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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2370, 28 January 1915, Page 9

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MID-WEEK ASSOCIATION CENTURY BY GEORGE The fourth -round of the mid-week com'petitions was concluded on the Basin ■Reserve yesterday afternoon. • The groundsman deserves a, word of praise for the' first-class condition, of the ground. . The wickets were in.'the best,order they havo 'been - this season. . the match Oriental A vi Rivals,-on , the first day's play, Rivals, with five wickets down, were within 11 runs of Oriental's score. The not out men were George - (70) and Dr. M'Evedy (4). Continuing -their batting yesterday Dr. M'Evedy was bowled when lie had added 5 to his scoTe, ivhilo George added 3!), making his score 109 before he was clean bowled by Dempsey. Collyer (27) played good cricket. Tho innings closed for 232. Oriental wanting 82 runs to save an innings defeat, managed to put on 162. Dempsey (40) and Hamilton (26) were the best scores. Rivals thus .won by 82 runs 011 the first innings, and scored a two-point wi". The Union—Oriental B match resulted in an easy win for Union by 140 runs.' Union in the first innings made 180, and; ■with two wickets down in their second innings for 124, declared! the innings closed. Oriental made 135 in their first innings,' and batting eight men in their second, were all out for the small score of 29. Warne and Harris were trusted with the bowling, the firsfcnamed taking three wickets for 9 runs, and .the lastnamed four for 16. * The positions of the teams to date ares Senior. Rivals and Union,. 8 points; Oriental A, 6; Oriental B, 0. Juniors. George and George, 12; Wardell's and Y.H.C.A., 8; St. Patrick's College, 0. 'oriental a v. rivals. Rivals—First- Innings. Baker, c. and b. Cording 1 5 C. G. Wilson, c. Hamilton, b. Martin 10 George, b. Dempsoy ....V. 109 Burke, 0. and b. Caterer 13 Dr. Anderson, b. Truscott 12 M/Kenxie, c. Billman, b. Martin ... 11l Dr. M'Evedy, b. Dempsey 9 Dr. Hales, c. Caterer, b. Cording 12 Collyer, b. Dempsey 27 Crouch, b. Martin •••• 1 W. Wilson, not. out " Extras I 5 Total :■ :• 232 -Bowling, analysis—Martin took three wickets for 83 runs, Cording two for u4, Caiterer one for 15, Truscott one for 11, Dempsey three for 44. Oriental A—Second Innings. Hamilton, c. Dr. Hales, b. Collyer... 26 Caterer, c. George, b. Dr. Hales 22 Dempsey, b. Collyer 40 Truscott, b. M'Kenzie 0 Cording, 'b. Collyer.' 14 Wyatt, b. W. Wilson 16 Osborne, b. Collyer 8 Martin, rtm out 1 6 Castles, c. sub., b. ,W. Wilson. 2 Lindsav, not out -■ 6 Extras _22 . Total I 162 First innings 150 Aggregate 312 Bowling; analysis—Collyer .took four wickets for 37 run 9, W. Wilson two for 6, Dr. Hales one for 10, M'Kenzie one for 28, Dr. M'Evedy none for 2S, George none for 20, Burke none for 11.

UNION V. ORIENTAL B. Oriental B—First Innings. V. Christopherson, b. Warne S Mummery, b. Harris — 68 Smith, b.. Taylor - 4 Havden. b. Tay'or \ 5 B. Christopherson, c.,.sub., b. Taylor 7 Robinson, b. Taylor ■ 3 Ward, b. .Warne 9 Wilson,. b. Warne ....... 0 Phillips, b. Warne 0 ) Lvxton, b. Harris 7 llalmanche, not out 2 Extras 22 Total 1...- 135 | Bowling analysis—Taylor took four wickets for 51 run?, Warne four'for 28, Harris Ihvo for 10, O'Brien none for 24. | Union—Second Innings. Taylor, c. Luxford, b. R-obinson 13 I Harris,' not ont "35 I Warne, b. B. Christopherson 24 O'Brien, not out 34 Extras 18 Total for two wickets 124 Bowling analysis—Robinson took one wicket for 30 runs, Christopherson one for 24. Ward none for 30, Phillips none-for (1, Luxford none for 6. Harden none for 10. Oriental B—Second Innings. Mummery, b. Warne 0 Ward, b. Warne 7 Robinson, st. Taylor, b. Harris .-. 9 B. Christopherson, b. Warne 0 llalmanche, b. Harris 4 Lnxford, b. Harris 0 Phillips, not out 8 Havden, b. Harris ; 0 "Extras 4 Total ..; 29 First innings 135 Aggregate ; 164 Bowling analysis—Warne took three wickets for 9 runs, Harris four for 16. JUNIOR COMPETITIONS. Y.AI.C.A. t. Warden's—Y.M.C.A., in their first innings, made BG, and in their second innings 145 (Hemus 4.0.. Paget 26, Howitt 21); total, 231. Wardell's, firsi innings, 72; second innings, 67 (Boyd, 20, not out, Vare 15); total, 139. The best of the bowlers were: Ma bin (T.M.C.A.), four for' 11, inclnding the hat trick; Vare (Wardell's), four for 41,

JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Saturday's fixtures are:— Senior grade—Kilbirnie v. Star, No. I Wakefield Park; Evans Bay v. Thorndon, Anderson's Park; St. Jamos,' a bye. " Junior—Harbour Board v. Post and Telegraph, No. 2 Wakefield Park; Druggists v. Selwyn, No. 1 Athletic Park; St. Anne's v. Star, No. 2 Athletic Park ; Thorndon v. D.1.C., Anderson's Park; Kilbirnie v. Athletic, 3 Wakefield Park; Kirkcaldie'6, a bye. The East senior team for Saturday against University will be as follow:— Baker, Gibbes, Midlane, Phillips, Hutchings, Barnett, Weathorall (2), Nash, U ickcy, and Lambert. East. Junior v. Central, Basin No. 4 — Morling, Wighton, Wilson, Smith, Worrall, Kolman, Kelling, Baker, Huffam, Nicol, and Roberts. THIRD-CLASS FIXTURE. Fixtures for Saturday next are:—Old Boys v. Karori, at Karori; Marist Bros, v. Central, at Kelburno Park. WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIA- ■ TION. Fixtures for the above association for baturday are:— New Zeaaind Railway A v. New Zea- : land Railway B at Duppa Street; A. E Kernot's v Gol on and.Co, at Duppa Btreot; U.i'.O. Mail Room v Whitnornbo and Tombs, at Kelburn ParkElectric Light v. The Dominion, at Newtown 1 arK ; Occidental v. Telephone Exchange, at Kelburn Park. .AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. By Tolofjreph- Press Association-OoDyrigh*, (Rec. January 27,. 9.20 p.m.) Sydney, January 27. . In the inter-State cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales, Victoria won by 16 runs. Now' South Wales, in their second innings, mado 213 runs: Macartney 40, Ratcliffe 21, Mailey 18, Bardsley (not out) 59.