CRICKET MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 8

CRICKET MATCHES.

THE SENIOR FINALS. AN INTERESTING POSITION NORTH & PETflNfi, t Blasts from tho south fltin' over the Uasin Reserve on Saturday, carrying gusts of line rain. Play in tho championship final—North and Petone—was 45' minutes late in beginning After tho skippers tossed, there was .quiet gke among the North men when it was rumoured along the benches that the penny had spun the right way, ''Tho. bail will be as slippery as an eel by tea time," said one, and that was really what happened, for, at 0 o'clock, a new hall was called for. Before that time, hoivever, Hiddlestoße had featured tl« afternoon with the finest innings which hehas played sinco ho has come to Wellington. His notion of success seems to he a little different from tho popular idea for, when he was caiight at 91, he remarked: "I seem to have no luck this season." Hlddlcstone's Showing. North pioneered with AVagetaffe- and Jones, wiio faced Brice and Smyrk. Wagstaffo had 18 on tho book before Jones got a. ball., and hoisted 20 in 12 minutes." Jones batted for 15 minutes for a solitary single, and at 3,22 p.m., liiddlcstone was put in. "one down." He appeared set from'the first ball, nnd in his innings of 118 luinvftes, hardly gave a chance. Once (ivhen 116 was 40) Hardham might have h<ild feim by moving sharper to a catch in the out' field, but criticism of fieldsmen ifl a booming half-gale seems rathei; out of place. Hiddiestone showed iiis usual versatility and timing, but most- of his runs were mado b.y A stroke on tho leg side, which seems peculiarly his ownhalf hit, half glance. Straight drives, and drives to tho off were also plentiful. ■ For .:I3 minutes lie was partnered by Bray. The latter made some very gpod forward shots, and brawslit up North's first century b.y hoisting Brice out into tho outfiekl. "'fiieh'he'lnnged heavily at Brico, aiul Sinyrk, fielding at rnid-oif, made a brilliant «ateh, holding; up a hot shot almost off tlio ground. All this time Petone had been fielding very deep and strokes in the direction of St. Mark's, or the-caretaker's shed (which should ordinarily have goiie for fouf) only counted three. v A' complete change supervened when C. G. Wilson came in. He is a beautiful judfjo of a run, and he at onoo started to "cut them out." Hiddiestone p-rompt'. ly responded, and the result was. that, although the North captain was bowled in trying a big hit at -the unlucky number 13, by one of ipo-noghue's, that kept low, tho Petoue field was drawn in; The hand.of tho master had towhod tho game, and others—notably Quinn—were not slow to follow. The Petono field drew-closer and ctoscTj and then Hiddiestone, who had so far marched to waltz time; began to play a rag-time tuno , on-the bowling, good '.Is if was. Ho had becii 66 minutes in itjachiiig 50 runs, but bis scoring shots thereafter were, like tto dukqs and lards in \V. G. Gilbert's "Gondoliers," going at "three a. penny. , ' Hiddlestone/e brilliant innings came. to an end. at 5.24 p.m. He let go at Briee, the intention being to drive to the outfield, but the ball soared up in tho direction of leg, and .three Petono men gathered vtnder it. For a second it seemed a"s if, these three would collide, but, ultimately the catch was left to Bold who wisipped both hands and arms rflimd it, falling (is he did so. The light had begun to fail ax 5.20 and, by' tfio time Ofouibio and others went in the flight- of the ball was invisible from tho stand. How it Stands New. Better fielding, or more licady olningcs of bowling than Petone showed, has not been seeii oft tto Basin this season. The position between the clubs is now very interesting. North only require a "two-pointer" to bis level witii the suburban men for t'h-a championship, and chances are-pointing all their way. It is, in fact, possible that North may put Petone out twice nest Saturday. If they do, they win outright. Petoite's 0110 chauco of emerging right in. front is to block out the afternoon. ■ East B and Central abandoned their. match on account of. the rain, but East A and Old Boys played their .gam<*> NORTH & PEfQNE, . " North—First- Innings. Wrfgstaffe, 234423-3183, b. Smyrfc ... 2S Jones, 1, b. Brieo 1 Hiddiestone, 311321131433331131111 121231413424123312183, e. Tregear, b. Brieo 91 Bray, 114231311143112, c. Smyrk, b. ' Brice 2D Wilson, 131111113, b. Doneghu* ... 13 Quinn, 123121143111, b. Bonflott ... 21 Manning, 1213313442, c. Bold, h. Brice 24 Casey, 1321, c. Cute, b. Bennett.,.. 1 Crombie, c. Tregear, b. Brice ~.. 0 Twohill, 11211, not out 6 , Extras 8 Total 228 Bowling Analysis.—Brice took five wickets for S2 runs; Smyrk, eno .-for ■ 38 j! Finlayson, none for 31; Donoghuo, one for 25; Barber, no-no for 22: Benhett, two for 22.. . How the Wickets Fell, 12 345 6 789 23 35 100 136 191 102 208 209 22S EAST A & OLD &OYS, East A—First Innimss. Baker, 21214113114333483153121321 31111331141, st. Hindmarsh, b. Tucker ■ 78 Gibbes, 24331122311244223, b. Mason . 41 Midlane,' 321512131111112441111111 1323, not out 50 Warne, 131, b. Graco , 0 Williams, 12, c. and k: IVker 3 Henderson, 112, not out ..,; 4 Extras 2l) ■ Total for four wickets „ "01 HUTT AND VICTORIA CPUECE. Hutt.—First Innings; Staples, 14, b. Feiiton {j Mason, H3l, c. Dempsey, b. Fentou 6 Kodgers,. 1-221211114144, c. sub., b. Dixon ..: 2,5 Glennie, c. and b. Ifentou ...........', "2 I'arton, 0, b. Fcntuh 0 Aldersley, 1114121344,42. c. Beechey, b. Dixon Øog G. T. Judd, 144111441M12, not out 33 Stiles, 12314111, c. Dempsey, b. Caddick '. ~. ].j M'Caw, 24414, b. Fentoii 15 Bowers, 1, b. Dixou , 1 Ono absent. Extras „.., ~,., 20 Total yt> Bowling Analysis.—Fontofl. took ftvo wickets for 3D runs; Bison,-three for 60 iiDempsey, none for 12: Atniore, none for 4; Caddick, oiro for 14. VICTORIA COLLEGE, First Innings. Birch, 112112111122121114 m, not Ollt -. Of) Atinoro, 14211, b. Stiles .....'. "ft Beechey, 22114, b. Aldersley lj) E::tras ] 'I'otol for two wickets ,jjj Bowling Analysis.—Stiles took" one wicket for 28 runs; Glennto, nana fot 12; Aldersley, ono for T; Rigors, now ior 1. . .

MISCELLANEOUS CAMES,

Hntfc v. Victoria College.—Victoria College, first hruings, 2(33; Hutt, first innings, 117; second iiuu'ngs, IQu. Coll-cgo (2V4) beat East Ui»9 and six wickets for 88) tin the first innings. . North drew with Old Boys, eacii side scoring 174 runs. Star (334, and no wickets for 13) defeated St Anne's (152 a«d 194). Whitcoinbe utid Tombs, playing cigjtt men, scored 130 and defeated East 111 (89 runs). Thorndou (eight wickets for 261) defeated Harbour Board (157). M'artia made 110 for the winning team. A house match was played between Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, and A. S. PateFsoii and Co., Ltd.. and resulted in a win for the former team by aa innings and 49 runs. Dalgety's I«it oa 163, against their opponents U and 70. In the final for tho third-class championship, Institute scored 136 (first innings) against Pctotio, of which" the principal batsmen were Twomcv 44 Murphy 39, Backhouse, if, an d Reiroer 13. Putono-s score -was 58 at the call of time, Dalglcish making >Jl not out. Boltoii id. and Martin 11. Corner took five wickets lor 39 tuns, and Boltou five for 60.