NELSON MATCHES. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13613, 3 January 1913, Page 6

NELSON MATCHES.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS.

TO-MORROW'S GAMES

Senior: .Nelson v. Old Boys, Park 1. Junior: Kamura v. Wai-iti, Park 2; Brightwater v. Phoonix, Brightwator.

Th© following list shows the result of the last three years' representative games played by Nelson :—l9lO, v.Motueka at Nolson, won by an innings and 17' runs; 1910, v. Motueka at Nelson, vrarx by 65 on first innings; 1910 v. Manawatu at Palmerston North, won bj 48 runs; 1910, v. Wanganui at Maaganui, drawn (Nelson 300,WWa r ganui 174 and 7 for 138; 1910, v. Taranaki N at Palmerston North, won by .9 wieketa; 1911, Wairarapa at Masterton, losfc. by 5 wickets; 1912, v. Marlborough afc. Nelson, won by 18 runs; 1910, v. Marlborough at Blenheim, drawn (Nelgoxi 328 and 6 for 89, Marlborough 309). Played 8, won 5, drawn 2, lost 1. The highest scores by Nelson during that time have been 348, 300, and 284, 3,ad against Nelson 309 and 308. Individual Boores : Mead 83, 42, 41, 40, 54 ; ttiohmond 84, 59; Newth 55; Knapp 50; Fairey 45; Louisson-47; Neale 82, 7CK 64, 63, 54, 44; Haycock 58. Against: Beechoy 112, Pearpoint 114, Mills 4G, Goidspring 66, Hall 50, Hemus 53, ■Roberts'43> Smart 55, Wiffugh 40, Holyo&ko 51.

Tie Nelson team against Old Boys' to-morrow, will be: Smith, StratUm, •Walters, Cunningham, Clark, Saundors Franklin, Treweek, Bird,,,McEvoy, and SiioiNea. ■ ._ •

'Hhe game between Old Boys and Brightwater stands unfinished. O.VI Boys 321 for 4 wickets, and Brightwater 197 for 5.

The following will be the Old Boys 4^eMvm tfor to-morrow:-—Richmond, Naale, Verooe, Giblin, Wilkes, Condell, Bliuooo, White, Biggar. Tlie following players will represent tho Kamura juniors in their .match against Wa-i-iti at.the Park on Satur-. •day:—King, Hargreaves, Hurley, Hull, Pi.ko, Huggins, E. Treweek, Hockey, Shorwood, Millar, Canning, lugham, Preen. ' • ■ "•■'.

So far as is .known Nelson V score against Marlborough last week is the largest total by Nelson as a repre-' fxyntntiife team . lin inter-assotiatio.il.' matches, while Matrlborough's wore of. 309 is the largest put up against N^ieon, beating Wairarapa's S'.io two years ago- Pearpoint's 114^. also exceeds Beechy's 112 for Wairaiapa as tha highest individual, innings of recent years, but thel latter was a niucn better innings, /ph© Nelson team s. batting was,.better! in many ways, than ■. tb.eir :opponents' in'•■ last' w^eek- s ■ game- ' The ■yiffereniJal'-in :the rate of scorings ipay be gauged from the fact, that Nel r ; son's 34^were hit off in 76 overs, while H^rlbof^ugh's 309 were1 the result of; !>3 <>T*r9- :■■■}&'■ Nelson's Inniugs there '^-iir jSixers and 41 fourers off the '■'-.'bsp/o)fc- Marlborough •■ scored^-:;;29■ ; "foursx4' '■'■"■"l/ast year only 414 runs were '$$0. off 1338; balls.v^hilo this season ;v7|;6f^ins were hit off 1152; balls...' :^ho f#&pps'; of -348 and :309 >,are' iiv'marked:

contrast to Nelson's 79 and 139, and Marlborough's 84 and 114 in last year's game. Tho fielding on bo*h sides was ,bad, , ,espocia% lor roprosoiikithe crk-ket. Nelson's ground fielding was good, but tho culclmig was .very poor. Hud tho chances boon acccptod tho homo Leam'-s total would probably have been, halved, and a good number would also havo been substracted from Nelson's total. Jt is a pity that more thoroughly representative, teams cannot be gob away for matches, and in this case no fewer than 23 players were called upon before a team could be got togother. Fortunately the eleven iv "came to light," but another time perhaps a defeat may bo sustained, and then in spirit, if not in tho letter, -"the Nelson, .representatives" whll bg defeated.

Brightwater Old Boys Kaixiura Ck>llege IMelson •V/ai-Sti Flayed. W. 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 5 1 4 1 l. : 0 1 1 2 1 1 Pts. 8 7 6 6 3 2'