CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4820, 25 November 1902, Page 7

CRICKET.

SATURDAV’S MATCHES. JUNIOR CHAM (HONSHU*. Wellington 11. v- College I,—College, first innings, 55. Wellington, first innings, 248 for eight wickets. Highest scorers •—(.’ollege—Macintosh, J 3 not out; Wellington—Johnson 109, O’Sun.van 52, nsun 37, Pearson 12. Best bowling averages.—V\ ellingtou—Pi-, six for 14; College-—Matthews, three lor 31. Phoenix B v. College B.—Coilej; first innings, 175 (Jordan 81, Renner 15, lien 14, Verry 14;. Etmg, Smith and Deslamles huwlod for Plioenix, who have lost seven wickets for 70 (Deslandes 2-i, Smith 21, Ryan 12). Gas Company v, Newtown C.C. —Gas Coinpr.ny, first innings, 97; second innings, 19 rims for two wickets. Highest .scorers—Harris 21, Hollins 19. Hutchings 14, Lingard 16. M.cMahon 10. Howling averages—G. t’iimmor, two for 25, F. Plhnmer throe for 8, Hawthorne two for 22. Newtown, first innings, 43. iiighrst scorer —Hawthorne 23. Rowling averages—McMahon, three for 21 ; Topp, five for 16. THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho scores iu the Karori-Newtown heat are as follows:—Kurori, 71 ("Williams 18. Spiel's 11, “extras" 15;, and 32 for four wickets (Hill 14); Newtown, 96 (Jack 21, Ciiapman 20, Machiu 17, Gambit 1 10;, Hill (seven for 35) bowled well lor Aaron, us did Machin (five for 21) for Newtown. The Rovers, scored 128 (Hicks 38 not out, WeUiorall 32, B. Waugh 20, Roberts 11), against Old Hoys, who totalled 77 (Perry 17, Martin 10, Jameson 10 not out, Salmon 15). Tlio Rovers have lost two wickets for 24 (Hicks 16) in their second innings. Pyo-Smith (six for 5-1), and Perry (two for 16) for Old Boys; Wangh (five for 32), Newson (throe for 30) and Coudliffe (ono for 4) for Rovers, wore tlio best with tho ball. Midland ii v. Phoenix A.—Midland B, 138 (Thomas 45, Bruce 38, Irwin 19). Phoenix, eight wickets for HO (Midlane 30, McArdle 10, Ryan 14, Jones 12 not out). For Midland Thomas and Hoivison bowled well, as did Ryan (six for 40), and Jones (three for 20) for Phocmx. College A obtained 103 (Male 57, Ward 19), against Wellington, who have scored 193 for five wickets (Spencer Go. Hiuiify 29, Pearce 20;. Ilanify and Nash divided the bowling honours for Wellington. Midland A v. Vivian.—Midland A, first innings, 27 (Mills 10), and 42 for no wickets (Spence 25, Luke 12). Vivian, 88 (Pudney 23, Warwick 19, Laws 11). Laws and Williamson trundled well for Vivian, as did Hill, Spence and Cart by for Midland. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. In tho “Times”-Scatouu match, tho “Times,” batting first, compiled 95 runs (Lynch 20, Franco 19, Yates 18, Stewart 11). Seatoun, 55 (Jackson 28, Lees 14). For the “Times” team, Scott was in very good form with the ball, securing five wickets for 18 runs. Jackson bowled best for Soatoun. Refreshments were provided for tho teams by a Soatoim resident. -

Albion B. v. Woollen Company.-—Al-bion, first innings, 75 runs; second innings, 47 (O’Flaherty and Williamson 11 each, Ackerniann 9, Casbman 14). Boyce, Kitching and Brown bowled well for Woollen Company. Woollen Company, first, innings, 37second innings, ..23. (Kitching 19, Boyco 10). O’Flaherty (six for 17), Casbman (eight for 24), and H. Guiso (four for 16), bowled best for Albion. The Albions won by 62 runs. The Woollen Company team was weakened by tho absence of its two best bowlers.

Rovers v. Gas Company.—Rovers, first innings, 91 (Hylton 28). Gas Company, 31. Rovers, second innings, 37 for six wickots (White 18 not out). The senior championship game between Midland and Phoenix was completed at the Basin -Reserve on Friday evening, the Midland team winning the game by 172 runs. Phoenix, with four wickets down for H 8 runs, resumed batting, h(ut the tail of the team failed miserably, and the innings closed for 145 runs. Halley (55) and Lash (43) wore the top scorers for Phoenix, the wickots being equally divided amongst tho Midland bowlers. There were 149 runs recorded at the fall of tho fifth wicket, but the remaining batsmen went for fivo runs. Owing to the departure of Barclay to Auckland, the Phoenix team batted only nine vnen._ In the junior cup game between Wellington and Midland, tho Wellington team, requiring ten runs to win, and having seven wickets down, made the runs without any further loss. Tho following will represent the Drapers against tho Tradesmen B. on tho Basin Reserve to-day, instead of On WednesdayClater, Wyatt, Birch, Reid, Scott, Davis, Paul, Duthio, Wallace, Lawrenson, Hill; emergency, Pratt.

Tho following clubs have drawn pitches on tho Basin Reserve for matches today,—Nos. 1 and 2, Wednesday Association; No. 3, Phoenix; No. 4, Newtown.

Tho following will represent tho Oriental •‘Cricket,Club against the United Tradesmen A, No. 2 wicket, Basin Reserve, at 2.30 to-dayßiliman, Osborne’, Laws, Truscott, Meston (captain), Murphy, Cook, Parkes, Alpo, Hatch, Clarko; emergencies, George, King, Minnis.

Tho championship matches under tho Wednesday Cricket Association will bo played on tho Basin Reserve to-day.