CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Tho senior cricket matchei which commenced on the Basin Reserve on 26th January wero rosumed last Saturday. Old Boys managed to finirh their match with Newtown by beating them by an innings and 73 runs, but the Wellington-Gas Company heat is not yet finished. In all probability it will be played out during the week. "Wellington had a lead of 57 over thoir opponents in the first innings, but the honours aro even, GaU Company having mado 99 for tho loss of throe wickets m tho second innings. The feature of the afternoon's play was Hawthorno's batting. His innings was a short one but ft merry ono in which somo fine strokes were .made. Tho wewthcr was almost perfect, but the attendance of spectators was not as large J5 lUUill. OLD BOYS v. NEWTOWN. Old Boys won this match by nn innings and 73 runs Newtown resumed their first inings from tho teoro of 15 for three wickets, having before them Old Boys' total of 316. Wickets fell quickly until Hodgo appeared on the Ecene. He emote the bowlers for throes and fours until Tucker got him l.b.w. and terminated his innings at 38 The only other prominont batsman was Maplesden. He knocked up 18 in good style, but his associates were disposed of beforo ho had finished. This innings realised 107, and the team had to follow on. Maplesden was again conspicuous in the second venture. He hit a five, a four, and several threes, and then hit his wickets, retiring with hi» gcoro at 26. The accident was peculiar. Collins sent up a faat ball, and Maplesdeu, in order to protect his fingerß, lot go his grip of tho bat and it founu tho wickets. Smith 29, and Day, not out, 22, each played a serviceable innings, and the total ended nfc 136, making a. grand total of 243. Bowling for Old Boys Tucker came off best in the first venture with 4 wickets for 41. In tho second Collins, 2 wickots for 12, and Monaghan, 2 for 14, shared tho honours. Following exo the scores: , OLD BOYS

WELLINGTON v. GAS COMPANY. Wellington resumed their innings from 65 for four wickots, and made 231 as ogaimt Gas Company's score of 174. The foature of tho innings was the Rieh»rd«onO'Sullivan partnership, which produced 114 rani>. Both batsmen played icundly without giving a single ehanes. Richardson mado 58 and O'Sullivan 65. Other double figuro scorers were, Mahony 20, Quinn 33, Hill 17, fend Luckie 14 not out. Quinn is a promoted junior, who justified his inclusion in tho team. Some of his etrokes wero very fino indeed. Included in his score was a four and a five. Hawthorne secured 4 wickets for Gss Company at << cost of 66 runs. M'Ksy, who performed well with the ball on tho previous Saturday, did not play last Saturday. In the second innings the Gasworkcrs made 99 for tho lots of three _ wickets. Of this total Hawthorne contributed 40, playing tho brightest innings seen on the Basin Rcservo this season. Thero waa not a bad stroke in his performance Everything was played along the carpet, and only two singles wero run. Athbolt prayed a very tervieoable innings for 42 not out Tho scores are as follow: — WELLINGTON.— First Innings.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Newtown v. T.M.C.A. (Athletic Park). Nowtown wero dismissed for 67, of which Castles made 13, Ferguson 12, Turner 11, and Hoar 11. Fair (four for 30) and Herlihy (four for 27) bowled unchanged for V.M.0.A., whose first innings closed for 126 (Jones 34, Cronin 18, Wilson 17, .Stubbs.ll, Horlihy 10). Tyler (two for 6), Oastlea (two for 14), Devonport (two for 20), and Turner (three for 34) divided the wiclrets for Nowtown, whose second innings stands at 73 for two wicket* (J. Day 21 not out, Ferguson 30 not out). THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Nowtown v. Thorndon B (at Day* Bny). —The former team won by default. Wadestown v. Island Bay.— Wadestown made 205 for the loss of seven wickets and then declared their innings dosed. Moffatt made 55 not out, Cook 40 not out, Withers 25, Claridge 25, Collett 19, and Morton 15. Island Bay replied with 16 runs for the loss of four wickets. Thorndon ,v. Old Bovi.— Old Boyi, batting first, mado 65, Dempsey 15, Male (not out) 10. Thorndon have lost four wickets for 104, Taylor 13, Martin 37, Faul 20 not out, extras 21. Hondle and Guieo bowled unchanged for Thorndon, bagging fivo wickots each. Male was the best of tho Old Boys' trundlon. FOURTH-OLASS CHAMPIONSHIP (iood Templars v. Wadoitowc. — The lotler toarn, batting first with seven men, were diepoced of for 41 runs (D. Tavlor 18, Foreler 12). Tho 1.0. G.T. rerrosentatives, with fivo wickets down for 100,' declared thoir innings closed (Parris, not out, 40. Lambert 23, (ircig 10; extras 15). V/VMtovn's torofrj innings roaiisod 53 (D. Taylor 17. SToruUr 10). 'The Unod

Templars thus won by an innings and six runs. Of the bowlers, Uooley (3 for 19), CJreig (3 for 19) in first, innings, and Girling (S for 9), Groig (3 for 22) in the teeond innings were beet for the winners, as were D. Taylor and Lomax for the iuburban. team. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Thorndon v. Scatoun.— Soatoun batting firat made 93 (Oole 15, Go's 10, Little 18, Irons 22). Thorndon have lo6t five wickets for SO runs (Butler 15, Burns 17 not out). Woods 5 for 26, Burns 3 for 30, and Stnythe 2 for 15 bowled best for Thorndon, and Cole look all five wiokets for Seatoun. A PLAYER SUSPENDED. CHRISTOHURCH, 2nd February. A special meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association was hold to-night with regard to tho trouble that has occurred botween S. T. Callaway, the well-known bowler, and the committee of the association. Callaway failed to play for Canterbury in the match with Wellington, and the committee of the association, at a meeting on Tuesday night, after hoaring an explanation from him, resolved that the hon. secretary of the association should bo instructed to omit Callaway's namo from the list of representative players availablo for the Now Zealand matches against the Marylebono team. On this resolution, the council this evening passed the following motion:—"That in view of S. T. Callaway publishing a letter written by himself to the _ Canterbury Cricket Association containing offensive and misleading statements, this committee suspend Callaway from taking part in any cricket under the jurisdiction of the Canterbury Cricket Association till h» sees fit to publicly withdraw his letter." xx L Th rt 'H'pute between S. T. Callaway and ™«k et Asnociation (says Ohristehuich Truth) doesn t reflect a, great deal of credit on either side, but, if anything, Callaway has the best of it. He is quite content to be regarded as a professional cricketer, and looks upon his skill with the ball as an •Bsofc. On the other hand, the Cricket Association, which is generally hard up, think. CalUway should find sufficient reward in th« honour of playing for Canterbury But it doeni't follow that a m*n •hould b» expected to ooKe patriotism from every per» because the Cricket Association can t afford to p«y him for hit services. Callaway also had a, grievance with th» association because a, complimentary ticket for his wife was refused We do not suppose the refusal w»s dictated by personal motive*, but was just one of those stupid examples of economy that a tactful secretary would know better than to practise. Anyhon-, tho association has lost Callaway'a services, for which the englishmen will, no doubt, be grateful.

Ivaughton, et. M'Dermid, b M'Kay . 7 Gore, b M'Kay 0 8. Hickeon, run out 1 Richardson, b Hawthorno 58 Woybourne, b M'Kay 5 O'Sullivan, c M'Dermid, b H»wthorno 65 Mnliony, run out 20 Quinn, b Topp 33 Hill, 1.b.w., b Hawthorno 17 Ltiakie, not out ... 14 Hales, b Hatvthorno 7 Byes, 4 4 Total 231 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdiiß. Rum. Wktii. Burko ... 15 2 65 0 M'Kay . . 6 0 29 3 Hawthorne ... 15 1 66 4 Arfibolt ... 2 0 11 0 Topp ... 9 2 20 vl Currie ... 8 2 10 0 Lincord 7 0 26 0 GAS COMPANY. First Innings 174 Second Innings. Ashbolt, not out 42 Dredge, b Hill 8 Hawthorne, b Hill 40 Topp, c Gore, b Hill 0 Waugh, not out 5 Byes, 6 6 Total for threo wicket* 99

First Innings 315 NEWTOWN— First Innings. Spraggon, b Monaghan 2 Waters, o Collins, b Diekion 0 Humphries, c sub., b Monaghan 9 jfqurlay, cJ. P. Blacklock, b Tucker 8 Plimmer, b Dickaon 1 lodge, 1.b.w., b Tucker ", 38 k\pe, o Dickson, b Wills 7 Day, c Beechey, b Wills .' 12 Smith, b Tucker 4 llaplosdcn, not out 18 3arruthers, c Dick Eon, b Tucker ." 2 Byes 4, leg byes 2 6 Total .\ 107 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Wills 4 2 9 2 Monaghan ... 17 7 31 2 Dickson ... 11 3 20 2 Beechey ... 1 1 0 0 Tucker ... 10 0 41 4 NEWTOWX— Second Innings Waters, run out 4 Hodge, 1.b.w., b Wills 8 [iourlay, run out 9 b Monaghan 29 Spraggon, c sub., b Dickfon 12 A.lpo, c Beechey, b Monaghan ... 10 Day, not out. . 22 Maplcfden, hit wicket, b Collins ... 26 Dorruthers, b Collins ,„ 2 Plimmer, b Tucker 10 Humphries, run out 1 Byes, 3 3 Total 136 First Innings 10T Grand Total 243 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts Wills 7 2 18 1 Baechcy ... 6 , 2 21 0 Dickzon . . 6 0 37 1 Monaghan ... 4 2 .14 2 Tucker ... 5 0 31 1 Collins ... 5 0 12 2