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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 7

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SIXTH ROUND. SROMBIE MAKES 143 NOT OUT. COLLEGE COLLAPSES, -Golden. surilUght flooded tho Basin Reserve on' Saturday, but this did not induce a punctual ■ start in the Eenior games. The first ball was sent dowii exactly twenty minutes after tho appointed lrour., .Spectators were numerous, and,, as tTie afternoon wore on, showed .themselves appreciative. -Many >of ..the cricketers. atoned fir a late start by touching a much higher standard in their, play than, was attained the previous Saturday. . Tho. finest performance of tho '.day was that of Crombio, who compiledj'l43 not out, playing for East B : against Wellington North. A contrast wits supplied by the Victoria College eleven, which completed a first innings -in fifty-fivf.",-lninutes with a net gain of 39' 1 raias.-';'? 'All - things considered, no i inore disaster failure has been witnessed oil the Basin this season, and it would take so.tne matching, in any season. East B and Central B played during the time with a loss .of two wickets 'each. All, the wickets were clean, true, 'aaid hard, and the outfield was: fast.

Thanks to Crombie, East B .raider,a better showing than any other team on the Howe and O'Shea opened the batting against Findlay and Finlayson. Th>3 first-named batsman, a lately-promoted junior, began well, cut-ting-a, delivery from Finlayson through tho slips in mastei'ly fashion, but soon 'afterwards was cleaii bowled by the same bowler with only hah' a dozen runs in hand. O'Shea, after aspell of stubborn stone-walling, succumbed to one of Findlay's express-deliveries with i runs to his credit. - ,

Crombie, replacing Howe, played, a most! meritorious innings, hitting out freely, but always with'(hie regard for a sound defence. In glancing 1c was particularly eifcctive. The North bowlers found him immovable. Neither Findlay or Fiubyson gave him any particular trouble, and when Lambert and Luclrio took up the attack Crombie seemed mono at home than ever. With 78 in hand, ho sent op a, difficult catch, which wias missed 'by Bla'cklock, and when. his score had Teached 96, he was let off again. Stan-; den, behintl the wickets, missed a catch that should havo been retained. At this stage : of tho game thsro was a brief period " of ■ keen. ' excitement. Four ! xuiis away from tho century, iCrombid played an - over' from

Finlayson, mado a' single ran, and again •took the bowling. Ho duplicated tho performance in tho next over, which was sent down by Luckie. Both overs were played by tho batsman with extreme caution and once or twice he seemed a little shaky. :He hit tho first ball of tho next over for ono and an overthrow brought ■him another. The century was "lip." Jolinsto'n immediately afterwards was run out, terminating a fairly brisk display which brought him second scoring Jonourff. 'Whilo Crombie was compiling his century most of his comrades camq and . went. ] Wilson scratched for 18 and Goldfinch and Hales each climbed into double figures by painstaking work. Tho best efforts of the North bowlers failed to dig Crombie out and at 6 o'clock, amid plaudits, lie carried nn unbeaten bat for. 143. Extras gave East B 38 runs. Considering the stand made by tho Eist B skipper, Findlay's record of six wickets, for 70 runs was good.'

Commencing ;the onslaught upon North Hales found tho wicket to liis liking and carried.- Lambert's': wicket in .; tho ,> .firststhree " maiden overs. Johnston induced' Sheridan to. lift ;a catch to Wilson shortly before stumpsi.werb drawn. North.' had two wickets down for 6 when play, ceased.

Themateh between Central B and South was the nearest approach to a contest on even terms that the day presented. In the main, so far as this particular, game ■was concerned the bowlers had a fieldday. Patrick, opening the attack for South, dismissed Porteous for a "duck" aud soon afterwards lowered Wilkinson's wicket at. slight cost. A stand was mado I by Sisson and Patterson, both of 7 whom played freely and with tolerable effect.' Sisson had good luck in twice escaping, dismissal before he was finally caught by Murphy. Burton, missed ono offering and Grace' and another , fieldsman' got into difficulties over a second. .Patterson played a bettor game than his partner,, and showed himself less prona to give chances, although in tho final event, he was caught before Sisson. The remaining Central B batsmen started off rapidly, Grace and Patrick supplying the motive power. In nn innings of two hours Central ' B , made 112 runs. -South; .upon the x whole, made a better stand than their opponents, but tho batsmen of the team who ordinarily -make tho best.showing were dismissed in cavalier fashion. Interest, as the innings ■progressed, centred chiefly in the capital "bowling' performance of Robertson, a player just sent up from third grade. He. has a free and graceful stylo and managed somehow to keep his medium-fast deliveries murderously low nt the latter •end of their journey. Apparently thcro •was little break-in. bis bowling, but so icell did he control pitch, pace, and elevation that he brought dismay to batsmen who usually take a lot of shifting. Grace,' Burton, and Dickson fell to his attack in rapid succession, and Patrick' wois soon' added to their number. The successful South batsmen were Walters and Murphy, of whom the last-named was doing well when stumps wero drawn. Victoria.College, showed such, poor form against East A on No. 1 ground, on Saturday afternoon that it seems probable the' University men will suffer an innings defeat at tho hands of the leading team. .They certainly deservo such, a defeat for their batting was one of tho weakest exhibitions seen this year, the whole team being disposed of for 39 runs, without a .man reaching double figures. Disaster came in tho first over, Dempsey being run out through Fanning failing to respond •to a ;call. Fanning was caught at the wickets in tho next over. .Something was hoped for from Ward and Monaghan, but Ward was clean bowled when he had made 7, and Monaghan could only make 6. The latter was right out of form, and nearly ran his partner out twice. He then hit up two catches in lucky placcs, and was finally stumped after twice jumping in to Gibbes. Tho other wickets. lell rapidly until tho ninth, when Burns and Berendsou were associated long enough to add 13 runs. East A opened •with Midlane and Willis, but tho latter was" bowled by Saunders after making 15. Midlane and* Tucker then added_ 56 for the second wicket, and the innings totalled 157. Bot!i Midlano and Tucker played attractively, but.'the former scored more rapidljM an hui partner, and off one of Mona'tisAn's deliveries he hit the ball to the ioyth-east' corner of tho ground, and obtained 6 runs for it. Saunders's bowling was treated with due respect, tho Victorian sending down four maiden overs, three of 'them in succession. Tho East'bowlers were Hickey and Gibbes, unchanged.. Their deliveries had tho College batsmen in a stato of terror from tl.o start, and cach Collegian seemed to leave tho crease convinced that his Biiccessor could do no' better anywhy. In such an uninteresting game, Midlane's brilliant fielding for East was a bright feature.

Everything was-favourable for a good day's cricket at Lower Hutt, when the lccal eleven met Central A: The fielding on both sides was good, and wicket excellent and outfieH fast. Central batted first, and soon rattled on a score. Brice's bcwling was rather indifferent at first, but lie got a good length later and finished up with an average of six wickets for 34. Eirch, for Central, played very carefully {or 25, and Bruce had just settled down nice when he was brilliantly caught by C:ite behind the wickets. Much was expected 'of Blamires. Ho got' eight nicely, but was then stumped by Cate. Isherwood and Staples opened for Hutt, tho former treating his onlookers to somo fino strokes. Ho secured 36, and was dismissed with a catch at square leg. Staples carefully compiled fit jiot out, and *gavo no chances'. G. F. Judd is also not out with 26. Ho gpre cno difficult chance.

. Wellington East Pi—First Innings.. Howe, 2121, b. Finlayson 6 O'Shea, 211, b. Findiav 4 Crombie, 1122111111!»[4211312!;J331123135 141133311144314211121.13114124151112142 21, not out W Wilson, 1131131133, b. Findlay 18 Goldfinch, 21221112, b. Findlay 15 Hales, 311112123211, e. Luckie, b. I'iml- ' lay 1!) Chapman, b. Findlay 0 Hornby, 3, c. Malison, b. Lucltio :i F. llickcy. 2, run out : 3 Johnston, 233133212142311, run out 32 Pavitt, 111, c. and b. Findlay, 3 Extras 38 Total 283 Bowling Analysis. Findlay took six wickets for 70 runs; Finlayson, one for 83; Luckio, one for 33; Lambert, none for 10; Walters, noiio for 25; Phillips, licno for 24. Wellington North.—First Innings. Lambert, b. Hales 0 Phillips, 1, not out 1 Sheridan, 2, c. Wilson, b. Johnston ... 2 Luckie. 1, not out 1 Extras — 2 Total for tiro wickets - 6 Bowling Analysis. Hales took ono wicket for no -runs; Johnston, one for 4. CENTRAL B AND SOUTH, Wellington Central B.—First Innings. Wjlkinson. 21122, b. Patrick 8 Porteous, b. Patrick —...... 0 Sissoii, 3133121211113211111111, c. Mur. phy, b. Grace 33 Patterson, 131133U1313111323311, c. Patrick, b. Grace 41 Schlaadt, 1, b. Patrick 1 Stephensn, 111321, 1). Pairiek 9 HAines, 12211, b. Grace 7 Wilson, b. Grace ....... 0 Robinson, b. Patrick 0 Wighton, 11112, c. Schiaoll, b. Grace _. G Smith, 21, not out 3 Extras .. 4 Total - 112' Bowling Analysis. Patrick took five wickets-for 40 runs; Grace, five for 29; Guthrie, none for 17; Ficksan, none for 22. Wellington South.—First Innings. Walters, 1121333313333, b. Stephenson 30 Wilson, 11, b. Stephenson • 2 Grace, 2, b. Robertson 2 Burton, 4, b. RobeTtson 4 Dickson, 1214, b. ■ Robertson .' 8 Murphy, 112111111123113112411, not out 31 Patrick, b. Robertson .'. 0 Wagst'aff, 331, b. Stephenson 7 Johnson, 1352122, run out 16 Extras 10 Total for eight wickets 110 Bowling Analysis. Wilson took no wickets for 12 runs; Robertson, four for 45; Stephenson, threo for 23; Wighton, none for 12.; Porteous, none for 8.

COLLEGE AND EAST A. Victoria College—First Inuings. Fanning, 1, c. Brabin, b. Gibbes 1 Dempsev, run out 0 Ward, 133, b. Hickey 7 Monaghan, 1122, st. Brabin, b. Gibbes 6 Do l:v Maxo, 111, o. llidlanc, b. Hickey 3 Burns, 11131, c. Mahoncy, b. Gibbcs, 7 Burbidge, b. Gibbcs : 0 Saunders, 1, b. Hickey 1 Caddick, 2, b. Gibbcs 2 Berendsen, 31131, not out !) Salmond, 1, b. Hickey 1 Extras 2 , Total 39 Bowling Analysis. v .Hickey; four wickets for 20 runs; Gibbes, iryo for 17. Second Innings. Monaghan, 1614413141, st. Brabin/ b, Gibbes - 28 Bo la Marc, b. Hickey 0 Burns, 11113, c. Midlane, b. Hickey 7 Ward, rim out 0 iDerapsey, 1, not out 1 i '~o'. Extras 6 Total for four wickets . — 40 , Bowling Analysis. Gibbes, one wicket.;for ,1G runs; Hickey, two for 18; Gibbes bowled a no-ball. East' K— First Innings. IMlane, 11215212112133131112433, b. Salmond 46 Wilis, 323313, .b. Saunders 15 Tucker, 1311211111111112313, 1.b.w., b. Swmders 29 Mahoiiey, run out 0 Gibbes', 113112, b. Saunders ;..._ 9 Hickey, 1453313, b. Salmond , 20 M'Gill, 1, b. Saunders 1 Collett, 31113, not out 9 Hutchings, 2135, b. Salmond 11 Brabin, 3, c. Fanning, b. Saunders ... 3 GrimmStt, absent 0 Extras - 14 Total 157 Bowling Analysis. Saunders, fivo wickets for 44 runs; Salmond, three for 35; Monaghau, none for 44; Dempsey, none for 20. Saunders bowled a no-ball and Salmond bowled two wides. CENTRAL a and hutt. Central A—First Innings. Birch, 11432114422, b. Brice 25 Beechy, 1, e. Staples, b. Pringle 1 Blainires, 323, st. Cate, b. Pringle .... 8 Naughton, 143, b. Brice — 8 Bruce, 2111112131, c. Cate, b. Brico ... 14 Hawthorn, 1, b. Brice : 1 taws, 121141, b. Brico 10 Roberts, .112. b. G. F. Judd 4 Little, 223111,' c. and b. Brico 10 Mason, b.,G. F. Judd 1 Mitchell, not out ;....- 0 Extras 19 - Total . ...101 Bowling Analysis. Brice, six wickets for 34 runs; Pringle, two for 34; C>. F. Judd, two for 14. : Hutt—First Innings. Isherwood, 4311444432141, c. Laws, b. Hawthorn 36 Staples, 3111131111112111111111111513 ' 111111111411111121, not out 61 Brice, 1111, c. Roberts, b. Hawthorn 7 Aldersley, 311, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn ... 5 Climie, b. Hawthorn 0 Cate, 11, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn 2 E. Judd, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn 0 Simpson, 112, c. and b. Hawthorn .... 4 G. F. Judd, 1114.41112111214, not out ... 26 Extras 16 Total • for seven wickets 157 Bowling Analysis. Mason, no wickets for 25 runs; Bruce, nono'for 26; Mitchell,'none for 21; Hawthorn, seven for 59; Laws, noo for 10. OTHER CITY MATCHES. JUNIOR GRADE. Victoria College (188) beat Wellington South (137 and 26) by an' innings and 25 runs. For College, Miller made -57, Broad 37, Mackay (not out) 34, J. Griffiths-20. For South, Tyler 30, E. Murphy 29, Ilaigh 17, and Webb (not out) 12, wefe top scorers. Bowling for College, Martin took three wickets for 46, O'Shea two for 4, Broad live for 14, and Griffiths four for 9. Petone, 169 and 104 for three wickets, defeated Jolmsonvillo 193 and 77 for three wickets. For Petone Barker made 37, Kunn 40, and Cornell 10 not out. Bent--2K l jol ° 13, and Windley 12, were the chief scorers for Johnsonville. m? ,(H6 nni ' I"') beat Wellington East (76 and 117). Johnston 57, Pilcher 18. Harris 17, and Brown 17, were chief scorers for Hutt, and for East, Currie secured 49 and Watson 21. Third Class. Catholic Club bent North by 51 runs on the first innings. In their first attempt, tho Catholic Club made 125 and 47 for three wickets in the second. North made il in their first innings, and had four wickets down for 61 runs in the secjjo)r<s on each side were: Catholic Club: Toms 42, M'Grath 20. Levinnn in? 26 ("J* °«tt. Carrol 15. N° rtl Vi h , ora P°"; !o - Hamilton 16, Bodlev u a , nd ,f oat) ' I!o,t ' lin = far Catholic i Vviwi /f" 1 ' wl ?V ts for 20 n,ns ) and OJJoBd (four wickets for 35) had tho best, averages. With 1 tho . ball for North, Road (live wickets for 43 runs)' Sf s t "SI VthrC ° 36 >

~"XTinpiai'a liWCrs, which arc about tko' best in tlio third grade, proved a tough proposition for Fust, who were all out lor 81. Hlenkinsop carried oil tho bowling honours. Forrester, who top scored I® l ' Last, played a iroe, attractive innings. On going to the wickets Templars fared badly, being disposed of for about 50, tho bowling of llrowninn and I'iarkc being apparently too much for tlie/n. They tlion attempted a straight-out three-point win by putting East in again, but a capital stand made by Kolling and Edwards frustrated this. Towards the close of the day Edwards had token charge of the bowling, and was hitting all round the wickets. Karori v. Petone: Karori made 101 and Petone 81. Tho best .scores for Karori were: Atkin 50 (not out), Cornish 17, T. Spiers 11. Bowling for Karori, Brookcr took six wickets for 30 runs, Lowe ono for 1, and Atkin two'for 12. Y.M.C.A. v. Wellington South: Y.M.C.A. made 167 and Wellington South mcdo 56 and 70 for iivo wickets. The best scores on .each side were: Y.M.C.A.—Holmes 75, llabin' 33, Hollis 25, ,D. Sclater 16. Wellington South: Nelson, 17 in the first innings, and Webb 20, while Wright made 21 in the second, • "DOMINION" V. KANGAROOS. The Dominion representatives met tho Kangaroos at Kclburne Park on Saturday, tho weather conditions and wicket being close up to perfection. The Dominion batted first, and made 103 (Plimmer 51, Kiuncar 20, and Maysmor 16). Tho Kangaroos, who are a pretty solid batting toam, scored 244 (Spotswood 51, Lambert 45, Barry 50, Paul 36, not out, and Thompson 25). Jlaysmor (four for 47) bowled .best for The Dominion, and Barry (fhrco for 91, and Tare (five for 17), for the Kangaroos.