CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 150, 19 March 1908, Page 9

CRICKET.

WEDNESDAY MATCHES. , Tho matches for tlic Sonior Charopipniship of tho Wednesday. Cricket Association wcro rosumed on tho Reserve yosterday af.ternoon, under weather conditions which forcibly .convinced player's that' this season's cricketing days are rapidly drawing to a closoIntermittent showers of rain, fell throughout the afternoon, and, caused play to ,bo suspended .twico-before-the matches, were eventually .abandoned "at 4.30. . Owing to tho greasy .wickets niid tho absence of sawdust good bowling was impossiblo, and thus somo fair scores were put up. .Tho,day's play resulted in,. Goorge, and George and Rivals getting two-point \rins over' Union and Oriental, respectively,

j UNION. V. CEORGE AND CEORCE.' I'-'T; O'Sullivau and Wilkinson• opened tho 'second-innings for XJiiiori,, facing the bowling of 'Laws arid- A. George. ■ Frdm :.tho out3et tho batsmen had tho bowlors at their mercy, and hit : them--.to all corners of - tho field. Sixty-eight runs wore got off the bat without the loss of'a wicket,'whilo "extras" readied the respectable score—for, 23. George and George/in their first innings, compiled ,70 runs.' • The .following' are the ■scores:—---: r .' ;V ' • .'. UNION. "■ :■< ': First Innings ... ... ... -... 56 V Second- Innings; T. O'Sullivani -1141151111111311151, not • ■ . out ... ... ... '..., . ... 32 ■Willuuson, 3124533341223, not out ■' ... 36 Extras ■ 1;:' : .23 Total, for'no ' 91 . Bowliso AJsAtvais. . ; ■ Overs. Mctnn. Runs: Wkts. Laws ... ... 9 0 35 0 A. Goorgo .... 5 0 19 i- 0- ■ Robinson* ... 2 ■ 0 9 0 Gini ... ... .1 0 . 5 0 'Bowled one wide. RIVALS V. ORIENTAL. There waa kime fasr batting , alsoj in this match, of which Crouch/(25), Wood:(17), and' Cook (16)' claimed the greatest quota of runs for tho Rival men.-' Clark was successful.in; .making-the hit -of;the day. 'His ono;stroko: yielded' seven runs; but' direcf-ly : aftfcr 'he was dispatched by an underarm yorker " from Truscott. Tho_ match ended with Rivals having four wickets' - down in thoir "second innings for. 1 92.-, prientsl's; first innings yesterday week realised-40 runs. ', 'j' - ; /: , '7'' '.RIVALS/^-;;'.; First innings...- ~ ,i 42 Second. Inndjcs. ' Cook,-113443, run out, b. Billman 16 Slater, 222113, b. 'Moore ... ..: ... 11 Crouch, 21531101.113, riot out : 25 Wood, 34415, b. Truscott ... ... ... 17 Clark, 7, b. Truscott ... 7 Reed, 3231,'* not out . . V;!..' , 1 ... ' 9 1 " • Extras .... ..: ... ... ...' 7 . Total, for: four wickots :... ... 92 ' v.■ , ■}Bo wmng , Analysis. ■ • ' Overs; Mdns, Runs. Wkts. •' Billman. ... 5 0 . 23 0 • Mooro ... 5 ■ 2 14. ]. ~ Donahue 1 ... 2 .0 19 0 -Truscott ... 3 2 11 2 Cusack ... 2 0 18 0

JUNIOR "MATCHES,

.-..' .Owing .to ' the rain, none of' the junior l-'riiatohes was concluded. ...Union compiled 120 against Vivian, who lost o>n<y wicket for lio ■ hins.- Hollis ■ (58) and l Whitton (18) batted well for TJnioui : ■ Williamson (12) and Piiiglo' '--(14) wero tho next best' scorcrs. Maplesdon and-Thomson' were" tho ;m6st successful"; trundlers ;for ; Vivian. Tho. .result; gives Union'a two-point win. . : Y.MiC.Ai-,..with 56 for'the of : ono ;wicket,-.scored a. two-point win ■ over : G«orgo and; George,., .whoso - innings realised! 32; ..Holmes'-' :(18) •••was .tho best . batsman . for: X'.M.G.'A7,'.:and' ; w-as; also tlio 'lnostsuccessful' howler.. ■'•' - ■ v.. - '■'•■.•' •' !. Oriental won . from Thorndon'-by default. • if Noxt.-....Wednesday the last' series of matches : for -both grades ;yriß^bd'.toomnlfeiioed.'i:-In:'thb- ' soniorsj /Union will meet Rivals^:'and ; George • and' George, will play • Oriental. '■' ■; ' . • CIVIL SERVICE MATCH.' y. - y A cricket match played. at.-;Newtown' Park, on- St., Patrick's Day .betwisn, a, team. from . the Accountants' Branch of tho General Post Office'and: one. from the Land and Income .•Tax,-Valuation,-and Advanoes toSottlars' Departments, resulted'in "a win for . the former: ' by= 56: runs. ~ - Philips 29, Xllinkard 23, and M'Elligott 14 (not out) were responsible for the. greater part of the Post Offi.co score, and Miller 40, and Finnigan 12, topnod the Sobres of the combined team. Cliukarcl ,and Phillips for tho winners, and Miller, for tho losers, .were responsible for most of tho bowling. J, 1 WAIRARAPA 1 V..HAWICE'S BAY.; ! far telegram—rr.Ess association.) ■ Naplsr, March 18; y, The representative, crjcket match,«Wairarapa -T;' Hawke's Bay, was resumed to-day. .Hawke's -Bay, in their, second .innings,; gavo .the.visitors some leather, hunting, and eventually declared their innings closed with the score at'2o7. for two wickets. : Fenton scored .101 (not : out), Bailey; 71; Hawko- (not. out) 15. 'Wairarapa, in;their-second innings, only' succeeded in putting together 46 runs, leaving Hawke's Bay winners by 340 runs. The following.are the seores 'HAWKE'S BAY. iTirst Innings f ...; •• .... ■ 256 Second .Innings. "■ White; b. Gallon ... ... ;.. 5 •Bailey,. b.Piedmond : ... ... ... 71 Fdnto'n, hot out \.■, ...101 Hawke, not out ; ...; ... , ... ... 15 Extras ... ... ... ... 5

i Total for two wickets '(declared) ... 207 v ßowling Analysis: Gallon, ,1 wicket-for 21 runs; Redmond, one for 40; 'Maurice, nil for 23; Carrol, nil for 47;, Hoar, nil for 29; Swan,, nilfor, 19; Ticehurst,- nil for 21. 4: ' WAIP.ARAPA. .... ... : 77 ! . Second- Innings. • Hart, b.''Macassey ... : ... 0 Smart,; bl : Fulton ... ... ... ... 6 Redmond, b. Macassoy ' ... 10 Swan, b. Macassey ... ... ... 7 Esson, c. Haiiekc, b. Fulton ' ... ... 1 Haneke, b; Macassoy ... ... ... 0 Carrol, c;: Bailey, b. Hindrtiarsli ... 17 Gallon,- b.-Macassey . ... ■ ... 1 ... 0 >Hoar, not out ' 0 Ticehurst, b. Whito ... ' ... >0 Maurice, b. White ... ... ... 0 ;. Extras ..; ... ■ ... ■ ... 5 Total ; ... ... 46 ~ Bowling Analysis: Macassey, 5 wickets for 19 runs; White, 2.for .3; Fulton, 2 for 17; Hindmarsh, 1 for 2. : ; ' ' REPRESENTATIVE TEAM FOR NAPIER. The selection committeb of the Wellington . Cricket 'met last evening and: selected the following team to play against' Hav.'ko's Bay at' Napier on March 26, 27, and 28:—Tucker, Beechey, Motlagban, Williams, Hickson (2), Mahoney, Hales, Laws, Waters, • afid Cobcroft. •' The team is to leave for Napier next Wednesday ir.oruinp;. ._ : : The Committee would like to know at tho earliest possiblo momont if any of the abovo players are unable to make tho trip. ;