CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12428, 18 February 1901, Page 3

CRICKET.

: \ SENIOR CUP. • •» ■ . ■- ..,,.-.. , Only one game was played on Saturday. The Midland) team the previous week had easily defeated Sydenham and left the Lancaster Park team to finish the match with the United Eleven. A shower fell as play started and made the wicket very wet and greasy. To some extent this l handicapped the batsmen, who failed to get a footing for the first half-hour. UNITED C.C. v. LANCASTER PARK C.C. The Park team had only 130 runs to o-et to win and .started in a confident manner, and Callaway and F. Wilding opened the innings and! soon had 20 up. Then Callaway was bowled and Orchard followed. Twenty were added and then. Orchard left. A. Wilding partnered his father and with over 60 up the United's chances were getting small. Another 10 runs on saw a great difference in the state of the game. Three wickets ,'c 11 during this time and ''with- A. E. Ridley, away the game had taken'a distinct turn in the United's favour. F. Wilding had been playing a sterling innings and on him the Park team's hopes rested. With the 100 up his end came and with it that of the innings. He gave no chance and if his example had in any way been followed his side would have been victorious. Boxshall was the only man who gave any trouble after Wilding's dismissal, and ho was left unsupported at the finish when a few bold strokes might have won the game. Frankish bowled steadily again and was well supported by William*, Following are the scores and analysis: UNITED. ' . First Innings ..... 154 ' . Second- Iniiins 143 Total ' • • 237 * ' ■ , .LANCASTER PARK. First Innings . . . . . .168 Second Innings. F. Wilding, c OMivier, h Frankish .40 •S. Callaway, b Frankish . . 11 S. Orchard, c Williams, h Frankish 13 A. Wilding, c Ollivicr, b Frankish 11 . '' A. ■Cant, c ■Sim«3 K 'b'Williams . .2 '" H. C. B-idlc-y, b Williams . . 1 ' C. Boxshall, not out . . . 18 ' A. Labatt, c Frankish, b Williams 4" F. Tootner, run out . . . 0 A. Tolan, ,c Taylor, b Fruikish . 0 A. E. .Ridley, absent . . . .0 Extras . . . ... 6 Total 114 Bowling Analysis.—F. S. Frankish, 114 balls, '59 runs, 1 maiden, 5 wickets. W. C. H. Wigley, 36" ball's, 31 runs; J. iff. Williams, 72 balls, 18 runs, 3 maidens, 3 wickets. JUNIOR CUP. The Lancaster Park had slightly the best of the day's play in its match -against Sydr enham and Addington. Lancaster Park made 138 (North 35. Atkinson 31, Saxton 33, Brinsd'en 16 and Venables 16) and 7 for two wickets. Svdenham responded with 85(Ashby 17, Gudsell 12 and Clarkson 12 not out). Brinsden, North and Ridleybowled best for Lancaster Park, and Ashby and Gudsell for Sydenham. The Midland, team, batting two men short,, commenced the return match with United at Hagley Park on Saturday. The former were all disposed of for 106 (Richards 29, Ward 18. Sinclair 13, Frascr 13 and C. Prebble 12). United put together 92 for the loss of two wickets (Boddington 51, Aitkeii 25 not out, and Wiggins 16). Art-ken bowled best for United. PRESIDENT'S CUP. The .Albion team 'has decidedly the better 'of the match against Midland, commenced at Hagley Park on Saturday.' Albion made 86 (Burleigh 16, G. Gray 12, Ogier 12, ' and Patterson 10). Midland scored 61 (Mitchell 25,Hervey 24 and 9 for six wickets. Gray and Weston howled best for Albion, and Green and Wyatt lor the Midland. ■ The United and Sydenham No. 1, teams began their match at Hagley Park on Saturday. The former made 169 (Irwin • 76, K. Williams 30, Denniston 26 and Harper 11), , Sydenham, at call of time, had put •together 22 ifor :no..wickets (Patrick:,.l.l). M'Meekan bowled best for Sydenham. Lancaster Park, in its fi.Kt innings against the Sydenham and Addingtnn, made 123 (Waller 28, Bromley 27, Hawkins 14, Bonnington 13, Fleming'll .and Corley 12). Sydenham put together 69 for the loss of six wickets (Jones 19, Dewe 13 and Halley 12). VICE-PRESIDENT'S CUP. " The Midland wore beaten by the Lancaster Park bv an innings and 51 runs. Lancaster Park 128 (North 29, Willstead 20, Redpath 19, Eaton 17 and Jameson 19l : Midland made 33 in its first innings (Anthony 13 and Precce 11) and 44 (Doig not out 11 and Norman 10). Eaten and Fuller captured most of the wickets for the Park. SCHOOLS COMPETITION., The Richmond School defeated the East Christchurch School by an innings .and 20 runs. Scores: —East Christchurch" 25 and 31 (Maloney 13 and Fraser 9); Richmond 76 (Miller 24 and Brown 11). Brown bowled best for the winners, taking seven wickets, in the first innings and six in the second. In the match between West Christchurch and Sydenham, the latter, won, on the.first inning's, by 40 runs. Scores—-West Clnv.sfc- ■ church 14 and 10 for one wicket; Sydenham 54 (Wilson 17, Hobbs 11) and 49 (Bellamy 18, Walls 15). Cooper bowled bsst for Sydenham, and Norman and Bettle for West Christchurch. WISDEN TROPHY COMPETITION. At Richmond, on Saturday, Marshland B played Rivals, B, and the match resulted in an easy win for the former by 29 runs. The scores were :—Marshland B, 58 (R. R. Walter 22 not out, A. Dixey 14); Rivals B 29. For the winners A. Dixey and J. R. Walter- bowled well, the former taking five wickets for eight runs, while H. Tankard and Gray howled best for the losers. A match was played at Rangiora on Saturday between Kaiapoi and R-angiora. Rangiora scored 325 runs, and owing to the long innings there was not time for Kaiapoi to bat. The chief scores were: Vincent 73, Helmore 61, Reeves 55, Judson 37 not out, Felton 32, Cresswell, 28, Urower 10 and Cunningham 10. Clayton, Blackwell and Featherstoii bowled best. [From Our Cobrespondext.] , WELLINGTON, Feb. 16. The Senior cricket fixtures were resumed to-day, Midland meeting Wellington, and Phoenix the Old Boys. . The Midland, in ■t'lieii"' first innings, made 98. A bad rot set in, and Ashbolt and Hale's beat the batsmen badly, Ashbolt especially. \\ Telliiigton had made 130 for six wickets when the stumps were drawn. Phoenix, in their first innings, made 229, Clarke 88, being the highest.scorer. This was the largest score of the day'in.-either matoh. The Old Boys replied with'7o for five wickets. The matches will be resumed next. Saturday.