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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 46, 18 November 1907, Page 4

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SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. .-, A good deal of interest was taken in tho now series of senior championship raatclies, commenced attho'-Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon-. ;-The woathor. .was not very.iinviting,. but a: fairly-;large, number of; spectators •turned out:- , . • .--. ■: ■■, .''•■ -•■ •I AYELLINGTON v GAS COMPANY. Wellingtoii wont in first, and wcro not disposed of until six o'clock. At tho fall of each wicket, the score stood as follows .— 1 for 7, 2 for 8,. 3 for 21, 4 for 73, 5 for 101, 6 for 124, 7 for 140, 8 for 170, 9 for .184, and 10 for 187. Maliony, 55, who was ■top scorer, did not give a chance. His score included a 5 (obtained'by means of a straight drive), two 4 ! s, six 3's, three 2's, and cight'eon. singles. Fisher, 30, also played a fino innings." His total included two 4's, one of which was obtained by. a hit ovor tho 'fence into Kent Terrace. Willis, 28, and Waltcrs,2s, were missed in-the slips before they scored! The former made a 5 by m'caiis"of a drivo to the olf. For tho Gas Company', Hill, 4 for 32, was tho most successful bowler. M'Kay fielded well, but thcothers did not do -credit to• thomselvos; When tho stumps were drawn, the Gasi Company, had made 13 without the loss of a"' wickot. : WELLINGTON. First Innings. , Mahony, : 321i1411131'213531341121111111 -3i:c. : M'Kay; b. Hill - ■;„...,, ~,.., 55 Quinrt, 1,'.-c. and-bV,M'Kay, ~•-.,.' • :.;..•■ ■-..,!- Hiokspn,.'l.b.,w.,. fy'/Hili •,-.'.. . ... ■ '„.; ' 0 . iNaughton,, 1, b:* Gourlay'<'„.' "".,■.■■:*"".■■"~-l- ---• Richardson, 13332223111212, b. M-'Kav 27 •Willis, 111412113252121,'- b. ' Waugh ' 28 Condliffe. •12321111, 1.b.w., b. Gourlay, -12 Wisher, 411321211243131; 1.b.w., b.Hill. ' 30 Walters, 411113224411 (not out) 25 Luckie, 2, b". Hi 11... 2 Hales, b. M'Kay f) Byes, 121,' Leg Byes ,11 ..." .".' 6 Tot!l l ••■'■ ... .... ...187 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. "Witts. W-k a ? - 17 7 3 Hill I ... 23 9 32 ---4 ••' . ; Gourlay ... 13 2 34 2 Church ... 8 0 - 38 0 Burko ... 2 0 11 0 Waugh ... 4 '. 0 8 1 Topp ... 5 0 . 4 X 0 : Ashbolt ... 2. . 0 12 0 GAS COMPANY. ■ ■ i -Pikst Innings- •■ -. - Gourlay, 221 1 (hot out) '.-:. 6 Waters, H., 1-1 (not out) ... .'..'. ';"",'.'" 5 y. Byes"- ... '-'„'.',' ....',„' 2 Total for no wickets' ... 13' Bowling Analysis. l''ishor ... 5 3 5 — Hales ... 4 2 6 PETONE v. MIDLAND.

Batting first, Petono compiled 113, the score at the fall of each wicket'being as follows:—1 for 5, 2 for 18, 3 for 23, 4 for 23, 5 for 26, 6 for 41, 7 for 44, 8 for 49 9 for 75, and 10 for 113. Senior,' 26 (not out), Gate 26, C'obcroft 23, and Dalgloish 12, were tli'o'"only" batsmen to "reach "double' ' ligu'ros. Four- of the other failed to break thoir "ducks."--? The ,last three batsmen— , Senior, i DalglcishV 0n64 runs betweon them. The .partnership between', the two .•■•players •'mentioned .first was responsible 'for 26 runs', and that:'between Senior and Cate for 38 run's.''--'- For Midland, Stephenson, 4 for 27, obtainedthb host average. Taken all round, tho fielding was good. When stumps were drawn, jMidland had lost 8 wickets- for 94, tho score at tho fall of each wiclcot being as follows:—1 for 19," 2 for 35 ;3 for 35, 4 for 39, 5 for 49, 6 for 78, 7 for 79, 8 for 94. Hickson 44 (not out), was tho .highest scorer;■ Ho filled the first vacancy and did not give a chance.' Williams-(18) . scored at a very rapid rate, and it looked as if he would comnilo a fair total. He made 13-22243-olf tho first and only ovor sent down by Brice, who, however, had his revenge in the next over, when he secured Wiliams's dismissal by a fine catch at long off Of. the 19 runs put on for the'first wicket Williams made 18. For Petono, Green, 4 for 20, was ; tho most successful trundior Tho Holding-was quito up to tho avoragc. PETONE. ■■ Finsr Innings. . Cobcroft, 22111121-121221, b. Upham... 23 Isherwood, c. Williams, b. Upham '■ ... o Smyrk, 3, b. Upham ... , \ 3 liarbor, -3. b. Stcphonson ... !.,. ,",' 3 Taylor, 1.1).w., b. Stephenson ' q Brice, c, and b. Upham ... 0 Thomson, 11223,. b. Stcphonson 9 Green, 1.b.w., b. Stephenson ... 0 Senior: 1112113311212321, not out '"■ 26 Dalglcish, 122133, c. Upham, b. Mitchell 12 Gate, 2323431233, b. Mitchell ... 26 Byes,-3332 ... n Total ... (,« ~, 113

'i° Bowling Analysis. 111 Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. a Upham ... 24 6 .50 4 ft Mitchell ...6.5 0 20-2 >k Stephenson 17 7 27 4 co . MIDLAND. a ' . Fikst Innings. Williams, 1222434. c. Hrice, b. Cobcroft 18 Quoo, 112121. b. Green ... 8 :e Hiokson, C, 1112311131331322232134, not r ; out : 44 1(1 Bruce, b. Green ... ... 0 }s Stephenson, 2, c. Taylor, b. Green ;.., '2 11 'Barron, 1 o. Ishorwood, b. Cobcroft ... 1 1? Wynyard, 131311, 1.b.w., b.. Barber ..... 10 lt Murphy, b. Green ... 0 ? Patrick, 133, b. Isherwood . ... ... 7 '* Uphnm, not out ... ... 0 '* Byes, 3; leg-byes, 1... ... ... 4 • v : Total for 8 wickets ... ... 94 ;o Bowling Analysis. il Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. l- Cobcroft ... 10 1 34 ' 2 Brico ... 1 0 13 0 Green ... 10 1 20 4 Barber ... 3 0 20 1 w Isherwood ... 1 1 0 1 is it PHOSNIX v. OLD BOYS. , ' The finish of the first day's play in tho Phcenix-Uld Boys matcli leaves Uld Boys in • r the best position. Phoenix were sent to the wickets nrst, but made- a poor showing' against tho bowling of Tucker and Monaghan, ." tne last wicket falling with the score at 82. ' George Burton and Laws wore tho only two . batsmen to reach double figures, Burton making 31 after a display of finished cricket, and Laws compiling i 3. Tucker bowled remarkably well, ana was. practically unplayk able, securing six wickets for 30 runs in s iir'tcon overs. Monaghan, the only other g Old Boy bowler called upon, secured three a wickots, for 50 runs. The Phamix wickots fell' ;, as follows:—1 for 37, 2 for. 41, 3 for 50, 4 for 53, 5 for 56, 6 for 56, 7 for 65, 8 for ' 71, 9 for 76, 10 for 82. Old Boys commenced j their first innings and topped their opponents' ~ score beforo the third wicket fell. When play 0 was stopped for tho day the ox-collegians t had lost three wickets for 198. The first t\ru 0 wickets were responsible for 53 runs, anu •, then Monaghan. and Tucker, entered on a \ partnership which was responsible for 129 j runs. Those two batsmen wore undefeated s at the end of the day's Tucker's score Q being 86 and Monaghan's 43.' Tucker scored f freely and gave no chances, but some of his strokes were very crude. Monaghan hit out ... lustily for .a"'start and then slowed down, but finished up by punishing tho. bowling, ". making 23 in his last eight scoring strokes. 3 . A foaturo of tho game was tho excellent field-. 1 ing of the Old Boys team and tho sound 3 wicket-keeping of C.-P. Blacklock. Black--1 lock stumped two men and caught one, and ■ four other Phconix men woro caught in the field. Tho detailed scores aro as follow:— PIKENTX. * \ ■ , ■ First Innings. I Laws, 12133111, st. C. P. Blacklock, b. i .Tucker ... 13 i G. Burton, 114322111221111313, st. C.P. Blacklock, b. Tucker :.. 31 Dakin, c. Beechey, b. Tucker 0 Gibbos, 221111, c. C. P. Blacklock, b. Tucker >... ' ... js Waters, 13, run but ... ' s. Burton, jun., 131, c. Dickson, b. Mona- . ghan ... . ... .-..., ... ... fi M'Lennan, c. Dickson, b. Tucker ... 0 Little, 12112, c. and b. Tucker ...' ... , '■ , Mickey, 11, b.: Monaghan .: 2 Crowes, 313, not out • ... 7 Moore, 21, b. Monaghan •■'.-..,',;3 Byes..:.;. :' ... • ", .„■..';.",',2, - :Total. ... .... ...■'''.'„.:'.& . Bowling Analysis. Ovors. Mdns. Runs. Wkts.. Tucker ... 15 5 30 6 Monaghan ... 15 2 50 3 OLD BOYS. First Innings. Beechey, 2514143113113, b. Moore , 30 Birch, 3312323, c. and.b. Moore ... 17 ■Tucker, 121343123132362131113213514:1151 ' , 32411141, not out ... , ... bQ J. P. Blacklock, 1323231, 1.b.w., b. Gibbes 15 Monaghan, 2312111111311134233323, not . out . •■• ••• '■■• • ".... ■;::■ ..'. 43 r . ! i'l-VI ...' ■'„•. ... ... r•■ Tot.i! for 3 wickets ... ... ]>'o\, ] Bowling Analysis. ' Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. : Gibbes ... 9 2 23 1 i Laws .... 10 , ■ 1 52 0 ' Mooro ... 11. 2 46 -2 ■' Hickey ... 91 ,43 0 ; Waters ... 1 0 14 0 Dakin ...2.0 12 0 :V : \ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP , ~'•'.,''"■.■ ■ .i'/l ,3' ad ostown-Newtov/n "match 1 -, ; \\adestowiv batted first and made'l22'; Hay 30 Bowles 27, Withers 19, E. Clari'dgo 13; and Mollatt 12 (not out). Nowtdwn com- J P'^J 33 / J ', ?\ v 16 - Moffatt ' Burns, and i bollett bowled best for Wadestown. The 1 Wadcstown team has made 15 runs in the 1 second innings without the loss of a wicket ] Old Boys batted first against Thorndon •■* and scored 212; Jacobs 84, Darroeh 62, Salmon 18, Ames 14. Martin, 2 for 9, and .Woods, 3 for 44, bowled best for Thorndon .who had lost 4 wickets for 93 at the close 0f , °nn ?. s , play ' For Thorndon, Roberts made 32, Butler 27, and Smytho 11. , letone v. St. John's— Petone, first in- i lungs, 80; St. John's, first innings, 22; Bow- { man 21 Cannon 10, were the top scorers I for Petono. Bowling for Petone,. Bowman 1 Look 5 wickots for 6 runs, Brice, 5 wickets 1 for 14 runs. The bowling averages for tho 1 fat. John's wore, Williams, 5 wickets for "'4 1 .runs, Caldow, 4 for 45 runs. ' .Phoenix v. Wellington A.—Phoenix 85 and '* 37 tor 2 wiokets; Sanders 85, Miller 23, Connolo 12, Paterson 8 (not out). Pavitt took . 7 wickets for 23 for Wellington. Wellington' made 109 (Jamieson 44, Wcokcs 34). Connolo, 4 for 35, Coombcs, 2 for IS, were the best Phoenix bowlers. THIRD-CLASS- CHAMPIONSHIP. | Petono v. Newtown.—ln their first innings Petone mado 118, and Non-town .113 Tho chief scorers for Petono were Woods ?«' 56 , .H' Scuior U Vincent n 10. the highest scorers for Newtown were Dan'is 23, Grant ,18, Mortison 18 (not out)' 1 ' Wellington Collogo A. v. St. Patrick's Col- H lege.—Wellington Collcgo, first innings, 74. tl Doro took 7 wickets. St. Patrick's, first in- S ' nings, 146; O'Lcary 49, J. Ryan 21, B. P Ryan 20. In their second innings Wcllin"- s ' ton Collogo. mado 59 for.3 wickets. ' Phoonix v. Karori.—Phoenix, 55 (Dohortv n 15) and .18 ' for 2 wickots). Karori,' 131 n (Cathie 3.5, .:Finlayson. 33, Read 22, Hoi- A croft 14, Spiers. 11). Spence, 6 for. 26, bow- N 'led well for Karori, and Morris arid Doherty V and Finlayson,. 4 for 26 ,for Phoenix. « Johnsonvillc v. St. John. Johnsonvillo R batted all.tho aftornoon, losing 8 wickets for ? 251-Pickin 75. Hyland 5.0, ,W. Moore 42 £ Wmdley 28, Little 13, Cook 13, and Hav- p . ward 12. J Selwyn v. Old Boys.—Selwvn, 'first in- j, nings, 101; Old Boys, first innings, 67. For. G tho formor R. Leeks mado 25, Don. M'lntyro F 23, and Macdonald 17, their bowlers beinc H 'Don. M'lntyro five for 22 and W. Goslinc four for 37. For Old Boys, Linklator 27 A and Griffiths 12, made doublo-fignro scores V 'and tho best howling was dono ny Avory— "t three wickets for 5 and M'Gnire' 7 for 36. J Victoria Collogo v. Wellington College B: E Victoria Collogo, 43 and six for 116- A Boglo 11, Sprott 16, King 23, Mackay 4l] Ronner took sovon 'wickets for 21. Wellington Collcgo made 182 in their first inninesG. Boglo 83, Bennett 16, Gibbons 43, Holmes ai FOURTH-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. S f Templars v. Aspland.—ln this match the P latter batted first, and were disposed of for O 60 runs (Hylton 14, Williamson 13). At tho & call of time tho Templars had compiled 125 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Dooloy mado 50, Parris not out 28, and Russoll 18 £' Of the bowlers, Parris (two for 8), Doolov (five for 31), and Russell'(two for 17) ( )ij best work for the Templars, as did B. Wetli- ' erall (four wickots) for Aspland. Karori v. Petone.—Karori 30 and 38 for t four wickets (Lower 12' and Roberts 11). and „„ Petone 138 (Bold 48, Vincent 18, and An-l<!i°

draws 16). Nunn and Andrews bowled well for Petono, as did M'Carfchy (five for 48) for liaron. SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION. Technical School v. College B.—Tho third match of tho first round in the Secondary Schools competition was plavcd on Saturday, when lechmcal School mot College B on the College ground, and the match resulted in a .decided win for the former. • Tho following are. the, scores:—College B: Scott (caught), b Renner 1; Edmonds (caught), h Doherty 4; Tanner (caught), b Renner 1; Stewart, b Renner 0; Milne (caught), b Bonner 16; Clark, b Rennor 2; M'Kcnzie .(caught), by Doherty 0; Welsh, b Doherty 4; Davics, b Renner 5;. Aborcrombie, not out 0; Parker (caught), b Renner 2; extras, 5; total, 40. Technical: Ashor, b Parker 1; (caught), b Parker 0; Renner, b Parker 28; Doherty, b' Tanner 39; H. Guiso (caught), b Parker 8; M'Leod, run-out 5; H, Guise, b Tanner,o; Bevan (caught), h Tanner 3; Coleman, b Welsh 0; Haughton, run out 0; Holey, not out 2; extras, 3; total, 89. Renner and Doherty bowled consistently for Technical, Renner obtaining seven wiekots for 16 and Doherty threo for 18. Parker, 'Welsh, and Tannor did well for the Collego, succeeding in hooping, tho scoro down. .Wolsh took four wickets for 43 runs, Parkor four for 33, and Tanner three for 14. ' MISCELLANEOUS. Tho employees of R. and E.'Tingey and Co., Ltd., played those of Smith and Smith, Ltd., at Eilbirnie on Saturday. The former ,won by 20 runs. Tingoy's 62 (Collins 11 and Reyhng 14); Smith and Smith 42 (Grogoi-.v 7). Naglo and Bomgard bowled best foi Smith and Smith, . while Cattanach (eight 'for 10) took tho honours for Tingoy's. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Woodwaro v. Harbour Board.—Harbour Board 65 and 28 for fivo wickots (Mowatt 20); Woodwaro, first innings, 47 (Evensen 23). Harris (four for 17) and Evenson (four for 21)' were tho most, successful of tho Woodwaro bowlers BOYS' LEAGUE. ; The 1 following are tho results of matches played on Saturday:— Senior Grade—Thorndon A beat Diamonds by an innings and 58 runs; Y.M.C:A. beat St. Paul's by an innings and 10 runs; Marist Bros, beat St. Peter's by eight wickets and 43 runs; Thorndon B boat St. Andrew's by 26 runs. Junior Grade—Y.M.C.A. A; beat St. Thomas's on the first innings by 51 runs; Boys' 'Institute beat Marist .Bros, by five wickets and.2o runs; St. Peter's beat St. Paul's by eight wickets and 3 runs; Y.M.C.A. B beat Kelburne :by' an innings and 11 runs.,

IN OTHER CENTRES. (BY TELEGRAni—ritESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch,' Noyombor 16. Tho third round of tho first grade matches 'commenced to-day, tho results at call of time being Riccarton 128 v. St. Albans 133 for threo wickots (C. A. Cuit 70). West ' Christchurch 459 (H. B. Lusk 102, D. Reese 160) v. Linwood 6 for no' wickets. East Christchurch 108 v. Sydenham 154 for seven wickets.. , . Duneclin, November 17. Perfect weather prevailed for the cricket matches yestorday. In the Senior competition Albion (287 runs) defeated Dunedin (187 and 59) by an. innings and 41 runs. Ih Dunedin's first innings M'Kerscy made 76. Grango defeated Carisbrook B by 23 runs pn the first innings. The former; mado 97 and. 177 for seven wickets (Brydono 39, not out, Downes 33, Ohadwick 13, not out) and Carisbrook 74 and 111 for seven wickets (Austin 45, Foster 26). Carisbrook A boat Apoho by oight wickets. .Carisbrook mado 131 and 50 lor two wickots, and Apoho 80 and 100.