Cricket Competitions Continued On Saturday.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18643, 24 December 1928, Page 12

Cricket Competitions Continued On Saturday.

WEST CHRISTCHURCH GAIN THREE POINT WIN OVER LINWOOD.

THE SENIOR A competition of the Canterbury Cricket Association was continued on Saturday afternoon, when the fifth series of matches was concluded. The games were played in cood weather, but the wickets were rather soft. There were jpnae surprising finishes, especially the three-point victory of Xvcst over Linwood.

HONOURS LIST. BATTING. G. Cullen (St Albans) 66* J. Jacobs (Old Boys) 65 W. R. Patrick (Sydenham) 53 J. L. Powell (Riccarton) §1 W. Dailey (Old Boys) 46* N. Dorreen (St Albans) 46 H. M. Chrystall (Old Collegians) .. 46 M. Pengelly (St Albans) 45 L. Haynes (West) 42 W. Oliver (Sydenham) 40* C. M, Harris (Old Boys) 40 A. W. Roberta (Riccarton) 40 E. Brosnahan (East) 38 F. Bellamy (Sydenham) 37 O. T, Gorrie (Riccarton) 32* G. R. Gregory (East) 32* •Not out. BOWLING. X Newman (West), eight for 36. R. Read (Linwood), four for 43. F, Kerr (Linwood), two for 21. T : F. Mullan (East), two for 28. G, L. Talbot (Old Collegians), three for 49. J, Bruges (Old Collegians), three for 52. S. Yates (Linwood), two for 39. H, Davis (East), three for 62. J 8 3$ 55 RICCARTON SCORE A THREE-POINT WIN. Old Boys took a sporting risk against Riccarton on Saturday and “came a crash.” The result was that Riccarton secured a three-point win by six wickets. On the first day of play Old Boys made 116 and Riccarton replied with 172. At stumps on the first day Old Boys in their second innings had scored 13 for one wicket. They continued their innings on Saturday and by good batting, which more than mastered the Riccarton bowling, they raised the score to 216 for six wickets. At this stage Old Boys declared their innings closed. They left Riccarton with two hours to get the necessary 161 in order to secure a three-point win. Kfith. their lead on the first innings, Riccarton were practically assured of a two-pointer, and, by declaring their innings closed Old Boys took a long shot at a threepointer. They failed, but they are to be commended for their sporting action. t Top score in the second innings of Old Boys was made by J. Jacobs, who batted nicely for a total of 65. W. Dailey made 46 not out by vigorous batting, and C. M. Harris had 40 to his credit when he had the misfortune to be run out. For Riccarton C. T. Rix took three wickets for 84 runs. A. W. Roberts again batted well for Riccarton, scoring 40. So far this season he has been the most successful batsman in the senior A competition. J. L. Powell was top scorer in Riccarton’s second innings with 51, and O. T. Gorrie made 32 by vigorous hitting. W. E. Merritt took three of the four wickets that fell in the second innings cf Riccarton, but he was knocked about a good deal, having 105 runs knocked off 22.5 overs. t: WEST CHRISTCHURCH GETS THREE POINTER. West Christchurch registered their first three-point win for a long while when they beat Linwood by nine wickets on Saturday afternoon. West with 98 on and only four wickets down batted quietly against the accurate bowling of Read and Yates, the side going for 160. leaving them with a lead on the first innings of 45. Linwood went in just before five o’clock, and it seemed that a win on the first innings was the only thing that could happen, but the wicket suited Jack Newman, and he was in great form with the ball, the result being that Linwood only made 71. and West had ample time in which to get the necessary 27 runs for a win. The feature of the game was. of course. Newman’s excellent bowling. He had a great length, which is usual for him. and he is always a heady bowler, but the wicket was giving just a little more assistance than usual, and Newman, who well knew how to take advantage of that, was getting a bigger turn on his faster deliveries. He mixed his balls well, and never looked like being scored off to any extent.

He took eight for 36. fine figures. Findlay only got one wicket, but he bowled very well. He is flighting the ball better than he has for some seasons, and is bowling a little slower, allowing himself to get a bigger turn. The. tail end of the West Christchurch innings was uninspiring. The bowling was very accurate, both Read and Yates striking form and being suited by the wicket. Newman went after he had made half a dozen, and Hayes, after scratching for seventeen singles, was clean bowled. Moffat looked as if he was going to stay when h* was given out to a doubtful leg before wicket decision. For Lin wood. Smith went well, and at the start of the innings he was placing Newman to leg with accurate and well-timed strokes, as well as employing a square cut to advantage. Yates was quiet but brought off one or two good shots. Orchard was the only man to get into double figures. S 3 S 3 3$ SYDENHAM v. EAST. Sydenham and East provided a most exciting finish at Lancaster Park. Sydenham eventually winning by two runs on the first innings. Undoubtedly the feature of the game was W. R. Patrick’s innings of 53. He was playing at the top of his form, and produced some of the brilliant cricket ha is capable of. After a slow start,

he warmed to his work, his chief scoring shot being a faultlesslv-timed drive along the ground past cover. His accurate placing enabled him to make many fours with this powerful shot. Scoring all over the place, Patrick was

a pleasure to watch, and he had bad luck in being run out. W. Oliver was next scorer, with 40 not out. He started off rather wildly, but when the possibility of a win for Sydenham struck him, he settled down and played a solid innings. He hit a beautiful six almost over the East stand and scored frequent fours. F. Bellamy was the next scorer, with a pretty 37. He was driving very well. While batting to Davis, who was bowling very fast, Bellamy got one on the foot. He resumed rather too quickly, with the result that Davis's next ball beat him all the way and clean bowled him. H. Grim wood, the Ellesmere man whom East are playing for the first time, seems to be possessed of an extraordinarily straight eye. He made 27 for his side, and by wonderful throwing in go rid of Gasson and Patrick. He threw in only four times, and each time hit the wicket, twice getting men out. He blames his ability to throw on to his practice at throwing stones at birds when he was at school. The bowling honours East were fairly evenly divided. H. Davis, w T ho bowled most, thirty-two overs, was successful in getting three wickets for 62. T. F. Mullan, who bowled only six

overs, got two wickets for 28. His first over showed the amazing total of two wickets for 3. A. Jones, G. R. Gregory and T. Kennedy got a wicket apiece. East opened their second innings at six o’clock. Gregory batted out time for 32 He started slowly in spite of the state of the game, but later warmed up. C. Brosnahan batted for threequarters of an hour for 38. He was going well. Mullan made 17 in good time and carried his bat. W. Corruno, who came to Sydenham from Wellington Club with a good reputation, had hard luck on Saturday. He went lbw first ball. East seem to be unlucky against Sydenham. In their last meeting last season they lost to Sydenham by one jj OLD COLLEGIANS FAIL AGAINST ST ALBANS. Old Collegians slumped' badl3' on Saturday, and St Albans retrieved themselves from the bad position they were left in from the previous Saturday. A weakened attack, poor fielding. and a dead wicket allowed St Albans to gain a first innings lead after three wickets had been lost for 21 runs, and, later, five for 60. The batting was not outstanding, but sound displays by M. Pengelly, N. Dorreen, and G. Cullen resulted in the total reaching 227, giving St Albans a two-point win by 39 runs. Chief credit for the recovery must go to G. Cullen, who carried his bat for 66 after a sound and patient innings. A promising young player, Cullen showed a rock-like defence, and very effective straight bat. He was a little shaky at first, but improved rapidly, and at the end of the innings was scoring freely with attractive shots mainly to the off. Pengelly played well for 45, but was lucky to survive an easy chance when he had scored only 7. He showed a variety of strokes and was seldom troubled by the bowling. Dorreen showed commendable restraint at a critical time, and when set, opened out to his three consecutive sixes from loose balls from Bruges. His knock for 46 was a good one. The other batsmen did not reveal any outstanding form, but A. W. Thomas made a bright 14. Without J. W. Burrough, the Old Collegians’ attack revealed a lack of variety. The bowlers were at a dis-

adyanlage °n the dead wicket, and Talbot and Lester suffered through tiredness after bowling unchanged for some time. Hamilton did not handle the attack very well, using Lester over much and not exploiting changes frequently enough. Talbot, with three for 49 was the best bowler, his change of pace and break making him dangerous. He vanes his bowling cleverly, and his length is consistent. Lester was swinging-in a lot, but his bowling deteriorated through tiredness. Bruges was not suited by the w V£ et i md . proved expensive. The fielding, usuallv good, was nnnr and G L. Talbot and J D. Whence m e t e fo he I 0 "' 7 fiel^ smen wh ° showed out for clean work m this respect Th r e n nM a r°u Pr ° V ' d . a “**“l change. The Old Collegians second innings commenced as a batting practice and ended as a farce H. M. Chrvstall struck form and hit lustily for an at tractive innings for 46. A. W. Thomas him difficult:

THE LOWER GRADES. SENIOR B. At Hagley Park, Old Boys, 166 (D. Carl 52) and 135 for two wickets (D. Carl 62 not out and G. D. Innes 68 not out), bteat West Christchurch, 149 and 136 for seven wickets (declared) (A. Ringer 44, J. Lewer 23, P. Ramsden 19 and D. Galvin 17). At Sydenham Park, Sydenham, 242 (M. O’Malley 70 not out, L. Gordon 56, I. Patrick 29, R. Walburton 27 and J. Ruston 20), beat St Albans, 219 and 75 for six wickets, by 23 runs on the first innings. At Straven Road, Old Collegians, 123 (Young 32 and Ball 27), drew with Boys’ High School, 80 for three wickets (H. R. Escott 3 9 and T. E. M. Harper 27 not out). For School, Escott took seven wickets for 42 runs. At New Brighton. Ntew Brighton, 196 (F. Turner 49, E. Chambers 61 and C. Wroth 27) and 47 for five wickets (Wroth 18), beat Linwood, 178 and 63 (Davis 19 and Boddington 18), by five wickets. For New Brighton, Bugg took four wickets for 5 runs. Playing at Rangiora, Rangiora secured a three-point win against East Christchurch by 79 runs. The scores were:—Rangiora 158 and 87, East Christchurch 96 and 70. Bowling for Rangiora in the second innings, L. Chappell took three wickets for 8 runs, and H. K. three for 18. For East Christchurch, T. M’Clelland took three wickets for 27 and Art Besley four for 22. SECOND GRADE A. Sydenham, 157 and 191 (Gray 51, Mann 46 and Shackel 24), beat Linwood, 106 and 63 (Pearce 21), by 179 runs. For Sydtenham, Patrick took three wickets for 21 runs. Merivale, 153 and 233 for seven wickets (Maginness 72 not out), beat East Christchurch, 145 and 82 (Handisides 39 not out . and M’Millan 24), by 169 runs. Riccarton B, 170 (A. Ellis 65 not out, King 20 and Clfampness 18), beat St Albans, 35 and 106 (Fairbairn 42), by an innings and 29 runs. Riccarton A beat Boys’ High School by default. West Christchurch beat Christ’s College by default. SECOND GRADE B. (A Section.) Merivale, 34 and 103, beat Linwood, 71 and 35, by 31 runs. St Albans, 102 and 107, beat Old Boys, 78 and 109, by 24 runs. (B Section.) Riccarton, 148 and 102 for five wickets (declared), beat Old Boys, 118 and 50 for five wicktets, by 30 runs on the first innings. . Linwood, 126 and 112 for eight wickets, beat Boys’ High School, 110 and 147 for two wickets (declared), by 16 runs on the first innings. Spreydon beat Christ’s College by default. THIRD GRADE A. St Albans, 109 and 86, beat Linwood, 97 and 85, by 13 runs. Spreydon, 63 and 125, beat Riccarton, 39 and 66, by 73 runs. West Christchurch beat Sumner by de |ydenham beat Christ’s College by def&New' Brighton beat Boys’ High School by default. THIRD GRADE B. East Christchurch beat St Beds’s by default. . . _ . . , Linwood A beat Linwood B by defa Riccarton beat St Andrew’s by defa Sydenham beat Christ’s College by default.