SPORT AND PASTIME. Cricket,

Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1899, Page 3 (Supplement)

SPORT AND PASTIME. Cricket,

£By Paviiion.] Three Dunedin bowlers were fairly " on the job" last Saturday in the Senior Cup matches. For Dunedin against Carisbrook, Wilkie got seven wickets for 11 runs, while four no-balls were placed against his name. Henderson, for Grange against Carisbrook 8., went one better by bagging nine wickets for 10 runs. Against Albion, Webb, for Opoho, sent six men to the right-about for nine runs. Dawes, for Albion, was credited in one innings with four for 14, and Smith, for Carisbrook 8., with seven for 36. Of the New Zealand representatives, Fisher signally failed with the bat, his contributions for Carisbrook A. being 2 and 0. Baker, for Grange against Carisbrook 8., did little in his first innings, but made amends later on by giving an aggressive display for 48. .The London Sportsman of the 15th December states that Pooley, the famous Surrey wicketkeeper of bygone days, and who visited Wellington with Shaw's combination in 1877, was" admitted on the 14th December to the Renfrew-road (South London) Workhouse. On the old man being brought before the guardians in the ordinary course, the Chairman expressed regret that Pooley should have come to such a position. H. Trumble tells " Felix" that the final selection of the Australian team will not be made until about the time of the match between the Australian eleven and the next eleven of Australia in Sydney in March next. " Felix " hears from a Victorian cricketer that Jim Phillips will probably give up active cricket and devote his time to the study of mining engineering when he gets back to England. Financially, the result of the New South Wales and South Australia match was very gratifying to the New South Wales

With 410 games, Collins being next with 310 games. Aliss Nunneley also takes a high position with 179 games. In the men's handicap singles, the winner, E. Oolthart, had to play 121 games before he won the first priae.