ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1065, 2 March 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE WEDNESDAY CONTESTS. A FEAT WITH THE BALL. One noteworthy feu hive in tho Wediiesday matches yesterday was (ho perlormance ol Harris, a member of the Union eleven, lie was j.u great form Willi tho bull,- and his attack was so successtul that lie captured all ten of Rivals' ~s at the very small cost of 24 runs, llns appears to be .something like a record. Yesterday marked tho first series ol games hi the sccond round of the competition. The wickets were iii good order, and decidedly in favour of the batsmen In Hie match, Rivals v. Union, Juvals, batting first were all disposed of foi the small score of 45. Tolhurst and troueli were the batsmen who were able to do anything. Union have lost six lekets lor ,306 runs. M'Gill, after making Lb, was caught by George oft' his own bowling. The match Post and Telegraph v Oriental promises to be a close affair, lost and Telegraph, plaving with nine men, made IG7, o£ which Tyrrell contributed 83 by hard, clean lii'tlinß. w.uile pla.ved a steady game for 2S not out, So far. Orienlal have lost five uiekets for 89 runs. Scores:— RIVALS AND UNION. Rivals—First Innings. Stainton, 1.b.w., b. Harris 7 Anderson, b. Harris .. 3 Tolhurst. c. M'Gill, h. Harris""";;!!; 11 George, b. Harris .j Howe, b. nam's ] Davis, 1.b.w.,. b. Ifarris fl Pidgeon, e. Bamiehr, b. Harris 1Crouch, nc-t out " q M'Evedy, b. Harris i 0 Darroch, h. Harris -, ;, q Gini. b. Harris n Extras i Tol »! 45 Bowling Analysis. Harris, ten wickets for 24 runs; M'Gill, none for 10; Bamiehr, none for 7. Union—First Innings.' Waters, c. Gini, b. George ■ 17 M'Gill, c. and b. George 3G Mulford, b. Davis U O'Sullivan, b. Davis ...-. 8' Warne, b. Darroch 25 Driver, b. Darroch q Harris, not out 7 Bannehr, not out i Extras ;;;;;; } Total for six wickets 106 Bowling Analysis. Stainton, 0 wickets for 13 runs; Darroch, two for 23; M'Evedy, none for 14; lolhurst, none for 2; George, two for 31: Davis, two for 14; Howe, none for

ORIENTAL AND P. AND T. Post and Telegraph.—First Innings. Grieg, b. Boulton 0 Clark, c. AViikinson. b. Boulton i) Wyatt, b. Bentley jg Tyrrell, b. Boulton 83 Toms, b. Truscott u Hay, not out OS Jones, c. Boulton, b. Luxford 4 Thomson, 1.b.w., b. Boulton 6 Howe, b. Boulton 0 Extras ]1 Total IG7 Bowling Analysis. Boulton, fivo wickets for 31 runs; Bentley, one for 45; Osborne, none for 22; Truscott, one for 13; Wilkinson, none for 22; Luxford, ono for 23. Oriental.—First Innings. Truscott, st. Jones, b. Grieg '. 30 Bentley, c. Thomson, b. Hay 32 O. Cook, b. Grieg 0 Boulton, c. Howe, b. Hay ~ 0 Luxford, b. Hay 0 Osborne, not out s Billman, not out 10 Extras , ]„ 3 Total for five wickets 89 Bowling Analysis. Toms, 110 wickets for 25 runs; Wyatt, none for 19; Grieg, two for 31; Hay, three for S. JUNIOR MATCHES. 'Oriental v. Post and Telegraph: Oriental, batting first, made 112 (Taylor 24, Mills 18, Marshall 15, Kemple and Gayford 12 each). Post, and Telegraph, in their, first innings, were all out for 42. Hees (14) was the only 0110 to reach double figures. Bowling for Post and Telegraph, Jones took four wickets for 23 runs, and Bale four for 28. For Oriental Kemple took five for 20 and Tavlor three for. 22. ' . Union v. Y.M.C.A.: 111 tho first innings Union made 44 (Williamson 25). Y.M C \ replied with 30 (Plant 18). Union, "iii their second innings, have lost four wickets for 121 runs (Bay 41, Cohen 30). HOUSE MATCH. ' A cricket, match was played at New-t-own Park yesterday, in which 0110 of tho teams engaged represented George and George, of Cuba Street, and tho other tho Wellington travellers of various wholesale drapery firms. (Numerous spectators, including a number of ladies, were present by invitation. Afternoon tea was provided by -Messrs. George and George, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent. Scores:—Town Travellers: (Bacon IB), 74; George and George: (Vane 30, Barton 14, Dull 12), 73. Bowling for the travellers, Clarke took five wickets for 20 runs; for tho losers, Ellison took foi)r for 10, and Yare five for 20.

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