CRICKET. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 3

CRICKET. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.

OLD BOYS v. MIDLAND. The final of the senior championship was commenced on Saturday afternoon on tho Barm Eesorve between Midland and Old Boys. There was a good attendance. The wicket was in fair order, considering the dry weather, and Old Boys elcrted to bat. The result was most astonishing. The first wicket fell for 54, the second for 223. and at the close of the day's play the score was 345 for five wickets. Beochey was th? hero of the occasion. Batting with tho utmost confidence and freedom he rapidly enhanced his score until after about two hours' play he brought up bis total to tho century. He put on moro than anothor half century before departing to a good catrh by Queo at deep mid-on, He was enthusiastically applauded for a faultless innings of 158 — the highest individual score this season in Wellington spnior oricket. S. Hickson's 119 i'or Wellington agaiust Petone was the previous best. Tucker Was Beechey's partner for a long while. Ho Was lucky. At the very start of his innings he gave a difficult chance in the slips, and later, when his score stood at 27, Mitchell missed him from a high glance through ' the gHpIS. Mitchell, however, had the satisfaction of breaking up the partnership by bowling Tucker, who had then made 60. Loraax did nob stay long, but J. P. Blacklock .began to hit in his own inimitable style. When 32 ho skied one off Hiokson, and was caught. Monaghan and Wills, aftsr Beechey had retired,, played out time. Following aro (he scores :—: — Old ' Boys. First Innings. Beechey, c Quee, b Upham JSB S. Jacobs, 1.b.v.-., b Mitchell ... 26 Tucker, b Mitchell 60 Lomax, b Wighton 2 J. Blacklock, c Upham, b Hickson 32 Monaghan, not out 38 Wills, not out 9 Extras 20 Total, for five wicket p 345 Bowling 1 Analysis. Overs. MdnE. Ruhr, Wkts. Upham ... 18 0 83 1 Mitchell ... 21 ] 66 2 Hickson ... 17 0 97 1 Patrick ... P 0 45 0 Wighton ... 5 0 21 1 Bruce ... 2 0 13 0 OTHER GAMES. Phosnix met Petone on No. 2 wicket and but for the great innings of Laws, who carried out his bat for 121, would have made a poor show indeed. Laws was in great hitting fettle. He drove Smyrk twice out of tho ground, once just behind tho band rotunda, and the second, a still moro vigorous stroke-, bouncing over the pavilion roof. Taylor was batting steadily, and had mado 24, when stumps were drawn. Tha Gas Company- Wellington match on No. 3 was eclipsed by (he move interesting games' closer at hand. Hodgn compiled an excellent score of 48, and Topp was slow and sure with his 36. Asbbolt was somo little time in aggregating 23. The most successful of . the Wellington bowlers was Luckio, with five wickets for 41. Following are details :— . PHOENIX v. PETONE. Phoenix. First Innirigs. Laws, not out 121 Burton, c Isiierwood, b 'Cobcroft ... 5 Wi,l,son, run' o-ut a • Sanders, b Connolv 9 j Connolo» b Cobcroit 1 ! M'Lonnsrt, c and b Connolv 12 J Waters, b Cobcroft ... ' 12 X J orteoii6, run oufc ... ... ... 12 Hickey, b Smyrk 3 Crowes, c Brko, b Taylor 14 A. Wilson, cJ. House, b Simrk ... 0 Extras „ .' ... 7 Toial 205 Bowling Analysis. Overs. MrJrE. R-n s. Wkts. C'ob'-mft ... 15 :•> 5S 2 Connoly ... £0 ' 3 63 3 Green ... 6 1 2tf 0 Smyrk .., 7 1 2-7 2 Tayioi ... b 3 17 1 Pot one. , First Innincs. Cobcroft. c Portoous, b Hickey ... 16 Isherwood. c Porteons, b Hickey . . 7 Taylor, not out 24 Green, c Crowes, b Wilson ... ... 7 A. irons", c Hickoy, b Wilcon „. 0 J. House, not, out" ]] Extras 2 Total for four wickoln 67 Bowling Analysis. Overt MdnF. Runs. Wide). Hickey ... 8 0 W 2 A. "Wilson ... 7 0 26 2 GAS COMPANY v. WELLINGTON. Gas Company. First Innings. Spottiswoodc, 1.b.w., b Luckie ... ]5 Topp, b Naught on 26 Waters, c Mahonc-y, b Quinn ... 15 licd^p, o sub., b Hales 43 Chunh, b Luckis 6 Ar.hbelt, c Naughton, b Luekia ... 26 Wancii, b Hales 5 Gom-lay, b Luckio 2 Dr-dge, not, out 1 Hul, run out 3 Murrcll. b Liula.-> 0 E::troii 20 Total 174 Bowling Analysis. o>-»•'.<..0 >-»•'.<.. >?dnn. Huns. V/ktr. Ln ki? ' . . IP 7 41 5 Hi;k™ ... 3 2 15 0 Finli-r ... 7 0 jo 0 Nrsh ...21X0 M.in^'hton ... a o ?8 1 Oui.in 5 0 14 1 Mains .., 10 ?, 25 2 RKharchon .. 1 0 2 0 Welling! on I'ur.t Inning-.. N"ongkton, rr>r o1:*o 1 :* . ... ... 6 Richarclson, 1 lv.t out . 5 E.\tras ... i Total for no wirkct 10 Bowling Analysis. Overr.. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Oourfay ... 3 1 8 0 Topp 3 2 10 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Victoria College gained a very meritorious victory over Petone. The College made 28 and 173; Petone 103 an.l 79. Mackay b6, Dc la Marc 20. and Broad L 7 were the prncipa! ccoiers for Victoria College. Ihoindon v. Oaa Company: — Thorn- ; den made 62, to which G ( is Company replierl with B^. . WudestowD won by default from ; Old Boy?. | TIITRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP/ | Old Bnys v. Karori— Old Boys, 351 ! and 122 for 5 wickets (Griffiths '51, not ' oiit. Smith 42, not, out); Karori 86 and 161 for six wickets (Finlayso l 79, not | out, Read 56). I Hawthorn v. Templars — Ilawthoin, 71 ,\nd tf3 ; Templars 64 and 31. Po\ - ley for Templars, and Pat ton and Ball for Hawthorn bowled and batted well. Thor.ulon v. Newlo\ n -Thorndon won by 102 runs. Martin for Thorndon secured nine wickett for 27 runs.

BOYS' LEAGUE. Only one match was played on Saturday, i.e., between V.M.C A. and Thorndon, the two leading trams for tho senior grade championship. If Thorndon win, it will be the second time in succession. In casp V.M.C.A. win, both teams will have to piny off again. The scoto stands as follows:— V.M.C.A. 35, Thorndon 39. MISCELLANEOUS. Read ancl Fehwick defeated Prouse's by 36 run?. Read and Fen wick 54 and 54 ; Prouse's 31 and 41. Young's Chemical Company defeated Rouse, Black and Co. by' 8 runs. Young's made 51 ; Rouse, Black and Co. 41. Post anrl Telegraph Stores Department v. 11. Fletcher and Co.— Post and Telegraph made 69 and 61 ; Fletcher and Co. 60 and 58 for 5 wickets. Post and 'Telegraph won by 9 runs 'on the first innings. The Hawkps Bay Association has written to the Yv'ellington Association asking that the dates for the representative match should be set down for 26th, 27th, and 28th March, instead of 13th and 14th March, as suggested by Wellington. It is probable that the Wellington Association will agree to tho dates proposed by Hawkes Bay