CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4309, 19 March 1901, Page 5

CRICKET.

SCHOOLBOYS’ MATCH, V The annual representative cricket match between, teams selected from, the Wellington and Wairarapa schools was played at Maeterton on Saturday. The Wellington team batted first and compiled 87 funs. The local team replied with only 10 runs and following on made 21 in their second innings, the Wellington boys thus scoring a victory by an innings and 56 runs. Following are the scores: Wellington, first innings—Condliff© 4, Janson X, Scott 2, Little 6, Newbold 3, Little 0, McDougall 7, Moss 45, Farmer 13. Strang 3, Bidmead, not out 0. byes 3. total 87. Wairarapa. first innings—Armstrong 4, Swanson 1, Smith 1, Workman 0, Chew 0, Cameron 1, Pragnell 0, Thomas 1, Perrin 1, Leeks, not out 0, Beechey O, byes 1, total 10; second innings—Armstrong 3, Swanson 6, Smith 1, Workman 0, Chew 8, Cameron 0, Pragnell 2, Thomas 0. Perrin 1, Leeks 0. Beechey O, total 21, grand total 31.

A team representing the, Wellington Football Club journeyed to Pahaufanui to try conclusions at cricket with the local players. The footballers won the match after an enjoyable game by seven wickete. Pahautanui knocked up 40 and 92—Mellin 34, W. Blackey 21, .T. Smith, not out. 12. Neal and Row did most of the bowling for the visitors, the former securing six wickets for 10 runs in the first innings, and the latter six for 38 in the second- The Wellington men compiled 48 runs in their first innings—Neal 16. Blackey took six of the wickets for 14 runs. With 85 runs to get and only an hour to play the footballers were put on their mettle, but they made the required number for the loss of three wickets in five minutes under time— Monson 35, Neal 36, not out. A team from the Wellington Club defeated Waiwetu aftho Lower Hutt yesterdav by 47 runs on the first innings. Scores —Wellington, 150—Cmmbie 34, Weybourne 32, RuddSck 22, Maunsell 17, Hickson 15. Waiwetu. 103 PWelch £3. Thoms 22. Brown 20, A. Pringle 11. For Wellington, Maunsell took six wickets for 23 runs, and for Waiwetu Brown six for 40. The match Oriental v. Tradesmen will he played on No." 2, wicket Basin Reserve to-morrow. Oriental team—Billman, Boggis, T. Cooke. Prance, Fulton. King, Laws, Meston, Murphy, Osborne.' Truseott; emergencies. W. Cook and Wells. Play commences at 2.30 sharp. The following are the Third-class fixtures for the 23rd and 30th inst.:—College A v. Vivian, at College ground; College B v. Midland, at College ground; Karori v. Phoenix. No. 4, Basin Reserve; United, v. 'Jphnsonville.uNo. 1, Athletic Park; Old Boysv. Kilbimio. at Karori. - «