CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 February 1914, Page 6

CRICKET.

SATURDAY MATCHES, I'ho Wairarapa Cricket Association continued tho championship series of matches on Saturday. The weather was ideal and the wickets in good playing order. Jn tho Masterton Ji v. Carlto'n A match the latter put up a lino stand, making 172 in tin? first innings. The chief contributors were \Y. Hoar 88, Styles .31, and Hatch 14. W. Hoar completely collared the bowling and gave an excellent exhibition. His drives were his best .strokes, 'while lie was also strong on leg hits. His score include ed four sixers, ,two fives and six lours. The Alas tor loin I! were all out in their first attempt for 95, the bowling of Styles and Phillips proving too good for the Alasterton batsmen, rtedmond MO) played good free cricket his score including one six and five fours. Form an 12 and 13 were the only other batsmen to reach double figures. In their second innings Masterton U lost six wickets for 79, Congdon 21 and Walker 22 being the double figure scorers.. In the Alasterton A v. Carlton B match the former's iirst innings realised 140 and Carlton replied with 125. For Alasterton E. Perry ■ 56, Blackmail 39 and Ci. Perry (not out) 22 were tho chief contributors, E. Perry played nice cricket, scoring all round the wicket, his score including eight fours. Blackmail's 39 was compiled by good forcible hatting. Carlton B .started badly, but a good stand by F. Welch and R. Moss put a. better complexion on things, and the innings closed with the side only 21 runs to the bad. Tho scores are as follow: AIASTERTON A v. CARLTON B. Masterton A—First Innings. E. Perry, Ibw, b H. Miller 56 T. Blackmail, run out 39 Hickson, b B. 'Welch 1 C. Perry, not out 22 D. K. Logan, Ibw, bH. Miller .i. 0 Stains, b H. Miller 0 M. B. iggulden, bH. Miller ... 8 E. Wixon, b B. Welch 9 E. MeKenzie, b H. Miller 4 Sundries 7 Total W 6 Bowling analysis.—H. Aliller 5 for 20, B. Welch 2 for 31, T. Flaws 0 for 24, C. Welch 0 for 40. Carlton B —First Innings. F. P. Welch, b Logan 58 H. Miller, b Hickson 0 E. Welch, c sub, b Hickson ... 3 C. Welch, c and b Logan 1 K. Welch, b Logan 1 B. Welch, b Hickson 3 R. Moss, b Logan 35 T. Flaws, cE. Perry, b Wixon 3 F. Hoar, b Wixon 0 Mowlem, not out 4 Stewart, b Wixon 4 'Sundries 13

Total 125 Bowling analysis—Logan 4 for *54, Rickson 3 for 39, Wixooi 3 fox 1 19. MABTERTON B. v. CARLTON A. Carlton A—F.irst Innings. Styles, c Walker, b Redmond ... 34 Phillips, b Jordan 7 Sonthgate, b Jordan 4 W. Hoar, b Redmond 86 Moore, c Walker, b Redmond ... 0 Potersen, not out 0 ■N. Madsen, b Jordan 9 W. Flaws, b Redtnond 3 Match, c Congdon, b Redmond 14 Kern ball, c Jordan, b Redmond 6 B. Welch, b Jordan 0 Sundries 9 Total 172 Bowling analysis.—Redmond 0 for 72-, .Jordan I for 70, Congdon 0 for 25. Mastortow B—First Innings. .Jordan, <• Moore, b Styles ...... 0 lbbetson,' b Phillips 2 Redmond, c and b Phillips ...... 40 Forman, c W. Hoar, b Styles ... 12 Congdon, c Flaw.?, b Phillips ... 5 Walker, b Phillips 13 PointoH, Ibjg, Styles : 0 Tooby, c Hoar, b Styles 2 Maddock, b Styles 4 LUcKwen, c Hatch, h Phillips ... f) Crvstall, not out 1Sundries 7

Total m Bowling analysis—Styles •> for 40, Phillips 5 for 18. Masterton B—Second Innings. Kedmond, b Flaws 4 Ibbetson, b Welch I Walker, c Darvill, b Flaws 6 .Jordan, not out 22 Congdon, b Flaws 24 Pointon, b Welch 0 Tooby, b Welch 3 M.acartnuy, not out 2 Sundries 7 Total lor 0 wickets 72