CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4825, 1 December 1902, Page 7

CRICKET.

LORD HAWKE’S TEAM. DATES FOR THE WELLINGTON .MATCH. According to a Christchurch correspondent, the following dales have boon allotted by the New Zealand Cricket Council as the days upon which will be played the match between Lord Hawke’s team and tho Wellington -Association's representatives: January 17 (Saturday; and the succeeding Monday and Tuesday. A stipulation was made by the Wellington Association that a Saturday sbouid bo in the days allotted, anil tins request was acceded to by the Council.. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, The resumption of the senior championship games at the Basin Reserve on Saturday' afternoon attracted a fair attendance of tho public. The turf was a little bit on the heavy side, but the wicket offered no special advantage to either batsman or bowler. Play was o* tho slow and careful variety, but it was interesting by reason of the even nature of the gams between Wellington and Midland. Midland had made 151 in its first innings, and Wellington resumed batting with lb runs on for tho loss of a'wicket. It was generally anticipated that Wellington would not be got out for under 200 runs, but tho bowling of L'piiam and Stephenson was very et--foetivc, and the Midland fielding, too, was very good; and the result of lhe.se characteristics was that the Wellington men were all got out for 131 runs, leaving Midland in a first-innings majority of 20. Mahony, Hickson, RicTiardsori and Goto wore the only Woll'igto.u batsmen to achieve doable figures, and their compilations worn all laboriously achieved. Tho tail of tho Wcll'ngton team was very effete. At tho fall of the fourth wicket lit) runs had been recorded, but the next six wickets fell for lo runs. The bowling of Stephenson was very puzzling, and at cue tune his record for eight overs was rjgnt maidens, two wickets. Hales trundled excellently, when Midland took' their second strikes, and after twenty minutes had passed ho had bowled both Hickson and Holdsworth at a cost of eight runs, tho total score being two wickets for 16 runs. Williams and Moss made a short stand, hut when the total stood at 33 Hales howled Williams for 11. Moss and Bartlett soon followed, five wickets being down for 45. Staples and Smith played out time, the score at tho drawing of stumps being 47. In the Phoenix-Old Boys game tho collapse of tho Old Boys, which began on tho previous Saturday, was speedily completed. Erico and Hickoy got in some deadly work, and when tho last wicket foil tho total was only 33. Tucker carried out. his bat for 10. Boochcy (10) being tho only other double-figure contributor. Old Roys’ grand total was only 74 and thus Phoenix won the match by an innings and 0 runs. .Following are particulars of tho scores:— PHOENIX r. OLD BOYS. Phoenix, first innings 83 Old Boys, first innings 56 OLD BOYS. —Second Innings. Kirkcaldie, c Niven, h Hickey ... 1 Wilson, l.b.iv., b Hickey 1 Ralph, c Hickey, b Brico 2 McGowan, h Brioo ... ... ... 0 Jacobs, b Brico X Wills, b Brico 2 Tucker, not out 10 J. P. Blacklook, h Brice .3 Sanderson, b Hickey ... ... 0 C. P. Blacklock, b Brice ... ... 0 Becchoy, o Lash h Hickoy ... ... 10 Byes 4, leg byes 4 8 Total ... . ... 38 Bowling analysis.—Hickoy, 11 2-3 overs, 6 maidens, 8 runs, 4 wickets; Brice, 11 overs, 6 maidens, 22 runs, 0 wickets; Day, 1 over, 1 maiden. WELLINGTON v. MIDLAND. Midland, first innings 151 WELLINGTON. —First Innings. Richardson, c Quee, b Upham ... 24 C. Gore, h Stephenson ... ... 12 Mahony, b Upham ... 29 S. Hickson, c Bartlett, b Upham ... 29 Ashbolt, b Upham 2 Woybo.arno, st Williams, b Stephenson 6 Taylor, not out ... 0 Latham, b Upham 0 A. Gore, o Bartlett, b Upham ... 6 Clayton, b Upham ..._ 0 Hales, c Williams, b Upham ... 4 Byes 17. leg byes 2 ly Total 131 Bowling analysis.—Upham, 34 1-3 overs, 13 maidens, 58 runs, 7 wickets; Stephenson, 18 overs, 11 maidens, 16 runs, 3 wickets; Bartlett, 8 overs, i maiden, 14 runs; Holdsworth, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 24 runs. . MIDLAND.—Second Innings. Hickson, b Hales ... ... ... 0 Holdsworth, b Hales ... ... 16 Moss, b Richardson ... ... ••• 3' Williams, c Taylor, b Hales ... 11 Staples, pot out 5 Bartlett, b Richardson 3 J. Smith, not out 2 Byes 5, leg byes 2 7 Total for five wickets ... .... 47 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Old Boys v. Midland.—Old Boys, batting first, made' 74 (Weddo 19. Goldfinch. 34). Weybourno and Windloy were the best bowlers for Midland, who totalled 285. Weybourno played a good innings for 157, tho other scorers being: Mills 31, Mitchell 31. and Godbor in. Darroch, Prouse and Bell were the best of the Old Boys bowlers, '.the latter, in ‘heir second innings, have lost six wickets for 123 (Weddo 54, Darroch 33, Prouso 10, Salmon, not out, 14). Owing to a match being played on the Basin to-day, the above gam© will not do continued until Friday evening. Wellington defeated tho College uy an innings and 109 runs. Wellington scored 247, and tho College 56 and 33. L. Ashbolt collared four wickets for X/, and McLean three for 34. Gas Company v. Newtown.—Gas Company, second innings, 86 (Stevens 20, Hutchings 20, Topp 23). Hawthorne took six wickets for 36, Newtown, second innings, 91 (Plimmer 27, Day 19' Harris took six wickets for 39. McMahon three for SO, Topp ono for 17. The Gas Company won by 49- runs. THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho Karori-New+own match resulted in an unexpected victory for the former team, who scored 112 in their second innings. “Extras” was top'sooro with 24, W. E. Dasent 22. Cathie 17. and G. Warren 10 also reached double figures. Newtown required 87 to win, but they only obtained 41, and were defeated by 46 runs. Bennett (firo for 27) and Miller (three for 21) bawled veil for Newtown, LoVe and Hill dividing honours for Rarori. Tho Virion-Midland A heat resulted in the defeat of last year's champions by

six wickets and 3 runs. Midland A, baiting first, scored 27 (Mills 10), and in their second try 109 (Payne 30, Spence 24, Luko 14. Mills tl, McCarthy 11 not out), tho last wicket putting on 41 runs. Vivian scored in their first innings (Pudney 23 Warwick 19, Laws 11, Collins 10), and cl for four wickets in tho second (Lavs 19 not' out. Pudney 12). Williamson and Laws trundled with good effect for the winners, tho latter doing “the hat trie';, while Spent-. McCarthy, Gosling and Hill did good work for tuo losers. Wellington defeated College A by ten wickets. The scores of the match are as follows;— College 103 (Mala 51, Ward 19) and 130 (Br.xlio 44, Lomax 22). Wellington 231 (Spencer 6C. Handy Pearce 26, Barclay 21) and 3 for no wickets. In' the second innings _of the losers, Nash captured five wickets tor 19. ami Pearce two lor 29. Rovers defeated Old Boys by 29 runs. Rovers —First innings, 128: second innings. 5C (W. Hicks 16, Tucker 12, Roberts 12). Old Boys—First innings, 7 1 ; second innings, 88 (Stevenson 30, Jameson 16. Pre-Smith 11, Drake 10). Conoliffo and Hicks bowled best for Rovers, as did Smythe and Drake for Old Boys. Phoenix A r. Midland R.—Phoenix first innings totalled 152 (Ncwbold t-4 Midlauo 30, Jones 20. McCnrdell 16, Rvan 14 and Horan 12 not out); Midland, 123 (Howison 63, Bruce 13, Laurenson 14. Blackwell 12). Moran (one for 8), Lyman (two for 21), Rivan (two for 30) bowled for Phoenix, who have lost one wicket, for 24. Phoenix B v. College B.—College, J 75; Phoenix, 93 (Dcslondcs 24, Smith 21. Rvan 12). College, 101 (Bee 45. Gardiner 13, Stout lE. Long (ono for IT), Watson (two for 10), Smith (two for 15) bowled for Phoenix, who replied with six wickets for 123 (McLennan 36 not out, Smith 31, Moss 26, Cunningham 11 not out). JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Rovers defeated Gas Company by 131 runs. Tho winners scored 91 and 8S (White 31, Donaldson 23, Meech 10). Gas Company, 31 and 17- Hopkins (four for 7) and Hylton (four for 8) bowled well for the Rovers. Tho “ Times ” defeated Seatoun by 22 runs. Tho winners scored 92 mid 37 and tho losers 55 and 52. Scott (six for 19) and Stewart (throe for 20) shared tho bowling honours for the “Times,” as did Wix and. Jackson for Seatoun. KUTT TALLEY ASSOCIATION. A meeting of tho association was hold at Mr P. Casey’s Hotel, Lower Hutt, on Saturday evening, when it was decided to play junior representative matches against Wellington Junior Association on tho 22nd January (Anniversary Day) and against Manawatu, at Palmerston, on Now Vrar’.s Day. It was also agreed to play senior ropresentativo matches against Manawatu and Wellington representatives on Christinas Day and Boxing Day. Tho Postponement Committee of the association resigned, and tho following wore, elected ;—Messrs Bcrntsen, Ryder and Dalgleish. Pctone United defeated Wadestowu by 37 runs. Pctone scored 81 and 91 (Dalgleish 21, Barber 34); Wadestown, 53 and 82 (Orchard 16, Hay 22, C. Nowbold 10, Wiflin 15 not out). Dalgleish (firo for 13) trundled well for Petonc, Merton and Orchard dividing honours for Wadestown.

Gordon McDonald scored 102 not out for tho Ivarori School in a match with tho second eleven of tho Thorndon School at TCnrori on Saturday. Tho following will represent tho Waiwetu Cricket Club in their match with Mr Crombio’s team at' tho Lower Hutt to-day:—Bemtson, Brice, Jounnax, Judd, McGurk, McMenamin, W. Pringle, Purdy, O. Stevens, Wood and another. Plav commences at 10 o’clock. Tho Phoenix Club will play a. match on No. 1 wicket this afternoon. Teams will bo picked on the ground, and play will oommouos at 1.30 p.m.