowled nineteen overs, one of which was a maiden. Findlay is a good bowler, and he varies his pace well. At times on Saturday his deliveries were coming off the pitch with considerable nip. 'and some of the batsmen found him difficult to play. Blunt finished lip with the respectable average of three wickets for 24 runs. He howled eleven overs, two of which were maidens. R. O. Talbot proved rather difficult to score off. Of his ten overs, four were maidens, and lie had only ]6 runs knocked off him. Ho took one wicket. Dr Foster was knocked about a good deal. In each of two of his overs 15 runs were scored, and off the six overs be bowled -50 runs were scored. He took one wicket. Foster is a useful change bowler, and often when he is put on to bowl a wicket falls ; but' be does not want to stay on too long at any one time. C. A. Cocks took one wicket at a cost of 54 runs. He bowled fourteen overs, two of which were maidens. TWO WICKETS FOR ONE RUN. Before' their first' innings had been going long, West bad two wickets down tor 1 run. After V. Hamilton bad scored a single, L. A. Charles was caught behind the wickets by Fuller off Langbein. Then without any addition to the score- H. M. Chrystall was run out. Both batsmen were partly responsible for this. Under the circumstances Hamilton was not very wise in making the call; but still, if Chrystall had run a. bit harder, he would probaMy have got in in time. Hamilton and A. R. Trent played out time, carrying the score to 12. Trent, however, had a let off before he had scored. Tic hit a ball from Bis right into Caygjll’s hands, but Caygill, who i.s usually a very sure catch, dropped it. The game was marked by quite an epidemic of dropped catches. STRAY NOTES. Air E. Heathcote Williams, of Hastings. president of the New Zealand Cricket Council, was amongst the spectators at the Ricearton v. West Christchurch senior match at Haglev Park on >Sut iirday. Fifty-seven teams have entered for the various grades of the Auckland Cricket- Association’s competitions. Auckland is late in making a start. The Management Committe has decided that “the season is tu be opened as far as possible on Saturday, November 3.” Last year Auckland was unable to open the season until November 4. The prospects for the coming cricket season in Auckland are exceedingly bright, says the “Herald.” Practically all last year’s players are available. and, with one exception, all last season’s representatives. The only player of note who is not available this year is Patterson, an Auckland representative who played fo r Grafton last season. This player has gone to Napier, where he will plav for one of the loading' chibs, and will probably find a place in the Hawke’s Bay, representative team. In a letter to the spoils editor of the Auckland “ Herald,” M r P. F. Warner, who captained Lord Hawke’s team on a New Zealand and Australian tour in 1902, says he is anxious to know something of New Zealand cricket. He is solicitous regarding the standard of nlay -since his tour twentyone years ago. when a team of dashing batsmen and good bowlers assisted materially to raise the standard of plav throughout the Dominion. lake Mr A. C. MacLaren, the old English captain is of opinion that New Zealand s best team, as he knew it, would put up good games against several of the finst-class counties in England. Mr Warner is looking forward to the advent of a New Zealand team in the near future. Warner has captained several English teams on tour during his career, including teams to New Zealand, South A nica, India, and America. Proper and judicious running between the- wickets is an art that is not sufficiently cultivated. In matches oi all grades one sees runs losi either because batsmen run too slowly between the wickets or else because they take too long in making up their mind to run. It is not an uncommon sight to see a batsman going at a jog trot between the wickets and at the sametime watching the ball to see if there is going to be another run in it or iif the ball i.s going to roach the boundary. Thus time is lost and perhaps another run is lost as well. As a general rule batsmen should run as fast as possible between tlie wickets. The time to decide if there is another run to bo got is when the other crease is reach eel. Of course if a batsman can run quickly and at the same lime keep his eye on the half it i.s a good plan to do so. Otherwise the best plan is to streak for the other end of the pitch and not worry about the ball. L there is no doubt about a ball reaching the boundarv then there is no sense in wasting energy in making ' veil one ruii between the wickets, but ii there is the slightest, doubt then the proper thing to do is to run hard and never worry about the boundarv. A speedy first run may lead to a second and a speedy second to a third. It is not suggested that mete quickness between the stumps js the only essential. Batsmen should not blindly race, between the wickets and run unnecessary risks. Judicious calculation is very necessary, but the batsman whoso duty it is to give the call should try to make up his mind 'as quickly as possible. And as a general rule when ho has made up his mind he should not .change it, and similarly his partner

should he quick to respond. Indecision often leads to.disaster. There is one point a young and speedy batsman is that a man of forty is not so fleet of foot as a vouth of twenty. A batsman should always try to make allowances for his partner’s running: abilities. A correspondent n riting to the Sydney “ Referee ” predicts t hat a big slump is in store for Now South Wales cricket, because, in his opinion, young players are not getting a chance, lie says, inter alia : Where are the i young batsmen to support Taylor and ‘ , Kippax to come from? The grade clubs are not bringing them on. Where are the hosts of public school boys who shine at cricket every year and every year leave school? Tt is a downright shame to see men of forty years and more still playing in the second and third grades, while some who were r-e\er at any time champions are filling places in the first elevens. . . . Surely the men who select teams for the different district clubs know that grade cricket is not a. bit of use. for building up the State team unless they have the foresight to look about for the boys of promise. New South Wales cricket is going to get a bad bump within a lew years.” Commenting on these remarks, *• Xot Out,” one of the “Referee’s” cricket scribes,' says" The manner in which youngsters are being thrust out of the game by old players is amazing. They tell us there are no youngsters good enough. Rut you have only to go about with your eyes open to see plenty of them. The boys only need encouraging and advice. .11 it bad not been for that in the old days, j many of the best cricketers would , ! never have come to the front. The day ] is coming when England will get a j good deal of her own back in ronnec- ; tier with those last ten tests.” Do, j these remarks about old players apply to Now South Wales alone, or may they not have some bearing on New Zealand cricket as well? Jn Christchurch. for instance, there are quite a. number of 1 ‘ forty years and more ” in the first and second grade teams Are they keeping young players out of these teams, or arc they in the. teams because the young players are not available? It. is an important question and one that should be given earnest consideration by club officials and all those interested in the welfare of thf game. The question -whether football should bn prohibited at the Basin Reserve was discussed bv the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association at a recent meeting. In its report to the Management Commit tee. the senior championship commit tee stated that the playing of foot hall oil the Basin. Reserve was interfering with the prospects of cricket there, n s the nreparation of the turf wickets were always delayed beyond » reasonable starting time for the summer game. A more serious aspect was presented to the committee by Mr -T. Buck, a member of tlio sub-commit-tee. ‘ The turf wickets at the Basin Reserve arc not the same quality to day as they were two years ago.” said Mr Buck. •• To all appearances, all the lme-outs during the football games have occurred on the Napier soil wicket, which has cost the Cricket Association so much, and from which wc expected so much. Th e cricket I authorities have spent large sums in experimenting with Napier soil for turf wickets. We have gone as far as Dunedin in our investigations. Now v. t. have the mortification of seeing 'the work and the expense of years rendered ineffectual through a few games of football. Although the Basin Reserve is a common playground, the bulk of the revenue comes from cricket, and 'that game should get preferential treatment.” Mr Buck added that javelinthrowing and shot-putting had also seriously damaged the wicket Mr J>. Mackenzie said that, as far back as 1888, football was prohibited on the Basin Reserve, as it spoiled it for cricket; it was only in recent years that it was allowed hack. The meeting deputed the senior championship committed and the chairman to inter view the Reserves Committee of the Wellington City Council on the matter. “ ALL BLACKS ” OR NOT. QUESTION OF N.Z. CRICKET COLOURS. At the annual meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Cricket Council on Friday night it was decided to recommend to the incoming committee that, the colours for the New Zealand team should be changed. It was stated that black was rather sombre and suggestetd mourning, and that the fernleaf could l>o mountetd on a background oi more cheerful hue. When considering tin’s matter the committee should remember that New Zcafnnd representative athletes in many branches of sport arc known as “All Blacks throughout the British Empire and in several countries outside the Empire. Of course, in reply to this the old question. “What : s in a. mime?” may he asked, but it must be remembered that with the name “ All Blacks” there, are associated sentiments and traditions, end surely these count for something. The traditions of New Zealand cricket arc of course not. so great as those of B ugby football, aid perhaps this is one reason why the cricket authorities arc apparently not averse to changing the colour. It- is pretty certain that such a suggestion would never be entertained by the loot ball authorities. But why should not our cricket representatives wear the same colours as our footballers? ’there is no suggestion on the part of the cricket people to .scrap the common badge, the fernleaf. Then why should they want- to change toe colour? New Zealand re presen la tires are. not spoken of as “ fern-leafers,” though they are sometimes called ‘the wearers of the fernleaf.” They are

best known ns “ All Blacks” and so the colour really is of more importance 1 than the badge. To suggest changing the colour merely because it happens to he the sign of mourning and is of sombre line seem rather unreasonable. Cricket is lint in such a flourishing condition in New Zealand to-day that the management committee of a council can afford to waste time on picking a colour to substitute for black. Tbe> have much more important matters to attend io. The suggestion to change the colour is about as useful as a suggestion that cricketers should wear highly and multi-coloured flannels would be. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION JUNIOR GRADE. A Section. West Christchurch batted first against Hoys' High School and totalled S 3 <Toth: 11 < ol© 14. Hamilton 11 not out. Hobbs .11). Cromb took six wickets for 33 runs and Pickles two for 14. School replied with 150 for two wickets (G. Mortlock 00 not out. Simes -22. Biltclifi 34 not our. At Ensor's Road. Technical batted first against- St Albans and made 8! (Logie 13. Smith 15b Thompson seven for,in, Faltoon two for 27 and Skipworth one for 5 bowled best for St Albans, who replied with 141 (Balloon 24. O'Brien 35). Moore 17 not our. Mahoney 15, Skipworth 13. Aircy 11b Logic took five wickets for 46 runs and Stuart two for 47. At Kaiapoi. Kaiapoi batted first against Riccarton and made 176 for seven wickets (Trustruni 40. Green 31. Moreland 25. TCilO’Donogrhue 13b On the College ground. College hatted first against Linwood and made HO (Miles 33, Wilson 43. Lawrence 23 not out. .Tackman H). W. .1. Cadenhcad. four for 17. and P. Lye. four for 2f>. bowled best for Linwood. who replied with 130 for nine wickets (E. Weston 27. OReilly 22. Talbot 24 not out, W. J. Cadenhead 12, Pengelly 11). Playing at Tlagley Park. Riccarton batted first against College and made 105 (Barrett 29. Mann 13. Hay 12. Wise 10. M’Crcady 11, Reeves 10). College have lost, five wickets for 90 runs (Armstrong 11. Mach in 17, Punster 28 not out. Wood 16 not out). At Ensor's Road. Technical batted first against West Christchurch and made 133 (.Ten-sen 54. Mu tiro 34, South. ]fi, Rich 30b Yates took six wickets for 29 runs for West, who replied with . 160 for two wickets (Manning TO not out. Harrison 32, White -25, Wright, 18 not out'. On St Andrew's ground. St Andrew's, batting first against East. Christchurch, made 378 (Bagge 126. H. England 103. Alexander 30. N. England 36, Temple 20. Macartney 17b Barrow, four for 96. howled best for East, who replied with 40 for two wickets (Besley 23b THIRD GRADE. At Sydenham Park. Sydenham bat fed first against Technical and made 122 (Edwards 36. Gordon 29, Newman lib Technical replied with 74 (Tuckert 20. Richardson 22). In its second jnnigs Sydenham has 10-t two wickets for 40 runs (Bellamy 13, Gasson 14 not out). At Lancaster Park. College. batting against Sumner, made 1?9 (J. K. Lawrence 44. Hunter-Weston 43. Talbot 25. Patullo 24, Guy 16 not out. Armstrong 10). Sumner replied with 83 (Sinythe 26. Ogier 14). Guv three for 20. Talbot, three for 26. Elliott two for 7 and Patullo two for IS bowled best for College. At Lancaster Park. West batted first against Linwood B and made. 97 fSmythe 46. Shaw 22). Howell three for 10, Serell three for 24 and Odell two for 24 bowled best for Tun wood, who replied with S 3 took four wicket? for 23 runs and Barron three For 11 for West, who in the second innings have 183 on for seven wickets (Nicoll 77. White 33. Mantann 17. Barron 17. Harrison 17. Dickson 1-2). Playing at. St. Bede's, Linwood made 52 (Corner 14, Searell 12 ruot out) and 69 (Ashtori 17b St Bedes' replied with G 9 (DaJy 16). For T.inwood. Searell Aook seven wicket? for 27 runs; and for St Bede's. Payne took four wickets for 13 and six for 19. B Section. Playing against £ prey don at TTagler Park, Riccarton made 37 and 108 (Gro.-e 57, Porteous 18. Wilson 15. Milne 12). Cox. two for 2. bowled best for Spreydon. who replied with 72 (Brown 27 not- out. Adams .1.2). Porteous. four for 24. and Burton, two for 10. bowled best for Riccarton. Technical batted first against. St Andrew's at Ensor's Road and made 79 (Coffey 24. Hoben 12. Stanley 10). Anderson five for H. Wood? three for 17 and Milliken two for 14 bowled best for St Andrew’s, who replied with 196 (Wood? 51. O. Anderson 36. C. Anderson 30, Wilkins i 7). Coffey three for 64, Ifoban three for 27 and Roberts two for 19 bowled best for Technical, who have lost two wicket? for 40 run? iu their second innings (Booth 16 College batted first against. East Christchurch and made 238 (Gordon 5?. Cowlilos‘ one wicket for 10 runs. Batting against Y.M.C.A.. Boys’ High School made. 67 (Barnes 16. Dickson Mb Lisle four for 19 and Calder four for 12 bowled best for Y.M.0.A.. who replied with 121 (Timms 40. Calder 51. .1. Dawson 10b Webster three for 33 bowled best for School.

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) JUNIOR GRADE Green's batted hrst against Upp?" 4 Rlccarton and made 60 (Chappie 2*6. Naukivell 10). Upper Riocarton replied with 79 (Lennox 3-9, Cankwell 12). In their second innings Green’s have made 45 for eight wickets (Jackson 16). Chappell five for 6. Frank Pitt three for 10. anrl Jackson two for 27 took the wickets for Green’s, and Fleming seven for 37 and Smith three for 28 for Upper Ricoarton. D.I.C. batted first against St John's and made 100 (Kelly 20, L. Clarkson 11, Ellis 22, Clapshaw 12, Harrison 12). St John's replied with 88 (Reeves 21. Drydeu 29, Wood IT*. Clarkson four for 24 and Ellis three for 24 took the wickets for D.1.C., and Reeves seven for 41 and Smith two for 33 for Gfc John’s. Packer and Jones took first strike against St Albans and were all oyt for 80 (Spicer 24, Dick:© 15 and Jerrard li). and in the second innings have made 20 for five wickets. St Albans made S 3 in their first innings (R. Ladbrook 17). Sibley six for 19 and Colombus four for 14 took the wickets for Packer and Jones, and Farrar five for 22 and Cook two for 13 for St Albans. THIRD GRADE. Kaiapoi 53 (Townsend 16) defeated Woolston 38 (Harbut 15). by 20 runs on the first innings. Meachem seven for 25 and Weir three for 8 took the wickets for Kaiapoi. City Council 69 (Grey 23, M’Alister 14. Athfield 14) defeated Railway 14 by 55 rune on the first innings. Atlifleld and M’Alitser bowled be3t for Council.

I NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. SENIOR. In the senior competitions Woodend r. , Sefton. played at Sefton, Woodend scored 243 (Nixon 85, H. Little 4S, A. Judson 41, J. Robb 14, A. Smith 12. H- Moody 11); Sefton 39 (Hughes 10). The best bowlers for Sefton were C. Petries four wickets for 73 runs, J. Smith two _for .46; and for Woodend Nixon five wickets for 10 runs, and J. Joyce five for 26. Loburn v. Rangiora, at Rangiora. Lobnm 119 (J. Bennett 30 run out. F. Hill 27, Waterstow 17). Rangiora made 101 ior six wickets (G. Mehrtens 28, Lockhart 26, Kippenbergcr 21). Bowling for R-angi-ora.: Barwick four for 42. Lookhard two for 29, Kaughey two for 25, F. Mehrtens on© for 0. Bowling for Loburn: J. Parker four for 38, J. Bennett two for 16. JUNIOR. R-angiora- r. Amber-ley.—Amberley made I 146 (Hadley 31, C. Adams 27, F. Adams •21, Mayo 18, A. Marsh 11); P.angiora 63 j for eight wickets (J. Horrell 23). Bowling for Amberley. Hadlew took three wickets for 26 runs and A. Powell three for 11; bowling for Rangiora. H. Pain took throe for 24 and Chappell four for 45. Lob urn v. Woodend, at Loburn. —Scores: Loburn 104 (R. Kemnt.horne 26, M. Fitzgibbon 22, G. Croft is. G. Alloway 12. 1. Gellately 11); Woodend 61 (H. Merriman 30, Jj .M’Quillan 15). Bowling for Loburn. | G. Croft, jun., took three for 10, C. Pulley ; ; two for 3. T. Love two for 8 and G. j l Chambers two for 30. For Woodend. F. i Borland took four for 17. ft. Borland one ! for 3 and Dempsey two for 15. FIRST GRA DT. j Cust defeated Swannanoa by 17 ru:.s and , eeven wickets. Score 3: Oust 94 L>r three ! wickets (Sail 41. Ac.heson 24, Smith 11): | Swannanoa. (Verrall 29, M’Hugh 15, Paget 12). Bowling for Cust, M’Kenzie took five for and Smith one for 2. The bowlers for Swannanoa were Winter. Patterson and Sheppard. View Hill defeated Ilorrelville by 11 runs and five wicket?. Scores: View Hill 111 for fire wickets (Southgate 3S not out, C. Brown 13, H. Feary 11, A. Denue 11). ' HorrelTille 96 (Beer 57, Wright 19). Bowling for View Hill, Mackrell took seven for 34, it- Feary two for 20, and Glew one for Bowling for Horrelville, Whitfo-d took three for 33, Wright on© for 33 and Bailey on© for 5. Ohoka defeated Lyrcton by 5 runs. Scores: Ohoka- 72 (R. Smith 23. Welle-New-ton 13); Byreton 67 (G. Saunders 19. F. Beal 17. R. Smith 12.) Bowling for Ohoka. R Smith took eight wickets for 86 aad Lynnkey two for 6. Bowling for Eyreton. A. Saunders took Etc wicaets ior and Bennett three for 22. SECOND GRADE. T« the second ervado Ilorrelville defeated oldTl™-. H ° rr .?l Til A e 103 (A. Rickie 30. 0. «. Bennett 24. G. Dennis 201: Oxford 4T (Byde 11). Bowline for HorrelTille, .1. Creamer took Bve .or 21 ami A. Dickie five for 2, for Oxford. Gainsford took , ««{!- velba one for 0, Grant, one for 3. Gillespie one for 11, and Robb on© for 33. WELLINGTON MATCHES. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. October 23. Wellington. 146. beat Thorndou. 55, on the first innings, a throe-point win. Napier, for Wellington, took nine wickets for 27 Wellington, in ilie second innings scored 61 (Harris 1" not out, Iliddleston 13). Thorndou lost six wickets for 66 (Brook 27. Taylor 16). For Thorndon, Taylor took two wickets for 14. Jeff two for 4. Legatt four for 23- For Wellington. Napier took five wickets for 23. Petone. 7it, had a threepoint win over Y.M.C.A. 47. Petone continued its second innings and declared with 124 for ten wickets (Finlayson 61. Borrows 15). For Y.M.C.A.. White took five wickets for 49. Hitchcock two for 21. Y.M.C.A. in the second innings scored 115 for nine wickets (White 40. Bowyer 27. Cox 22). Brice took three wickets for 47, and Finlayson three for 46. Hutt had a fourpoint win over Institute. Hutt, first innings. 234 for seven wickets (declared >. Institute, 304 (Nelßon 22) followed *>«., making 100 (Foley 30, Griffiths 14). For Hutt, Nunn took four wickets for 12, Watson throe for 30. Midland had a fourpoint win over Old Boys. Old Boys in t-h* first innings scored 101. and in the second 350 for eight wickets (declared). Midland, first innings 135, second five for 121. DUNEDIN MATCHES. DUNEDIN. October 28. A commencement was made with cricket fixtures on Saturday afternoon in glorious •weather. Grange 243 (Knight 103. M’Mullan 51) versus Dunedin 23 for one wicket. Albion occupied the wickets all the afternoon against Oarisbrook. compiling 271 (Shepherd 129, Kcaxst 41, Binney £7, YlTvor *ot out -201.