CRICKET

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12960, 3 December 1914, Page 7

CRICKET

| YESTERDAY'S MATCHES. j ruder more favourable conditions the mid-week competition was continued yesterday. The wickets were in good order and slightly favoured the batsmen. Both the Phoenix and Kail way secured three point wins. PHOENIX v. DRUIDS. Druids continued their innings, but with the exception of Watchorn, who compiled 38 in his usual vigorous style, none of the remaining batsmen, made a stand. With 96 runs up in their second innings Phoenix declared, and their opponents were dismissed for i 5, Jackson batting steadily for 40 not out. DRUIDS. —First Innings. Pycroft, jun., b Mitchell .. . . 22 Jackson, b Stevens .. . . 34 'Watchorn, b Mitchell . . . . 38 Skinner, c Bennett, b Mitchell .. 0 Tait, b Bennett . . . . • • 8 Dilks, c and b Bennett .. .. I 'Bethune, b Carson 7 Young, c Hickey, b Stevens .. 1 Pedersen, b Bennett .. .. 0 Pvcroft, sen., not out . . .. 2 Thompson, c Hickey, b Bennett .. 0 Extras 5 Total 124 Bowling: Low 0 for 27, Harwood 0 for 10, Bennett 4. for 41, Mitchell 3 for 23, Stevens .1 for 7, Carson 1 for 10. Second Innings. Pycroft, sen., c Boon, b Harwood 0 , Tait, c Colch, b Mitchell .. .. 3 Jackson, not out 40 Bethune, c Low, b Mitchell .. 1 Skinner, c and b Low .. . • 11 Pycroft, ;jun., c Harwood, b Bennett 5 Watchorn, b Carson .. .. 2 Young, b Carson . . . . . • 8 Thompson, b Low .. " • • 0 Dilks, e Colch, b Carson .. .. 0 Pedersen, b Harwood . . • • 0 Extras . . • • • • 5 Total 75 Grand total .. .• •• 199 Bowling: Low 2 for 14, Harwood 2 for 12. Mitchell 2 for 4, Bennett 1 for | 20. Carson 3 for 23. PHOENIX. F ; rst Innings .. .. . • 201 Second Innings. Bennett, c Pycroft, b Bethune .. 4 Low, not out 32 Boon, not out 60 Total for 1 wicket .. .. 96 (Innings declared closed.) Grand total .. .. •• 297 Bowling: Bethune 1 for 17, Tait 0 for 12, Jackson 0 for 31, Skinner 0 for 31, Watchorn 0 for 8. HIGH SCHOOL v. RAILWAY. Rose and Stubbs continued School's first innings to the bowling of Just and Allingham. With Stubbs dismissed a rout set in, and no player could stay with Rose. Railway cLosed with 3 wickets down for 81 (Wakelin 50) in their second venture, leaving School 170 to get to win. The bowling of Allingham and Just was too much for them, and they were dismissed for 77. Speed (.16) and Laurenson (15) were the double figure scorers. HIGH SCHOOL.—First Innings. Laurenson, b Just .. .. . • 5 Brennand, st Cornish, b Allingham 6 Rose, not out . . . . .. 16 Hodder, c Cronin, b Just .. .. 0 Tucker, b Just 0 Wood, b Allingham .. .. 0 'Stubbs, b Allingham 8 Vernon, run out . . .. .. 18 Speed, b Just 0 Mullins, b Just 4 Extras .. . • • • 2 Total 70 Bowling: Just 6 for 36, Allingham 3 for 29. Second Innings. Stubbs, b Just 4 Laurenson, b Allingham .. .. 15 Hodder, c and b Allingham .. 5 Rose, c Just, b Allingham .. 0 | Tucker, c and b Just .. .. 11 Vernon, lbw, b Allingham .. 4 Mullins, b Allingham .. .. 5 Speed, b Just 16 Eglinton, not out 11 Edwards, c Kerr, b Allingham .. 3 Dale, b Allingham .. .. .. 2 Extras 1 Total 77 Bowling: Just 3 for 42, Allingham 7 for 34. RAILWAY. First Innings .. .. •• 158 Second Innings. Cushing, c Stubbs, b Dale .. 12 Wakelin. ,b Speed .. .. ..50 Just, b Dale .. .. • • 1 Kerr, not out .. •• , 7 Extras 5 Total for 3 wickets .. .. 81 (Innings declared closed.) Bowling: Tucker 0 for 16, Dale 2 for 52, Speed 1 for 8, Edwards 0 for 3.