SENIOR CUP MATCHES.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9860, 9 March 1896, Page 3

SENIOR CUP MATCHES.

The fifth round of Senior Cap matches was brought to a conclusion ou Saturday, when the weather was favourable. Lin2*s_er Park beat the hitherto unbeaten Midlandera by ten wickets, aad the United had no difficulty in defeating Sydenham and Addington United by an innings and 87 runs. The following table shows the positions of the various teams in the competition :— Club. Won. Lost. Midland 4 1 Lancaster Park .. • • 4 1 United .. .... 2 3 Sydenham .. .. ._. 0 ■ 5 LANCASTER PARK v MIDLAND. Thi? match was concluded on Saturday, and resulted iv an ea«y win for the Lancastrians by ten wickets. At the close of the previous day's play the Midlanders were in au almost hopeless minority, having six wickets to fall, and requiring 103 runs to save the one inniogs defeat. Three more wickets fell quickly, and with seven down for 57 the end seemed within easy distance. D. Reese, however, went to his brother's assistance, and the p-iir added over 100 runs. Both men played sterling cricket, and the partnership was a most popular one with the onlookers. The inniugs soon after closed for 171. All the bowlers trundled steadily, and were well supported by the field. Requiring 45 to win, Cuff and C. Ridley started the Park's second venture, and knocked off the runs without disaster, Cuff again showing good form with 33. The following are the scores: — MIDLAND. First Innings ... ... ... 146 Second Innings. J. Wheatley, b Cederwall ... ... 12 J. D. Lawrence, c Orchard, b Cuff ... 10 H. DeMaus, b Cuif ... ... 0 T. W. Reese, b Cuff... ... ... 54 W. Pearce, lbw, b Cuff ... ... 0 C. W. Garrard, c Fowke, b Gunthorpe 1 J. Macfarlane, c Wilding, b Gunthorpe 2 O. Treweek, b Cederwall ... ... 9 D. Reese, cA. Ridley, b Wilding ... 57 H. Ogier, b Wilding... ... ... 0 A. E. White, not out ... ... 6 Exttas ... ... ... 20 Total ... ... ... 171 BuWLTNG ANALYSIS. BiiHs. Aldus. Runs. Wkts. L. A. Cuff ... 102 7 30 3 H. (iunthorp ... 96 5 41 2 TV. F. Cederwall 42 1 19 2 F. Wilding ... 96 3 35 3 T. H. North ... 54 2 15 0 A. Hasell ... 36 2 13 0 LASCASTKR PARK. First inniugs ... ... ... 273 Second Inniugs. L. A. Cuff, not out ... ... 33 H. C Ridley, not out ... ... 12 Total for no wicket ... ,„ 45 BOWLING! ANALYSIS.

Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts, W. Pearce ... 42 3 11 0 1). Reese ... 24 0 17 0 J. Madfarlane 22 0 12 0 J. D. Lawrence 6 0 5 0

UNITED v SYDENHAM FIFTEEN.

This match was brought to a conclusion at Hagley Purk on Saturday, when the former won easily by an innings and 87 runs. At the start of the day's play each Bide had completed an innings, the Sydenham Club having made 87 to 318 by their opponents. The former therefore continued with 213 to the bad, and they made a most unpronusiug start, three wickets falling for 2 runs and lour f< r 13. Thanks principally to the good baiting of Malone the inniugs realised more than seemed likely at the outset. The batsman named played a good innings of 63 not out, and ho was best supported by Laffsrty, Caygill, and Walmsiey. The fielding was good all round, and D. Wood and Kitto proved the most successful of the bowlers. The following are the scores— „, .. v ■ UNITED. First innings ... ... ... 318 SYDENHAM. First Innings ... ... ... 87 Second Innings. Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, b Wood ... 0 C. Lawrence, c Heimore, b Frankish ... 2 J. Wright, b Wood ... ... ... 0 T. Malone, not out -.. ... ... 63 A. Mallocb, c Collins, b Wcod ... 0 C. L»ff»rty, b Wood ... ... 10 W. Treloar, b Wood ... ... 9 J. A. Caygill, ss Collins, b Kitto ... 20 W. J. Walmsiey, c Wood, b Kitto ... 16 S. MoVlurray, c K.-itto, bR. D. Harmau 4 W. Stephens, bKitto ... ~. 4 A. Joll. 1> Kitto • •... ... ... 0 Jones, bR. D. Harmau ... ... 4 A. Gtammer, c and b Frankish ... 8 W. D*y, ab>eut ... ... _ 0 Extras... ... ... ... 4 Total ... ... ... 144 BOWLING ANALYSIS. B*Us. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. F. S. Frankish 85 8 31 2 D. Wood ... 96 6 26 5 C. R. Ciark ... 12 0 18 0 R. L. M. Kitto 78 4 21 4 A. Kirns 30 0 19 0 R. D. Harman 54 0 29 2