CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4606, 10 March 1902, Page 7

CRICKET.

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. There was a fairly large attendance at the Basin Reserve on Saturday to see the senior games of the Midland and Wellington, the Old Boys and the Phoenix, and that of All Wellington against Midland. The wickets were not favourable for good batting, and as a result tho bowlers had an inexpensive harvest. There was also played on tho Reserve a public schools representative match— Wellington v. Wairarapa. This was spoilt by the poor showing of the visitors. They were evidently untrained, they wielded their willows feebly, and they failed to make tho most of their opportunities. After tho Senior Championship games had been finished a game was begun between the Midland eleven and one alleged to bo representative of All Wellington. The latter team was got rid of for 86 runs, Richardson being tho only one to hit up a respectable score. Tucker got the fine average of four wickets for 13 runs ; Holdsworth took four for 28. Tho wicket-keeping of W. Roberts was very good, not a single bye being scored. Midland ran up a total of 52 runs for three wickets before time was called. Following are tho scores: ALL WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Richardson, b Holdsworth ... ... 26 Waters, b Robertson ... ... 7 S. Hickson, c C. Hickson, b Holdsworth ... ... ••• 10 Staples, c Manson, b Tucker ... 7 Crombie, c Manson, b Holdsworth... 11 Saunders, c Hickson, b Tucker ... 0 Sanderson, b Holdsworth ... ... H Niven, b Tucker ... ... ... 0 Hickey, st Roberts, b Tucker ... 5 Taylor, not out ... ... ... 8 Connell (did not bat) ... ... 0 No-ball 1 Total ••• ... ••• ••• 86 Bowling analysis—Robertson, 5 overs, 17 runs, 1 wicket; Upham, 3 overs, 21 runs; Holdsworth, 12 overs, 4 maidens, £8 runs, 4 wickets; Hutchings, 4 overs, 7 runs; Tucker, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 13 runs, 4 wickets. MIDLAND.—First Innings. Roberts, b Waters ... ... ... 13 Read, b Waters ... ... ... 15 Robertson, not out ... ... 16 Manson, 1.b.w., b Staples ... ... 3 Byes 5 Total for three wickets... ... 52 THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. In tho incomplete game between Midland and Wellington, tho former team, requiring 68 runs to win, lost its last three wickets for 13 runs, and thus Wellington won the game by 55 runs. Halos took five wickets for 38 runs. Old Boys, with eight wickets down for 181 runs, and requiring 24 runs to beat Phoenix, were all out for 196, and thus they suffered defeat by nine runs. Tho match was the boldest bid for victory that the Old Boys have made since they entered the Senior Championship competition. It was unfortunate for them that a wet wicket should have militated against them at the finish of a hard-fought game. The following table shows how the various clubs competing for the, Senior Championship of the Welling-. ton Cricket Association finished:— ■Club. Matches. Won. Lost. Midland ... 6 5 1 Wellington ... 6 4 2 Phoenix ... 6 3 3 Old Boys ... 6 0 6 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Phoenix v. Midland.—Phoenix, with six wickets down for 140, continued their innings, and pot up the respectable score of 228 (White 59, Phillips 22 and W. Roberts 20). Moss (four for 14) howled best for Midland, who responded with 72 (Johnson 33, Luke 20), leaving Phoenix victorious by an innings and 105 runs. White (three for 7) and Roberts (two for 0) howled well for Phoenix. THIRD-CLASS. Phoenix v. Karori.—Karori, batting two short, continued their innings, and scored 122 (W. Dasent 44, Lower 21, Lowe 20 and Williams 12). Phoenix replied with 53 (Hickey 14, Johnson 12).. Hill got most of the wickets for Karori, who, wanting 98 to win, have lost five wickets for 16 rims. In Karori’s first innings Moran got five wickets for 43 and Hickey four for 50, and in the second attempt Moran got one for 3 and Hickey threei for 11. The College B v. Newtown A match was concluded on Saturday, the latter winning by an innings and 158 runs. The Newtown innings closed for 262, Fred Plimmer scoring 136 not out (marred only by a chance to square-leg when 93) and Weine 33. Bee and Renner howled host for the Collegians, whose second strike realised 28 (batting three short). Hawthorne (three for 11) and G. Plimmer (three for 17) howled unchanged for tho winners. Wellington v. Midland A—Midland in their second innings made 169 (Mills 31, Atkinson 29, Godber 25, Williams 18, Webb 14, Smith 13, Mitchell 11, Gosling 10). Wellington, requiring 130 to win, have lost two wickets for 2L Hanify, for Wellington,' took six wickets for 54, and Masters three for 78. PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ REPRESENTATIVE GAME. The Wairarapa boys went to the wickets first, and could only make 8 runs against tho bowling of Cunninghame (six for three) and Grace (three for two). Wellington then went in, and scored 98 (D. Little 24, Condliffe 37). Wairarapa, in its second essay, bettered its first attempt. ,Thirty-six runs were up when the tenth wicket fell (Spooner not out 9, Smith 8, Armstrong 7). Wellington thus won by an innings and 54 runs. Messrs Stevens and McKenzie acted as umpires. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. PRESS ASSOCIATION.MELBOURNE, March 8. The Australian eleven which is to visit England began a match yesterday against eighteen of Ballarat. The eleven in the first innings made 317—Noble 72, Hill 66, Gregory 44, _ Tramble 40, and Duff '3O being the chief scorers. The Ballarat team has lost one wicket for 47. Maclaren expects to be back in Australia in seven or eight months’ time. LONDON, March 7. It is reported that Lancashire is endeavouring to regain MaoLaren’s services for the county.