ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11202, 24 October 1899, Page 3

ATHLETIC NOTES.

NORTHERN WAIROA CRICKET ASSO-

CIATION. The report of the above association for the season 1898-99 gave evidence of a busy season. A team from Waipu and surrounding districts visited the Wairoa during the Christmas holidays, and played the various clubs, winning every game they played. The association sent a representative team to Auckland at Easter time, and the success achieved was very satisfactory, as may be seen by the results given below. Regarding the cricket fixtures, the season was a successful one, and made more interesting locally by the trip to Auckland at Easter. The finish of the second round was interfered with by practice games for the selection of a team; and so the newly} formed Ivaihui Club played off : th Mangawhare (theso two having then a slight advantage), and the season ended, leaving Kaihu the winners. The following is the position of the clubs competing:— Matches Played. Won. Lost. Drwn. Kaihu 6 5 1. 0 Mangawhare ... 6 4 2 0 Aratapu 5 2 3 0 Tatarariki ... 5 2 3 0 Aoroa 6 0 6 0 The averages in local games show a great improvement, and those above 10 are appended as . follows: —T. Elliott, 24.4; C. Nield, 17.2; W. Smith, 16.4; W. Fitzpatrick, 14.8; C. Mausill, 14.5; C. K. Gould, 11.7; 'James Sutton, 11.6; J. E. Elliott, 11.6; W. Nield, 11.4; A. Morgan, 11; W. B. Stephens, 10.8: C. D. McLean, 10; H. Kingham, 10; W. Turbott (played one match), 26.5. Bowling averages (above seven per wicket) in cup matches wore: — Wickets. Runs. Avge. W. B. Stephens ... 58 219 3.7 C. 11. Gould ... 36 163 4.5 D. Webster* ... 11 49 4.5 F. P. Burton ... 16 77 4.8 A. Elliott 15 78 5.2 C. D. McLean* ... 2 12 6.0 J. Brown' 6 38 6.5 W. Fitzpatrick ... 22 142 6.4 T. Elliott 25 164 6.5 W. Nield 24 149 6.5 T. Walker 28 194 6.9 'Bowled in less than three matches. Four matches were played in Auckland, with tho following result:—V. United, drawn. Scores, United 146, Wairoa 53 for three wickets. V. Gordon, won by 21 runs. V. Auckland, won by one innings and 33 runs. V. North Shore, lost by 33 runs. The averages in batting (abovo 10) are: T. Elliott, 45; C. McLean, 23: W. Smith, 15.2; .T. E. Elliott, 14.3: W. Fitzpatrick, 12.2. In bowling: W. 13. Stephens took 23 wickets for 174 runs, average 7.5; C. H. Gould, 12 wickets for 101, average 8.4: J. I'!. Hlliolt, six wickets for 40, average 6.6.—[Own Cor'rospondent.]