ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 19, 17 October 1907, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

• ' CRICKET. The initial' matches in : the Wednesday corn* petitions were begun on .the Bqiin'.lfcservo yesterday afternoon, under favourable _ conditions. .Onion made 109" in' their- first innings against Rivals," who, batting with .only eight men, compiled .41. 'M'Gill' (42),' Jackson .(20), and Weybourne (1G), made'the highest scores. . for, the former, and. Shand; (12), and.'Wyatt (11), for: tho latter. Of the bowlers, Carson (Rivals), I' 4 for. ,n, and Weybourne '(Union),'. 3 . for 4, were , the most : successful:.. George and' George made 70 in their first;, innings, against Orientals, who scored a total of 82 runs. For the'former, Laws,' who made'4o (not out),' was the : only .batsman .\to reach dbuble figures; and, for 1 the latter, the highest'scorers were Cook (19), and F. Alpe (11). ' M'Kenzie (Orien- , tals) secured 6 -wickets for .40 runs, and Laws, (George and George) obtained' 4 for 15' runs, and Georgo .5. for ,48. T|ie" following are ■ the details:— UNION' V. RIVALS. ■ Union - . ■. . ■ ' ■' FIEST INNINGS. O'Sullivan,'T., run out ... ... ... ... i» Jackson, .fc Marwick ... ... '20 Mullford, 1). Carson .... ... . v.. .8 Davie, b. Wyatt ;... .... 2 •M'Gill,'.c. M'Kay, b: Burton- ... 42. .. Weybourne,, b. Carson ... ... r... ~ ••• If. Bonner, b. Carson i ... ... ... .-2. O'Sullivan,. b. Carson ... ... 0jUrwin,' c. and b. Burton> ■ ... ... 2' Mills. (absent) . ... ... ... ... . ... 0. * M'Kenzie, not out ... 0 Extras ... ... 8 ~ Total ... ' . ... 109 •. • Carson obtained. 4 .wickets for -11Burtoni •. _ '2 for i 2; Wyatt, 1 for '31; Marwick, 1 for 10. . Rivals. . ' • , ; ' First Innings. Marwick, b. M'Gill ... ■>■ ... ... , 8 Loinas, b. Bonner ... .... . ... ...... 6 Shaiid, b. Weybourne ~i" ... . ..." ... 12 Burton, b. Bonner . ... • 1 Wvatt,b.. Weybourne ... ... ... ... 11 Crouch, b. Weybourne ... : ...' • ...' '... 0 Carson, st. Davis, b. Mullford 1 Hastings, not. out .... . ••• ...' J . Extras . . '... • • ... •' '1. | • • • Total. ! ..... .'. ... - 41: . '. Bonner' secured 2 ■ wickets. for 21;. M'Gill, • 1 for 10; Weybourne,'3 for,4; and Mullford, 0 for 5. GEORGE AND GEORGE V. I 'ORIENTAL.' ; 'George''and George. 1 ' . Fikst Isjokos.' Laws, not out .1. : •'• •' 4® Richardson, b. J. Moore. • •••>••• .. "• George, A. A., c..A..M00re,.b. MKenzie ... a Vare, b. M'Kenzio .... ; ... ••• ® Paul, b. M'Kenr-ie ... . ■ ... >■••• — . — 'jj Wilkinson, c. A.. Moore, ■b. J. iloorfl . ... , d . Fox, b. J. Mooro , , ••• J 'Gini,' b." M'Kensrio •, 4 Isherwood, b. M'Kenzie ... .7 George, L., ; b". M'Kenzio ... ... »'• Extras i . ■ i Total ii j ... ... 7? ■ . ■ J, Moore gained three, wickets for 2G, and M'lCenzie. six for 40.. ■ V Second Innings. Richardson, not out ... ' ...: ,;-4 Vare, 1.b.w., b. M'Kenzie .; .. v 1 I'aul, st. Alpe, b. M'Kenzie ... . 8. Total.for two wickets - 11 M'Kenzie secured 2 wickets, for 9 runs.' Omental, i: . Fikst Inxixgs. Alpe, F., b. Laws .... .« ... »• ill Truscott, b. Laws ... ... . ••• ' 3 Little, b. George ... .... ... ... ••• 1 Moore, A., il.b.w., b. Gcorgp ... 7 Billman, W., b. George ... ... ... 9 ' Cook, b. Georgo ... ... ... 19. .M'Kenzie, b. Laws , ... ~ ... ~..• 8 Mooi'e, J, b. George , ... ... ... . ... 7 1 Meston, b. Laws ... ; ... ... " Donohue, not out ... ..: ... ... ... . 0 Extras ... : ••• : 17 **. Total , ' «.. ; 83 i Laws obtained four tickets for 15; and George fivo for 48. ■.■■■' ' JUNIOR MATCHES. : ' ' The Union v. Thorndon match was notabl» ' for tho fact - that one •of tho Union men scored the .first, century.. obtained ; .pn. th« ; Basin Reserve this season. Union batted first and knocked up 189 tor 9 wickets,' to which total Dingle contributed 136. The only other., double figure scorers wore Henshilwood- 12 and Williamson .10. Taylor and . Brown divided'bowling honours' with 4 and 2 iricketr respectively. Thorndon, who put a .weak team in the field "arid were shorthanded, replied with 22 for the loss of four wickets, Slack being top scorer with 10. Williamson secured thre& of the. four wickets.' ; > 1 . . ' . .. . In the Y.M.C.A. v. Vivian gamo tho; latter have a lead' on the first.innings. 'Y.M.C.A. went to tho wickets first ■ and knocked up 51, of which Osborno made 33 not out. Bell .3 for 0, Thompson 4. for : 27 ami Cording 2 for .. 18 were tho best of the' Vivian' trundlers. . Vivian mado"76—S.: Dempspy 12;' Cording U and Thompson 1G (not out) beiiig' the 'double tig*re' scorers. Cook 5 wjekcts and Plant! 4 vickcts divided _ the , for Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. *icn co'mmeuccd their second innings, and when stumps were drnvn f»r the dny had lost 3 wiclrets for 21. Osborne'' wnlributcd 10 (-« tVe tirtil.' :: FIXTORIIS'" FOB,' "SATURDAY. ;' i ' The followfarj ftxhrrcs*aKi grounds''hare been drawn for Saturday's"'matches Senior: Wellington v; Old Boys, Basin Reserve No. 1; Phoenix v. I'ctono, Baiih Reserve No. 2; Gas Company v. Newtown, Basin Reserve No. 3. Junior—A grade: Gas Company.'v. St. John's,' Athletic Park No. 3; Newtofrn v.. Y:M.C.'A., Basin Reserve No. 4; Wellington B v. I'etone. Petone No. 1; Waiwetu v.' Wadostomi, al. Waiwetu; B grade—Thorndon v. St. ■ Patrick'f College Old Boys, Athletic Park No. 2; ,014 Boys v. Midland, Athletic Park No. .1; Phoc ' nix V. Wellington Coliece. College groimd;- *■ Wel.'tngtbn A v. Victoria College, I'otbne No. S' , Tlie junior fixtures conmenccd last-Satun day have been postponed in order, to bring thi 'senior, and junior, teams into litre. .They will, bo concluded at tho first favourable opporton.. ity, probably'next month.