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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3008, 21 December 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

SUNIOfI CHAMPIONSHIP. WELLINGTON V. RIVAL. This match was continued on Saturday. The Wellingtons, with live wickets down tor .'HI, continued their first innings, the la-*t five wickets only adding 40 runs. Ndwbold was responsible for the dismissal of three of the batsmen, two of thorn falling to him id one over. Of Iho 10 tried, ho obtained the bust average. Uoldahip, who had scored 107 on the previous Saturday, added 21 runs, and wai then easily bowled by Drydcn. The Rival batsmen found Ashbolt one too many for them, and they were ail out for 70, eight wickets being secured by the slow bowler at a cost of only 35 runs. Williamson, with 18, showed the best form. Following on in a minority of 311 runs, the Rivals lost six wickets for 70, They are therefore an inning's and 241 runs to the bad, with only four wickets to fall. The game is to bo resumed this evening. Following are the scores ;

MIDLAND V. PH(ENIX. Tho Mitllpnders continued their first innings, which closed for 231. Laws carried his score to 37, and was then run out. The Pbcenix wore dismissed for 88 in their second innings, making a total of 152 for tho two innings. Tho Midlanders thin won by an innings and 7S) runs. Webb played a vigorous innings for ‘45 not out, which included three hits for 4 each in succession, Upham, with five for 23, was the most successful bowler ou the Midland side. Following are tho scores:—

Tho scores in the Wellington second v. Potono United Junior Cup match are as follows:—Potone, 75 (Barber, 10 ; Ryder, 16 ; Mafcar-n, 11) and 53 (Bruce, 11); Wellington, 40 (Cuff, 17) and 3 for one wicket. Picken (six for 15) bowled boat for Petono, and Betbune was the most successful bowler for the Wellingtons. Tho Rival-Phcenix boat for the Junior Championship was commenced on the College ground. The Phconix batted first, and scored 166 (O. Stevens, 39; Wiren, 35; C. Midlano, 23,.n0t out ; Staples, 21; Harris, 15). Moffat, who took five for 46, bowled well. At tho call of time, the Rivals had lost seven wioketa for 107 (Withers, 54, not out ; Gamble, 26 ; and Glasgow, 12). Tho match will be continued on 9th January. The Rival-Phcenix heat for tho Third-class Championship was concluded on Saturday, tho latter proving victorious by an innings and 18 runs. In their second attempt the Rival's, who required to make 98 to save an innings defeat, were dismissed for 80 (Barr, 16 ; Howard and Otterson, 13 each). Doslandoa (three for 12) and W. Stevens (four for 20) bowled well for the Phcenix. In the match at Kilbirnio for the Thirdclass Championship the second innings of the Kilbirnio second eleven closed for 75. The Midland third, requiring 79 to win, only made 40 (Latta, 13), Allan Bell taking five wickets for 25 and Anderson throo for 13. Keegan (one for 5), Hanson (two for 24) and Bourko (four for 12) bowl )d best for tho losers. The Union-Thorndon heat of tho Thirdclass Championship was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for tho Thorndons. Tho Union’s second innings closed for 62 (McAlpine, 11, not oat; Howe, 10); tho Thorndons making tho 24 runs required to win without tho loss of a wicket, Hawthorne and Sampson bowled well for Thorndons.

Times defeated Scoullar and Chisholm (Junior Cricket Association) on Saturday by 2 runs and three wickets. The scores were as follow Scoullar and Chisholm, 21 and 34 (Webb, 12); Times, 19 and 33 for seven wickets (Scott, 9). For tho Times, Winters (three for 6), Scott (ftvo for 11), Lowe (four for 13), Mills (five for 18), bowled well; whilst for Scoullar and Chisholm, Claridg© (two for 2), Price (four for 9), Edwards (nine for 31), secured good averages. At Waiwotu on Saturday Kilbirnie scored 81 (Pudney, 21; Kolling, 35) to the home team’s 47 (Pilcher, 16; W. Pringle, 10). Jounnax two wioketa for 15, W, Pringle two for 13 and Brown six for 24 bowled best for the losers ; Greenfield, with six wickets for 10 runs, doing best fop the winners, who were kindly treated to refreshments. At tho conclusion of the match Messrs Kelling (captain), Pndney (top-scorer) and Greenfield (best bowler) each received a handsome bouquet from Mrs Brown. Messrs Russell and Puketapu umpired. Potono second defeated tho Factory Cricket Club by 32 runs. Petono, 84. Borntsen (49), H. Fleet (10) reached double figures. Factory, 46. Dawson, 14. Fraser bowled best for the

The match Kilbirnie third v. Kaiwarra (Junior Cricket Association) was won by the former team by default. The secretary of the Petona United Cricket Club acknowledges the promise of the following trophies to the club Mr T. J. Leighton, bat for the player who makes the most catches in all games ; Mr J. Cotton, for best batting in second eleven (third-class play) ; Messrs Davis and Clator(por Mr F. W. Mills, agent), best bowling average in second eleven (third-class matches); Mr F. W. Mills, for the best batting average in first eleven (Junior Cap matches) *, Mr C. F. Preist, best fieldsman in second eleven ; also, a donation of Is from Mr John McGowan, one of the vice.prosidonts. •* Sammy *' Jones, the star of the Queensland team, can say what few other men can. lie has experienced the pleasure, or otherwise, of reading most flattering obituary notices of himself. It will bo remembered that when Jones last visited England ho was seriously ill, and the cruel cable crammer actually killed him. News of the untimely death of the popular* “ Sammy ” was received in the colonies, ond, of course, obituary notices wore written of him, one of the first appearing in the New Zealand Times. Mr Harry Mnsgrove, manager of the Australian Eleven, referring to the difficulty raised by the proposed extension of the tone, informed n correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald that the whole trouble had boon caused by wire-pullers in one of the colonies represented iu the Council, who, failing to coax or force the players back, unjustly endeavoured to direct public opinion against the team’s action. Soon after arrival in England Mr Muogrcve received a letter from. Sir John Portus strongly urging that the Now Zealand engagement bo cancelled in favour of a match in Sydney between the team and Australia; but by this time the team had definitely settled on the visit to Now Zealand, and Mr Porfcas’s proposal had, therefore, to be rejected Subsequently at a meeting of the Now South Wales Cricket Association, hold on the 17th August, Mr Portus rawed a resolution with the object of blocking the matches in Now Zealand, and condemning the team for proposing to go there. Mr Musgrove concluded by Baying bo should like to leave it to the discriminating public to judge whether the team was deserving of the opprobrium heaped upon them by a certain section of the governing orioltotinff bodies,

Wellington—First Innings C. Gore, l.b.w., b Gibson ... Cl F. Aahbolt, b Jones ... •.. o«J JIoMship, b Dry-Ion ... 128 Lovers, b Thawley ... ... *3 J R. Goro, c Williamson, b Jones ... ... 40 Hickson, b Reid 4 Howell, b Newbold ... 4 Woybourno, b Nowbold ... 0 li. 0. Niven, c Jones, b Nowbold... ... 10 i>. Niven, c and b Dryden 2 Halos, not out 0 Extras ... 37 Total ... 331 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Kuna. Wkts. Dryden ... 127 4 73 2 Newbold ... 150 7 07 3 Thawley ... 150 5 GO 1 Williamson ... 21 2 3 0 Howard ... 43 2 20 0 O'Sullivan ... 13 0 13 0 Gibson 42 0 24 1 Jones ... ... St 0 4G 2 Buok 12 O 12 0 Head 30 1 24 1 Rival —First Innings. Nowbold, b Aahbolt ... 15 Buck, b Aahbolt 0 Williamson, c Woybourno, b Aahbolt ... 18 Fuller, b Halos 2 Howard, b Ashbolt ... 4 (/.Sullivan, l.b.w., b Hales ... 0 Dryden, c Howell, b Aahbolt ... 5 Gibson, o Woybourno, b Ashbolt ... ... 13 Read, c Nivon, b Aahbolt ... 7 Jonoa, c and b Aahbolt ... 1 Thawley, not out ... 0 Extras ... 5 Total ... 70 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Ashbolt ... 90 4 35 8 Halos ... 72 3 20 2 Holdahip ... 12 1 4 0 Second Innings. Thawley, b Aahbolt ... 0 Nowbold, c C. Goro, b Holdahip ... 19 Buck, run out ... 0 Williamson, at Lovers, b Holdahip ... 11 Fuller, c and b Halos ... 13 Howard, c Hales, b Ashbolt ... 5 Dryden, not out ... 10 Extras ... G Total for six wickola ... 70

Midland.—First Innings. Warren, c Wallace, b Mil. ward 7 Holdsworth. st Page, b Milliard ... 13 Lash, b Wallace .. , .. 31 Williams, b Wobb 60 Staples, b Millward K. Tucker, o Topp, b Webb 22 G S. J. Tucker, o Millward, b Chisholm 19 Laws, runout . Weybourno, b B 37 oubow 5 Upbam, b Benbow 7 Fitzalraons, not out ... ... 9 Byes, 9; leg-byoa, 5 ; no balls, 1 ... 15 Total 231 BOWLING ANALYSIS, Balls. Mdns. Buns. Wkta. Millward ...141 3 81 3 Waters ... 78 2 42 0 Wallace ... 18 0 18 1 Topp . 21 1 13 0 Eoborts ... 24 0 14 0 Webb ... . 42 0 33 2 Chisholm... 24 1 5 1 0 Naughton « 0 1 Bonbovv ... . 48 2 8 2 ' PiKENix.—Second Innings. Cbiabolm, b Upham G Wallace, b Upham 0 Burton, b Upham ..._ ... 13 Bonbow, c and b Fitzsimons Eoborts, b Fitzsimons 7 0 Waters, b Fitzsimons 0 Naughton, b Upham.., ... 1 Wobb, not oui. ‘15 Topp, run out.,. 0 Millward, c Holds worth, b Upbam ' 0 Page, o Warren, b Holdsworth Byes, 3 ; log-byes, 2 11 5 Total 88 Total first innings 61 Grand total 153 DOWI.ING AKAPXSIB. Balia. Mdns. Euns. Wkts, Fitzsimons ... 90 4 38 3 • Upham DO 6 2d 5 K. Tucker 12 0 18 0 Holdsworth 12 0 1 1