CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

:S:"^MP;<t:."GOVERNMENT: LIFE fU^ } ■•^.''■rfU;';-;;-'!!^ v^iije.-'-twenty-tli|rd ; - ahnual.cricket match"beM--;."V: ■tjveen .those ancient foemen, the Government. %. •■£ife\lMUjfanoe/ind;tte'A;.MiP.-Society,''topfc-,,;.:-■place; on'the College".Ground on< Thursday..: v fiist-claes condition. :■: • -Vv .■••:(■.' ."'■ '■■■■ lie A;M.P;;-: on: -winning the.l.tqss', .decided;,:. :; 'to:bat:first, ; ;Aiiies\and:HicksoUiOpetiing:to ,® the-boirlin^iof: Houston and. Sponce,:.,Hick- j'. son was ■ disposed of by' a. "good catch":- by. ,'■■. Train ;■ afterv. makiag' 8; :Ami«S) ;-however,: ■';, showed,first-class. form; and: 'hit .freely. ..■Hβ : ... : was finally [caught-for 311 ./Barclay (15) ,waa' .-..= ' the 'only-' other- double-figure; .scorer, 'and; the v: • 'irain^^clos'ed^fofc-.SS.'j^Spen^-.eignt^fpr.'as,-.'^' ■ wiis easfe-the. best-holler.for; the; Goyern-v;.;, ■lpfeiit^^^e^topt-i-'ttn^'escfclieht-rlehgth.-'-and:,';; , . got-a'Uot of'-work on thi . ball. .-The fielding ...,v %as 'good,-,Prairi,.-E,yan/ and'Kelling ;beingv,'; '6bnspicuoua;-.-and NivenTs /(yicket-keeping ex- : -.; • •MUdiiiF.'-^°For•;' the .G^yernmei(t;'.'Efife,'iPraiij'i-f , arid Kellirig' were.the-pioneer batsmen; .facing; , .', the howling of Hickson' and,'.Wilkes.i \ The ; first two wickets fell cheaply, \ but;Houston came'to the. rescue: -tfith. a :firie innings>_bf,. : •39.'H0 hit .with .vigour all round the-wic-.. ;. ket. Niven (29) ■also-played .in. quite .hie..; old form. Thompson contributed .14 ,by : .... forcible cricket .to the- Government; total v.of ; -. 123. For tho A.M.P., ■ Amies, who bowled ", judgment-;-varying pace and. length effectively—securaf'the'-best .figwes, ; .his six, ~ wickets costing.-only'' 22 runs. In giing ,to ..■ the wickets a. second time, the .A.M.P../lost -._ three wickets for 103 runs,- th'u3deaving;the-: Government Insurance Department winners .r by 35 runs oii.Vthe first innings. TrVilkes. Macbeth; 2i,u not .out,; and Hickson - 46, -not ■.-■'•■. out--a- brilliant display—were..;the"; chief: , ;, ■. 'scorers, and; Spence, with, three", wickets: for:-;; 45, : wasagitin the most:- successful trundler,;:.;; :-'>Alarge'mimber. of •spectatora were, present,' including-the. head officers' of the two offices,: -; .and many i'ladies:; .Luncheon and; afternoon ;,;. tea were'partaken of under a~large\marquee,.:..i -The:: A.SI.P.- : have.:iiow: 1.3. : wins.to ' theil.y ~ credit/iand:the"Government ■:;>'-: \ ; v The : aro the ;scores:—• ;';•;- j 'ip.fti*?, : v.. ; FinsT -Innings. ■,; y^-,::-.-.; ':<;/}'■ Amies,,i. ; Kelling;;i);'. Houston'•.;;■•:;■: ... : ;,3I '.. 'Hickson, c-' Pram,: b. .'Speiice::..; : .-:..•'■ AB-- ; :.:•'. ;..;.: ; .;:.•>O/-i: Ttilliamson^c , . Thompson, b. Spence. ~.;- 5.;:. Barclay, Arnold, b/Spence , :;;... ; fc.'Spence :..iv' ■■■■ '■■. ■■■ ■'. " ' — :& '''■'■. •Sltman; 'c,'''Praini ,b.- Spcnco .. ..,?..■..> ;-..-6 '; -J^KaT, ; ;b'. : : Spence: ; .v.:; r : -»::\ -•■•;;':■••'/' : Halse;'b; Houston...- •■•;;■•■ ; .... ■:-..•: '1. ,\ ■Wilkes, : nptout, <...];,:r..:i;y : ...;.:,- ■••; ; :,-.4 , .-V' Pivies,.b'. Spence -..-.; : '.-:■'■;.■.-.■ "<.. ••• . ■■; — >."'V3 > ; .n; ;Erbras■■.,-, : : i'■>•"';;".s_- yj ■■' h- li'- , "™"^.-/--Bowling)Analysis. ■ ■:;.; : ;'." ■'. '. :■; ; : Irioustoni'2-.wickets' for 30.runs; r Spence, v. 8 fbrV3s;'Arnold;. 0:f6r;17.v" ::.";:::';,;:;:, ;::;. ■'GOVERNJIENTINSURANCE;: :;;;,;:; .;■■• ■■':■-'; ~:.;^.: ■ T.. : Fi«aT,;isNiNGB. ..•)-;> '■, ■.-. ;■- yi r Prain, c^M'Kay, b." Wilkes v> .;.-.■;:. v >.i .- 8- : ; Kelling, h. Hickson-.;.- : : \--r ' ;•••: : : »••'"..■ 7-' Houston,'c. Hickson, b.'Amies ... ■-.;-.'■;.;39\ 'Njyen, ■■■'■■■:-;\../)>■■'...'/, 29 ; Paful,.;b^Amies' .;:-V.V:i -.';...V5.,';. , ,; ■■y-:--i-[ :a: : ; Woou, b; Amies/ ,;.:4 ...Vγ- •••■':—': 3 : ' Spenoe,vb. ; Halse i r ... : '-\:... '■:■■■'. ■•• ; .o■■-..., ■;.s■:.'■■- ' RosepJji'iA™es-'..?-- , i.v i '.i'-•.;;;;■•'•■;'.>.;.::.•;■■■■...; y;Z..i--. 'Thompson, b; : -.Hickaon ;■.-... ;■.../: ...V 14 -..:. 'Ryan^-bi^Amies':.^: , -■..•:■:■ •••■ : •-;' : J : ' not : :6uf ;;: ;.'..' f.y- .:•"-:' v- O^'.: v: ; t;-..Ex^ras; :.•••:':'';'••• W^^'^^v ;r :-i::irf-- ; :v-:123;.;; - -" ;: f; ; ;; : ;,:':-; wickets'for 28;."\Yilkfcsi 1 for/. 20j-' Barclay, .0 for. 11; : Turner; 0. .for 9? .:- : Amies,- 6-ifor' 22; 'Halse,' 1 for. 18. ''..'•. -; ■'. . £;££ "£K a:M;P; '^{-f'J:-r : *■■■';' : % : ■. ; .v'.| C;' ''. Second Ikningb.'/' :■''-; ■['. liaise; ; ; Spence'.:>.■ :■;...':■ 4 : ' ; ; : Wilkes, ; run out " ... : •■....:...' : ' ;■.,;.'. 21 : M'Kny,,!). Speiice v / :'•• ....... 2 " Slonuin, - b. Spence ~.::;:;...■;:..;: ; ;;„.;. 5 -, Hicksoii", not .out -..;,....'.. .■..:;.';,., :4?..,' Macbeth,', not /.but:.-'..";; ■~...:....• 24. ;. :;/;V- ;'' Total/fpr' four 'wickots; Z.' :>;;'.. 10? ';•', vi.v'i .ill-i '• Analysis.; ■'.■■';• -3 i. :; . ■■-■Sponce:, : 3 wickets:for 45;.Pau1,'0 for 20 ; ■" Houstph; 0:for SSj'Prain, 0 for 6. .})•;■■, ■: : -• ;; ■'• ::;OTAdb,AND AUCKLAND,;; ■;•;■. THE RECENT. FRICTTON.;,:', ■;.;■■": ■ '■''• OJI'TELEGRATII—PRESS AESrciATUW.) Dunedln, January 29. The Crickot Association virtually whit* ■washed Downes lasr night, in connection with his* failuro, to take part in the northern tour. „ , The association, received a letter from the Now Zealand Council,, stating that, as the letter regarding the 'Auckland match was practically a chargo of unsportsmanlike conauot against tho Northern Association, the communication must either be withdrawn or a dofinito charge made. The Otago Association disavowed that tho letter oharged tlie Aucldandors '.nth [being unsportsmanlike iu tho matter. Consideration ot the letter waa doforrod until a larger meeting. It was decided to urge that the Canterbury Otago match next week bo_playod out