VICTORIA v. REGINA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9932, 8 January 1900, Page 1

VICTORIA v. REGINA.

' Holiday time interfered with the playing strength of both teams, but the loes fell more heavily on the Victorias. This fact together with tho bad state of the ■fricket, sadly interfered with tho scoring powers of both teams. It seems to border on the absurd to play two senior matches on one ground, and leavo Cook's Gardens ' 1 Victorias opened with Saundera "and Mejdrum, and 19 was reached below

Gillies smariij 6napped Meldrum up at point, waking room" for Watt. SaumiPrs, in tnc next ovpr, stopped out to oj\p >*fi W. B. Cave's, and was stumjir-dby BarU lott. D'Arcy was next man, but W. B. «ot rid of both Mm and Watt without scoring, fftl-tes and Gordon were the two nwtfc men, and made a nice little . stand, bringing on a double change of bowlers in Gillies and BartWt, and a separation was Jirio.n ejected. Gillies clean-bowling Cordon, while Parkcb <mot>ne(l up an easy catch off Bartlott. The remainder of tho team completely ( ollapsed, five men adding only one run, and the innings closed for 61. Gilhcs md Bartlett both secured phenomenal averages — four for 'Z and two for 5 respectively. Gillies and H. B. Ca\e opened for the Reginas, but Parkes' second over was too much for Gillies, who gave place to W. B. Cave, who arrived only to see his , brother disposed of by a shooter. Two ! tor 6. Francis next appealed, and played a merry, but Scry lucky, innings for 22. He was missed lour times before rpcening his quietus from a shooter from . Parkes. Three for 36. W. B. Cave was , dismissed by a good one from Saunders. Four for 36. Caldwell was I'saten by Parkes, aud Wilson suftered a like fate. Six for 36. Darllett and F. Parko got together', and stayed a short time, 'but Bartlett, after a nice late cut lor 4 off Saunders, was caught in trying to repeat the dose. Lancaster, Tucker, and Pownall all made runs, and the innings closed for 71, 7 ahead of the Victorias. In their SGcond innings, the Victorias opened with Meldrum and Hunsley, and both started playing good cricket, the latter (a new ari'ival) especially so. At longth, however, Bartlett got a good one past Meldrum, and Watt and Hunsley plavpd out time. One wicket for 32. '(he following are the scores — VICTORIA. First Innings. Saunders, st Bartlett, bH. B. Cave 3 Meldrum, o Gillies, bW. B. Cavo . . 12 Watt, b W. B. Cave 0 D'Arcy, o and b W. B. Cavo 0 S. Parkes, c Gillies, b Bartlett 23 G. Gordon, b Gillies 12 AT. Bell, b Gillies 0 Currie. c Caldivell, b Gillies ......... 1 T. BeU, b Bartlett 0 il'Kenzie, b Gillies 0 Hundley, not out 0 Extras „. .. 11 Total , 64 Bowling averages — 11. B. Cave, 1 for 28, W. B. Cave, 3 for 19, Gillies, 4 for 2; Biirtlott, 2 for 5. Second Innings. Hunsley, not out 14 Meldrum, b Barllett 10 Watt, not out 2 Extras 6 Ono wicket for 32 P.EGINA. H. B. Cave, b Ssundeis 3 Gillies, b Parkes 3 W. B. Cave, b Saunders , 5 Francis, b Parkes 22 Caldwell, b Parkes 0 Bartlett, C Meldrum, b Saunders . 8 I Wilson, c M. Bell, b Parkes 0 I F. Parkes, not out 7 Lancaster, b Parkes 5 Tucker, b Parkes 1 A. Pownall, b Meldrum 4 [ Extras 13 Total 71 The following have been selected to go into regular practice for the Taranaki match, at Hawera on. the 22nd and 23rd January: — Marshall, Shields, L. P. Cave, K. 11. Cavo, H. B, Cave, W. B. Cave, W. H. M'Lean, Watt, Francis, Meldrum, A. Martin, Boyes, Watty, J. C. Martin, Emmerson, Clayton, Barlow, Tompkins, W. Shannon, Wilson, Cohen, Tregear, W. Luxford.