CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 November 1907, Page 4

CRICKET.

SENripll, /,',' ',",'",'; Tli& weather was'idcal on Saturday, when tho matches between Midland'and Potone, Wellington and Gas Company, and Old' I3oys and Phoenix wero'concluded; resulting in twopoint .victories for itlio first-mentioned team in each instance. ''■'.•■ ■. ' ' ■ ■ \,; ;MIDLANt>, ; v!;PETONE.. ; v /,, , , ;^] This, match resulted in a win for (Midland; on tho first innings. At the close of ! play on tho previous Saturday tho position , was: Pβtonc (first 113; Midland, .(first iiiri-> - ings), eight wickets for 94 runs;". Hestiming,* Upham aiid Hiokson took the score to' 171!; when the latter was-caught- by Gobcroft in the long field. Mitchell filled the. vacancy,. but i'affe'f , . three, inoro runs-had.'been added' Uphani was easily caught by'Brice., Hicfcson, wno' i was , 'top scorer with 77j had 44 to "his credit on the previous Saturday, whilst .UjJK

ham lwgfiestJscoroiv 1""1 not; mado a run,,, -Uphnm put on 77; runs for 'the- 'irinth '.wicketf For Vctone, Green, who seciiiod four wiokots-for 33 runs, and Jsherwopd, .who threo wickets for 1.5? runV-wcro the pio'st siiccfis-jful bowlers. Poto.tio wopt in ar,a,ittpncl six wickots ■ for 208 when'the stumps whero drawn. I lie score at the fall of each .wicket >wa,s as fol-; lows:—1 for 4, 2 f0r,,32/'3 f0r.7,1, i for 100 s'for 110, and 6 117..; Taylpr, 62, and) Senior, 31 (who ■ yi-pro not put on 91, ■runsi7dr';tlie'sovcnUi' wicket!' Included in. .'.Taylor's" .tb'talwas one :s,.i;'6btaine'(l by moans, of a stroke'to'long'-lbgii' Uirdc , 4's, .seven 3 s, six'2's. and tjy.olyq singles.; Cobcroft, 32, the, neif'highest score',' was at the wickets about ail'hour and a half, .but did not givo a. chance. \ ; Th# chief l '(oat,\i re , of Bribe's innings; (25)-washiS'driViiigV ' flarl>or ! (2iy was missed 'twice. Of the ,oight bowlers tried by Jlid•laiid, Brucq, twVfor 23. was tlio most successful, v'-"' , ■■■'. . : ' : "' '" ':"'' ■".'"'", '■' :■;■;■;■• r ■"-,..1'-"MijßLAliip/,';; ''l ~. ■ ' ' First 'Ixnings.,!,,,,;; . Wi.lliaihsi<"l232434i!-.bJ!-'Btice ) '-;b': Cobcroft 18' Queo, 112121, b. Green 8; Hickson,-:" G:: 11123111313313222321341213 ;'■; 112111112121113114,-c: •Oobcroft, b. j ! " r Isherwodd , !--.'.:' ■> '.:'.'■ , V::--' , -': , . 1 ..' ... 77. Briico, b.""Greoii;'" .'.'.■/;• 'i?/ ,1 .-■■»:'.'.' ... 0 : Stephens'oii;:'2jMC. Taylor,"b. 'Green ... 2' iJajTon, li c. Isher.woodj.biiGobcroft ... 1 ,Wynyard;-1'313H; lib.w.-hV Barbor ... 10 ' Murphy, c. Taylor, b. Green 2 1 b: Tsherwobdi ■•';;. ... 7' ,'Up'ham, 211131112312313113131, c. Brico, '." l).iJsherwiod ; .Iw* <> ...hi. .'" : 36 Mitchell, 1 (not out) " ... I 1 f r \ Extras- I'.r.r.i.. !.:v.7.! ■~!;.., ... 14 '~',' ■ i.-.r; .;..'r r i(JWI,IKGSA'NAtYSIS. •■■: , Overs. . Mdns.. Buns. Wkts. "Cobcroft ... 15 ""■";'i '""", '60 2 . Brico ■ ■■■••'• 'I;'. ■■•■■■■■2 ! ; : '-' ••'•**•' " IJ Jo — !'Green ... 15 — 33 4 ;'BsVl)er'■'""?.-/ - : 3 ; -' U:: —-'' ,; -'23 1 ;'■''• 15henv06d' , '.'.." ,, 43"" / :'" i; — "■' "15 3 ;i '-§emdr'"•' ! "!.». vri4'.'" : . — ■■:■'• : .:„;<:.. -.•■...■i:-./u.pETONE.»-''« :1 " yirsf-rnniiigs'-■-■• •:•:'■■•'• --M ;i -> .:: ...,113 ,-..': ' >Second Innings. 'Cobcroft, 1231233311-222218,' ■c; '■ Mitchell, ■ ;..b. Bruce'--" , ... ■■•• !vi.iiv.v..>,,.■>.;-.. ... 32 'IsHerwood, 4 v (run out) ... 4 ~ c:i-Miirphy, 'b:"Patrick... 11 ■■iJarb)Br,'=.l3H'l3Ul-8311'5:=e.-rQnee,'''b. Mit- '" chell.i ■■.;■ ..-■>• lli-.T ■'■■I^<■*■>■:■/] ... 21 ■8rice,:4112231211133i b:.Briice-'v.. ... 25 ■$eiior,'-13411122m-11131212l! (not out)... 31 ■Balgleish,-Hi' Mitchell ... 2 Taylor,! ~,1314213113111132.2232241133511 ' ;,. (not' out),:.;!;■.':.:;.'■:'.. <•< ■■■■ , ... 62

!;.;■■ ; r:'Extras.v.. J...:::: •;:; ..'. 20 '■.','"; , ' Total for 6 wickets 208 ■■'■■ '•'■'L'i ";.'• '■'■■■■>■"', •■'•< j, , ' ?i , . -.\ • / ..... Bowinjij. Analtsis. . . ■■'! ' . ■• > Overs.- Mdns..-.-Runs. Wkts. TTpham , ... ;,.8.-. •„,,!• 4/,. ■„,;,'„ 15 0 "Stephenson .i 31. -.:,,r33 .. 0 ■'•'Patrick ...i-,1.1- ~■.,;:1 -,', ; -'.38 1 ■'['Mitchell >'i-"--i'ps .. 2. ";:Murphy ,i,-,i,,2 . j,-, > 0 ''Bruce,, -■;, M i.i v .i/6,i,-,r „ Q.,. ~«23 2 ■ Hickson ... 2 0 ■; .9 , 0 '.'. .'Quoe , ... 1 0 i;Vi 0' ,'.' i « r JSL^INGTON.:v i .'GAS'CbM , pAN r y. <hiTKb ma^cli'-ljetwecin'these' toatns was won by! \VeJlirigt'on\on : ''tli'e' | ''i(irse innings.' When stumps were dr^wrf'b'ii'[the"'previous Saturday ■■ : th(J ; ; p^osi tloii;'''.''"w'a'rf : '- J s&",'" follows:— Wellingtmi '(nrsV4nnings)''lS7 • Gas Company (first innings) no' Wickets for'l3: 'Resuming, Gas Company madly ,in; 'all' 1 98'''runs. Tho scoriifg was ;pa!iifully'.'slowj"the ; itinings oc•eupylngj'twb;' hour's; and'-, foi't'yWe minutes. 'The -total''at' tho fall ''of each 'wicket was las .follows:—l'"for'l3, Wf6T:!&, h 9 for 59, 63, 5 for 92,-6 for 1 :92;'7 fW' 92. 8 for 94,, 9- ; ior 9oi''and.iq'for':.Sß,"'lt'' l fill be obsprvocl that the last iix'wickots fell'for 'six, runs. Walters (32), Vbp : 'itfas r tbp scorer, a patient, ''eharice]qs's' J ih]vihgs. 'Waugh ;(15) jva_s the next liiglicst v ;¥fcbrfer'.""' For Wcliliiigtcii," ,1 Luckib'i tlii-ee : 'lor t -'22J'' l! a'hd Hales, three for 36, wore the most successful bowlers. .Going in again, Wellington made 83 .for, ■tlie :i Mss r 'oF liV-e wWicetsV'-tbo score' at -tlio fall of each being'as follows:—1 for 30, .2:ifof' : 33',7rfdr ;45,""4'r0r"58 , , > o : 'foi 66. There wa3 Ti'dtliirig l s'pecial'Wdutf'tfre'iilhings. For tho Gas pompany; M'Kay,, two for 31, was •tho most, : succossful : Lowier'." ; TliGMvicket was 'very •"fiefy ,w aVthy<cast : end'. , ''■";■•' Z ';.,:, ~. :'i'.'!g AS' .COAliRA-W y!;''i,'!.' , . ;',: i'.'f'FlitST I ''INNINGS. 1 -"l'' , Gouriay,' 2^{f,"i'. , ''&\es"':.r ; v:f ... 6 Walters, H,,- 14211343211111131,. c. Fis- '■ .■'■■'.iier;''}).;'.'^!^.;' , ,';:'' , .^^." ,1 "." .•'..' •- 32 'Ashbolt, 2ll2lj ;: c:"Richardson,'"b'. Hick- : 'son ... .... ... - ... .'. 7 ''Hodgg; , ilT2l4,''c:'''FislVer,' : b'.'Hales ... 10 'WJaugh,, 1312221111,. b,. Luckio , 15 DYeilgo,- miml '(Jf.Lijckio, '.bf Fisher ..." 13 ; : M'Kay, : b. Luckio''...■'■ ''.: : . 'J '".„,; 0 ,:.Tppp, 2, run out ... .- ..,,''!.'.'.''.'.T ... 2 Unrkfl (npt.out) ~,,. '™;i:";'!,i'.'': ... 0 .ffilin.b.Flshei;-.:.•■■■"•;':" ...'" 1 ■Church" 12", b'. "Lilckio " .:'.'■'"•'.„■ ... 3 ,;'/. Byes,. 22212..,,,. .„...;, ..." ... 9 V\ '■ . ... 98 ?;•'' i i''lC!'PP^l?iC'^S''ifP * .-,■: •■ Overs. Mdiis. Runs. AVk'ts. r.Fishor ... 18 8 v 19 2 ". ..?-,2l r 3 Lucldo' li '...''ii;s "''.,'; 2.'"..'.. "22 3 Hickson ... 5 ■'"•'y '' • 7 ; 1 Wa1ter5,,,,;,.., , r ,3 ■~ ~,,0,; „-,„„, .5. 0. ';^^ l -',.--,;v:' , ■'■ . First, winnings ri |„..;..., ,;..,.„, ,„, „. ... 187 ;,: ' : ' : ' ■''^''SEdONtf'lNNiNa's! , '"-.'" Naiigliton, ' 124332, ■%" 'Cfiurcli, r V h! Hill ..; 15 ''Fisher , , , 121332131;"5t , : TbW"b? JPKay... 17 Quinn^3l23r,-: : b."'.Wailgh: : Ki""":..- : ... 10 Walters', ly'b.-Goiirlajv :.-:;:;.'.;■ ... 1 Jjuckie, 231; cv-Gourlay.-b.-M'Eay; ... 6 Willis, ..2J.3323-. (not put).,..... ( . ... . ... 14 1 Condliffe, 1122 (not but) ■..;'"'..'" '' . 6 ■■■•';. : '324113,;•■';.'' : ..V;" ;v.'.." ]~.'. 14 :■:.:• .vv /Total -for" 5-wickets- ... 83

• '-• ■ ...'.' .''.""'i : .Oyers'.'l.''Mdns; -Runs. Wkts. ■;:::::■«:"' ■■$y«"-ai . 2 ~-Hiip-. -r-'.. : v.'rg.vrm; j)"f v; 18 '-" i .''■Uourlay' , -=f-'4-v->iii* - . j.,> V-.i.-i.'.y i ' : \Vaugh'';V.;!U- -.6' _••;.;! l. ; »«..-l3 . 1 '.:; .;r ri Boys. The , Boys match "resulted in a two : point-victory; , fdr ,, Old , Bnys; after a finish iduring'Which' the winners'! alhldst; gained four -points. , -,' 'Oi'v-tho'-first 'Saturday, Phcenix •maclo 82, i and'Old-'-Boys had •los.t'tinree wickctsi for" 183,: TucKcr;:(So),"aiid)Monaghan (43) -boilig' tho |I lidt'"()ut! bate'h'feff/' , 'On' resuming on! Saturday', ,l 'these: two inert'carried the' sooro to 242 _bpfore.-tlioy-'woro , '.'parted. When : .Monaghah's ''total •was 63-, ] "hb ; hvas clean ib'owlad 'by'llickdy:-Tucker's"score"then stood • at ■ia7v':arid'" i oltl Briys'decjdbd tp"'close their innings W!th""tho i; -B i cor'e at k 242 for four wicft,ots'. ■ iTticker r receive'd ! 'an 'o'Vati6n , 'bn returning to ■tho"pa'Yilibn:'' ;l Ph'a!'nix,'who'were 160 'runs , to 'the""b'g.d,' ! W.er'o'"feorit"' to' tho wickets : ngaiii; :at:d''wcr'e-' disposed of' foi' : 180, leaving Oltl 'Boy's■'2r i furis-y6'.' ; j;ct in r sdvo'n minutes 'to 'soiiure-a"feu'r-pb'int'jwin'. , "Plaj'J'was forced but the' , tiiiid limit I 'Was-rbablVcd'frhen eleven !runs-had'" been 0 ■scored.' ; ."' r T)!6;'- batting of Phcenix 'lri-the second'turn at the wickets 'was a : decide"d-'-ini'iiro'vehie'nt"oh' the showing . : mado •ih''th'6 jfirist ! 'innings;''' I 'LrtWSj who appears,' to-'liavo , struck form agaiii, was top ■scordr with* 'a' , riiccl.v-played '6'l'.' '."Gibbes .eom,pi 1 cd ■ -33'" ]j'6fofc' lifi'" was' rini ''out. Crowes •lnado , ''l6'iiot ll oi!J;';' ; Hickpy I'ly ftftd'Jl'Lennan 12. 'i'lio'Phoenix" wickets tell''as follows:— l'for-ff; 2-for 69;"3 fdr'7l , , , 4"for , OD, 5 for lib, 6 for 1.36; 7 for 14?,--'B'fdr 18(>: i''irst'iil : nnings ■•> ijW: , - '■■:.:■'>■' ".'.'y ... 82 '." ' : '. '!.:,.". Si:COKri I 'INNIN(JB... -, r " Laws,' '•3113211121218312111112223313111 -1111132111, c. C. P.; Blacklock, b. ■Monaghan" ' ! '.;. "''■"-..;'■ '":''... ... 64 Oakijij--..!, b. Tucker'"'::. .<■"■.'... ■ ... 4 •Gil)bosf-U2J(333518134;- , ntn-'(tuti: i .. • ' ... 33 ~Water's, l; b.'Milson :-'.'.';; ... 1 M'Lonnan, 1131312j'-o/Birch , j"b. J Mona--v ... :ii"- V>. i; : '.i,li. ... i 2 Little, 1321, c. J. P. Blaclilock, l>. ;.-Beochoy '.': : ." : "" :: .; v ... 7 Burton, 3111111, b. Mason ;' 0 U.rowes, 1421121211, not out 'I.: , ... 16 Jdickcy, 11114111111, b. Monagliaii ... 14 . I 'Byes'- ...■■'".;:■■'■ ... r ' f ' ; .J,- , ... 17 1.., [ : 'Leg Byes ... ' ■vi'.V , ;)?.'.. ... 3 w-; ' ,:i.v.; ;:.-. Total for B'vncketa , ' ... 180 Grand Total ' .... _, ~, ~, ... 262

Bowling Jnm.ysie. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Alonaglian 26 • 3 72 . 3 Tucker ... 13 • 2 35 1 Dickson ... 6 2 15 0 Mason .'.."10 0 21 2 Wills 4 0 8 0 ■ Beechey ... 3 0 8 1 . OLD BOYS. First Innings.. Birch, 3312323, c.' and b. Moore ... ... 17 Beociiey, 2514141131133, b. Mooro ..... 30 Tucker, 121343123132362131113213514311 132411141332311311111, not out ... 107 J. . I'. Blacklock, 1323231, 1.b.w., b. Gibbes ... ... ... ... ... 15 lUonaglinn, 23121111113111342-333232123 311313, b. Hickey 63 Byes ... ... ... ~. ... 10 .Total for 4 wickets .'.. ... 242 : { "Bowling Analysis. -. Overs. Mdns. Buna. Wkts. Gibbes ... 14 . 2 42 .. 1 ; Laws ... 15 ■ 1 71 0 . Moore .... 11 2 47 ' 2 Hickey ... 10 1 41 1 Waters ... 2 0 19 0' : Dalrin ... 1 0 7 0 Second Innings. ■ J. P. Blacklock, 311, c. Burton, b. Gibbes ... ••■ ■•• .... .•• 5 Wills,. 113, not out ... 5 Byes ... ... . ... ' ... ..'. 1 Total for 1 wicket 11Grand Total. ™ - - 253 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Old Boys defeated Thorndon hy ; 42 runs on the first innings;. Old Boys.made 212, and five wickets-for 122.(innings closed).'M Lean 43, Jacobs 40, Salmon' 12 (not out) wero topscorers. Thorndon mado 170 (Humphries ,4'i Barry 32), and two' wickets for 73 (Humphries, not out, -36; : Barry, not out,■ 29). - Tho bowling was""done"by Butler (three for 44), and Martin (orio- for 2) for Thorndon! > and M'Gowan (three for 49), Jacobs (three for 5), and M'Lean (one for 6) for.Old Boys; THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. St. Pat-rick's College defeated Wellington Collego A by.fiyo wickets. Wellington Collego made 119 in their,second innings, and St. Patrick's College.lost five wickets for 48. Selwyn, 101 and 37 for threo wickets (J: Burns, 17 not out; F. Henderson, 8) defeated Old Boys, 67 and 69 (Norris, 22"; Mat-thews,-25). The bowling for the winners was done .by Don. M.'lntyro (four for .35), and W.- Gosling (four for 31);-and for the losers Maguirotook threo. for 12 in the sec- , ond innings. ■..•■;-. •• .•: ,- -.' ..- Karori defeated P.hrenix by, five wickets. Phconix scored 55 and 127 (O'Brien - 49, Kendall 19, Wilson 12). Karori mado 131 and 53 for five wickets (Finlayson 22, Spiers 10 not out. Cathio 10). Finlayson, five tor 44, and Spiers, three.for 39, bowled well for Karori, and Brindley,and.-Morris for Phcenix. FOEUTH-CLASS • CHAMPIONSHIP'. • Templars v. Aspland;—Tho former, with eight wickets down,for' 125,' continued their first innings, which closed for 133 (Doolov 50, Parris, not out, 31, Russell 18). Aspland, in their second.-innings, werp disposed of for 49 (Alexander 15,-F. Wetherall 10). '.- The 1.0. G.T. players thus gained a four-point win by an innings and 24 runs. Girling (six for 17) and Russoll (one for 6) bowled best for tho winners,' as did B. Wetherall and Alexander for tho'.losors. ' , . Pet'ono defeated'Karori by an inning's,and 28 runs. .Petbno mado 138 and-Karori 30 and" '80 (L.arr 19, Coates,l3, Lewer' 12,.Roberts. 11, and Lowe.IB)! VM.'Carthy..bpwledlwell for : Karp.ri,- ..as'.-did Nunn Andrevy-B for. Pelpne.v. :• e -,--.ir-. ',':: -::1 '•,■<;<:• "': "-■■^ ; jijni6r: ? aSsogiation.' : - I: :-X^.':;Harbour :Board' concluded.Vtheir match against Woodware,-and; won by 66 runs. Woodware, 47 and 20;•" Harbour Board, 65: and 68 (M-bwatt 20, Roberts 28). Bowling, for tho Harbour Board, Piko secured, fiyo ivickcts'fqr-2, and:Clarke three for 12. Harris., and' Even'So'iV.bSw-lcd well for-tho losers-.T.-) try

' SECONDARY SCHOOL-COMPETITION. /.. ■ ~ '■. • TECHNICAL v. TERRACE. ' The fourth match of the' first round of the Secondary Schools' Compotitiori- was played at Newtown Park on-Saturday morning, .when Technical .School met .Terrace. The ground was in very .poor condition, and hampered the batsmen as well as producing a cpnsidorable number of byes. : Technical wept in first and scored 44 s .(10 byes). Th'o/only, score worthy of. noticd; was Renner's 13. .Both Mabin and; J ohnson b'owlcd well- 'for : Torrace. : Terraco in tlie-iirst' inning's', scbred'2,o (7 tjy'qi), the highest scp're'Being M;Elig6t; SP'lpblior.ty and : '.did - the ■■'bowlifig^-Dohbrtj''' 7sixwickets for.l'O'J ajid' Rb'nner tlireo wickets : ' for 3.', T.erracb" fpllbwed. oh,;and:.made another. 20 (9.-byes),;.the .same bowlers again, deadly—Rennor, five wickets for .7,. and Doherty. three for 6. This, makes the'.fourth, win for the Technical School. -....• '\ x BOYS' LEAGUE. The Boys' League matches played on Saturday resulted as follow:—' . Senior Grade: —Y4I.C.A. beat Marist Bros, by an innings■ and :18-runs. . Thorndon (B) beat St. Peter's by an innings and 12 runs. Tho'rndort (A) beat ist! Andrew's by '83 runs. St; Paul's beat Diamonds by 56 runs. 1 . . . Junior Grade '\— St. Peter's beat. Y.M.C.A. :(B.) 'by 21 "Marist' Bros, boat St. Thomas by seven wickets arid one • run. V.M.C.A. (A) beat Diamonds ; :' by seven wickets. Boys' Institute beat Kelburno by an iilnings arid S'ruiis.''' '"' "" • • R.and E. Tingey and Co. played .the Wel-lington-Manawatu Railway Company at Kilbirniei ' The latter:' won by four wickets. Tingey's made 42 (Baker 14', Reyling 12), and 40 (Baker. 12, Collins, 10, not'out), . Manawatu mado 38 (Eall 9),' arid 45' for six wickets (Mossong, 21, not out). Bowling for Tingey's, Murphy, took nino wickets for 33, and .Cattanach ' five ■ for. 19.... Mossbng: and Lowjs shared tho bowling- honours for Manawatu:' .'• :■, , " : , .... .

IN OTHER' CENTRES. ~ (by teleguapji— press assocution.) Dunedin, November 24. The weather' loft nothing to be dosired for the cricket matches yesterday. In tho senior competition Carisbrook A- met Carisbrook B, tho former - compiling: 287 (Haraway 71, Adams 50,.Fisher '44,. Ruthcrford"42),•whilst;; tho litter,made 10 without.losing a , wicket. D.unedin made 215 against Grange (Eckhold 49, M'Kersey 37, Delmno're 32).., Grange lost five wicket's "for. 19' (Torra'nco secured three wickets for B'runs)."'Albion disposed pf Opbho for 98' (Timlhr36, not out), and madd 166 for two wickets-(Baker 8o, r not out, Adams 56)'. ' ' Chrlstchurch, Noyqmb.er 23. Another, round of first-grade matches was concluded:to-day. West Christchurch beat Linwood on the.first innings, tho scores being West Christchurch, first innings, 459; second innings, 92 for seven wickets. Linwood, first innings, 259. St. Albans easily defeated Riccarton by 169 runs on the first innings. The scores were:—Riccarton, first innings, 128; second innings, IC3 for five wickets; St. Albans, 29.7 for eight wickets.' 'Sydenham dbfeatcd East Christchurch by one innings ttnd 4 runsi'tlie scores being:— Sydenham, first innings, 214; East Christchurch, first innings, 108; second innings, 102. " ■■ ; ' ! .Auckland, November 24. . Tlio third'round of tho cricket championships 'was commenced yesterday in fino we'athor. Good form was generally shown, especially with the bat, and some-high scoring was indulged in.' In the North Shore v. Parnoil match, the forfnor made 290 runs for tho loss of .eight wickets (Philson 70, H. Hussoy 53, Haddon 45, and Daere 49). City, playing Grafton, batted first nnd made tho fine stand .of 380 runs for six wiekots (It. Neil 201, not out, and B\ishcy 56). Ponsonby, plnyinc Eden, were disposed of for. 110 run's, and Eden .'-replied with 166 nins for the loss of two wickets (Brooke-Smith 69, Elliott •54, not. out, and Rolf 23).. So far, Eden have won two matches and City, Grafton, Parnell, and North Shore, ouo each. Whilst Ponsonby has had two defeats. Eden have scored four points, City three, by a win outright, and the others, except Ponsonby, two points each. ' A -'Public, Schools Crickot Association' has been ; finally 'formed hero to control' school cricket. Most of tho city and suburban schools, numbering eighteen, are'represented, with the prospect of a tew more, v