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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 76, 23 December 1907, Page 4

CRICKET.

The only cricket matches played on SatuN day were junior and lower grado fixtures, the senior games being postponed oil account of tho Basin Reserve being used for a sporta meeting. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho Wollington A y. Thorndon match resulted in a very easy win for Wellington by an innings and 62 runs. Wellington maJo 180 in their first innings, and Thorndon replied with 61. In the follow-on they wero all dismissed for 571 Wadestown defeated Y.M.C.A. by an inn-' ings and 5 runs. Walestbwn jindo 163 ami Y.M.C.A. 88 and -70. Dixon, 19. was, the only Y.M.C.A.- batsman to . reach, doublo figures in the second innings. The losers ' batted three men short in the second innings. Wellington B defeated St. : John's by four wickets. St. John's made 124 in'their second innings, Stratton 33, Elliffe, 15. Thomas 13. Hanify was the best of the Wellington bowlers, securing five wickots for 17. TheWeljington second innings realised 83 for sis wickets, Howe 22, no'; out, H.irris 16. and Thompson 11, not out. Thomas was the best of the St. John's bowlers. - Midland defeated Phoenix by 36 runs in; the first innings. ..Midland made 93 and 120.f0i six wickets 'innings declared clqs-/! ; -~'ai.d Pliconix made 57 and 50 for two wickets.. J. Smith 36, Renner 25, and Clinkard 15, not out, wor6 the. best of .the Midland batsmen, and Wilson. 25, out,.-. scored most,'. foi i'bcEnix. AV. Wighton, bowling for. Midland, took six wickets for 31. Waiwotu got home, from Newtown,by 100 runs.' Tho losers batted threo ni'eii, short, some of their men having left on the Nelson tour. ■'-.-'.■ ... 4,- ■ The match between Wellington College.Old Boys and St. Patrick's College,-Old., B.oys. which was concluded on in a four-point win for- tho former. •■'• On tho previous Saturday St, Patrick's, in their first innings made 152, and when stumps w ! ero drawn Old'.-Boy's bad lost six.Wickots for:lslL Resuming, Old Boys made a total ."of 164. In their second jpifort'St. Patrick's made 142, tho principal scorers being Ryanj '44, Miller 40 (not out), and Sheridan 16. Old-Boys:hii up'the required number to secure' a'four* point victory, viz., 130, for'the-loss'of'four tho match'concluding a few minutea before time was up; The principal scorer was M'Lean'"6o (not '".out); "whose total'-in-cluded one 5 and eight 4's. The most successful trutidler for Old Boys was Maguire, who secured five /wickets" for 37 runs' off -ten overs, of which four wore maidens. Sheridan, threo wickots for 46. runs, off 0.2 overs.: of which two wero maidens,' obtained the best average for St. Patrick's. . The Jwicket waa fairly fast. .'■ • ■

■, THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ Hawthorno defeated Newtown' by two wickets. _ The losers, batting-two short, compiled 75 in their second innings .'(Riggs 24, J. Johnston 16, and.S. Danks .17)/ and'the winners knocked up the required 81 for the loss of eight wickets (Patton 30, -riot o'ut, D. Ball 24). Patton bowled best for .-the winners, and Riggs and Kilby for the losers; ' Karori defoated Templars ■ by'-', an innings and 109 runs. Karori made 319 and Templars 47 (Jackson 14) arid 163, Doolev '66. Pooley 47 (riot out), Jackson 13, iB. Wright 11, F. Wright 10. Spereo , and Finlayson bowled best for the winners. Thorndon defeated Victoria College by three wickets. Thorndon made 128 (Connoll 37, .Whito 28, Martin 18, Lord 11 not out), and 64 for seven wickets (Hume 16, Duff 11). Victoria College scored. 72 (Clemanco -26, , Mackay 18) and 119 (Bogle 66/ Maskable). Bowling for Thorndon, Council took.'six'-for , 17, WTuto four for 12 and five for 24 ; . .Mackay ■and Bamett bowled well for .Victoria College. '....■■ .' •. .'..-'?• ;'.\j. FOURTH-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP;-' : '' ' Old Boys defeated Templars by 79 runs. Old Boys made 97 and, .Templars knocked ifp 57 alid 26. : " -'-■'"-■■ ■'■■'■ ■- ;■ :■'>• " ' jfIWI^LAMJUS.v i '";,v,.-V r C R. and- E. Tingoy and Co., 'Ltd:,""played ' the Electric Light Department-!of' 1 thqVCity' Council on Saturday. The by five wickets. Tingey's made -78 (Kins;; .14; Jeff.. ories 12), and lost five for 24 (King: 8, not out). The City Council made 23' and 70 (Winto 14). Cattanach (eight for 19)-'-and Mel<", villo (five. for:27), bowled' best.for.Tingey's, while Winter and Taylor were most successful fo rth.e Ibsors.. ■' , ; ',-■ ,-,,;, - The Templars, Club is sending a team.-:to Christchurch to play the Christcliurch Temp-' lars on Boxing Day. ''' ' .'■.'•": : Result of the matches played on Saturday by the Wellington Boys' Cricket League:— St. Poter'3 beat St. Andrew's by ai* innings and 64 runs. Thorndon' A l)eat Y.M.G:A. by _3 > runs on the first, innings, after '■ an. oxciting match. This puts- Thorndon AV in tho lead: but, as the second'round has: to bo played, it is hard to say who tho champions will bo at tho finish. ' '.•--•