CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1915, Page 4

CRICKET

MID-WEEK ASSOCIATION CENTURY BY GEORGE. The fourth round of the mid-week cricket competitions was concluded on the Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon. The wickets were in excellent order, reflecting credit on the groundsman for their preparation. Tn the match Oriental A v. Rivals, on the first day's play, Rivals, with five wickets down, were within 11 runs of Oriental's score. The not out men were George (70) and Dr. M'Evedy (4). Continuing their batting yesterday Dr. M'Evedy was bowled when he had added 5 to his score, while George added 39, making his score 109 before he was clean bowled by Dempsey. Collyer (27) played good cricket. The innings closed for 232. Oriental, wanting 82 runs to save an innings defeat, managed to put on 162. Dempsey (40) and Hamilton (26) were the best scores. Rivals thus won by 02 nins on the first innings, and scored a two-point win. The Union-Oriental B match resulted in an easy win for Union by 140 runs. Union in the first innings made 180, and, with two wickets down in their Second innings for 124, declared the innings closed. Oriental made 135 in their first innings, and batting eight men in their second, were all out for the small score of 2Q. Warne and Harris were trusted with the bowling, the first-named taking three wickets for 9 runs, and the last-named four for 16. The positions of the teams to date are: — Senior. Rivals and Union, 8 points; Oriental A, 6; Oriental B, 0. Juniors. George and George, 12; Warden's and Y.M.G.A., 8; St. Patrick's College, 0. ORIENTAL A v. RIVALS. Rivals— ' liYrst Innings. Baker, c and b uording ... 5 C. G. Wilson, c Hamilton, b Martin 10 George, b Dempsey .. .„ 109 Burke, 6 and b Caterer „. ... 13 Dr. Anderson, b' Truscott ... ._ 12 M'Kenzie, c Billman, b Martin _. 19 Dr. M'Evedy, b Dempsey .~ .- 9 Dr. Hales, c Caterer, b Cording ~. 12 Collyer, b Dempsey ... _ 27 Crouch, b Martin .«, ..^ 1 W. Wileon, not out ... „-..- •. - 0 Extras ■..., ... Jl ..-. R Total , ... 232 Bowling Analysis: Martin took three wickets for 83 runs, Cording two for 64, Caterer one for 15, Truecc-tt one for 11, Dempsey three for 44. Oriental A — Second Innings. Hamilton, c Dr. Hales, b Collyer ... 26 Caterer, c George, b Dr. Hales . . 22 Dempsey, b Collyer ..^ . ..., ... 40 Truscott, b M'Kenzie ~. ... 0 Cording, b Collyer 1* Wyatt, bW. Wilson ... ~. 16 Osborne, b Collyer ... ... »., 8 UNION v. ORIENTAL B. Oriental B.— First Innongd. V. Ohristopherson, b Warns ... 8 Mummery, b Harris 68 Smith, b Taylor ... <. 4 Hayden. b Taylor 5 B. Christopherson, c sub., b Taylor 7 Robinson, b Taylor 3 Ward, b Warne 9 Wilson, b Warne ... 0 Phillips, b Warne 0 Luxton, b Harm 7 Malmanche, not out 2 Extras 22 Total ... . >. . 135 Bowling Analysis. — Taylor took four

wickets for 51 runs. Warne four for 28, Harris two for 10. O'Brien none for 24. Union. — Second Innings. Taylor, c Luxford, b Robinson . . 13 Harris, not out . ... 35 Warne, b B. Cliristoplierson ... 24 O'Brien, not out .» ... . . 34 Extras . . . 18 Total for two wickets „. 124 Bowling Analysis. — Robinson took one wicket for 30 runs, Christopherson one for 24, Ward none for 30, Phillips none for 6, Luxford none for 6, Hayden none for 10. Oriental R. — Second Innings. Mummery, b Warne . . ... ... 0 Ward, b Warne ... ... ... 7 'Rpbinson, st Taylor, b Harris ... 9 B. Christopherson, b Warne ..- 0 Malmanche, b Harris ... ... 4 Luxford, b Harris 0 Phillips, not out .». , 5 Hayden, b Harris 0 Extras ... . ... 4 Total .„ ... 29 First innings .' . ... 135 Aggregate 164 Bowling Analysis. — Warne took three wickets for 9 rnns, Harris four for 16. JUNIOR COMPETITIONS. V.M.C.A. v. Wai-dell's.— Y.M.C.A., in their first innings, made 86, .and in their second innings 145 (Hemus 40, Paget 26, Howitt 21) ; total. 231. Wardell's, first innings, 72 ; second innings, 67 (Boyd 20 not out, Varo 15); total, 139. The best of the bowlers were :—: — Mabin (V.M.C.A.), four for 11, -including the hat-trick; Vare (Wardell's), four for 41. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Following are Saturday's fixtures : — Senior Grade. — Kilbirnie v. Star, at Wakefield Park ; Evans Bay v. Thorndon, Anderson's Park; St. Anne's, a bye. Junior. — Harbour Board v. Post and Telegraph, Wakefield Park No. 2; Druggists v. Selwyn, Athletic Park No. 1 ; St. Anne's v Star, Athletic Park No. 2; Thorndon v D.1. p., Anderson Park ; Kilbimie v. Athletic, Wakefield Park No. 3 ; Kirkcaldie's, a bye. THIRD CLASS FIXTURES. Old Boys v. Karori, at Karori ; Marist Bros. v. Central, at Kelburn Park. WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. The following fixtures have been made by the Warehousemen's Cricket Association for Saturday : — N.Z. Railways A v. N.Z. Railways B, Duppa-street ; A. E. Kernot's v. Gollin and Co., Duppastreet; G.P.O. Mail Room v. Whitcombe and Tombs, Kelburn Park; Electric Light V. Dominion, Newtown Park ; Occidental v. Telephone Exchange, Kel* burn Park. Martin, run out 6 Castles, c sub., bW. Wilson. „.. 2 Lindsay, not out 6 Extras ... ..." 22 Total . . ... ... 162 First innings >.« ••• 150 Aggregate ... 312 Bowling Analysis : Collyer took four wickete for 37 runs, W. Wilson two for 6, Dr. Hales one for 10, M'Kenzie one for 28. Dr. M'Evedy none for 28, George none for 20, Burke none for 11.