THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 7

THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

'. RESULT NOW IN DOUBT. , • .' TWO CENTURIES:. MIDLAND AND : ,'/. .';.' ' //DICKSON.\- ';' East/A, first innings, five for 258 v. Central. ..: '~-.*''.. East B, first innings 211 v. Potone, one for«. /.-"_:: - Northy first innings 99 v, South,-seven for 86. '-/'■ ~.,/' "the weather "was' ; very "unsettled: on Saturday afternoon' and heavy rain bad., affected .the 'wicket,-the- final matches in town tin connection with the senior championship r;were commenced, but the match which had been arranged ~to.; take place'at: Hutt had to be postponed.' It is interesting to recall in regard to the champibiiship9 that, the present position '"of the teams.is as follows :— Central,.l6 points;. East A, 15; South, Ui'North, 10; Victoria. College.and .Hutt, 6;:Petone/and;:East 8,"5.- ; ":B6th in the match' between Central' and East. A, and; that' between "Petone-.'and' East; B.'heavy batting .totals we're recorded, but/in the' contest -between North- and/South the. run-getting was poorer than usual. So ■far-two;centuries have been made—Jlid- !: Jane '.for : \ East A •-being", not ■ out with ' 109 to hiseredit, and Dickson for East: B having Carried His' bat for exactly 100 runs.. It will not now'come.a's a surprise if, as 'a'.-result [of the .extra round'of matches,' East A: should.turn;, the tables on' Central for leading place. Owing to the use of the Basin Reserve having been granted; for an athletic meeting next Saturday, the centests- will not'be resumed 'for a: fortnight. . Following are the : details of matches:— / ;' . ' ''VCENTRAUySND EAST i. ■■" '■'■ ; , A gobd', doal . of-, interest attached to .the match on No. 1 wicket, between East A. arid Central.. The latter team is leading insthe-championship, bat on the. day's play it-.would- appear that - their reign is a precarious one. Central won the .toss.; and sent: East. A- to the wickets. Mahoney and Bowles, the pioneer batsmen, showed their appreciation of tho position/by; opening -out: on the bowling front) the '.outset.; The first three wickets averaged 50 runs apiece, : arid-' at the conclusion of the day's play, East A had compiled.-258. runs,'for the loss.'of five ,wickets, 'Midlano being unbeaten with 109 ;to .his;-.credit.;.: 'The -other batsmen reached' double figures, with the.' exception.of: Hutchings, who. retired without haying.troubled the'scorers'.-. The wickets fell; as-follow:—One-for 5 runs; two -for .110; three'for 167;" four ;.fdr. lM;and;five ■-f0r..234../The detailed scoring "was-'"-as' follows:— sroii, :;///;;,;--/[. Krst, : lnnihg^.^/:' r .; '-,' iiahpney, -.. 1212511145214111311131111312 ''"■ ':.i 2112; c. Laws,- b/.Miller'.; :...:... 58 -Bowles; •2131331113,7- st. Wilkinson, b. .'" .-••■ Laws' :..;..;..:.......;.. ...;. ig Midlane,, 1211411233213113321311112225441 " /,- 214113213231123131141311/ not out ... 109 Berner, 211531333122112, b: Hawthorne 31 ttutchings, b. Laws ......... ... •• o Tucker, 1111111311114, c. and b. Miller 18 N. Ha1e5,,3131, not out ..........;.......,.r... . 8 ,-, /Extras;~ ~.,;., 55 Total for five wickets .......,..„.:.....;...!258 ••;;■;.-..', :■/;.-;Bowlinjf Analysis. ." "Miller,, two wickets for 38 rims; Laws, two for. 71; Hawthorne, one for 45; -Hick-son.-r-none-for .25; Kinvig, none for 34; Mason, .none.for 17; Beechey, none for 13. ANDIiSOUTH. / 's' /Playing' on No. 2 'Mrickot, - Southland North, began a-match: which,,so' far, has not: been:'remarkabloj for"-good-batting. 1 North took'first strike,. and. closed their innings for 99, the highest ■ score • being that- of /Williams., (30). Patrick's: bowling was the most effective of thoso.who had charge-.of-'the attack; When South went iu, the light was growing dimi but play was continued -till'-'6:8(1. "Burton, made top score on his side, but the other bats:men merely "came and went." Luckio and Charlesworth obtained all of the wickets. Patrick was.. caught by- Blacklock by a fine, effort at mid-ofF. The--ball went ..high; and: travelled fast, over "the: head of: the fieldsman, who, however, : got back to it, cleverly, and successfully held it. He;was hoartily applauded:for the feat. The runs at the fall of .each wicket were as follow:—North: One for 0 runs;: two ■lor/13;, three for 25; four for 4C; Ave for 51; sis.for.CS; seven for 77; eight . io lM'' .Pino for-90; and ten for ; 99; south; one for 14, two.for 34; three for ,51; four for .71; five, for 74; six for. 80; .and seven for 81. Details : of 'the scoring: ; : ';• WELtINGTON .;. ...,[, First Innings.,;','. "' ' ' Richardson, b. Patrick '[.':..:> ;-■ n Wynyard, 22111111,; b. Patrick"..;;;:!;";; 10 e "dan, .111, c. Patrick, by Smith 3 Wi11iam5,.331522213123142111,...c. Burton, b. Patrick ." o"g" ißlftcklock,, 41212, b. Patrick" """"••"" ■ 10 .Hanson,- c. Patrick, b. Smith .„'.'.".'.'.""" 0 Adams, 2/ b. Patrick ............... ■ 0 Fmlayson, 1121311314, : b.,Patrick:.'::'.: 18 Oharlesworth, 2111, b. Patrick . 1 Xuckie, 2121, c. and'b. Patricl: \..;'.".::., r ■TVohiU, .222, not Out . '. ' ' "fi Extras : ™......„.,.,,,.;,:;,,..:;;;;:;;;[™ \ ■; Total,./: 99 "Bowling Analysis. • >; ._ Patrick,, eight •.wickets/ for ,44 runs; Smith, two for 12; .Dind, none for 5 Guthrie, .none for .7..,.'. ■ :':.;: WELLINGTON' SOOTH: '■■■:<■';. ; /:; ';:/First Innings. *Dind, 233,"b;'Lucfcie : ;;....„.... 8 Burton, 21113113412112133, b. Charles-•-worth . 3i Patrick 1311011, c. Blacklock,"" b! Luokio .'..■....:... 14 Vara,' 1123, c. Charlesworth, b.' Luckie 7 ■ Johnson, -:, .1113, st. Williams, • b. . Charlesworth ...:....: fi Suckling. 33, b. Luckie ........:.:":';""""' fi Smith;, 35, ,not out ..'. 8 lyler, 1, -b. Charlesworth ...........," ' r Guthrie, not out .;....... o : Extras; ~..; :.'.'.:",".".','. 5 Total for seven wickets ......:...'..'..: 86 Bowling Analysis. Luckie,,four »ffickDts for 43 runs; Charlesworth, three for 22; Finlayson," none for 16.. ';,,.. •• ■'..'■. . ■ / :petone and east b. ' '-On N0..;.3 wioket,. Wellington East B put up a very respectable score against Petone, whoso bowlers were completely discomfited. It should be mentioned, however," that the wicket was soft nod slow, and gave the batsmen' full opportunity, to mako runs.. When East had made 242, and Petone went in, Brice hit out for 34, but the first wioket fell-at 6.30 for only 47. Dickson was tho most conspicuous man among tho East batsmen, : for he remained, at the ;wickets for two hours and a quarter,', just reaching -the centnry;. before the last, wicket -fellHe played verv careful cricket, and gave no .chances; The major portion of- his

score \vas composed of singles. The Jickets of. the side fell-as-follow;—One for 11 runs, two for 51, three for 57, four for 99,- fivo for 139, six for 160, seven for 208, eight . for 224,- and nine for 242. Scoring particulars are shown below:—

, WELLINGTON'EAST B. :•. First ;Inningo. M'Gill, 1112121113181324, c. Catc, b. Ishenvood ...,...:.... Wilson, 22212, b.-Brice : Dickson, 111311121111111111112111111112 1111111112121221111212121112112211211 211U11115U,- not out ...;:........:. Goldfinch, ll, 1 st. Cnte, b.-Brice :...;.... Collott, 11331312331121111, run out Nash, -111121131232211, 1.b.w., b. Ishcrwood .-.- E. Clnridge. 11123111211111, not out ... Cf. Day, 1211311, b. Brice .....: Wilson, 13-421, 1.b.w., b., Bennett Miller, 112, 1.b.w., b. Wilkes.. Extras ..... .-......,

Total „ ;... „..,.. 242 Bowling Analysis. Brice, threo wickets for 75 runs; l6herwood, two for 52; Bennett,' one for 4-1; Wilkes, one for 30; Joyce, none for 25; Hay, none for 10. . PETONE. . •' "" ' . ■ First Innings. Brico, 5211154131412U, not out 34 .Iskerwood, 1111, b. .M'Gill 4 Cate, 11211, not out ...:. ; 6 '• Extras ...-,- ......'......,.:„...... 3 Total for one: wicket :... 47 i. COLLEGE AND HUTT. I The/match, Victoria. College v. Hutt, which was to, have been played on the Hutt Recreation Ground, was abaudonbd bli account of the soft state of the wicket. Junior Cricket Association—Kilbirnio 141 (Pooley 30 not out, Thomas 23, Heliiwell 20, Derbyshire. 16, Hills 15, and Hatchard 13) . defoated Wauderers 37 (Wallis 17) by 104 runs on the first innings. ' . .' - ■ . ' ■ ■ ■ Central- v. .Y.M.C.A.: Central won by 4 wickots. Central first innings 210, and i six wickets for 21;',:Y.M.C.A. first, innings 137, and .two, wickets for 96. Bowj-J ing fori'Central, Stevenson took four -wickets for -10 -runs,, and Wighton \fivo for 33. Bowling-for Y.M.C.A. Scott took three wickets for 7-runs, and-M'Girr two for 14. '.. x ■ ./■-., IN OTHER. CENTRES.-■; :; ,OTAGO' AND AUSTRAMA. 1 ; ' (By Telegraph.—Press "Association.) • ;,,-'", '■:. .I'-Diinedin, February 26. I The . following team- has been selected to: represent .tOtago against. Australia:— Callaway,: Condliffe,' Cumminga, Eckhold, iHiddlestono, , Macartney,, M'Farlano, ißutherfurd, Romslen, Siedeberg, and iWikon;. ... '..-.- . j Cricket matohes here to-day 'wore postponed on account of tho sodden state of the grounds. '. : ;•' Although . home and , homo cricket :niatches with 1 Canterbury have been abandoned,/ the .- Otagb Association last mght_ decided., to invite' the Canterbury I Association to send a team to Dunedin at Easter, taking, half the net gate money to cover'expenses.- '.-.-.•'... I ;i ' MATCHES POSTPONED. ." . ,'■ ...■'■■;'.' -Auckland, February 26. \ -Owing to the/inclement weather, all cricket matches wera postponed to-day. '