CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 777, 21 January 1887, Page 14

CRICKET.

THE SENIOR CUP.

The Star and Wellington Clubs resumed their match ou Saturday, each having had an innings and the Stars being 12 ahead. On the Stars going in, the first five wickets fell auickly though Brown (28), Moorhouse (uVSdft M.nsill (10) ta««i innings closed for 92, which left the W. 0.0. !05 to win. This number they got with the loss of eight wickets. Burnes and Izard batted splendidly, and may be said to have pulled the match out of the fire- Brooke and H. Gore also batted well at the last, and put on 26 runs between them, both being not out. The fielding of the Stars was again much below their best form A word of praise is due to Koch and G. Mansul for the form they displayed m this their first senior match. Following are the scores : Star, second innings.—C. Mansill, b Gore, 3 - Pope, b Gore, 11 ; Moorhouse, c Gore, b Ronaldson, 18; Roberts, c Ronaldson, b Gore, 1 • Dryden, b Gore, 1; G. Mansill, c Ronaldson, b Koch, 10 ; Brown, c Koch, b Kreeft, 28; Prideaux. run out, 4; Chapman, o H. Gore, b Kreeft, 7 ; Chisholm, lbw, b Gore, 0 ; Richardson, notout, 1; sundries, 8 ; total 92. Bowling analysis.—Gore, 90 bails, 1J runs 5 maidens, 5 wicsets ; Kreeft, 80 balls, 30 runs, 4 maidens, 2 wickets, 1 wide; Ronaldson, 30 Dalis, 17 runs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket ; Koch, 35 balis, 6 run 3, 3 maidens, 1 wicket; Newbold, 15 balls, 6 runs, 0 maidens, 0 wickets. Wellington ’ second innings.—Newbold, run out, 5 ; Koch, b Richardson, 0; A. Gore c Moorhouse, b Richardson, lo ; Collins, b Dryden, 5 ; Izard, b Dryden, 22 ; Knapp, b Richardson, 0; Burnes, c Dryden, b Roberts, 32 ; Brooke, not out, 6 ; Ronaldson, b Dryden, 0 ; H. Gore, not out, 6 ; sundries 10. Total for 8 wickets 106. Bowling analysis. —Dryden, 75 balls, 45 runs, 2 maidens, 3 wickets; Richardson, 70 balls, 38 runs, 0 maidens, 3 wickets ; Roberts, 17 balls, 14 runs, 1 maiden, 1 ticket; Moorhouse, 5 balls, 1 run, 0 maidens, 0 wickets. The Midland-Poneke heat was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the M.C.C. by one innings and 141 runs, lhe scores were :—Midland—First inningss: -284. Poneke—First innings: Alpe, b McGirr, 16 ; Wiren, b McGirr, 3; Francis, b McGirr, 0 ; Nicholls, b Lawson, 10 ; Davis, o McGirr, b Lawson, 18 : Stinson, o Maxwell, b Lawson, 18 ; Beck, c and b Lawson, 0; Merlet, c and b Lawson, 9 ; Blandford, b Lawson, 1; Kirker, b McGirr, 0 ; Ogilvie, not out, 0; bye, 1 ; total, 76. Bowling Analysis—Lawson, 13 overs, 65 balls, 44 runs, 6 wickets; McGirr, 12 overs, 51 balls, 31 runs, 4 wickets, 5 maidens. Poneke. —Second innings : Ogilvie, b Lawson, 3 ; Nicholls, b Lawson, 14; Alpe, c Maxwell, b McGirr, 4 - Francis, c H. Blacklock, b Lawson, 6 ; Davis, b Lawson, 0; Stinson, c Lawson, b McGirr, 3; Wiren, not out, 3; Beck, o Smith, b McGirr, 1 ; Merlet, c Smith, b McGirr, 6 ; Blandford, b Lawson, 3; K-irker, b McGirr, 16 ; byes, 8 ; total, 67. Bowling Analysis—McGirr, 10 overs, 49 balls, A maidens, 23 runs, 5 wickets; Lawson, 9 overs, 45 balls, 36 runs, 5 wickets. JUNIOR CUP.

The Phcenix-Wellington heat of the series was continued on Saturday on No. o pitch. The game at the conclusion of the previous Saturday stood: —Wellington (first innings) 179, and Phceaix 58 for six wicliets. lhe Phoenix completed their innings, the last wicket falling for 91. Being 88-Jiehind their opponents, they had to follow on, and it was soon evident the team intended, if possible, to wipe off the long score against them. When time was called 192 _ had been compiled for six wicket 3. Five of the six men out got into double figures viz., Farmer 48, Varnham 41, Gudgeon 32, Bell 26, and Parker 13. The match will be continued to-day and to-morrow, play commencing each afternoon at 5 o clock. The feature of Saturday’s play was yarnnam s batting, who, with his right shoulder badly hurt, pluckily kept his wicket up, being unable to hit at all on the leg-side without jarring his damaged limb.

A -cricket match took place on Saturday at the Newtown Park between the employes of Messrs T. Ballinger and Messrs Cable and Co., the former winning by 86 runs on the first innings. Lewis, Smith, ana Dixon batted well for the winners, and for the loosers Bennett and Emmett. The Midland second eleven defeated a mixed team of the Ashley C.C. at Island Bay on Saturday by 40 runs on first innings. Bcores, 91 and 51 respectively. The highest scorers for the M.C.C. were Penney 23 (not out), Wylie 23, Danks 9; and for the Ashleys, Robinson 10, Bond (substitute) and Hawthorn 8 each, and Paul 7. Bowling honors for the victors were shared by Kennedy, two for 3 ; Gormley, three for 16 ; and Galloway, four for 24 ; while on the other side Fitzsimmons took five for 13, and Robinson, three for 25. The Match Committee, Messrs Benbow, Knapp, and Nicholls, met Monday night to consider the dispute in connection with St. George’s innings on Saturday in the PhcenixWellington Junior Cup match. After taking the evidence of Mr St. George and the two captains, the Committee decided that the batsman was out, on the ground that infor-

noation was given by the umpire to. Mr Mclntyre and others wixicli sliould. nave been withheld. ~ ~ A match which caused considerable interest among our juvenile cricketers was played on Monday on the Basin Reserve between the Black Diamond and Springfield Cricket Clubs. The former Club went m first but only managed to score 3b, the bowling of F. Ashbolt proving too much for them, he taking eight of their wickets. The Springfields in their only innings put on 1041 toward which F. Ashbolt knocked uo 53 by really good cricket for such a youngster. C. Foley, with 9, a.so played well. In the second inmng3 of the Black Diamonds they only managed to get 30, ot which M. Naughton made 10, leaving the Springfields victors by an innings and AS rU The following team has been chosen to represent Greytown against the .Phoenix Cricket Club. Wellington, on Anniversary Day:—W. Judd, J. Judd E. R. Rutherford W C Cuff, J. Beard, J. Nation W. J° Knell*, F. Jackson, H. Hawko, T. A. Cox, Henrv or G. Jackson. . n The Phoenix and Wellington Junior Cup match was continued on the Basin Reserve en Tuesday afternoon. The following was the state of the game at tho conclusion of Saturday's play :—Wellington, first innings, 179. Phoenix, first innings, 91 ; second innings, 192 for seven wickets ; the innings being completed for 222. Baunt, c Duncan b Taiaroa, 0 ; Taylor, b Boddmgton, 14, Mclntyre, b Pou, 20 ; Gentles, not out, 4. After the usual interval the Wellington men started their second innings, havmg id& to net to win. At the call of time they had lost three wickets for 24 runs. Leckie, b Benbow, 2 ; Boddington, b Benbow, 6 ; Buckle, b Taylor, 0 ; Pou, notf out, 10. . The Phcenix-Wellington heat of the Junior Cap contest was concluded on the Basin Reserve on Wednesday night. Ihe Wellington team, with three wickets down for 24, continued their second innings, and at first made a good stand, runs coming freely, 32 being added to the score before Bell found a weak spot in Haigh’s defence, who retired with 7 to his credit. Taylor disposed of the next man. Fox, without his scoring, and then Bell got at Pen’s wicket. The retiring batsman having 30 opposite his name, had played a capital innings and given a lot of trouble ; be was heartily applauded. Duncan hit freely for 23, when Bell clean bowled him, and the end soon came. R. Gore and Taiaroa fell victims to the same bowler for a duck each, and Meek was not out for 1, Gavin being absent. The innings closed for 88, leaving the Phoenix victors by 46 runs. Bell bowled in grand form, taking five wickets for 17 runs. The totals of each innings were— Phcenix, first innings, 91; second, 22-. ; total, 313. Wellington, first innmgs, 179 ; second, 88 ; total, 267- The Phcenix won hy 46 runs. . __ , , ... A match was played on Wednesday on the Basin Reserve between elevens representing the Military and Civilian members of the Phcenix C.C., and resulted in a win for the Civil side by one run on the first innings. Scores :—Civil side, first innings, 83 (Benbow 23 ; Cross, 18 ; Wilson • Duret, 15 ; Watty, 12). Military, 82 (Creeks and Vincent, 16 each; Key, 18, not out; Morrison, 12). Civilians, second innings, 87 (Wilson-Duret, 26 ; Mclntyre, 19; Cross, 9). Military, 32 for 2 wickets (Gentles, 14 ; Parker, 11, not out). Creeks bowled splendidly for tho Force, as did Cross for the Club.

(united press association.) Christchurch, January 17. In the Cup matches Addington made 90 against the Midlands 163 and 254 for five wickets ; Barnes, not out, 77• AH the other men made double figures in the second innings* In the Lancaster Lark v. United match the former made 234 (Crawshaw, not out, 76; Dunlop, 49), and the United 129, and two wickets for 86 (E. Cotterill, not out, 53). H. Page, of the Midland team, which recently visited Wellington, is seriously ill.