SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Evening Post, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 23 March 1903, Page 2

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

MIDLAND WINS THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. tSntuydny afternoon was a good day for cricketing, and tho wickets at the Basia lU'iervo a\oio in gqod. uidor. MIDLAND v. WELLINGTON. Between the two teams' lay the I'hamuionohip. Midland had not lost a, match ; Wellington had lost one, but as matteis stood before continuing tho guino on (Saturday it looked a certain victory for them over tho leaders. Such a iosu!t would have meant, a deciding match, .uiu to necessitate this Wellington luid to mako 137 runs. On tiie previous ,S»(«fday thieo Mickots had been lost m making about fifty of them, and this Saturday tho seven if main ing wiolwts muc asked to mako the rumaindor of the rans. They failed miserably ; they gave UiO gamo away. Hickson was tho only m.vi to htand up and play all ho kn«;w. Mahony lost his wicket for tho wiko o£ ono run, nnd the icst of them look ihe ihst opportunity thoy roceivpd to .vhip a rising ball into tho air. The cro.vds excitement increased with the fall of eac)> picket, and tha hcoring of each run, nnd aH Kulcm, tho last man, went out to mako tho 8 runs required ho was greeted with hand-clapping and ohms. Latham, his partner, whs making un occasional run, and Hales hit a one and a- three. Then ono more run was wanted and — it i» still wanted. Upham whipped tho ball down on tho ott'-sido to Hales, the Wellington mau hit it a hnlf-hcaited mnnnex into tho air, Read snapped ifc up, and Midlana ch*crs nuuked a Midland victory. Tho bowling of Uph.ini m-h.s tho feature of tho day. lie kept a splendid length, and his lie'.dMncn s\voope<l like hawks on to any chances that came from his bowling. Tho v.ieket-koeping of Williams wa« probably tho bcot display ho haa given tliis ►eason. Following we figurey of tho gamo : — MIDLAND. First innings ... „.. ... 114 Second ... >,jt „, ... y., 214 Total 328 WELLINGTON.— Second Inning?. Richardson, b Upham 6 C. (Jore, 0 lloldsworth, h'StrnhciiMm 34 Very, c Smith, b Upham ... ... 32 A. Gore, st Williams, b Upham ... 0 Mahony, lun out 8 llickscli, c Smith, b lloldsworth ... 31 Woybourno, c Williams, b Upham ... 0 ■ Ashbolt, c Hickson, b Upham ... 4 Wilaon, c Clark, b Holdsworth ... 0 Latha.lll, not out „. 7 Hales, c Read, b Upham, ... y .. 4 Extias ... „., ... k .. 9 Total ,M, M ... >„ *.. 135 j Fir&t innings ... „» ... ... 192 Grand Total ... 327 Bowling analysis : — < O. M. R. W. Uphnm 18.3 4 40 6 Holdoworlli .... 18 2 66 • 2 Stophenson ... 8 0 30 1 POSITION OF CLUBS. , Games. Won. Lo*t. Midland ..„ ... 6 6 0 - Wellinglon 6 4 2 X*hoenix ..« >.. 6 3 4 pid Boys 6 0 6 9 *