AMONGST THE JUNIORS

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9330, 3 February 1896, Page 2

AMONGST THE JUNIORS

[By Light Blue.] Fine, though windy, weather was the lot of the Christchurch junior, and senior for that matter, cricketers on Saturday, but though the wind was unpleasant, the wickets were favourable for batsmen. In consequence of the high scoring neither the Midland Juniors nor President's Cu*c teams finished their matches on Saturday but both wore brought to a close on Monday evening, the Midlanders winning easily. In the Junior Cup contest St. Albans played up well in their first innings and managed to get within 31 of their opponent's rather formidable score. C. Colville whc has been in rare form this season, was agair top scorer and his 44 were made by hard hitting. Ritchie, who has beer under a cloud of late, came out of his shell with a well played 3? and he had the bad luck to be- run out when well set. W. Forsyth played a steady and serviceable innings of 27. None of the others lent much assistance, although the bowling was below the usual average. The Midlanders' second attempt was noteworthy for the really fine innings of 116 by White, who, as mentioned last week, also scored 50 in the first innings. Ho went in first with Evans and with the score at 47 the latter was dismissed for 15. Barry scored 2 of the next 18, and Robertson, who followed, was responsible for 16 of the 69 made while he was in. Lane was caught off the first ball he received—4 for 134—_md then Philpott scored 8 of the succeeding 28. Bennett made a single, and with the score at 169 White left, the other six batsmen and extras, only accounting for 53 runs. His batting from start to finish was first-class, and after witnessing his display one wonders how it is he fails to make runs in the senior competition, his total in which this season only shows 6 runs in four innings. Of the batting of the others it need only be said that Robertson and Evans showed good defence. The bowling calls for no special notice. The fielding was fair, although a few chances were missed. The above contest was finished on Monday, as already stated, when the Midland won by 207 runs. The winners added 23 runs for their last three wickets, Barnes, for the second time during the match, rarryingbut his bat for 23. St.'Albans were left with 233 to win, but, batting a man short, they utterly failed to rise to the occasion, and in a very short space of time were dismissed for the paltry score of 25. Stephenson was the principal ' cause of this collapse, taking seven wickets for 10. v The Lancaster Park team had no difficulty in beating Sydenham in their Junior Cup match, the verdict being an innings and 52 runs in favour of the former. Want of good practice wickets is probably the cause of the poor batting displays of the losers, as the teams representing the club in each competition show a deficiency in this all important branch of the game. On

Saturday W. Smith and Jones were the only pair to make double figures and Smith ami ' Bates again secured good bowling averages. \ Saturday's play in two of the three Presi- . dent's Gup matches in progress will probably have an important hearing on the ultimate q possession of the trophy, Lancaster Park B has not now the "mortgage" on it they P appeared to have before the last round (j started. Previous to then both the No. \ and No. 2 teams of the club had not been s beaten, but on Saturday the latter had to B strike their flag to the United No. 1 team, f while the No. 1 team were beaten on Monday, 3 In the Park—United game the formers' v batamen played tip pluokuy and made good B totals each time they batted, but their 3 opponents got too strong a lead on the first f day. E. Stoods batted well in both innings for tho losers, while young Weir, who is a left handed batsman, made 40 in promising 3 style in the flret venture. Tolan, Bromley and Sanderson were most successful of the others. Tho United wanted 53 to win and j after Rolloston had been dismissed for 6, Hair and Gardner quickly knocked them off. 5 The Midland-Park contest attvaoted a * good deal of attention again and some fairly [ interesting crioket was witnessed. The 3 Lancastrians got within 23 of their opponents' score, McKendry and E. H. Pavitt, showing J the beat batting, although tho former gave a t couple of chahces, the Midland fielding not t beintj c>3good as it should have boon. J The Midland began thoir second innings I badly, losing two wickets for 15 runs, but ; Barry and McGuiro then made a long stand and the rest finding most of the sting taken * out of the bowling, scored freely. McQuire * played a most serviceable innings, being 1 about three hours at the wifckot, and he had ' hard luck in not carrying his bat, being tho t last man out. Barry played a capital s innings, and Robertson, Gapes, and Manson 2 abo did well. 1 During the few minutes wbioh remained 1 the Park lost a couple of good men for 5 - runs. On Monday night the innings was , brought to a close for 86, N. Pavitt ehoying » the best form with the bat, while Manson i and Ryan again bowled well. " St. Albans had no difficulty in winning > thoir match with Sydenham, the latter susJ taining defeat to the tune of an innings and t 15 runs. For the winners Williams, Hardie ) and Newton batted well, and Hardie and Chapman bowled best. This toam have so 3 far only lost one match thi3 season, and on » their form of the last few Satui'days should 7 have a good show for the Cup. The first round of Junior Cup matches s was concluded with the termination of the s game between the Midland and St. Albans' c teams. The Lancaster Park, Midland, and 7 United Club's are equal for first place with s 4 wins each and one defeat; the High j j School, have won 2 and lost 5 ; Sydenham » won 1 and lost 4; and St. Albans lost all 3 5 matches they have played. . So far this season C. R. Smith, of the 0 Lancaster Park Junior Cup team, has taken j ' 52 of the hundred wickets that havo fallen ! in the matches played against the Park, and c only 293 runs have been scored off him, 1 giving an average of 5.6 per wicket. c White's 116 on Saturday was made up by t two 6's, one 5, eight 4's, seven 3's, eleven a 2's, and 24 singles. Some of the St. Albans bowlers came in | for rough treatment on Saturday, C. Colville's figures being 18 balls, 24 runs, and Dufeu's 24 balls, 1 maiden, 24 runs. Seventeen were scored off one over of the latter'a. A meeting of the Junior Cup Committee t was convened for Saturday evening but as r only the United, Lancaster Park and Midt land delegates attended it lapsed from want c of a quorum. The secretary informs mc that he specially wrote to the delegates who r were absent, asking them to attend or send P a proxy, as the meeting was an important y one. This is the second time in succession y that these meetings have fallen through from the same cause, and the delegates who s absent theinselvea not only do the club they 1 represent an injustice, but they act discourta eously to the other delegates, who take the o trouble to attend for nothing. y HERE AND THERE. n The Belgrove and Nelson Clubs met in a ■*■ Senior Championship match at Nelson on 2 January 18th, when the former won by an t innings and 12 runs. Scores: —Nelson 39 and y 100 (Cross 17, S. Levien 15, J. Broad 14 not c out, Sigley 13 and N. Levien and Trask 11 c each); Belgrove 151 (E. Griffiths 49, 0. Price 44, and E. Cole 21). Cole and Bromcll >* bowled well for the winners. V The Carterton First met Greytown Second 0 (16) in a championship match at Carterton a on January 18th when the former, who dee clared their innings closed with three 2 wickets down, won by 75 runs. Scores:— 0 Carterton 157 for three wickets—innings de--6 clared closed—(Renall 56, Baillie 46 not out, ? Turner 28, and Beechey 25 not out); Grey--1 town 82 (Dallas,2l, Stewart and Duff 12 * each and Lachland 10). McKenzie and c Turner bowled well for the winners. i Hawera defeated Wanganui at Hawera on 3 January 17thand 18tht>y72 nana. Scores:— I » Hawera 187 (P. M. Pratt 94, De Bakker 19, s Syme 16, Totham 29 not out and McCarthy c 10) and 83 (Pratt 27, Campbell 20 and 8 Westenra 12) ; Wanganui 82 (McLean 20, * K. H. Cave 16, A. NT Cave 12 and D'Arcy \ 3 11) and 116 (Marshall 56, Stewart 14 and L. i 1 Cave 12). Mills and Bayly bowled well for ; 1 the winners and L. and W. B. Cave and 1 Stewart for the losers. ■ The first Association match between the, » Grey and Brunner Clubs was played at j 7 Tayloryillo on January 18th, when the j r former won by ten wickets. Scores:— 1 Brunner 45 and 48 ; Grey 80 (Wickes 18 and : t Pavitt 16) and 14 for no wicket. Wickes j » bowled well for the winners and A. Feary '; I for the losers. Up to the above date Roas ' & and Nelson Creek were leading for the West: J Coast Association's Senior Championship j I with four wine and one loss each, Grey j 3 coming next with three, wins and two j