Batsmen Had Day Out At Wickets On Saturday.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18939, 9 December 1929, Page 4

Batsmen Had Day Out At Wickets On Saturday.

BRIGHT DISPLAYS INCLUDE TWO CENTURIES. BRIGHT BATTING marked the opening day’s play in the fifth series of senior cricket matches. Two centuries were scored, I. B. Cromb (Old Boys) making 113, and F. Smith (Linwood) 104. The games were watched by a gallery of spectators, which ‘ was larger than usual, the impending visit of the M.C.C. team no doubt being responsible to a large extent. Old Boys ran up the substantial total of 352 against Riccarton, giving a creditable display. Linwood put on 334 against East Christchurch and appear to have the match in hand. Sydenham’s total of 217 was nicely obtained, and West have not an easy task ahead of them. St Albans were disappointing.

HONOURS LIST. (Batting.) I. B. Cromb (O.B.) 113. F. Smith (L.) 104. W. E. Merritt, (O.B.) 89. C. Orchard (L.) 65. F. Capstick (S.) 53. R. 'Hastie (O.B.) 47. (Bowling.) S. Gibbs (R.), five wickets for 35 runs. T. Condliffe (W.), four for 39. A. R. Blank (E.C.), five for 72. S. G. Lester (0.C.), two for 9. W. J. V. Hamilton (0.C.), two for 11. F. Parsons (0.C.), 2 for 12. R. O. Talbot (0.C.), two for 27. OLD BOYS IN FORM. Old Boys gave the Riccarton fieldsmen an afternoon of leather hunting. Taking strike on a batsman’s wicket, Old Boys put up a display of forceful and bright batting, which was most pleasing to a large gallery of spectators. The outstanding feature of the day’s play was a fine opening partner.hip by Cromb and Merritt, this yieldng 165 runs. Both batsmen settled lown to work early, and knocked the loose balls away to the boundary. Merritt was the more vigorous, scoring faster than his partner. Cromb’s batting was sound, and in short time he had complete control of the bowling. Merritt also was at his ease. While boundaries were coming frequently, the batsmen also ran many nicelyjudged singles, their play in this direction giving the game an added interest. After an hour’s play, the board showed seventy runs. Riccarton at this stage became slack in their fielding, and gradually worked down into a rut of very poor standard. J. Powell !*?as virtually the only fieldsman who

<did consistent work, and his throwing in was of a standard far above that of his companions. The Riccarton field showed a big weakness in not backing up for overthrows, and in consequence Old Boys reaped a rich harvest. Merritt gave a chance shortly after getting his half-century, but settled down again, going steadily until reaching the eighties, when he began to waver. With 84 to his credit he gave a chance behind the stumps, and after adding five more runs to his total, went out lbw. There were nine fours included in his total of 89. Haines, the Riccarton skipper, tried many changes of attack, Powell, Gibbs, Roberts, Evans and Champness all taking turns with the ball in an effort to break up the partnership, and it was not until Rix was put on that the object was achieved. It was Rix who dismissed Merritt. In the same over Hobbs went for a “duck” to the same bowler. Cromb, however, continued steadily, scoring all round the wicket. Harris, who went in after Hobbs, was in a scoring mood, opening his shoulders to the loose ones. A smart onehanded catch by Roberts ended the new-comer’s career for twenty-four. Page was then associated with Cromb, and stayed with him while he passed the century. Cromb went on to score 113, when J. Powell held him smartly. Cromb’s total included seventeen fours. Dailey and Hastie made a stand after Page had been dismissed. Hastie batted vigorously, while Dailey, after taking a long time to get settled, gave the fieldsmen a lot of work. Hastie compiled 47. Gibbs, who had been put on after a long spell, was now bowling successfully. He broke up the Dalley-Hastie partnership with catches, then cleanbowled the next two batsmen. His fifth wicket was from a catch. Old Boys were a little more than three hours in getting their total of 352 runs. Haines and Gibbs opened for Riccarton, whose score at stumps was three runs without loss. POOR SHOWING BY ST ALBANS. St Albans put up a somewhat disappointing display against Old Collegians. The former, batting first, had made 137 by 5.15 p.m., a matter of about three hours’ play. Though there were some comparatively bright patches, generally the scoring was uninteresting. Old Collegians had a good stock of change bowlers, and variety in trundling was combined with fielding. Old Collegians had made 74 for two wickets when stumps were drawn for the day. Woods and Crawford, the opening batsmen for St Albans, set a steady rate of scoring until twenty went up on to the board. Then Burrough got dead on to the wicket when he was changed over to bowl from the south end. Burrough bowled three maiden overs in succession, and Parson and Talbot were also treated with respect. Woods's 23 was made with well-timed strokes, mainly through the slips and to fine leg. His opening patmership with Crawford realised 33 runs. Crawford was steady from the start, •though cautious even to bowling well j

off the wicket. After over an hour’s play he had only 20 to his credit. He was getting well “ set ” when he hit one hard to point. Parson was equal to the occasion and held the catch. Falloon opened with a string of seven singles, followed by a good four to long on, and two more fours, one of which went into the air over slips’ heads. He saw Pengelly and O’Brien dismissed before he was bowled by a slow one from G. L. Talbot. His total of 28 was compiled in good style, and was a very valuable addition to the team’s total. Another useful strike came from A. Saunders, who contributed 20 before a straight one from W. J. V. Hamilton found him w T ith a horizontal bat. Saunders was a slow scorer, but he made few errors in judgment. He partnered Cullen in a stand which put on 33.

R. O. Talbot and Burrough were the most frequent bowlers for Old Collegians. Talbot secured two wickets for 27, but Burrough, though he was most effective in keeping the rate of scoring down, failed to 'get a wicket. His three maiden overs were in succession. Parson, who took three wickets for 12, was treated with respect by the batsmen. Lester’s tally was two wickets for 9, and W. J. V. Hamilton’s two for 11. Old Collegians provided the sparkle of the afternoon with their batting. R. O. Talbot compiled a bright 25 in fast time. His opening partner, Chrystall, was steadier, yet at the same time he was not far behind Talbot in his rate of scoring. He had 36 to his credit when stumps were drawn, and Lester was also not out with 8. LINWOOD PLAY INTO GOOD POSITION. Linwood established a useful total in its first innings against East Christchurch at Lancaster Park. Two of their batsmen gave outstanding performances. F. Smith, who was at the wicket for 90 minutes for 104, hit about well, and although he had lives, he gave a good exhibition. C. Orchard made a whirlwind 65. On his arrival at the crease he hit out. and continued to do so through an innings which included three sixes and seven fours. His favourite locality for sixes was the new stand, where he placed each of them, one almost over

on pull from the north end to the short boundary. R. Read was another hitter. His score of 37, which he made in quick time, included eight fours, the rest being singles. Only three of the Linwood team failed to reach double figures. East Christchurch started off disastrously, losing two men for only 16 by the end of the day. Read got both wickets. A. R. Blank, who came on fairly late to bowl, immediately had the scoring reduced in speed, his slow, good length stuff keeping the batsmen very quiet. His figures were five for 72. He got all his wickets either caught or leg before, and showed his usual soundness in placing his field. W. Cunningham, who was helped by the strong wind, was getting a good deal of pace, but did not meet with much success. He bowled T 5 overs, taking two wickets for 78. J. Mills got the other two wickets for 41. A feaure of the game was the poor fielding of East. Time and again easy catches were dropped, and the ground work was patchv. The high, gusty wind might have had something to do with it. SYDENHAM MAKE 217. There might be found among the older members of the Sydenham Club a man who remembers a match in which a Sydenham team was noted for fast scoring. Nowadays Sydenham players have a name for very slow scoring, and on Saturday, in their match against West Christchurch, their innings occupied three and three-quar-ter hours, and in that time they com piled 217. Capstick, for instance, an old Waitaki player and recently a resident of Australia, where he took part in several important matches, batted two hours for 53. In the opinion of one of the spec tators, the team is too young, but that has little to do with it. Gasson gave the brightest display, so far as the spectators were concerned, and produced a useful 42 in very short time, ably partnered by Shackcl. Gasson’s score included two sixes. Seven or eight fours were also to his credit. Wallburton and Capstick put <p a conscientious but slow performance Seven bowlers were tried out against them but did not change their patience, although they took more liberties with Jefcoate and Moffat. At the start of the game, with Hahn and Wallburton at the wickets, things were painfully slow. Off the first eight overs, only 11 runs were scored, six of the overs be ing maidens. 0-1-0 the board read when Hahn left the field. Newman looked like getting intc action but was run out when, with Capstick, he attempted to run a five, j The end came quickly when Gasson

and Shackel were disposed of in the I same over and no stand was made i after that. I M’Menamin’s bowling was watched with interest following on his performances in the junior grades, but he was taken off after five overs when 24 runs had been chalked up against him Condliffe had most success among the bowlers, taking four for 39. Hayes and Alexander shared the remaining wickets. The fielding of the West Christchurch team was not particularly efficient. Several chances were missed in the outfield and the general fielding could have been considerably improved on. THE LOWER GRADES. SECOND. (A Section.) At Hagley Park, Sydenham, 123 (J. Dawson 28, S. Shackel 24 and M. Patrick 15), met Old Boys’ A. 143 for four wickets (G. Stringer 24, W. Vincent 22. L. D. Page 21, G. Dryden 28 not out and A. Harris 23 not out). At College Ground, Christ’s College, 470 fc-r five wickets (A. J. Aitken 254, B. Morris 66, A. P. Monteath 44, E. Hitchings 40), met Riccarton A. At Elmwood Park, St Albans A, 196 (P. Pope 45, Allen 25, O’Brien 24, Payne 24, Johns 23 and North 19), met Old Collegians, 46 for four wickets. (B Section.) At Lancaster Park, Old Boys’ B, 300 (M. Graham 67, J. Moffat 63, A. S. Jacobs 35, N. Bates 30, H. V. Thorne 2S and H. Parton 22), met East Christchurch, 61 for four wickets (K. Wilson 31 not out and J. Rollinson 21). At Hagley Park, St Albans B, 343 (P Martin 91, J. M’Cree 86. D. Angus 48, A. Wright 40 and J. Martin 20), met West Christchurch, 9 for one wicket. At New Brighton, Riccarton B, 164 (Robertson 48 and Andrews 23), met New Brighton, 50 for two wickets. THIRD GRADE. (A Section.) St Albans, 163, met Linwood, 48 for one wicket. Riccarton A, 271 (Butters 111 and Bunt 86), met Old Boys, 35 for no wickets. Christ’s College beat St Bede’s by default. Sydenham. 102 (Vine 28, Sturge 21). met Boys’ High School, 149 (Gill 27, Hadley 25, I. M’Donald 25). (B Section.) Merivale, 358 (Dickie 105), met East Christchurch, 42. Spreydon, 213, met Christ’s College, 116 for three wickets. Old Boys, 107, met Riccarton, 233 for five wickets. FOURTH GRADE. •(A Section.) Riccarton A, 153, met St Andrew’s, 157. Sumner beat St Bede’s by default. (B Section.) Old Collegians, 141, beat New Brighton, 38 and 55, by an innings and 4S Merivale, 207, met Linwood, 9 for one wicket. Sydenham, 122 and 55 for three wickets, met Riccarton B, 61. FIFTH GRADE. Christ’s College, 144, met Old Boys, 138 for four wickets. Linwood, 333 (N. Priest 133 not out), met Sydenham, 24 for no wickets. Boys’ High School, 146, beat Riccarton, 11 and 109, by an innings and 26 runs. St Andrew’s, 40 and 114 (Minson 59), lost to Boys’ High School, 183 for eight wickets (Blackwell 42). SIXTH GRADE. St Albans, 244 for eight wickets, beat Sydenham, 144, by 100 runs cn the first innings. Y.M.C.A. A, 141, beat Y.M.C.A. B, 65 and 44, by an innings and 30 runs. Boys’ High School B, 132, beat Boys’ High School A, 118, by 14 runs on the first innings.

SUBURBAN TEAMS ENTER FIFTH ROUND OF SENIOR COMPETITION.

The fifth round of the Suburban Cricket Association’s competitions were commenced on Saturday. Scoring was low at Sunnyside, where Working Men’s Club batted first and were dismissed for 108. Sunnyside replied with 105. Marist failed badly against the bowling of Council, and were dismissed for 73, J. Roach 46 not out being the only batsman to make a showing. Council put up a big score, having compiled 368 for the loss of six wickets when pla.y ceased. R, Chinnery hit up 16S in good style, and three sixes and twenty-five fours were included in his. score. D. Quaid 53 not out batted well, and J. Gordon 36, G. Newton 37 and C. Quaid 31 were the other chief scorers. Beckenham batted well to score 346 against S-hirley Brooks made 87, E. Cummins 52 not out and J. Clarkson 5S also did well. At stumps Shirley had made 73 for two wickets. BECKENHAM V. SHIRLEY. Beckenham made the big score of 34 6 against Shirley at Beckenham Park. E. Brooks 87, E. Cummins 52 not out, J. Clarkson 58 and N. Stokes 37 were the principal scorers. W. Sweeney was Shirley’s best bowler, capturing five wickets for 87 runs. Shirley put on 73 for the loss of two wickets, I. Fraser being the highest scorer with a total of 32. Scores: BECKENHAM. First Innings. N. Stokes, b Sweeney 37 E. Brookes, lbw b Cummings .!.!!! S 7 H. Lilburne, c Taylor b Kington . . 29 J. Clarkson, c Pitt b Sweeney 5S W. Rushbridge, c Taylor b Sweeney 19 E. Cummins, not out 52 C. Wilson, b Pitt 0 L. Kent, c Taylor b Sweeney 7 S. Besley, b Sweeney 7 C. Harper, b Pitt 5 A. Lilburne, c Brain b Colthart .... 30 Extras is Total 346 Bowling analysis—R. Colthart, 5 overs, 43 runs, 1 wicket; A. Pitt, 15 overs, 2 maidens, 94 runs, 2 wickets; W. Sweeney, 16 overs, 87 runs, 5 wickets; L. Kington, 5 overs, 34 runs, 1 wicket: R. Husband, 1 over, 29 runs; C. Brain, 4 overs, lp runs; E. Cummings, 3 overs, 19 runs, 1 wicket. SHIRLEY. First Innings. R. Colthart, b Besley 13 I. Fraser, b Besley 32 E. Taylor, not out 12 L. Kington, not out 3 Extras 13 Total for two wickets ...» 73 SUNNYSIDE V. W.M.C. Working Men’s Club opened with W. West and H. King, but the wickets began to fall early. Six were down for 38 when P. Peacock and H. Trustrum got together, and the partnership was the only bright spot in the innings. It produced 55 runs. Trustrum played his best inriings this season for 38, and Peacock placed 27 to his credit. Melvin, 10. was the only other double figure scorer, and the innings closed for 108. D. Cocks rind G. Roberts opened for Sunnyside, the former reaching 16 off Gray’s first over, but succumbing to French with 18 on the board. Langford and Gordon were dismissed cheaply, but Hartley joined Roberts, and the score reached 61 before a separation was effected. Roberts played a nice innings for 43, and Thompson hit up 18 in good style. The later batsmen all fell into a trap set by Mills bowling leg theory, and the innings realised only 105. W.M.C. commenced their second innings, and at stumps had lost -five wickets for 26. Scores:— W.M.C. First Innings. W. West, c Gordon b Langford .... 6 H. King, b Sincock 0 F. French, l> Langford 3 P. Peacock, c White b Roberts .... 27 W. Lee, b Sincock 3 W. Melvin, b Langford 10 J. Flood, b Sincock ] ft. Trustrum, c Sincock b Langford 38 J. Gray, c and b Roberts n J. Forrester, c Sincock b Roberts.. 0 H. Mills, not out 3 Extras 12 Total 10s Bowling analysis—T. Sincock, S overs 29 runs, 3 wickets; R. Langford, 30 .‘i overs, 41 runs, 4 wickets; L. Gordon, 4 overs, S runs; G. Roberts, 6 overs 10 runs, 3 wickets. Second Innings. F. Brench, 1) Sincock 4 W. West, c Hartley b Langford . . . e H. King, lbw b Langford ’ (j P. Peacock, not out ’ 11 H. Trustrum, lbw b Sincock ....’* j W. Melvin, b Sincock ’ 4 Total for five wickets .... 26

SUNNYSIDE. First Innings. D. Cocks, b French Ifi G. Roberts, c Melvin b Mills .... 43 R. Langford, b Gray 3 L. Gordon, b Gray J J. Hartley, c Lee b Gray r > H. Thompson, c Gray b Mills E. Barnes, b Gray 2 L. Watson, c and b Mills -, T. Sincock, c French fo Mills r. W. Ellis, c French b Mills x J. White, not out 4 Extras 1 Total 104 Bowling analysis—J. Gray, 9 overs, 4 8 runs, 4 wickets; F. French, 3 overs, 16 runs, 1 wicket; H. Mills, 6 overs, 41 runs, 5 wickets. CITY COUNCIL V. MARIST. With F. Horwell bowling in his best style, Marist made only 73 in their first innings against Council. J. Roach laid the wood on well to get 46 not out. Horwell met with an overdue measure of success, getting eight wickets for 3 2 runs. C. Quaid and R. Chinnery gave Council a good start, and 113 were on the board when Quaid was bowled. Another good partnership, between Chinnery and Newton, saw 104 runs added for the fourth wicket, when Chinnery was finely caught by Roach after a bright innings for 168. The latter batsmen opened out. to the Marist bowling, and at stumps the score was 36S for six wickets. Scores:— MARIST. First Innings. M. Noonan, b Harry S A. O’Connor, b Horwell 2 J. Coomber, b Horwell 3 C. Flood, lbw b Horwell 0 W. M’Donnell, b Horwell 0 J. Roach, not out 46 J. Jones, b Horwell 0 Li. M’Menamin, b Horwell 1 G. Waine, st Heslip b Newton .. 10 T. Loose, b Horwell ' 1 R. Jones, b Horwell 0 Extras 1 Total 73 Bowling analysis—F. Horwell, S overs, 1 maiden, 32 runs, 8 wickets; A. Harry, 6 overs, 3 maidens, 12 runs, 1 wicket; G. Newton, 1 over, 18 runs, 1 wicket. CITY COUNCIL. First Innings. R. Chinnery, c Roach b M’Donnell 16S C. Quaid, b M’Donnell 31 L. Athfleld, c R. Jones b M’Donnell 8 A. Harry, b Jones 2 D. Quaid, not out 53 G. Newton, b M’Donnell 37 J. Gordon, c and b Roach 86 W. Smythe, not out 5 Extras 28 Total for six wickets 368 THE LOWER GRADES. SENIOR B. Woolston, 239 (W. Reeves 40, W. Hopkins 51, R. Potter 32, S. Reeves 22. H. Nuttridge 30), met Railway, 55 for two wickets (P. O’Callaghan 32 not out). W Aitken, three for 33, and J. Hattersley, two for 16, bowled best for Railway. Phillipstown, 37 (Henderson 21), met Beckenham, 128 for four wickets (W. Lawson, jun., 36 not out, L. Carlyle 20 not out, R. Griffiths 20, A. Vivian 16). S. Cawtheray, five for 12, and L. Carlyle, four for 22, took the wickets for Beckenham. Green’s, 300 for five wickets (Gillard 97, F. Pitt 63, Clegg 71 not out, H. French 29), batted all the afternoon against St Albans. JUNIOR A. D.1.C., 170 (Ockleshaw 69, C. Hampton 83), met Mairehau, 140 for four wickets (Lisle 62, S. Oakley 26 not out). Wilson and J. R. Walter bowled well for Mairehau. Shirley, 144 (Streeter 53, Cowper 42, Howarth 15, Drake 12) and 16 for two wickets, met Gas Company, 100 (Christian 35, Tamplin 16, Wise 12). For Gas Company. Smith took six wickets for 44 runs, and for Shirley Deans took four for 47 and Donovan four for 24. St Albans, 189 (A. Day 32, J. Grimwood 25), met Templeton, 113 for nine wickets (C. Smith 32 not out, S. Bush 26). T. Watkinson, six for 42, and Jones, two for 18, bowled best for St Albans, and C. Voice, three for 33, and Kempthorne, four for 24, for Templeton. JUNIOR B. City Council 75 ("Wilson 31) and 30 for two wickets (J. Lee 26 not out), met W.M.C., 198 (Matthews 44, M'Laughlin 44, Anderson 25, Bicknell 21, Fife 19). For W.M.C. M’Laughlin took three wickets for 12 runs, and for Council, Quinn took six for 28. Marist, 138 (Geary 73, Foster 12), met Harewood, S 9 for six wickets (W..Sisson 31, N. Donovan 16). Thompson, four for 19, bowled well for Harewood, and Harper for Marist. Beckenham, in the first innings against Green’s, made 74 (Hurcombe 10, Heath 16). Bowling for Green’s M’Laughlan took three wickets for 13, F. Pitt three for 17, French two for 23, and G. Pitt two for 20. Green’s made 187 for seven .wickets (E. Keenan 37, Elstob 22, F. Pitt 52 not out, G. Pitt 55, E. Hawkins 12). Bowling for Beckenham, Robertson. took three wickets for S. THIRD GRADE. Marist, 128 (O’Malley 35, J. Steere 32), beat Shirley, 126 (Agassiz 41 not out, A. Walker 20), by two runs on the. first innings. A Walker, four for 23, and D. Walker, three for 11, bowled best for Shirley, and J. Steere, five for 65, for Marist. Shirley B, 102 (Weekes 23. Bissett 18) and 28 for four wickets dec., beat Beckenham B, 3S and four for IS, by 64 runs on the first innings. Weekes, five for 8 and three for 14, bowled best for Shirley, and Roach, four for 16, for Beckenham. Stewart’s Gully, 71 (Gimblett 22) and 24 (Cordell 11), beat Railway, 45 (Bellamy 16) and 45 (Galvin 23), by 5 runs. Babbage, four for 14 and three for 11, bowled well for Railway, and Holland, six for 21 and five for 8, and Robb three for 22, for Stewart’s Gully. Harewood, 63 (Christiansen 24, Stokes 20), beat Cambridge, 25, by 38 runs on the first innings. Currie and Stokes bowled well for Harewood and Trotter for Cambridge. W.M.C., against Beckenham, made 91 in the first innings (F. Sales 21, J. Matthews 27). Bowling for Beckenham, Sollitt took four wicketts for 42 and Sanders three for 22. Beckenham in the first innings scored 219 for eight wickets (V. Coombes 62, Warman 37, Dawe 24). NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. Following are the results of Saturday’s play in the North Canterbury Association’s competitions:— SENIORS. At Oxford, Woodend 118 (E. J. Little 60, B. Templeton 13, T. Gibbs 11, A. Smith 10), met Oxford, 145 for four wickets (R. Southgate 53 not out, A. Rossiter 31, H. Feary 30, A. Ellis 19, C. Feary 8 not out). Bowling for Oxford, Southgate took four wickets for 13 runs, S. Glew two for 14, Ellis two for 18 and Rossiter two for 24. On the home ground, Rangiora 119 (F. Me hr tens 68, K. Hawkins 13. R. A. Scott 11). met Loburn, 125 for three wickets (M’Beath 58 not out, P. Pulley 18). For Loburn, G Smith took five wickets for 6 runs, P. Pulley five for 20, and Bennett one for 31. At Oust, Amberley, 125 (C. Adams 53, Mayo 27, L. Rhodes 15, F. Adams 12), met Cust, 42 for three wickets (E. Smith 22 not out). Bowling for Cust, E. Smith took five wickets for 34 runs, W. Sail four for 40, and Love one for 20. • JUNIOR A. At Swannanoa, Eyreton B, 254 (N. Cherry 103 retii'ed G. Winter 45, O. Smith 39, F. Merrin 13, W. Ashe 11), drew with Swannanoa. 86 for three wickets (J. M’Hugh 20 W. Fidler 12, W. M’Hugh 12 not out, F. M’Hugh 12). 11. Winter, E. Verrall and M. Fidler were the best bowlers for Swannanoa, and N. Cherry was the best for Eyreton. JUNIOR B. Loburn, 123 for three wickets declared (Kempthorne 16, F. Hill, sen., 31, Hoskins 56 not out), secured a two-point win against Woodend, 22 and 86 for six wickets (Cutler 28, Green 18, Moody 3 7). Eder and Moody were Woodend's best bowlers, and Hoskins, Greenwood and Crol’t were best for Loburn. FIRMS MATCH. BEATH AND CO. v. TRAMWAYS. Playing at St Albans Park, Beatli and Co. defeated Christchurch Tramways by 91 runs to 63. For Beatli and Co.. L. Westgarth made 24, C. Slierrard 23, and A. Jackson 11. H. Bastion took eight wickets for 31 runs, and C. Slierrard two for 11. For Tramways, E. Griffiths made -1 and A. Cook 16. J. Dawson took six wickets for 28 runs.

IN OTHER PLACES, Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, December 8. The fifth round of matches in the Auckland Cricket Association’s senior championship concluded on Saturday in showery weather, which caused a late start and a couple of adjournments during the afternoon. Rain prevented play at North Shore between the home team and Eden. Other matches resulted: — Parnell, 189 and 136 for two wickets (Wensley 74 not out), beat University. For Parnell Wensley took six wickets for 56. . , . Ponsonby, 158 and 76 for two wickets (Monteith 42), beat United Suburbs, 78 and 54 for two wickets. For Ponsonby, Roy took four wickets for 34 and Finlayson four for 20. * Grafton, 216, and Y.M.C.A., 215 for eight wickets, played an exciting draw. For Y.M.C.A. Elliott made 70 and Riddolls 52. _ . 0 WELLINGTON, December 8. Senior cricket results:—Institute, 558 for five wickets (declared), drew with Wellington, 376 for six clared), beat Midland, 226. Kilbirnie, 313, beat Petone, 163 and 118 for five wickets. , Old Boys, 257, beat Hutt, 155 and 197. Following were the best pertormances;—Batting: W. F. Airey (Wellington) 119, R. Morgan (Wellington) 91 not out, K. C. James (Old Boys) 88, H. Watson (Hutt) 83 not out, W. A. Baker (Midland) 69. Bowling: W. Tucker (Kilbirnie), five wickets for 62 runs; W. Duncan (Old Boys), five for 62 Championship Table-—Kilbirnie, 18 points; University and Hutt, 17 points each; Petone, Wellington, Institute and Old Boys, 16 points each; Midland, 12 points. DUNEDIN, December 8. Cricket matches were played on sodden wickets on Saturday, and further rain caused an early adjournment. Grange, playing Carisbrook, made 129 (M’Mullan 52, Boyd 38). Dunning took five wickets for 58 runs, Aitken two for 13, and Blunt two for 30. _ Old Boys met Dunedin and made 98 (A. W. Alloo 50). M’Gregor took six wickets for 48 runs. Dunedin made 7 without the loss of a wicket. Christian Brothers, playing Albion, lost three wickets for 79 runs. Silver took three wickets for 19 runs.

BOYS’ ASSOCIATION

GOOD PERFORMANCES IN FINAL ROUND. On Saturday, the twelfth and final round of games took place in the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association’s 1929 competitions. The wickets were in firstclass condition, and, the outfields being fast, some excellent scores were registered in all grades. Two centuries were recorded, these going to W. J. Harding (103), of the Technical College fourth grade team, and R. E. Thomas (106 retired), of the same school’s fifth grade team. The latter player also secured a “ hat trick.” As all games are up to date, the results of the various competitions are now available. The winners of the five grades are as follows, the names of the runners-up in each case being given in parentheses:—First grade (under sixteen years), Technical College A (St Andrew’s College); second grade (under fifteen years), Boys’ High School A (St Bede’s College A): third grade (under fifteen years). Technical College B (Boys’ High School B); fourth grade (under fourteen years), St Bede’s College A (Technical College A); fifth grade (under fourteen years), Technical College B (Boys’ High School B). The competition this year has been exceptionally keen, and it is noteworthy that no team got through the season undefeated. The Boys’ High School A team, which won the second grade, lost no fewer than three games and drew another one. The following were the results of the games on Saturday:— FIRST GRADE. (Under sixteen years.) Playing at the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital corner, Technical College A, 141 (W. C. Sutherland 61 and W. H. Hannigan 40 not out) for six wickets defeated Boys’ High School A, 96 (F. W. Walter 23), by four wickets and 80 runs on the first innings. W. C. Sutherland, five wickets for 32 runs, bowled well for Technical College A. At the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital corner, West Christchurch District High School 130 (T. B. Burtt 88) for six wickets declared, defeated St Andrew’s College, 47 (E. L. Hatherley 19), by 83 runs on the first innings. N. Tooraey, seven wickets for 25 runs, and R. Ensor, four for 55, bowled best for their respective teams. At the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital corner, Christ’s College B, 14S (J. D. Maling 67, R. Burbury 32 and H. C. Acton-Adams 31) for three wickets, defeated Technical College B, 131 (S. Godfrey 34 and W. Clark 33) by seven wickets and 17 runs on the first innings. P. M. Harper, four wickets for 32 runs, bowled well for Christ’s College B. At the Boys’ Association ground. Hospital corner, High School Old Boys, 125 (B. W. Colwill 62 not out) for seven wickets declared, drew with Christ's College A, 95 (B. W. Kain 38) for five wickets. R. F. Dobson, four wickets for 3 8 runs, bowled well for High School Old Boys. Boys’ High School B had the bye. The following were the final positions in the grade:—Technical College A, 565 points; St Andrew’s College 405 points, Christ’s College B, 37 points; Boys’ High School A, 36 points; High School Old Boys, 235 points; Technical College B, 21 points; West Christchurch District High School, 20 points; Christ’s College A, 185 points; Boys’ High School B, 11 points. The winning team, Technical College A, lost one match, this being their first match against Boys’ High School, in which the latter team secured a fourpoint win. West Christchurch District High School, Christ’s College A and Christ’s College B entered the competition late. SECOND GRADE. (Under fifteen years). Playing at the St Bede's College ground, JNorthcote, St Bede's College A, 143 (E. Malley 33 and J. Boland 31 not out) for six wickets declared, defeated Riccarton, 74 (J. Shaw 24) and 36, by an innings and 33 runs. I. T. Costello, four wicisets for 17 runs and four for 18, bowled well for St Bede’s College A. At the Christ’s College cricket ground, Christ’s College A, 122 (A. K. B. Williams 86 not out) for four wickets declared, drew with Boys’ High School A, 50 (E. L. Blackmore 20 not out) for two wickets. At the Technical College ground, Ensor’s Road, Christ’s College B, 117 (G. D. Haggitt 39), defeated Technical College A. 103 (I. H. G. Wilson 38) by 14 runs on the first innings. I. H. G. Wilson, four wickets for 26 runs, bowled best for Technical College A, whilst G. W. Alison, four for 32, was the most successful bowler for Christ’s College B. St Andrew's College A had a bye. The following were the final positions m the grade:—Boys’ High School A, 455 points; St Bede’s College A, 45 points; St Andrew’s College A, 355 points; Christ’s College A, 32 points; Technical College A, 29 points; Christ’s College B, 26 points; Riccarton, 21 points. The winners, Boys’ High School A, lost three matches and drew one. Their losses were against St Bede’s College A (by default), Riccarton and Christ’s College B, and their drawn game was against Christ's College A. The run-ners-up, St Bede’s College A, who at the finish were only half a point behind the winnersj suffered defeat on four occasions. their losses being against St Andrew's College A, Boys’ High School A, Christ’s College A (by default) and Christ’s College B. Christ’s College A and Christ’s College B entered the competition late. THIRD GRADE. (Under Fifteen Years.) Playing at the Technical College ground, Ensor’s Road, Technical College B, 124 (C. Andrews 22), defeated Cathedral Grammar School, 43, by 81 runs on the first innings. C. H. Gray, five wickets for 48 runs, bowled best for Cathedra] Grammar School, whilst J. Hunter, four for 7, was the most successful with the Uiill for Technical C °At S the St Bede’s College ground, Northcote, St. Andrew s College B, 5 7 (A. Williamson 20) for four wickets declared, defeated St Bede’s College B 32 and 96 (J. Bourke 36) for live wickets, by 35 runs on the first innings. At the Boys’ High School ground, Straven Road, Boys’ High School B, 112 (C Merrett 51), defeated West Christchurch district High School, 92 (L. E. Orr 25), by 20 runs on the first innings, (i Mnoar five wickets lor 24 runs, bowled best for Boys’ High School B whilst ■p nose four tor la, and L. bosney, Four for’ 29 also bowled well for West rniris rchurch District High School. Christ-" College C had the bye. -The following are the final positions the era cle: Technical College B, 54 drew’s College B. 031 * 16 ' dial Grammar Sefioo , _ 1

luiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimimiimnmiiiiiiinniimiimiimiinixiiim Tlie winning team, Technical College B, lost two matches, their two defeats being against West Christchurch District High School and Boys’ High School B. Christ’s College C and Cathedral Grammar School entered the competition late. FOURTH GRADE. (Under Fourteen Years.) Playing at the Christ’s College cricket ground, St Bede’s College A, 125 (P. Gifford 66) for five wickets, defeated Christ’s College A, 50 (B. Morris 24), by 75 runs on the first innings. E. Hall four wickets for 15 runs, bowled well for St Bede’s College A. Riccarton won by default from West Christchurch Cricket Club. At the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital Corner, Technical College A, 189 (W. J. Harding 103) defeated Boys’ High School A, 56 (J. H. Keys 18) by 133 runs on the first innings. C. G. Roberts, five wickets for 20 runs, and L. G. P. Purdue, four for 28, were the most successful bowlers for their respective teams. . . West Christchurch District High School had the bye. The following were the final positions in the grade: St Bede's College A, 61 points; Technical College A, 54 points; Boys’ High School A, 42 points; West Christchurch District High School, 28 points; Christ’s College A, 22 points; Riccarton, 12 points; "West Christchurch Cricket Club, 12 points. Christ’s College A entered late, and West Christchurch Cricket Club withdrew before the finish of the competition. „ , , _ The winning team, St Bede s College A, lost one match, this being their return game with Technical College A, the run-ners-up, who, although undefeated in the second series, were beaten in the first matches against Boys’ High School A and St Bede’s College A. FIFTH GRADE. (Under Fourteen Years.) Playing at the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital Corner, Boys’ High School B, 109 (D. E. Dalzell, 38) for five wickets declared, defeated Cathedral Grammar School, 35 (C. Paterson 10) and 49 (A. E. Boulton 16), by an innings and 25 runs. A. B. MacCallum, three wickets for eight runs, and three for 9, and A. S. White, three for 21, and three for 4, bowled well for Boys’ High School B, whilst Robert Frizzell, four for 36, was the most successful bowler for Cathedral Grammar School. At the St Bede’s College ground, Nortlicote, St Andrew’s College, 50 (T. Lawrence 18) defeated St Bede’s College B, 38, bv 12 runs on the first innings. D. Hammond, five wickets for 17 runs, bowled best for St Andrew’s College, whilst D. F. Lagan, four for 8, was the most successful with the ball for St Bedels College B. At the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital Corner, Technical College B, 185 (R. E. Thomas 106 retired), defeated Christ’s College B, 75 (T. Mackenzie, 18) and 46 (J. O’Brien 12) for five wickets by 110 runs on the first innings. R. E. Thomas, six wickets for 40 runs (including “hat-trick”), and five for 19, howled very well for Technical College B. Linwood had the bye. The following are the final positions in the grade: Technical College B, 61 points; Boys’ High School B, 421 points; Linwood, 31 i points; cathedral Grammar School, 30i points; St Andrew’s College, 301 points; Christ’s College B, 29 points; St Bede’s College B, 18 points. Christ’s College B entered late, and Linwood withdrew before the finish of the competition. The winners, Technical College B, lost one match, this being against Linwood in the first series. POSTPONED MATCHES. During the week, a couple of postponed games also took place, these bringing the whole of the competition up to date. In the third grade, playing at the Boys' High School ground, Straven Road, Boys’ High School B, 77 (G. K. Malcolmson 19) defeated Cathedral Grammar School, 45 (C. H. Gray 19) by 32 runs on the first innings. G. Mooar, five wickets for 9 runs, bowled well for Boys’ High School B. In the fifth grade, playing at the Boys’ Association ground, Hospital 'Corner, Technical College B, 154 (E. O. Metcalf 68, and G. C. Farmer 57 retired), defeated Cathedral Grammar School, 10 and 73 (A. E. Boulton 25). R. E. Thomas, five wickets for 2 runs, and five for 17, and E. H. Johnston, four for 8 and four for 9, bowled well for Technical College B. TRIAL MATCHES. A trial match for the first grade players is to commence this afternoon at Hospital Corner at 4 p.m. Any boys who are working will be exempted from attendance at 4 p.m., but must put in an appearance as soon as possible after 5 p.m. The game is to be resumed on Tuesday at the same time. Each school or club must provide sufficient material for its own players, whilst boys appointed as captains must bring a scorebook, and wicketkeepers must bring gloves. The following teams have been selected for this match:— A team—G. R. Clemens, F. W. Walter. L. A. Rich, M. Airey (captain), G. B Eatliorne, W. J. Leonard, G. Orchard, T W. Bowes, L. Rankin (Boys’ High School), B. W. Col will, R. F. Dobson, H. C, Pearce, D. L. Jacobs (High School Old Boys), D. H. Skerten (wicketkeeper) and N. Toomey (West Christchurch District High School). B team—E. L. Hatherley, T. Wilson, L. R. M’Kae, G. W. Flint (St. Andrew’s College), W. C. Sutherland, W. H. Han nigan. G. G. W. Smith, A. T. Boddington, W. Clark, D. Johnston (captain and wicket-keeper), J. Mallinson (Technica College), T. B. Burtt, J. H. Holt, L Oliffe, C. R. Toombes and R. M. Faulls (West Christchurch District High School). The second, third, fourth and fifth grades trial matches, which commenced last Thursday, are to be continued on Tuesday, play beginning in each case at 4 p.m The same arrangements will hold in connection with the supplying of material.