CRICKET.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue II, 13 January 1900, Page 65

CRICKET.

On Saturday the Senior matches played under the auspices of the Auckland Cricket Association were advanced another stage, the games left unfinished before the holidays being’ brought, to a conclusion. In the Domain Parnell had a heavy uphill fight with Gordon and failed, being decisively beaten to the tune of four runs and ten wickets. The other senior match was played at North Shore, where the local team suffered defeat at the hands of United by the substantial margin of 150 runs. The result of Saturday's matches leaves United with a lead for the Cup, Auckland and Parnell being second and third respectively.

The Second Grade started a fresh round of matches, and most of the games seem at present to bear a rather one-sided aspect. The most noteworthy performance was put up by J. Steel, playing for the Y.M.C.A. “A” team against Gordon 11., who scored 126 (not out). He had a bit of luck, however, as in the nineties he was distinctly caught behind the wicket, but the umpire gave him not out, though it could be plainly heard by the spectators. GORDON V. PARNELL.

Against Gordon’s total of 335 Parnell only put up 84 in their Ist innings and at their second attempt had lost two wickets for 99, so on Saturday they still required 152 runs to save an innings defeat. Ohlson and 11. B. Lusk resumed batting, and the runs came fairly fast. Ohlson started off with a slice of luck, as he was badly missed in the slips off Williams. After the let off he carried his total to 68, and was then clean bowled by Mcßae. On Saturday he did not seem at all at home, especially when facing McRae, and on several occasions he was exceedingly lucky to escape losing his wicket. Lusk batted freely for 20 runs, and then jumped out at Edwards and missing him was clean bowled. J. Young (52) gave the bowlers a lot of trouble, and though he gave more than one chance he batted very freely and confidently. He looked like carrying his bat, but was well caught when the last man was in. and the inuiugs closed for 262 runs. Kallendar. with three wickets for 28 runs, came out with the best bowling analysis for Gordon. Mcßae only captured one wicket for 70 runs, but he was extremely unlucky, and bowled far l>etter than his figures would indicate. The fielding of the Gordon team was only fair, and was not equal to that shown in Parnell’s first innings. Playing a winning

game the fieldsmen presumably got a little careless. Requiring* only 12 runs to win Kallendar and Neill went in, and in a few minutes knocked up 15 runs, the winning stroke being a fine late cut to the boundary, obtained by Kallendar. Parnell, first innings 84 Gordon, first innings 335 PARNELL.—Second Innings. W. W. Lawson c Kyd b Edwards 13 I. Mills c Neill b Kallender 40 F. J. Ohlson b Mcßae 63 H. B. Lusk b Edwards 20 J. Gavin b Edwards V J. Young c Mcßae b Williams 51 E. H. Seagar b Williams 13 A. Richards b Kallender 11 R. Woods c and b Williams 1 C. Resteaux b Kallender 0 R. Cromwell not out 10 Extras 20 Total 262 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. Wkts.

GORDON.—Second Innings. Kallender, not out..; 9 Dr. Neill, not outs Extras I No wickets for 15

UNITED V. NORTH SHORE. United with a lead of 87 runs on the first innings on Saturday declared their second innings closed without further play, having lost nine wickets for 187 runs. North Shore thus required to put up the large score of 275 to pull off the match, and the task was altogether beyond them* and batting one man short they were disposed of for the small total of 124. Mills and Buddle, ■who started the batting, were quickly disposed of, both being caught in the slips off the bowling of P. Hay for 0 and 8 respectively. Wynyard and Ball then got together and a good stand was made, the former obtaining 33 and the latter 50 runs before being disposed of. Wynyard showed nice cricket for his runs, and Ball, though not scoring at a fast rate, played a really sound game. None of the other batsmen gave the United bowlers any trouble, Porter, with 12 runs to his credit, being the only one to reach double figures. The wickets were well divided amongst the various bowlers tried, Walton, with three for 19, coming out with the best analysis. North Shore, first innings 180 United, second innings—Nine wickets for 187 NORTH SHORE.—Second Innings. G. Mills c sub. b P. Hay 0 H. Buddle c sub. b P. Hay 8 W. Wynyard b H. Walton 33 T. Ball b Stemson 50 A. Sutton b H. Walton 0 R. Wynyard c Sloman b D. Hay 4 C. Denby run out 8 D. Porter b H. Walton 1 Smith b Stemson 12 J. Burgess not out 0 Extras 8

Auckland IT. v. United Tl.—United in their first innings made a total of 78, Foster 14, Sanderson 12, Yates 21, being lhe best scorers. Auckland in their firrt innings made 196 for nine wickets. E. U. Beale 31, Thomson 82, Colwill 12, St. Paul 19, Airey, not out, 19. Bowling for Auekland St. Paul captured five for 46. Airey two for 16. MacCormick two for 14. For United Fearon secured three for 51, Sanderson 2 for 18, Hirst one for 20, Robinson one for 7. Y.M.C.A. A v. Gordon.—Gordon, batting first, scored 71, to which Y.M.C.A. put up the splendid score of 196 for the loss of one wicket. For Y.M.C.A., J. Steel played well for his 126 runs; ais performance is. without doubt, the best that has been seen in junior cricket for some years past. C Johnston also batted .veil, likewise hitting hard for his 54, not out. For Y.M.CA. Southall secured three wicke'.s for 17 runs, G. Stephenson three for 33 and H. Whitlaw three for 14. The double-figure scorers for Gordon were Culle:ne 10. MooreJones 18, Dalton 11. Y.M.C.A., Ist Innings: J. Steel, not out, 126; M. Grey, c. 6; C. Johnston, not out, 54; extras, 10: total for one wicket, 196. THIRD GRADE. Y.M.C.A. v. Auckland.—Auckland, batting first. scored 73, and dismissed Y.M.C.A. for the small total of 29. Auckland in their second Innings have lost four wickets for 44. Bowling for Y.M.C.A. Hoare got three wickets for 3(1. Strange nine for 32, and Shepherd two for 3. For • < • id Dixon got s»x for 8. and Milne four for 3. The double-figure scorers for Auckland were W. Nolan 20.W. Bruadfoot 12, R. Hcsketh 21. Second Innings: Nolan 11, W. Dixon 15. W. Broadfoot not out 13. None of the Y.M.C.A. batsmen reached double figures.

St. Albans v. Excelsior.—St. Albans in their first innings scored 60. and in their second venture 75; while Excelsior, who were several short, only obtained 12 runs. For St. Albans. WUson 12, Roberts 23, and Watts 13. batted well for their runs. Roberts also hitting out freely for his 35 in his second innings, and Hewson (14) playing steadily for his quota. Wilson bowled well, and took five wickets for four runs. The match, Giles’ College v. Ponsonby, was won by the former by default. Wakefield v. Excelsior.—Th-- former won by seven wickets. Excelsior scored 40 and 31, the principal contributors being Blakey 17. and Bridges 11. Wakefield replied with 47 and 27 for the loss of three wickets, Higgins 11 being the only double-figure scorer. Bowling for Wakefield, Higgins took 10 wickets for 44 runs, Reed three for 14. Robinson four for 11. For Excelsior, Hindman took six for 37, Stacey three for 31, Blakey two for 6. Giles’ College v. Y.M.C.A.—The latter were dismissed for 19 and 61. to which Giles’ team replied with 72, and as the College only required nine runs to win in their second innings, Y.M.C.A. decided to give them the match. The principal scorers for Y.M.C.A. were Holland 21 and Leonard 10, while for the College Russell 15. Todd 14, and Batkin 22. all batted well. Wernham and Greenwood bowled well for Y.M.C.A., while Batkin and Todd did the best bowling for the winners. St. Albans v. Auckland.—Auckland, batting first, scored 85 runs, Von der Hyde 28, H. McCoy 1 s,and Wright 11, reaching double figures. In their jcjwd innings Auckland have lost 6 for 58; McCrregor and Von der Hyde 18 not out. St. Albans first innings realised 83 runs, v. Bn s£ton 28, H. McCoy 15, and Wright 11. reaching double figures. For St. Albans, Hutton 5 for 33, Gordon 4 for 19. ® ® © OTAGO V. CANTERBURY. The Otago team wound up their tour on Saturday by defeating the reps, from the “City of the Plains by 37 runs. Their trip, take it all round, cannot be deemed a success, and the form displayed by the various members was far from first-class, especially in batting. They left home with a great flourish of trumpets, and it was stated that the team was the best that had ever left Dunedin. I nder these circumstances it was generally thought that they would more than hold their own with any of the other provinces. However, Auckland exploded this notion, and to make ™ at ‘ ters worse Wellington fairly wiped the floor” with the remnant.

OTAGO, first innings CANTERBURY, first innings » OTAGO.—Second Innings. Baker, b Malone 4 Johnston, b Malone ••■•••• 7 Austin, c Fowke, b Frankish Fisher, c Ridley, b Malone Siedeberg. c Sims, b Frankish . 10 Liggins, c T. Reese, b Malone 41 Geddes, not out •••••• io Broad, c and b V tiding* ,_» 4 Downes, lbw. b Frankish 4 Williams, b Urankislv - 9 Eckhoff. st Fowke, b D. Reese ... Extras 152 Total

CANTERBURY.—Second Imf.ngs. D. Reese c Broad b Fisher Sims c Sideberg b I isher A. Ridley lbw b Downes 3 _ Barry b Fisher.... T Reese c and b Downes , Wilding c Austin b Downes j Wigley c and b Downes Frankish not out ;t Cobcroft b Downes <t Cobcroft b Downes j Malone b Downes u Extras 144 Total

The result of Otago’s matches is anotl-r example of the delightful uncertainty of cricket. Canterbury defeated- Wellington by a narrow X Wellington fairly outclassed Ota.ro, anti then Otago beats Canterbury bv runs. vkl ,I,IS Auckland put Otago down by 9 wickets and then ?,kat is the Odds on the AueklandVV ■' ’ngton match, to be plajttl n 1U0,,1b? © ® ® NELSON V. TARANAKI. NELSON. Saturday. The cricket match Tnr ? l " !,W T^,' r 2ls’v?" was resumed this morning. Taranaki * innings closed for 123. whle Nelson only made 69 in their second mnlngs. fta 1-K by 12 runs - © ® ® On Saturday a team of Thames cricketers visited Waihl to play the local representatives, and returned today, having been beaten by ten wickels. Thames scored 52 and 51, against Waihi’s 79 and 34 for no wickets. For Waihl Cornthwaite made 40 (not out), ami A. Billing (20) did the best for Thames. The visitors were most hospitably entertained, ami enjoyed a pleasant trip,

Edwards 23 3 73 3 McRae • 19 2 70 1 Williams 18 1 59 3 Kallender .... 15 5 28 3

BOWLING ANALYSIS. c. H. Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. WktB. Resteaux... 2 0 9 0 W. Lawson 1.4 1 5 0 ■

Total (batting one man short).. BOWLING ANALYSIS. .... 124 Wkts. Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. Stemson 15 3 33 2 P. Hay... ... 7 1 10 2 5 0 29 0 D. Hay .. 10 3 25 1 Walton .. 13 4 19 3 ® ® ® SECOND GRADE.

BOWLING Balls. Frankish 1|2 analysis. Mdns. Kuns. 4 50 4 37 Wkts. 4 4 Wildins . • • • 24 0 21 1 14 0 12 Cobcroft .... 30 2 19

bowling analysis. Wkts. Balls. Mdns. Rns. Downes .. Fisher .... Eckhort .. ... 213 .. 162 .. 42 12 2 43 61 18 3 0 o Geddes .. . 12