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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 336, 24 October 1908, Page 9

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i ' (Br The Breaker.) THE: SENIOR MATCHES." •• V.-j Olip" : BdYS/. • ' Much interest . centred ;in the contest v betwren Old ;Boys/:and Y.M.C.A:, .the. new senior team. ?Y;M.C;A., ; who' batted:' first, ': started' ■ off.;'f airly - well.;; 'Midlane had •. scored 17 runs-in. good style when Mason .beat, him' with.'.a '\wolT-pitch«l ■, ball. ../ v Ayilspri /batted nicely, for 11, 'he,''ttoo, .ibeihg.'dismissed by i; Mason.' Of'tho: others,^Atkinson 18 ' and Corricroft 10 were the .only ones to get'into «:• double-figures. ;■ The former'gave a very easy chanco to M'Gill, who' missed ;badly;.:~ Jones and Grimmest ;were.,both -foolishly run out. Tilyard':was bowleg;,beforo' he got going. whsn' the.last wicfiet fell, .the Y.M.C.A. .total was 89.- ■'■ V For Old secured a remarkably- fino bowling average—7, wickets for 20 runs. His initial over yielded no fewer than 4 wickets;. -Mason .is a ■ to-fast trundl(*< and he keeps a .faiHy good length aiid varies his pace to advantage.;.He , will,'of course)' meet class'of batsmen later iri-ytho season.' It is- to be-hoped U that ho will' continue to' be successful. Mohaghan and Tucker also bowled, the for- . obtain] a wicket;' and- th'e'latter '. dismissing .-' only. 'oho. batsman. When.j.time was called;; Old; Boys had lost five wickets'for.'l64 runs! The highest con-; trib.uto£. was' -Ji-P. -.Blacklock: ,(45), who hit. in,characteristic mariner/' Tucker.Js total: (38) : included' ho ..fewer ".than, 'a:.'score..of .singles. '-Vigprbus- hitting the display: given by who is-not'out with 27' runs to h'ltf" creditr,-:!"!"'" Herlihy, who hails from Australia, was the most- successful bowler for -Y.M.C.A. -\ Of the, ..'he sent down, .only lone was, a -''maiden. - '.So ', far ', his: average" is ' 4 " .wickets for,''4o!'runs. -Of"the other Y.M.'CjA. . nona attracted more... attention 'than Grimmett',/who sent .down 7 overs at .a. of ,40; runs. He turns the ball- fairly .-well,'hut has'irio.length. ,- . ' 1

" PHOENIX v. PETONE. ' • •' Several, premising-young players ,were v in- -.- eluded in the team which represented Phoenix against: <Petorie: {Going to the wickets .: first, Phoenixiput ; together -156 : runs. Little (38) and" B."':Burtbri' (57) 'made a splendid stand, seventyrsix,,runs : being' added" to the -' edore •'''whiM'Uhey "wereassociated.'-:. Bothj made a ,numl»r .office; strokes,.-.Little,'rln : particular; displaying"; excellent, judgment, ;showing is very.:.pleasing. in vie V.of the fact;'lhatjTieither had much "success;, last season. . Hick'ey had-' compiled: 21. wlieii'.he ' ..Was dismissediiby a' catch'.effected bjj : Jbyce jjs.off Brice.. Some surprise..-was ''.occasioned when the umpire ruled that !M'lksan,:was out* .llb.w.H to; ..who -Jbyithe way anij"' the : ' same; remark ~applies;.to thje;*-dismissal of Littkj'. who."wa§'giveii':dut;in' way. 4 SevenlboTrlcw": TOr?. by Petone/. ' Smyrk, ,'obtaining the .'best- average — 3Mvickets for 7 t'ruus.; Connolly; secured three '; wicket's, ;25 . run.s :being; ; '6bjpine'd off him, and Brice; who steadily, - disposed of 3 witikets at.-.tbe ( :Co'st of 56 runs.'; When .sfcumps'were; dfawrf," Pctone had lost v ./ 2' wickets for :'3]l ! 'r,urfflA",'Bqth wickets were . '-'secured - by? in good'. fprm, at tho expense Hornby, a -recentarrival kept wickets in a . creditable mannerifpr Phoenix. ' ; v ' S NEWTOWN. ■ - Suppd^js fied,; with '<ihp£%ositiori of , their side in, its matph." Wellington. -,r. Batting ' 'first, Newtqwrf, ,ftorj!d,-154 - runs, , and:, at the call of -ttimo;, 'WeHington - had/, lost -'fivej jwickets . \.for Alpe'.' and Laws .„put '/the .wicket ''stand for ,the 'djijSr'63 tatis. :i ..Without doubt Alpe's iit- /: ninfes; (35) was the . best on, his side ' He . shawed '^ood'-defence, and 'did,,.some, creditabfe g^viogv-,';He; had hard luck in-getting on.t Jx)3i;.short pitched ball which he went 'tq?pull:. {laws,. (51);'' the top scorer,, was b'SaJy' rfesed, by "Dakin at point when he ' ■■hail maffi.jabout ,40;- 'Fred.-was'? slow . in BW^,wut'>subsequehtly-'cut arid drove in ( J Gteldsphrig- hits hard, and has : ' It Hs at., all, ' .'-Ihat-' lie .- will, ,' remajn in -Wellington;- . ; will 'renumbered as wicketAuckland! feuring'- team of /'■■'ltfJigiSe _ seasons back, only made .eigfii runs,. - v J /lint-iis 1 expected- to- ma'ke -run-s--later L on. ■ ■ I ' a ' For'/thfe'rWellington team, which fielded in a. creditiible manner,;.six.-:trun3l(irs,, did: serQy victf Quinn proved, very successful, obtain- , ing 6,wickets.for;32.runs.' / Tho;ottly batsman who has got into double • figures-fpr: Wellington. is Mahoney; ! who 'is not! oiif^with ..eighteen runs to • his ?!.- credit; .Laws ;aijd Keys did the bowling;-fot:New-town. jiTho latter, - who hails from Featherstbn,. sends down slow to medium-—paced balls, tivith a slight ■ turn to leg,- and is not wraid.™tp..keep, theni 'we11...;up..,. ... r .• "; MIDLAND v: 1 ; GAS COJIPANY. -; ' ; ■ .ThojMidlarid team, of whom seven have been disposed .oMor 236 runs, kept the Gas Company'representatives fairly busy throughout the afternoon.- The highest scorer was : Bnicß,-'who knocked up 75 runs—tho biggest., i innings of the day-. He opened: very quietly,' but soon hit with. every confidence. Thrice he missed, once at 20, again at CO, and subsequently towards tho.close of : his innings. The'left-hand, catch whereby M'Kay; effected 'his- dismissal 'was; a good effort... Manspn>(6ne of^the'not out's), has! 49 runs to his credit.'- Some of his hits were not well ' judged.' His'ftotal' included' nine 3's, • four ropresentirig-i'successivo strokes.' Wyi-' yard, who was. next, highest scorer with 32 runs,.- batted' with'confidence. He was followed •by Sheridan', who, -by somewhat indifferent 24 runs. Topp sbft; chance-given by him! Of tha sevenc.bo'wlers tried by Gas Works, Miller 1 obtained;: the. lowest average-r-three wickets .for, 37' runs.; Topp came next with one wicket; fori32 .runs. His, bowling was treated; with ,'respectj. 4ve. ;'of. the overs which 1 ho'sent down .proving maidens.