CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 135, 2 March 1908, Page 4

CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. : MIDLAND! ,V HEAVY ; : The match, between 01d> Boys and Midland ;for jsli6 Saturday afternoon, in prosonce of ovfnvlOOO speciators. pvDuringjVthe icg§PF/ owing : t6: the Supply of i';water reseivres havingvbeen "Cut off,'thS:,'id'thoi'ities carted'.from the pond" at Newtown Park an ample quantity of this necessary. liquid for the .wicket, which was, consequently,, in/good order. . .. •' iold';;B<Sysi "'jvjib' m'ijjjp 345; forthej loss 'of • te wiplcots. |ii-evious; Saturday,ipon'the liot-ont vinenj being Mbnaglian aind -Wills, who Had 38' runs and 9 runs respectively to thoir credit. Monaghan secured, a brace, and subsequently two 3's, r which, itogother with an " extra," were the only runs added to tho scoro'before Wills Tj-asjibojyled i,b^l}atiack.... 354—6—9.; ■4.io.,.P:>.Blablvlocki~the: newcomer," 1 scored:' rapidly from'th'o stiirt.' Afc 3.25 the aggro-' ; gateTtotalldd,;4lo, the record, score ;.ln ifar this ': season, : riz.f '408. by Midland in their first innings 'against .Newtoivij vori-Januavyi.JS.; After ho. had been wickets'during which' ;,p6riodsha!had.%n6cl{ed'iip 17 runs,- Blacklock 'hit:with;'.greater" vigour: ; He' drove Patrick to long-leg for 5, and cut tho next ball he received) .jvlkclielj-rbeitig the trundler, for 4. ;Morfa'glian ''cdntinuecl'* to, mako -serviceable strokes, and just before the conclnson of '80. runs,; drove Hicksbri for o. "At this stage Bruco .took'.a. : turit\with fitho ball, sending down ' .Mi

iSubsequcntly, of scoring fluctuated a good deal,'-uut':was never so fast as previously. When Monaghan had compiled 68 ho roturned a hot one to'Mitchell, who •. Monaghan. expressed ;hisVgraGtudOi'by»",seliiling Mitchell's next '.ball. idydi^thS'©^?.® l 'lt : After ho had added a' ;3 who ,had given in all three chances, was, at 3.50, caught m tlio .slips by Jlickson;joff Mitchell. 437—7—75. Tho , pnrtndrship/:i i b'ftyveen; Monaglmn i-and .Bl£iolcIoek; : ."y -'Cof 1' -"i, -tlfe 1 former' mado 29 'runs.

M'Gill. who took Monaghan's placo, mado a good snowing; his sixth run-producing stroke being a 5 off Mitchell. Shortly afterwards, Blacklock, who had. played a faultless innings, in which cutting was a feature, was vioi;s ~w.o.ek, r .,bu^.;.t.hp, l ,lattcr being ...absent,' , by. Quinn, -■■and ; together they carried the score to ' 138..

caught at long-olf .by Murphy off Mitchell, 466—8—57.

Mason, who ciinio next: did' not remain long, for after, lib" had mado a -siiVglo ho was bowled by Wighton':' '473-^-9—l ; r : -' ; .. B. Jacobs, tho. tenth man, soon: got into double figures'." With a splendid cut to tho off for 3 total up to ovor„!600, amidst great ' At 4:50! the innings, which had lasted 6}.' hours, closed for 509 runs,, Jacobs losing, his, wicket to"; Hickson. With tho exception of TJphatn, all tho trundlers who woro tried by Midland on'.the previous Saturday wero again called upon. 'Mitchcll, who proved tho most successful, secured two for 40, .making his averago for the whole innings four for 105. There was room for .improvement both in tho placing of tho men and in the fielding. : The Miillanders began their first innings at ■ 0_.15. Old: Boys had -run up a total sufficiently to ' make" any team feel depressed. Wero tho Midland team and their supporters',: down-hearted?' ■■■Not at tall! What tho Old Boys could do Midland could equal, if ■'not excel.' Ono enthusiastic sup,porter of Midland oalled to mind tho •fact that soriio ten or cloven years ago; the .Midlindors had in a match against Rivals ! compiled 551. . Even Midland's, scorer, who .is. nothing if coilrteousji-obliging 'and: Jndustrious, pointed alhthe, poncilsi in his possession! ,On tho other liana, the skipper of; tho Old Boys placed his'men'judiciously, 'and the fieldsmen vied with ono another m keeping down the) runs. ■ Wynyard'.and Williams, faced. Monaghan and Mason. The lattor played oautiously, but thqv former hit.; with' ~Wlien. the .score . stood ,at 24,"..'0f .whioh , Wyriyard, principally by cutting to-the off,'-had ?con7; '.tribut-ed .18, Williams mishit a ball, sent down by Mason, which, roso sharply, and, 'coming in "coiitact'iwith'. the' si.dis of the bat, ytravelled skywards,... being secured,'.-'amidst great applause, .by, tho wicket-keeper,: C. P. Blacklock, ;whoj'after ■; yards, managed to',tffect-'a ijatch by'throwing himself forward-r2-t-U —5. • . i' Bruce, who'"took .;Williams's ~place, ;was clean bowl«l' ; by;-Monaghan after 'he had •mado a single—37—-2T-l.t; ; : 'C' ~ ; . Wighton,; .. the fourth j man, :.made 1 four singles, aiid'.yas'i?tlien:, : dismissedMby 'Mona-ghan—s6—3-7-4. ;.At |:.this.-{stage," 6.15, tho stumps wero ,drawn. ' Following.' are ■ the details • ' . ■: 01-D BOYS. . : ' ■, • First Innings.". Beeciiy, 311131511313ii1211131311111131243331311011413211131U414131311113- : ' ; 211311111111111324423, c. Queo, b. ;H.Ppliam-' - - * 'i:'. iSB : Jacobs,- S., 31313132351, .1.h.w., .b. Mit- 1 . clioll . ... , . 26 Tucker, 114211111142411111144311111121111331, b. Mitchell ... ■. ..J- ... 61 libmax,Vll, b. 'Wiglitoii ....- • 2.' Blacklock; ;J. P-i- 1411231143533, c. .Upliani, b.- Hickson :.. 32 Monaghan, 12131911333313323333113211- ! 5143, c. Hickson, b. Mitchell • ... 75 Blacklock, C. P;;, 13112111411541311133133311141, c. Murphy, b. Mitchell ...; 57 M'Gill,.:111135311113111111114 (not' out)'.. 34Wills, 3111111, b." Patrick 1 9 •Mason, R., 1, ,b'. 'Wighton - ; ........ 1 Jacobs, 8., 133112311, b. Hickson ... 16 :! Extras -;.v.,■■■ -V ..-.... >:■' 33

' MIDLAND. SJ-I'II'.st.IXN-INGS. -- V' A\ vnyard, -144111322241311211-321111, 'V, i, (liofi OUfc) '-V;V '44 Williams, 23, c. C. P. Blacklook;.-b'. ' Ma'sou .... , ..-.'i■ ? , 5 Bruco, 1," b. Monaghari,:...■'' :, :i. • :;„.v,;;l- ---\\ lghtou, 1111, b. Monaghan ... ... i Ext-ras ( , ...i , ~.r ; V.... ; , .2. • Total,-for-.three wickets..: , "56 Bowling Analysis.

< ' MISCELLANEOUS' CRICKET. ; . A : ..match, was.played on;, Saturday, ..under, the 'auspices of tho Missions to". Seam,en,-.be-' tweeii teams' reprcsonting'-VtheV'steamors Arawa and Indralema., The former won, the scores being' as follow :—Arawa,. 84; Indra-16may'$D...Cole,-''26,' 'and's Whittihgtoh,'.;23,-' batted best for the:winners, • and Melling, : 21} and Wheelband, 21,;.for : .tlie;:]bsers:- 1 ; Messrs'.. J. Sr- Cummings;, «id' .jHogsderiacted as umpires.' ' ■ ■ ■ -< ■ : A., match was played at Island; Bay between teams representing, the Island Bay and Lodges of Druids, . and resulted ;in,a,win,for,;lsland':Bay.iby 57j runs on .first innings. :.Tho: scores, 47-; Island 'Bay, 103.Tlpr'.*;tho 'winners''Colley' (57, retired) and Miirrell, 11, wore topsporers,, ancl for ; tho losers, who placed several 'substitutes;.. Wilson,! 10,' and Hudsbii, 9, we'ro. most successful,; |. j

;i . PHCENIX V. PETONE. • At -tho close of play last week Phoenix stood • with' 205 to their ;credit: for the first innings; - while Petone had four wickets down for 67. Besuming on Saturday, the Petone score was earned to 190. The wickets fell as follow. ono for-14,_two for 27/ three [for 46, ! four for for" 74,"six 'for ; 77,seven/, for. 117, eight_t'or 151, and nine for 185. Taylor, 56, contributed tile lion's sharo to the score, but Brice was not far behind with 51. '1 Taylor's -.score included three 4's, six 3's, and;eight 2's._ With the exception of Smyrk; : -who fell a ; victim to, the trundling of A. Wilson, fill the 'Petone ,batsmen wero caught :'but. ■'' In their second innings thoonix had sis wickets down for 149 at,the close of play. and A. Wilson wore the not-out-. batsmen with scores of 32 and 9 respectivelyHickey had compiled a very creditable 38. Cobcroft, the lob bowler, had tho best average with throo for 57. , Following are the details:— vi ,; petone, v: .'*.' i Fiust Innings." J - ;; CJobcroft, 151414, c. Portepus, b. Hickey 16 Ishel'wood,' . 11131, c. Porteoiis, b. Hickey 17 .Tavlor, 135233113221132311141124422, c. J', ;V :; 'Burton;:;!)'. I .: Laws 56 Green, 22111, c. Crowes,\b. Wilson ■' ... A. House, c. Hickey, b. Wilson ... 'V ... .'0 J. House, 3114215, e. Connole, b. Hickey 17 Connoly, c.' Laws, b. Hickov ... ... 0 Brice, 1411113141131551213.J213, c. and ; • b.- R. Wilson ... -> ... 51 Smyrk, 111163, b. A. Wilson ... ... 13 Senior, 31213231, c. Laws, b. R. Wilson 16 Cate, 13, not out ... ... ... ... ,'4 . -Exttas... ,'3 . ._ Total' ... V .... ... •: ... 190 •' A.. Wilson, Laws, Hickey, and Ri , Wilson ''took'"turns with the bowling. , ii . phcenix. ' First innings... ... ... . w 205 Second Innings.. ] R,'-Wilson, 21, run out ... ... 1 ... ?3 H. Burton, 131121232135, c. J. House, b. V Cobcroft ... ' ... ... ... v. ... 25 Porteous, 3, c. Taylor, b. Cobcroft-: ... 3 Connolo, 36, b. Connoly ... ...'/■■!■ ... 9 Saunders, 10114421111131221, not out ... 32, Laws, "123112211123, c. Cate, b. Cobcroft 20 ■ Hickey,: 3331161132432311, b. J. House... 38 A.-'Wilson, 432, not out ... ... --... :9 ."Extras... ... ... 10 Total for six wickets . ' ... 149' Bowling Analysis. • .'J' .

CAS COMPANY v. WELLINGTON. , , lii'.(ho match, Gas -Company v. -Wellingi ton, stumps wero drawn last week 'with the Gas Company all out for 174, and -Wellington 10 runs for no wickets. At the. closes of piny 011 Saturday the score had boon Aarnecl to 339 for tho loss of sevon wickets.. Tlio wickets fell as follows: —Olio for 138, two for 208, four for 250,, fivo for 275/' six for 280/' seven-*for-324.• Natighton' and l Riohardson were the not-out batsmen of the pre-j

Naughton gave an exhibition of good cricket for his total of 119. His scoro included two s's, eight 4's, thirteen 3's, and eight 2's. Ashbolt, threo for 49, was tlio best o£ tlio Gas Company. bowlors. Following are the details: — . ": " '' GAS COMPANY. First,lnnings ■ ... , ..'.'l74' WELLINGTON. - First Innings. Naughton,. 3331122131214311414354343432 , .4111221152418313112113111,. I). Hi 11.... 119, Richardson, Hl,'absent second day . ... 3 Quinn, 1233432211311325152141. b. Hill..', vsl: Mahonoy, 32213111312122, c. Hodge, b. ' Ashbolt ... 25 S. Hiclceon, 121324113114143111'21131311 11213, not out ... .. ... 56 Yare, 2211133; e. Morrell, b. Ashbolt ... 13 Willis, 43, c. Topp,,-b.,. Ashbolt . 7 Luckie, b. Church ... ... 0 Hales, 11111, : not out '....'. ... 5 ■Nash, 24111313332, c. Gonrlay, b. Hill ... 24 . Extras ... 36 Total foV-seven wickets ...339 : ' Bowlino' Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Gonrlay ... 11 1 48 . 0 Topp ... 13 3' '59 ' 0 Hill 20 1 87 3 . Church ... 12; i.?'. 0/ .'''.GO:, 1 ' 'Ashbolt .... 18" '• 3 . 49 3 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. St. Patrick's v. Gas Co. —St. Patrick's in their first innings mado 118. runs (Millar 22, Moffat 21, Butler.. 17).,... Hat-chard, took four wickets for 13 runs, Currio two wickets for 23, Anderson two wickets for 19. Gas Company, first imiings, 93 runs,for-eight-wiqkets.. Sheridan 'took" three' \vickets ifor 20;'i'UJis 1 "' ■Twohill two ;;wicketa-for,\l6,'runs, : ;Ryan two wickets for. 12 ruiis! THIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP, ;Hawthorn v. St. John's. —Hawthorn, 242— Pattou 55, D. Ball" 61, Skinner 25, Johnson 13, Turner, 16, J. Ball 2S, Allsop 22. St. John's lost: seven,'\vickets::for-.32. :* V BOYS" LEAGUE. • The Boys' League; matches played on Saturday' resulted as folloiv:— '(Senior Grade. —Marist Brothers beat St.) Andrew's by 8 runs. Diamonds beat Thorndon B. Y.M.C.A; beat Thorndon A by 8 run/,. _ ; , .Junior Grade.—Y.M.C. A. (A), won .by. default from St. Peter's. !l YiM.C.'A.'-'(B) .'-beat" Marist Brothors by an innings and. 45 runs. Boys' Institute won by default from St.' Paul's. Kelb'urno drew with Diamonds.

j , MISCELLANEOUS. • A team _ from - 'Wellington' rpiwescnting Tonks's Brickworks., played. Silverstream on Saturday.- The first match played by the neivly-formed club was against Tonks's. team, .when 'tho country team proved ' victorious. Tho next match fell to the city team,: and «on Saturday ; Jthey-again,,demonstrated thoir prowess by winning against, their country op-' p6nonts by ten wickets and 30 runs. Silverstream made 61 anil 51,, tbo double-figuro scorers being Bailey 24, and W; Choto li, in Jihe first' innings; -and 'Morris--'l2,vin the' second innings. Tonks.- and: Co.-made 91 and 58 for no wickets., Tho top scorers, were P. Marchment 29 and 23, Proud 27 arid' 35, and Barnet 12. / After the match, both teams adjourned to Menzies' Hallj Silver? stream, whero a-pleasant social evoning was spent until ; tho arrival of- the 9.20 train for tho city." • • ■ -Victoria' College, v. Y.M.C.Ai—Victoria Col-lege,-first innings,' 134—De la Mare, 34, Broad' 23, Niven 15, and Berry 12. Second innings, 60 for two wickots—O'Leary 28/ not out; "and'-Perry' 13"not "out". '' YiMvCrAT," first' innings, 110—Hcrlitz, 21,-Tosney 21, and Liscorabo 16. , . •

A' match played at Day's Bay between' lloyal Pictures and Korokoro (Petone) resulted in a win for the former by an innings and 57 runs. Royal Pictures scored 203 (V. Farrell 78 and Hamilton 46), and Korokoro 61 (Gladhig. 0.9) tho winners ; .Robson'' (f6urteori' : wickets)'./and Harris bowled well, as'did R. Bale and W. Bale for the losers.

- IN OTHER CENTRES. ; (BY lELEGKiIUI 7 ~rRESS. ASSCCIATION ) j :••••••. .29. .'The seventh round',of tho various competitions- under tho auspices of .the Canterbury Cricket Association 1 "was brought to a conclusion to-day, .when tho'weather was fine and to the batsmen. Tho 'results 'of the' games were:— ..West Christchurch; . 320: and 32 for 'one ■ wicket, beat Ricearton,' r 292 and 57. Syden',.ham,.263 and IS for 2. wickets, beat St'. A1,.ban5,',146 ~bans,',l46 and-12p,'y ,Linwood, 284)'/beat East'. }kf-? 1/ °{ Auckland, February 29. The senior cup championships were continued this afternoon in ideal weather, whon the eighth rpuiKl was comm'onced. :, City, play,inp; Grafton,' .made'"ll9. in*'the first''innings (Hemies,3s,y Beechey, 1.8),, and "Graftoir- lost wicket's' for 110(D. Hay ' 29,' GrSham ji'ot: out, 26,1 Ilorspool: 20), vParnell- scored-' 9.0. in the-first innings ;!(Androap. 29, E. Poster 20), North' > Shoro'-. responding-': with'i. 791 .for three wickots (Haddpn' 26, Dacre 24)... Ponsonby- scored- 60'againsb :Ede']V, : .I!,; -: Woods '-28 being, tho only, ono'to/make a i! stand;. MSden lost five wickets for 70 (Smith 43,, G. Mills 13, Relf' '4)'.;' .White';bowled capitally,' takingfour -of'Hhe best" wickets! for 16 runs. Relf matte his, last..appqardhco.-to-day;, as ho-leaves' next Saturday for,'-England!.' He. has [decided to return next October or' November, as coach tb tho .E4eiv,Qlub'; : \whd_.hayo' {jrought. him.out-for-,'.two':-seasons. .-■ '." ' Dunstlin, March 1. •Local cricket matches ..were, continued yesterday ill'fine weather. CJarisbrook B defeated! Carisbrook A- by ; 54-runs ori r tho first innings. Tho formor'm'ado'Wl and 199 for 5 wickots (Thomson 52 not' 1 out),, and; the latter responded • with '< (Fishoi - ' 30)<?"Grange securbd a former making 117 and 101 for- 9 wickets," while': thodpscnj compiled 68 .and i 148,; (Ban? rierman..;l2).. -Albion, ,123 and:. 139,,' defeated Opoho (124 .and 59) ;by 79 runs. •

/■jV;./'.' Total W, ,;. S09 . i Bowlino Analysis. 1 ■ " ' Overs. Mdns'. Runs. vTVkts. Upliani ... 18 ; 0 80 1 i Mitchell. : 30 5 103 4 > Hipkson . ... 23.4 : 0 124 2 .•Patrick' ,...19 ■ , 0 83 ' 1 .' 'Wigliton ...t 13 1 43 2 ■ iBruce • 8_ ...2 30 "0

: .• UUWIjUSU ■ -: : J ' Overs. JIdns. Huns. "Wlits. 'Monaghan ... 10 ■ 0 27 1 2 '.Mason ' .... 8 1 26' 1 :M'Gill ;' : v .'p ; '

Overs. Mdns. Buns;: WlitsV Cobcroft — 18 3 67'!' 3 : .': Gonnoly ... >12 , • . 4 35 ;'- lv > Bi ici> 4 1 17 : 0 J. . Hous0 4 0 20 1 ' '■ femyrk ... 2 0 10 V, 0'