CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 642, 21 December 1932, Page 11

CRICKET.

Note* on Jur 'or Grade Game.,. Ideal conditions prevailed on Saturwhen the fifth round of the second - a r e .competition was concluded. The ickets were in fair order, but the scorg was low. One good individual perrmance. that of C. M’Phail, who cornlea 96, was put up. He was very unclcy in not scoring his centurv. :: x 22 On the first day. Old Boys A batted r the best part of the afternoon ’ainst their B team and put on the g score of 327. The latter made a atart on Saturday. Hobbs and Reyscoring 75 for the first wicket, obbs batted soundly and appeared to > set for a century, but was unlucky be run out with 66 to his credit, ith Hobbs out the next few wickets ent cheaply, and five were down for 7. McClelland and Cobden then made stand and a.dded 42 to the total before >.©>’ were separated. The last four ickets added 45 runs, the innings closg for 204. In 17 overs, Moffatt took x wickets for 57 runs. Old Boys A »ly batted for seven overs in their ‘cond innings but scored 60 without >ss, Colville contributing 40. 92 22 2S The game between West Christchurch nd Riccarton was interesting, the latr scoring a three-point win by 57 uns. When stumps were drawn on e previous day, West, with six down r 131. had nearly reached Ricearton’s rst innings score of 138. However, e remaining batsmen did not last long nd the innings closed for 165. Rlcrton made a great effort in their secnd attempt and declared with 181 on r the loss of five wickets. Haines ave a fine performance, knocking up in a very short time, his total inuding eighteen boundaries. Henwood so batted soundly and compiled an nbeaten 37. West n'-w required only to score a three noint win, but ey failed to score th. scessary runs, aynes was the only 1 unan to make stand, and when he v r dismissed the core was 6 2 for thre -kets. The nings closed for 97. *’ rews bowled nchanged and sent d- 6 overs, inuding seven maide a■ d took five ickets for 3 7 runs. x 22 ?* Both East Christchurch and Lancasr Park completed their first innings n the first Saturday, East making 155, ■hile the latter scored only 84. East rent well in their second strike and delared with 304 on for seven wickets, •he best knock of the innings was by . M'Phafl, who scored 96. Never at ny stage did he appear to be troubled y the bowling and hit twenty bounaries, scoring all round the wicket, .aneaster Park also showed better form i their second innings and had scored 12 for five wickets at stumps, Dasler Taking 40 and F. Kerr 35.

SCHOOL BOYS’ GAMES.

Canterbury Teams on West Coast. (Special to the “Star.”) HOKITIKA, December 20. Teams representing the Canterbury Bovs’ Cricket Association began the First matches of their West Coast tour Lhis morning in Hokitika, being opposed by two Westland colts* teams. In the senior match Canterbury won by 18 runs on the first innings. Score*:WESTLAND. First Innings. Adamson, c and b Cade 2 Fleming, b Cade 4 j. Stapleton, c Shand,b Cade ...... 20 Parker, c and b Lewis 8 Morgan b Densem 36 Childs, c Cade b Shand . 9 Hughes, c M’Laughlan a Cade .... 10 Coles, run out Jr. . 1 1 Mitchell, c White b De 6 Kelfoy jyCgrt# -w. . .. 1 Ped****. lg xfensesh. .. . . 1 Davidson, not out .*. .. n Extras 7 Total 105 Bowling analysis.—Cade, five wickets for runs; Lewis, one for 20; Densem. three for 2; Shand, one for 9; BaJch, none for 5. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Yl'Laughlan, b Morgan 2 Foster, run out 1 Shand, c Fleming b Parker 59 Densem, run out 11 White, lbw b Fleming 1 May, lbw b Adamson 8 I'ade, c Parker bG. Stapleton .... 6 Lake, b G. Stapleton 0 Lewis, b Parker 4 Rennie, not out 7 Morrish, run out 4 Balch, c Morgan b Stapleton 2 Extras 19 Total 123 Bowling analysis. Parker, two wickets for 6 runs; Morgan, one for 11; Fleming, one for 20: Adamson, one for 19; G. Stapleton, three for 12; Keller, none for 37. Junior Match. In tha Junior match, Westland won hv an innings and 72 runs. Scores:— Westland—First innings, 159. Canterbury—First Innings, 51; second innings, 36. North Clubs. At a meeting of the executive of the North Canterbury Cricket Association held at Rangiora yesterday it was derided that no matches be played on December 31. It was decided to divide the junior teams, which have completed *he first round of the competition, as follow:—Junior A—Oust. 'Amberley, Seflon, Rangiora. Swannajb*nd Fernside; Junior B—Eyreton, Kjiagoi Woodend, Loburn and Horrelvilrt These teams will play one-day n future. Secondary Schools’ Game. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 20. New Plymouth Boys’ High School defeated Nelson College in their annual cricket match by an innings and 4 runs. New Plymouth made 307 for nine wickets. declared. Nelson’s first innings realised 193 (Ralfe 104). They followed on to be dismissed for 110. Christensen in Nelson’s second inr. nfa took eight -wickets for 42.

PLUNKET SH»ELD.

Umpires for Various Matches. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 20. Appointments of umpires for Plunket Shield cricket matches have been made by the New Zealand Cricket Council. Advice has been received by the Wellington Cricket Association that Messrs Webb and Moore, of Wellington, have been appointed to officiate at the OtagoWellington match, to be played at Wellington, beginning on Saturday. Umpires for the Canterbury-Wellington match, to be played at Chrlstchureb, beginning on Saturday week, are Messrs Forrester and Burgess, of Christchurch.