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Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 10 April 1901, Page 51

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The Senior Cup averages for the season that is just past are presented in this issue In regard to the bowling averages I regret that I have been unable to give the complete figures of four members of the Opoho team. This is due to my inability to secure the use of the club's scoring book, which has evidently been mislaid, in order_ to extract the information as to the number" of balls and maidens delivered by the bowlers in the first innings of the Albion Club in the last match of the season; the particulars concerning the number of runs scored off the bowlers, and the number of ■wickets captured by them. — and that is the main thing — are, however, to be found in the tables.

In his first eight innings in Senior Cup matches in the past season R. Wilkie scored 45 runs. In his next four (once not out) he made 181.

The Oamaru Club has been very successful in i*s engagements this season, but it met its Waterloo the other day when a match was played between it and the Waimate Club. Oamaru scored 102, Holmes (2£), Mowbray (21), Borton (16), Walls (11), and Shann (10) getting into double figures Waimate replied wi*h 152. E. C. Studholme totted up 60 (retired), while Biadshaw (20) and Park (1*) also batted well. Hewat, Oarnaru's most successful bowler, wa3 not playing. A round of pennant matches was concluded at Melbourne on the 23rd ult.. when, despite the promise of bowler 3* wickets, there was heavy scoring on the part of the Melbourne Club Hawkesburn's first innings had closed for 160. but Melbourne scored so freely as to carry their total to 570 for eight wickets, victory resting with them by two wickets and 410 runs. Trumble, as if to effectually disprove the rumours regarding his retirement, scored 210, and Jacobs made 108 Beside these scores Fry's 4] and Over's 31 (not out) look small. East Melbourne defeated Richmond by 160 on the first inniiigs. The second innings totals were — East Melbourne, 103 for four wickets (M'Michael 35) ; Richmond, ♦0 for six wickets. Carlton, scoring 178 »nd 53 for three wickets, defeated St. Kilda by seven wickets and 30 runs. St Ktfda making 90 and 111 (Wilson 43) ; Fitzroy scored 162 and 172 for six wickets (Ellis 33), against the University's 248 &ad 95 for five wickets, the latter winning by £6 runs on the first innings. North Melbourne defeated South Melbourne by a wicket and 77 runs. North Melbourne scored 143 and 121 for nine wicket 3, to the Souths 151 and 36, A. Carlton securing seven wickets for 17 runs in the second innjings. The Sydenham-Addrngrton Club sent a team down from Christchurch to play Oamaru during last week's holiday?. Oamaru batted first and. after losing four wickets~for 40, put together the good score of 250, Hewat subscribing,. 57, Holmes 54, Gilford 51', Jones 20 (not' out), J. Borton 11, and Aitken 11. The northerners replied with 203, Gudsdl compiling -TS^T Ashby 25, Hobson 22, Kennard 14, Todiner 11, * and Sinclair 10. Oamaru's second innings was even more successful than their first. Jones and Aitken set a splendid example of forcing cricket, 'and the others following, the good total of 159 for 4 wickets (Aitke.u 57, Jones 34", Dawson not out 23, Holmes 18, Shann not out 10) was reached at lunch time on the second day, when the innings was closed, Oamaru thus having a lead of 206 runs. Against this the visitors could only muster 74 runs, Kennard (31) Gudsell (15), Coe (10) reaching double figures. Hewat and Ongley bowled unchanged through the second innings As evidence of Hewat's splendid length, he bowled, during the two days, 44 overs for 61 runs During the holidays some membeis of the Albion Club, with a few friends, made a trip to Naseby to play the local team. The weather was perfect, and induced a large number of spectators to turn out and witness what promised to be an exciting finish, as at the luncheon adjournment the Naseby team was leading by 4 6 runs on the first innings, the scores being : Naseby 88 (to which Horswell and Malcolm by free and attractive cricket had contributed 41) and 32 respectively, and Albion 42. The Kaseby players, who, from want of matches and practice, evidently tired, did not shape so well in the tecond innings against the bowling of Corbett and Cummings. and only managed to total 41. The required number of runs was knocked un by the first four batsmen of the Albion, Robertson (27), M'Rorie (23K Bartholomew, (22). and Scott (14) being mainly responsible for most of the total of 134 which was scored in the second innings. Of the country bowlers. Bethune (an old Wellington player) and Malcolm (an old Phcenix player) were the most successful. " The- efforts of Messrs Bethune and "Malcolm to secure the enjoyment of tyie visitors, who were tendered luncheon, afternoon tea, and a social in the evening, were highly appreciated by the town players, who were unanimously agreed thai they had had "a good trip." The interruptions in the season that has just closed in Dunedin prevented the completion of two complete rounds of Senior Cup matches. The fixtures in the second round that were not played were the following: —Carisbrook A v. Opoho; Grange v Cariabrook B ; Dunedin v. Albion. The omission to complete the two rounds did not, however, affect the result of the comtjetition. Even if the remaining match had been played, and if the Grange bad, as ■would probably have happened, defeated the B team, and if. as was quite unlikely, the Carisbrook A Eleven had suffered a reverse at the hands of Opoho, Carisbrook A would still have had one victory more to their credit than the ' Grange would have possessed. The result of the season's play was indisputably to prove the Carisbrook A team the best in Dunedin.

The superiority of the Carisbrook A Eleven over the others consisted in their allround combination. They had several good batsmen : if Broad or Siedeberg or Mills failed, G. G. Austin or Liggins or Fi&her would probably have come to the reFcuo, though it must be confessed that Fisher's performances with the bat during the year ■were most disappointing, while in the latter part of the season Pearless and Rattray also aid good service. Then^ Fisher and Barkness proved an excellent pair with which to start the attack, and if either of them should prove unsuccessful there were Monk and G. Austin to fall back upon, while Mills, wljo was seldom used, has a fine average for the season. In the field Siedeberg, G. Austin, ' and Liggins were an excellent trio, and others did more or less useful work. Nor should the wicket-keeping of E. J. Austin be overlooked. Theie is not much display about it, "but it ' has been almost unifcraoly effective. Au&tin gave *\v«y %

few byes and missed few chance? during the season.

It is rather curious that, notwithstanding the admitted strength of the Carisbrook team, and in contiast with their firquent heavy scoring in past seasons, none of the larger totals compiled in the matches of the season 1900-1901 are credited to them. None of them, on the other band, were made against them. In five innings totals of 200 runs and upwards were made in the Senior Cup =°ries of matches. No fewer than three of these were made by the Dunedin Clvb — 263 against Opoho, 217 against Carisbrook B, and 204 against the Grange. On the other hand, the highest score of the season wa-> registered agafinst the Dunedin eleven, this being a. total of 266, compiled by Opoho. "The other score which ran into the third contury was one of 230 (for eight wickets), made by the Grange against the Carisbrook B The smallest total recorded in an innings during ike season was one of 20, made by the Albion against the Carisbrook B. The latter themselves made 25 against Opoho, so that there v. as not much to choose between their lowest score and that of the Albion. The highest individual score of the season was R. Wilkie' s 110 (not out) for Dunedin against the Grange. The Carisbrook A team lost their first Cup match of the season — against the Dunedin Club. They won all the others, defeating the Grange (twice), the Albion (twice), the Carisbrook B (twice), the Dunedin (return match), and the Opoho The Grange lost once to the Dunedin Club and twice to Carisbrook A. They defeated the Dunedin and Carisbrook B teams once and the Albion and Opoho twice. The Dunedin Club's record for the season is a peculiar one. They had one match with the Albion and won it. They played the Carisbrook A, Carisbrook R, Grange, and Opoho teams twice. One of each of the matches with each of these teams they won ; the other they lost. Having regard to this fact, it is possible, astonishing though it would have been, that they would have completed the coincidence by losing to the Albion if the return match with that club lnd been played. The OpoLo defea f ed the Car'sbrooL B, Albion, and Dunedin teams once ; they al«o lost o-ice to each of these teams and to Cariabrook A, and twice io the Grange. The Carisbrook B team lost every match in the first round, falling in succession before the Opoho, Albion, Dunedin, Carisbrook A, and Grange elevens ; in the second round they defeated the Opoho. Albion, and Dunedin, and then succumbed a second time before the A combination. The Albion defeated the Carisbrook B in the first round and the Opoho in the second ; they lost twice to the Grange and Carisbrook A and once to the Opoho, Dunedin, and Carisbrook B.

Mr C. R. Smith, hon. secretary of the Otago Cricket Association, has received from Mr G H. Broughton, hon. secretary of the Auckland Association, an acknowledgment of the courteous treatment extended to the Auckland team while on their southern tour.

It would appear from our manager's report," Mr Broughton writes, "that you were not satisfied rritb beating them at cricket, but also, attempted to kill them with, kindness." The letter concludes with a request that Mr Smith- wfll convey to tbe t)tago "Association the -sincere thanks of the Aiicklanders and an expression of the hope tfrirt the latter may erf, long be enebled to some excent to retain the compliment. The-jOJipistchurch crack bat, Bob Ba-rry, gave st great exhibition of' stonewalling on Saturday last in Christchurch. He was in fcr upwards of an hour, and at the finish had four singles to his name on the scoreboard.

Though always credited with being a thorough " sport," King Edward was never enthusiastic about any form of athletics. He is said to have gone into the cricket field on only one occasion, when he was one of a party of London smart youths visiting a Welsh back-block township.. A cricket match was arranged, and the Prince was put in the team, the captain of the local men warning a,ll his men to let the royal visitor pile up a few runs. But, when the coming King took his place at the crease, the captain himself was bowling, and rocked in a hot 'un, which sent the Prince's bails flying. A London paper, in reporting^the incident, said: "The Prince advanced to the wickets. Mr bowled. The Prince retired to the pavilion " That was the one and only appearance of the King in England's national game.

Trumble, the popular and well-known Australian cricketer, is to be married shortly. One of the conditions of the la-dy's acceptance is that Hughie shall give up cricket It is to be hoped the condition will not be insisted on.

D. Reese, the ex-New Zealander, playing for the Melbourne Club against Hawkesburn on March 9, was bowled before he had scored, but the critics praise his fielding at mid -off.