CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13860, 25 March 1907, Page 7

CRICKET.

DTJNEDIN v. CARISBHOOK B. DUNISDLV WIN THE SENIOR SHIELD BY THREE RUNS. • Tho concluding stage of this match on the Cansbrook (iround last Saturday proved niout oxciling. Carisbrook, with '33 runs to make and tlireo wickets with which to make thesa, resumed batting, but with only a couple added Thomson fell to a shooter from Mackersy, whilo. eight runs later l'cnwiek was howled in trying to hit Bannerman to leg. Twenty-three runs wero etill wanted when Stables, the loet man, joined Ilaynce, an<l it, looked ns though tho pair would pull the match out of tho fire, hiri, at 145, or three runs short of (lie Duncdin total, Haynes was out to it unanimous appeal for a, catoh behind tho wickets off Courtis, and Dunodin had won tho shield for 1906-7. Scores :- Dunedik. . First Innings . .. 148 • Cahisbijook B.—First Innings. Siedeborg, h Banncrman .. .. 28 Austin, c Leys, b Melvm .. ~ 23 Rutherford, b Banncrman .. .. 2 Brumm, b Melvin .. .. ~. ~ i Butt,, tun out , ~, ~ 5 lloss, b Molviii .. ' 2 ■ Thomson, b Mackersy 21 • Campbell, h Courtis .. .., ; ..' 13 • ■ Penwick, b Bnnncrman " .. '~' IB lliiyncs, c Leys, b Courtiij .. ~ 12 ' Stables, not out 8 Extras ' ~, ~ ~ 12 Total .' 145 Bowling Analysis.—Latham, 24 balls, 18 rune; Mnclterey, 72 btilln, ,1 moidens, 29 rune, 1 wicket; Melvin, 60 bnlls, 1 maiden, 29 runs, 3 wickets; C'onrlis, U balls, 1 maiden, 2( runs, !2 wickets; Bnnnel-mah, 72 ..balls, 2 maidens, S3 nins, 3 y/ickets. CKICKKT IN CHRISTCHUROIT. (Per Uhited Pjusb Assocutiok.) . , CRIUSTCHURCU, March 24. Crickclors wcro favoured with capital weather for tho conclusion of tho present season, and tho wickets wcro in excellent oider. West Chrietclmrch had an easy win over East Cliristdmrch, and secured tho Senior Grade Cliajnpionsliip with 18 points, Riccartoii lieinc; second with W points St. Albaira third with 13 i»int6, Sydenham fourth with 8, Linwood fifth with 4, and East, Cliristehurch last with 2. In the match West Christchurch v. Ea6t Cliristchureli, West, with 258 for nmc wickets, carrid-their total to 278. Tho liiiat made only 60 in the first innings, but on the follow-on lnaxlc 112 for oiglit wiokots, West winning by 218 runs on the first innings. Linwood beat Sydenham by 33 runs on tho first inniiigs, Scores: Lin-v.-ood 169 and 131, Sydenham 126 and 39 for two wickets. Kiccarron beat St. Albane bv 35 runs on ' tho first innings. Scores: Kiccarton 279 (Anthony 97, Fryer not oiit 77), St. Albiins 2H. A very onjojablo cricket malcli was played on Anniversary Day behvocn teams .from Eureka House, - Duncdin, and tho Orabniii Hoilic, Wailati, which resulted in a' victory for tlio Orokuiiui Homo liy 22 runs. Thn highest scores for tlio winners were Mason 39, Given 17, Bcnslcy 16, C'oiiiior 11. an<l W. Gloy 11 (not out) -and for the lorera Foster 3l"(rclired), G. Spinks Si (retired), l'vobiuHjn 17, ami Dow 14. Tho bowling honours were divided by Given and Uiitwry for the Orbkanui Homo and bv Hobinsou and Dow for Eureka House. After tea and a ehort ln'ufical evehiiig, tho visitors gave three hearty cheers for t.he victorfl, and returned to town well pleased with their day's outing. Thn employees of Messrs J. W.' Swift and c<l. met and defeated the employees of Messrs Kirk mid Co. by 39 runs. Scarce: J. AV. Swift and Co.. 121 (Haig 45 not out. Cnldwoll ]3; Denny 12); Kirk and Co., 82 (Phillips 16; P. Davis 13. Liddle 10, It. jDnvia 11), For Kirk and Co. W. Davis and WyJio bowled well, while Thomson and Hiiip; shared tho bowling honours for Iho winners. Thn annual friendly game of cricket betrteon Messrs Herbert, Haynra, nud Co. and Mersi's Brown, Ewing, and Co. canio off nt Cnrisbrook on Saturday, tlio former wiilning by two runs. The following aro the bigliefit scores: For Brown, Ewing, and Co., Martin 58 not out, Ford 15. and l Foslor 5; for IToi-herl, Hiiyncs, and Co., Milton 30, Haynes 18, Letts I*. Martin played a good came, carrying his bat for 58.