ANNUAL MATCH.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 938, 7 December 1933, Page 15

ANNUAL MATCH.

Town Cricket Team Beats Country. : U X IMPRESS!VE DISPLAV. Town showed better batting form in lhe iinnual jnHtm agninst Country ;.t i uil» on the first*'inninks.' Tim' mutch dragged at times and revealed no great individual promise. The pitch was fast and true. and the weather conditions were good. Country halted first, and though the Town bowling was not of superlative value, were all out for 170, made in Saville, with 53. but his innings, though it eon tallied some attractive strobes, was marred by many uncertainties. The host display was that of Devlin, who made a workmanlike 37. Of the Town howlers, the only one to enhance his reputation was Wniiv, tin .Suburban Player, who took three wickets for 1 mu. He was brought on at the end. hut one of his victims wn« Saville. He has tin- easiest. action of the spin bowlers seen hen- this season, and si...uid deve.i mi v.l« I . 1a I' red' 7. ysc ve, il' '. i n«' ‘s' ai u l'' 11 a« 11 >!.*? s 12 was more .‘omdly compiled. Page had a merry knock to score 31 in elghThc Town 'team was in no way representative. being picked to give promising colts a chance. COUNTRY. First Innings. JC, -Macartney*, st Allan b Vincent .. 12 I>. C. Nixon, Ibw, b Page 17 F. Devlin, b O’Brien 37 If. Hiatt, c Walter b Page 15 .11. Saville, b Waine 53 ; L. Wright, «• Vincent b Kyle 9 ,1. Bain, t: Vincent b Kyle 6 A. Stone, b O’Brien 11 \Y. Doak, <• Allan b Waine ti If. 11. Blackwell, not out «> 11. Klppenbei ger, c Kyle b Waine .. 0 Extra* 1 Total 170 Bowling analysis.—S. Cawtheray 10 in lnaidcns U, ri’ runs-' overs, S maidens, 34 runs, 2 wickets: H. A. Vincent, 12 overs. 1 maiden. 41 runs; 1 wicket; A. S. Kyle. J 4 overs, l maiden. 45 runs, 2 wickets; M. L. Page, 5 overs. IS runs. 2 wickets; T. Waine. 2 overs. I maiden. 1 run. 3 wickets. Spring bowled one no-ball. TOWN. First Innings. f'. V. Walter, 1» Blacovell IS L. 11. Fisher, b Blackwell 21 T. Waine, c Saville b Blackwell .. 4 U. R. Spring, retired 65* W. A. Hadlee, Ibw b Blackwell 4 2 F P. O'Brien, c Slone h Blackwell 12 S. Cawtheray, c Hiatt b Doak .... 2 H. W. Allan, b Doak 0 E. A. Vincent, c Iliatt b Kippenberger 14 M. L. Page, run out 34 A. S. Kyle, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 232 Bowling analysis.—T>. C. Nixon, 10 overs. 3 maidens, 29 runs; A. Stone, 10 overs, 32 runs; H. H. Blackwell. 19 overs, 2 maidens, 84 runs, 5 wickets; J. Bain. 9 overs, :t maidens. 20 rune; 11. Klppenberger, 3.5 overs, 19 runs, 1 wicket. FIRST INNINGS WIN. Christ’s College Defeat Lincoln College. Christ’s College were too good for Lincoln College in a match played between the first elevens at the Christ’s College ground yesterday afternoon. The Lincoln College batsmen could not handle the opposition bowling and were

soon out for the poor total of 72, while Christ’s College scored 190 for five wickets. J. W. Taylor, with 27, was top-

seorter for Lincoln. R. K. Alexander was the most successful bowler and took four wickets for 35 runs with his slows. J. C. .Saunders dismissed the tail and finished with the sound average of three wickets for 9 runs. Scores:— LINCOLN COLLEGE. First Innings 72 CHRIST’S COLLEGE. First Innings. R. C. Webb, b Jolly 0 J. N. B. Matson, b Jolly 5 Af. G. Somerville, retired ........ 71 T. A. Jlarpur, c Willock b Jolly . . 69 J. C. Saunders, c Stanford b Jolly 1 L. Fleetwood, not out 6 W. J. Byrne, not out 25 Extras 13 Total for five wickets .. 190 Bowling analysis—J. W. Taylor, 10 overs, 3 maidens, 60 rugs; R. G. Jojly, 16 overs, 3 maidens, 49 runs, 4 wickets; 1). A. K. Shand, 11 overs, 40 runs; J. G. Poison, 4 overs, 22 runs; F. C. Stanford, 2 overs, 1 maiden, 6 runs; A. Henderson, 1 over, 1 maiden. Umpires Association. A meeting of the Canterbury Umpires Association was held last evening when Mr Mansell presided over an attendance of eighteen members. The secretary was instructed to write to Sydney for interpretations of various rules. Considerable discussion ensued on various happenings in games. It was reported that the grading committee was carrying out a programme of examinations and it was hoped, to have all members graded by the end of December. The following are the appointments for next Saturday's matches: — Senior—Old Boys v. Riccarton, at Hngley No. 1 (Messrs Hawkins and Coleman); East Christchurch v. St Albans, at Hagley No. 2 (Messrs Milne ancl Mansell); West Christchurch v. -Lancaster Park, at Lancaster Park (Messrs Burgess and M’Guinness): Sydenham v. Collegians, at Sydenham No. J (Messrs Forrester and Glllard). Junior—-St Albans v. Riccarton, at Hagley No. 3 (Messrs Lindley and Martin); Old Collegians v. Lancaster Park, at Elmwood No. 1 (Messrs Dunkley and Jamieson); East Christchurch v. -Sydenham, at Lancaster Park No. 3 (Messrs Kin? and Lightfoot): Old Boys v. West Christchurch, at Hagley No. 5 (Messrs Donaldson and M’CJelland). Umpires for Suburban Matches. Th« following: umpires have been appointed for the fifth round of tinChristchurch Suburban Cricket Associations' matches: Senior—Alai reha u v. sunny side, at Sunnyside (1.. Hibberd and K. Sim): Shirley v. Beckenham, at Beckenham (K. O’Connor and A. Blackwood); W.AI.C. v. Railway, at Sydenham No. 9 (J. Fleming and H. Xevin). Senior B—Templeton v. Beckenham, at Templeton <J. Roberts and H. Rogers); Marist v. Spieydon. at Woolston (C. Wtt.fr and E. King): Clock Tower v Merivale. at Sydenham No. 5 (K. Perrin and W Powell). Junior A—Ha re wood v. Provincial Buildings. Hospital Corner No. 6 (Al. Campbell and S. Hocking); Shirley v. St Albans, at Richmond (.!. AVylie and IT. Yeatman): Avon v. Riccarton. at Riccarton (G. Pitt and D. Lagan). Junior B—Stewart’s Gully v. Urlwin’s, at S'denham No 3 (W. Hutchins and C. Cook. C