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senior championship. wakefield~v. united. This match was played on Satj» r 2 a fj and resulted io. a win for Wakefield Dy 10 rpus. .Both team.* wete short $X v thS . eonlmeiicementj but arjer liincn the country team was reinforced by two Dovedale pl 8 / 6^* There were some fair scores made by both sides, and some very good hitting. A large proportion of the. play? ers were- -dismissed by-; excellent catches, and .exi-ca.£n&.catchea were kidad. :by sUbStituH thxed on^feiteh side being thus dismissed.* Stiles i had a field day inthe visitors' second innings, stumping three and catching 1 two, the only extras being leg-byes. W. Fowler made a brilliant oneI handed catch in the long field, lbe United fielding was wretchedly bad, [catches being dropped, and no atempt being made for several others. Messrs Fitzwilliarn and G» Kn *Pj umpired. .The scores were; as follows ;- i :, '.;•'•' / „-«'-=• «v Wakefiejd : .First mningSr-Curriil, c sub,, .b. Wjmsett. ti fowler, <? «*ohiistdri'> b Robison, ;F. Batt,«b Rohison, 11; O. Price, b Johnston 7; O. Bird, c Johnston, b Robison, 0; Best, c sub., b Robison, 5; Savage, c sub., b Johnpton, 3; V. Price, not out, 0; JohnsoD, b Robison, 0; Baigent, c Wimsett, b Robison, G ; Thome, c Hurley, b Johnson, 1; extras, 9l Total, . 46.—Second^innings^TjLorne^ to Wimsett, 5; JohnSon, c ITobisoEi, b Graham, 11; L. Baigent,- c Stiles, b Johnston, 33; V. Price, b Graham, 1; Gurrin, st Stiles, b Wimsett, 7; O. Price, c Brown, 6 Holyoake, 0; W. fowler, c Stiles,' b Jackson, 42 ;. Batt, st Stiles, b Holyoake, 12; Bird, .st Stiles, b Graham, 6 ; Savage, not out, 20 ; Best, b Graham, 0; extras, 4. Total, 141. . . Bowlers' averages : Ist innings— Robison, 6 for 23; Wimsett, 1 for . , Johnston, 3 for 6. Jnd innings--Gr|-haih, 4 for . 27 j Wimsett, 2 for 27 , Robison, d for 16 ; jfotoston, 1 for 18; .Jackson; 1 for 25 ; Holyoake,. 2 for,i3; Franklyn; .0 for 11; , United : First innings-Johnston, q arid, b. Price, 6.; Robison, b Currin, 20 j Stiles; c Fowler, b Currin, 12; Hale, c aud b Price, 7; Brown, not out, 26; Holyoake, b Pnce, 0 ; Jackson b Fowler, 12; Hurley, b Fowler, 6; Wimsett, b Fowler, p; Franklyn, st Batt, b Price, 4; etxras, 7. -lotal, 109. — Second innings — Stiles, D Currin, 24;. Robison. c sub. b Fowler, 7; Brown, c sub. ,..b Pnce, « ; Johnston, l.b:w., b Currin, o;;Gra--ham, 6 sub;, b Currin, 8; Jackpon; run out, 4; Hale; c Fowler, £ Batt, 0; Holyoake, c Baigent, b Batt, y. Hurley, b Currin, 1; Franklyn, b Currin, 2; Wimsett, not out, 2, extras, 9. Total, 68. _ . Bowlers' averages: Ist innings— U. Price, 4 for 36; Baigent, 0 for 8; Thorne, 0 for 20; Currin, 3 for 26 , Fowler, 2 for 5. 2nd innings— Price, 1 for 21; Fowler, 1 for 19; Currin, 5 for 15; Batt, 3 for 3. The result of Saturday's game brings the Wakefield and Athletic Clubs both within reaclr of the championship. The Athletics have not yet had a defeat, but their game with Wakefield, commenced on .New Year's day is in a position promising, well for the country team who in their second innings have over 100 runs on with five wickets down. Wakefield, however, have had a defeat, but provided they are successful against the Athletics Jwth teams will need to play off.