CRICKET. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 26, 1 February 1904, Page 2

CRICKET. SENIOR CHAM PI ONSH IP.

After an interval of a foitnight play in thu Senior Championship contests was resumed on tho ISjmii Reheivo on Saturday altenioon. ISollung fconsational occurred ; indocd, there was & general lack of inteiest in both games, and tho fielding generally was poor, and tliero was v lad; of that dashing play which the many spcclatois hoped to two aftur tho ox•nup.es set by our lcpresentativo players during tho t>easou. Thcro was nothing fcpecial in tho bowling that should have daunted our buniors on Saturday, and the wickets w<ro in good order. On No. 1 wifket, where tho Midland-Wellington lieat was played, only 259 runs woro icorod by 16 batsmen ior over four hours' play ; and on No. 2 wiokot, in the Old lJoyb-l'hoenix heat, 15 batsmen put up 309 runs. Fielding was rendered nono 100 pleasant by n high wind, which carlicd much du.st. Thero remains a full innings to be played in each match, and consequently a. third Saturday will bo absorbed by the contest. OLD BOYS v. PHOENIX. The Phoenix team could not got nearer than within 79 of tho Old Boys' total, although tlio bowling should not have prevented the batsmen from equalling tho 314 made by thoir opponents on tho opening day's play. Barton, tho latest addition to the Phoenix team, played attractively for his 35, but Brico did not &ho\\ r his usual vigour, Tho Old Boys failed to keop the form shown in their first innings, Kirkcaldio. Staples, and Jacobs losing their wickets for a total of 9 runs. When Tucker and J. P. 'IMacklock becamo associated attractive cricket was expected after Blacklock's great effort (148) in the first innings. Tucker was missed in tho slips when ho had made 5, nnd immediately hit Hickcy across tho ground for 7, tho biggest hit of the day. He was unbeaten with 55 when stumps wero drawn. Blacklock scored 3 only; but his brother ((J. P.) inndo a serviceable stand whilst Tucker did tho scoring. Hickey bowled with success. Redgrave's five balls produced no runs, but tho charlge, made very late in the day, secured a wicket. Bowling ngninst the Phoenix, Pope's four wickets cost 25 runs apiece, whilst Tucker's five cost a fraction under 12 each. Following are tho details of thb ecoros : — PHOENIX.— First Innings. Lash, cJ. P. Black'.ock, b Pope ... 23 M'Lennan, b Tucker 6 Hickcy, o Kirkcaldie, b Popo ... 31 ltcdgrave, b Staples ... ' 28 Barton, b Tucker 35 Waters, b Tucker 38 Naughton.cC. P. Blacklock, b Tucker 2^ Brico, 1.b.w., b Popo 25 Bartlett, b Tucker 18 Cato, c Tucker, b Popo ... ... 8 Shaud, not oul 2 Byes 17, "log-byes 2, wido 1 ... 20 Total 235 Bowling Averages. Ovors. Mdns. Rns. Wkts. Pope 24 3 103 4 Tucker ... 17 3 59 5 M'Gowan ... 3 0 13 0 Staples ... 8 1 40 1 • OLD BOYS. — Second Innings. Staples, c Brice, b Hickcy 4 Kiikcalcljo, run out ... ... ... 3 Jacobs, run out 0 Tucker, not out ... ... ... 55 J. P. Blacklock, c Brice, b Hickey... 3 0. P. Bincklock, b Hickoy 18 Wcdde, b Re<toravo 12 Bye», 5, leg-byes 7 ... „. 12 Total for six vtfeketo • ... ... 107 Total for firet innings „r ... 314