CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 75, 31 March 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

Hamilton v. V.M.C.A.— The Hamilton, Cricket Club' paid a visit to town on Saturday and t**ed conclusions with the IM.OA.' Club on the I>omain. The visitors won the toss, and decided to bat. Speight and Blamires went to the wickets and -put on 38, but the others did next to notnlng, and the innings closed for 59. V.M.C.A. Replied with 67, of which (Drummond made 2L Hamilton', replied with 91, Livingstone and Dr. Douglas showing good form. T.M.C.A.'s second venture realised 99 for four wicketa, and the town team thus won by six wickets and 10 runs. Livingstone bowled well for Hamilton, and De JBaugh was in good form for V.M.C.A., doing the "hat trick." Hamilton, Ist innings: Speight, t> Hay, 15; Blamires, c Drummond, b De Baugh, 23; Hammond, lbw» b De Baugh.l 1; Mahon, c Lowrie, b De Baugh, 0; Turbott, b Hay, 0; Worsley, b De Baugh, 2; E. Stephenson, c Johnston, b De Baugn, 13; Livingstone, run out, 2; Dr. Douglas, c Bottrill, b De Baugh, 1; Meachem, not out, 0; Cornish, b De Baugh, 0; extras, 2; total, €9. 2nd innings: Blamires, b Hay, 7; Meachem, b Hay, 7; Speight, b De Baugh, 1: Hammond, c Lawry, b Hay, 18; Mahon, b De Baugh, 6; Stephenson, run out, 3; Worsley, b Hay, 0; Livingstone, c Hay, b Clark, 19; Dr. Douglas., c Wheatley, b Lawry, 13; Turbott, b De Baugh, 9; Cornish, not put, 0; extras, 8; total, 91. Bowling analysis: In Hamilton's first innings A. Ha/ took two wickets for 38 runs; De Baugh, seven for 19. In the second innings A. Hay took four wickets for 36 runs; De Baugh, three for 26; Clark, one for 10; Lawrie, one for 0. V.M.C.A., Ist innings: C. Johnston, c Blamires, b Hammond, 6; O. H. BottrilJ, lbw, b Blamires, 2; A. Hay, b Hammond, 5; Drummond, b Livingstone, 21; Clark, b Blamires, 4; Lawrie, b Blamires, 5: Wheatley, o Dr. Douglas, b BlamireSj 1; De Baugb. not out, 16; Jack, b Livingstone, 6: Horslej-,' !bw, b Livingstone, 0; Strange, b Livingstone, 0; extra, 1: total, 67. 2nd Innings: Johnston, st Mahon, b Stephenson, 51; De Baugh, st Turbott, ft Blamires, 13 ;■ Drummond, b, Blamires, 0; Hay, not out, 27; extras. 8: tots] for four wickets, 99. Bowling analysis: In Y.ttC.A.'s first Mh»ngs Kammcnd took two wickets for

9 runs: Blamlres, four for. 38; Livingstone, four for 19. In the second innings Blamires took two wickets for 30 runs; Stephensrm. one for IS.

Arch Hill v. Wakefield.—This match was played on Saturday, and resulted in a win for "Wakefield by 35 runs on the first Innings. The following were the scores: Wakefield, 86 (Maclcay 14. J. Walker 19. S. Magee, not out. 13). Arch Hill, 51 (S. Harvey 10, McCarthy 15). Bowling for Arch Hill, A Clarke took six wickets for 31, C. Barr Brown two for 12, and McCarthy one for 8. For 'Wakefield, R. Magee took four wickets for 30, S. Walker four for 19, and S. Reid two for one.