CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2607, 1 November 1915, Page 9

CITY CRICKET

TALL SCORING BAKER BREAKS ALL CITY RECORDS MAKES 241 NOT OUT Satunhy was a batsmen's day on tbo Basin Reserve. Several high scores were made, partly through good batting and partly through poor bowling. Gibbes made 88 for East against Trentham, Hutchings made 12 for the same side, and Hiddleston carried his bat for 37, playing for North against Old Boys. But Baker eclipsed these performances by making tho record score of 241 not out for East against Treutham.

This liuge total is a Wellington record in first-class cricket. K, Tucker held the record for )'e<Trs with 221, and last season Midlane eclipsed this with 222, not out, against Otago. Baker's is a remarkable innings in some ways. It is his first innings in a cup mutch this season, and he had to contend against the bowling of two New Zealand representative bowlers, in Sandman and Bennett. Ho commenced the innings with Gibbes an hour before stumps were drawn on the previous Saturday. The pair had sent up the century, and were each in tho forties, when the time-limit was reached,/ They resumed last Saturday afternoon, and both seemed to stand a good chance of reaching an individual century, but Gibbes was caught at 88 off Sandman. Baker had passed his century, and was striking out for the double hundred. This 'lie secured after about three hours' batting. There was still something to be accomplished; ttnt 222 of Midlane's had to be beaten. A quarter of an hour later Midlane's record had gone. When stumps were drawn Baker was still banging the bowling about freely, and his total was 241. His innings lasted altogether about four hours, and was an excellent performance. Ho hit 37 fours, 2 sixes, and 1-J threes. Tire bojrling the Trentham team produced for the day was not overstrong. Sandman and Bennett are men of reputation, but both lacked practice, ami Bennett had just returned from the big march of the Eighth Infantry over the Kimutakas.In the North-Old Boys matoh, Hiddleston played a fine innings for North, but the North side only totalled IG3. Old Boys beat them on the first innings by 53 runs. The North bowling was very wosiK. The East-Trontliam gams resulted in favour of East, who led by 230 runs on the first innings and several wickets in hand.

- Central registered a two-point win over Ilutt when they defeated their opponents > by one wicket. C. Robinson compiled j ft very steady 73 by good all-ronnd cricket. ; Ho started off slowly, but after he had _ collared the bowling his score mounted up very quickly. He hit GOV en fours and ' looked like making his century when lie > stepped out to a good ball from Pattern, lv » s , Bmart ly stumped by Staples. E. ill Cardell knocked up 40 in attractive style. He made two of the biggest hits of the match, and got six for them on each occasion. Blackmore was well set when stumps wero drawn. In a short space of time ho made 36 not out. Out of eight t>owl«rs tried by Hutt Patton was the most successful, bagging four wickcts for 81 runs. EAST AND TRENTHAM. Trontbaui—First innings 215 East.—First Innings. Qibbes, c. sub., b. Sandman 88 Baker, not out '241 M'Girr, 1.b.w., b. Sandman 4 Midlane, b. Sandman 2 Hutchings, retired ,12 Barnett, 1.b.w., b. Dempsey 5 Barry, c. and b. Sandman ' 12 Henderson, not out 3 Extras 42 Six wickets for 415 Bowling Analysis.—Bennett took no wickets for 119 runs; Sandman, four foT 131; Bernau, none for 9; Senior, none for 13; Dempsoy, one for 10; Saxon, none for 7; Naughton, none for 14; Hickmotti none for 94. ' OLD SOYS AND NORTH. Old Boys.—First innings 216 North,—First Innings. Hiddleston, not out 87 Bray, b. Tucker 5 Leydon, b. Tucker 13 Wag, b. Wills 15 Barker, c. Wills, b. Tucker 4 Crombie, c. Briarley, b. /Tucker 3 Wilkinson, b. Marns 3 Russell, b. BeecheV 1 Newsome, ..c. Wills, b. Morris 2 Southall, b. Beechey 0 Walters, absent — Extras 30 Total 163 Bowling Analysis.—Beecliey took two wickets for 35 runs; Tncker, four for 55; Wills, one for 33; Harris, two for 10, Old Boys.—Second Innings. , Blacldock, b. Hiddleston 21 13. M. Beechey, st. Newsome, b. Southall 33 Tucker, st. Newsome, b. Bray 24 Lambert, c. Loydon, b. Southall 51 Borrows, hit wicket, b. Southall 6 Harris,■ c. Hiddleston, b. Southall ... 26 Thomas, b. Hiddlestoi . 9 Wills, c. Leydon, b. Scuthall 3 Ronaldson, b. Leydon 10 Briarley, c. Hiddleston, b. Leydon ... 9 Christie, not out ; 6 Extras . 12 Total ISO Bowling Analysis.—Southall took live wickets for 76 runs; Hiddleston, two for 51; Bray, one for 31; Leydon, two for 10. HUTT V. CENTRAL. Hutt.—First Innings. Aldersley, c. M'Cardell, b. Wilson ... -14 Staples, b. Scihlaadt 12 Patten, not out 104 Ellison, b. Dind 4 Balks, c. Lake, b. Dind 4 Hushes, b. Dind 40 Judd, c. Hickson, b. Burton ; 25 Stiles, b. Burton 0 Mabcy; c. and b. Schiaadt 6 Extras 13 Total f. 222 Bowling Analysis.—Burton took two wickets for 18 runs; Rcbinson, none for 30; Scklaadt, two for 30; Wilson, one for 41; Dind, three'for 36; M'Cardell, none for 26; Taylor, none for 22. Central.—First Innings. Wilson, 1.b.w., b. Balk 30 Paterson, c. and b. Balk 30 Dind, c. Staples, b. Balk 20 Burton, e. Staples, b. Patton 28 Robinson, st. Staples, b. Patton 73 Hickson, b. Patton 18 Schlaadt, b. Patton 2 .M'Cardell, c. Judd, b. Aldersley 40 Taylor, b. Aldersley 0 Blackmore, not out 36 Lowe, not out 8 Extras I 8 Total .310 Bowling Analysis.—Stilw took no wicketa for 63 runs; Balk, three for 57; Aldersley, two for 31; Pntton, four for 81; Hughes, none for 25; Mabey, none for 19; Bllison, nono for 14; Judd, none for 12. I PETONE AND UNIVERSITY. Petone, lirst innings ; 218 tfniversity—First Innings. Birch, b. Rodgers ..-. CO Howe, c. and l). Smyrk 0 Smith, b. Brice # Ward, 1.b.w., b. Smyrk 7 Burns, b. Smyrk 10 Condliffe, b. Brice 19 ■"umiing, 1.b.w., b. Rodgers 2 T'.ennett, c. Bold, b. Dodgers 8 T'uncan, c. Doneghue, b. Rodgers 0 Fletcher, b. Powell 12 Graham, not out 0 Extras 11 Total 135 Bowling Analysis.— Brice took two wickets for -10 runs; Smyrk, three for 46; Rodgers, four for 25; Corner, none for S; Powell, one for 5. Petone—Second Innings* Brice, not out 17 Rodgers, b. Smith 14 Smyrk, st. Ilowe, b. Duncan 3 Smith, not out 0 .Total for tivo .wickets

Bowling Analysis—Smith took one wicket for 21 runs; Duncan, one for 13. University—Second Innings. Ilowe, c. Tregear, b. Smvrk h Birch, c. Tregear, b. Brico fl Comliift'e, c. Cute, b. Br ice 3 Smith, b. Brice 22 Burns, 1.b.w., b. Powell 3 Ward, run out „ 2 Fanning, fc. Corner 7 Bennett, c. Bold, b. Corner 7 Duncan, not out n Fletcher,- b. Brico Z. 0 Graham .. 0 T,xtras ~JI Total 71 Bowling Analysis—Brice took four wickets for 2S runs; Smyrk, one for 18; Powell, one for 7; Corner, two for 7, Junior Grade. Petone Junior defeated Old Boys by 20 runs. Hay and .Stace scored eleven each for Old Boys, and Parrant and Taylor bowled well for Petone. Third-class Competition. Old Boys (Third Class) defeated Petone by 101 to 69 runs. For the former, Bennett 15, Hislop IS, and Henery 13, were the highest scorers; and for Petone, Abbott and Senior secured 13 each. BOYS' LEAGUE. Y.M.C.A., playing against Karori, compiled 100 runs, to which Karori replied with 35 and 39, Y.M.C.A. winning by an innings and 2G runs. Binnie 25, HSley 17, Spolsky 17, Christopherkm 13, and Pike 11, for Y.M.C.A.; and Russell 11, Forbes 11, for Karori, were the principal scorers. GAMES ELSEWHERE, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, October 30. First Grade—St. Albans, 224 (H. A. Bishop 93) v. West Christchurch, 19 for one wicket. Linwood, 147 (R. Read 98), nnd 49 for three wickets, v. Riccarton, 70. East Christchurch, 222, v. Sydenham, 26 for one wicket. N-Z. CRICKET COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING. ffiy TelcirraDh—Prew* Association.* Christchurch, October 33. Tho annual meeting of tbe New Zealand Cricket Council was held on Saturday night. The opinion was unanimously expressed that 210 Phraket Shield or Hawko Cap matches should bs played during tho currency of tho war, nor representative xnatchc3 for charitable objects. The president of the Auckland Association was elected president of tho council, and the presidents of the other affiliated* associations vice-presidents. The retiring officers and Management Committee were re-elected. Messis. Heathcote Williams, F. S. Walding, and F. C. Raphael were elected life members of the council; A motion was passed tying tie hands of the Management Committee in regard to tho payment of players on tour.