CRICKET. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 3

CRICKET. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

FOURTH ROUND CONCLUDED. East A, 178 and 133 for 6 v. Central, 151. South, 142 and 170 for 9 v. College, 158 and 155. East B, 16* and 30 for 7 v. Petone, 45 and 144. North, 180 and 31 for 3 v. Hutt, 110 and 100. POSITION OF THE TEAMS. Tlic teams now occupy the following positions in the championship :—: —

Bowling Analysis. — Collyer, no wickets for 43 runs ; Pringle, three for 43 ; Rodjjers, six for 68 ; Judd, one for 13. Second Innings.

More bright weather, fast wickets, fcn'd close and exciting cricket marked the conclusion of the fourth round of the senior championship on Saturday. The new scheme has assisted very materially in bringing the teams together, and the result has been games full of interest. Each round thus far has provided the public with exciting finishes, and a greater interest is being encouraged. A large attendance at the Basin Beserve on Saturday saw a fighting finish on No. 1 wicket, where South, after being 14 behind on the first innings, just scraped home from Victoria College with a three-point win to their credit. It was a contest in which the honours were equal at least, and one in which the issue hung in the balance until the winning hit was made. The bad fielding of Griffiths, Niven, and another lost the game to the. College', while Patrick's dashing display of offensive batting won it for South. On the previous Saturday the scores stood: College 156, South 142. In their second innings the Collegians made 155. Monaghan failed for once to break his duck, but Dr. Foster played a sound innings for 64, which included 12 threes. Foster is doing well in^ senior cricket this season —his first in Wellington in this grade. Niven and Dempsey got a few, while Berendsen did not put in an appearance, his side batting one short. As usual, the tail did little. South were set 170 to win, and when Monaghan clean bowled Cobcroft for 7 there was much joy in the Collegiate camp. Taylor and Dind set the score moving handily, but Patridk and Burton took- the score to 103 —the partnership adding 54. The latter batted Boundly, as usual. Patrick, who made no mistakes (except once in the matter of judging a run), pelted the bowling confidently, one delightful leg stroke yielding 5 runs. Another time he jumped into Monaghan, driving him for 6, all run out. After Burton left —lbw to Miller —Patrick found none to stay with him, but the score crept up amidst not a little excitement. Schmoll, after some hazardous running, was thrown out, and 4 were still wanted when Johnson, the last man, came in. Burbidge, who had fielded zealously all day, let the winning stroke through his legs, three being run. Thus South won a game contest by one ■wicket. Patrick should have been run put once by yards, but the ball was fumbled, the Collegians being rattled. •Four times such chances were missed. The students want to get to work and brush up their fielding. Patrick swung a ' vigorous bat. How his name was excluded from the 22 (one wonders why such an absurdly large number were selected) chosen to practise for the representative team the writer fails to understand. It looks as though the selectors are too intent on mere figures and past reputations. More trouble with a score-book. One used in the South v. College game makes out, when analysed, that the aggregates of both teams y?eve equal. Central, after their bad' start against East A, failed by 27 to catch up, despite a brave stand by Kinvig (53) and •C Hickson (31). The former played a very nice free innings, marred by only one chance —a ho.t one, at 50. Laws (in much too late) could find no one to stop with, him at the end. Gibbes captured the last six wickets,, putting up an excellent " performance on a good wicket. Tucker got 42 in East's second knock. North beat Hutt easily, and East B, after a poor exhibition of batting in the second innings, managed to beat Petone straight out. Brice both bowled and batted well. Details are as follow :—: — COLLEGE v. SOUTH. COLLEGE.

Analysis not WELLINGTON SOUTH. First innings ... ... 142 Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis.—Monaghan, four wickets for 59 runs; Niven, two for 45; Foster, one for 30; Miller, one for 26. EAST A v. CENTRAL. WELLINGTON EAST A. First inning 3 178 Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis.—Wilson, *"" IVO w 'c' feats for 18 runs; Miller, two for 41; Laws, one for 12; Bruce, nono for S; Kinvig, nono for 12; Hickson, none for 23; Hawthorn, nono for 24. WELLINGTON CENTRAL. First Innings.

Bowling Analysis.—Gibbes, six wickets for 55 runs; E. O. Hales, four for 60; Tucker, none for 13; Hutchings, none for 17. HUTT. HUTT v. NORTH.

Bowling Analysis.—Upham, five wickets for 33 runs; Luckie, one for 26: Willis, none for 13 ; Finlayaon, four for 12. WELLINGTON NORTH.—First Innings.

Bowling Analysis.—Pringle, three wickets for 12 runs; Aldersley, none for 14; Rodgers, none for 2. ! PETONIi v.- EAST B. PETONE.

Bowling Analysis.—Hiokey, five wickets for 58 runs; Collett, four for 37; Naeli, none for 2,1; Miller, one for 10. EAST B.

Bowling Analysis.—Brice, four wickete for 17 rune; Senior, three for 10.

o iti ling- : oster (College) >atrick (South) not out trice (Telone) Cinvig (Central) rucker (East A) 64 60 58 53 42 Bowling, llbbes (East, A) Srice (Petone) lenior (Petora) Jpham (North) ■inlayson (North) •rlnglo (Hutt) ... 6 for 53 ... <J for 17 ... 3 for 10 ... S for 31 ... 4 for 12 ... 3 for 12

South Central College East A Petone North East B Butt Played ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 .. 4 ... 4 a.w rton. i 5 3 2 3 1 0 Lost. : 1 1 1 2 2 3 i Poim 9 8 6 G 5 5 3 0

HONOUR BOARD.

First innings 156 Second Innings. .Monaghan, c M'Kay, b Patrick . . 0 Foster, c M'Kay, b Patrick 64 Dempsey, b M'Kay ..'. 17 Niven, b Patrick t-. 23 Do la Mare, Ibw., b Patrick ,«.. 11 Burbidgo, c Taylor, b M'Kay ... 9 Griffiths, c Johnson, b Cobcroft ... 12 Millof,, Ibw., b Cobcroft 7 Darroc'k, st. Schmoll, b Cobcroft ... 4 Broad, not out ... .. 0 Bercndson, absent ... 0 Extras '8 Total ... s .., ... 155

yoboroft, c Nivcn, b Monaghan . . 7 Daylor, b Foster 19 )ind, b Monaghan 22 Jurton, lbw., b Miller 27 Patrick, not out 60 rilyard, c Burbidge, b Nivcn ... 10 li'Kay, c Ward, b Niven 2 'limmor, b Monaghan 4 Walters, b Monaghan ... . ... 0 Schnjoll, run out 8 Fohnson, not out .. 1 Extras 10 Total for 9 wickets 170

tiittlo, b Miller lucker, b Witeon Midlane, b Wilson Gibbcs, runo ut Mahonoy, c Naughton, b Laws N. Hales, not out M'Gill, b Miller [Jrimmett, not out Extras ... 4i ... 21 ... 1: ... 1< ... 1! ... r Total for six wickets ... 13;

Baechey, c and b Hales i Bruce, b E. O. Hales 16 Hawthorn, c N. Hales, b E. 0. Hales 12 Birch, lbw., b E. 0. Hales 0 NBUghton, st. Mehoney, b Gibbes ... 1 Roberts, b Gibbes 4 Kinvig, c E. 0. Hales, b Gibbes .. 53 Hiokson, o Little, b Gibbca ... ... 31 Laws, not out ... ".. „, ux 17

Wilson, o Little, b ( Miller, b Gibbes ... Extras Gibbes ... Total . . is:

lirst mmngs Second Innings. ... 110 Wilson, b Upham Pringlo, b Uphatn Aldersley, c Williams, b Upham Judd, b Luckie Rodgers, b Finlaj'son Staples, b Finlayson Climie, o and b Upham Olliver, b Finlayson Sanderson, b Finlayson' Pilcher, not out Collycr, b Upham Extras Total 25 ... 0 ... 7 ... 16 ... 16 ... 0 ... ' 8 ... 2 ... 3 ... 6 ... 1 ... 15 ... 100

Vynyard, b Pringle 'hillips, 1.b.w., b Rodgers lickson, 1.b.w., b Judd Villiams, c Staples, b Rodgere Hacklock, b 'Bodgcrs Waters, b Rodgew Jpham, b Rodgers 'inlayson, b Pringle lanson, c Staples, b Pringlo ... Villis, not out itickie, b Rodgers Extras „ ... 27 ... 24 ... 7 ... 30 ... 4 ... 37 ... 0 .. 23 ... 4 ... 6 ... 5 ... 13 Total a , I ... 180

mckie, not out Villie, b Pringle lanson, b Pringle 'hillips, b Pringls Jpham, not out Extras ... 'ia ... 3 ... 6 ... 0 ... 1 ... 3 Total for three wickets ... 31

Mrst Innings ..., *o Second Innings. Sfunn) o Miller, b Collett D&lgleish, 1.b.w., b Collett Powell, b Hickey Sold, o Hickey, b Collett ' Isherwood, c Wills, b Hickey ... 3rice, st. Claridge, b Hickey ... Senior, o Collett, b Hickey Foyce, b Hickey 3ate, b Miller 3ennett, 1.b.w., b Collett Reynolds, not out Extras ... 10 ... ' 5 ... 0 ... 6 ... 1 ... 58 ... 21 ... 4 ... 18 ... 4 ... 0 ... 17 Total ... 144

first Inningß Second Innings. Wilh, o Joyce, b Senior 1.b.w., b Senior )ixon, not out }laridge, b Brice 3owles, o Oate, b Brice ... }ollett, o Nunn, b Senior goldfinch, c Bold, b Brice Vl'Lennan, b Brice Siokey, not out Extras 5 8 * 3 1 2 3 0 1 3