ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. POSTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 1 WELLINGTON LEADS. The annual match between tlie Auckland and Wellington Post, and Telegraph c "cket representatives opened yesterday at the Basin Reserve. The weather wns perfect, and the- wicket was in fine cond'tion. Each team completed an .innings, nnd Wellington established n lead of 115 r \' ns 1 ' Batting first, tho homo team coinpiled 170. Tno only scorer of note was ■Toms, who gave ono chance'in tho slips which wns missed, and thereafter played tfood cricket for his score of 58, not out. Auckland found tho local bowling too strong. There wns a-half-hearted stand in tho early part of tho innings, but it ended with, n depressing string of "ducks" on tho score-sheet, ,I'lay ceased at half-past 5, Auckland having niado 33 in n completed innings. "Tno game will bo continued and concluded to-day. Scores:— Wellington.—First Innings. Knapp, b. Contos ' 12 Tyrrel. b. Cossey . 13 Myatt, st. Jackson, b. Co a tea 15 Plimmer b. Coates 16 M'Kay, b. Coates 9 Norris,.b. Cossey ' 2 Toms, not out 158 Bclater, b. Warner .......i ISGreig, b. .Warner 12 Carrad,- 1.b.w., b. Osborno 8 Jones;.,b. .Warner 1 1 Extras ;.... 12 Total ........................ 170 ■' Bowling Analysis. I Cossey took 'two wickets for 61 runs; Coates, four for 50; Warner, three for 32; Osborne, ono for 12. v ; Auckland.—First Innings. A/ Jackson, b. Toms 0 Osborne, 1.b.w., b. Ivnapp 18 Cossey, c. Carrad, b. Plimmer ......... 2 T. Jackson, c. and & Toms 2 Coates, ,b. Toms .- 0 Warner, not out 19 Simpson,', c. Plimmer, b. Knapn i Pegler, b. Wyatt .....; 0 Cox; b. Knapp .'.... 0 Harvie, c. and b. Knapp............. . 0 Brough, V Knann 0 v'i Extras I 10 , ; Total ; 55 • : Bowling Analysis. "Toms took three wickets for 18 runs; ;Pliinmer,.cne for 1C; Knapp, fivo for 9; Greig, nono for 4; Wyatt, one.for,l. ,• AT. LUNCHEON 1 : .< • ■, Tho teams lunchcd together yesterday at tho' Ifotcl Windsor. Mr. lI.'W. Harrington, Inspector of Telegraphs," presided,' Tho toast of "The Department" was proposed by Mr. W. J. Meredith, manager of ; tho Wellington team, and Messrs. H. W. Harrington and :A f -Mnrkmann , responded. ' The toast of' "Tho Visitors," proposed by Mr.' W. J. M'Kay, captain of itho' Wellington team, .Was responded to by Messrs. J. Hill (manager) and T; Jaoksbn; (captain) .of tho. Auckland eleven.''',. . . ■ ■ .■^V■ i ..i'.TEAMS'FOR:.SATURDAY , .■■ Iff the'third-grado match against Wellington College. B, to be played, at the' college ground, on; Saturday, ; Catholic Club will- be' represented 'O'Sullivaii, Carroll, Toms; -.Warne; O'Dowdj "■ M ! Grath -(2), Casey,' : Reade, Moran, Thomas. ~,- ■ Tho ■ Victoria College team for. Saturday will bei—Jutiior -v. Wellington College' (2.15 p.m.): Gtiifflths-(2),.Salmond. Martin, Jameson, S.Castlo,,Bruce, G. Miller, Mil'lar.' I '. r'. v. > ■ : : f Tho-Templar's' team to play Wellington Central third-class at' Newtown Park at' 2.15 p.m. on Saturday will be: Wright, Brown,vßlenkinSbp .(2),, Crbsswell,' Donn. Dooloy, Lambert, M'Kenzie, Poolcy, nnd Eyyi. Dryden . and Tullcft. .■ • ~c ! !Che iifoUqwing 1 players' will represent {^l\|iiwiui(ia«W(in',a>iiioteh'hAg!>ThsiX3 r etoty£ at l'etone on: Saturday:—Alsop, BauniKev, : Borland; , Brpwn,' Johnson; E.' Judd, Pil(jher,. I'ringlo (2), Williamsßn; and Yeats. ■!.; :fthirivgrade' fixtures;; s v.i■■ .'Tho following is the drawing forSatir-i day's third-gradb' matched!— Wellington QollogO 'A'v. 'iriitt, College' No. J j.'Wel-, lington College •B- v.' Catholic Club,' No. 3,| 'South ,v. Y.M.C.A., Petono;, Templars v. ' Central, '"Newtown l ' Park; East • v. North,' Basin Reserve; Knrori v. Petono, at Petone; Victoria College, a bye/' '

~:>THE ,HAWKE'CUP.' ' . ■ j. • (By ' TeleirraDh—Pt'ess Association.!-, • it • Waiigariul, February 16. , .Tho Hiiwkp Cup match between. Rangftikei, and South, Taranaki was :oontinue<l ■this jnorniiig,' Rangitikei, winning by an innings'and 13 runs. This.pime. decides who' shall meet 'Southland' in the final for the~Hawke.Cup.. -> Cricketers should not fail to see;, the stock of cricket requisites at Lows and Manning's, Courtenay Place.* . ...