CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 4

CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.

OLD BOYS v. MIDLAND,

BEECHIS SCORES 158. Tho match between Old Boys and Midland for the championship was 1 commenced at tho Basin Rescrvo on No. 1 wicket (which was in good;order) on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of upwards of a thousand spectators. Old Boys, it will bo romenibor'edj won the championship for tho first time last year, whilst Midland for a number of seasons previously held prido of placo. When tho teams met in tho initial round this season Midland won on the first innings, tho scores being as follow:—Old Boys, first inningsi 162; second attompt, threo for 119. Midland, first innings, eight for 303,' 'when the innings was declared closed. . Becchy and S. Jacobs, of tho .Old Boys, faced Upham and Mitchell. , Runs . camo freely. start, and,at tho end of tho first half, hour 40 appeared on the, board. Tho biggest hit so far .was, a'-drive .to. the on for 5 By Bcechy, off Upham,- who- after delivering six overs, which had .yielded 28 runs, was replaced by Hickson. In his first over Hickson' was" hit Ho .leg' for 5-, hy ' Jacobs. Aii ■ over later Jacobs; in. attempting to hook to leg a ball which kept low, got leg before to • Mitchell—s4—l—26.

Tucker, who partnered' Beechy;. gavo a possible chance in tho slips lafter-,;making a couple of . singles, the hit producing tour runs.-'. Shortly afterwards' 77 .appeared on the board as a result, of an hour s. play. At 84, ; Upham went on again, : and Mitchell, retired in favour of Hickson'. Therft was' no falling off- in the rato at which runs wero obtained, and 100 wont -up for '75-minutes' play.' Beechy. now commenced, hitting ; with greater vigour, securing a 4 and;.then three 3's consecutively. Patrick gavo Upham -a spell with, tho ball,; and a'fow minutes later Tucker,-"whose score then stood-'at 27, was inissed off hini.-in-the slips. Beechy made a fivo by,meani of'a straight "drive off Hickson; who was immediately afterwards'replabed by. Upham. At .4;30, after two hours' play, Boechy, amidst applause, 'brought his 'tetal up to 100 by'driTing:Upham''for:4;-'"''At'tHis' juncturo the board showed 170. runs. -ji'Just after's o'clock Mitchell, who had taken.Hickson's place, dissolved 'the. partnership with a splendid ball' which broke through''Tucker's defence—22s—2—6o. ;

Lomax, the ncwcomer, had a short innings. After ho had niadca couple of singles lie attempted to hook: Wighton,!- tho result, being that ho lost, his wicket—22B—3—2." His place wna taken J.' P. Blacklock, who assisted Beechy • to pile on- tho runs ;in good stylo;' After, he had m,ade a ,single BlacMcck gave- a -possible • chance in . the I 'slips]'' tho' hit yielding four runs''■ Later'oil ho ; s«!nrod 'a''s with a drivo to,'tho on. . At' 5.30, after three hours': play,', the; ,scoro stood :at ; 260:;'' After .-making .two;adjlitional-3's,Blacklocli'skied a ball from Hicksori to' Upham, "who accepted?— 263-^4—32.j Honaghaiv, - tho ' sixth man; played , carefully ..at; tile start, but after.: ho had a;, few runs, to. his credit he drove. Hickson to tho on'for 7, 'aiid;.as a result"of an ovortbrowacouplo more runs were obtained. Subsequently Boechy, whoso score was gradually mounting up, was -perceptibly. tired. , A few balls- later, just roni 6 , o'clock,-ho was' well,taken at deep niid-on by. Quee-h-311—5— 158/ Wills, kopt Monaghaii company -until time was callod,' when - thoaboard read, five wicket-s for 345 runs.- ■■ i, ; - '. ■■ Upon returning to tho pavilion 'Beochy recoived a groat ovation, the players in tho othor games joining tho spectators in according him round after round .of choers. His-score, it .is worthy of. mention, is tho highest mado in Cup matches in Wellington this season.; What, makes.his performance' more meritorious'still is : the>fact"that ho no ye r onqo ,gave, the. semblance of, a chanco. Tho "previous'; highest , individual .'scoro ; this season was ihadeby S.' Hicksbn;-'.who" knocked up 119 for' Wellington in its match against Potono in the initial round.- . . Following aro tho details v " J. .^OLD^QYS^,. ■'./P . 'First INMNGV. ' '•• Beecliy, 31113151131311121113131111113- ' 124333131151141321113111414131311113211311111111111324423, c. Queo, b. Upham ... ... ... ... ... 158 Jacobs, S., 31313132351, 1.b.w., b. Mit- ' choll - ... ... . .... 26 Tucker, , 11421111114241111114431111112111331; b. Mitohell ; ■ ... ■ go Lomax, 11,- b. Wighton ... ... 2 Blacklock,- J. P.;' 1411231143533, c! ! ' lipham, b. Hickson ■ ;.. ■ ... 32 iMonaghan, 121319113333133, not out 38 'Wills. 3111111; (not,out)f ... ... g. Extras ... .... ■... • iti - 20

Total, 'for" five wickets"... .v. 345 , . Bowling Analysis. ' \ ■ Overs. Mdns. Runs. iWkts. : lipham ... 18 .0 . . .1 Mitchell ... 21 , "1. ;' '66' v ' 2, Hickson ... 17 0 97, l Patrick ... 9 0 . '45 ■ 0 . Wight-oil .... 5 0- . .21 ' 1 Bruco ... .2 \ 0 .13 : 0 PHCENIX v. PjETONE. A match between Phoeiiix and Petone begun oir No. 2 wicket. Phmnix, batting first,- mado 205, the total at the fall of each wicket being as under':—l' for 19, 2 for 35, 3 for 62; 4 for 65, 5 for 92, 6 for 107, 7 for 157,8 for 169, 9 for 169. Tho principal-featuro of the innings, which concluded at. 5.15 p.m., was tho vigorous- displayvgiven"by Laws,one of the', initial pair, who; earned 'his bat .for 121. He compiled tho century in an hour and twenty-fivo minutes. When lie had mado 57 he gave a chance. ' .His 'big' strokes included a hit over to tho band-stand, one into Kent Terrace, and ono on ,t6 tho grandstand, tho last-mentioned stroke advancing his total beyopd the much-covotod century. Among ,tho trundlers tried by Pctono tfas Connoly, lato of Sydney, who bowls a good length .with; left hand at from slow to medium paco. Ho obtained two wickets for 58 runs, but did not seem to trouble tho batsmon much. At call of time Petone had lost four wicketS for 67 runs.: Following are the details: — ' ' ■; • •

PHCENIX. : Fiust Innings. Laws, 361111444253352141142111111332432 1231143131122133133 (not out ...121 Burton, 11111, c. Ishorwooti, b. Cobcroft 5 Wilson, 211, run out.' •/.. Sanders, 3213, b. Connoly <... ... ... 9 Coiinole, 1, b. Cobcroft ... ... ..." \ M'Lcnnan, 4134, c. and b. Connoly 12 < Waters, 141411, b. Cobcroft ... ... 12 Portcous, 2122113, run out ... - ...12 Hickey, 1124, b. Smyrk •' .i-; ... " 8 Crewes, 133313, c. Bnce. i-b. ■ Taylor -... 14 A." Wilson, c. J. House, b. Smvrk • »..... • o Extras : ... ... • ... . ... 7 Total - ... ...'205 Bowling Analysis. . Overs. Mdns. Runs Wkts. Cobcroft ..; 15 3 58 2 Connoly-' ... 20.. 2 60 3 Green '' ... "'"'... 6 ' 1 28. ' Smyrk ... ... 7 1 27"' 2 Taylor ... ... 6 3 17 1 1 FETOXE. : : ; First Innings. s Cobcroft, 151414; e. Portcous. b. HicK-oy 10 kherwood, 11131, 0. I'orteous, b. liickcv 7 Taylor, 132233113221' (ntit out) . ... . . ... 24' Greon, 21121, c. Crowes, b. Wilson 7 A. House, c. Hickey, b. Wilson ... 0 J^Houty,3ll42 (not out) ■ -... .... • .... n : ..,Extras' .' ... ... ... .... .... 2. i Total for four pickets : ~..; ( ,7 . Bowling Analysis. : 1 ' ....' ' Overs. Jidtis. lluns. Wkts. Hickey ..... .8 39 2 1 A, -Wilson .... ... ■ 7..,. —1, 26 ■ 2 ■ CAS COMPANY V. WELLINGTON. The contest botweun Gas Company, and Wellington on No. 3 wicket did not provido any specially interesting., piny. Gas Company, batting first; compiled 174, tlio innings' lasting until 5.50 p.ni; At the fall of each wic-; ket the total stood as follows: '1 for 26, 2 for

60, 3 for 84, 4.for 102, s.for 1-18, G for 168, 7 for 16S, Bfor 170, 9 for' 174'.. Hodge (48) apd Topp (36) showed good form, whilst the next highest seorei-, Ashb'olt' (23),' scored at an extremely slow rate. On the whole,' the fielding of the Wellington .side was abovo the average, not, a catch being ' dropped. Luckie, 5 for 41, was- the' most successful trundler for Wellington. When time was called Wellington: had lost no wickets for 10 runs. .Tho.details are as follow:—' 1 GAS COMPANY. ,: : ' - : . First Innings. : "■'■<, ■ ' Spottiswoode, 2313312, l.b.w. V. Luckie 15 Topp, 231111211113213211413,: b. . Naugh- . < ••• • ... ■ 36 Waters, 33211113, o. Mahony. b! Quirin... 15Hodge, 111313144141133112412311, c. sub;, b. Hales■ : ... ... ... 40 Church, 33, b. Luckio , "'•••« .Ashb'olt, 211133112332, c. Naughtori, b! ' Luckio ■ , -oq Waugli, 5, h. Hales . ...'■ "5 Gotirlay, 2. b. Luckio ... : " 2 Dredge, 1 (not out) ... , .. Hill,; 3, run out : i ... ... " t *|! 3 Morrell, b. Luckie ... ' q ... ' •;;; 20 . . Total ... ■ 174 ■■~7. Bowuso Analysis. T Overs. MdnE.Riina.Wktß. Luckie , ' ... 19 ; 7.' ",41 ' '5.: Jlickson . .... 8 2 ■ .16' — ; lusher-' i.. i.. 7 ; Nash ... 21 o Naughtoh . ... ' ... ..4 > 03 ] Quinn ■ ... ... 5 — 14 v 1, .! Hales : ... ..; 10- .. 2 25' 2 Richardson : ] — - 2 — ' v . WELLINGTON. v • - First. Innings. . Naughton, 33 (not out) w -tQ' Richardson, 111 (not out) '■ 3 ■ Extra ... ... ... ... ]: Tola] for 110 wicket . ... .>.lO Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Gourlay -... ... 3 1 8 — Topji ... , 3 2 1 — JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, Thorndon v. Ga.3 Company.—Thorndon 011 tho first innings made 62-r.uns. •.-Carrie' took four wickets for 24, and Anderson two for 27. Gas Company in the first innings': made 84. Barry took four wickets for 20 runs, and Humphrey, three'for 37, i- ' Wndestown won from Old Boys by default. Victoria College v.- .Petone,—Victoria' Collofjo scored, a good victory _ bj; 18 runs, in spite of a disastrous' t beginning; Scores: Victoria' College, first' innings, 28; Petone, first innings, 103' (Joyce' 32). Victoria 'Collego, second innings, 173 (Mackay 56, do la Mare 20, ! Broad 17); Pet-ono, second innings, 79 (Bennett 16).

THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Thorndon Second defeated'Newtown Third by 102 runs. Tho winners,:completing;their second innings, mado 137j of which Martin scored 34, Duff' 32, Barry 22, Thompson 15, and, Gayford 10. Newtown : (batting one short) only made 71 in their second .innings— W..'Danks 20, lliggs 14, J. Johnston 12,'. and G. Johnston 10 (not out). 'Airtho Newtown wickots wero secured by Martin, whoso averago was nine wickets ; for 27 runs. Old /Boys v. Karori.—Old Boys. 154 and 122. for 5 wickets—Griffiths 51 (not- out), Smith 42.(not'out), Norris 10. Karori, 86— Hose 19, Clark 18 '(not out), Spiers 12,, Spence 11. _ Martin took seven: wickets for 32, and'..Griffiths three ,i for 22. • < Karori' in tbo second innings mado 161 for six wickots —Finlayson 79 (not out), Reados. : Old Boys won on<tho first innings by ,68 ; runs.' ; ; Hawthorn v. Templars.—Hawthorn, total--71:; Allsop 15,13 nil 14, Ball 23; bowling, Pooley 3 for . 30, Gosling 6 for 27. Parra's 1 for 12. ■' Templars, total (54: Pooley , 26, Wright 10, Lambert 11; bowling, Patton 4 for 30, Johnson T for 14, Allsop 4 for 13. Hawthorn, second .innings.—Total 89: Patton 22, Hall 15, Ball 11, Johnson 16; bowling, Pooley 4 for 34; Wright 1 for 27, Gosling 5 for 22. Templars (batting one'short). —Total 31: Pooley 11; bowling, Patton 5 for 16, Johnson 3 for 14. ■ v

MISCELLANEOUS. Stores Department Post and Telegraph v. R. Fletcher and Co.—Post and Telegraph batted first, and scored 69 in the first;innings (M'Kayj jun. 44, o'Sullivan 10), and in tho second innings 61.- R. Fletcher and Co. mado GO in their first innings (W. Flotchor 15, Coffin 10). Requiring 71 to win in t-wontv-fiyo minutes, Fletcher and' Co. could onlv manage to score 58 for fivo wickets. in tho time. Donaldson 'mado 24 (not out), and Caldwell 17. The' Post and Telegraph Stores, Department, were, thus victors ;6y. 9 runs! on the first-inning's,;; For. winners .MlK.^y, v ; and; 'for; the!, [osers'-ißannister, Caldwell,>- , a ( nd:.Luckiiis..bowJ^f ! wellf;S- p Tho match, !:Read' and -Eeniricb.v. Prouse's, played .-on'!. Saturday, ■.resulted jiiiva ''win for' the former, bj; 30, runs;,'. Read-and':Feiiwick, first '' innings; • (Farrell '26,- Sauvariri --14). Pronsb's responded with 31 and 41. '..Road and Fenwick,-i secondl ".inaihgs, 54 '(Saurarra 23, Wilson,.-. 13. riot lout);?!-, jjFarrell '• and'- Bell bowled ..well ; far the.-: an j- Keys , for l'rouso's..' . s .\ ' .- ' ' .',.--Y f \' ■' Young's Chemical Co. defeated House, Black, and Co. by S sriins; Young's made .51 (Clarke 11, Robinson ;0.; Simpson. 8). Rouse, Black, and Co.- repliikl with 43 : (Tulled 20, Guthio 7)., Hassell;. i'our for -14,' and (Cunningham, three' .for 20, ■! bowled well for the' winners, as did Guthie,? six' for 15,;- apd..Wheeler',' four for 29, for th>s losers.•"•■-s-v :■ Tho, original;dates, gested by tho Wellington": Association; for. tho representative',,match against- Hawko's :/ Bay, have; riot proved- acceptable to' the northern Association, which-;! has written . asking'.', that tho match should'bo set; down for March 26, 27, and 28.''; It. is. probablo that' Wellington will to .these dates. -7 •' * Boys' -' Cricket ~ Leamie.—Only one. match ■ waß played on Saturday, viz'.;;-Y.MiC:A. v. Thorndon, (A)j, itho r t-w'o leading! teams for the senior ' grade championship. If Thorndon win they will have ! gained; tho coveted position twice in succession', and if• •Y;M.O.A. win both teams will havo to play off again. Tho following is the-result, of tho' first innings :—Y.M.C.A.. 33;- Thorndon; 39. " The' fielding and batching of -both, sides was good. IN OTHER CENTRE 3. .(bt ; telegram—mss- association.) ■ V; - Auckland,-February i' 23] Tho seventh round of the ericket' championships was 'concluded yesterday' ii . good weather. ■ --. - - - : v ; Eden defeated Parnell by; 169 runs ok the first! innings, scoring a two-point win/!; Par-nell-'scored 144' in tho first innings; Eden replying- with 313 ; for ; ; eight, wcketi, and declared -the innings closed:. Relf 85i (not out), .Stemson 55- (not.out), Elliot 42, 'BrookSmith 39, and G. Mills 30 scoring well for Ederi. , ..r -

North. Shore were beaten by Grafton by 83 runs on the first innings. Pbilson 32, and Hidden' 33, batted well 'for: North 'Shore The scores wereGrafton'. 215, North Shore 127. | iPonsonby scored a three-point win over City,' winning by six wickots. ' ' Chrlstohuroh, February 23.' The nidtli round of the "first grade cricket matchos was commenced to-day, tho results being:— -- L ".. / St. Albans, 140, v. Sydenham, 189 for six wiekets(W. Patrick 95 not out). ; Riccnrton, 292 (E. R.Caygill 55, A; Parker 03),- v. West Chrisfclmrch, 100 for oiie wicket (H. B. Lusk C5-not out, Dj Reese 31 not out). , East Christchureh, 94, y. Linwood 2f,9 for 9 (R: Read.GT). , Dunedlri, February 23. Tlie cricket matches were continued yesterdayAin fine weather. Carisbrook B made .141;? .against Carisbrook A. (Siedeberg 50). Adams took three wickets - for. 3.. The A team lost five wickets for 4G. In? the Albion-Opoho match, the former were disposed of for 123 (Williams 48), wliiln Opoho made 124 (Kilgour 6). ' In. the Grange,v. Dunedin match, the former . mado 117, while the. latter'were -dk: posed'of for 63 (Eckhold. 28).' .