SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 February 1931, Page 9

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

WIN FOR ATHLETIC WAKATU FOLLOW ON Athletic defeated Wakatu on the first innings in a championship match, which was completed yesterday afternoon at Trafalgar Park. Details ot the scores wore as follows:—, ATHLETIC First innings 225 WAKATU (First Innings.) Four wickets for 34 MuneasLer, st Smith, b Louisson ... 22 Mollwraith, b Livingstone 35 Marshall, not out 1 Wright, b Louisson 2 Seared, b Livingstone 8 Thomason, c and b Ralfo 2 Askew, 1) Ralfc 8 Extras 9 Total 198 Howling: Kinzett took one wickot for 19 runs. Louisson two for 25, Hallo four for 22, Hockey none for 4, Vasta none for 12, Livingstone two for 14. (Second Innings)

Marshall, b Ralfo 32 Mcllwraith, b Livingstono 5 Wright, run out 45 Glover, e Sub, b Livingstone 21 Langbein, I) Vasta 12 .Tones, lbw, b Vasta 10 Thomason, not out 51 Muncasler, not out 7 Extras (6 leg byes) 23 Total six wickets for 176 Bowling: Livingstone took two wickets for 34 runs. Louisson none for 29, Vasta two for 24, Hockey none for 15, Ralfo one for 49, Pike none for 3. POINTS IN CHAMPIONSHIP The points of the senior teams in the championship competition are as follows :

WEST INDIES SCORE HIGHEST TOTAL OE TOUR VICTORIANS ALSO BAT SOLIDLY 'United Pross Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) MELBOURNE, 2nd February. The weather was fine and the wicket good for tlie resumption of the match West Indies versus Victoria. Runs came freely from the start, Grant especially batting much more enterprisingly than usual. The running between the wickets was delightful, but towards the cn i ol the innings this was overdone and Gnat and St. Hill committed suicide by lacking up too far. Grant gave a good display of 138 minutes and bit eight boundaries. Healey gave a bright exhibition for 47 minutes and hit two boundaries. The total was the highest for the tour. The batsmen wore confident througho.it. Nagel, a tall, medium-fast bowler, bowled well since the resumption. A feature of Victoria’s innings ‘'as their powerful driving display. Si:i:lI'ord batted for OH minutes and bit tell boundaries. Fontaine gave a solid display. The visitors’ howling sadly lacks a first class slow bowler, otherwise Um attack is fairly good. Scores WEST INDIES First Innings Roach, st Quinn, b Gardner iO4 Martin, run out 44 Ueudiey, l.b.vv. b Cordner 77 Dccaires, c Eaton, b Nagel 76 Birkott, e Fontaine, b Cordner ... 20 Grant, run out 84 Scaley, c Rush, b Nagel 41 Barrow, c Fontaine, b Nagel 8 Francis, not out 16 Griffiths, b Nagel 10 St. Hill, run out 0 Extras 15 Total 495 Bowling: Nagel look four wickets for 111 runs, Wilkinson none for 112, llealy

none for 75, Corelner three 'for 154, Fontaine none for 15, Sandford none for 13. VICTORIA First Innings Ellis, c Grant, b Francis 0 Eaton, c Francis, b St. Hill 43 Fontaine, not out Oil Sandford, e St. Hill, b Griffiths 70 Rush, not out 22 Extras 6 Total for three wickets 210 NO PLAY IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH BRISBANE, 2nd February. In the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Victoria there was again no play on account of rain. NEW ZEALAND TEAM SUGGESTED MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON (by Telegraph— Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. A suggestion that the Now Zealand cricket team should play a match with a Wellington eleven prior to the departure for England has been made by the management committee of the Wellington Cricket Association..

1\ W. 0. L. rt. YVakalu . 4 2 1 1 15? Athletic . 4 3 0 1 lb Old Boys A . 4 3 0 1 14 ' Old Boys’ Colls 4 0 1 3 4i College . 2 0 0 2 0