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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6384, 5 December 1907, Page 6

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WEDNESDAY COMPETITION. A now series of Wednesday senior and junior championship games were commenced yesterday at the Basin Eoserva and Newtown under the most favourable conditions. There was some very fair scoring in the senior games, the best batting performance during the afternoon being by G. Burton, who mada 91. UNION v. GEORGE AND GEORGE. ' In this contest Union batted first, and made 131 runs, Wilkinson, who wont in first, compiling 38 of the total. The other double-figure scorers were Mullford (20) and Weyhourno (22). Doherty was the most successful trundlor, taking five wickets for 40 runs. George and ‘Georgo were disposed of for 72 runs in their first innings. Gosling being top lecorer with 23. UNlON.—First Innings. T. O’Sullivan, h Gosling ... 12 Wilkinson, b Doherty ... ... 36 Jackson, b Laws ... ... ... a McGill, o Isherwood, b Doherty ... 5 Mullford, c Wilkinson, b Doherty ... 0 Woybounu-, b Doherty ... ... ... 26 Barratot, I) Daws 22 McKenzie, o Laws, b Gosling Bonnar, o Paul, b Gosling ™ ... 0 Moiiit, Ihw Doherty ... j--3. O’Sullivan, not out ... 0 Extras - Total - Bowling Analysis—F. Daws, 16 overs. 2 maidens, 44 runs, 2 wickets; Gosling. 12 overs, 2 maidens, 34 runs, 3 wickets; Doherty, 12 overs, 2 maidens, 40 runs, 5 wickets. GEORGE AND GEORGE.—First . Innings. F.i Laws, o Jackson, b Bonnar ... ft A George, b Moiiit Vare, b Moffit ... ... .» ... 10 Gosling, b Moffit ... Paul, b McGill ... - ... 1 Wilkinson, b McGill - ... 6 Fox, 0 . McGill, b Moffit ._ ... X Doherty, not out .- ... 3 Isherwood, b McGill ... —• ... 0 Gini, b McGill JJ Silhord, Ibw Moffit ■ J Extras Total ~ ~ - Bowling Analysis.—Moffit, 10 overs, 3 'maidens, 22 runs: Bonnar, 7 overs, 35 runs, I wicket; E. McGill, 3 overs, X maiden, 2 runs, 4 wickets. RIVALS v. ORIENTALS. In the game between the above mentionod opponents. Rivals, hatting one short, compiled the respectable total iof 186 runs. Of this total, G. Burton was responsible for a well-played 94, •during which he showed some of his best form! He was eventually disposed of by Cook, who caught and bowled him. Crouch also gave a nice dislay in obtaining the 35 credited to him, ns also did Wyatt, who was 25 not out. J, Moore took six wickets for 51 runs, bowling the last three men for "blobs.’ 1 Orientals had made 122 runs for eight wickets when stumps wore drawn. RIVALS.—First Innings. Sf. Burton, o and b Cook '... ... 91 J. Lomas, c Bicken, b Mooro ... ... 4 Bentley, o and b Bicken 0 Crouch, b Biokon ... ... ... 0 Shaad, cmdb J. Moore ._ ... 35 McKay, c Bicken, bJ. Moore ... 3 Wyatt, not out ... „ 3 Carson, b J. Moore Dixon, bJ. Moore Reid, b L Moore ... Extras Total ... - , ... - - 188 Bowling Analysis.—Biokon, 9 overs, 33 runs, 2 wickets; J. Moore, 10 overs, 1 maiden, 51 runs, 6 wickets; Cook, 2 overs, 4 runs, 1 wicket. ORIENTALS.—First Innings. A. Alpe, > and b Shand „ _ 6 A. Moore, c Carson, b Shand ... „ 28 Trusoott, o Reid, b Shand .„ 4 Bicken, Ibw Shand ... „ 13 Little, not out .„ „ „. 43 •F. Alpe, i and b Carson _. 0 Lanreasou, o and b Carson „ 8 Cook, b Carson ... „ „ ._ 13 McKenzie, b Shand _ _ 0 Extras, A. ■». _ 7 Total for eight witskeis ' JUNIOR MATCHES., ■ Playing against Artillery A, Thorndon made 50 in their first innings, Olliver (19) mad Sullivan (13) being top scorers. Milroy took three wickets for 17 rum;, loyce four for 13, and Smith three for 7. Artillery A made 126 in their first innings. Smith made 74, Joyce 21, Thompson 14, Milroy 13, McMahon 10. H. O. Browne was the most ■ successful bowler, taking five wickets for 48.

In the match Oriental y. T.M.CLA. tha former-made 160, Mullins contributing 59, Coltman 82, Edwards 10, Plant 13. Y.M.C.A. mode 95 tor six wickets (Shipton 40, Osborne 25, McKay 10. Roc Y.M.C.A. Dyson took five wickets for 88, Riant two for 43, and Cook two for 12. In the game between George and George and Vivian tho former made 122. Ellison scored 28, Martin 24. Vivian responded with 175 for seven wickets, tho chief scorers being Thompson (66), ,S. Dempsey (2D, and Martin (27),