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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 456, 15 March 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

SENIOR MATCHES. PETONE V. Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. team suffered another severe defeat oil Saturday, Pctono sending them back to town with the dcficit of an innings and 51 runs. The junior team lias not had great success in this its first season of senior grade cricket, hut it has not lost courage. When piny concluded on the first afternoon of the I'etone match a fortnight ago, the scores wero: —I'etone, first innings, ->13 i Y.M.C.A., three wickets for 23. Tho wicket was fair on Saturday, but the outfield proved as slow as over. Midlanc (8) and Timperley (•5) resumed batting, and both did 'L'lio latter found it easy to score off brico and Conolly, and he hit out freely. Ihe deadness of the field kept his score down, however, for only high, and therefore risky, strokes wen; of much value. Midlane was rather troubled by a few short balls from Brice, which rose dangerously, \\uson was tho only other player to make double figures in tho first innings, and the sido went out for OS. Following on, 70 more were added, and the innings concluded at 5-20 p.m. The batting was again poor, Roberts, with 15, being top man. Going in late, Conolly secured the remarkably good avcrago of 3 wickets ior 9 runs. The scores were:— PETONE. Firstslnnings 219 Y.M.C.A. Fmst Innings. Midlanc, 1111121112121221, b. Cobcroft 21 Roberts, 112, b. Conolly 4 Loader, 11, c. Cato, b. Conolly " Grimmett, 21, b. Drico 3 Timperley, 1311333111422111312, c. Nunn, 1). Cobcroft w Murphy, 2, c. Greatbatch, b. Cobcroft... 2 Wilson, 111133121, 1.b.w., b. Bennett ... 14 ID. Phillips, 11111111, not out 8 Warne. 11111, 1.b.w., b. Brice o Extras ... J Total 99 Bowling Analysis. Brice. 2 wickets for 36 runs; Conolly, 2 for 24; Cobcroft, 3 for 22; Bennett, 1 for 12. Second Innings. Midlanc, 21311211, c. Cate, b. Cobcroft !2 E. Phillips, c. Joyce, b. Brice 0 Timperlev, 111, c. and b. Brico A Wilson, 111111. 1.b.w., b. Brice ... 6 Roberts, 11222133, c. Islierwood, b. Conoily ... Loader, 11312, c. Smyrke/ b. Conolly ... 8 Grimmett, 12, c. Nunn, b. Brice ... 3 Warne, 112112111, st. Cate, b. Brico ... 11 Murphy, c. Isherwood, b. Conolly .«* 0 N. Phillips, 22131, not out 3 Extras « Total . ™ First innings Aggregate Bowling Analysis. Conolly, 3 wickets for 9 runs; Cobcroft, 1 for 28; Brice, 5 for 31. WAIWETU V. NEWTOWN. Tho match between .Waiwetu and Newtown o'n College ground was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a wm for Jie latter by 5!) runs. On the first day, Newtown Gcorccl 163 and their opponents 113. Newtown commenced batting and registered a total of 107, the principal scorers being Small 30 and Laws 22. Waiwetu made, 98, Rodgers 28 and .Tudd 27 being mainly responsible. The detailed scores are as under: — NEWTOWN. First innings WAIWETU. , ' First innings lid NEWTOWN. Second Innings. Alpe, 1, c. and b. Matthews ... ... 1 | a thy 13113113, 1.b.w., b. Rodgers ... 14 Small, 13321321133131111131, b. Rodgers 36 Laws, 313331431, c. Rodgers, b. Matthews ~ u Claridge, 241114, c. Staples, b. Matthews " J. Day, 1, run out •!: O'Farrell, b. Rodgers ... " Carruthcrs, 313, not out < n Sullivan, 3, b. Rodgers jj Tvler, c. Aldersley, b. Rodgers U Kovs, b. Rodgers " ' Extras ... Total 107 Bowling Analysis. Rodgers. 6 wickets for 36 runs; Matthews, 3 for 3; Pilcher, 0 for 17; Judd, 0 for 14. WAIWETU. Seconp Innings. Wilson, 33, c. Tyler, b. Laws ... 6 Staples, 1, c. Laws, b. Alpo ... .1 Rodcers, 311313151213111, b. Keys ... ~8 Aldersley, 13221, b. Alpe ... ... 9 Judd, 33231133111311, c. Laws, b. Alpe 2/ Pilcher, 3131, b. Alpe 8 Climie, 33134, run out ... ... ... 14 Matthews, 32, st. Small, b. Laws ... o Hollis, run out ... * - 0 Pringle, not out Jj Collier, absent " Total 98 Bowling Analysis. Lafrs, 2 wickets for 43 runs; Alpe, 4 for 20; Keys, 1 for 19; G. Day, 0 for 8. MIDLAND v. PHOENIX. Up to the last few minutes of play, the result of the Midland-Phoenix match on the Athletic Park was in doubt. At 4.30 p.m. Midland commenced to bat, requiring 95 to win, and, within the first ton minutes, three wickets had fallen for, a total of £. The required number wero obtained with about a quarter of ail hour to go. Audenwood and Berenson put up an excellent fight for Phoenix, their partnership resulting in 59 runs. The figures at the fall of each wicket were: Phoenix —1 for 1, 2 for 7, 3 for 13, 4 for 17, 5 for '18, 6 for 42, 7 for 52, 8 for 111, 9 for 120 10 for 123. Midland—l for 2, 2 for 3, 3 for 6, 4 for 54, 5 for 54, 6 for 97. Detailed results are: — PHOENIX. First Innings 06 MIDLAND. First Innings ... ••• ... ••• 125 PHOENIX. Second Innings. Wilson, 1, b. Patrick 1 Lambert, 332, b. Patrick ... ... ... 8 F. Hickey, e. Wynyard, b. Patrick ... 0 Berenson, 132113211411111111331111, c. and b. Mitchell 3' Burton, 1, b. Patrick 1 Gibbos, c. Hickson, b. Kmvig ... ... 0 Little, 1133332, c. Hickson, b. Ivnivig... 16 V. Waters, 21, b. Kinvig 3 Audiuwood, 2311133124232433142, not out "45 M'Lennan, 12, c. Hickson, b. Mitchell ... . 3 C. Hickey, 1, c. Hickson, b. Kinvig ... 1 Extras .8 Total 123 Bowling Analysis. Patrick, 4 wickets for 36 runs; Kinvig, 4 for 30; Mitchell, 2 for 32; Hickson. 0 for 17. MIDLAND. Second Innings. Wvnyard, 1111331131131, b. Wilson ... 24 Bruce, 1, 1.b.w., b. Hickey 1 Patrick, 1, c. Hickey, b. Gibbes ... 1 M'Mahon, 2, ni.i out 2 Maiison. 31311413121111333, c. Wilson, b. Gibbes 33 Hickson, b. Wilson ... ... ' ... . 0 Kinvig, 41211133111, not out 19 Dry, 11, uot out ... 2 Extras 15 Total for G wickets 97 Bowling Analysis. Wilson, 2 wickets for 15 runs; Gibbes, 2 for 35j Hickey 2 for 32.