CRICKET

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1514, 7 March 1901, Page 44

CRICKET

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. There were fine weather conditions for cricket on Saturday afternoon, and as a result therei was a large attendance of the public at the Basin Reserve to, witness the play in the matches for the Senior Championship. A collection in aid of the funds of the association was taken up at the gates, and a satisfactory amount was obtained. The batting in Saturday’s games, as a whole, was in marked contrast to the average exhibitions of late, quite a number of players being successful in making fair to good scores in quick time. Clarke gained a century for his first time in Wellington cricket, and was favoured with the customary ovation for the performance. Ashbolt continued in the good bowling form which characterised him in the earlier stage of the Wellington-Midland match, and on Saturday took six wickets for 85 runs, while! Clarke added to his capital batting feat the bowling average of six wickets for 34 runs. Tucker took six Wellington wickets for 56. Reports of each game are appended: MIDLAND v. WELLINGTON. Wellington resumed its Uncompleted innings, and ran up a total of 160 before the last wicket fell, thus establishing a first innings lead of 62 on Midland. The Midlanders began their second essay lhauspiciously, four wickets falling for 39 runs. Seven wickets were down for 61, but the eighth and ninth batsmen took the record! to 92. Stephenson and Read then became associated, and hit out merrily until stumps were drawn, at which time they had added 43 to the total, and were still going strong. Following are the scores : MIDLAND. First innings ... ... ... 98 Second Innings. Quee, b Ashbolt ... ••• ••• 0 Weybourne, c and b Ashbolt ... 5 Williams, cB. Weybourne, b Ashbolt 10 Hickson, c Redmond, b Ashbolt ... 27 Tucker, c Crombie, b ashbolt ... 5 Robertson, b Ashbolt ... ... 7 Holds worth, b Richardson ... * ... 27 Upham, b Richardson ... ... 3 Windley, c Crombie, b Richardson... 2 Stephenson, not out ... ... ••• 18 Read, not out ... ••• ••• 25 Extras ... ... ••• ••• 6 Total for nine! wickets ... ... 135 WELLINGTON.—First Innings. B. Weybourne, b Tucker ... ... , 3 Richardson, b Upham ... ... 22 Hickson, run out ... ... ... 34 Gore, e Williams, b Tucker 5 Duncan, c Williams, b Hcldsworth 37 Crombie, b Tucker 7 Wilson, b Upham .? 13 Ashbolt, b Tucker 9 Holdship, o Read, b Tucker o Redmond, b Tucker ... ... ... 12 Hales, not out ... ••• ••• 1 Extras ••• 4-* Total ... ••• ••• I^o ' Bowling Analysis.—Upham, 20 v overs, 4 maidens, 47 runs, 2 wickets; Tucker, 23 overs, 5 maidens, 56" runs, 6 wickets; Holds worth, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 26 runs, 1 wicket; Stephenson, 2 overs, 7 runs; Windley, 4 overs, 10 runs. PHCENIX v. OLD BOYS. In this match there was some fa-stand big scoring. Douglas and Blacklock made a fair stand for the Old Boys, and took the score from 66 to 118 before a separation was effected. The tail end of the team, however, collapsed for a very few runs. Then Phoenix took strike for the second time, and provided the Old Boys with an afternoon’s leather-hunt-ing. The main stand was made by Clarke and Midlane, whoj respectively scored 115 and 73, both batsmen playing fine, open games. At call of time the score stood at 237 for four wickets, Benbow being 16, net out. Following are the scored: —■

PHCENIX. First innings ... ... ••• ••• 229 Second Innings. Waters, st Blacklock, b McGowan... 21 Blacklock, lbw, b McGowan ... 5 Midlane, b McGowan.,. 73 Clarke, c Blacklock, b“ Gilmer ... lxo Benbow, not out ... ... ••• 16 Wriglit, not out ... ••• 0 Extras ... ••• ••• 1 Total for four wickets ... ... 237 OLD BOYS- —-First Innings. Jacobs, lbw, b Clarke ... ... 9 Kivkcaldic, b Clarke £ Colo, b Clarke •-■••• g Parsons, c Benbow, b Clarke ... Douglas, not out ... ... Gilmer, b Miller ’ C. P. Blacklock, b Clarke 31 McKenzie’, b Pope ... ... ••• - McGowan, b Pope ... ... 2 Leslie, b Pope g Cook, b Clarke £ Extras ... • ■ • • • • • • • Total 130 Bowling Analysis.—Hickey, 7 overs, 20 runs; Clarke, 14 cvers, 2 maidens, o 4 runs, six wickets; Pope, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 28 runs, 3 wickets; Miller, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 19 runs, 1 wicket; Benbow, 6 overs, 3 maidens, 11 runs. JUNIOR CUP. Midland v. Kilbirnie B.—Midland, 183 and 230 (H. Davis 82, Howard 12, J. Smith 14, Johnson 25, Bcurke 36, Wyatt 18, Wills 21); Kilhirnie, 75 and 90 fo? two wickets (Topp 31, Hutchens 28 not out, Weine 18 not out). Wellington defeated Kilbirnie A by nine wicketsTHIRD CLASS. Midland v. Phoenix. —Phoenix, 74 and 104 (Bray 31 not out, Sisson 22, Robinson 11); Midland, 159 (Manson 53 not out, Atkinson 23) and 24 for three wickets (R. Davis 15). College A v. Karori.—ln the second innings, College made 181 (Jordan 100, Beechey 10, Maguire 13, Fyers 26), leaving Karori to get 178 to win. At the close of the day’s play three wickets were down for 38. College B v. Wesley.—College B won by seven wickets. Bee, six for 25, did best for College!. CHRISTCHURCH, March 2. In the Senior Cup cricket matches today, Sydenham made 85 against United, who made 36 for one wicket. Lancaster Park made 157 against Midland, who made 71 for five wickets.