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, — ♦; SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. HEAVY SCORING. A fcaturo of. the\ senior oliampionship games played'on the Basin'-Reservb oil Saturday was tho heavy scoring of individual mombers of tho Midland and Wellington teaiiis, • the former team up , 408 against NowtoTra, and the latter compiling 270, against Pctorto. Tho weather was perfect, and tho wickets,; though a little bit on\thc humpy side, were in favour of tho batsmen. In tho Gas Compauy-Phoraix match, played on tho Athletic Park, Gas Company succeeded in getting a four points iviir just on the call .of time. NEWTOWN V. MIDLAND. The. ; N>.wt6wn-Midliind match ,:was . resumed with Newtown 209 in the first innings ,and Midland 0110 wicket' down for 86. Tho ■two riot-but batsman,. AVillianis. (3/) alid Hiekson.. (So) wcro. not ,iri partnership long, Hiekson being clean bowled by Smith before ho had. added to his' previous Saturday's total. .Wynyard joined. Williams, Slid gave an easy chanco behind the wickets... off ■ tho first-ball, but escaped. He batted-very poorly for a start ahd had a. great amount of luck in running his total up to 29.'. Williams was hatting vigorously, and succeeded ill making 112 before he was clean bowled through trying to drag one from Ryan round to lbg.' Williams played good cricket; scoring all round tho wicket, hut gave at least threo .chances which should have been accepted. Patrick placed 26. to his credit by pretty cricket. . Queo fame out of, his shell and hit, up 70 in quick time. Ho opened nervously, but settled down eventually, and played some fino strokes! The Newtown bowling was very tired towards tho end of tho game, and tho Midland tail wagged to tho, tune. 6f over 100 ruris. - Tho last wicket, Mitchell and Wigliton, put on nearly'so runs. The iielding of tho Newtown men was n long way below tho standard. Tho team made an attack on its own record for extras, hut fell a .long way short, the''.total only !.reaching- 42!-,. The score at the fall of each ■Midland-wicket was as follows One for 29, two for 86,' three, for 170, four for 229, five , for 234, six for 294, nevcU for 297, eight for 336, nine for 358, ten for 408. Tho Newtowii captain gave ten of tho eleven, men in tho teama turn with the ball. Midl&rtd won "by 199.'runs on .tho first innings.. NEWTOWN.- . ' ; ; ' First innings ... ... ... 209 MIDLAND. : ' First Innings. . ' Hiekson, 113111224211121312122; b. Smith 35 Bruce, 21241, run out ... ... ... 10 Williams, 5131173332331143113231213122 , 3322211231233134224?, b..Rynn ... 112 Wynyard, 1231312132212311, b. A. Dav 2S) Patrick, 1433233331, b. llyau ... ... 26 Murphy, 111223332,' b. Smith v ' ... 1(5 Queo, 121123231123312531311,41333.12311, c. Ryan, b. Alpo ... . ... ... 70 Mouson, c. and b. Plimmcr, ...... ... 6 Uphaiii, 111323411. h. Alpe ... : ... 17 Mitchell, 221121221331. not-Out... ■ '' 21 •Wighton, . 12123423113122j .c.r Tilvard, b. J. Day ' ■: ...' 2S Extras ... ... .: ... ... 42 . ! ' Total " ' '... ' ... 40S , ■ - BoWI.IKG An'.U,TBl3. . Overs. Mdns.- Ruiis. Wkts. Smith ... 35 - 4 : ' 85 2 ' Ryan ... 30 . 4 '92 : 2 Alpo : ... 21 5 - fi,l, . 2 ■ Mills ■ ... 6 . I ,22 "0' •G. Day ... 16 -8 ' 53 0 A. Dav -I 2 \ 11 I J.Day ... 3 I) 15 IV Pliinnier ... 4 U 20 1 PETOME V: WELLINGTON. The, Wellington eleven defeated .Potono by 16 runs on tho first innings. The Petono first imming.v yielded 113, against ' Wellington's 129. , 'l'ho; Wellington.-nien their poor .shying.,in ..the first turn- at ; tlip. wickets by.-ii second innings sbore of £70. Tli'o sub-: urban fielders :'had ; n raro afternoon's leathor.lmnting; especially (luring tho time Mnhoney and Hiekson; were'associated. This partnership yielded 16,7 runs, and was ono of the liveliest displays of vigorous hitting seen on tho liasin for a good while. . Hicksort was in fine form, and succ.eoded ill getting his century and -19 over before ho was e&ught out-. Threes, fours, and fives marked Tiis score from the start, and sent tho fieldsihon hunting , all oyer tho paddock. . HicksOn gave thrqo' cliannesi |-wo .or thorn high, catches off Cobcroft, right into tho fielders'., hands, llalioney again played excellent cricket for his 62 runs, scoring all round tho.wiokct. He was let o(f on two ociasiona with catohes behind tho wickets. -Woybourno (39) was the only other Wellington batsniari to make anything like a respectable total, most of the others falling Victims to Smyrk before they hail cono far. Tho Wellington, wickets fell as followsOno. for 22, two for 189, threo for 195, four for 214,. five for 234, six for 264, seven for 264, eight for 270, nine for 270, ton for 270. Of the Petono bowlers Smyrk camo out with the best average, securing fivo wickets for 38. Cobcroft got four for 125. ' Petono commenced thoir. second innings, 'but on stumps hciilg drawn thoy had lost threo wickots for 61, of which total Isherwood made 35. PETONE. First innings ... ... 113 ' 1 Second Innings. Cote, 32, run Out ... ... , „. ... 5 Green, 1333, o. and b. Fisher ... ... 10 Smyrk, 3, st-. Condliffe, b. Yaro 3 Barber, 33, not out... ... ... ... 6 Isherwood, 4354134353, not out ... ... 35 Extras 2 Total, for threo wickets 61. Bowling ANAr/rsis. Overs. Mdus. Runs. Wkts. Nash 4 2* 6 0 Richardson .... 3 0 9 0 Vare 4-0 28 1 Fisher . ... 3 0 16 1 WELLINGTON. First innings... «. , v* ... 129 Second Innings. Maboney, 2131132121311111311333331111 , 1111112113, b. Barber 62 Naughton, 11341, 1.b.w.. b. Cobcroft ... 10 Hiekson, 13131231411313115313413111141 15321451411111331154313311, c. Smyrk, b. Cobcroft 119 Vare, c. Isherwood, h. Cobcroft ... ... 0 Richardson, 1, c. and b. Smyrk ... ... 1 Fisher, 2134, b. Cohoroft 10 Weybourne, 111111113211413133141, c. Connelly, b. Smyrk 39 Hales, 31103, c. Cobcroft, b. Smyrk' ... 13 Luckie, 3, not out 3 Condliffe, c. and b. Smyrk 0 Nash. c. Taylor, b. Srayrk 0 Extras ... ... 13 Total ... ... 270 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Cobcroft ... 23 • 2 125 4 Brico ... 14 4 35 0 Smyrk ... 10 1 38 5 Green ... 5 0 IS 0 Barber ... 10 3 .21) 1 Isherwood ... 4 .0 12 0 PHSENIX V. GAS COMPANY. The Phumix-Gns Company fixture resulted in ii four-point win for the latter, whose first innings' score was 2G7, of which Dredge made 76, Ashlmlt 33, Wnugh 32, and Church 25. in tho second innings they ruude 49 for four wickets. Pluenis mudo 185 and 130, Burton, jnn., 36, .Watery, 26, and Burton, sen., 20'. being tho top scorers in the second' innings. Gas Company put in a big light for a lourpoint win, and succeeded in knocking up tho requisite runs in the last over bowled before stumps wore drawn, but lost four wickets in the ellort. Wilson, a recently-promoted Pluenix lmwler came out with (lie best average lor his side, taking live wickets for 78 runs. Laws secured three For 5S in the first innings, and two for 27 in the second. Topp bowled well for G» s Company, taking eorcn' lot'
GAS COMPANY. FIEST iNNihoa. Waters, .12131111, stumped, -b. Laws '11 Church, 131311111444, c. Dakin, b. Hickoy, ,u 25 Wnugh, 11211113311413311111, o. Crowes, -S b. Hicketf ... ... ...v ... 32 Urodgo, V 31131344122111113613111113131- : ; 1154111111111, b Laws . 76 Gourloy, b Wilion 0 Burke, 11122111131, c Moore, b Laws 15 Ashbolt, 1111312413313124, not out .. 33 Topp',. 41126113, b Wilson 19 ,-M'Kay, .1131, o. Moore, b. Wilson- ... ■ 6 Hoclro, 13411, c Hieker b Wilson 10 Spottiswoode, 4,: b.l Wilson ' ... ; 4' Extns . . 36 Total . 267 BOWMNG Analtszs. . . -i Overs. Mdns. Ruiib. Wkts. liickey ... 12 0 " 52 '■ . 2 Laws ,53 3 58 3 Wilson , 20 0 78 5 • Moore./ ■ 11 0 . 43 0 ; SPCONII IMS'IKCS, Gourlay, 1314132, b. Laws .i. M'Kay, 51112242, run out ... '18 Church* ,4; run out - 4 Ash bolt, ' 512, not out .■■■..;■ ; ... . 6 Uurke, 4, o. M'Lonnaii, b. LawS 4 Waters, not out ... ... .u 0 . . * Extras -....r ..... -.... . ... ■ s Total for 4 wickets ... 49 Grand total 316 L'owmkg Analysis. • ■■■ Overs., Mdns; Runs;-Wkts Laws 3 - 0 27 '2. Wilson ... .'2 0 ; -20 0 ! FHCENIX. First-innings: 1851 SECOND iNNIXGS, Burton, .sen,, 141113414, c:Burke, -hi' 1 ■ I Topp . .. .201 Daltni, 1331, c. Dredge, b. Topp i,. 1 3 Little, b Topp . , ... o Laws, 1.b.w., b. Topp ..I 15 Burton, • jun., . 11333131311134331, c. <\ M'Kay, b. Topp ... ■ -38 Waters, 31451211332. c. Hodgo, b. T6pp ' 26 J. Moore, 1333, b. Giiurlay ... *... 10 OreWes, o. M'Kay,: b. ; Gourlay ...- 0 Al'Lonnanj .11, nob out ... 12 Wilson, ft 4oi Hodge, b..Topp ... "*„j • 7 Hickey, absent ' 0 •: . • Extras . r . ... 4' Total 130 Grand total ' v.. 310 j v , i Bowmnu■Analysis. I . :• Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts I Gourlay i.. 9 • 3 44 2 I Topu „■ ... l-]n 2 54 . 7'. [ Dredge : ... 3 0 26 0 POSITIONS OF THE TEAMS. •■.11)0 position of -tho Various teanis in the senior championship are as torl and Petono being equal' for tho first place with '12 points each. A full win counts four points, and 4 win on the,first mmngs two points. j ''' >• '•■■ '■ 6 & .iJ J> ■■■ J ■ 1 . :• . . 1.2. I a !.1 .3 :J* O. ' O . 25 Wellington • ... —2 '2 40 2 2 12 Midlaud ... '0 2 '2 2 2 2'-10 l'etono ... ... 0 0 — 0 4 4. 4 -12 Old Boys 0 0 2 — 2 2 4 10 l'hcenis ... ... 4 0 0 o,— 0 4 8 Gas Company ... 0 0 0 0 4— - 4 ,8 .Newtown ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 I . JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Gas Company defeated .Newtown by ,12 runs. ::.Thd.-. wi)lners>; 139, and |.KowtoW6. •« Anderson, six .wiaketsi f0r,,20 And i'OUyUfroSfoß):4,-«fffer-o?:th6' r ßesfc.>Df-:-uie. Newtown bowlers. Castel was tho ; b«st. of .the Grts Company, . Midland v. iSt. Patrick's-College Old Boys. Midland mado jini'iri,their, first turn at the wickets-^D, 'Wighton 51,. Atkinson 24, Grith-, .I'io 28j-,J..Sniith ,20,. CunnirighHrnis 10, 6'Neill 14 (not out). St. Patrick's Collisgemnde 52 tor .the loss bf one .Wicket.'. '' ' THIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. . The Newtown v.; Victoria College fixture, which was commenced at Petone, was cbnoluded on the Athletio Park('the fdrtner team by 137" runs. Newtown made 113 in their second innings (J. Johnston 21, Riggs ,22, S.' Danlss 24, Mcirteuson 14, and Bdwen '11;. not oiit). F. P. Kelly and V. Willis bowled best for Victoria Collegd, whose second •. innings realised •47 • (Sprott 11); Bowen, four for 22, Iliggs, four for IS, and G. Johnston,' one fbr 0,- wore the Newtown bowlers. FOURTH CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Aspland dofeated Karori by 41 runs.' Aspland made 53 and 106, and Karori 76 and 42. C. Wct'nercll (44) and E. Lennox (15) were the best scorers for Aspland; and Moitagh an (24), Drooker and Lower (14 each) were top scorers for Karori. BOYS' I.EACUE. Senior Grade—Sfci Peter's beat Marist Bros., (who played nine men) by nine wickets. Thorndon A beat Diamonds on the firist innings by S3 runs. Thorndon B boat- St.' Andrew's by firo wickets and 8 ntns. Junior Orade—-Y.M.C.A. A beat Diamonds by an innings and 76 runs. . St. Peter's-beat Boys' Institute (who played with only seven men) by nine wickets. Y.M.C.A. B boat St. Paul's on the first innings, by 14 rims. Marist Bros, beat Kelbnrn (who played with only half their team) by an innings and 111 runs. MISCELLANEOUS. In a scratch name, Smith and' Smith v.Whitcombo and Toms, Smith and Smith in their first innings made 1 125—Grimmett 49, W. Naglo 11, B. Williams 11, T. Colo 10, A. Marsh 8 (not out). Whitcombo and Tombs made 48—Gunn 10, Rogers S (not out). For Smith and. Smith C. Grimmett took six wickets for 17 and Reyling one for 2. For Whitcomb and Tombs, Gunn secured three wickets for 25 and Milford three for 40. Matches in other centres. (bt ieltcrapbJ—rniEss assocutios.) AUCKLAND. | 1 Auckland, January 19. The fifth riviind of the District Cup cricket championship:) was commenced on Saturday in ideal weather. Four grounds are now available each Saturday, and three senior gomes are played on separata grounds. Results Grafton, first innings, 117—Sloman 31, Horspool 20, Lawry (not out) 14—versus Eden, two wickets for 153 —Smith 85. Cummings 46, Elliott (not out) 34, Relf (not out) 21. Parnoll, first innings, 307—Oliff 131, Barry 39, Sale 89, Brcese 14—versus Pousonby, first innings, no wicket for 22. North Shore, first innings, 176—Prime 61, Philson 19, Eusscy and Dacro each 18 — vovsus Oit.v, three wickets for 100—Homus 61 and M'Cormick 33 (not out). CHRISTCIIimCH. Christclmrch, January 19. Another round of firrt-grado cricket matches was. conclndecl on Saturday. Results . West Christchtii-eh, 101 and 188 for seven wickets (innings declared closed), beat St Albans, 100 and 130. Riecafton, 379 for five wickets (innings declared dosed), beat East Christeliureh" 173 and 142 lor six wickets, on the first innings. Sydenham. 245 and 137 for throe wickets (innings declared closed), beat Liuwnud, 148 and 100 for two wickets—lteid (not out) 84 and Bishop 50. DUNEDIN. Dunedin, January 19. The senior matches were continued 011 Saturday. Albion, 103 and 86, were defeated by Grange, l'il.iiml 09 for.B wicketfl. Dowiies did tlifl liai. kci"k.
Carisbrooko A compDod 180 and 76 for five wickets,' against Dunedin,"who'made ! 145 ; in their initial attempt , Opoho made 79 m their first inning* against Carisbrook B, who compiled-165 AUCKLAND'S TRAINING METHOD^, PLUNKET SHIELD. ' (B\ TELtGHArjI—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, 1 Ja&6ary 19. faome time ago tho Now Zealand Criekel Councu .decided that the ..winners- of ..>th» « .J. lunltet Shield. should play a"matoh<( tho Rest of New Zealand •'"P s ® as As there-does not appear to' b« sws.'i • any .likelihood; of. ,the winner (Auckland) cciving any more chollenge?, thS'local Asso. elation h.i\ e instructed tho:seerotary>to<wnt6':"'':w;v . .9: . , Cp.unctl,. asking: if tho'match will take -. - P l ®?. o ■'•jra season,- and, if sO; on' what date. ' . Iho Auckland ..Cnnket Association - lose ■ 110 - chnnco to imnrovo thoAlocal. play-so -far at" - .v. .v. their means pirnnt. Tliey, have'noiw decided, ttith the aid, of .A. E. ,Relf, the profensional conch, that tho. most promising., juniors of each .club shall rcccit'o coaching everr •»: afternobn from Rolf. The various district clubs .have asked to forward names of the most promising juniors with whom a start will, bo made. ■ About:, fifty jufiiots wilf bo taken 111 hand at first. PROPOSED 'TIME LIMIT FOR TEST ' ■ MATCHES. - TRIALS OF ENDUftANCUaN'A HOT. CLIMATE. s " n« TBH.aBAWt-TrnEss. ! issociATioK- : -co?iiiiom ' ut'' ' London, .Janu'afr=l7. 'i '"lies-.-Triburti! 1 : Says:—"Tll6 public her<' • - are growing weary, of; the proeeduro govorn' ■ mp lest Matches,-which has reduced tnenl W trials ot endurance. ' , "Ihcy. ought,", the papfcr .adds;:: " te bff - limited to, four days,- Th6n"they.-. wfluld.sbs. an lncuntivo to play'.real cricliet, and get tiiof much ignoble stonewalling. ' '
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