Cricket.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18992, 11 February 1930, Page 6

Cricket.

SUBURBAN NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Perfect weather again favoured the continuation of the Suburban Cricket Association matches on Saturday. The wickets were fast and in good order. Sunnvside maintained their lead of two points by defeating City Council by ten wickets. Beckenham retained second place by defeating W.M.C., the latter also being again short-handed. Shirley secured a three-pointer over Marist and gained their first win of the season. HONOURS LIST. Batting.

SHIRLEY v MARIST. Marist were unable to complete their first innings strike against Shirley owing to two men being absent. Shirley made every post a winning post in their second innings, and left Marist a hopeless task when they put on 166 for four wickets. The outfield was much faster than on the previous Saturday. W. Sweeney and I. Fraser opened for Shirley and they soon settled down. Sweeney did most of the scoring. Fraser being content to keep his end up. Sweeney was the first to go after a great knock which included three sixes. He was bowled by Sheehy after compiling 82, and one wicket was down for 104. Fraser went soon after, being Ibw to Sheehy. He had played a stubborn innings for his 17. R. Husband and B. Pitt made 8 each, and R. Colthart and E. Taylor brought the score to 166 for four wickets, when E. Cummings declared the innings closed. Colthart was unbeaten with 19 to his .credit, and Taylor was IS not out. This left Marist with 196 runs to make in about two hours’ play. Bowling for Marist, B. Sheehy emerged with an average of three for 35. He obtained excellent pace off the pitch, and his performance, taken all round, was a very good one. J. Roach and N. Gillespie were the opening batsmen for Marist. After a succession of exciting short runs, Gillespie was run out with the score at 17. The next wicket fell without any addition to the score. J. M’Carten joined Roach and a good partnership ensued. They gave a nice display of running between wickets, and added 53 before Roach was taken behind the wickets by Aris off Sweeney’s bowling. Roach had scored a capital 37. The next wicket fell soon after with the score 72 for four. G. Waine was the next man in, but it was not long before he was dismissed by a splendid catch by B. Pitt, off Colthart’s bowling. He had scored 10. J. Jones and M’Carten added 11 runs when M’Carten was caught by Colthart off Sweeney’s bowling. M’Carten, except for an occasional uppish stroke, played a sound innings for 23. The next wicket fell without any addition to the score, but L. M.’Menamin and Jones added 10 for the last wicket, before Jones was beaten all the way by one from Pitt, and the innings closed for 103, Marist batting two men short. W. Sweeney was the most successful bowler for Shirley, capturing five wickets for 35 runs. B. Pitt, one for 31, and R. Colthart, one for 30, took the remaining wickets. BECKENHAM v W.M.C. Facing a deficit of 42 on the first innings, W.M.C. opened with Peacock and Flood to the bowling of Lilburne and Besley. The batsmen jumped into their stride quickly and 25 runs were on the board before Peacock succumbed to Besley. Flood carried on with Mills, the pair giving a sound display. It looked as if they were set for a big score when Flood was dismissed for 33 after a good knock. Harper got FI. King next ball and three were down for 56. J. Gray batted well but at 65 Mills went, after a quiet 15. W. Lee held his end up for Gray to carry the score to 95, but with Gray’s dismissal for a quickly-scored 34, the end soon came and batting three short the side made 104. W. Skelton did well with the ball, getting four for 28. A. Shand and J. Clarkson opened for Beckenham and batting briskly and correctly knocked up the runs required in three-quarters of an hour. Clarkson got 36 and Shand, who started slowly, reached 30. The ground at Beckenham Park was in good order and all the grounds had the boundary lines clearly marked, a feature which could well be adopted on the other grounds. COUNCIL v SUNNYSIDE. With 63 on for the loss of seven wickets Council resumed their first innings with J. Gordon five not out and A. Harry. Thompson bowled the latter with his first ball. M. Wilson followed, but with five runs added Gordon was run out and nine wickets were down for 68. Wilson was shaping well and looked like making a score but I lor well, the last man, hit out at everything and finally played

one from Kingsford on to his wicket when the score was 80. Thompson bowled well, in fifteen overs securing five wickets for 37 runs. Langford secured three for 27. Being over one hundred behind on the first innings, Council followed on, opening with J. Gordon and R. Chinnery,\ but the former’s luck was well out as he was again run out when the score was five. Chinnery and C. Quaid carried the score to 16, when Thompson beat Quaid all the way. Wilson came in and at 22 was caught by Hartley off Thompson with three to his credit. W. Smythe, who partnered Chinnery, went for the bowling and the score reached 61 when Chinnery was caught by Roberts off Thompson after a good knock which produced 25. D. Quaid got a couple of singles and then gave an easy chance to Thompson off Langford. L. Athfield followed but soon lost Smythe, who had batted forcefully for 33. Athfield and Harry took the score to 85, the latter being caught by Roberts after scoring 11. Hcrwell again paid the penalty of hitting out and played Thompson on when he had scored 11 with a six and five singles. Wilder got half a dozen and then gave Roberts a chance off Thompson and he accepted his third catch of the innings. Nine were down for 111 when Merrin joined Athfield. who had been batting quietly and the last wicket stand by the pair was a good effort. Merrin batted briskly and had 20 to his credit, including four fours, when Sincock got him with a beauty and the innings closed for 140, leaving Sunnyside 39 to make to win. Thompson again secured a good average with the ball, getting seven wickets for 87 runs in fourteen overs, while R. Langford got two for 45 and Sincock 1 for 0. Sunnyside’s ground fielding was good but several chances were missed. J. Hartley behind the stumps gave a good exhibition and in the two innings, which totalled 220, there were only nine byes. With 39 to make to win D. Cocks and G. Roberts opened and were unbeaten when the total reached 46. Next Saturday’s game between the two leaders, Sunnyside and Beckenham, should be keen and close, as with Beckenham only two points behind the leaders it is the most important of the season. LOWER GRADE POINTS. The following are the points gained by the Junior A and lower grade teams up till January 25; Junior A.—Gas Co. 15, Shirley 15, Templeton 11, D.I.C. 9, Mairehau 6, St. Albans 0. Junior B.—Marist 15, W.M.C. 15, Harewood 14, Riccarton 9, Camb.-idge 9, Council 6, Greens 6, Beckenham 3. Third Grade.—Beckenham A 22, Railway 19, Marist 19, Stewart’s Gully 17,

W.M.C. 17, Shirley A 17, Harewood 17, Shirley B 16, Cambridge 6, Beckenham B 2.

JUNIOR NOTES.

Good weather conditions again prevailed on Saturday, when a further round of the junior competition was concluded. In the A section Sydenham, who beat Riccarton A by seven wickets, were the only team to secure a three-point win. At Hagley Park, St Albans, who required 313 runs to get a first innings lead on Old Boys, batted

too carefully and haa scored 216 for eight wickets when stumps were drawn. Old Collegians scored a two-point win beating Boys* High School by 13 runs on the first innings. In the B section, St Albans B, who made 229 in their first innings, scored a two-point win over Riccarton B, who totalled 194 in the first strike. East Christchurch created a surprise by defeating Rangiora, who had won fairly easily 'when they met before. East made 268 in their first innings, but Rangiora could only put on 195. West Christchurch, who made 216, also scored a two-point win over Linwood, who made 179. At, New Brighton, Old Boys secured a three-point win bjfour wickets, scoring 117 and 87 for six wickets, to 78 and 120. BATTING HONOURS. J. Logie (St Albans A) 94 :> D. M’Laughlin (Linwood) 61* H. Kippenberger (Rangiora) .... 60 H. Armstrong (St Albans A) .... 53 A. I. Cottrell (Old Collegians) 50 J. Hay (New Brighton) 4S* D. Upton (East Christchurch) .. 42 M. Graham (Riccarton B) 39 F. Gurnsev (Riccarton B) 37 W. J. Brittenden (Boys’ Fligh School) 36* A. S. Jacobs (Old Boys B) 32 A. Park (East Christchurch) .... 31 * Not out. A SECTION. Old Boys A put on the big score of 312 for seven wickets against St Albans A and declared. The latter, however, did not show much dash, and batted for about two hours in making the first fifty runs. Off Mulcock’s first seven overs two runs were scored, there being five maidens, while Harris bowled seven maiden overs in succession. 11. Armstrong and J. Logie formed a sound third wicket partnership, which put on nearly 100 runs, Armstrong contributing 53. Logie batted for the rest of the innings and had 94 to his credit when stumps were drawn. Although there were no other big scores the batsmen held up the Lh -ling and played out time, the score being 216 for eight wickets when the match finished. The game between Riccarton A and Sydenham did not last long, the former making only 33 in their first innings, to which Sydenham replied with 97. In their second attempt, Riccarton compiled 113. This left Sydenham with only 50 runs to get in order to secure a three-point win. They made the runs for the loss of three wickets. At Elmwood Park, Old Collegians scored a two point win ovefr Boys’ High School. Old Cojlegians had first strike, making 137, while School replied with 124. F. Gibson bowled very well and in taking seven wickets for 20 runs he sent down fourteen maidens out of twenty-one overs. A. Cottrell also bowled an even ball and although he took only one wicket he bowled twelve overs, including eight maidens, for ten runs. Mainly due to a good effort by Cottrell who compiled 50, Old Collegians were able to declare with 126 on for seven wickets. When stumps were drawn Boys’ High School had scored 84 for two wickets. B SECTION. At Lancaster Park Rangiora with three wickets down for 54 resumed their innings against East Christchurch

who had compiled 268 on the first Saturday. H. Kippenberger, who was one of the not out batsmen, kept his end up well and batted practically throughout the innings, making 60. The others could not stay with him, however, and the innings closed for 195, giving East a lead of 73 on the first innings. East batted for the remainder of the afternoon and had put on 147 for seven wickets when stumps were drawn. West Christchurch met with fair success on the previous Saturday against Linwood, making 216. The latter started off well in. their first strike and reached the century for the loss of three wickets. W. L. King and C. Gordon both batted well and with D. M’Laughlin gave the side a good start. The latter continued to score freely but received poor support from the remainder and the innings closed for 179. M’Laughlin carried his bat for 61 and included in his score were twelve fours. With a lead of thirty-seven on the first innings. West went for a hit in their second strike, and when time was called, had made 139 for four wickets. R. H. Fulton had his eye in and knocked up 49 in a short time. He hit three sixes and half a dozen fours and was stumped while attempting another. At Haglev Park St. Albans B batted the best part of the first day against Riccarton B and made 229. Graham, who was one of the opening Riccarton batsmen, scored 39, but none of the other early batsmen made much of a stand and six wickets were down

for 110. Guernsey helped the score considerably by adding 37 and the board showed 172 for eight wickets. E. E. Luttrell made a good attempt to get the necessary runs, scoring 23, but when the last, wicket fell Riccarton were still thirty-five runs behind. In their second strike St. Albans did not do so well and lost seven wickets for 74. Kyle taking four wickets for °7 and Andrews three for 19.

W. Sweeney (Shirley) .. 82 D. Walker (Shirley) .. 74 F. Jones (St Albans) .. 63 Hansen (Harewood) .. 52 Dickson (Shirley) M’Kenzie (St Albans) ...... .. 40 H. Wison (St Albans) .. 46 Bowling. W. Sweenev (Shirlev) 5 for 35 IT. Thompson (Sunnvside) . . 5 for 37 W. Skelton (Beckenham) . . 4 for 28 Stokes (Harewood) . 5 for 18 Collie (Greens) . 3 for 7 Ward (Shirlev) . 3 for 0 R. Pitt (Greens) . 4 for 7 Roach (Beckenham) . 4 for 14