JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8746, 14 December 1896, Page 2

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

WANDERERS 11. V. ATHLETI O 11. i The last named team won by 24 runs on i the firat inniogs. Tjq vißitinx team were - mu3h dissatisfied that the matoh waa not . allowed to go on, the light being considered . good after the official time for drawing of . stamps oaine. In the second inning 4 the • Athletics required 60 runs to win with five fc wickets to fall. Tne Association should next i year make a fixed time for drawing stamps without leaving it optional for the umpire to i allow the game to cominue if the light is I good. Theo unlry team considered the match I oould have been finished witbia reasonab c > tim?, but the Atn'etio umpire waa of a 1 different opioion. The Booree were : — i Wandkbbbb. Ist inninge. 2od innings, i P wler, bßitd.. .. 0 b Bivd ..12 i Hodgson, lfcw De Vere 1 b Hunt . . 8 • R Webby, b Hunt . . 9 b White . . 0 : Newman, o Milner .. 8 b Wnite .. 0 : Mills, b Herat .. .. 3 b Witneett .. 5 : Griffiths, b Hunt . . Ob While . . 8 Mafltere, et Qilbertson 9 b White . . 26 B Webby, b Hunt .. 0 b White .. 2 ■ Arnold, oDa Vere .. 14 b White .. 18 i Andrews, b Hunt . . 1 not out . . 4 i Ching, not out.. .. 1 b White .. 12 Extras .. ..9 •• •• 15 Totßl .. .. 55 .. 107 ; Bowlers' average3.— lst innirgs: Da Vere, 1 1 for 8 ; Bird, 1 for 13 ; Hunt, 7 for 25. 2nd innings : Uant. 1 for 12 ; Bird, 1 for 19 ; White, 6 for 25 ; Wimaetl, 1 fur 7 ; Clear, ■ 0 for 3 ; Rumbold, 0 for 12. i Athletics. Ist innings. 2nd innings. Clear, b Andrews . . 24 run out . . 5 Hunt, b Masters . . Ob Masters . . 0 1 DeVere. b Masters .. 2 b Griffiths.. 7 Bird, c Webby. . ..11 c Webby . . 1 Rumbold, b Griffiths .. 13 not out .. 9 White, c R Webby . . 11 b Masters . . 0 Gilbertson, c Fowler . . 2 not ont . . 0 Milner, c Masters .. 2 Wimsett, b Griffiths . . 3 Baxter, b Griffiths . . 3 Ward, not out.. .. 0 Extras .. ..8 .. „1 Total . . . . 79 for 5 wkts 23 Bowlers' averages : — Ist innings : Masters, 2 for 18 ; Webby, 1 for 19 ; Andrews, 2 for 19 ; Griffiths, 4 for 10 ; Fowler, 1 for 5. 2nd innings : Masters, 2 for 9 ; Griffiths, 2 for 13.

There is every probability of the representative match w.th Marlborough falling through this Christmas. C. Broad, the Graham brothers, Kerr, W Fowler, F Blincoe, and other prominent bowlers and batsmen being unable to go if selected. No players from the Nelson Club are available, Athletics 1, United 2, College 0, and very few from the country clubs. Unless any of the players above mentioned can be induced to go, the engagement will fall through. The lack of warmth in representative matches might be taken to indicate that visits from outside Associations are not much required. The match Town versus Country is to be played next Saturday, commencing at 10.30 a.m. Sixpence will be charged for admia" eion. The Queensland team of cricketers, which leaves Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday next, is as follows: T Byrnes, W Bradley, R Wilson, R O'Brien, S F Jones, W Lewis, (Graziers), W Hoare, S Donahoo, W McGlenohy, D Miller, O Cowley, H Freeman (Grazier's B team), Dr Mao Donald, O Hitchcock (Brisbane), A E Aoetin (Oakfield), J Blaokstock (Kangaroo Point), R McGaw (Albert), M F Ramsay (Toowoomba). The flew Zealand - Qaeensland matoh will be played at Wellington on December 26tb, 28th and 29th. Meßsrs Fowke, Tapper and Smith will select the New Zealand t9am. The programme conaistß of four matches against the provinces, and one against New Zealand. The profits of the New Zealand Cricket Council on the toar of the Australian team was £95. The total reoeipts were £1260, namely, Auokland matoh £223 ; Wellington, £150; Southland, £150; Ofeago, £152 ; New Zealand matoh, £585.