CRICKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 285, 5 November 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

WEDNESDAY COMPETITIONS. OPENING MATCHES CONCLUDED. Climatic conditions were not too favourable for the continuation of the Wednesday cricket competition yesterday. The matches at the Sportsground saw Gordon and Kia Ora secure wins on the first innings from Railway and Old Boys respectively, while the game at North Street Park resulted in a win for Albion. GORDON v. RAILWAY. When stumps were drawn last week Gordon had scored 189 in their first innings. Railway started promisingly in their first strike yesterday, Ongley and Mullins, the opening men, compiling 104 between them, with the three following batsmen all getting into double figures. But there were only seven men available for batting, and the innings closed at 153. Gordon, in their second visit to the wickets, had compiled 90 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. The High School team thus won by 36 runs on the first innings. Details: GORDON. First innings 189 Second Innings. Young, retired 40 McKenzie, c McDonald b Ongley 4 Spring, c sub. b Ongley 28 Priest, run out 0 Extras 18 Total for four wickets 90 Bowling analysis: Mullins, none for 30; Ongley, two for 30; Hearfield, none for 12. RAILWAY. —First innings. Ongley, b McKenzie 68 Mullins, b McKenzie 30 Hearfield, b McKenzie 18 Day, not out 10 McDonald, c McKenzie b Duke ... 12 Hannah, b McKenzie 0 Nasmith, b Duke 1 Extras 8 Total 153 Bowling analysis: McKenzie, four for 35; Duke, two for four; Anderson, none for 41; Spring, none for 65. KIA ORA v. OLD BOYS. The conclusion of play last week in the match between Kia Ora 'and Old Boys saw the former team with 159 on for tlie loss of six wickets. Heard (20) and Roach (4), the not-out men, continued their strike, and when their contributions stood at 44 and 43 respectively, the High School team declared, the total then being 226. Old 'Boys batted ten men and scored 123. Stumps were then drawn, leaving Kia Ora victors by 103 runs on the first innings. Details: KIA ORA.—First innings. Cutler, lbw, b Smith ... 15 Picard, b Wilson 10 Larsen, b Wilson 0 Young, c McLean b Cornish ... 30 Smillie, c Cornish b Morris 73 Humphries, b South 0 Heard, not out 44 Roach, not out 43 Extras 11 Total 226 Bowling analysis: Tantrum, none for 26; Wilson, two for 56; Brace, none for 49; Morris, one for 14; South, two for 45; Cornish, one for 25. OLD BOYS.—First innings. Wilson, c and b Larsen 48 Brace, b Larsen 35 Broughton, c and b Larsen 0 South, b Larsen 3 Ward, c and b Larsen 1 Baigent, b Smillie ... 0 Piercy, c Roach b Larsen 12 Morris, c Cutler b Larsen 1 Diedericli, not out 8 Bennett, b Larsen i Extras 14 • Total 123 Bowling analysis: Larsen, eight for 46; Smillie, one for 43; Heard, none for 20. ALBION ,v. PHOENIX. Albion and Phoenix, the two High School teams which had occupied the Terrace End Park the previous week, continued their game on the same playing area. On the opening clay Albion, taking first strike, had occupied the wickets the whole afternoon for the substantial total of 387, setting their opponents a heavy task on resumption and which, as it proved, was all too great for Phoenix, and the honours of the day passed to Albion by a margin of an innings and 213 runs, the winners thus annexing four competition points. At their first visit to the wickets Phoenix compiled 119, of which Mason was responsible for 60. They were thus compelled to follow on and could only muster 55 at their second strike. Seymour and McDonald shared the bowling honours for Albion in the first innings, whilo O’Keefe and Seymour proved the destructive agents in the second. Following are the detailed scores:— PHOENIX. First Innings. Trewby, b O’Keefe 0 Gibson, c and b So3’mour 12 Mason, c and b Holder 60 Somerville, b McDonald 0 Rogel, b McDonald 0 Scott, b McDonald 0 E. Fletcher, b Seymour 4 L. Fletcher, b Seymofir 0 IlidgTey, b Seymour* 0 McLaren, b McDonald 22 O’Shea, not out 2 Extras 19 Total 119 Bowling: O’Keefe 1 for 2, Seymour 4 for 38, Hollier 1 for 12, McDonald 4 for 25, Gallichan 0 for 20. Second Innings. Trewby, c Paeey, b O’Keefe 7 Gibson, c Seymour, b O’Keefe ... 2 Mason, b Seymour 14 Somerville, b O’Keefe 2 Scott, b O’Keefe 4 E. Fletcher, b O’Keefe 5 L Fletcher, b Seymour 15 Ridgley, not out 6 McLaren, b Seymour 0 O’Shea, c Morris, b Seymour 0 Rogel, b O’Keefe 0 Extras 0 Total 55 Bowling analysis: O’Keefe 6 for 28, Seymour 4 for 26.