NORTH CANTERBURY DEFEATS C. AND S.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18008, 19 November 1926, Page 4

NORTH CANTERBURY DEFEATS C. AND S.

SUB-ASSOCIATIONS’ ' SHIELD CRICKET MATCH. The match between North Canterbury and City arid Suburban, for the SubAssociations' Shield, was continued at Lancaster Park yesterday morning: in perfect Avoather. North Canterbury, with a lead of 52 on the first innings,batted on a slow wicket. Runs came slowly, but the wickets fell at a fair pace, and by midday six yvickets had fallen for 70 runs. Nixon had a good knock, making So, hut he yvas feebly supported, and the innings closed for 112, leaving City and Suburban 165 to make to win. City and Suburban failed to respond, Moore (25) being the only batsman to make anything like a stand. Thair innings yielded only 91, leaving North Canterbury winners by 73 runs. The detailed scores were:— NORTH CANTERBURY. First ‘innings 175 Second Innings. A. Smith, c Thompson b T,angford 12 R. Southgate, c Moore b Thompson 1 O. A. Y. Johnston, b Moore J J. Mayo, c Cummings b Langford .. 23 L. Wright, c Taylor b Langford . . S IT. Feary, b Moore 6 r>. Nixon, c. Pitt b Mills 39 N. Goldsbury, b Mills 6 G. Smith, lbw b Mills 2 G. Croft, b Robertson 1 11. Bennett, not out Total 112 Rowling analysis.- IT. Thompson, 5 overs, 15 runs. 1 wicket: H. Mooro, 10 overs. 1 maiden. 23 runs, 2 yvickets; R. Langford, 5 overs, 28 runs, 3 wickets: R. Robertson, 6 overd, 2 mairuns. 1 wicket; 11. Mills, 6 CITY AND SUBURBAN. First innings 123 Second Innings. R. Langford, c Johnstone b Croft*.. 15 A. Cullen, b Nixon 0 K. Cummings, b Feary S It. Mills, b Nixon ;; H. Moore, std b Feary’ . 25 L. Watson, b AVrigbt J tl. Robertson, b Wright 2 71. Thompson, c Nixon b Smith 9 F. Pitt, c Johnstone b Feary 4 I*L Taylor, not out 7 13. Aris, b Feary 7 Extras 10 Total 91 Bowling analysis.—D. Nixon, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs, 2 yyickets; J. Mayo, 2 overs, 4 runs: J. H. Bennett. 2 overs. 16 runs; A. Smith. -J overs, 13 runs, 1 wicket: 11. Feary, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 21 runs, 4 wickets! .L. Wright, 5 overs. 2 maidens, 7 runs. 2 wickets; G. Croft, C overs, 2 maidens, 10 runs, 1 wicket. TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. WEST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. First Grade A v. .St Albans. Hagley No. 1 Baxter, Booth, Blank. Condliffe, Cocks, Foster, Hayes, Hawkes, Findlay. Jarrett and Ramsddn. First Grade B v. Sydenham. Sydenham No. I.—Donnelly, Blamires. Prendorgast, Gambles, Mase, Grant, Haynes, Ma 1 ley, J. Ramsden, Sunley and Yates. Second Grade A v. Old Collegians, Elmwood No. Bonn. Denton. Henry, Hart, Wardell. .T. Galvin. Corrigan, Darby, Phillips. Masters an d Fogarty. Second Grade B v. Spreydon. Hagley No. 5.-—Ayers. Cameron, Lattinsore. H. Smart. Haughey. Gibbon. O'Cain. Roberts. Walker. England and Haves. Third Grade A win by default from Technical. Third Grade B v. Riccartoti. Hagl*r No. 6.—Hill. Christmas. ROusham. Pimm. Steffens, Sutherland. Rayncr. A. ,T. Smith. Poole, Bradley and WoorTham. Any of the above players unable to take part, arid any member available who is not included, is requested to notify tlie secretary not later than a

p.m- nn Friday. Telephones A 4517 and 2534 M. GREEN’S CLUB. Third A v. Templeton, at Templeton —E. P. Chappell, AY. Cox, G. Wilson, F. PitL V. Tolchard, K. Griffiths. hi. King, J. Lloyd, YY. Layvson, F. Rhodes. I*. O’Callasrhan; emergencies*— F. and 11. Langford. Bus leaves corner of .St Asaph and Colombo Streets 1.15 p.m. Third 13 v. Cambridge Terrace. at Sydenham No. 9—H. llussey. It. Orinandy, K. Sim, T. Carter, J. Munro. YV. Robertson, L. Sundborn, M. Andrews, H. Kins. F. M’Namara, F. Creswell; emergencies, E. Hassell, YY. Lock and R. M’Ewan. TEMPLETON CLUB. Third Grade v. Green's, at Templeton —J. Fahey, YV. Hampton. 11. Kempthorne. P. Kent, C. Knight, r>. Mortland, M. vasey, c\ Y’oice (captain), L. Ward, F. YVhite, F. YVrlght; emergencies, Cox, R. Motz. OPERA COMPANY BEATS VETERANS BY TWELVE. A cricket match was played between teams representing; the J. C. Williamson’s Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company and the Veterans, at Hagley Park, on Thursday afternoon, and resulted in ». win for the stag.* team after a verv exciting finish. The Veterans were all out for .<2 runs, the Opera Company’s team Still required 41 rues to win when the last man wctU. in to hat T_.e© T>A:roton bit up tbe neces&arw ruD-s remained undefeated with 3> runs to bis credit. V Robertson, the company's captain. tr«? the stage team s most successful .bowler, taking eight wickets for 35 runs. Harris the Y'eterans* highest wfcl-c ts°t/. his C< reTh 1 D»ur puny won by 12 runs. ** IMI ‘ l °“ l ~