SENIOR CUP MATCHES.
UNITED ELEVEN v. MIDLAND ELEVEN.
The Senior Cup match between the United and Midland Elevens, which has remained in an unfinished condition for more than a fortnight, was concluded at Hagley Park yesterday evening. The Midlanders, with oi runs to get to win and .with four wickets to fall, continued their innings, and thanks to the plucky batting of Macdonald, managed to get within 10 runs of the required number before the last wicket fell, and the United won a most exciting game by 9 runs. The following are the scores -. — UNITED ELEVEN. First innings 51 Second luuiugs \ 197 Grand total 2JS j MIDLAND ELEVEN. First Innings IG7 Second Innings. J. Wheatle.v.lb-wb Clark 1 T. W. Beese.b Clark ... ... ... 9 H. Be Maus, c awl b Franlrish. 0 J. D. Lawrence, b Prankish. 6 D. l<eese, b Prankish. 4 "W. Ashby, bFianldsh ... 0 S. Forsytb, b Frankish 0 F. A.I! acdonald, c Wood b Kitto v ... 17 F. Robertson, c Collins h Fraukisb. ... 8 F. C. Stepheuson, b i'rankish 4 P. O'Brien, not out 1 Extras ; 22 Total 72 Grand total 239 Bowling Analysis. — TTratikisli, 81 balls, 21 runs, S maidens, 7 wickets; Clark, Si balls, 21 runs, 6 maidens, 2 wickets ; Kitto, 6 balls, 7 ruus, 1 wicket. The Lancaster Park President A team will play a Prebbleton team at the park on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m. A match' was played yesterday oil the Midland ground between teams repi'esenting the Hardware and Hairdressers' Cricket Club, the former winning . on the first innings by 133 runs. The scores were — Hardware 167 (Frankish 56, Vangioni 23, Hebden 17, Spencer 13 and Turner 13) ; Hairdressers 34 (Ogier .13). For the winners, Hebden eight for 16, and for the losers, Mason five for 2S, were most successful with the ball.
A match was plaj-ed on the Midland ground between teams representing the Bakers and Messrs Strange and Co., and resulted in a win for the former by 65 runs. Scores — Bakers 118 and Strange's 53. Robertson 56 not out, Chisnall 20 and Eattray 15 batted best for the former, and Keavnoy IS for the latter. Petrie and Eattray bowled best for the Bakers, and Berry and Voice for Strango's.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5714, 6 November 1896, Page 1
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