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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 126, 20 February 1908, Page 5

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WEDNESDAY MATCHES. . The third round in the Senior Grade Wednesday. championship' matches was commenced on. the Basin. Reserve' yesterday in rather windy weather. \A number of junior matches wero also continued, both on the Basin Reserve and at the Athletic Park. UNION v. ORIENTAL.. When Oriental met the Union men in the second round of tho championship they gained a' two-point victory, yesterday, playing two men short, they were all put out for 103 in the first innings. Little (45, not out) played sound cricket, his innings being tho best of tho day. His score included a G, a 5, a 4, and thrco 3's. Of tho remainder, M'Kenzie contributed 14, and Laurenson a rather fluky 12. " Weybourno was the best of tho Union bowlers, taking thrco wickets in five overs, which yielded 14 runs. Union in their first innings compiled 137. J. O'Sullivan was topscorer with d 0 to his credit. Little bowled well' for Oriental, taking five wickets for 50 runs. Following are the scores:— \ ' ORIENTAL. N First Innings. Moore, 31, c. Newson; b. Bonner ... , ... 4 M'Kcnzie,-1131152, b. M'Gill ... ... ... U Little, 311411113362111111211511, not out ... 45 Trnsc'ott, 1, b. M'Gill ... ... ... ... 1 Cook, 131, b. Bonner ... 5 C. Laurenson, 11121114, b. Weybourne ... 12 Billman, 352, b. Weybourne' 10 Donoliue, 21, b. Weybourno 3 ' Gusack, b. M'Gill 0 Extras " ... . ... . ... 9 Total - ... ... ... ... ... 103 Bowling Analysis. .. i Overs.'Mdns. Runs. "Wkts. Bonner 7 1 37 2 M'Gill ... ... j ...12 1 41 3 Weybourne • ... : ... 5 0 14 3 UNION. First Innings: ■ T. O'Sullivan, 1111, c. M'Kenzie, b. Billman 4 Wilkinson, 13, b. Little 4 M'Kenzie, 13, c. and b. , Billman s 4 M'Gill, 111111131, b. Little 11 Mullford, 324-414, c. Truscott, b. Little ... 18 Weybourne, 1311. c. M'Kenzio, b. Billman G J. O'Sullivan, 311143141421111144111, b. Little 40 Barraket, 131523, b. A. Moore L. :.. ... 15 Bonner, 33331112, c. and b. Little ... ... 17 Davies, 3, b. A. Moore ... 3 ■Newson; not out ... ... ... 0' , Extras ... ... ... ... ... 15 ' Total ... ... 137 ' 13o\ylikg, Analysis; ■■ ■ Overs. Mdns. Runs Wkts. Little .;. ... ... 1G 2 > 50 5 ...Billman, 13 3 '32 3 M'Kenzio s 0 21 0 ■'A,.; Moorov ... ... 4 1 19 0 GEORGE AND GEORGE v. RIVALS. Rivals, on the occasion of their previous meeting with George and George, lost by deV s uuable to-place a team in tho 1 -I.l?'' B day's, play. Yesterday they 1 pPt their opponents but for 9S. Laws contributed 40 to the score. Ilis total included two ' f and seven 3's. George 11 was tho only other : double-figuro scores; • Islierwood's score ot 5 _included a mighty swipe, which sent th ball out into Kent Terrace. Pearce took five wickets fov 4G runs. Rivals were all out just on the stroke of time for 84. Sclater was top scorer with 2G, and Spiers batted very well throughout tho whole innings, making 21 not out.' Gosling; five for 18, took most of tho wickets for George and George. • Following are the scores:— ' ■■■ ; GEORGE AND GEORGE.

' First Innbccs. taws, 23113131133553113, b. Spoirs ... ,40 George, 111323, c. Burton, b. i'oarce 11 Robinson, 1, b. Spiers ... l Paul, '2311, b. Pearce ... 7 Gosling, 411, c. and b. Pearee ... 9 Gilbert!, 2, run out... ... ... 2 Fox, 232, b. Pearce ... ... ... 7 Isherwood,'l4, run out ... ... • ... ... .5 Gini, 31, c. Spiers, b. Bentley ... ... ... 4 'Martin, , 11, b. Pearce M 2 Cane, 3, not out ... ... -. 3 Extras, ... 7 Total . ... ... 08 ' Bowling Analysis. . Overs'. Mdns. Euns. Wkts. Pearce ... ... IS 5 ' 4G 5 Spiers ... .... ... 12 5 J5 2 Bentley ... ... 3 0 9 1 ; i - RIVALS. " ' . ' Fiust Innings. Bentley, b. Gosling ... ; ... 0 Spiers, 11111111011122, not 0ut1...' ; ' ... 21 Pearce, "c. Gini, b. Laws ... ■'... • 0 Burton, 2151113,' c. Gini, b. Laws ... i„. 1} Cook, b. Laws ... 0 Sclater, 1132432135, b. Gosling ... 20 Carson, ,1, b. Gosling .. ... ... 1 Wood, b. Gosling , 0 M'Kensde, 31, b. Gosling ... • ... 4 Crouch, run out ...' ... 0 :■ Extras 18 . Total. ... '. st Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Euns. Wkts. Laws ... ... ... 14. 3 33: 3 . Gosling ... . ... U 3 18 5 ' George - . ... ... G.. 2 9 0 JUNIOR MATCHES. , 'Pakeha defeated Thorndon at the Athletic Park. 'Thorndon made SO (Ryan 40) and 97 (Rippon 25, Gayford 24, Sullivan 24). Pakelia Scored'ls2 in. their first- innings (Elliott '45 not out,' Carrutliers"; 39,' Kuch 22), and lost six wickets for 40 in the second innings (M'Eldowney 21 hot out).. , In the match, Oriental v. Red, Cross; Oriental'made. 88 in their first innings. Ited Ci-ofs replied; ; with 72, O'Brien 38 and Toriner 13 being the double-figure scorers. In their second innings Oriental compiled 94, thus winning by 16. runs on the first innings. The chief scores were- Price 25, Robertson 20, and Cusack, jiin., 8. not out. ■ George and George defeated .Union by an innings and G5 runs. ■ ; Y.M.C.A. v. Artillory B. —Y.M.C.A., on their first innings, made 239, arid Artillery G7 on tho first, and !)0 on the second. Y.M.C.A. thus won by an innings and 82 runs. ': .: INTERPBOVINCIAL MATCHES. . (BY TELnCItApII—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, February 19. v.Tlio Interprovincial Cricket Match, Otago v. Southland, commenced to-day. ; The weather was fine but windy, and the wicket was in splendid condition. Southland batted first and compiled 171. Hamilton, who made 95, played a splendid innings, without giving a chance. • When stumps were drawn Otago had lost two wickets for 175—Austin 46, Eckhold (not out) 84, Siedeberg (not out) 35. i ' Christchurch, February 19. -. A match between teams representing North and' South Canterbury was played to-day, the scores being South Canterbury, first innings, 57. North Canterbury, first innings, 522 for seven wickets (E. R. Caygill 35, A. Jones. G7, R. Read 55, S. A. Orchard 113, B. B. Wood 137, A. H. Nield 34 riot out).