SATURDAY’S CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 21993, 1 April 1935, Page 13

SATURDAY’S CRICKET

CARISBROOK B'S FOUR-POINTER

Great enthusiasm prevailed at the North Ground on Saturday when Grange defeated Carisbrook A and thus annexed the championship honours in the senior competition for the 1931-35 season. ,

■ Xhe round of matches on Anniversary Day resulted in Carisbrook' A having a one-point lead over Grange, but on the previous Saturday Grange scored 348, which Carisbrook had to pass to hold its position. The Carisbrook side, however, failed dismally, despite favourable conditions, to get anywhere near the Orange total. For Carisbrook J. M'Mullan played a splendid fighting innings, and never looked like getting out. E. Cox and J. Cameron also made useful contributions to the total, but they did not revfeal the same confidence as M'Mullan. ■ Two-point wins were secured by Albion, Eaikorai, and the Colts, while Carisbrook B, after declaring with three wickets; to fall, gained a fourpoint win against Dunedin by the narrow margin of seven runs. _ Top score for the day was registered by the young Albion ’player, 0. Dalziel, who compiled Z 6 against H. 5.0.8. In the same match S, Duncan scored an attractive 46.

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS Grange ... ... ... ... ... 24 Carisbrook A ... ... ... 23 High-School Old Boys ... ... 19 Albion ■... ... ••• —' ••• 17 Carisbrook B ... ... ... ... 13 University • Colts ... ... ... ... ... -i ; 11 Kaikorai ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 9 Dunedin ... ... !.-.•• ••■ ■ 6 Christian Brothers ... ... ... 3 HONOURS LIST BATTING r ■ 0. Dalziel (Albion) .76. C. Clandge (Dundin) 56. J. Dunning (Carisbrook A) 52. , S. Duncan (Albion) 46. , A. R. Geddes (Carisbrook B) 43. L. Uttley (University) 41. J, M'Mullan (Carisbrook A) 40. BOWLING .0. Dey (Grange), three -fur 36. A. Knight (Grange), two for 7.Ledgerwood (Grange), two for 17. Vial (Kaikorai), four for 42 and . jthree for 24. Cook (Kaikorai), five for 52, B. r Nobl« (Dunedin), three for 22. A. Procter (Carisbrook B), three for £5. JVX ‘Gregor (Colts), six for 47. . B, O. Talbot (Colt#), three for 30. J. Shepherd (Albion), three for 13. L. Groves-(H.5.0.8.), five for 94, L. Giles (H. 5.0.8.), two for 16. GRANGE'S EASY WIN CARIBIMIK A FOLLOWS BN ■ A large crowd witnessed the deciding match for the 1934-35 championship on the North Ground, when Grange snored an easy victory against Carisbrook A. On the first day of play Grange hoisted the big total of 348/ but Carisbrook could only collect 149 m reply, although an easy wicket favoured the batsmen. When - stumps were drawn Carisbrook bad 115 runs on for four wickets. Carisbrook made a disastrous start, four wickets falling for 16 runs. Grange howled Knight and Dey, and after 9 runs .had been scored there was a pro- - cession of batsmen to the pavilion. Chettleburgh threw Kerr’s wicket down when an impossible run was attempted, and Dunning was brilliantly caught by Knight, who dived forward ou his elbows to take the ball. In Dey’s next over'Williams stepped out to one and . missed, Chadwick smartly removing the bails. Only four runs were added to tb# score'when M‘Kay snicked one into ‘ th 1 ® slips and Galland took a good catch* At'this stage Knight had taken two wickets for 4 runs in his seventh over. Then M'Mullan and Cox became associated, a»d Carisbrook’s position improved considerably. The total being taken to 59 before Cox lifted one to -point in Gallahd’s second over. Galland continued to make frequent changes in the bowling, but M Mullan treated the attack with scant respect and continued to wait patiently for halls which he could play with perfect ■afety. He and J. Cameron were still together at the afternoon tea adjournment, and the partnership remained unbroken until 98 was reached, when Chettleburgh bowled M'Mullan off his pads, 3. Cameron brought the century up'by snicking Dey through the slips, but runs were coming very slowly, and defensive tactics were the order of the day. After J., Cameron’s dismissal Napier and H. Cameron went cheaply, but the two last men, Bottmg .and A. Kerr, put up a stubborn stand and hung on to keep Grange in the field until 5.16, when Kerr was caught by Knight off Dey. Carisbrook went in again, and when stumps were drawn »t 615 had H 5 on for the loss of four wickets, the principal contributor being Dunning, whose score, of 52 included four 6’s. BeUils: - grange. First innings ••• ••• •••;. ••• 348 * . CARISBROOK A. —First Innings.— Williams st Chadwick b Dey 7 P. Kerr run out 4 Dunning o and bKmght 3 M'Kay c GaJland b Knight ... ... 0 M'Mullan h Chettleburgh 40 Cox c Dey b Galland J. Cameron b Mercer -b Napier b Dey ••• •■•••• /;• 6 H, Cameron c Galland h ChettJoburgh ... ... ••• - Bottmg not out ... .... ••• A. Kerr c Knight b Dey 9 Extras Total tax tu w* ••• 149 ■■ V

A Successful Season Closed Grange Wins Senior Championship

BY ONLY SEVEN RUNS

—Second Innings.— F. Kerr c Elmes b Lemin 3 Dunning c Knight b Elmes ... ... 52 M‘Kay c Chadwick b Ledgerwood 15 H. Cameron not out 28 Betting b Ledgerwood ... 0 Cox not out 13 Extras ... ' ... ... 4

■ Dunedin, which had lost nine wickets for 96. in its first innings against Carisbrook B, declared without further play, and sent Carisbrook B in again.' The early batsmen failed to get,going, and four wickets fell in the first hour. Geddes and E. W. Procter then became associated in a useful partnership, the former scoring 43 before he was run out. Proctor had 23 on when he was well held by Douglas off Claridge. A. C. Procter hit but freely, and put on 35 by the tea adjournment,, when the innings was declared closed with seven wickets down for 155. Noble was the most successful Dunedin bowler, taking three wickets for 22. Dunedin had over two hours to make 153 for a four-point win, and the opening batsmen, Ditchficld and Holley, made a good start. The former, however, was very slow in making his 13, numerous runs bieng lost through failure to run smartly between the wickets. Holley was more confident, and put on 25 before being clean bowled. Claridge played a delightfully forceful innings, making 55 in thirtyeight minutes.. He hit four 6’s, three m succession off Bell, and lost no opportunity to make runs. His partnership with Torrance (who scored 21) was worth 44 runs; Dunedin played with only nine men, and when the eighth wicket foil was only 7 ■ runs short of a four-point win, but the result was a four-point victory for Carisbrobk B. Details CARISBROOK B. First innings 93 Second lunings. Lumsden b Noble ... ... ... ... 7. Bell o Cayanagh b Noble ... ... 1 Hercus e Hollander b Noble ... 11 Shapd b Douglas ... ... ... ' ... 10 Geddes run out 43 Lambert b Cavanagh ... 4 E; W. Procter c Douglas b Claridge ... ... 23 A. C. Procter not out 35 Howorth not out 5 Extras .... ... .... 16 Totalfor . seven wickets (declared) ... ... ... 155 Bowling Analysis.—

DUNEDIN. First brings ■ ... ... ... .... ... 96 Second Innings. Ditchfield b Stevenson ... 13 Holley b Bell ,i. ■ ... ... 25 Cavanagh c Howorth b Bell ... ... 11 Torrance run out 21 Claridge c Bell b Lambert 55 Callam.nbt out ...., ... .... 12 Douglas b A. C. Procter 0 Hollander b Procter 0 Noble b Proeter ... ... r ... ... 6 Extras 3 Total ... ... ... 146 —Bowling Analysis.—

KAIKORAI BEAT UNIVERSITY A TWO-POINT VICTORY A well-earned two-point victory was gained by Kaikorai in the game with University, the hill team declaring its innings closed before play began, and dsmissing the students for 176, _ a feature of which was the forceful display provided by. L. Uttley. ’Varsity failed by two runs to avert the follow on; the innings lasted for 180 minutes, and stumps were drawn ten minutes after time. Cook, the medium-paced Kaikorai bowler, closed the season with_ 58 wickets to his credit. University’s opening batsman, K. Uttley, made a good 38, hitting one six and five fours. L. Uttley confidently knocked up 41, his total including seven fours. Henderson played well up to his usual form, and hit three sixes before ho was clean bowled by Cook. He was, however, dropped twice early in the innings. Following on, the students’ first three wickets fell cheaply, but L. Uttley and Ibbotson stopped what might have been a serious rot. The Former hit out, and compiled a useful 30, Vial was bowling efficiently throughout, especially in the second innings, when he took throe wickets for 24 runs. Details :

KAIKORAL First innings (total for nine wickets, declared) ... 277 UNIVERSITY. First Innings. K. Uttley c Cherry b Constable ... 38 Lawson b Cook ... 3 L. Uttley Ibw b Vial ... 41 Farrell b Cook ... 1 Henderson b Cook ... , 38 Ibbotson b Cook ... 13 Sinclair c Stewart b Vial ; 3 JUl'nnes b Cook ... 2 Robinson not out ... ... 8 Jolly b Vial ... ... 14 Gilkison Ibw b Vial ... . 3 Extras ... 13 . Total ... ... 176 Bowling Analysis.

Second Innings. Jv. Uttley, b Vial 3 Jolly b ’Vial • 1 L. Uttley c Cherry b Cook 36 Henderson b Vial ... 4 Ibbotson not out ... 1° Sinclair not out 9 Extras “ Total for four wickets, ... 75 Bowling Analysis.

ALBION BEAT OLD BOYS EASY FIRST INNINGS VICTORY As was clearly indicated at the end of the first day’s play, Albion secured an easy two->point win on the first innings against High School Old Boys at Logan Park. Albion had a lead of 99 runs when Old Boys began their strike, but an appeal against the light at 5.5, when four wickets were down for 41, was upheld. 7 . For Albion, Dalziel carried his score from 31 to 76 without giving a semblance of a chancel The wicket was easy and the bowlers never looked dangerous at any time. Dalziel scored most of his runs' behind the wicket, but he displayed an increasing variety of strokes in front of the wicket. He went Ibw in attempting his hook shot. Duncan continued his run of big scores by knocking together 46 in attractive fashion, scoring freely all round the wicket. Lattimer batted soundly for his score of 12.

Shepherd captured three wickets for 11 runs in Old Boys’ second innings, in which Leader compiled 22 in good style. He went out to a fine catch _by L. Silver. The other catches given were simple ones. Details:—

HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS. First Innings 115

—Second Innings.— Gale b Shepherd ... 8 Lender c L. Silver b Shepherd ... , 22 IL Edwards cR. Silver b;Shepherd 1 Graham c Collins' b R. Silver 0 Groves not out ... 1 Dickinson not out ... ... . 2 Extras ... 7 Total for four wickets ... 41 —Bowling Analysis.— 0. M. K. W. L. Silver ... ... ,4 0 ,19 0 Shepherd, 6 1 H 3 R. Silver ....:. ... 3 , 1 4 1 R Silver bowled two no-balls.' ALBION. —First Innings.— Shepherd c Clark b Groves ... ... 1 Barron st Clark b Groves ... ... 33 Dalziel Ibw Giles ... 76 Martin b Dickinson ... ... ... ... 7 11. Silver b Giles ... 6 Duncan b Graham ... 1.. 46 Miller b Groves ... ... ... 0 Lattimer st Clark b Groves ... ... 12 Allen c Edwards b Groves 9 L, Silver b Leader ... ... 7 Collins not out ... ... ... ... ... 1 Extras ... ... ... ... ... 16 Total, ... 214 —Bowling Analysis.—

WIN FOR THE COLTS GOOD BOWLING BY M'GREGOR The Colts secured a two-point wiri against Christian Brothers in the game which was concluded at Tonga Park. Christian Brothers, who had four wickets down for 52 in reply to the 154 made by the Colts, resumed their strike, the not-out batsmen at the conclusion of the previous day’s play being Ryan (5) and M'Carten (9). After making 2 more runs M'Carten was well caught by Saxton off M'Gregor. ■ Blair and Ryan increased the score to 93 with some bright strokes, Talbot then beating Ryan with a good ball which kept low. Dawson joined Blair, who' was bowled by M'Gregor after he had'made 20 by forceful cricket. Seven wickets were down for 109, and then Lynch fell a victim to Smith after scoring a single. The innings was brought to. a close when M'Gregor, who was trundling very effectively, had Mownt, at 10, caught by Wilson. Details:— COLTS. First innings , 154 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. First Innings. F. Toomey b Talbot ... 11 Rodgerscm c and-b M'Gregor ... 14 Ryan b Talbot .... ... 28 0. Toomey Ibw b M'Gregor ... ... 1 Brookes c Smith b Talbot 4 M'Carten c Saxton b M'Gregor ... 11 Blair b M'Gregor ... ... ... Dawson c Begg b M'Gregor ... ... 15 Lynch c Begg b Smith 1 Mowat c Wilson b M'Gregor 10 M'llroy not out 3 Extras ... ... 23

SECOND GRADE A

Y.M.C.A., 129 and 96 (Harris 36, Miller 23. Herbert 20, Willis 20; Macassey two for 13, Thomson two lor 19, Russell three for 22 and three for 26), beat Dunedin, 130 and So (Brooks 51, Reid 22, Russell 21; Mdler seven for 15 and three for 28, Poole two for 13 and three for 12, Breese two for 13). High School Old Boys, 113 and 9o (Botting 43, Bradley 42, Harraway 32; Donnelly five for 22 and five for 27), beat Christian Brothers’ Old Boys, 133 and 43 (Patterson 30 and 17. Wedlako 29; Gordon four for 7, M'Millan four for 28 and three for 17). t , Playing, at Logan Park No. 7, 'University defeated Port Chalmers by <j7 runs, and are therefore winners of the championship for the 1934-35 season. University, 151 and 138 (Howden 57, M'Lachlan 47; Anderson three for 29, Martindale three for 44, Braithwaite two for 39), beat Port Chalmers, 103 and 129 (Hutton 27. Braithwaite ,21, Walsh 16, Duggie 13; Francis four for 32. Hofland three for 31, Satyanard one for 10, Howden one for 13), High School gained an exciting lastover victory against Carisbrook, which compiled 100 and 115 runs in its two innings (Ross 25, Briggs 25. Mac Gibbon 21). Bowling for School, Edwards (six for 41), Anderson (two for 14) were the most successful. School made 129 and 90 for four wickets (Colvin 39, Whittington 32 not out).. Bowling for Carisbrook, E. S. Briggs took two for 13. Albion 50 and 133 (Cherry 10. Collie 11 and 79, Cameron 15 not out) defeated Kaikorai 36 and 145 (M'Arthur 12, Anderson 79, Laurenson 21).'Bowling for Kaikorai, Patterson (five for 14 and four for 28), M‘Fayden (three for 4 and three for 23) were successful. Bowling for Albion, Cameron took five for 27 and two for 37, Hand three for 9 and two for 13, Cowie three for 41, and Heydon one for 19. INTERMEDIATE GRADE Kaikorai 267 (Mattingly 110 not out, Barnard 36, Rennick 26, F. Hollobofi 24. A. Hollobon 16, Fetches 12; Boyd six for 98) beat Grange 205 (Boyd 73, Shepherd 32, Bird not out 28, Anderson 27). Albion- 196 and none for 9 (Sinclair 48, Murray 47, Henderson 23, Barron 21 not out; Valentine five for 42, Arnold two for 33) beat Dunedin 60 and 144 (Heather 28, Eckhold 27, Groves 26, Hudson 21 not out; Green five for 26 and five for 47. Barron two for 5, Frood one for 4. Murray one for 25, and Henderson three for 20). Albion secured a four-point win; and thus increased its winning margin for the championship to 11 points..over Grange.

SECOND GRADES —Section 1.-- • Green. Island 179 for four wickets, declared (M'Donald 64, T. Grant 32 not out, Samson 27 not out, Barnes 27; Samson six for 18) defeated Dunedin 29 (Anderson two for 16). Taieri 170 (F. Bowie 60, Osborne 50, L. Paterson 28 not out; Walls five for 24, Buddicome two for 20) beat High School Old Boys A 26 (F. Bowie seven for 6. P. Bowie three for 14). Taieri.... 156 for ; 'nine • wickets' (C. Hodge 32 not out, M'lntosh 26, Pauli 19; Blackburn one for 10, Kemnitz one for 1, Benton two for 26, Thomson two for 30) beat University 37 (Booguo two for 0, Pauli four for 3, M‘lntdsh one for 4, Cursey, one for 6). M‘Glashan College 181 (T. Fraser 80, Cairney 21, Stevenson 13, M'lntosh 12), drew with North-east Valley 181 (Ayers 63, Burtenshaw 52, Hughes 40). For Valley, Howard took five wickets and Hilglies three wickets, and for M'Glasbari College T. Fraser took five wickets for 57 runs. Grange 271 for nine wickets, declared (Burgess 82, Nesbit 38, Stephens 31, M'Kay 28. Graham 23, Millard 10, Larkins 10; Burgess four for 30, Larkins two for 1. Wills one, for 2) defeated Kaikorai 96 (Deveraux 15, Crusado 12, Simpson 12. Pettit 10; M'Hardy four for 48). —Section IT.— Y.M.C.A. 58 (Leash 15. Nisbet 10; Di-on two for 14, .Kendall five for 7, Grimmett one for 35) lost to University D,65 (Gilkinson 16, James 15 not out; Moore six for 39. Murray three for 11). Taieri 170 (F, Bowie 60, Osborne 60. L. Paterson 28 not out) defeated High School Old Boys’ A 26. For Taieri If. Bowie (seven for 6) and D. Bowie (three for 14) shared the wickets; For High School Walls took five for 24 and Buddicom two for 40.

Carisbrook G 98 (Carter 51, Brain 17; Dunn five wickets for 24, Solomon one for 18, Armstrong one for 9, Dougherty one for 20) lost to Port Chalmers 134 (Latta 37, Mathewson 29, Armstrong 28, Ellis 12; O’Shea four wickets for 58, Nelson four for 31, Carter one for 17).

THIRD GRADE —Section 11. Carisbrook 131 for four wickets (Lainpen 64 not out, Hosack 38, Sprackett 25) beat Taieri 116 (W. Johnston 31, R. Smeaton 23 not out, H. Leith 17, G. Hendry 15; Lainpen four for 17, Hossack two for 23, Miller three for 47, Inglis one for 11). Logan Park 91 (D. Walker 46, W. Walker 12; Campbell five for 24 and Cameron three for 30) beat M'Glashan College 10 and 45 (Cameron 12. Johnston 11; W. J. Walker two for 7. Payton two tor 22 and five for 4, Walter Walker three for 0. and Goldsmith one for 7). Port Chalmers' 82 (Underwood 30, Porter 15, Clark 10, O’Neill 11; Diehl three wickets for 12, Short'three for 23, 'Watson one for 18, Wylie one for 29) defeated Green Island 41 (Berry 14; Underwood five wickets for 10, Clark three for 13, Potter two for 16), OTAGD LEAGUE Pride of Leith, A.O.F. 122 (Holdaway 26, Kerr 22, Hellyer 13, Grant 14 not out, Slack-11; Morrison five for 37, Hill four for 44) defeated Burt’s 40 (Martin 13; Hellyer five for 19, Brown one for 6. Duncan one for 3, Croft one for 0).

Town Hall 59 (Aitcheson 22: B. Inglis two for 6, Marett five for 30, BTnglis three for 3) defeated Grocers 36 (Wilson six for 12, Stevens two for 4). E.P. and L. 149 (Pullar 41, D. Tucker 68, Whelan 15 not out; Jenkins five wickets. Henderson three wickets) defeated Whitcombc and Tombs 86 (Hannah ]3, Henderson 42. Pearce 27; Croplcy seven wickets). Tramways 93 (Reid 30. Agnew 10, Powell 12, O’Connor 29: Grant four wickets, Burns two wickets, Anderson two wickets) defeated Speights 77

UNION v. SCHOOL

(Grant 15, Stokes 16; O’Connor eight wickets). Post Office 130 (Templeton 17, Reynolds 12, Davidson 24, Russell 22, Briggs 10, Shields 22 not out, M'Skimming 15; H. Kean four for 43, G. Butler two for 18, Hendelbourch two for 20) defeated Loco. 104 (G. Butler 24, Deans 13, Preen 14, M'Laren ,12 not out, Drake 14; Davidson two for 20, W. Templeton four for 35) i ‘ Star * 112 (Otto 12, Lovelock' 11, Caradus 27, M'Lauchlan 16 not out. Coats 14; Quest two for 23, Eekhoff three for 19, Hopkins two for 10) defeated Standard 108 (Higgins 16, Ecklioff 10, Quest 39, Little 11; Berryman three for 21).

■ Hillside 102 (Hayden 14, Dixon 19, Symonds 27 not out, Nieper 11, Smail 13; Callander-four for 31, Elliott three for 33) drew with Telgineers 95 for seven wickets (Callender 25, Roderique 14, Baker 32; Crawford two for 24, Nieper three for 13). WOMEN'S GAMES —A Grade.—

'Mooney’s 23 (Q. Phelan four for 7, M. Hollis four for 12, M. Bishop two for 2) lost to Grange 124 (A. Gaffaney 67, M. Bishop 41; M. Dryden three for 23, K. Eekhoff two for 37, V. Garland two for 40, C. M'Bean one for 2). High School 77 (H. Miller 45, P. Benzoin 14; 0. Daniels six for 21, Busbridge two for 35). beat St. Kilda 44 (Hamilton 11, Busbridge ,9; H. Miller three for .7, B. Juriss two for 15, A. Fache two for none, J. Wilson one for 9). ' Albany 96 for eight wickets declared (L. Meinung 49, G. Winder 14, J. Haley 9; G. M'Auslin six wickets for 1 run, B. M’Lean one for 10, M. M‘Donald One for 0) defeated H.B. 13 and 5 (J. Arnold seven for 30, E. Wright one for 28). —B Grade.— Green Island 72 (M, Sell 20, N. Oliver 11, J. Woolsey 9; Brand one for 2, Dabinett one for 5) defeated King Edward Foresters 32 (Dabinett 7; A. Sell two for 9, N. Oliver three for 3, G. M'Cormack one for 3). Green Island B 1 80 (W. Duncan 20, M. Kane 19, H, Freeman 17, R. Pollard 10; E. Ellis four for 16, M. Meade two for 20, G. Rust two for 7) defeated Mayfair 20 and 56 (B. Wetherston 16, E. Kydd 12 ; M.. Oliver four for 10 and three for 20, R. Freeman five for 7 and two for 9. W. Duncan one for 0 and three for 15. H. Geddes orte for 10).

,St. George 21 and 19 for one wicket declared (A. Thomas 12; Townsend one for 6, Tayles eight for 16. M'Donald one for 16) defeated St. Kilda 15 and 18 (M'Donald 10; Campbell five for 8 and three for 13, Neilson four for 7 and six for 3). Iloslyn Mills 66 (D. O’Driscoll 10, M. Fisher 20; M. Strathdie six for 14, M. Fisher two for 10) defeated Invicta 46 (E. Meinung 19; I. Woods three for 13, E. Meinung four for 17). Albany 68 (P, Chandler 21, J. Logan 19; G. Rouxelle six for 23) beat Y.WX3.A. 30 (N. Rouxelle 12, B. M'Kenzie 10; N. M'Donald seven for 10, P. Chandler three for 17). Grange 65 and seven for 25 (L. Beel 14, South 12, J. Mackie 18 not out; Gaul tenfor 22) beat Wool worths, 18 and 56 (D; Fraser 14 and 14, Gaul 20 not out; L. Beel six for 15, and J. Mackie six for 39). ' BOYS’ ASSOCIATION Grange 83 (Bradley 40, Mackay 16, B. Reynolds 12)' beat High School 42 and 40 (Dobbie iO, M'Gregor 14). Carisbrook 69 (Taylor 25, Fraser 17, Armishaw 10; Drummond seven for 30) defeated Christian Brothers 7 (Rennie seven for 2, Fraser three for 3) and 57 (Toomey 40 not oiit; Fraser four for 20, Rennie three for 19, Taylor two for none). NORTH OTAGO COMPETITION UNION’S FINE RECORD With the closing of the cricket season on Saturday the Union Club finished up with the fine record of annexing the senior, junior, and third grade competitions for the 1934-35 season. Playing School, Union seniors gained a win on the first innings by a good margin of runs, but Oamaru reduced the premier’s lead in points by gaining a live-point win over Albion. Union juniors maintained its lead over Oamaru, and in a good finish Union’s thix-d grade team boat School A for championship honours. The detailed points are as follow:

Seniors.—Union 38 points, Oamaru 334, Albion 18, School 174. Juniors.—Union 494 points, Oamaru 43), St. Kevin’s A 374. School 324, Albion 20, St. Kevin’s B 19. Third Grade.—Union 284 points, School A 274, St. Kevin’s A 234, School B 194,.5ch00l C 16), St. Kevin’s B 84-

Union gained a three-point win over School on a good wicket at the School grounds. The previous match day Union had made 186 runs in its first innings, and School had replied with 92 for the loss of five wickets at stumps. Tilbury and Blakely, the not-out batsmen, continued for School, but disaster came early when Tilbury was run out with 51 runs scored the previous day. Blakely and Uttley looked like making good stand, and these took the score to 102 before Blakely was bowled by Blair. Uttley and Liddell improved the total, which closed for 134. Uttley had 35 runs on and Liddell 9 not out. Maddigan secured the bowling figures, taking four wickets for 30 runs. Union’s second innings brought the score up quickly, Blair and Mahoney hitting up the runs in great style. Blair had 35 runs on when he was bowled by Tilbury, but Mahoney was undefeated with 50 runs. Union declared with five wickets clown for 109 runs, and School commenced its second strike rather disastrously. Capstick and Andrew went early, but Gowland batted solidly. Mee gave Robbie a catch after scoring a single, and three wickets were down for 14 runs. Blundell joined Gowland, and a lietter stand was made against the Union attack. With Gowland’s dismissal for a useful 21. runs Tilbury came to the crease, and he and Blundell played bright cricket to take the score to G 9, when the latter was caught after scoring 30. Tilbury carried on to score 23 not out, and he and Blakely saved an outright win. Tonkin the wickets in School’s second innings. Scores:— UNION. First innings ... 186 Second Innings. Blair b Tilbury ...; ... 35 Robbie c Mee b Wilson 8 Mahoney not out ... 50 Maddigan h Wilson 0 M'Donald h R ecs-Jones 4 Budd c Uttley b Tilbury ... ... ... 0 Extras ... 32

Total for five wickets (declared) 109

Bowling Analysis.—Wilson took two wickets for 16 runs; Gowland, none for 17; Capstick, none for 37; Tilbury, two for 16; Rees-Jones, one for 7. SCHOOL. First Innings. Capstick c Robertson b M'Donald 8 Andrew c Robertson b Maddigan 4 Blundell b Maddigan ... v‘ p Gowland c Blair b Maddigan ... 0 Tijbury run out ... 51 Mee b Mahoney ... ... 24 Blakely b Blair ... ... .. . ... ... 9 Uttley c Robertson b Maddigan ... 15. Wilson b Tonkin ... 1 Liddpll not out ... ... ... ...’ 9 Rees-Jones c M'Callum b Meikle ■, 0 Extras ... ... ... ... ... 13 Total ... ... ... ... 134 Bowling Analysis.—Meikle took one wicket for 18 runs; Maddigan, four for 30; M'Donald, one for 24; Mahoney, one for 19; Tonkin, one for 17; Blair, one for 11. Capstick b Tonkin ... ... 3 Andrew c Tonkin b Maddigan ... 5 Gowland b M'Donald ... ... ... 21 Mee c Robbie b Tonkin ... 1 Blundell c Blair b Tonkin ... ... 30 Tilbury not out 23 Wilson c Robbie b Tonkin 2 Blakely not out 4 Extras ... 9 Total for six wickets 98 Bowling Analysis.--Tonkin took four wickets for 28 runs: Maddigan, one for 17; M'Donald, one for 16; Meikle, none for 13; Blair, none for 0; Robex-tson, none for 5; M'Callum, none for 10. OAMARU v. ALBION. Oamaru gained a five-point win over 1 Albion, gaining the victory by nine wickets. The previous day Albion had been dismissed .for 74 runs and Oamaru for 112. Continuing its second innings from the previous day’s score of 15 runs for the loss of four wicket, Hunt and Davey took the score to 20, when Davey was caught by Watson. Brooker was the only other batsman to score, and he hit up 16 before the innings closed for only 47 runs, one man being absent, Oamaru hit up the necessary 10 runs with the loss of one wicket, and then continued its innings, Zimmermann (32), Calder (22 not out), Hendra (18), and K. Sumpter (15) being the principal run-getters. A feature of the play was Zimmerman’s excellent bowling. He bowled fourteen overs for four wickets and 8 runs. Davey also bowled well for Albion. Scores:— ALBION. First Innings .... ... 74 —Second Innings.— H. Geddes c Calder b Zimmerman 3 Palmer b Hunter 0 Taylor run out ... 0 Hunt c and b Zimmerman 8 M'Laren c Calder b Watson 0 Davey c Watson b Inder II Brooker , b Zimmerman 16 Firth c Hunter -b Zimmerman ... 3 Moore b Watson 5 Jacobs not out ... ... 0 Gutteridge absent 0 Extra 1 Total 47 Bowling Analysis.—Zimmerman took four wickets for 8 runs; Hunter, one fox--17 ; Watson, two for 11; Index-, one for 8; Hendra, none for 0. OAMARU. First Innings 112 —Second Innings,— Zimmerman b Firth .... 32 Hunter b Davey ... ... 0 Hendra b Davey ... ... 18 Index- b Davey ... 0 Martin run out 6 Calder not out 22 K. Sumpter b M'Lai-cn ... 15 Watson e Hunt b’ Brooker 0 Nicholson c Moore b Brooker 7 Extras ... 10 Total ... 110 Bowling Analysis.—Davey took thx-ce wickets for 25 runs ; Firth, one for 36; Brooker, two for 16; M'Laren, one for 11. JUNIORS. Union secured a three-point win over Albion at King Geox-ge’s Park on Saturday. Albion with two men short, made only 37 runs in its first strike (Wills 14). Spear took five wickets for 10 runs. Doig two for 13, Budd one for 4. Union x-eplied with 357 for the loss of eight wickets (Spear 51, Crombie 41, R. Hedges 14, King 13, Ewing 13, Budd 10). May took four wickets for 24 runs, Wills one for 12, Cooney one for 2, Hodge one for none. Albion’s second strike realised 79 runs (Thorpe 17, Hodge 16, Cooney 15, Robinson 13). Ewing took two wickets for 21 runs. Oamaru defeated St. Kevin’s B by 125 runs on the first innings. Batting first, Oamaru compiled the good total of 204 runs (Brooker 31. Paterson 20, Kelk 78, J. Bee 28). For St. Kevin’s, Watson took four wickets for 37 runs. St. Kevin’s replied with 79 (Marshall • 12, Hart 10). Bowling for Oamaru, Kelk took three wickets for 14 runs. The match between St. Kevin's A and School resulted in a draw, both sides playing sound cricket.

THIRD GRADE. Playing Union, School C made 80 (Algie 25, M‘lntyre 22 not out). Bowling for Union, Wheeler took four wickets for 10 runs, Ombler two for 14. Union made 171 (Arnott 38 retired, Hedges 32, Brook 20, E. Ewing 19). Wheeler, for School, took fine wickets' for 42 runs and Robertson three for 32. School C made 24 runs in the second strike f Algie 11). Union thus gained a first innings win. St. Kevin’s A beat School B on the first innings. - School A beat St. Kevin’s B on the first innings. IN OTHER CENTRES WELLINGTON The ninth and concluding series of matches in the association’s competition has begun. Chief interest centred in the meeting of Kilbirnie and AVellington in the deciding tussle for the premiership. Results: — Kilbirnie 200 (Bilby 60, Parsloe 03, Wilson 62; Byrnes six for 61) versus Wellington, two wickets for 40 runs. University 256 (Connell 104; Baker five for 45) versus Midland.

Hut.t, 167 (Ross 53 not out; Dunn five tor 49) versus Petone,. seven wickets for 173 (Nicholls 58). Institute 74, versus Old Boys, seven for 197 (Du Chateau 64).

AUCKLAND The final series of matches has com* menced. Owing to Parnell, Ponsonby,and University -having chances for the honours considerable interest was taken in the matches. Parnell is at presents leading hy one point from University, Ponsonby being two points behind the leaders. Playing Parnell, Ponsonby inade 254 for eight wickets . (Scholium 60, Stallworthy 98, Sneddon 36: H". 6. Vivian four lor 78)., Playing Grafton Y.M.C.A. compiled 275 (V. Scott 82, Lyon 36; Horspool three for 52, Burke three for 79). Against University King’s Old Boy* made 253 for eight wickets (Lewis 67, L. M. Smith 52, G. T. Jackson 53 not out; Hamilton three for 76). North Shore 265 (Ferguson 77, Edmonds 38;. Macrae three for 48, New. difck three for 72) mot Eden, 13 for three wickets.

—Bowling Analysis.— 0. M. H. W Knight 14 9 7 2 Bey 18.2 6 36 3 Lemin 10 7 8' 0 Chettlehurgh 17 3 36 2 Le'dgerwood 5 1 16 0 Mercer ;.. 6 3 S 1 GaTland 11 3 28 1

Total for four wickets ... 115 —Bowling Analysis .— ■ 0. M. R. W. Knight 4 T 29 0 Lemin ... ... 4 0 28 I JOlmes 5 0 37 1 Ledgerwood 5 2 17 2

0. M. R. W. Douglas , .. 11 0 44 1 Noble ... , .. 13 5 ' 22 3 Cnvanagh .. 7 1 35 1 Claridge .. 5 0 21 ] Holley ... . .. 5 1 17 0

O. ' M. 11. W, Lambert . ... 13 3 35 1 Charm an 2 0 8 0 A. Procter 9.5 0 35 3 Bell ... ... 10 3 32 2 Howorth 2 0 4 0 Stevenson ... 7 1 29 1

0. M. R. w. Vial ... 12 1 42 4 Cook ... ... 17 4 52 5 Cherry ... ... 5 — 35 — Stewart ... ... 3 — 15 — Constable ... 10 4 19 1

0. M. JR. w. Cook ... 7 ■' — 36 1 Vial ... ... 9 1 24 3 Constable ... ■ 2 1 3 — Mathias ... 3 1 . 4 Cherry ... 2 1

0. M. R. W. Dickinson ... 15 ' 2 34 1 Groves ... ... .;. 26 2' 94 4 Payne ... ... ... 9 0 19 0 Leader ... 13 4 25 1 Graham ... ... ... 3 9 10 1 Giles ... 7 2 16 2

Tot.nl ... . . > ... ... Ill —Bowling Analysis.— 0. M. 11. W. jM'Grogor 23. 3 6 17 6 Talbot . 13 1 30 3 Begg 6 2 12 — Smith , 12 4 29 1