CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10919, 30 March 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Cricket on Saturday was carried on in splendid weather, but the week’s rains had soddened all the wickets and deadened the out-field very much. As a consequence the howlers had things very much their own way, and some unexpectedly low scoring resulted. As the Midland seniors easily defeated United, and Lancaster Park found the Sydenham bowling practically unplayable, the Midland team again won the Senior Cup for the season. In the Junior contests the Midlanders, on the soft wicket, were unable to cope with the Lancastrian bowling, and the latter were hailed as winners of the Junior trophy. The. President’s Cup matches are as yet unfinished, St Albans, Lancaster Park and Midland all having-chances of winning. The following table shows the results of the Senior Cup matches for the season

Midland v. United. • United continued their second innings, but ware too far behind to save a or teinnings defeat, although Collins, Franld ish and Clark played up manfully. Scores s MIDLAND. First innings 26,' 1 UNITED, First Innings 3S Second innings. Medio w, li Pearce , 6 E. L. M. Kitro, 1> T>. Eeose ? 16 F. 3. Frankish, b Da .Maas 26 C. li. Clark, run out 26 A. Sims, c and b De Mans o J. U. Collins, not out 3U W. J. Cottcrill, c Garrard bDe Mans ... 4 T. D. Harman, b De Mans ... 12 B. D. Harman, b De Mans 0 D. Wood, cT. W. Becse b Pearce ... 3 Extras ... 4 Total ...141 Bowling Analysis.—Pearce, 107 balls, 41 i-;ms, 5 maidens, 2 -wickets ; D. Ecese, 72 balls, 31 runs, 1 wicket; Lawrence, 42 balls, 15 runs, ! i maiden; De Mans, 72 balls, 25 ruu.s, 1, maiden,,*s wickets ; Macfarlane, 24 balls, 25 runs. Sydenham and Addington Unitdid (15) v. Lancaster Park. The suburban team only add ed 2 runs for their last two wickets, thhls leaving Lancaster Park with 115 to get' to win. A fair start was made, and although Cuff was oilt at 11 tlie total was 30 beta no the next wicket fell; Then came a conrpleto downfall. M’Murray, aided by ‘the sodden wicket, bowled with .a, huge Break and a good amount of pace andlengti.i, and being well seconded by Halley, the ecad came at 48, and the combined team had won its first senior match- by 66 runs. Scores : SYDENHAM AND-ADDINGTON UNUSED (15). . First innings ... ... 131 Second Innings. Previous total of 12 men out ..; ... 107. S. M’Miu-ray, b Gnuthorp 13 Hon E. C. J. Stevens, h\y b Gunthorp , 0 A. Jo!l, not out ... 5 Extras ... ' ... ... -.i. ... 3 Total .... ;.. 128 Bowling Analysis.—Gait’, 72 bulls, 13 runs, 7 maidens; Wilding, 132 balls, 57ruiiB, 3 maidens, 6 wickets; Cedorwall, 48 balls, 14 mnis, 2 maidens; Cooke, 24 balls, ti runs, 1 maiden j .Gunthorp, 102 balls, 35 runs, 5 maidens, 6 wickets. Wilding bowled 1 wide. LANCASTER PARK First Innings 145 Second Innings. 1 1. A. Cult, b M’Murray 4 H. C. Ridley, b M’Mm-ray 20 A. E. Ridley,b M’Murray 7 T. H. Nortti, c Walmsley b Hallluy ... 2 S. Orchard, b Halley ._ ... 0 W. Cooke, b Halley 6 F. Wilding, c Malloch b M’Murray ... 3 J. N. Fowke. b M’Murray 0 A. Hase’l, Ibw b Halley , 1 W. F. (Jedorwali, b M.’ Murray 0 H. Gunthorp, not out 2 Extras ... 3 Total ... .' ... ' ... 48 Bowling Analysis.—Malone 42 balls, 15 runs; M'Murray, 85 balls, 13 runs, 5 maidens, 6 wickets; Halley, 48 balls, 17 runs, 1 maiden,. 4,wickets.

JUNIOR CUP. Lancaster Park v. Midland. —This match was brought to a conclusion at Hagley Park on Saturday, when the former ivon hy 72 runs, and they thus take the trophy for the season. Scores :—Lancaster Park 136 and 78, Midland 79 and 63 (Barnes ID and White 17 not out). -Bates and C. R. Smith bowled Well for the Park,' whose fielding was first-class. Boys’ Pligh School v. Sydenham.— The contest- between these teams was also finished at Hagley Park on Saturday, when the High School won, after a close finish, by 8 runs. Scores:—Sydenham 155 and 110 (Jones 42 not out. Barker 20, Robson 14 and Taylor 10); High School 15 and 258. Mason and O’Brien., divided the wickets in the losers’ second innings. St Albans forfeited its unfinished game with United.

PRESIDENT’S CUP. Midland No. 2 v. College No. 2. Tins match was commenced on the College ground on Saturday, and when play ceased the scores were: —College 113 (Bannister 54, Hamilton 16 and W right 10); Midland 91 for seven' wickets (Ogier 28 and Falconer and Winstanley 15 each). Strange and Robertson bowled best for the Midland and Moore for the College. United No. 1 v. Sydenham., — This match was begun at Hagley Park, and at the call of time the scores were :—United 98 (Blunden 31, Gard’ner 28 not out, and Rolleston 12); Sydenham 40 for nine wickets (Goodman 19 and Cain 12 not out). Rolleston and Lambie bowled well for the United and Lawrence and , Robson for Sydenham. St Albans v. Lancaster Park B.—This match, in which much interest was taken, commenced at Hagley Park on Saturday. Scores:—Lancaster Park 67 (Tolan 25 not out, Weir 21 and Mason 11.) St Albans 26 (Chapman 7.) In their second innings the Park have lost four wickets for 36 (M. Steeds 20, Tolan 13.) Johnston, four for 7, and Mason five for 19, bowled‘well for the Park, and Hardie, Chaplin- and Eldridge- for St Albans. The fielding on both sides was very good. The match will be continued at Hagley, Park on April 11. The match between Warwick House and United No. 2 went to Warwick House by default. ...

OTHER MATCHES. . Upper Riccarton defeated Lyttelton on the ground of the. latter by an innings and 33 runs. Scores:—Upper Riccarton 84 (O’Farrell 21, Cutts 14, Fi’ost 11 not out); Lyttelton 21 (Seymour 10 not out) and 30 (Owen 13). Bush and O’Farrell, for Riccarton, and Just and Seymour, for Lyttelton, were the most successful bowlers.

Club. Matches I'iaytd. V/on. Post Midland r, 5 1 Lancaster Park (1 4 2 United ... (i 3 4 Sydenham (15) 6 1 5