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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1388, 14 March 1912, Page 2

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THE ' WEDNESDAY CONTESTS. UNION GO DOWN, A JUNIOR DEAD HEAT. The third series of matches in the second round of Ihe mid-week competition s was concluded yesterday afternoon. The wickets were in good condition after the rain of the previous niaht. Rivals had the honour of defeating Union by lKi'riui* on tho lir-t innings. Union had not previously sustained defeat this season. The 10.-ers," in their lir-t innings were all out for the small score of B'.). Rivals, wth seven wii'kets duwii for 2115, declared the innings closed, and, intent on gaining a four-point win, .stnt their opponents lo Hie wickets agi-in. The attempt failed. On the call of time Union were still at the wickets, and Rivals had to be. content with a two-poiiit win. Davis (Rivals) was:very lucky in reaching fili before ''he was caught in the deep-lield; he was missed at :H and again at 30. Vare batted well for 11 before he was run out. Vivian had an easy win.over Oriental. The dinners, on the first day, made lffi. Oriental iu their fii>t innings were all out for jS, and in their second made lil. Their colhipse. whs grenlly due to the line bowlin? of Hill anil Dempsey, the former taking four wickets tor 12 runs m the first innings, and three for 26 in the wcond, while Dempsey, in (he second inninss. took six for 32. The highest scorer for Oriental was Osborne, who made 10 not out in the second innings. Artillery has a lead over Post and Telegraph of 30 runs, on the first innings. The match will be finished at tho end of the season. The junior competition resulted in a dead heat between Union and Artillery. These two teams will play off for the Winder Cup in a match commencing next week. UNION AND RIVALS. Rivals.—First Innings. Pickering, e. Wlielan, b. Warnc i Dr. M'Evedy, 1.b.w., b. O'Sullivan' .'! Dr. Tolhur.st, run out 1 Davis, c. sub., b. Warnc GO Varp, run out , 44 George,'c,sub., b. Taylor :! Dr. Anderson, l>. AVarnc IS Butler, not out 31 Darrwh. not out 17 Extras IS Total for seven wickets 205 80-.-ling. Analysis. O'Sullivan took one wicket for 48 runs; Warne. throe for 62; Bonner, none for 44; Taylor, one for 33. Union,—Second Innings. AVarne, b. M'Evedy 0 Mult'ord, c. George, b. A'are 0 O'Sullivan, not out 30 Taylor, 1.b.w., b. George 17 Sauvfi-in, c. Darroch, b. A : are 27 Extras 15 Total for four wickets 89 First innings 89 Aggregate 173 Bowling Analysis. Dr. M'Evedy took ono wicket for i 15 runs; A T are, two for 37; George, one for 30; M'Kenzic, none for 2. VIVIAN AND ORIENTAL. Vivian—First innings 183 Oriental.—First Inniugs. Gourlav, b. Rend 1 Alpe, b. Hill 2 •Truseott, e. Caterer, b. Hill 12 AVard, b. Bramley 12 AV. Little, 1). Hill 3 Osborne, c. Read, b. Hill 0 finence, c. Dcinnspj-, b. Mills fi Billman, b. Mills 0 Luxford, b. Mills 1 Lind'ey, not out 6 Extras 15 Total ; 58 Bowling Analysis. Read took one wicketJor 4 runs; Hill, four for 12; Mills, three 1 for 1C; Brainley, one for 11. . '■-" • Oriental.—Second liuiings. Gourlay, c. Cording, b. Dempsey 16 AVard, c. Beamley, b. Dempsey 1 Spence, b. Hill 2 Truseott, b. Hill ; 6 Alpe, b. Hill <j Little, b. Dempsey 5 Osborne, not out 19 Billman, b. Dempsey 0 Luxford, c. Sullivan, b. Dempsey 3 Lindsay, c. Castles, b. Dempsey 0 Extras 3 Total (SI First Innings 58 Aggregate ; 110 Bowling Analysis. Dsinpsey took six wickets for 32 runs; and Hill, three for 2G. ARTILLERY AND POST AND TELEGRAPH. Artillery.—First InningsSmith, b. Grieg ■ 0 M'.Alnhon, c. Sclater, b. Bale 3 Butters, c. Grieg, b. Tyrroll 2* Jackson, c. Meredith, b. Grieg (i Paton, e. Grieg, b. Bale 9 Douglas, run out 2 M'Gill, b. Tyrrell 20 Ching, not out 11 Collerton, st. Jones, b. Tyrrel 1 S Extras .' 0 Total "'JO Bowling Analysis. Bale took two wickets for 28 run*; Grieg, two for 31; Tyrrell, three for 14; Grinrod, none for 14. Post and Telegraph.—First Innings. Tyrrell, c. Jackson, l>. Douglas (! C'iirrad, c. Douglas, b. M'lntyre 12 Bale, b. Douglas 0 Clrieg, b. M'.Mahon 5 Bowles, c. Pnton, b. Butters 27 Junes, c. Collerton, b. Butters 2 Munro, b. M'lnlyro o Grinrod, not out 4 .Sclater, b. M'liityro 1 Thomson, c. Blamires, b. M'lnlyro ... 0 Pearmin, b. M'lntyre (I Extras ■ r> Total 62 Bowling Analysis. M'Mahon took one wicket for 16 ru;is; M'lntyre, three for 13; Douglas, two for 19; Butters, two for !). Artillery.—Second Innings. M'lntyre, c. sub., b. Bole 11 M'Mahon, not out 11 Extras ■ 1 Total for one wicket 23 Bowling Analysis. Bale took one wicket for 8 runs; Sclater, none for 14. JUNIOR GAMES. Y.M.C.A. in their first innings against Union made 72; second innings, IS (Dy--Mil 44, AttiioHve 17, Paget U, Stuck 12). Union, first innings, 184 (Williamson 77, Tassie 42, Cohen 32). The best of the howlers wore ■Cohen and Colemnii for Union, who took four and three wickets respectively. Red Cross, in a first innings against Aγtiljery, made GO; second innings, 77. Artillery, first innings, 02; second innings, 91 for two wickets (Slatlery 38 not out, Crichton 18 not out, Porter 17, Corlett 15). The best bowler was Hughes, (Artillery), who took three wickets for G run?. Artillery won by eight wickets and seven runs.