MIDLAND ELEVEN v. UNITED THIRTEEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5740, 7 December 1896, Page 1

MIDLAND ELEVEN v. UNITED THIRTEEN.

In the match between the Midland Eleven and the United Thirteen, which was commenced at Hagley Park, the United, who went in first, made a surprisingly good

stand against the formidable bowling of their opponents. For this H. M. Reeves, who played stubbornly and patiently for 31, and J. Wood, who hit freely and cleanly for 30, were principally responsible. G. B. Wilson likewise displayed good form for 19, Tapper played an excellent defensive innings for 18, and Medlow, W. Harman and Hair made runs. Barclay, too, was scoring well when a fast ball from Pearce struck him ontheforeheadand inflicted such a severe wound that he was obliged to retire. The Midland bowling was not particularly deadly on the comparatively easy wicket, but Pearce bowled steadily, and both D. Reese and Barry at times broke a good deal. The Midland had only about half an hour's batting-, and succeeded iii making 24 for the loss of one wicket, Wheatley being caught off a long hop from Hair, while D. Eeese is not out with 14. The following are the scores : — United Thirteen. First Innings. H. M. Reeves, b De Mans 31 S. B. Wilson, b D. Keese 19 I>. Wood, b Penrce 2 G. A. U. Tapper, c O'Brien b Barry ... 18 J. Hair, b Barry 12 ..- J. T. Medlow, lbw b D. Reese IS * J. Wood, b Pearce 30 "W. Harman, c Barry b Penrce 14 c J. F. Hartland, b Pearce 7 Barclay, retired 14 W. D. Boss, b Pearce 0 K. Vincfent, rim out 6 J. H. "William?, not out 0 Extras 16 Total 187 Bowling Analysis.— Pearce, 139 balls, 32 runs, 7 maidens, 5 wickets ; Stepheneon, 30 balls, 19 runs, 1 maiden ; D. Reese, 90 balls, 36 runs, 2 maidens, 2 wickets ; J.awrence, 24 balls, 14 runs, 1 maiden ; Barry,.' 78 balls, 41 runs, 2 maidens, 2 wickets ; De 3laus, 78 balls, 29 runs, 3 maidens-, 1 wicket. Midland Eleven. First Innings. T>. Reese, not out 14 J. Wheatley, c J. "Wood b Hair 10 Total for one wicket 2-1 LANCASTER PARK THIRTEEN v. SYDENHAM AND ADDINGTON THIRTEEN. The above-mentioned teams commenced their match at Lancaster Park on Saturday. The wicket was in capital order, but in spite of this the Sydenham and Addington, who went in first and batted one man short, made a very poor stand against the bowling of Smith and Bennett, the latter of whom secured six wickets for 15 runs. The Lancaster Park, thanks principally to Pavitt, who hit tremendously hard for 97 not out, had lost only five wickets for 188 runs when time was called. The following are the scores : — SYDENHAH AND ADDINGTON THIRTEEN. First Innings. E. Halley, c "Willis b Bennett 7 C. Savage, b Bennett 7 C.Latt'eity, cLabatt b Smith 1 A. Mallocb, c Labatt b Smith 4 T. Malone, c Willis b Bennett 5 J. Jones, b Smith 2 G. Gmleell, b Bennett ... 5 H. Rowe, c O'Brien b Smith 6 K. G. Turner, b Bennett 14 J. A. Caygill, c and b Bennett 7 W. Stephens, b Smith 4 S. M'Murray, notout 1 Extras ... 11 ' Total 74 Bowling Analysis.— Smith, 100 balls, 48 runs, 2 maidens, 5 wickets,; Bennett, 96 balls, 15 runs, 4 maidens, 6 wickets. LANCASTER PARK THIRTEEN. First Innings. F. H. Labatfc, b Halley 20 J. Willis, c Turner b M'Miirray ... 3 J. H. Bennett, c Halley b M'Murray ... 8 A. Cant, c Stevens b Malone 7 O. Pavitt, not out 97 F. Waller, b Halley 8 C. R. Smith, not out 20 Extras ... 25 Total for five wickets 188 JUNIOR CUP. United v. Christ's College. — The latter won the toss, and, going first to the wickets, made 137. Harman played good cricket for 30, C. Ollivier scored 23 and Cotterill hit hard for 21 not out. Aitken was the most successful bowler for the United, and secured five wickets for 44 runs. The United made 82 for eight wickets. G. E. Reeves played freely and well for 36 run out, while Maxwell was not out for a patient innings of 20. Grant, Louisson and W. Weston divided the bowling honours for Christ's College. Midland v. Lancaster Park. — This match was commenced at Lancaster Park on Saturday afternoon. The Midland batted first and compiled the respectable total of 192. R. Sntitii had a good deal of luck in making 43, White scored 47 not out, Johnston 25, Robertson 18, Garrard 15, and Fovsyth 11. Lancaster Park tried eight bowlers, of whom Mason and Hawkins proved the best. At the call of time Lancaster Park had made 23 for five wickets. Manson and Johnston bowled remarkably well for the Midland, and the former, accomplished the " hat trick." PRESIDENTS CUP. Midland No. 1 v. St Albans. — This match was commenced at Hagley Park on Saturday last, and when play ceased the scores were: — Midland 133 (Barge 45, Lavery 27 and Barry 19) and 56 for one wicket (Barry 28 and Harrison 16) ; St Albans G8 (Cornish 28.) Woodward bowled well for the Midland and Williams for St Albans. Boys' High School 11. y. Stdenham and Addington C. — The Boys* High School had decidedly the best of the day's play. Scores -.—High School 256, (Goodman 101 retired, Priedlander 45 not out, Kitson 24, Hampton 26); Sydenham and Addington 42 for five wickets, (Davis 19, Schmidt 9.) Russell and Byrne for High School, and Schmidt for Sydenham, were the most successful bowlers. Upper Riccabton v. United. — Upper Riecartoh made 164 runs, (Hunt 55, Hanson 38) ; United 60, (Wilson 17.) For Upper Riccarton O'Farrel secured most wickets, and M'Beth bowled best for the United. OTHER MATCHES. A match was played on the Addington ground on Friday afternoon between A. J. White's front shop employes and the factorymen, and resulted in a win for the latter by an innings and 75 runs. Scores : — Shopmen 36 and 69, Factorymon 180. Burroughs 48 and Maurice 38 batted well for the winners, and Brocklehurst and Mander for the losers. Hendry and Jewell bowled well for the winners, and Brocklehurst and Dallas for the losers. Afternoon tea was provided on the ground by the ladies. j The second round of the Ashley County Association Cup matches will not be commenced till next Saturday. Last Saturday a match was played at Rangiora between the local club and Cust. The Rangiora team won with a score of 149 to 39. A match ' between the Farmers' Cooperative and Hardware Clubs was played at Lancaster Park on Friday, and resulted in a win for the former on the first innings by 26 runs. Scores : — Farmers' 136, Hardware 110. For the winners Blunden 34, Gee 28 and Ridley 21, played well, while Frankish " 58, made more than half the runs for Hardware. Petrie and Blunden bowled well for the Farmers', and Spencer and Turner for Hardware.