SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 29 January 1908, Page 58

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

*- , \ FIRST .GRADE., , | • Gba^gb v. Opoho^ - . I .-This match- was. commenced) on the . TSTorth Prpund. -.. Grange, taking,, first J strike, compiled 161 runs;. Opoho re'aponded with. 73 run* for five wickete. -Scores : — l l ' c'-'Shahge.— First Innings.. - -Best, >c A W«W>,;> Chodwick '. . -.. .0 ;; . .Roberts, o Eckhoff,; b* Chadwick... 31 . C- B^a^^b Eokhoff^..- .V :. .. 16 1 Ogg, c Eckhoff, b M'Gevin- . . . . 8 Dow\tes, :c Jas- Timlui, b M'Gavin 32 W.o.Beal, .c^Kilgour,, h M'Gavm. .• JIB . -.Henderson, Jb-^Gayin; .. .. .. . 5 _ " vlFergiapn-'-.o ■ Rigour, bilCGavin «„., ' vrßrydoße, ;iot 6ut-i*.. r ..'*..'. •• " OhSdwict «:Ch*d>wi«k; .b' Eokhoa «• , .* X- "Ward; b, Eck;ho«'' .. ' .:-, «' « -; ■ ■p, » ' JSxtihßl *. -A- v '-" •♦ "•** "• «x> 29 "' -' : "v^ *- -"•^tft»ir -'**/-; r.-.'-"..': =.. ■ '-' -Bowling rAialytis.— Chadwick,- Ba r , balls; ■•*£ ■ maiaens;, -3d-.-3rtiii»; r3r 3 t wiokets ;- Eokh&ff,. 105 •jAllsX-*-- -OMttdens,'.,- 83 •.rrunii, 't 3 „' wickets;- : ' M'G€.vm,' % sß>.baHlir*^2 Cmaidens ''.fill T^uns,- . *j> -, ;wfcketß^J#nJdM,-B,.T>»llB;; wfcketß^J#nJdM,-8,.T>»ll8;' > ra"tt'aid^s 11. runs., - , ' Opoho.— First Innings. ~ T „ ' - M'Gavin, c Roberta; bDonrnea ..- 22 - Jas. Timlin, lbw, b Ogg '.. .. v 0 Chadwick, 1 run out .. ..-;..> .. 10 -Eckhoff, o and b Ogg .. -• ... 6 Jenkins,' not out , .. .. .. ... 39 Kenny, b Ferguson .. .. •.. 0. ILilgour, not gui .. ■- •• i--j 1 Extras ..' 6 Five wicket* for .. .. 78 Bowling Analysis.— Downes, 1 wicket for 27 runs; Ogg, 1 wicket for 24 runs; Ferguson, l wicket f»r 1 run; Beal, 16 runs, 0 wickets. . - ■'„.,''■ " - ~:> CABiBBBoqr A- j. *v\ , T-hw/-'ir»tdJi-" was' commenced ..at^TDarifc br'ookl" of .'"Saturday, *nd '"at - -pre*enjt' .stage the A's Kave a.decid^d v ailvajitkge. Detailed below are' the eMreß:~~-jy ~ -' i- * 3 " AxßiOKr.-^-Fifst"lnnings^ " ' Hiddleston, b Fisher .. ...j »« S . H'F«rl»n*j b .Fisher ..., .. ;.„ " 0 -" Duthie, -VsEiisher -*.. .... .. 3 D. Crambad, h Fisher 7. '1. .: 2 Drake, run out . . -'..", .3 .•.«''••, % " Shepherd, h'< Fisher •/■'..- '.. -. 0 - ' ;N; Cramondj b Buth«rior«l .. .. 13 '" Corbett, -c Johnston,' biFisher .. \lO V . JS^illiamsi ;"ri«(t. qu* „'..'..'.'. 6 ..Dry; b Rutherford ..,' >..;' .'.'.,' 1 Fisher .. .... 1 • -', Extras . *r - &,-, ,«i .. .*■ '.. -,8 -- : } *-';". sKtei ....",.'.. .. „% - ,; Bowling 1 Analysis.— Fisher, ,76 '.bal}s, .-3M maiden*, .24 -runs, 7 -wickets ;' Butler, 60 ' balls,' 4 inaiaens,'. 16 "runs; Rutherford, 12- / balls, 3 runs,^ "wickets. ■ Cabisbbook A. — First winnings.. - S. Foster, c Williams, b Hiaaie- ' stpn . .. -.. <. , 24 Adams, b Cummings . . ..,.., 4 Watson, b GumißJings ■ 9 W.. Foster, b M^Farione .I,^ ..17 : Fish^ lbw, M Dutffi» ~a» •'• 85

Rutherford, c. Corbett,. V Duthie 2 ] ' ■ Butler, c Cortett, h Duthie 0 Harraway, run\ont 0 Martin, not out • : Johnston, not out .." 11 ] Extras 15 i Total for eight wickets . . 126^ i CaBISBROOK B V. DtTNKDIN. • ! The above ' match was commenced at Carisbrook. The ■ following are -Saturday's scores: — Carisbrook,- first" innings," 256. (Austin 21, Siedeberg 32, Drumm 36, Burt 40, . Thompson 32, Sparrpw 26,, West - 19, Sta&les 21). The bowlinj averages are as follow : — Bannerman, for 33~runs: Mackersy,~l for ' 80; "Mel£'4n, 2 for 50 ; Graham,. 2 'for 28 ; Cram'ond, ,1 for 23 ; Eckhold, ; 2 for ' 24 ;" Delamere, l' for 5. " ' ; v SECOND GRADE. Opoho met, Roalyn •at Bishopscourt, and in their ' first innings scored 69, Gollar (27 not out) ' and Anderson ' , being- the highest scorers." Roslyn replied with 134, the chief contributors being P. * Anderson (44), C. Beeby (27) j Spong-(16), • and C. JVnderson-(lO). Opoho lost one w^oket for 30 in their second inninjfs. Of the .Roelyn bowlers; -F. Anderson ;{eix ~ w jckets fbr""'22y and^Kavanagh -„(two ;fpr '■ls) l 'were rthe -mostsuccesaFuli 1 , wliile .for> Gpohp- Shar(pe'-(five Wic'kets)-'did .-most "destruction. » - ' -< - ~^ \-. c-Albipn ' and >D tried „conclu* iiSns 1 at the' North%,Groundv pri^Saturday. <sarißbrook' I won^'t_he-':to2s? J iind" debided, .jto--ifat; But - were- dis|>6sc"d'".pf r ior'i9B "rune," Harraway (30), -Scoular (20),- Page (10) bejng--their "most".^fiUGc6ssful -battoen:"T"3lMnm<Mid(^ithjSix.yfor'l3) 'was- yer^,de3truc'tive"with. 1 ; the balll" and was ably 'supported by .-Black,' "M'Glashan, . and VorfethY" :for^ -Albion'.^' Albion, on going to the wickets', kept possession 1 for fhe fest-df'the\af£ernodn, having put together 209 for the loss' of nine wickets. Dry (60), Shelton (41), Slater (25), Paul (23), ,yorreth .(21)' 'were the principal con-, tributors towk'rdß~ Albion's total., N ; There- ' were '25 extras, "* Alloo and , Fenwick.'.were" tHe most sucoeesful- trundlers Carisbrook. . ' '' '.' The match' Mornington vf Grange was commenced at Mornington. The home .team,, batting "firstr occupied the wicket all afternoon, the opening batsmen being Morgan and Clarke, and these two, playing cautiously, took the , score to 14 before Clarke was dismissed for 12. Young, then joined Morgan, and the ecore was taken to 52, the latter being caught for a wellcompiled^ 17. ,. The third .wicket fell at 63, ' and when, Croxford joined Young a splendid stand was made, .the* fifth wicket falling rat 305, , T. Young being out, Jbw, after a .charioeleas innings of *125: -J. Croxford l .. (141 i ' not ,'put». ."though jsfiving-, one, or two 4 chances, j .nevertheless; gave;^aan*" exhibition;^of ' blittinK-l worth? going a long" way -io' see.' "Mornington have lost seven wickets for 364,,, made 'in^three'anid- athalf'houjs., . > * \ ' " '"' THIRb' GRADX ■ '\' - ; ■;.St. iXilda (126)^ beatwStar -No. - 2;*- who; batted^-wrfch six" nieii".(l^,v,by rllO-.runs^ .Bice .(27 'not -*ut),-'iM[ < j^rktoeA(l«)r>r;--B«!k'gflLß), , *nd.^ (2AHba*te<i gwsi^.jwid'j.O.. Edwjards- and- wi "Harvey bowled well^ for the winners, whilst- Zellar and Pram >batted Weil,'.; and: Johnson l and:Neill' bowled- veil. for -the losers. ' ' '<■ '.. * ~ ~< '-, "»*./-,* ■' ,' Albion (121). defeated -St. -Martin's No, 1' (81) by 40 runs. J. - Shepherd -" (52), - Ed ie (29),.Fwh 4 (IJ not-out) ,-were the prinoipal contributors- -to-i Albion's. "total, "F. , Drake -(30), Milton (23)' did likewise for St. Martin's: v^Wbrral (eeven for ,26)1 :Hartl (two for 27) were the most^sucoessful bowler's for Albion: >• Kin^r -and lieckie secured . the wickets "for St: Martin's. - "-. . Star,, No: 1 defeated Garisbrookby five wickets .and 70 rims. Carisbrook made 66. Martin (16), Logan (13), -Fraser *(11), and. Foster (B). batting- well. Star, replied <with 136" for five wickets;" Ahlfeld (four for 25) and 'Aspi nail (three /for 22) 'secured -the wioketa for Star, while M'Hutcheon (four wickets) wae Carisbrook's most successful bowler. ./.".- '-'/•< "_. v -7 . Poxfr- Chalmers- (l3B)tdef«ated-'St;~ Martin's No. -2- (44' and ♦S^for four.' wickets, - batting seven -.men), -by. 94- runs. I For "Port, Sykes (45),^-Poße (43); -Ward . (13 not. out) .batted well, and Pope and Smaill bowled well. For St. .Martin's, Coat* worth (22), M'Donald (17 not out, and 10), and M"Lennan (11 not out) -were .the most successful batemen. Grange - defeated Dunedin. by .86 runs. Dunedin made J 84. r - (22) *and Tily batted well. 1 '.Grange ieplied-Vith 170. Jonee (42); Perry (40). Galland(l9), Fogartv (15), Weir (11), and>tholwopd (10), showed good form. Weir, "(seven wickete for 25) • bowled" well for Grange. _ , ~ - '-■' - MAT^JEdB^-^MUCkKANp.^ -. . -'. _' r ; \ AJJOKEAND;. January' 26.,-.; ' iThe-fif£k fdunfl lo£.-tKe:;Aucklaja4'.^?ocitf-tion'a. Gricket-CHampjaoßbSps? w^"coinplfitred ■ ; playin«<«^u^ -.m .the:fimfc>innf^^inv^ebly,ioyNoi^;Sh^»^^^ Jl76,^andcsK<B\Tatter made 40? fo^'^V^ 08 !. 9fiiix wibketw ":ih' the second cinnings, /« S«mw . ,(64),^a«»^o«inick&l(^r©AaWieJfi (24)=?,'»^l s mPhilson' (29), "Woodward (IQ, and Husaey Ofiy-fo* North Shored : City. -won on .the first innings. Eden, playing against Grafton, declared with six wiokets down for 296 (Relf 70, Elliot 58, S. Mills 38,Rowntree 35 not out, Smith 35, and dimming* 46). Grafton soored 117 in -the, first innings, ana lost wren wioket* for in the second (Maion 56 and C. Hay 25). * Eden? won on the first innings. Pamell ' was In* , Only team to eeoure «• threes-point win, Ponsdnby, who have not Yon * match. Parnell. made 307, in the . first, inning*, 1 and Ponsonby replied with" 96- (Robinson 30, Kemp '18, and M'Lellan 18) and 170-(Robia-, son bfrfiornex. ,29; Wood«il7).. .The-pdsition of theVcluTw .-in>the-Senior- GLrade stands as follows ?*, 7 tt,-> s > ' . ■ - Matches ... JPlayed. Won, Lost.vPts. Eden ..... 5 ,5 0 1» . North Shor* ..5-8 3 7 City .. ..- •,'. 5 3 2- 7 Parnell „ .; 5 3 3 7 Grafton ... 73 " 5 1 4 2. Ponaonby' ...'..' 6 ... 0 • 0 GAMES IN WEM.INGTON. / WELLINGTON, . January 26.;, i The eemi-finaJroftbe'Senior.criok'et.chani-pionship. was commenced , yester.day:. ' > Old' Boys, fettingr against Petone,<ma4p 273.^ .Of ; these Monaghan -was .responsible .for .79, .Q. P. Blacklock ior 55, 'and'^ckerl for 10. Petone. had. lost three .wickets- for :6B, when, eitumps were, driwn; {Issherwood" not ©trfr'36).--In: the Wellingrtoff-Midland .match : ..the former - made • .154 " in . their first innings, Willis contributed 31; Tare. 23, S.*Hiokeon. 20, and Richardson 17. I Mitchell secured five, wickets f0V.47; and,lJpfiam five for 51.-. Midland have scored 's2 at- a cost "of t two" wiokets (Wynyard' not, put,'3B). '-'A Senior" match ■ ■ was • begun - :i between Gas . Company' and Newtown, )> u t ,thest- teams hay«"not-l

qualified for the semi-final of the .championship. "Gas Company rattled up 333. (Gourlay 75, Spottjawood-e 59 not out, Topp 56, H Waters 49, and Waugh 39). Hodge and Spottiswoode put on 135 for the ninth wicket, beating' the ' previous Wellington record" by 34 runs.',.^ " -

CONTEST! , IN , CHRISTCHI7RCH. - - CHRISTOHURCH, January 25. „ Another round" of grade matches under the^ auspices of the Canterbury Cricket Association was -■ commenced ishis afternoon, when the weather was all that, could be de- . sired. No rain having fallen during" the ,w*eek, the various grounds were in favour of the batsmen, and as a consequence the • run-gebting"was above the average; . eapeci- . ally in the Senior games. . Sti Affians made^ 305 (B. B^Wood'll6 and , C^tTFrankisli" 93), and Lmwood made 9 for' one-! v wicke.fr. -. .Riccartori compiled 312 (A^NotmaS^Bo)^inl their match --against Sydenhaai; c'aiid the"* latter scored 3 for one wioket. - In the match West Ohristohurch v. East Christchurch, the former made 350 (H. B/Whitfa, 77). VICTORIA. ,v. NBW, .SOUTH WALES. - .-,- , ,; ;MELB(>URNE, January 24. ' . The\we«JtUer, was^fine- and " cool -to-day foif-the match Victona' against New "South': •Wales/, Victoria has lost ,^6ur wickets for r 333' runs" (M'AlisJer «9, MlfSriae- 51, - TaTrahfc-79, .Arniߣrpng v i not-o'ut 75,CHbran, " J not but 34, r -, • T / .* ? V " •' - ' • - l r-^ ' •. '^January.- 26: *The match; between 'Victoria and New,' South, WfaW- was -continued to- * day. Victoria in -their first innings",made " 402 -^ (Armstrong. Il6j - Horan- 35). New South Wales have lost three wickets for - 234 (the. Rev. ,Mt, .Waddy 28, Macartney 21, -Noble not ' out s 100, Gregory, not out 70),, ..'■<, . , \-\ , 'f '<:, . ' : ," .\. - ' * j . .■. ■ January 27. "Tlie cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued to-day. In their first innings New South Wales made 461 runs (Noble 176, Gregory 201). The score stood at 451 for the sixth wicket, but the tail collapsed.

Victoria, ' who made 402 in their fii«t r innings, have lost two wiokets for 64 in their second innings.