CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 2

CRICKET.

WEDNESDAY MATCHES, The fifth round of matches untjer the Wed- ■. nesday Cricket Association was commenced yesterday in perfect weather. The wickets were satisfactory, and the light held good until early in the evening. The match, Artillery v. Rivals, was practically decided oa the first day's play, for Artillery, with seven wickets down had n score of 172, and the first innings of the Rivals produced only 71 runs. In the other match, Union v. Oriental, the former put together a total of 143, and stumps were drawn when Oriental had nine wickets down for 126. Orientals were playing a man short, K. Boulton being absent. Next Wednesday's play will decide which tenms shall take the-final, running. Tlw scoring is shown below :— ARTILLERY V. RIVALS. RIVALS. Firsi Inninos. ' ' n c - Hn 6 he s, b. Weybourno ,„• 3 Dr. Pigeon, b. Joyce ;/ 0 George, l.b.w. b. Voybourne ... ..'." 2 Wood, b. Joyce . . , ' ' 3 Gwilliam, b. Joyce 8 ' Spiers, o. Smith, b. Weybourne ..'. ' '.','. 28 M'Kenzio, b. Weybourne 1 Darroch, c. Taylor, b. Joyce ... " 8 Wyatt, b. Weybourne * ...'"> 5 Dr. Anderson, not out ' 3 Tyrrell, b.Joyco 8 Extras ,„ 2 Total i 71 Bowling Anm/tsis. Joyce, 5 wickets for 25 runs: Weybouraa 5 for 44. ' ' x ARTILLERY. ]?ntsT Innings. •' Jl'Mahon, run out "89 Smith, c. Gwilliam, b. Darroch .'.. ,',." 47 Hume, c. George b. Spiers 6 '- Joyce, b. Darroch 10 '. Weybourne, not out 43 Sawle, b. Wyatt • ... ' 0 M'Gill, b. Darroch ' ... i Browrij c. Tyrrell, b. Wyatt 15 Tayloi/'not out 3 Total for seven wirkets 173'

' UNION v. ORIENTAL. ■ • *

UNION. First Inninos. M'Gill, c. Billmaiij b. K. Boulton ... 89 - O'Sulhvan, cßilljnan, b. Davis-.. , ." ... 1 Harris, b. M'Kenzio * ... 12-; Wholan, c. Cook, b. K. Boulton 28 Ogden, run out 29 Mills, b. K. Boulton 0 ' Hollis, b. Hull' , ... S 'Mulford, c. Little, b. K. Boulton ..? 10 M'Grath, not out 14 M'KoTizie, b. K. Boulton 7 Extras 7 Total . v 143 Bowling Analtbih. y Hull, 1 wicket for 46 runs; Davis, 1 for 16; M'Kenzie, 1 for 22; Little, 0 for 23; K. Boulton, 5 for 29. ORIENTAL. , - Finsi Innings. • ~ , Cook, b. Ogden 7 S. Boulton, c. Ogden, b. Harris 12 Little, b. Ogdon ; ... s 0 ' Moore, b. JfGill • 15 Tnißcott, b. Mills 81 M'Kensrie, 1.b.w., b. Hollia 27 Hull, not out 26 Bilhnari, b. Hollis i. ... 3'Davis, b., Hollis 1 Donoghue', b. Harris "... 4 Total 126 Bowdinq Analysis. ' t , Ogden, 2 wickets for 21 runs; HarriG 2 for 28; M'GilL'-l ior'-U;- Hollis, Mills, 1 for 24. " JUNIOR MATCHES. , " ■>> -

In their againet Vivians, Union so cured 153 runs (first innings 81, second 72).- " Vivians did better, and won by nine wickets and nine runs.' Their scores were:-First innings 61, second innings, one for 101; total, 162. The two best scores of Vivians' second innings wore those of S. D#mpsey (56, not otit), and Cording (30, not out)

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY.'

Following are tho third and fourth-clara fixtures for next Saturday:— Third-class: Old Boys v.Karori, at Karon: Thorndun v. College A, at the College; Good, Templars v. College B, at the College; Victoria College v. Newtown, at Petone No.- 3;' St. John's A v. St. John's B, at Petone No.. 4; St. Mark's v. Phoenix, at Petone No. 5; s Petono v, Hawthorne,' at the Hutt, ! Fourth-class: Old Boys v. Johnsonville, at 1 Petono No. 61 Wadestown v. Aspland, at Petone No. 7; - Karori v. St. Slark's, a* ' Karori.