CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, 15 February 1900, Page 44

CRICKET.

SENIOII CHAMPIONSHIP. WELLINGTON v. PHOENIX. The second round of the season’s matches commenced on Saturday, in weather of great. variety. Play had not long commenced -when the wind began to increase, sending up clouds of dust. Rain also fell, chilling everyone to the marrow, and compelling cricketers to rush off the field for shelter. After a quarter of an hour’s interval bright Phoebus again obtained the mastery, and play was proceeded with. The great feature on No. 2 pitch was Gore's contribution of 80 runs. Halley distinguished himself by capturing five wickets for 58 runs. Crombie also made the game exceedingly lively by adding 52 runs to the score, most of them run out, and comprising two fours, twelve threes, two twos and four singles. Ashbolt and Richardson had previously opened the innings very cautiously, when Richardson was caugiit by Glasgow (who fielded well throughout the innings, saving a large number of boundary hits). Hickson contributed 13 and Weybourne tlie only <- duck.” This is accounted for by his absence from practice for some time. The innings closed for 213 runs. Subjoined are the details:

Bowling Analysis.—Wells, 138 balls, 4 maidens. 62 runs, 1 wicket; Halley. 138 balls, 6 maidens, 58 runs, 5 wickets ; Haldane, 90 balls, 8 maidens, 20 runs, 1 wicket; Waters, 70 balls, 1 maiden, 32 runs, 3 wickets: Midlane. 18 balls, 20 runs. OLD BOYS v. MIDLAND.

Holdsworth and Robertson sallied forth to the wickets on No. 1, to face the bowling of Gilmer and Sanderson. Gilmer soon had Holdswortli’s measure, and bowled linn for 5 runs. Quee came in, and he and Robertson made things exceedingly merry bv aggressive batting to the ’ tune or 27 and 32 runs respectively. McKenzie captured both Hickson’s and Tueker’s wickets for a mild contribution of 14 runs, obtained jointly. Their downfall was brought about with the assistance of SanderCole, by smart catches. Read, u llliams, Howard and Davis also ran into double figures, and the innings closed for a total of 134 runs. Subjoined are details:

Bowling Analysis.—Gilmer. 36 balls 1 ma l£ e lb„ lo runs, 1 wicket; Sanderson, 66 balls 34 runs; Ralph, 96 balls, 1 maiden 48 runs, 3 wickets; McKenzie 72 balls, 2 maidens, 31 runs, 4 wickets; Douglas, 6 bails, 6 runs 1 wicket. ,

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The match Wellington second v. Civil service was commenced at the Athletic Park on Saturday. The Wellingtons vanning the toss, decided to bat, and so nu have lost seven wickets for 273 pavitt o 6 Maunsell 47 not out, Pearson 43, Biond 39, Ellison 23, Dunlop 31, Pearce The Kilbirnie A v. Kilbirnie B match was commenced at the Athletic Park T ir bat , tin S first, made 65 nf,! U ti l0 ’ Hawthorne 15 not out-, Hamilton 11. Greenfield, four wickets for

21 runs, and Plimmer, fire - four runs, bowled best for fIA x s f fr who at call of time had lost eintiA.NsA for 128 runs—Carswell 17 S&FSr France 25, Hutchings 14,U,/ out. Rudney 14 not- out. Ar-J-f-took four wickets, and Franc A, u >kh6 ets, bowied best for theß team** W The-Old Boys second toss against Phoenix second on thei- 6 Reserve, and batting first c„„' , as h runs. Odlin played, a serviceable I ?*** 8 for GO ruus. and received most filing IJ " r (I <*s eim„d u.,, sSSS-lm - out), and Leslie .(10). Hiekev er divided t-lie wickets. 50 runs with the loss of one wickef/g' hei-.s, i 3; Blacklock. not out lfiV v 0" Midland A v. College.—Midland,-A' V : 35(i runs m their first innings—--159. Lambic 84. and Jones 28. - Vls Midhuia B v. JoUnsonville.—ATiim. made 238 runs for nine tickets coring 34. North. 34. Webb 33,11® and Vi yatt 46 not out. *). e Jj32 1

THIRD-CLASS CH AMPlo\cj.rrp The Wesley-College A heat‘d' menced on Saturday, and at tLo close of the day s play the scores were • —p n ir„. • 112 runs-—Brodie 75, Gifford 11. A: ley. 139 runs for nine wickets—lV beats 54, AVills 20. Sands 20. ~ Phoenix v. Johnsouville.—Phcenli cm. tinned its second innings, which rtn-J for 149 runs, the additional scores beina Millward 42 and Pike IS. For villc, Ret tor took three wickets for as runs, and six other bowlers took ofe each. Requiring 170 runs to win- the country team made 48 runs (E, R o kn„ not out, 21). Phoenix thus wiumuTS 121 runs. For the winners, Pike (six for 14) bowled in great- form, and Overend (three wickets for 27 runs) also bowl" ed well.

JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. In the Taihoa-Thorndcn match the former, going first to tho wickets, eomiiiled 40. Etevenaux (8) being the highest scorer. Collins (five for 15) and Hathaway (four for 7) carried off the -bowling honours. Thoriulon going to the rickets. put up the respectable score of 132, Roberts, as-usual, \ra-v the highest scorer! with 37. McGonngle 33. Collins *2O, and Hathaway 13 not out. The Taihoa platers’ second attempt realised 39 (Murrell 22). thus leaving Thorndon wiunei's by an innings and 53 runs. Collins (three for 20). Crowes (three for 8b and Hathaway (two for nil), bowled best in the second innings.

WELLINGTON—First Innings. Ashbcut, c Glasgow, b Wells 13 Richardson, c Wells, b Haldane ... 19 Gore, b Waters ... ... , ... 80 Hickson, b Halley 13 Wilson, b Halley 5 Weybourne, b Halley 0 Crombie, b Halley ... 52 Luckie, b Halley 5 Niven, not out •> Redmond, c Hid lane, b Waters ... 2 Hales, b Waters 1 Extras 21 Total 213

MIDLAND—First Innings. Holdsworth, b Gilmer Robertson, b Ralph 32 Quee, c McKenzie, b Ralph 27 Hickson, c Sanderson, b McKenzie 4 lucker, c Cole, b McKenzie 10 Read, c Hay, b Ralph 11 "Williams, run out ... 11 Up ha in, c Jacobs, b McKenzie 4 Howard, b Douglas ... 10 Davis, c Sanderson, b McKenzie Stephenson, not out 15 0 o Extras Total tj —i; » i • ••• ••• 134

OLD BOYS—First Innino-s. Parsons, c Kirkcaldie, Hickson, b b Upham Holdsworth 13 0 2 Douglas, b Dpham ... Jacobs, st Williams b Gilmer, not out Stephenson 13 4 f: McKenzie, not out ... Extras o 9 Total for four wickets... 40