OUR CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 78, 1 April 1895, Page 3

OUR CRICKETERS.

THIS: 'SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP,

Bt PARNELIv

I to' Saturday the-much prblonWed final '.match for tha; Senior Championship Cup for the eeaaon 1894 95 was continued in the pteaance'of an unusually large number of ipecfcatoj-8, who watched the game with great interest;. After four Saturdays pljjy ilKaWle^ip a decisive victory for Parnell ?? 139 fuDB; the ecoree being ParnelPJß3 "id 184JGordon I^2 pd 7(3. '-"- On Saturday f»rn9ll,v)(vho lost 5 wickets for 145 in -their eecoriß innings, resumed batting. Edwards .^e^tiiSilly negotiated' the firsti over he re-Te^i-but Dixon. was clean bowled by |elly. t with the first ball he got. "dfnoridV joined Edwards, and had •nocked up 5 when he was given out lbw. With Holle, who replaced Edmonds, Edwards' partnership began to' pile on runs jnetrilyi but at 170 it was dissolved by the ffit/ being dismissed by, Williams. *dwardß played a careful "and brilliant Pmeifpr 35, and fln hie return to the Pavilion the spectators applauded him tastily.-* After Ed ward retired, the innings *48soon brought to a conclusion, the last jO-wickets adding oh 14 runs, leaving a ot?Uof r 184.. This left Gordon 216 runs to ffiri." Under ordinary circumstances ™ make the number would have,, been "sypod' Gordon's' ability," but now that the ;"^ had get in and bad already begun to •widenthe wicket, it was deemed a matter '^certainty that Gordon's chances were "opelesaly over-balanced. Williams.and jWB& commenced play for Gordon.\: The r Wrgave a chance of stumping him to «ighfc first ball, but/being let off, a few I •!«¥later repeated the same performance ,?. Wade .in his first innings—getting his before wicket. Kallender- filled •^vacancy, but in sending one ofcJiis W over to leg, he was neatly s*«gbfe by Whelan. Ball, who replaced ; W^aS dismissed a few minutes subWently by a straight one from Edwards. j?'Mlowing two wickets were disposed of Pnotit further score. Aneenne going out rraWliJ fend Pabst, who had played care-ii«--ttor^? 1 ' bein R beaten by a slow ball At this stage five wickets ? a'fallon for 18 rune. With, the arrival Oj |el)y the play. became a little j JWpifv the score; being- taken /to jSswe the nexti wiokefc fell; Williamson. i|HMas.then disposed of, was replaced': by jg'ttery^-- The play of'these two'batsmen1 | *s> somewhat a relief after the procession ffi ' '■/" . ■""■ ■&«&->' ; ;:'-: -■-■■ ■;---:..-:y i i:-i^-;r •.;.-.v., -v-

of tbeir^pjredjecesjors, but at &0 Hemery was dismissed by^Edmpnds. The ,ren»atri r iqg* wickets were then', disposed Vof for another 26, leaving Parnell victors kjy;l39, runs. "The collapse of Gordon seems vanac'.1 coudfeable, as the wicket was in good condition, . and the rain which fell., \at the commencement of their inninga was; rather_.jn.favonr of the batsmen than the bowlers, although ab the lattet"end,fwhen ", Gordon played slightly better,.,the w|cket beintf somewhat sodden and cut up, mxghb havei afforded some excuse for the- poor exhibition they gave. This is the firab time that Parnell has won the championship, and the first time for the last three seasons that Gordon has been beaten. The scores, during the match V^ere as follows :—

- Parnell 11, y. North Shore.—"Parnell unexpectedly gained an advantage over North Shore on the first innings by 7 runs. Wynyard was an absentee on Saturday, and the other four wickets were captured by W. Speight for tnree runs, North Shore's innings closing tor'l2 runs. In their second venture, Parnell made 129, bho principal contributors being: M. Angus, 47; Totnran, 30 ; Buck, 19; and T. Ryan, 11. North Shore only batted six men in their second innings, and these were quickly dismissed for one run, made by Lieutenant Hume. T. Wilson captured three wickets for no runs, Totman, one wicket for no runs, and Angus one for 1. By this victory Parnell wins the gold medals offered by the Cricket Association. Colts v. Seniors.— The match between the Colts and' Seniors was continued on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the Seniors by 99 runs. The Colts in their innings batted with only thirteen men (instead of eighteen), and were disposed of for 96, of which Thomas contributed 22, Dr. Egah 15, and Morrison 11. Clayton took 3 wickets for 14 runs, and R.Neill 4 for 40-s Another such match will' be played on Saturday nexb against the representative team Co visit Napier next week to. play Hawke's Bay. The Colts team will be selecbed Qp.Wednesdiay nexb by_ the Selection Commibtee, Messrs Morrison, Thomas and Wilkinson.

Pabnell 111. v. Belmont A.—The above match, which decided the winner of the Second Junior Championship, was won by Belmohb by 6 wickets and 3 runs. Parnell made 36, and in their second innings 62, Seager making 22, Cplwili 17, and Whitelaw (nob out) 11. This left B.elmont, who had made 79 in their first attempb, 20 runs to make to win, and they accomplished the task at the.expense of four" wicketc; . In Parnell's second innings Spurway took fourwickebs for 25 runs, Gillfspie 2 for 22, and Edmonds 4 for 9.

; Auckland y.. CptrsiNS and Atkin.—The former won after a close and exciting*^am'e by 29 runs, the score'ei being, Auckland 67 and 100 for 7 wicketa (at which the innings was declared closed), and Cousins and Atkin, 100 (A. Freeman 19, Steele 15, Towhsend, not out, 13), and 38 (A. Freemap, 9). Auckland, who were behind on the first innings scores, succeeded in disposing of thoir opponents in the latter's second innings about a minute before time was called. For Auckland, Greville took 6 wickets fof 18 rUns, and: Allen 3 for 17. Allen played a capital innings for the Victors for 59, while Anderson made 19 and Paul (not out) 11/ . "„■„'■":■'■ ■ Ait Saints',: ,C,C. v. Clarence C.C.— All Saints' in their first innings made 54 runs and Clarence 25. In their second venture AH Saints' scored 81 rOns for 8 wickets (3 men being Absent), the principal scorers i being. Anderson 52, Heany 12 (not out) anH Crookes 10. 'At the call of time Clarence bad scored 10 runs for no wickets, AH Saints' thus winning by 29 runs on the first innings. ' • v SeLwyn v. Unttec—This match resulted in a win for Selwyn by an innings and 11 runs. United making only 25 in their second innings. :^ • ' ' ;

PaknkMi;—Firafc innings ... : ... loo Gordon.—First innings...; ..." ... 152 ■1 Parnell.—Second innings.. Mills', o and b Pabst ;.r ... ... 20 Nicholson, sb Gilfillan, b Pabsb... ... 25 Lawsorj, b Pabst ... „.//:. 14 Wright, b Kelly ... ... *.. ... 26 Krone, b Williams ... ... ... 1 Edwards; b Williams .;v: ■'■„;-■' ... 35 Dixon, b Kelly . ... w ... .- ... 23 Edmonds, lbw, b Kelly ... 5 Holle, b Kelly ... ... ... ... 12 VVhelan, nofcout ... ... > '■"..." ... 6 Patterson, b Kelly':,..<•... - ... 2 v: Extras... ..v ,...;; ..-, '■'.... 15 , .^ .- ..*. __^, i Tota|i/' ...."...'..... ..j iuitiM : BpWWNG AHApTSIS. ' Overs. Mdns.WktB. Runs. Kelly ... 21:1 .7 5 50 Kallender... 19 6 Q 49 Pabsb ... 13 1 •■•' 3 33 Williams ... 15. 4.^ 2 30 WUHamaon 2 0- 0 7 I GoBDbK^i-Secbnd Innings. Williams, lbw, b Edmonds .~ ... 4 Pabst, b Edmonds ... .- — 11 An8enne, b Edwards ... ... .- • 0 Kallender.o Whelan, b Edmbnda ~ 1 Ball, bEdwards .., ... -,.;.-. .« 2 Williamson, c Lawson, b Edmonds ... 13 Kelly, bLawson .- -20 Hemery, b Edmonds ..; ... — 7 Kiesling, run out ...•■.--.■..*. ... ... 4 Gilfillan, not out ...... ... •-■ 13 Kenderdino, b Lawson .„ ._ ... 3 Extras.:. ■ ... - ... . ... ... 1. Total • -. ... ... ; ... 76 1 Bowling Analysis, Overs. Mdns. Wkts. Runs. Ednionda ... 17 1 5 40 Edwards ... 17 ~ 8 .2 21 Lawson -,..5.1 2 2 6 Krona. ... 4.1 0 ". ., 8