CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18639, 17 December 1928, Page 10

CRICKET.

PLAYERS SELECTED TO PRACTISE FOR CANTERBURY TEAM. The selectors, Messrs E. R. Caygill. W. H. Patrick and W. H. Winsor, met yesterday morning to pick the Canterbury team which is to meet Auckland at Lancaster Park in the Plunket Shield game. The selectors did not arrive at a definite conclusion, but they picked the following thirteen players lor practice. The team will be finally announced next Saturday. The players picked for practice are:— E. Brosnahan (East) C. G. Crawford (St Albans) C. E. Evans (Riccarton) I. M. Hamilton (Old Collegians) J. Newman (West) R. Read (Linwood) S. Yates (Linwood) R. C. Burns (Old Boys) W. R. Cunningham (Sydenham) G. R. Gregory (East) W. E. Merritt (Old Boys) M. L. Page (Malvern) A. W. Roberts (Riccarton). Practice will be held each evening at Lancaster Park, beginning this evening.

SCHOOLS CRICKET IS CONTINUED.

OTAGO TEAM LOSES SIX WICKETS FOR 81 RUNS. The game between Christ’s College and the Otago Bovs’ High School was continued this morning. Play was very slow, Otago batting with the utmost caution. By lunch time, Otago had put on 81 for six wickets. Holdon and Moloney resumed for Otago in brilliant sunshine. Iloldon added only one to his Saturday’s score before he went lbw to Parson. H. R. Cameron came in. Maloney was now batting fairly steadily, but was cleanbowled by Bean on reaching 14. L. Hercus at once began to score. Cameron was caught by Hiatt off Parson without scoring. Then J. A. Murray came in. Murray made 8 in good time, but tipped an easy one up to Bean off Appleby, and H. Martin joined Hercus. Hercus batted well for 23, but ran himself out. Salt and Martin continued batting till lunch, Salt scoring fairly freely. Scores:— CHRIST’S COLLEGE. First Innings. W. S. Coop, c Martin b Rangihueia 0 H. C. Hiatt, c Holden b Chettleburgh 3 A. J. Cutken, b Chettleburgh .... 0 C. G. F. C. Hamilton, st Hercus b Moloney 3 E. C. Tapley, c Martin b Henderson 36 N. B. Appleby, st Hercus b Moloney 4 7 L. Newton, b Moloney 8 F. R. Lumsden, c Chettleburg b Moloney 100 F. St J. Parson, run out 4 S. Johnstone, c Martin b Moloney 0 R. J. S. Bean, not out ... . „ 1 Extras 11 Total 213 Bowling Analysis.—Rangihueia, 12 overs, 6 maidens, 31 runs, 1 wicket; Chettleburgh, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 24 runs, 2 wickets; Moloney, 11.2’overs, 64 runs, 5 wickets; Salt. 17 overs, 4 maidens, 37 runs; Henderson, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 46 runs, 1 wicket. OTAGO BOYS’ HIG» SCHOOL. First Innings. D. Moloney, c 'Coop b Bean 14 A. Ibbotson, c Lumsden b Bean . . 0 A. C. Holden, c Coop b Bean 0 H. R. Cameron, c Tapley b Parson 1 L. R. Hercus, b Parson o J. A. Murray, b Parson 5 H. Martin, b Johnstone 5 J. Salt, c and b Bean 0 B. Chettleburgh c and b Bean .... 4 N. Henderson, lbw b Bean 1 R. Rangihueia not out 0 Extras (eight byes) 8 Total • 3s Bowling—R. J. S. Bean, 10 overs, 6 maidens, 6 runs, 6 wickets; F. Parson 8 overs, 2 maidens, 19 runs, 3 wickets; S. Johnstone, 2 overs, 5 runs, 1 wicket. Second Innings. A. K. Ibbotson, c Bean b Parson . . 0 A. C. Holden, lbw, b Parson 2 D. A. R. Moloney, b Bean . 14 H. R. Cameron, c Hiatt b Parson ! ! 0 L. R. Hercus, run out 23 J. A. Murray, c Bean b Appleby . . 8 H. Martin, not out % 21 J. H. Salt, not out n Extras 2 &L. .1 Total for six wickets 81

ST ANDREW’S AND M’GLASHAN COLLEGES PLAY ANNUAL MATCH.

The annual cricket match between the first elevens of St Andrew’s College and M’Glashan College (Dunedin) was played to-day on the St Andrews ground. The weather was beautifully fine, but the wicket was slow and a little sodden as the result of recent The visiting captain, J. M. Sidey, won the toss from Esson, the St Andrew's captain. Thomson and Elder opened to the bowling of Wybert and Kyle. On a dead wicket the ball was inclined to "hang” a little, and the batsmen were at a disadvantage. The start was disastrous, both the opening batsmen succumbing to Wybert, a medium bowler who was turning in from leg. Two wickets were down for 9 runs, and when Kyle skittled Begg the board showed 18—3—2. was pitching up good length slow leg-breaks. Burt and Armstrong made a stand, but Burt went after a sound 15. 32—4—15. Sidey played carefully, and assisted Armstrong to add 20 runs for the fifth wicket. Armstrong played nicely for top score with 19, showing attractive strokes to the off. The rest of the innings was a debacle, White being the only man to make a stand. The innings closed for the poor total of 72. Kyle and Wybert each took three wickets at a small cost. Fairburn, a fast bowler, took two for 15. Dowling, who swung into the wind, had the batsmen well tied up, and took two wickets for 7 runs in 7 overs. The fielding was fjtir. Pt Andrew’s opened more disastrously than did their opponents. Good bowling, a dead wicket and lack of enterprise and confidence on the part of the batsmen resulted in the first four batsmen being dismissed for only five runs. Another timid stand and another wicket. 6—5 —O. Sidey, a right-hand medium bowler with a high delivery, was sending down beautifully pitched off-breaks. His accurate length and sudden turn-in caused the batsmen to lift, and in his first five overs he took four wickets for five runs. C. Begg, at the other end, was bowling slow leg-breaks, and in five maiden overs took one wicket. The rot continued, and seven wickets were down for 13 runs. Punnet aroused enthusiasm by hitting the first boundary of the innings. Scores: — M’GLASHAN COLLEGE. First Innings. W. W. Thomson, b Wybert 3 E. N. Elder, c and b Wybert 1 L. R. Burt, lbw b Wybert 15 C. Begg. b Kyle 2 R. T. C. Armstrong, b Fairburn . . 19 J. M. Sidey, b Fairburn 9 E. M- Elder, b Dowling 2 j. C. White, b Kyle n A. C. Begg, st Dunnet b Kyle .... 0 C. Riley, not out 3 J. Dodgshun, b Dowling 1 Extras ...» 6 Total 72 Bowling analysis—G. F. Wybert, 12 overs, 5 maidens, 18 runs. 3 wickets; A. S. Kyle, 12 overs, 2 maidens, 25 runs, 3 wickets; L. J. Fairburn, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 15 runs, 2 wickets; B. C. Dowling, 7.2 overs. 3 maidens, 7 runs, 2 wick-

ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE. First Innings. B. C. Dowling, b C. Begg 0 K. Macartney, c and b Sidey 0 M. J. Coop, c and b Sidey *. 4 L. J. Fairburn, c C. Begg b Sidey .. 0 A. S. Kyle, c C. Begg b Sidey .... 0 G. F. Wybert, c A. C. Begg b C. Begg £ D. M. Dunnet, not out 7 M. C. Esson, c C. Begg b Sidey . . 0 I. Taylor, not out 1 Extras 1 Total for seven wickets .. 17