WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7924, 1 February 1904, Page 3

WELLINGTON CRICKET.

[Prom Our Correspondents.] WELLINGTON, February 1. After a fortnight's . interval, the Senior matches were resumed on Saturday afternoon, in fine but very breezy weather. The prolonged absence of rain had had ito effect on the wickets, which were very hard indeed. Midland, with five wickets down for 87, were all dismissed for 164, Hickson 88 and Uphain^4B playing well for their runs. Hales secured seven wickets for 49. Wellington, with a deficit of 54 to wipe off, had 182 to it 9 credit for the loss of eight wickets when, slumps were drawn. Mah,oney was top scorer with 61, mad© by sound batting, and S. . Hiekson 25, Hales (who knocked 1 . up his runs in *v short time by vigorous hitting and was not out at call of time) 20, Fish 13, Richardson 12 wero the other double-figure scorers. Extras 25 materially contributed to the score. 'Phoenix compiled 235 in their first mm ings, as against 314 made by Old Boys. The principal scores for Phoenix wers Waters 38, Barton 35, Hickey 31, Redgrave 28, Briee 25, Lash 23 and Bartlett* 18. Tucker* five wickets for 59, and Pepe, four wickets for 103, divided the wickets. At the close of play, Old Boys had lost six wickets for 107 (Tucker, who was missed at an early stage of his innings, 55 not out, C. Blacklock 18, Wedde 12).