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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12933, 28 March 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

SECOND GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho final for the Second Grade Championship between the Dunedlii and Port Chalmers took placo oil 'Saturday lit Carisbrook before, ft fair number of spectators. Gcddes, winning tho tpssj elected to bat, and, with his brother, faecd tl.io howling . of Wilson and Givpn. In (Jivcn's second over D. (jcildcs j'jut one up in tiiis slips, which , Melville topk iii' good stylo. 1M)_1. Ward jpinet.l liis captain, and both bat.smen scored evenly,. and tho total gradually mounted. At 55 Ward was. might in tho slips by Ciiv.cn oft Uowlatt'i the retiring batsman having contributed 26 ;ih freo stylo. Davidson filled the gap, but <lid not seem afc homo at tiio start... The. scpro was taken to 79, when Geddc's, iii ationintiug a pull, was bowlpd by Given ii.fter playing a lino inning's of. 32. Ander-son camp next, but, after' compiling 7, was bowled by Skitcli. 86-I—7. Ppp6 joined Davidson, but 2 runs later Uav.idsdii was well caught in the slips by Tleming off Given.; SC—s—l3, Morgan fillod. thtj vacancy, and f.h.e score was taken to 116. bofore a, separation wan effected, .Morgan being .the first to go for a, wellcompiled 15. .Montgomery c'a'nie next, and tho scoro mounted tp 135, \vliph Pope was bowled; by Skiich, after' having compiled 15. Jock camo next, made 6, lind was then splendidly caught by Eyre off ■ Given. J. Popo filled th& gap; but iminedititcly lost Mpiitgomory, who was caught, and bowled byllsi'nann. The retiring batsman bad batted nicely for 16. Hamilton." came next, but fell a victim, to Ilahi'a.nn .first ball, the Port's innings thus closing far 148, they I having occupied the wickets for just on three .hours. Eyro . «nd Fleming opened , for Diiii.ediii, facing the bowling of Pope and tiedd'cs. With, the score at 6 Kyro Wfis foolishly rim out. in. attempting a short, run. Rowlatt joined' Iteming, and, bath batting well-, fool; the score to 33, when .Kowlatt wis bowled -by Gcddes, having batted freely for if. Boit filled ilic gap, and started very confidently. With the score at 55 Bolt threw bis - wicket away by attempting an .impossible run. 55—3—IS. .({. Skitcb. camo next, but. wiK.soon caught. 63—4—3. llamami joined Fleming, who was flatting with confidence, and runs continued to cbino freely. The light, however, was getting bad, and, with tho score at 88, Fleming put bis leg in front of one from Gcddes and retired;, having batted in line stylo for 34. Melville camo. next, but appealed about iji.o light, and iho umpires Palled ti.nie, the score standing a! 88 for

fiye wickets, The match will thus bo [ counted a draw, and tho haiiios of both teams will to engraved on tho shield. Messrs I\ Williams ami Corliss officiated at umpires, and gavo entire, satisfaction. .The following are the scores:-— PoiiT.—First Innings. A. E. Gcddes, b Gi.yeii .. .. 82 . I). G.f(ldes, e Meh'iU.e, b. Given ~ 1 If. Ward, d (iiven,. b ftowlatt .. 20 A. fiavidsoii. c'.Fle.iniiig, i,i Given.. 3.1 Anderson, li W.* if. Sk'itch ~ 7 i>. Pope, 1) W, il, Skitch .. 15 Morgan, b Fleming .. ~ .. 15 Montgomery., c and b Iliinittini .. 1G Jack, c Eyre, b Given .. .. 0 j, PopP, not out .. 0 iiiiiniiton, c Given, b Hamaim .. 0 Hxt'tas 17 Total .. MS Bowling Aiiaiysis.—E. Wil.ssri, 78 balls, 5 maidens, 27 runs; A. G.iv'en,. 102 balls, 5 maidens, 37 runs, 1 wickets; \Y. Skitch, 90 balls, 5 maidens, :!5 'runs, 2 wickets; K. Rowlattj 48 balls, 2 liiaid'cns, 18 .runs, 1 wicket; V, r . 'Fleming, IS bails, U runs, 1 wickct; A. W. iiamaini, lo balls, '3 runs;,. 2 wickets.

'DuNEDi.w-First Innings, Fleming, l.bjv, b G.ccldea .. ~ 31 Ey.ce, run out .. ;. i 2 lidwlattj b Xieildes.. ... .. ~ 17 Bolt, .iuti out , .. .. 13 0. Slcitcii, c .Hamilton, 1) Pepo .. ,1 Hamami, hot. out .. ■ 12 ileh'iU.i?, hot out .. .. ~ .. 0 Extras ~ .. 7 Total :for five wickets .. 88 Bowling Analysis—A. Ev. G.eecles, 90 balls, 4 maidens, 37 runs, 2 vi.ek.ois; Pope, 3D balls, i maiden, 12 finis-, i w.iekot; V/nrcl, GO balls, 1 miiiScii, 21 runs; Jtorgan, G balls, 8 runs.

A Garisbrook team .journeyed to Wyllio's Crossing on Saturday., and., after "a very eiijdyable gamcY won. by 36 runs on the first: innings. Ciiri-I.n'o'ok, halting first, compiled 56 runs (Gallawuy 15, Khancl 14 not out, ,K. Ilairawa'y 111. fi'yllio's Crossing responded with 20 (C: (Irani 7!. Cnmbrook, batting again, scored 31 IV. I'euwicl; 121. Wyllio's Crossing repii.xl with 21 for live wickets (C. Grant i3i, Fur Carisbrook (J.

Feiv.wick took, eight wickets for H runs. Y. Pert wick (who. tiki the hat (rick) five for 6, and Lnnmh tu'o lor 5. ' For Wyllie's Crossing R. Findlay ami .1. Wjlliaimon bowk-tl most successfully. Both feiimti desire. sj>orially to t'hank (lie [allies of Wyllie's Crossing fa; their kind libfp.i.fniitj'. A C'liriiioljin-fii telegram state? that tlie last of tho cricket matches' wore finished on Saturday, Sydpnliain winning the Senior Gup with, seven' wins, two lo:i-es, nnd one

draw. Lancaster I'ai'.k wc.re rnnners-up. Playing against Midland, Sydenham brought their second iiinings s.cof<\ to 177 (Kinvig not out &)■. .Midland cquld only make 75, losing by 55 runs. Lancaster l'ark declared their second iiininprs closed with nine wickets down for 17J (H. ltidley 53, Barrett 43). Thi> left tho United 173 to get, i'3s was their limit. (Blundcn not out 27, Talbot' 2.6, Sims 25;, Ollivicr 22). S. I'rankjsH iind. Bennett top the bowling averages for the. sdason, and Ollivicr, Sims, Callaway, and 11. C. Ridley have the. best batting figures. Tlio following will represent the Albion Club in their in at qh wit.h Tcmuka. to be played: at, Tc-iiivika on Ivastoi' Friday and Saturday:—\Y. Anderson. .Cmmninßs (21, Gorije-tt, X). Cramoii'J, Dry (2), \V. 8. liuntor, G. Israel, J. I l '. I'eake, and W. SheJloii;

A team from Siireood, Son, and I'.won's journeyed tti Seaclilf on Saturday, and had a very enjoyable cranio with the ScaetllF Asylum, victory resting with tho hoino team by 2 runs, fjeaclift' A\vlui;i. going in fiivt, totalled' 71 runs, AVliitihrr (21), Annan (11), and Uambary ilO) reaching' doulile figures: .and Sargoods responded with 73, A. Maclean (37). A. K, Chapman (<?0), and Sparrow '(12). In tliOii .second Inning!! Scacliif Asylum put tip 113 for three wicket l , and declared their iiinings .closed. Sweat on (57, not out). Whiting (2;), and Annan (14. not oiit) baited well for their runs. Sargoods stored 109. in their 'second attempt, Sparrow' (59), Chapman (it), .T. Kwen (15), and A.

Maclean (12) chowing good form. Annan, Smcntoiii and Aitclii-oh were the. most successful bowlers for tho Asylum, and. -I. Ewei! and D. A. Kwen were th > pick of Sargopd's trundlc.rs, tho farmer securing nine wickets in. flips first innings, including the 'hat trick. ' ,\li- Tyri>e (for the visitors) rot.iiriiNl thanks for tiio li&ipitality shown to tlio team.