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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 4

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is SENIOR MATCHES. ® Tho sixth series of senior, games, which 16 woro commenced on December 14, were concluded on Saturday, when fine weather was ), experienced and the wickots wero in average condition. , a MIDLAND V. PKCENIX. This match resulted in a win for the Midi,. land team on the first innings by 37 runs. On Saturday, December 14, Midland comji pilod. 131 in their first innings; and when stump? were, drawn Phoenix, had lost eight ;• wickets for 62 runs. . Resuming, Pliajnix mado a total of 94 runs. When Midland had mado 156 for the'loss of two wickots, they I declared thoir sccond inning 3 closed. . Tho 7 first wicket fell at 28 and the second at 34. - Tbo not-out men, Waters .85, and'. Dakin 52, , collared the bawling/ at. an early stage. - Phcqpix, who were 224 behind, returned to tho wickets, and succeeded in 'compiling 187 1 for tho loss of threo wickets in the seventy minutes at their disposal.;, The-first .wicket fell at 86, tho second at 160, and the third at 175. Bruce, the top-scorer,. 100 not o\it, was mipsed tit least half, a' dozen times, on tlio first occasion just after ho , got " into double figures. Off driving was' a feature of his innings. The details, were aß'follow MIDLAND. First innings ■ '... ' ;.. . : ,'..'.1 1 ...-131 . ■ Second In-nings. • Brupe, -1324111111113112121311131343431" 1 ' 316334332135111111, not out ... 100 Williams,.' 3111113.112153333, ; c. Waters, \ ' b.' Wilson ... ... 33 Hiekson; 212311311113, c.. Gibbes, b..' Wilson - ~,. ... v , ... •• ..J ... 20 Manson, 1311, b. Gibbes >.. ~ .... ... 6 Patrick, 4313, not out ... ... ... 11 ' "Extras ... ;..• . ..... •••; .... '--.17 Total for three wickets (innings . •' declared closed) ' ... ... 187 Grand total ... ... : ... 318 . ' Bowi,ino Analiwsi." ... ' "..' Overs. Mdns. • Runs. Wkts. Hickoy ... 9 — 32 Moore; . ... 8 1 30 —- Gibbes ... 10 2 39 1 Wilson, ■/:,:■■■ IS • , .1 .57 ~ ,2. Dakin;:. ..... -2, ,1. 5, . —■... M'Lennan ... 2 —. . 7 — ; ■ PHCENIX. : First innings . . 94 ■. Spcond Is^iNas. Burton, 33112, b. Williams ... • .;. 10 Waters, 133531131413633111114111111113 431211534, not out /.. ... ... ; 85 Gibbos, 3, b. Williams - 3 Dakin, 331111124111121231331221311311, not out ... ... ' .'... ... , 52 ' Extras' 'V;.. , 'v.. .... 6 •;--'' jiTotal for two wickets ... ' 156 . _ 'Grand total • ... ... 250 Bowu.vo Analysis. ' Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Williams ... 6 — 45 2 ' Upham ... 6 — 29 — Bruco . ... 1. — 9 — , Mitchell ; ... 4' 7- : 22 ,' - Hiekson - • ' 6 ■— , .27 " ' — Stephenson .. 1 ' .— 17; OLD BOYS V. GAS COMPANY. The match'between tho Old Boys and tho - Gas Company provided' an < exciting ;finish, : Old Boys, 1 who ; yvOn by 115 runs . on tho .first ' innihgs, 'requiriiig:pnly : throe;runs to secure- i a . four-point'' victory' wliejl' stumps- were, drawn. On December 14, when the match - was commenced,' Gas Company made 168 in . their 'first innings, and when time was called ! Old Boys had lost threo wickets for 93 runs. ; Resuming, Old Bo;,'s compiled in all: 283. •• Tho remaining wickots'foil "as follows Four < for 133, five for 180,' six for 181, soven for 235, .eight for 270, nine, for 277, and ten for 283. It will be seen by_. tho detailed scores , that, a number of big hits wero, made. For i Ga-j Company. Topp, five wicl{pts,'.for : 74 runs," • was . tho most successful trundjer.,' Batting; 1 ono .man short,. the Gas , Coihp'a'ny (l compilctV 142;jin their,;second, attempt,: tho; score; at , tho fall of each wickqt benig .as follows : Onoi'for ;10)'. two for 26, threo for 47pfour-' ■' fo'* -49, five for 69, six for' 89, so'ven for' 89; ■ oight '. for,'. 109; and...nine , .for, 142'. ;Rei' ; quiring 28 runs to win by four, points," OTd Boys; returned to tho wickets,, but succeeded' '■ in hitting up only 25 in tho .fifteen minutes at. their disposal. ; Following are the details': '' . GAS COMPANY. ■ First' innings' , - -.„ • ... : -...168 ; Second Innings. . : D) edge, .-113332121,' c. B. Jacobs, b. Monaghan ' ..... ■ .... ; .... 17 , Iskerwood, 3212, c. and;b. Beechey - .;. 8 Gourlay, 234, c, C. P, Blacklbck, b. Mason . ... ...' ... : ' 9 Ashbolt, 11111, c.. S. Jacobs, b. Monaghan ... ... .'„ ... ... 5 Burko, 1133211341113,. 0. S. Jacobs, b. Mason ... 25 Waters,' 13214, b. Monaghan .:. ../ U Waugh, 1111113111, Jbw. b. Monaghan 12 Topp, run out ... ... ... 0 Church, 14132141231361, not out- 33 Hodge, 1343, c. Beechey, b. Mason ... 11 M'Kay (absent) • ... . ... ,q Extras ... ... ... u ~ Total .... ' .. -. ~..142 / Grand total ... ... , ... 310 Bowling' Analysis. . Overs.- Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Beechey. 0 , 2 12 '. 1 Mason .. ... ,12.' . 4 37 3 . ' M'Gill; .... . 6 '. - .. : 22 - . .Monaghan 13 2. . 45.. 4 Lomax , ... 3 — 15 — OLD BOYS. " • ; First Innings. ; Boechey, 74111, c. Topp, b. Gourlay ... 14 1 Birch, 11312141, -b. Topp ; 7 ,14 Tucker, 1622462141321224111324211, c Hodge, b. Topp ... ;.. •• „. .59 Blacklock, C. P.,- 2331,..c. Waugh, b '' Gourlay- ... .. g Monaghan, 33312314561111231321, c. Church, b. Topp ... . . 47 Blacklock, J. P., 85154133, c. and b" Dredge ... - ... ... . ... , 39 , Lomax, 151115112521, st. Hodge,.- b ; Church ... ... ... . 26 M|Uiil, 421311132125362221531134j . b. Topp ... ... ~.. ... 59 Mason, 12214112, c. Gourlay, b. Topp 14 1 Jacobs, S., 4, b. Gourlay 4 Jacobs, B. (not out) ... ... ... 0 1 .Extras ... • ... 7 .1 Total .'..'283 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. j ; Gourlay ... 17.1 -1 88 3 Topp ... 20 4 74 5 M'Kay ... 4 0 ' 24 0 Church ... 4 0. 29 1 i ; Dredge ' ... 6 0 38 1 . Ashbolt ... 1 • 0 12 0 Waugh ... 2 0 11 0 i Second Innings. '' Beechey, 2, e. Ashbolt, b. Topp ... 2 ( Monaghan, 31235 (not out) 14 ( Blacklock, J. P., 123 (not out) ... 6 f Extras ... . ... ...' ... '3 : | Total for 1 wicket 25 I Grand total ' ... ... 308 1 Gourlay sent down two overs from which t sovon runs in all were obtained; and Topp, t who bowled the same number of balls, se- 1 cured one wickct for 15 runs. c PETONE V. NEWTOWN. '' j ; The Tet'one v. Newtown fixture, resulted 1 in tKe simplest of wins for tho Potono j toam by nn innings and 54 runs. Nowtowii ; made 108 in theiv first innings and 145 for i oight wickots in the sccond effort, two mon ( being absent. Potono compiled 307 in their I only turn at tile wickets. When play' was 1 rcsumod on Saturday afternoon Potono had 1 eight wickots down for 219,. Hnrgroavos not 1 out, 10. Gate, not. out, 0. The. partnership 1 had aducd a further 53 runs when Gate,.who f had batted well for 20, was caught by Plim- ( mer off Ryan. Green, the last man, knocked ( up 10 bofore he was oaught by Payne off i G., Day. Hargreavea, not out, had 48 to his :

credit, compiled in a style peculiarly th batsman's own. He has no strokes, bu stands up to everything, and' stops some rc markably. good balls. ."Extras" ran up t the forriiidablo total of 75, which' must, b somowhoro in the region of a record for oil |j innings. Ryan came • out with 1 the bos _ bowling average, for Newtown, scouring fly s wiokets lor 94 runs. Newtown started thei 0 second innings ! badly, Plimmer being dis , missed; withtho opening ball. J. Day. fo' . lowed: the next over, - leaving tho total tw for 2, I'ayno and-.Tilyard, got together an - started : out. well,. but ..Payne,; played a fas . one from Brico ,0n..t0. ,Ins wicket . .afterh - had scored 10. Tho . best' standi'of tho*'in 1 .nings was madbby Tilyard and George Daj t 'I'ilyard, who made 38 iii the first innings c played with confidence from : the start, alii 1 scored • freely with a clean i off ;driyo; .Wliei j. his total stood at 44 ho was given out, le ; 3 ;beforo, to Green: G. Day continued to sc.or . ;Wcll, but none of his olubniates remained a , . the crease. anV, length of time,.; and. at ..th . [end, of : tho innings Day was uridefcata j with 52' to his credit. Green, threo wicket r 'for 24,; showed the best bowling figures fo i. .Pctono. Details of the play are as under \ newtown. First innings ' ..... ... ..... ... 10: i , ' ."' SECOND Innings. • v | I'limmer, c. Brice, b; Cobcroft ( IJ. Day, life. Senior, b. Cobcroft ■ ' • Tilyard, 1-4113X2152132111134312, l.b.w. '< b. Greon ' ' 4' .i'ayno,: 4321, b. " Brico ... ■" 1( Alpo, 31, run put v ... G. Day,' 1311113113214161121123113114; ' ' not .out ; : ■ ... ' 1 5S i Ryan,. 3223', st.'Cate, b. Greon V;:' 11 Mills, 11111, b. Barber I A. Day, 1312, b. Grpen ... .... ' .■ Extras ...- v ... . ... \ ... .1] .'■Total for-'S. wickets . 14J .Grand' total. - Vv: ... .... 25c • ' Bowling Analysis: ■- - ■■■' .Overs. Mdiis, Runs. Wkts. Cobcroft' •'... 10 .'1 : 48 ' 2 • Brico 8 1 30 . 1 , Urebn ... 9V, i 1 24"- 3 s....Bmyrke : . ... 6.7 1 30' . 1 0 Barber ' , ... . ,2 0 2 1 . . ; PETONE. First Innings/ Cobcroft, 33132232211, b. Ryan . ..23 Ishorwood, 11241112236] 13311303411, b. Smith - ... ■' : ... ■ ' ... . -51 .'Barber, 51132213513124,'' b. Mills "• ...34 iSmyrke, 1321, ( c. arid b. Ryan ... ■ 7 Senior, 222223, b. Ryan .!'. ... ... 13 .Brico, 31211113, e. Payne, b. Sjnith 13 .Tayjor,■ 113211,;. b. Ryan ... ... ... 9 : idargreaves; .1432213212112121223321312,. ■ . not. out- ..... ... f. ... ; House, 13, b. Smith ■ -... ... 4 Cate, 52151132, c; Plimmer, b.' Ryan •... • 20 ; Greon, 2221111, c; Payne, b. G. Day ...■ 10 Extras ... ■ ...' ... ... 75 '■ •. Total .. . ... : 307 Bowling' Analysis. . .:)■■■ Overs.. Mdns. Runs. 'Wlsts. Ryan. , ... 28 4 94 5 ' G. Day .4 ; 0 13 1 Alpo ■■.■! ...: 14 i ■. 1 .. 42 ■ 0 Smith'' '■... 14 ■3■ 47 3 ■ -Milts 5 ' 3 : 36 : ■ 1 :