CRICKET.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XXIII, 3 December 1904, Page 20

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. I THIRD DRAW COMMENCED. Beautiful weather favoured the commencement of the third series of matches in connection with the local cricket championships on Saturday afternoon. The wickets were in capital order. In the senior matches City made a poor stand against the bowling of Ponsonby, the whole side being dismissed for S 3, of which Hemus and Hay made 20 each. Ponsonby responded with 11l for six wickets before stumps were drawn. Parnell put on 174 against Eden, who lost one wicket for 30 runs. At Devon port the home team put on 130 against Grafton, who responded with 77 for the loss of three wickets. The ladies of the City Club provided afternoon tea at the Domain. PARNELL V. EDEN. Parnell won the toss and batted first against Eden. A capital start was made, the century being hoisted shortly after the second wicket fell. The team developed a lengthy tail, however, and the side was all out for .174. Lt. Lusk made a capital 66 by free hitting before he was run out in attempting a three. Olliff made 22, and F. R. Mason 23 by free cricket. Elliott was the most successful of the bowlers, taking three for 13. Eden scored 30 for the loss of one wicket, Elliott making 16 not out. GRAFTON V. NORTH SHORE. North Shore batted first on an easy wicket, putting up the total of 130. of which Quintal made 25 and Prime 26 in careful style. McNeill hit out for 26, and Fryer followed suit for 20. Three of the Grafton wickets fell for 77, Jones making 27 and Bowden 17. CITY V. PONSONBY. City only managed to score 83 runs against Ponsonby. Hemus made top score with 20. Ponsonby replied with 111 runs for six wickets—Johnson 43, not out; Forster , 24, not out. SECOND GRADE. CITY A V. NORTH SHORE. North Shore’s first innings only realised 25, and in their second venture they have six wickets down for 32, Smales, not out, 10, being the only double figure man. City responded with 86 on the first innings, Dr. Neil, not out, 49, Sarah 13. Grafton, playing against Eden “A,” put up 82, of which Graham made 21 and J. Lepine 20. Eden’s total for six wickets stands at 106 (Dazeley 18, Freeman 42, Speed 10. Robinson 18, Ball 11). Eden “B“ made 175 against Parnell, who have lost six for 44. For Eden, Drummond put on 12, Dixon 12. Somervell 10, Jack 29, Jessup 71, Gray 11, Grindrod 10. Parnell's double figure men were Cullerne 13, Breese 11, Callander 11. . • 1® THIRD GRADE. Edon made 122 in their first innings against Ponsonby, Rev. Smith (28), Roberts (24) and Bennett (21) being the chief scorers. Ponsonby. batting throe men short, only made 26, while In their second innings Eden made 10 without losing a wicket. Parnell, batting one man short, made 89 in their first innings against Grafton, Gatland (14), Wilks (12). and Faville (21) being chief scorers. Grafton made 80, Elliott (12) and Punch (35) being the only men to reach double figures. In their second venture Parnell lost three wickets for 34. Eden P. made 93 in their first innings against City, Brier 24, Gardiner 18, Buckland 17, and Illggott 11 being the chief scorers. City, with only nine players, made 42, E. Crawford 10 being the only man to reach double figures. In their second innings Eden lost two wickets for 30. FOURTH GRADE. The Ponsonby-Norlh Shore match was concluded, and resulted In a win for Ponsonby by three runs. Ponsonby. batting six mon short, made 40 and 43, North Shore responding with 51 and 29. Parnell made 49 against Eden, who followed with 26. — —— [ I ! ' ’ ' 1 1 FIFTH GRADE. ' ' ' I ' ’ ( Eden suffered a one-innings’ defeat at the hands of Ponsonby, scoring 14 and 22 against their opponents’ 82. SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION. Prince Albert College were dismissed for the poor total of 27 by the Auckland Grammar School, who responded with 126 for three wickets. Wilks (retired( making 82, Jacobsen 22, Sisan 41, and Ellis not out

WAI HI SUBURBS V. KATIKATI. WAIHI, Monday. The match, Suburbs v. Katikati, played at Katikati on Saturday, resulted in a win for the Waihi eleven by seven wickets and 33 runs. TARANAKI FIXTURES. lIAWERA, Monday. The Kaponga-Manaia fixture was played at Manaia on Thursday, and resulted in a decisive win for Kaponga. Scores: Kaponga 61 (Cole 27, Trower 14) and 31 (Cole 13) Manaia 27 (Gurd 8) and 17. The visitors thus won the match by 48 runs. HAWKE’S BAY CONTESTS. » NAPIER, Monday. Ideal conditions prevailed for the continuation of the cup fixtures on Saturday, and good progress was made with the various contests. On the Recreation Ground the matches appeared to attract more interest than has been the case for a long time past, there being a welcome increase in the attendance of spectators, among whom were a number of ladies. In the senior cup contest High School v. United Fifteen, the former scored 92 in its first venture--Drummond 28, Fenton 21, Goulding 10, Balfour 11. This was 41 runs less than their opponents’ first innings. Cott prill bagged 6 for 39, and Macassey 3 for 27. United did not make a very good showing in Its second essay, developing ft lamentable tail after the dismissal of the first three batsmen. The total score was 106 —Cato 23, Macassey 22, Cotter! 11 11. Elmes 11, Fenton, 6 for 40, and Drummond, 5 for 34, divided the bowling honours. Requiring 148 to win. High School had scored 81 for the loss of one wicket when play ceased. Continuing Its first innings, United Eleven made a very fair effort to overtake 202, the total of Scinde’s initial venture, the scoresheet showing 163 at the fall of the last wicket. Hughes and Monro, the not-outs of the previous Saturday, carried the score along from 49 to 188 before the association was dissolved. Hughes compiled 71 and Monro 40. Young, 16, and Lusk, 13, also ran into double figures. Fulton, 3 for 47, and Hawke, 3 for 30, did best with the ball for Scinde, whose second innings produced 207 for 7 wickets when play ceased. The first five wickets fell for 70, but S. G. Hawke and G. White made a valuable stand and were still undefeated when play was interrupted for the day with 83 and 53 respectively to their credit. In the junior match Railway v. Scinde, the former won by an innings and 51 runs. The Hastings v. Ahurlri match, played at Hastings, resulted in another easy win for the home team by 110 runs on the first Innings. The High School v. Ahurirl match ended in an easy win for the School, which made 92 In its first innings. Ahurlri compiled 8 and 25. Broad, 6 for 6, and Falconer, 4 for 2, were responsible for Ahuriri's paltry first innings’ total. SEASON OPENS IN THE MANAWATU. PALMERSTON NORTH, Monday. The cricket season proper was opened in Palmerston North last Saturday, when Old Boys and Midland tried conclusions on the Sports Ground. Old Boys outplayed their opponents at all points and w T on easily by 65 runs, this result being largely due to the fine all round work of Ongly. Midland put together a miserable 36, Rico and L. Skeliey top scoring. Ongly (seven for 14) and Warden (three for 19) were responsible for the low’ scoring. Old Boys replied with 101, Ongly hitting vigorously for 37. Smith (26) and Spencer (11) wore the only other batshien to reach double figures. T. Eyre and Frith were lhe most successful of the Midland trundlers. WAIRARAPA FIXTURES. MASTERTON, Monday. The Masterton-Carterton senior championship match was commenced at Carterton on Saturday. The home team hatl th© first strike, and its Innings realised 148, Ogier 40, Maunsell 21, Baillie 19, 11. Bcechey 17. being the highest scorers. Perry four for 19, and Parton four for 47 divided the majority of the wickets for Masterton, which had 14 to its credit for the loss of three wickets when stumps wore drnw’n for the dnj*. The Masterton-Carterton Junior match was concluded at the Park Oval, Masterton, on Saturday, the home combination obtaining an easy victory by nine wickets. The scores were: Masterton 82, and 33 for one wicket; Carterton, 58 and 55. The junior match Grey town v. Featherston, played at Featherston, ended in a win for the home team by 7 wickets and 7 runs. Greytown made 44 and 30, and Featherston 35 and 46 for 3 wictetf. --

WANGANUI RESULTS. \ WANGANUI, Monday. T The Victoria v. College senior mate# was played on a good wicket. Victoria,who obtained first strike, promised a good score, the first three wickets falling for 70. The remaining batsmen made & poor stand, however, and the innings closed for 110. Armstrong made 50 by sound, safe and chanceless cricket. Gordon (14). and Martin (13) were the other double figure scorers. Dalrymple three for 8, obtained the best bowling figures for College. With the score at only 47 for nine wickets down and half an hour to go, it looked like a very easy win for the Victorias, but Meuli and Dalrymple got to work and scored steadily, notwithstanding several changes in the bowling. A minute before the call of time there was considerable excitement, as the last over of the day was commenced. Dalrymple touched the second ball of the over into Martin’s hands in the slips, Victorias winning the match by 39 runs. Smith (13) and Dalrymple (12) were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Martin four for lO# Mackay three fdr 22, and Brown two for 10 divided the wickets for Victoria. The Aramoho v. Britannia match was played on a good wicket. Nelson caused a sensation by clean bowling the first pair, of Aramoho batsmen in his first over. The innings eventually closed for 115 (Taylor 36, Moutray 29). Gibson captured 1 six wickets for 25 for Britannia, whose score at the close of the day’s play stood at 145 for six wickets (Hayward 43, Francis 26. Nelson 21, Watt 17, Howarth not out 12). t In the junior matches Regina 11. defeated College by 21 runs, the scores being College 35, Regina 62. MATCHES AT WELLINGTON. 1 WELLINGTON, Monday. In consequence of the Basin Reserve be-* ing utilised for the Amateur Athletic Club’s sports meeting, the senior competitions wore restricted to the unfinished Midland-Austral heat, which was played at Athletic Park. Austral, with one wicket down for 3G, resumed its second innings, but Upham was on his very best behaviour, and the Midland fast trundler scattered destruction among the opposing batsmen, who found him unplayable. The venture realised only 69, Dakin (13) and Hull (27) alone offe/ing any resistance t<> the crack bowler. Upham captured eight wickets at a cost of only 17 runs, and did the luit trick. lie caught Jackson off his own bowling with a very fine effort, and then clean bowled Martin and Goss with successive balls. Upham’s record for the afternoon was seven overs, three maidens, five runs, eight wickets* The runs which were hit off him by,

Vivian, Dakin, and Hull on the previous Saturday's play spoilt a wonderful performance. Midland team had to make one run to win. Davis and Weybourue went in to win, and Bartlett’s first ball was hit for three by Davis, and the match was .won by teu wickets.

In the junior championship, Wellington College beat Rovers by an Innings and 88; Waiwetu defeated St. Patrick’s College by 127; Midland won from Newtown by 174 runs; Johnsonville defeated Old Boys by six wickets. No play took place in Phoenix-Austral and Welllngton-W-adestown matches, owing to the grounds being required for other purposes. In the third class championship games the scores were:—Karori 113 v. Gas Co. 83; Johnsonville 79 and 73 for four wickets v. Thorndon 68; Newtown 55 v. Austral 124; Midland 34 and 67 v. Albion 91; Y.M.C.A. 118 v. Wadestone 64 and 41 for seven wickets; Wellington 255 (Porrltt 100) v. College “A” 101; Old Boys 211 v. College *B” 93. Fourth. Class: Wellington 36 v. Johnsonville 124; Old Boys defeated Midland tn a hollow fashion by an innings and 78 runs; Junior Association: Express Co. defeated Woollen Co. by seven wickets; Railway “A” beat Poneke by seven wickets; Albion “A” defeated Railway “B” by 129 runs. u,lgo;.treh SR (a —r,.llvxvsos cmfwyp ha CHRISTCHURCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The weather was fine for cricket to-day. Lancaster I’ark A defeated United by 60 runs on the first innings. Midland A, after declaring their first Innings closed with six wickets down for 258, defeated Sydenham by 85 runs. Midland B made 154 in reply to Lancaster Park B’s 159, the latter thus winning by 5 runs on the first Innings.