CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 52, 2 March 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

Tho final of the Senior Champion, ship was resumed on Saturday before a large crowd of spectators. Both wicket and weather were favourable to the batsmen Old Boys stood on the remarkably solid score of 346 for 5 wickets, when play recommenced. Monaghan, and Wilis continued the innings, but Wills soon went out to a ball from Patrick. His successor, C. P. Blacklock, formed with Monaghan, another aggressive partnership. Monaghan looked like getting a century when ho was snapped by Hickson off Mitchell for 75 — an innings marred only by a hard chance to Mitchell. C. P. Blacklock continued to score, but at 466 he was caught off Mitchell by Murphy at midoff "for 57. Mason, who- followed, did not stay long, but B. Jacobs, the last man doggedly assisted M'Gill to carry the innings over the fifth century mark. Tho, innings ended for 509, when Jacobs was bowled by Hickswa. Midland did not mako the best of starts, Wynyard and Williams taced the bowling of Mason and .Monaghan. Williams went out by trying to cut one from Mason. The ball got up very high, Williams mishit and 0. P. Blacklock.running out from behind the wickec brought off a brilliant catch. Bruce only made a single bofore being bowled by Monaghan, who shortly afterwards took Wighton's wicket. Meanwhile Wynyard was batting freely and well when stumps were drawn. Following are the details ;—; — Old Boys. First Innings. Beechey, c Quee, b Upham 158 S. Jacobs, 1.b.w., b Mitchell ... 26 Tucker, b, Mitchell 61 Lomax, b Wighton 2 J. Blacklock, c Upham, b Hickson 32 Monaghan, c Hickson, b Mitchell ... 75 C. Blacklock, c Murphy, b Mitchell 57 M'Gill, not out 54 Wills, b Patrick 9 Mason, b Wighton , ... 1 B. Jacobs, b Hickson 16 Extras 33 Total 509 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Hnns. Wkts. Upham ... IS 0 86 1 Mitchell ... 36 5 105 4 Hickson ... 23.4 0 124 2 Patrick ... 19 0 83 1 Wightou ... 13 1 43 2 Bruce ... 8 2 20 0 Midland. First Innings. Wynyard, not out 44 Willfams, cC. Blacklock, b Mason 5 Bruce, b Mouaghan 1 Wighton, b Monaghan 4 Extras 2 Total, for three wickets ... 56 Bowling Analysis. Overs, Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Monaghan ... 10 0 27 2 Mason ... 8 1 26 1 M'Gill ... 1 0 1 0 PHOENIX v. PETONE. There was no special feature in tho second day of the Phoenix-Petone match. Brice and Taylor gave vigorous displays of batting for Petone, whose innings realised 190 or just 15 behind Phoenix. The second venture cf the Phoenix team resulted in even scoring, Burton, sen., Saunders, Laws, and Hickey all ranging between 20 and 40. Following are details :— Petone. First Innings. " > Cobcroft, c Porteous, b Hickoy ... 16 Isherwood, c Porteous, b Hickey ... 7 Taylor, c Burton, b Laws 56 Green, c Crewes. b Wilson 7 A. House, c Hickoy, b Wilson ... 0 J. House, c Connole, b Hickey ... 17 Connoly, c Laws, b Hickey 0 Brice, c and b R. Wilson 5i Smyrk, b A. Wilson 13 Senior ,c Laws, b R. Wilson ... 16 Cate. not out • 4 Extras '. ... 3 Total 190 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdn3. Runs. Wkts. Ifickey ... 14 0 86 4 A. Wilson ... 14 1 39 3 Laws ... 10 0 46 1 B. Wilson ... 4 0 16 2 Phoenix. First Innings 205 Second Innings. E. Wilson ,nm out 3 H. Burton, cJ. House, b Cobcroft 25 Porteous, c Taylor, b Cobcrofc ... 3 Connole, b Connoly 9 Saunders, not out 32 Laws, c Cate, b Cobcroft 20 Hickey, b J. House 38 A. Wilson, not out 9 Extras ... ..' 10 i. ( Total, for six wickets 149 Bowling Analysis. Ovri. ilrldns. Runs. Wkts. Cobcroft ... 18 3 Ul 3 Connoly ... 12 4 35 1 Brice 4 1 17 0 J. House ... 4 0 20 1 Smyrk ... 2 0 10 0 GAS COMPANY v. WELLINGTON. This match proved fruitful in another century to the list of the season. Naughton, going in first, played in his best form, and hitting freely and cleanly all round the wicket, compiled 119 without giving a real chance. His score included 2 fives, 8 fours, 13 threes, and 8 twos. Wellington stand at present in a very favourable .position. The scores follow :—: — Gas Company. First Innings 174 Wellington. First Innings. Naughton, b Hill ■ ... HQ Richardson, absent seqond day ... 3 Quinn, b Hill ... 51 Mahoney, c Hodge, b Ashbolt ... 25 S. Hickson, not out 56 Vare, c Morrell, b Ashbolt „ 13 Willis, c Topp, b Ashbolt 7 Luckie, b Church 0 Hales, not out 5 Naoh, c Gourlay, b Hill \ 24 Extras 36 . Total, for seven wickets ... 339 Bawling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Rung, Wkts. Gourlay ... 11 1 48 0 Topp 13 3 59 0 Hilf 20 1 87 3 Church ... 12 0 CO 1 Ashbolt ... 18 3 49 3 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Victoria Colelgo v. V.M.C.A.—Victoria College, first innings 134 (Do la Mare 34, Broad 23, Niven 15, Perry 12); V.M.C.A., 110 (Hcrlihy 21, Lis'combe 16, Tosney 21 not out). Victoria College, second innings, two wickets for 60 (O'Lcary 28 not out, Perry, 13 not out). St. Patrick's College v..Gas Company. —St. Patrick's, 118 (Millar 22, Moffat 21, Butler 17); Gas Company, 93 for eight wickets.

THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Hawthorn v. St. John's. — Hawthorn, 242 (Paton 55, D. Ball 61, Skinner 25, Johnson 13, Turner 16, J. Ball 28, AH-

sop 22) ; St. John's, 32, for seven wicekts. Karori v. Newtown. — Newtown, 47 and 28 (Woodger 15, J. Johnston 11, W. Danks 10); Karori, 137 (Finlayson 39, Sponco-25, Atkin 19, T. Spicer 13, Cathie 11). Karori won by an innings and 62 runs. For Karori, Finlayson took twelve wickets for 23 runs. BOYS' LEAGUE. Following are the results of matches on Saturday : — Senior Grade. — Marist Brothers beat St. Andrews by 8 runs ; Diamonds beat Thorndon B; V.M.C.A. beat Thorndon A by 8 runs ; &o that now they will have to play off to decide the championship. Junior Grade. — V.M.C.A. A won by default from St. Peters; V.M.C.A. B beat Marist Brothers by an innings and 45 runs ; Boys' Institute won by default from St. Pauls; Kclburne drew with Diamonds. MISCELLANEOUS. A cricket match was played on Saturday, under ths auspices of the Missions to Seamen, between teams from the steamers Arawa and Indralema, resulting in the former winning.. The winner's principal scorers wero Cole (26), Whittington (23), and for tho losers Wheelband (21) and Moiling (21) wero the best. Tho totals were as follows : — Arawa 84. Indralema 69. Messrs. J. S. Cummings and Hogsden acted as umpires. A match was played at Island Bay between teams representing the Island Bay and Brooklyn Lodges of Druids, and resulted in a win for Island Bay by 57 runs on first innings. The scores were — Brooklyn, 47; Island Bay, 103. For ths winners, C'olley (57, retired) and Murrell 11, were top scorers, and for tho losers, who played scverar substitutes, Wilson 10, and 'Hudson 9, were most successful. ■A match played at Day's Bay between Royal Pictures and Korokoro (PGtone) resulted in a win for ths former by an innings and 57 runs. . Royal Pictures scored 203 (V. Farrell 78 and Hamilton 46). and Korokoro 61 (Glading 19) and 85 (W. Balo 30). For the winners Robson (fourteen wickets) and Harris bowled well, as did R. Bale and W. Bale for the losers. A match was played at Kilbirnio on Saturday afternoon between Messrs. Pulley and M 'Lean's employees, representing King's Wharf v. Dock. King's Wharf won by an innings and 10 runs. A smoke concert, was held during tho evening at Ponsonby Hall. Messrs. C. F. Pulley, Norman M'Lean, and Mr. Wells (on behalf of J. 'M'Lean and Sons) responded to the toast of tho contractors. Songs were contributed by Messrs. Parsons, Morris, Brown and Flett. Recitations by Messrs. Linkar, Wylie, and Cochrane. Mr. W. Houchen presided at the piano. The third match between the Silverstream Cricket Club aad l a team representative of Tonks's Brickworks (Wellington) ended in a second and final win for the city- team over their country opponents. The first match fell to Silverstream, at Silverstream, the second to Tonks's, at Wellington, and again on Saturday it fell to the latter at Silverstream, the scoro to their credit being 91 first innings and 58 for two men (not out) in the second. The losers scored 61 first innings, and 51 second innings, v.'hich thus left them ten wickets and 30 runs to the bad when stumps wero drawn. After tho match both teams adjourned to Menzies' Hall for refreshments and to enjoy a social evening. Mr. Chas. Cotter (president S.C.C.) occupied the chair, and after a lengthy programme of songs, recitations, and speeches had) been done justice to, cheers were given for guests and hosts alike.