ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10020, 6 January 1896, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

The weather on Saturday was almost perfection for the continuation of . the Cricket Association Gup matches in the Domain. Mr. R. Yates had all the pitches, and more particularly those oh which the two senior contests were fought out, in a state of almost billiard-table smoothness. The attendance of spectators was somewhat larger than on previous occasions, owing most likely to the coming match with the New South Wales team, and in the Gordon-Parnell game some rather faster cricket than usual was witnessed when the former team went to the wickets for the second innings.

PARNF.LL V. GORDON. This match was resumed on Saturday afternoon. Wright, not having returned from the South, Seager, the other not out batsman, was accompanied to the wicket by Dixon. Kelly and Williams, as before, wero entrusted with the bowling. The first few overs were chiefly noteworthy for theindecision displayed by Dixon, especially when opposed to Williams, who eventually bowled him with a yorker. Sealer showed [good form, compiling 21 before sucoumbing to Kelly. The remaining batsmen failed altogether to negotiate Williams, and the innings closed for 191. At half-past throe Gordon essayed the task of wiping off the deficit of 105, and setting their opponents a few to get to win. As time was limited each batsman . received instructions to hit—a hundred runs an hour being required. That each batsman endeavoured to obey orders the score of 149 at the end of an hour and a-half's play shows. The palm must be awarded to _ Cotterill, who, going in late, played a brilliant innings for 44, including eight boundary hits. Gould and Ball also showed excellent form, whilst Fairburn deserves mention for his useful contribution. Of the bowling it must be said that it proved easier to hit thau to play. Wood's proved the most successful, but Lawson was the most difficult. In getting the 44 runs necessary to win, Parnell lost three wickets. Ohlson and Lawson shaped well for their runs. For Parnell Mills did some brilliant work in the field. On the Gordon side the fielding with few exceptions was very bad, scarcely a ball being cleanly picked up, whilst the throwing was positively dangerous to any other fieldsman save the wioketkeeper. The scores are Gordon first innings 89 Parnell.—First innings. Five wickets for ... ~, 129 Seager, b Kelly 21 .Dixon, b Williams ... 4 Woods, b Williams ... 9 Young, not out 3 Edmonds, b Williams ... 0 Angus, b Williams 3 Extras 25 Total 194 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wkts, Overs. Mdns. Kelly ... 57 4 23 6 N.Williams 61 4 18 5 Keuderdine 21 0 3 0 A. Fairburn 19 0 2 0 Williamson 12 1 3 0 Cotterill ... 5 0 3 0 Dr. Pabst... 4 0 2 0 Gordon.—Second innings. N. Williams, c Seagar, b Angus 14 Dr. Pabst, c Young, b Angus ... ... 10 T. Gould, c Anderson, b Woods 16 T. Ball, c Young, b Lawson IS Kelly, b Woods 0 Hume, run out 18 A. Williamson, c Anderson, b Woods ... 1 C. Hemery, lbw, b Woods 8 Cotterill, ibw, Mills 44 Kenderdine, b Lawson ... 1 A, Fairburn, not out ... I,°, Extras 3 Total 149 BOWLING ANALYSIS, • Runs. Wkts. Overs. Mdns. Edmonds,.. 14 0 3 0 Mills ... 35 1 7 0 Angus ... 18 22 0 Woods ... 50 4 8 " 0 Lawson ... jiO 2 11 2 Parnell —Second innings, Mills, b Williams 5 Seager, lbw Kelly 5 Nicholson, b Kelly 4 Ohlson.not out 8 Lawson, not out ... 24 Total for 3 wickets 48 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wkts. Overs. Mdns. Kelly ... 21 2 7 2 Williams... 28 1 65 0 AUCKLAND V. UNITED. This match was conoluded on Saturday. Auckland, with three wickets down for IGS, resumed their innings, and though Clayton failed to add to his big scorc, some excellent batting was shown by Arneil 59, T. Neill 41, Lundon 33, and Wyuyard 15. The innings closed for the very fine total 0f348. United wen to the wickets, but with the exception of D. Hay and Sloinan, made a very poor stand against the bowling of J. Arniel, who, with the assistance of good outfielding, secured six wickets for 35 ruus. In the second innings the United team was without the assistance of Carlton Hay, McPherson, and Hawkins. Appended are the scores :— United.—First Innings. D. Hay, run out 26 C. Hay, caught sub., "b C.Stone 5 S. Mcpherson, lbw, b R. Neill 3 W. Hawkins, b D. Clavtou 8 A. Brown, c Arneil, b D. Clayton 28 C. Harvie, b R. Neill 4 W. Stemson, b Clayton 0 C. Gilfilian, c Stono, >' R. Neill 1 j Watts, b R. Neill 2 Todd, b Clayton 1 Sloman, not out 0 Extras 7 Total 85 Auckland.—First innings. Thomas, b Todd 27 Hatton, b Hawkins 0 Clayton, b Hawkins 126 R. Neill, lbw, b C. Hay 6 Thompson, absent ... 6 Stone, thrown out 24 Arneil, b D. Hay 59 Wynyard, b D. Hay 15 T. Neil, b D. Hay, 41 41 Luudon, b Hawkins ... 33 Robinson, not out ; 2 Extras 9 Total 348 United.—Second innings. I). Hay, lbw b Wynvard 27 Stemson, c Clayton, b Arneil 7 Brown, b Arneil 7 Todd, cR. Neill. b Arneil ... 0 Sloman, b Arneil 22 Gilhllan, c Clayton, b Arneil 16 Watts, not out. 4 Harvie, c Clayton, b Arneil 0 lotal ... 83 PARNELL V. BELMONT. This match resulted in a win for Parnell by 28 runs. In their second innings Parnell scored 81, which left Belmont 118 to get, but beyond Seccombe and Morrison the other batsman failed, and the innings closed for 89 runs. Scores :—

Parnkll.—First innings, 66. Second innings Smith, b Donald, 1; Cooke, c Paterson, b Donald, 10; Colwill, c Donald, b Edmonds, 20; Holle.c Edmonds, b Seceombe, 10: Resteaux, b Smith, 16: Lynch, candb Donald, 11; Brookes, cSeccombe, b Donald, 0;. Thorpe, b Donald, 3; Speight, b Donald, 0; Grigc, not out, 6: Stewart, absent, 0; extras, 4: total, 81. Grand total, 147. Bklmoot.— innings, 30. Second innings: Stewart, b Resteaux, 2; Drum, c Holle, b Resteaux, 0: Welstead, b Resteaux, 6; Seccombe, o Speight, b Resteaux, 32; Brierley, b Col well, 6; Morrison, b Resteaux, 26; Edmonds, b Resteaux, 3; Cromwell, c and b Speight, 0; Donald, not out, 4; Smith, run out, 4; extras, 6: total, 89. Grand total, 119.

AUCKLAND 11. V. PONSONBV. In this match Ponaonby failed to put la an appearance to time, and Auckland therefore won on the first innings by 62 runs. Ponsonby's first innings closed for 42, and Auckland's for 104.

POLO.

Several games of polo were played out at Hunter and Nolan's, Ellerslie, on Saturday, by the local players and visitors. There was a fair attendance of spectators. -