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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The unfinished heats— Old Boys v. Newtown and Wellington v. Phoenixwere resumed on Saturday afternoon on the Basin Reserve, after a fortnight's interval. The batting was much more interesting than on any previous day this season, and the many spectators had an enjoyable time until about 6 o'clock, when the chilly atmosphere and the finish of the Wellington-Phoenix game drove all but a few enthusiasts home. Wellington won its match easily, knocking up the, 99 runs required to win in less than 90 minutes' time and with the loss of only two wickets. Newtown started the last stage of its game requiring 188 runs to win, and had obtained 126 runs for' four wickets when stumps were drawn. The Wellington Cricket Association should give its attention to the matter of securing more promptness on the part of batsmen in going out as successors to men who are out. Every Saturday- there is needless delay, batsmen seemingly taking their own time in going out to the crease. All players are not to blame in this respect. Some are ready with tho pads on awaiting their turn, and they go out as the man "out" is coming back to the pavilion. Why should some men take minutes and others only a few seconds? There should be a rule that the ingoing and outcoming batsmen should cross at the turnstile leading to the playing ground. Another matter that requires the immediate attention of the Association is proper provision for scorers and pressmen in the pavilion. There is absolutely no accommodation for the press — not even the courtesy of a seat. The scorers— those faithful enthusiasts who give the game the closest attention from 2.15 to 6.47 p.m. on the days of play — have stools instead of chairs to sit upon. Cricketers are ready enough to cavil at their treatment by the press, but what courtesy does the Management Committee show the men who are set apart to report the games? WELLINGTON BEATS PHOENIX* Or the first day's play between the teams representing these two clubs Phoenix had been disposed of for 76 and their opponents replied with 128. Phoenix began its second innings well last Saturday, after M'Lennan had lost his wicketj a lively and well-sustained stand being made by the captain (Barton) and Waters, both batsmen hitting bard and often. With the exception of Houston and Shand, the remaining batsmen failed to stay, and Shand was ioo.ishly run out by Thompson when the former looked full of runs. The Wellington batsmen treated the Phoenix bowling with freedom, even Richardson venturing to find a place for the ball on the uttermost parts of the ground. Hickson's was a particularly refreshing innings, and made the game well worth watching. It is a rare pleasure to see scoring at v the rate of a run per minute in Wellington. The last hit of the game was a 7, made by Weyboume o2 Waters, and the match was won by eight wickets and six runs to spare. With the exception of Shand's the bowling on neither side was of firstclass quality. The following were the scores:— PHOENIX.

OLD BOYS v. NEWTOWN. Old Boys had a lead of 12 runs on the first innings (107 ogainst 95) ' in this heat. Both teams batted in much belter form on Saturday during the playing of the second innings, but the fielding was only good in patches during the afternoon. The brothers Blacldock played really nice cricket, putting in a lot of headwork and getting useful singles by clever* placing and running. J. P. Blacklock's innings was blemished by a foolish call given to Jacobs when the latter was in good going order. Dixon was in a vigorous mood, and did his duty well. The team was unfortunate in having two men absent. Requiring 188 runs to win, tho Newtown players 'felt their way very cautiously with the bat. Many changes of bowling were tried, but the score mounted up, very slowly at first, and later with something like rapidity. The first wicket fell for 14, the second for 46, the third for 108, the fourth for 112, and there are still six wickets left to make the 62 runs required to give Newtown the victory. The following were the scores: — OLD BOYS. First Innings w* „. 107 Second Innings. Staples, b Turner 24 Jacobs, run out 24 J. P. Blacklock, c Spraggon, b Alpe 59 Tucker, 1.b.w., b Turner 0 C. P. Blacldock, b Alpe 18 Dixon, c Miller, bG. Plimmer ... 18 Beechey, b Miller. ..■ ... ».. 17 M'Lean, not out » ... 4 Cleland, bG. Plimmer .• ... 1 Hay, absent , ... ... 0 M'lvenzie, absent 0 Byes 8, leg-byes 2 10 Total 175

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovens. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Alps ... i... 19 4 41 2 Miller >.. 13 3 39 1 Barros -..4 1 9 0 Turner ■... 8 1 36 2 Spraggon ... 5 1 17 0 G. .Plimmer ... 7 0 23 2 NEWTOWN. First Innings , t>. 95 Second Innings. Spraggon, b Tucker ... „.> p., 11 Barros, b C'leland .> .... 44 G. Plimmer, b Staples.. « „,» .... 13 F. Alpe, run out .., ... j... 36 Day, not out ... 11 Caroline, not out ... -..i ... 4 Byes 5. leg-byes 2 ... i... 7 Total for four wickets 126 Bowling. — Tucker, who sent down 13 overs, got one wicket for 48 runs ; Clelaund's wicket cost 30 runs (9 overs) ; and Staples bowled three overs for 12 runs, one wicket. Beecbey (3 overs, 10 runs), J. P.' Blacklock (2 overs, 10 runs), and Dixon (2 overs, 9 runs) also bowled. This match is to be resumed at 5.30 o'clock this evening, should weather permit. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Wellington compiled 168 (Organ 49, Hill 30, Vaughan 21, Bartlett 21 not out, Pearce 16, Willis 11, -extras 10) against Phoenix, which team scored 96 (Haines 18, Midlane 16, Sanders 10, Miller 12 not o-ut, Little 13). Before stumps were drawn the champions knocked up 23 for one wicket (Pearce 13, Organ 10). Burns (four), Haines (three), and Miller (two) were the Phoenix bawlers, and O'Shea (five), Nash (three), and Vaughan (two) were the pick of the Wellingtons. At Lower Hutt, Midland obtained 150 (Atkinson 53, Ballingall 35, Moss 16, Smith 17 not out, Murphy 13), and nine for two wickets-. Waiwetu only scored 51 (Pilcher 19). Ryan (seven for 25), J. Smith (two for 19) for Midland, Fred Judd (four for 30), and A. Pringle (five for 59) were the most successful players with the ball during the afternoon. The scores in the Thorndon- Austral heat were: Austral 82 (M.' Arthur 36, Grombie 10) ; Thorndon 145 (Sampson 47, A. Williams 36, Smythe 22,. extras 20). Sampson (five for 23), asd P. Staples (four for 27) did good work with the ball for Thorndon. Wadestown scored 108 (Withers 32, E. Claridge 18, P. Hay 13, extras 11) ; Johnsonville 199 (Alex Moore 63 not out, 0. Cook 32 not out, W. Moore 30, Rothie 28, J. Moore 26) for six wickets. J. Moore (five for 28) bowled well for JohnSonville. Old Boys totalled 139 (Darroch 30 not out, Birch 23, Sprott 17, Wills 13, Buddie 13, M'lntosh 12, B. L. Salmon 10), in its heat with Newtown, which team went down for 101 (Tyler 39, France 29, Kelling (13 not out). M'Gowan (six for 19) bore the brunt, of the, Old Boys', attack. P. Smith ("four), " and Mapleson (two-) did good work for Newtown. The inter-College game resulted, after poor scoring by the two teams, in an eight wicket victory for the older institution. The St. Patrick's boys scored 86 (Sheridan 44, Campion 11, Ryan 10) and 17. The batting of their opponents produced 85 (Collins 23, Monaghan 19, Hay 18) and 21 for two wickets (Hay 11 not out, Monaghan 10 not out). Grace (six for 28), Collins (five for B),_and Monaghan (four for 9) proved too gpod with the;ball for the St. Patrick's representatives, of whom Quinn (six for 8) was credited with a capital bowling performance. THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Karori's second innings against Gas Company closed for 123. Good form with the bat was displajed by J. Pye-Smith (48), W. E. Dasent"(23), and L. Hill (16). P. Medcalf (four for 16) and L. Hill (six for 40) turned Gas Company out for 79 (Mayall 15 not out, Wilson 13), which enabled Karori to score a victory by 74 runs. Lingard (six for 49) and M'Cosker (four for 37) bowled well for the losing side). Phosnix won by default against St. Patrick's College. The V.M.C.A. -Rover heat was won in a similar manner by the former team. Johns-onville concluded its second innings against Thorndon for 143 (F. Cording 61 not out, Eason 12, Tremewan 17, Bethune 17, Hagerty 14), and then dismissed Thorndon for 68 (Ley don 33), winning ths game by 86 runs. Tremewan (four for 14) and Picken (four for 23) were the Johmjonville' bowlers. 1 For Thorndon, Burbush (five for 27) and Hawthorne (two for 24) obtained the best averages. Tlie Albion-Midland heat was not completed. The former eleven were ,liot disposed of until 212 54, Butter 42, Jamieson 23, Guise 16, Wilaon 14, Clark 12 not out, Woods 10, extras 23) was hoi&ted. The Midlandere lo&t six wickets for 68 (Moran 17, Dayis 16 not out, Manson 14) in their second innings. This team is in a minority of 77 with four wickets in hand, to save an innings defeat. Wilson (four for 22.) and Woods (one for 14) again worried their opponents. The College A-Wolljngton heat was concluded at the College Ground, the latter team gaining a well-deserved victory by 19 runs. The College tenm in its first innings scored 261 (Brodie 118 not out, Goulding 27, Ward 25, Otterson 15, Wilson 13, Goodbehere 13, extras 30). Wellington was all out for 71 (Barclay 29, Maude 14, Grifien 10) in its second try, Goulding, oae of the College tutors, securing nine wickets at a small cost. The Collegians' lpst wicket fell at 46 (MacLaren 13, Grace 12), which enabled the Wellington team to announce "game" after the most eventful third-class match in the history of the club. The victory was largely due to the excellent attack of Wilson (four for 12), and O'Connor (four for 27), in the second innings of College A. The Old Boys defeated College B team by five wickets. The latter eleven totalled 206 (Smith 72, Renner 27, Dickson 24, Hislop 22, Izard 10, Jordan 11, extras 24), and the Old Boys knocked up 91 (Ward 28, Odlin 21 not out, M'Dougall 16, Male 13) for the loss of five wickets. W. Barr (four for 31 and M'Dougall (four for 44) obtained the best bowling averages for Gld Boys. Renner (two), Bee (two), and Dickson were the bowlers for College B. In the Austral-Newtown heat the former club's team (batting three men short), was put out for 40 in its second innings. The latter team, for the loss of six wickets, amassed 110 (Yuill 48, Waldon 16 not out, Edwards 14, Sexton 10), and won the match by the remaining four. Edwards (three for nil), Waldon (two for 6), and Wagstaff (three for 8), did the bowling for Xewtown ; while Dnscoll (three for 38), Clousan (two for 29), and Davenport (one for 24), were the pick of the Austral bowlers. FOURTH CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. The only game in this class was the Johnsonville-Wellington heat, which was

won by the former team by an innings and 29 runs. Mills and Angell were the two Johnson ville bowlers to dispose of the town players for 59 (O'Shea 30, Mansford 18). JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Poneke v. V.M.C.A.— In their first innings V.M C.A. made 31 and Poneke 82. Staples got five Y.M. C.A. wickets for 15 runs Ackerman captured six Ponekes for 28. Wanderers v. Woollen Co. — Wanderers scored 61 runs in their first innings (W. Gaul 21). The Woollen Co. responded with 163 for the loss of four wickets (Collett 66, not out, Whiterod 23, and M'Gill 17). Whiterod gob three of the Wandereis' wickets for 11 runs. The Express Co. defeated the Harbour Board team by nine wickets. MATCHES AT CHRISTCHURCH. [BT TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, 3rd December. The wickets .were heavy after recent rains, and easy for bowlers. Midland A met Lancaster Park A, and ran up 155 — Barry 40, Whitta 24. Lancaster Park lost nine for 52 — C. Ridley 20. Lancaster Park B met United, and were all out for 52, Fisher taking five wickets for 7. United made 125— Sims 48. Lancaster Park in the second innings lost one for 3. Sydenhaimbatted first against Midland B, making BP-Egan 41. Midland scored 86. ___ m _ mmm _ mtm _ mmmtmmmm '

First Innings ". ... 76 Second Innings. Barton, b Latham 50 M'Lennan, lbw, b Hales 2 Waters, c O'Sullivan, b Hales ... 48 Naughton, b Kichardson 1 Brice, b Latham 4 Houston, b Luckie ... 16 Wright, b Luckie 3 Lash, c Niven, b Hales 0 Hickey, c Weybourne, b Luckie ... 7 Shand, run out 13 Thompson, not out 0 Leg-bye ' 1 " — — I Total 150 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Buns. Wkts. Luckio ... 10 0 32 3 Hales 15 2 47 3 Latham ... 8 0 37 2 Richardson ... 6 0 19 1 Gibbes ... 4 1 14 0 WELLINGTON. First Inninga 128 Second Innings. Richardson, not out » 27 O'Sullivan, c Shand, b Hickey ... 1 S. Hickson, lbw, b Shand 45 Weybourne, not out 24 "Byes 5,, 1eg-byes 2 .... 7 — — — I Total 104 ' Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Brice 8 0 20 0 Hickey ... 5 1 22 1 Barton ... 3 0 23 0 Thompson ... 3 1 10 0 Shand ... 4 0 7 1 Waters ... 1.1 0 15 0