JUNIOR CUP MATCHES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9024, 9 February 1895, Page 4

JUNIOR CUP MATCHES.

The weather was again favourable ta crscketers on Saturday and some intenJt ing cricket waa witnessed in both th« " Ju -" lor " nd President's Cup competition^ The St. Albans and Lancaster ffi ' Junior Can teams began their retu™ : match at Lancaster Park, and thus f«S the unbeaten suburban team appear in have somewhat the worst of the deal The Park selection committee decided »n promote Shaw to the senior ranks, so the* left him out of the junior team to play oi Saturday and substituted Lafferty wha was playing in the First Eloveu acaUiftt the Mland. The St. objected to this arrangement, so Shaw was retained ta the Junior team, bat moro ot this anon. The Park winnine the toss went iv first acd ran on the good score of 170, before the h« wicket fell. Shaw was the prlncinal eon tributor with 43, but he had a K ood deal 2* luck in soickiog the ball off hie wicket* Ronalds. W. Raphael, and Smith tleo »o.ored well. Parkyn secured the beat bowling figures and the fielding wai fair St. Albans had scored 65 for the lots of four wickets by the call of time W Forsyth and J. Colville (not out> makiue more than two thirds of the runs. The United wero able to place a much stronger team into the field to meet the Midlanders than was the case in the flm contest between these clubs a month or so ago, and the latter being without Barnee aid S. Forsyth, the U.tf.O. hadidedS the best of the day's play. The Midlaaderi batted first, but made each a bad start that six wickets wero down for ouly 19 runs, but the captain, W. G. Garrard once moro came to the rescue, and "eeeina nothing in the bowling," quickly knocked up SO before falling to a woll-Wced catch in tho long field by Berwick. Kifcto attain proved the most troublesome bowler while Blyth also trundled steadily, and the fielding was first-class. *•«»«.■.

When tho United went in Pwoas, who was first, was soon at work, but he had a good deal of luck in compiling his SO. E, J. Cotterill knocked op his 2S in doable Sulck time and by clean hlttiog, while [ilto batted very steadily for his 24, D. Reese took four wickets and Richard* three, the latter securing the better average. The fielding was poor, and - Young behind the wickets was far below his usual form, byes being numerous. The Warehousemen and Addington teams, who have only won one match each, commenced their return match at ' Lancaster Park. So far the former have the best of tho game, being 37 runs to the good on the flret innings. In the President's Cup competition most : interest was centred in tun United No. 1 ' team nnd Lancaster Park contest, as easU ■ • team, bad only lost one gamo. The match Was to have been played fit Lancaster Park, but on arriving there It wan found - jbhat no wicket had been prepared, there' ~ not being room for one. Jbotu team*, therefore, obtained a conveyance ami drovo up to Hagley Park, where, after i waiting a lifctlo time, they occupied the ' senior wickot, the Senior Cup match between the United and Warehouse* men having been finished early. Not-. withstanding that the pitch played truly, the scoriog was low on both sided, and Vincent's 30 for tho United Iβ the only batting worthy of notice. Tapper • nnd L&inble both bowled Hteadllyfor the United, and Bromley did most damage with tho ball tor the Park. The Midland No. 1 team, for whom J. Raese and Robertson scored 83 for the firsb wicket, had all the best of their game ;' with the College. Reese, of whom a good deal was expected, but who baa been dU< appointing, .played a very good innings. He bad bad luck In being run out. Addtngton should havo no difficulty ia defeating the United No. 2 team by tut, ' innings* and the same remark applletto*, '" St. Albnns in respect to thoir contest wItVV the Warehousemen. W. Aahby and Sfephens both topped the half-century foe. ,: Addington in the former game. - . - E. J. Cottorill made a flue bis to leg for .<- ---6 off C. W.Garrard in the « land Junior Cup ((ame, and Garrard made '* a good drive for 5 off Blyfch>for the Mid* ; ; land. . .•..-. <-S What is a bona fide Junior Cup pUyert, I This is a question that , has boen pat to mc ;| several times during the past week. At ,- mentioned Above, Sf. Albane objected to --J Lancaster Park playiug Lafforty in their . Second Eleven on Saturday, and She Mid* '-*„- land could havo protested against Pish, r Longden and Biyth playtug for the . , United for the same reason. The -< United published tbe names of their Senior '? Cap team to play in the next match in r Saturday morning* paper, and Collins. 4 * Smith and Wigley were picked In placs Of -\ tbe three men named. Blyth bowled Iα -: i the junior match on Saturday before be .; went* in to bat for the seniors and after ; Fish, who was one of the not outs the previous week, had been dismissed for 32 ? be took his place in the field itt the junior contest. The question that arises I is, can a player take part faJtWft .; competitions theeame afternoon? ***>•#•. 'it Is hardly right or fair. Supposing Fro-. : had made an even larger score then ne . did, and that his junior team were fo : , batting, would it be just to let him go into : bat agalneti junior bowling. The a«* ~ round for tbe Senior Cup docs not com>>: mence until February 10th, and if any of .: the picked seniors cannot play for any \-; reason, how is the club going to flii toe.,-?; vacancy. It they draw from the junior* I should say the latter would fee liable to be disqualified. This i* a qttes» -& tion the Association should eefctle : delay. "'V:*