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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 5

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; ;V . . SOME DECISIVE VICTORIES. ONE GOOD MATCH. CENTRAL AND NORTH CONTEST. North bsat Central .A by 13 runs on first innings. </ College boat' Wellington East B by 75 runs on first innings. : East A. beat Central B,by two runs and eight wickets. South beat Hutt by 50 runs on first Innings. '■-/ - -. Brilliant.achievements.. ;have not .as ■ yet becomes numerous jit ' the . .weekly crioket carnival,;, but, in' spite of all deficiencies, the gains /steadily in interest as time..wears 0n..," On Saturday 'conditions. .were perfect so far - as weather, was- concerned.. A- .bright clear sky and a' gentle, breeze made things ■ pleasant, for both players and : "spectators ' who; a'ssembled at the, Basin. Re-' served So much rain has fallen lately; : that of necessity ■' the ground was dead ." "arid . the wickets slow". * Under tlie circumstanced tho' fine' bowling perform-, ances witnessed in. some : ina f ches are.-'all the . more praiseworthy.- :• Of the. three , games in ' progressatthe <: Basin,- de-cidedly;!-the .most interesting was.'that . between .Wellington" North and. Central A. In the .early hours of ,the after- ■ ' nooiiV at least; it hadithe elements of. a genuine contest of which, the- result was/problematical/ » Granted the_ continued assistance of the' Rev. , E; .0. ■ Blamires. it- is practically certain, that ■ Central-"would "have"'prevailed, but-pror-bably no one will! begrudge.North their '- well-earned victory.: . Reisults m th? remaining matches created, ho. surprise. • East -B sustained -,an ; expected • defeat at the hands .'of-sVicipria'.' College, in a ■' match" that',". savefor ■ theremarkably good' batting .performance' of' Crombie, - 'was .rather :■ dull • and void. of. interest. ' Central/ playing : against! East A, Bhowcd 'improved; fonn ; . ( ih..tb.©ir > second. /'stay/at the wickets'y.but the latter -maintained, a marked superiority. and -although" :,they,.,lost, only two. wickets, ■ in their second • innings,/. obtained , a double '.innings • victory .with ,a .margin- ; ofC two, runsi , , >■;!- l: NORTH AND CENTRAL A. ' Coutiiiiii^',their , match ' with ";: Wel- ; -; lingtxm ' North;.- Central A . seemed-to. have a"'fair. : prospect: of. obtaining ;the victory- On, the .'.previous . Saturday I Blamires, and Birch had compiled; be- ; tween them; oi 'Tuhß .w-ithoiit-.the, sacrifice of a wicket. Even, when : it - became known tha.t tho Rev..E. O. Bla- ■ mires ■ could-.not,:-attend,.- .being . away.^ ■ froin; town',. Central .'appeared .still to bold As,-.it'hap--- . : pened,,; however,-, the proverbial ~un,- , certainty of,cricket itself, ajnd completely Reversed-the: anticipated or- - der of,;tluiigs. :.':The'; wicket- was. flow, bui ' despite. this drawbacks the . Jast, ■bowlers of the.North team trundled in brilliant, "fashion, and, lowered; the wlcK-; efe of their opponents- in . 'quick bucoe'ssion, at small cost At its ; - Western' end . some uneveriuess .-,in--. .t-he. wicket caused' the ball'-to . snoot;.,: at times, and this further wadded ; to the " troubles of ;the Central batsii:en. 'lift' ■ burden - of " the' day 's' work -fell; oil. i in'f■lay .. Eind Finlayson, . who took ■■ .'mp'e wickets -between' .-thein; The former was- first ! to" a'ssertrhimself..(onsiaer-. ing tho state of the wicket, his pace • .:rom : the'-, pitch -was ;,ro.niarka,ble.-.,Wlx< ; ii, ho bowled. : Laws, and . again _ when Naughton £<&11 ; -a victiin, the bails . high .in 'rudely scattered.. 'Hawthorn, who came " in ''sixth''of. T the' Central batsmen ami ' was-"riot out', for.. 23 when - the inning}'- . 'closed, made': ; s<)rnethdng : ' oi a stand, ' but no other batsijian readied ..double figures. • At, 4.15p.m ; Central-'.were ■ in ; desperate plight. ~ Little' ■ and : Mason had been disposed of by Finlayson -for, 'one-run 'apiece, and when, Miller, the ..,la'^.'' : jnMy : 'came''-'^,th , e-'mcKets his side ,14.' runs. to .win.. The end came; '. swiftly.i'' Miller was: clean-: bowled; by " the first ball which Finlayson sent down, . to him. Nortli, going again to. the wicketa,- ; : compiled -101 runs fo'r a; loss / of six = : Among the ■ batsmen in -this "innings-' - was .conspicaous, and gave a forcible display of clean and .v'vigofous: batting.; . Ultimately he skied a*.ball, which was well, taken by-Rob- .; erts in' the outfield. Of' the, bowlers, , ; Laws.- wa-s ; easily best, ■;>. four , wickets for 38' runs.. . V. ' % WELLINGTON CENTRAL A. . ' • -- First Innings., •. ' , Birch, 1121111212111, b. - Findlay 16 Rev. E. 0. Blamires, 111332221241 : ' 1333112,-.-.retired ■ 40, 'Bruee, ill3l2p ; b.,Findlay-.,. 8 Roberts, 121211, c. Findlay, b. Fin- , , -layson 8 .Laws'. "2, b. Findlay .. 2 -Hawthorn,-121131321212111, notout 23 ■ Beechy, 1121211, b. Findlay .9 ' 1113111, b. 1 Findlay ..... 9 vLittle, 1,-b. Finlaysonl . Mason, 1, b. Finlayson 1 Jliller, b. Finlayson 0 Extras 26 Total 143 . _ Bowling Analysis. -... Findlay, five wickets for. 39, -runs; ' Bragge, none.for:; 26; Luckie, none for 23; Finlayson, four for 29. WELLINGTON NORTH. First innings 156 . • Second Innings;. -, Wynyard, 411121211, c. Birch, b. •'.'.-...-.•Baws -•...; -14 v Lambert,! 22311, b. Miller 10 ■ Sheridan, 3132211, ,c. Little, b. • ■ - Laws 13 • Manson, 1114, o. Naughton, b. Laws 7 •Luckie, 312212223, c. Naughton, b. "Laws' -18 Blacklock, 32141313132, c. Roberts, b. Hawthorn- 24 - Phillips, 12312, not out 9 IWaters, 111,- not out 3 Extras 3 •Total, for/six wickets ............ 101 •Bowling Analysis. ' , Hawthorn, one . wicket for 27, runs; . Miller, one: for' 17; Laws, four for 38; Masbh; none "for 13;- Birch,-'none for 3 ; ' Little, none for 0.- /. COLLEGE AND EAST B. i Resuming their match .'against -Wellington East B, Victoria-College capped their good batting '.performance of the .' previous playing day by .dismissing the East batsmen soniewhat easily' for a' , total of- -135- runs. Only nine, wickets' were taken, as East B played a man short. A; somewhat surprising feature of : the innings was the failuro of Saun r ders to bowl down his men. Tho Australian /began well, for the first ball of his first over 'icarried Wilson's . wicket, but no fewer than 45 runs stood on tho contra side of his .bowling account ere' ho took another wicket. His performance for the innings was two wickets for 47 runs. Crombie stood alone among the East batsmen for the merit of .his display. . Hitting .freely, and apparently little troubled by the bowling, ho rattled up a score' of. 63 runs, which in itself lifted the total obtained by East B froin insignificance.' Crombie was ultimately caught in longfield by Stainton, from Fanning's bowling. The only other East batsmen to .Teach double figures were M'Kay, with 27, and Chapman, whose score stood at 20 when he was run out. Stainton, wlio had rendered College good service with the bat on the previous Saturday, now showed himself hardly less adept sith'the ball.' Hei-caine'on late, bowled

four overs, .and took three wickets at a cost of seven runs. Returning to' the wickets with a little over an hour:at their disposal, College obtained 61 runs at a cost' of six wickets. Tho game had, of course, been decided on the first innings, but the later play was not withbut interest. The bowlers had decidedly the .best of it, and the performance of • O'Shea was rather a good one. i Although he ■ sent down only fourteen'balls at the tail end of tho proceedings, ho was credited with three wickets,-, costing seven runs." Fanning; one of his victims, succumbed to a first delivery. WELLINGTON EAST B. First Innings. Goldfinch, 12, b. Moiiaghaii ......... 3 Wilson, 1, b. Saunders 1 Crombie, 3222213314232231224123111 321121, c. Stainton; b. Fanning 63 AVills, absent — ■Nash; MliC. Biinis, b. Monaghan...- 5 M'KayiPalll2l2lllll22lll22l, b. , : ...Stsmton -27 Chapman,-113131111311; run out ...-20 Pavitt, 2, b. Stainton' ■'■■■■■■■ '2 o,'She'a, 11111, not out 5 Brabm, b. Saunders 0 Johnson,; 111,/b. Stainton', 3 i ••• - Extras 6 Total. 135 • " Bowling Analysis.- v - Monighan, two wickets for, 38 runs;' Saunders, two for 47; Niven, none .for 16; Dempsey, none for 10; Fanning, one for 11; Stainton, three for 7. ..' - V ; . VICTORIA COLLEGE. First - innings. ■ •. ; 210 Second Innings. Griffiths, 212 i, b.- Johnson 6 Caddick, 51223122, b, .Pavitt ... 18 Burbidge, 1332221, riin out 14 Burns, 321131313, ; stumped, b. O'Shea ■■■■■'■ 18 Niven, 1, c. Johnson, b. O'Shea ..i... :1, Dempsey, 11, not out 2 Fanning, b. O'Shea 0 . Extras ' ... ; 2 : . Total for 6 wickets 61 Bowling Analysis. : . Pavitt, one wicket for 30 runs; Johnson, one. for 6; Nash, none for 12; O'Shea, three for 7; Crombie, none for 4. ■■■' -. ■■ ■■ .-

EAST A AND CENTRAL B. ; The match .between Wellington" East A.and Wellington Central -B (concluded, on No. 1 wicket ,at the Basin Reserve) resulted in a three-point, win., fbr : the former .team.. declared their, -first; innings closed t with six wickets down, for 153 riins, East'had a- lead of, over 100 rutis on-the■ first innings, but, 'as '• Central', put j together 151 runs' at their ' second;;attempt, it. was ,only on the call of '.iinie'; that East secured the number of runs'required to give them'a full win. The i batting -the Central "men -was for, the most, part painfully slow, due to the . fact, that they treated the bowling with trio much respect. The only decent partnership- was when'Wilkinson and Stephenson were together and knocked up-.44 runs: for the'fourth wicke.t.- ' Central's' score included'. 31. extras,. Hornby'being the -wicket-keeper, of. the;>'East' team; , In. East's second innings Midlane contributed 30. (not out), and it was due- to his forcing the .pace-that his'-team secured full points for tl;e victory. Details of the scoring are appended:—

I'! , , CENTRAI/B. . Second Innings. Wilkinson, 1321311211213111213111 . 1111.131, b. Hickey 43. Schlaadt, b. Hickey . 0. Sisson,' 111111131,. b. Hickey ■ 11 Fauvel, 413, c. Ma'honey, b. Hickey 8 Stephenson.-. 12131211144111121; ■ Hickey-, , 28. Patterson. 21t"llll31, c. Midlane, . , : b; ; 6rimmett ' 12: WigKton/ 11131;- b.' Hickey' 7■ ;br Grimmett .V."?' 4 'o ; Mitchell, 121311, not 0ut....; 9 Wilson,/11, b. Grimmett 2 Keys, absent / 0 Extras 31 Total . 151.First -innings ',:^........^.;....... v ;, > 47 i Aggregate 198" Bowling Analysis. './• Hickey,/six - wickets ' for • 46', runs;. Grimmett, three, for 14; / M'G'ill, none for' 9; Gibbes, none for 41; Miller; none for 10. ■."• ; , - WELLINGTON EAST A. 'Second Innings.•/ Tucker,- 13,'. St. ■. Patterson, - b. Hit- , - 1 - ;• chell 4 Midlane, 3132131143111113, not out ■ 30 Collett, 3, b./Wilson -3. Mahoney, 31111, not'out .• 7 ', -Extras 3 Total , for-two wickets .47 First/innings declared 153, Aggregate. 200 , . -Bowling • Analysis.'. ,' V .. ■/ : : -Mitchell, one:: wicket'for/- 26 "runs;' Wilson, one for 18. , - ' : , , SOUTH AND HUTT. . ' .A two-point win by Wellington South against" Hutt, at the latter s ground, came somewhat as a surprise when it -is . considered-, that Wellington South had -been dismissed for, 107' on: a wet wicket, and Hutt had the . advantage of a comparatively, good /pitch for their first' innings. One of the', first . misr takes made was iii not seeing- that the grass in the outfield was cut for the local men realised to their cost how many runs-were lost- through this. An■other error, and a conspicuous one, .iv'as in'evidence .when Hutt were baiting. They/did' not ''back up.'' enough; and a .quarter of the total- runs were lost through 1 this fault. Pringle and Judd,;, who resumed their innings -from the' previous .Saturday .'caused no amount of-uneasiness to the .field or bowling, -Judd being dismissed with Smith's second ball, while Patrick soon accounted for Pringle / and four of the o.ther- wickets. Aldersloy and Wilson were the only two who remained at the wicket 9 for any, length of time. Aldersley got twenty in nice easy style, and Wilson,secured ■ 11.. Guthrie, who replaced Smith for - South, dismissed three of the btasmen for nine runs, while Patrick, who bowled unchanged, gave tho home side plenty as ./will be seen from his an-alysis.-Grace-gave a very fair display /in. Wellington South's • second innings, putting together 31,, principally got in singles. The closing stages, of tho game were somewhat tame and uninteresting. The Hutt"fielding was painful to watch, and'just-the opposite to that of Wellington South,:-, whoso# fielding wa-a really, smart. Tho runs at the fall of each wicket were ns under:—Hutt,first innings: 1. wicket .for 2 runs, 2 for 6, 3 for 14, 4 for 18, 5 for 19, 6 for 36, .7 for! 49, 8 for 51, 9 for 57, 10 for 57. South, second innings: 1 wicket for 14 runs, 2 for 50, 3 for 50, 4 for 61, 5 for 61, 6 for 64, 7 for 68, 8 for 69, 9 for 69. WELLINGTON SOUTH. Fvrst innings 107 Second Innings. Grace, 11221111111211111121111211, b. E. J.udd 31 Walters, 11, b. Brico • 2 Burton, 1211111111211111, c. and b." Aldersley 18 Dickson, b. E. Judd 0 Patrick, b. Aldersley 0 Guthrie, 111111, c. Pringle, b. E. Judd ...'• " 6 Murphy, 12, not'out 3 Smith, b. G. F. Judd • 0 Norris,' 2, b. G. F. Judd 2 Schmoll, c. and b. Harris 0 Wilson,, absent 0 ' ' Extras, 7 ' Total mm... 69

Bowling Analysis. Brice, one >wicket for 25 runs; E. Judd, three for 14; Pringle, none for 6; Aldersley, two for 12; G. F. Judd, two for 5; Harris, one for 0.HUTT. First Innings', Pringle, 1, b. Patrick 1 G. F. Judd, b. Smith 0 Wilson, 21112121, b. Guthrie 11 Staples, b. Patrick . 0 I-lickson, 1, b. Patrick 1 Brice, 1, b. Smith : 1 Aldersley, 1221331511, c. Patrick, b. Guthrie 20 Simpson, 1111122, b. Patrick 9 Harris, b. Guthrio . 0 Pilcher, 11, not out 2 Ei Judd,, b. Patrick 0 Extras 12 Total 57 Bowling Analysis. ' Patrick, five wickets for 19 runs; Smith, two fol- 17; Guthrie, three'for 9. INTER-STATE MATCH. VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ■ (Rec. October 29, 7.5 p.m.) Adelaide, October 29. In the cricket match between Victoria and South Australia, the visitors were all disposed of in the first' innings for 111 runs. Armstrong 35, Hazlitt 30, and Laver 19 beiDg tho principal scorers. • v Wliitty ; captured four wickets for 41 runs,. and Crawford five for '42. . . South Australia has lost eight wickets for 135 runs. Rees made 16, C. Hill 26, Chamberlain 24, Crawford (not out) 31.

' Since matches on even terms were instituted in 1580, the States have met. 43 times, Victoria having won 27 and South Australia 19 matches.' From' 1898 to 1903 Victoria had a v run of ten wins; but South Australia has' since ■won seven out .of twelve matches. Last season South Australia won the -homematch with Victoria, and lost. that at 1 Melbourne, ' Clem Hill compiling 176,185, and 43. Mr. Hugh Trumble, .the sole selector for Victoria this season, chose the following, viz:—W. W. Armstrong, V. Ransford,'G. H. Hazlitt; P. A. M'Alister, F. Laver, B. Kortlang, D. Smith,' W. Carkeek, J. [Matthews,' F. T. Delves,: T. S. Warne,. and E. Kenny. It is considered a powerful side all round, wanting only in a good fast •; bowler': The. South .'Australian eleven' was to bo chosen from: Backman,'Campbell, L. W. Chamberlain, N. Claxton, J. N. Crawford, C./E. Dolling, G. S. Down, ; D. R. A. Gehrs, W. A. Hewer, C. Hill, L.' R. Hill, ~S. Hjll, Howard, E. R. Mayne; Movie, 11. C. Pretty, R.:B. Rees, W. J. Whitty, and A. W. Wright.

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM.. Capo Town, October 28. The Johannesburg Cricket Association is considering the sending of a cricketer in addition to Sinclair to Australia.' OTHER CITY CRADES. JUNIOR MATCHES. ' • ;St. Mark's . v. ; ' Central.—St.'.' Mark's won .by 90 runs. , In their two innings 'they.jinado ,75: and .85 (Cording 19, 1?. Harris and V. Harris 22). Central made 36 and 34. , Bowling for St. Mark's, W. Smith took six wickets for 12 runs, and F.- Harris two-for 19. The match; Wellington . College v. Wellington South was continued on the .College 'ground,';on Saturday.' Welling-ton-College, iii their' first innings,' made .79' runs,, and added 90. in-their .second ; v6ntu're-(Castle, 20, Jameson 21. Martin 17-, not ou», .Beard. 13). Wellington South mads 85 and 34.: For Wellington College, Childs.took seven wickets for 9 'runs. ■ ■ .v,-. ' Johnsonvillo. defeated Hutt by an innings .and 108 runs.' Bentley.. took four wickets for 5 .runs for the' winners. / Third, Class. .Templars had their-revenge on Ka•rpri last ■ Saturday by defeating. them 'by. 23 : runs;on the-first-innings. The score's were: —Templars:, 64 '.(Cresswell 22, Wright 13, Blenkinsop 11). Karori: 41 (Lower 17, Atkin'/hot out. 11, Brooker 10). "With the ball .for- tne winners,, Pooley gained five wickets for . 25 runs, Bhd Patterson two for 12 1 while Atkin, Lowe, Coates," and Dyer- did the trundling for the suburban team. • .'Wellington North v. CatholioOlub.— Wellington North made 101 and Catholic Club'; 107:. for three ■ wickets. The best scores on each side wer.e:—Wellington ■ South:. Tustin. 30, . Hamilton 29; rfor Catholic Club Thorns 55 (not out); Ryan 29. , '. Wellington. College 'Aj .- playing against Y.M.C.A., made 70; runs.in the. first- innings, • and Y.M.CL'A. responded 1 with 71., The .'best scores were:—College:'Abbott: 39, and (in the second innings) Stewart -25, and Bailie' 24 (not out).' Y.M.C.A. : Wilson 14, Mabiiilll. Y.M.C.A. won by 1_ run on the first, innings. ; . Wellington South v. St. . Mark's.—ln the first innings .South made 63 runs and St. Marks ,40. In the second innings South'had six wickets down for 91 runs. The best scores in the first innings were:—South: Nelson;2o, Webb 18, Tyler 33. St. Mark's: Griffiths 10. • Playing at Kelburne Park, Wellington East scored a thr6e-point victory over Wellington Central —their third "threepointer" this season. ' Petone (79) defeated Hutt (7-7). Match at Hutt. Kelburne defeated Upper Hutt by 13 runs... The victors compiled 113 runs (Lambert 12, Thompson 18, Kinnear 14, Spotswood !!2, Dakin 21). Upper Hutt obtained 99(O'Dea 42, Lambert 24). Trundling for Kelburne Thompson took five wickets for 40 runs, Barry two for 3, and Hanify two for 6. Junior Association. Tho second round of the championship matches under the .auspices of the Junior Cricket Association was commenced on Saturday. Results were as follow :— A Grade Matches. Evans Bay A v. Seatoun, at Seatoun.—Evans Bay, first .innings, 75(P. Claridge 2i : , Wrigley 17, Carswell 16); second innings, 40 for two- wickets (Carswell 20, not out). Seatoun, first innings, 16 (Digby, not out, 5). Bowling for Evans Bay, Keegan took eight wickets for 6 runs, performing the "hat' trick," and Wrigley two wickets for 9 runs. For Seato.un, Huddleston took five wickets for 45, .'and Jack threo for 11. ■

■ Albion v. Selwyn.—Albion, first innings, 97 (Farrell 40, Clark 18); second innings, 61 for seven wickets (White-; rod 21, Salmon 13). Selwyu, first innings, 34 (M'lntyre 7, Buck' 7). Bowling for Albion, Lingard took thrco wickets for 12 runs, and Cunningham six for 17. For Selwyn, Bradley took five wickets for 4 runs. Kilbirnie v. Thorndon: Kilbirnio 91 (Derbyshire 19, Helliwell 15 not out, Thomas 11, Hatchard 10). In bowling Thomas took 6 wickets for 12 runs, and 2 for 2; Pooley, 4 for 7, and 1 for 4." Thorndon made 23 runs in their first innings, and 6 for 3 wickets in their second venture. B Grade Matches. Wanderers boat Kilbirnio Wesley by 37 runs on the first innings. _ Wanderers, 81 (Garnott 14, Hunter 11, liatcher 16, Hastings 12); Kilbirnio Wesley, 44 (Smith 11). Bowling for Wanderers, Garnett took five wickets for 11 runs, and Hastings three for 3. For Kilbirnio Wesley. Bycr, seven wickets for 33 rims, and Emeuy two for [21, bowled best,,

Evans Bay B defeated Kilbirnie B by six runs on the first innings. This was a very oven game, the issue being in doubt all the time. Evans Bay, 68 (Brown 24, Colo 18, Flanagan 15, not out); Kilbirnie 61 (Gray 21, Heginbothara 18, Gilchrist 10). Bowling for Evans Bay,, Kells took five wickets for 8 runs, Cole two for 18, and M'Leod two for 13. For Kilbirnie, Heginbotham took seven wickets for 24 runs, and Gray three for 15. 5 As Newtown Park is engaged for Saturday nest, thero will be no matches in tho B grade on that day, the results being taken on the first innings. Boys' League. Senior grade.—St. Vincent (Carrutliers 47, Galvin 21) beat Trinity , by 128 runs on the first innings. Telegraph beat Y.M.C.A. Institute beat Kiwi by eight wickets. Junior grade.—Y.M.C.A. A beat Northland, St. Vincent beat Y.M.C.A. B, Kelburne beat Vivian, Institute, beat St. Aloysius. DOINGS ELSEWHERE. "SANDMAN IN GREAT FORM."' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, October 29. The senior teams against whom big scores were put up last Saturday failed to respond to-day.: West Christchurch, playing against St. Albans, was dismissed twice in .two hours for 51 .and 73. ' Linwood only' scored 97 ' against Riccarton,.,and, following on, made 165. Sydenham's bowling proved too strong for East Christchurch, who were dismissed. for 90 in the first' innings, and lost five wickets for 82 iii -the second. St. Albans • beat West Ohristcliurch by an innings and 220 runs. Riccarton beat Linwood by 265 runs on the first innings, and Sydenham beat East-Christchurch by 264'0n the first innings. For Sydenham, Sandman is in great form with the ball, and good judges consider that he is the be3t bowler that Canterbury, has ever turned out.

■- (By Telegrapli.—Special' Correspondent.) Masterton, October 30. South Wairarapa defeated Carterton in a senior cricket match at Carterton on _ Saturday by 34 runs, on the first' innings—a two-point', win. Scores South Wairarapa, first innings, 200; second innings, three wickets, for 36 runs: Carterton, first innings. 157' (Smart . 53. Tunnicliffe 30, F. Beecliy 26, Hart 16. Phelps 11). All Mastcrt-ou .matches .were'postponed, , , '.(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, October 30. The second, round of the Auckland Cricket.- Association's matches was commenced yesterday in perfect weather, in the senior grade, University, playiiig against Grafton, made -169 (Wallace 64, W. A. Gray 25 not out). Shacks lock took' five wickets for 28' runs. Grafton made 50 for no wickets' (Horspool. 32 not out). Eden, playing against Ponsoiiby, -made 267 in thfr first innings' (Hemus 81,. L. Taylor ,'64). Cheshire took four wickets for 31 runs. Parnell, playing against North Shore, made 176 \ (Olliff 54 not out, Andreas 40). North Shore, first innings, 92 for no wickets'(Dr. Howden'6B not.out). , . ;(By. Telegraph—Press Association.! Dunedin,. October 30. Cricket matches were continued yesterday in splendid' weather.' : Albion secured a two-point win over. Carisbi'ook A, the scores-being:—Albion,- first innings,'tE2 (M'Earlane 75, • Hiddleston 75, Duthie 73); Carisbrookj fii'st in-' nings, 173; second innings, 191 for five wickets (L. Watson 74, not 'out,,Ruthfflr-. ford 60). Opoho had a two-point win over Carisbrotak B. Scores:—Opoho, 240; Carisbrook B, 123 (H. Watson 43), and 150 runs for four-wickets- (Bannerman 47,' not out; Drumm 45, not out). Dunedin'were awarded a' four-point win over'. Grange owing to : the latter..having played a' , defaulter''ori''the'pTevious Saturday.'- The.-defaulter'.'was disqualified during..the. pleasure, of, the:' Cricket 'Association.--

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