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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 10

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.■ -WEDNESDAY COMPETITION. ! Anqther round of the Wednesday ship matches was concluded yesterday afternoon. In the Union v. George and' George match, Union made 131 and : 124,. and George and George made' 72 ' arid 107," tile former winning by 76 runs." The highest scorer fbr Union in the ; second innings' was Mnllford 20, Weybourne and Bonner . following close with 18 each, ' Laws, seven; wickets-for' 35,, was- the most t damaging • bowler. ; George ' and' George compiled' 107 in' their second turn at the' wiokets, Gosling (40) and Gini (21) being the highest., scorers. 'M'Gill again bowled well for Union, securing five wickets for 39. Oriental defeated Bivals by 5 wickets and 14 rune. Oriental made 169'.-nnd 89 for-five tickets,' and Rivals made 186 and GB. Shand (17) and' Dixon (lty batted well for Riv'a|6. In Oriental second innings Little put-up, a good performance, and had hard • luck in being stumped when ho had . scored . 44. • v .A.-• Alpe ,: -(18) was the only other double-figure .scorer, Shand and Pearce divided, the " bowling honours .for' Bivals. Picken put up a 'fine bowling perforrnance for Oriental.. Detailed scores' are as under:— UNION v. GEORGE AND GEORGE.i UNION. First innings 131 Second Innings. T. O'Sullivan, 1, b. Laws ... 1 Wilkinson, 1312232, c. Gilberd, b. Laws ... 14 Mullford, 223123115, b. Varo 20 Weybourne,, 111112443, b. Laws 18 M'Gill, 11113, b. Laws 7 Barraket, 1121, b. Laws ... ... 5 Jackson, 12, b. Laws ... ~ 3 M'Kenzio, 3151, b. Laws ... ... ... ... 10 Moffatt, 1.b.w., b. Laws 0 Bonner, 1832211, b. Gosling 18 J. O'Sullivan, 122221, not out 10 Extras ... ... 18 Total ... ...124 Grand total 255 Bowlinu Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Varo ... ... 13 1 52 2 Laws ... ' ... 17 8 . 35 - 7 .Gosling ... 5 0 18 1' GEORGE AND GEORGE.- ' , First innings ... ,72 -Second Innings. Vare, 2142, 1.b.w., b. Moffatt ... .... .... "9 A. George, 1, c. M'Kenzie, b. M'Gill ... .1 Laws,' 232311, b. M'Gill. ... ... 12 Gosling, 1331442232134331, b. M'Gill ... ... 40 Gilberd, b. Moffatt ... ... ... ... 0 Wilkinson, 3, b. M'Gill 3 lshorwood, 21, run out ... ' ... 3 Fox, 12, c. and b. Moffatt 3 Paul, 2231U2, not out ... ... 12 Gini, 11333433, b. M'Gill .... ... ... 21 Extras ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Total ... ... ... ... : ... 107 Grand total ... ... . ... ' ...179 , Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns.' Runs. Wkta. .M'Gill" ...' . ...' 11 2 '-'39 • . 5 •' ;• Moffatt 10 .0 ... .58 ; 3 ; Jackson . ... . 1 0 7 . • RIVALS V. ORIENTAL. .; ■. rivals.' : ■>, Firsc innings •••■' —188 Second Innings. ; ■ ■', ' Dixon,! 333311, run out .'ll IJefitley, 14,"b. Picken ...', ... ' ... ■ '5 Shand. 313121141,' c. Truscott, b. Picken .1. 17 ]>ni'ton, e. aiulvb. Picken.-.. ... ...' r...- 0 Pearce 3311; b. Picken j8 Wyatt; 3113' b. Eickeri : '.... - ..... ..... Loittas, ,1, b.. Picken'. . ... . 1 Carson, c. Little, !b. Picken 0 M.'Kay,. 411113,;" not 'out;... 11 Cr'o(ich;' : bi ; \ .7. :. ..' -'0 Reid, : "b. ■,M'Kenzie -0 "Extra's '■ — * [ '. Total ... :.. ... ... —jG? Grand total ... ... — 254 \ Bowling Analysi?. f .... __Ayers, Mdns v Runs. Wkti., Eickeru 11. '* ' 2J ; ?' t Mcora 5 . .0-• 23 0. Little 3 0 . 9 0 M'Kenzio ... 3 I'■ 5 1 : • .ORIENTAL. ;■ First innings ... — 109 i Second Innings. 1 A. Alpe, 3211111i11122, b. Pearce ... ... 18 A. Moore, 1, c. M'Kay," b. Shand ... ... 1 Picken, 3, c. and b. Shand ...' 3 ; Little; 114112134441214211213, b. Pearce ... 44 Truscott, 13, b. Dixon ... ... ... ••• 4 (iook 5, not but jj , J. Moore, 43, not out ' \ Extras ... ...' 1 ■ x Total for five wickets 89 J Grand total ... 258 I. Bowling Analtsis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. \Ykts ? : Wvatt ... ... 8 1: ..'l7 0 y Shand ... ; 7 '' •2- y 28. ' 2 e Dixon ..." . ... .5. 1 i . '3 : I. .'Pt-arco ...' ... ' 4- . ' 0 '•. 14. •• ~2

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.Vivian;'defeated- 'George and George .by. an innings and 9' runs.' -Vivian. . soil-61), Martin 27,-S. Dempsey 27V Howe wiand George and George, 122 and 44—Martin -15. ■Mapleston. 4 for 16, and i Thompson" 3 9 bowled'"Well • for -Viyifm. "Davis and Caine, three-wickets eaoh, bowled best. for .George aud •George.' ■ ' , •,, , , :'TK.' Pakeha-UnJon match resulted in a wm for Pak'eha by 7 wickets.'Union scored'7B and l'l7; and Pakeha made 156 and 47 foi , i 3 wickers. In Utiion's second innings Henshilwobd 23, Richards 28, Hicks' 24; Williamson'lC, ;A; liamson. 12, were top scorers'. M'Eldowiiey- 22 ■'riot out was. the highest scorer for. Pnkeha. . ■ Y.MiC.A. " defeated Oriental by 10 wickets. : Orientals, first innings, 161); .'second innings, 27.' i'.M.C.A., first innings,- 183. : Holmes 58, Plant 22 (not out), Shipton, 40, Osborne 25, Jl'Kay'lo, Sccond innings, 0 for G; Turner 6. Bowling for Y.M.C.A., Holmes secured 3 for 5, and Dyson 3 for 9. REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. The selectors of the Wellington representative team-met last night and sorted out teams', to represent Wellington in forthcoming ■ engfrgenients. The team to represent Wellington against. Wairarapa at the Athletic Park on Christmas Dav and' Boxing Day will be as follows:'—Ashbolt, Gourlay, Brice, Waters (l-'homix), G. Burton, llickey, C. P. Blacklock, Beechey, Fisher, Luckic, and Bruce. Emergencies—liowler, Mitchell; batsmen, Payne, A. Dav, and Waters (Gas Company). The team for the match against Otago, which is to be plaved on December 27, 28, and 30, is as follows Williams, C. Hickson, Mahonv, S. l'.ickson, Hales, Laws, Gibbes, Tucker, Monaghan, J. P. Blacklock, and Cobcroft. Emergency—Beeche.v. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. ' The following Senior aud_ Junior Gxtnrea have been set down for Saturday Senior Championship—Midland v. Phoouix, Basin Reserve, No. 1; Gas Company v- Old Boys, Basin. Reserve, No. 2; Newtown v.. I'etone, Athletic l urk, No. 2. Junior Championship—Grade A -Newtown v. Waiwetu, Waiwetu; Petono v. Ga-i Company, Petone; Wellington H v. St. Jchn's, Athletic Park, No. 3; Y.M.C.A., v. \\ adestown, Athletic Park, No. 1., Grade B— Wellington College v. Victoria College,' College Ground'; Wellington A v. Thermion,- Basin Reserve, So. 3; Old-Boys v. St. Patrick's Old jijoys, Basin Reserve. No. 4: -Midlund v-. Phtenix, Petone, No. 2. V'. ,