CRICKET NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17999, 9 November 1926, Page 4

CRICKET NOTES.

NOTES ON CITY AND SUBURBAN GAMES. The results of Saturday’s games left Sunnyside in the lead with six points to their credit, while Shirley arc run-ners-up with five points. Woolston have three points and Green’s two, while Cotincil and Marisfs have failed to register so far. The north-wester-ly wind make batting tricky, as the wind being gusty gave the advantage to the bowlers. Sunnyside romped home over Marista and won by an innings and 15 runs. A peculiar -feature of the match was the action of Sunnyside on the first day, when the captain declared with six wickets down for 222, leaving Marists less than an hour’s batting time. However Marists made no squeak about it and the incident was overlooked. Shirley had an easy wih over Woolston at Richmond Domain, winning by nine wickets. At Sydenham Park Green’s skipper took a chance in declaring with five wickets down for 225 runs, only 90 in the lead. Council put up a good performance and notched 186, leaving Green’s 97 to make in three-quarters of an hour and three wickets were down and only four runs wanted when time was called. Green’s won on the first innings. BAT TING HOXOU RS. P. Peacock (Green’s) 100* lk French (Green’s) 81 W. Sweeney (Marists) 63 W. Smytlie (Council) 62 H. Wilson (Gas Co.) 59 G. Moore (Green’s) 49 H. Mills (Woolston 1 47 F. Howell (Council) 41 BOWLING HONOURS. A. Cullen (Shirley), three wickets for 13 runs. IT. Thompson (Sunnyside), six for 31. L. Columbus (Green’s), three for 20. W. Reeves (St. John's), six for 30. G. Ellis (D.1.C.), five for 18. R. Pitt (Green’s), four for 19. WOOLSTON %. SHIRLEY. With a lead of 44 on the first innings Shirley were practically assured of their match against. Woolston, but even the most optimistic did not anticipate such an easy victory as was eventually secured. With the exception of H. Mills, the Woolston batsmen made a sorry showing against the bowling of A. Cullen and Marshall. Opening with Hobbs, Mills batted right through until the ninth wicket for 47, playing beautiful cricket and registering six fours. Three ‘'ducks” and lour singles appear in the score sheet and the highest individual score other than that of Mills was 7 by G. Sanuns, and the innings closed for 66. A. Cullen, who came on as first change, bow-led very successfully, sending down four overs for 13 runs and four wickets. Marshall bowled steadily and got three wickets in eleven overs for 23 runs. With only twenty-two to make Shirley secured the runs for the loss of one wicket, James Cadenhead hitting up 21 in thre£ fours, a six and three singles. GREEN’S vT COUNCIL. With 136 on for the loss of three wickets Green’s carried their first innings to 225 for five wickets and declared. Peacock and Moore, the not out batsmen, continued their innings, but the latter only added a couple when he got his leg in front of one from Howell. Moore’s partnership w-ith Peacock was a brilliant effort and added 121 runs for the fourth wicket, of which Moore contributed 49 by correct cricket, scoring freely off the loose ones and putting up a good defence. Robertson failed to break his duck and then Peacock and F. Pitt became associated in a partnership that -was unbroken when the innings was declared closed. Peacock reached his century in an innings which must be reckoned as the best of this season. Two sixes.and fourteen fours appear in his total and his effort was chanccles and quite the best he has made for the past five years. F. Pitt, who is a promoted junior, gave a fine display for a young player, getting 43 not out in great style, including one six and six fours. With a deficiency of 90 runs Council started slowly and for a time the batting was very tame. At 21 the wickets began to fall and continued to do so with painful regularity until eight were down for 82, and then Howell and Smythe altered the complexion of the game by hitting out in great style. When the score was doubled Howell was bowled by H. Pitt, who was sending down an occasional, trimmer, and nine were down for 160. Howell had gone for the bowling and got his runs quickly, putting up 41, including seven fours, in twenty minutes.

Meanwhile Smythe had got into his stride and was posting the bowling all over the place. Clarkson was last man and the pair added 26. ' At 186 Smythe made the only weak stroke of his innings and swished one from Robertson, and Batstone running fast, took a beautif\il catch. Smvthe’s contribution of 62 was a great effort in the face of odds and his figures included fourteen fours. Six bowlers were tried by Green’s, Coi umbus being the most successful, getting three for 20, while A. Pitt got three for 34. With only three-quarters of an hour to bat Green’s were faced with a difficult task in making 97 to secure a three-pointer, but Lamb hit 20 off the first over and 12 off the third, but Quinn got him next over and one was down for 34. Merris and A. Pitt carried the total to 63, when Merris was run out for 11. At 92 Pitt succumbed to Lee after a lively innings for 35, including five fours, and time was called with Green’s five runs short of a threepointer. MARISTS v. On the first day Sunnyside had declared with 222 for six wickets, and Marists had lost seven wickets and had j 47 runs to their credit. They continued their innings and, batting one short, were all out for 59. Thompson and Langford bowled unchanged, and thg batsmen could do very little with them. Thompson ' secured the better figures, his 8.3 overs producing six wickets at a cost of 31 runs. He is bowling very well again this year. Langford was as wily as ever in getting three wickets at a cost of 27 runs. Marists made a better showing in their second innings. Sweeney and Noonan opened, and the former immediately began to pile on the runs. Noonan went at 16, and G. Blazev at 22, but then Sweeney and M’Donald became associated and the runs came steadily. Both played attractive cricket and Sweeney showed that he has a powerful and well-timed hit. He scored two beautiful sixes and made some good drives to the fence for four. When the total was 105 M’Donald was bowled by Watson. lie had played quietly, and his cricket was correct except for one chance. Ilis 27 included only two fours. Two runs later Sweeney had very bad luck in being run out. Graham called him for a short run. but Teague threw him out, hitting the wickets with a good throw.

Graham was patchy, but reached 20 before Thomyjson accepted a. chance off Watson. D. O’Loughlin did well and made some pretty shots all round the wicket. He was not out with 17. Marists batted two short and were ah out for 158, Sunnyside winning by over an innings. Several bowlers were tried and the

wickets were well divided. L. Watson kept the batsmen very quiet with a well-pitched ball, and in five overs he secured two for 16. _R. Langford sent down seven overs at a cost of 30 runs and secured two wickets. Thompson was not made much use of and he took only one for 18. The Sunnyside fielding was verj r keen and two men were run out and two caught, while Teague stumped one. Langford and Teague bid fair to become a good combination as Teague takes full advantage of stumping chances if a man goes out to Lang ford's slows. SENIOR B GRADE. END SECOND ROUND. The strong: wind which blew the whole of the afternoon made conditions unpleasant on Saturday when the second round of the senor B grade was concluded. K. R. Caygill (Riccarton A.) who made 81 not out against Sydenham, was the highest scorer. I-le came in when runs were badly needed by his side and kept his end up throughout the innings. In making a sound 74 against East Christchurch Rix (.Riccarton B) proved that he is a good all rounder for, on the previous Saturday, he bowled very eonsisently and took seven wickets for 71 runs. F. aiehrtens (Rangiora) gave a vigorous exhibition in knocking up an unbeaten 68. His score included live sixes and seven fours. Hope (Riccarton B), in making 66 not out, played nice cricket and by his fine effort helped to prevent East Christchurch securing a three-point win. Old Boys B secured an easy, victory" \ over Bin wood A, winning by seven wickets. Although new to the senior B grade they are playing well and will be a hard proposition by the end , of the season. After scoring 274 in their first innings and putting Riccarton B out for 125. East Christchurch looked like securing a three-point win but the Riccarton team were equal to the occasion, •ajid played out time in the second innings, making 178 for three wickets. Old Boys A secured a two-point win over Rangiora, winning by 105 runs on the first innings. Through several fine individual efforts West Christchurch gained a lead of 27 on the first, innings against. Technical and secured a twopoint win. Riccarton also gained a twopoint win by beating Sydenham by J 2 runs on the first innings. The following ta*ble shows the posi-

x x HONOURS. Batting. E. R. Caygill (Riccarton A.) *Bl Rix (Riccarton B.> 7 4 F. Mehrtens (Rangiora) ' *«S A. Hope (Riccarton B.) •«« Haynes (West Christchurch) 63 L. Charles (West Christchurch) . . 60 L. Chappell (Rangiora) ....*• f»5 A. T. Donnelly (West Christchurch) 54 J. Prosper (Binwood A) 50 H. Snooks (Binwood A.) 39 P. Roberts (Rangiora) . 38 W. B. King (Dlnwood A.) 36 ♦Not Out. OLD BOYS* A. v* RANGIORA. When time was called on the previous Saturday Rangiora had lost three wickets for 71 runs in response to 262 by Old Roy a. Continuing on Saturday, the country were not too successful and seven players were down for 88. Chappell, who was in seventh wicket, then gave a bright display and made 55 before he was bowled. The innings closed for 157, giving Old Boys a first innings lead of 105. Rangiora followed on and were muflh more successful in their second attempt, putting or 265. With seven wickets down for 3 24, Roberts and F. Mehrtens both batted soundly and carried the total to 250 for the ninth wicket. Following are the scores:— Old Boys A 262 RANGIORA. Frist Innings. G. Mehrtens, b Harris 0 Smith, b Harris 22 Barwiek, Caught h Harris 3 0 Kippenberger, b Merritt. . 8 Lockhart, lbw b Merritt 20 Ringer, b Merritt. 4 Roberts, b Merritt 0 Chappell, b Kerns 55 F. Mehrtens, c and b Merritt 9 Woodward, b Harris 1 Dailey, not. out 7 Extras 2L Total 3 57 Second Innings. , G. Mehrtens, caught b Merritt .... 4 Dailey, lbw b Merritt 22 Barwiek, stpd b Armstrong 29 Smith, run out 5 Kippenberger, stpd b Armstrong . . 3 3 Lockhart, b Merritt 3 9 Ringer, b Merritt 20 Roberts, caught b Kearns 38 Chappell, caught b Merritt 3 9 Mehrtens, not out 68 Woodward, caught b Hobbs 4 Extras 24 Total 265 WEST CHRISTCHURCH v. TECHNICAL. Technical occupied the wickets for the best part, of the first day in making 218, while West Christchurch had lost one wicket for 29 at. stumps. The not-out men Donnelly and Haynes soon settled down on Saturday and took the score to 313 before the second wicket fell. With Charles in the scorq steadily increased and there were 16.3 on for four wickets. Partnered by Sunley-Charles carried the total past Technical score before the former’s wicket fell, this making five wickets down for 223. The rest of the team fared rather badly and the West were all out. for 245. With about an hour to go Technical played out time. Following are the scores:— TECHNICAL. First. Innings 21S Second Innings. Hahn, c Donnelly b Yates 18 Coffey, stpd Phillips b Charles .... 3 Welch, c and b Donnelly 1 Hore, not out 29 Milner, c Donnelly b Gambles 3 Pickup, c and b Cameron 5 Gordon, not out 2 Extras . 8 Total for wick-ix .... 69 WEST <. , MI!ISTOi-i»_KCH. t First Innings. Grant, b Milner 31 Donnelly, b Hill G 4 Haynes, c and b Pickup 63 Charles, c and b Hore 60 Sunley, b Hore 23 Darby, lbw b Jensen 3 Gambles, lbw b Milner ii Phillips, not out’ 2 Extras . . ! . 18 Total (one short) 24 5 Bowling analysis.—Milner, 3 9 oversT 1 maiden. 72 runs, 3 wickets; Hahn, 8 overs. 1 maien. 24 runs; Hill, 16 overs, 3. maiden, 61 runs, 3 wicket; Gordon, 5 overs, 20 runs; Pickup. 7 overs, 1 maiden. 20 runs. 3 wicket; Jensen. 6.3 overs, 2 maidens, 3 7 runs. 2 wickets; Hore, 4 overs, 14 runs, 2 wickets. EAST CHRISTCHURCH v. RICCARTON R. With 275 to g'?t for a first-innings ' defeat, Riccarton faced a, big proposition when they opened on Saturda.y against East Christchurch. Tire bowling proved too good for Riccarton, and they were all out for 125. In following on, however, they fared much better, and bad 378 for three wickets when time was called. Rix, who made the highest score, gave a sound exhibition, and Hope knocked up an unbeaten 66. Folowing are the scores:— East Christchurch 271 RICCARTON B. First Innings. Jones, c .Egan b Mummery 7 Hitchcock,' b Jones 9 Rix, c Mummery b Jones 26 Johns, c Rollinson b Mummery .... 3 0 Lawrence. <• Egan b Mummery . . 0 Rogers, b McClelland b Jones .... 23 McCrostie, c Mills b Jones 4 Wilkinson, b Egan 7 Extras 5 Total (two short) 325 Biwling analysis: Lesley, 2 overs. 8 runs; Mummery. 10 overs, 1 maiden, 41 runs, 3 wickets: Mills. 6 overs, 1 maiden, 6 runs; Jones. 10 overs, 4 1 runs, 4 w-ickets; M, Egan, 3 overs, .12 runs,- 1 wicket; T. Egan. 2 overs. 0 runs. Second Tuning?. Rix. b Egan 74 Rogers, c Rollirisoo b Mills " Johns, lbw b Egan 2 5 Hope, not. out 6 6 Lawrence, not. out 3 8 Extras 20 OLD BOYS v BIN WOOD A. Prospects looked bright for- Old Boys I

on Saturday when they continued their match agrainst Linwood. On the previous week they had baited fir.-et and made 230 and had dismissed seven ef the Lin wood team for 9S. The remaining: three wickets went with the addition of only 1 I runs, giving: Old Boys a. big lead on the first inninfrs. Lin wood followed on, and. after two wickets had fallen for 14, Snooks and Prosper mad© a stand and put on runs rather quickly. The total reached 79 before the pair were separated. King and Sprong also batted effectively, but. the last four wickets went cheaply and the innings closed for 208, leaving Old Boys 87 to get in order to secure r. three-point win. This Old Boys did Cor the loss of three wickets. Following are the scores:—

OLD ROYS IS. First Innings 2J Second Innings. Jacobs, b Feast Jof coate, caught, b Feast * - Byrnc’, not out ’. ’. *. ’. ’ * * *.*’'*“ * •>’■ Bayer stock, caught, b Smith Total for three wickets 7 LIN WOOD A. First Tunings JO' Second Innings. Burns, b Baverstock AY 11 soil, b Baverstock Snooks, c Shipley b Cobden ;•»: Prosper, e Bruce b Duncan r>( King, c Bruce b Baverstock 3' Spongr, c Jefcoate b Bruce : Austin, c Bruce b Baverstock i< Rich, lbw b Baverstock 1 Extras 2' Total 205 Bowling analysis; Baverstock. 15/. overs. 2 maidens, 61 runs, 5 wickets JcfcoHte. 3 2 overs, 2 maidens. 43 runtSliipley. 3 -overs, 16 runs; Duncan, : overs, 56 runs. 1 wicket': Bruce. 4 overs 27 runs, 1 wicket; Cobden, 1 over, 7 runs

tions of the teams: — Champ. 3-pt. 2-pt. pts. Old Boys A 1 1 b Old Boys B 1 1 5 West Christchurch . — 2 4 St Albans 1 — 3 Riccarton A — 1 2 Sydenham -r- l A Bast Christchurch . — 1 2 Binwood A — 1 2 Technical . — ■ — — Ranglora — — — Zdn-wood B — — — Riccarton B — — —