CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 9

CRICKET.

WEDNESDAY MATCHES. | Tho series of matches in Clio senior Wedi nosday contest commcncccl last- week was conchulctl .yesterday. Tho weather was lino, but -tho-wickets were for from.beinc good. In addition to' tho' senior matches a fresh series of junior contests was begun. 15y tjieir win over Orientaj, Union arc placed ten points ahead in tho championship, which they hare .-thus secured,, since:they have to play only two moro matches. . . J . UNION V. ORIENTAL. . •''•ln' tho '.Union-v. Oriental fixture, at tho closo of play Jast week Union . had., a. lead on tho'first, innings' play ,o£ 3-1 runs I'estprday Oriental mado 166 for eight wickets, and- then declared their innings closed. The best batsman : was Truscott,, who made 41, riot out, by consistent crickot. Picken also mado a good showing - for 36. A featuro of the innings, was. tlio bowling of M'Gill, who took five, wickets for 36 runs. At fivo o'clock Union .went; iii. .To. gain, a four-point win they had. to , knock .up 132, runs in an hour and a half. ; At a quarter past six they had mado Ml,'while, only live wickets wero down. They, thus gained ,a four-point win by fire wickets. ' Wilkinson mado 37, and Weybournp "and J. O'Sullivan, by vigorous hitting,-brought the, score up to tho requisite, total,.within, tho- tirae-Umit. Following are. the scores;—'.. ORIENTAL. First .'.innings : .'V . ••• ' ••• . ••• ... 103 Second Intvtkqs. . . ! M'Keniie, '3341, -b; -M'Gill • .... 11' Picken, 4153-16133231., c. Davits, D. Wcy- • bourne .'. ... ... • •••. 36 Little, 1361, c. Newson, b.' Woybourno 11 A. , Moore, 1141311511213, c. Mullford, . . ' b. .M'Gill ' •... V ; '— 25 •Truscott, 323143461111311114, not out .... 41 •N. Cook;. 111111335,, Lblw.i b. M'Gill ... 17 Laurenson, 1, run out:... , ... ... 1 Billman, 5, 'b.'M'Gill ... .... ... 5 Alpe, I', b. M'Gill' ' , ... . 1 Extras ' .... ' ... ... ... IS

, Total ... ... ... iee Grand total .1. ..." . ... 269 . Overs. Mdns.- Runs, Wkts. ' M'Gill ... 10.3 ;i- 1 . 36 5 Bonnar .• ... 7 1' 28 0 -.' Weybourne ... 0 ' -1 47 ■2 ' Mull ford • 5 0- S3 •. 0 ,J. O'Sullivan 2. 0 S 0 '•'/ '•; UNION;: - First .. . : ...: , ... .... 137 ',- Second Innings. T. O'Sullivan, 313, b. Pickon ... ... 7 Wilkinson, i; 3134411142123142;.;,c, -Trus- • ■ cott, b. Picken - . ... ........ . -37 Newson, 5423, J.b.w.,'b. Pickon . ... ,14 Mullford, 134514, b. Billman ... ... 18 C: M'Gill, 11, c. and! b.' Billman ... 2 Way bourne,' 11113111133131623; not out 33 J. O'Sullivan, 1411113111113114,,n0t out 26 . Extras. ... -. ... ... 4 Total for fiyo wickets'.' 1 ... 141 . Gr,and total '... ... ~.'278 ' Bowling Analysis. »•' Overs. Mdns.- Huns. Wkts. ■i Pickon" ... 14. 1 . 52 3 Littlo ... 6 2 ' 34 0 A. Mooro ... 2 ' o'' ■' 20 0 . •J Billman ' '... .7 ' 0' '29 .- 2 GEORGE AND CEORGE V. RIVALS. , At-tho closo of play last week George' and Gcorgo had a lead ..over Rivals on . tlio first innings- of .14: runs. -In ,tho| second, innings yesterday they increased .this. load by 143. Laws played tho innings the day,,making 52 before, ho ,was clean bowled by M'Kcnzie. His total included two'fives, a.four,,and eight threes. George also added a well-earned 24 to the score. The* Rival-fielding was good, four batsmen being caught, out. .Of .tho bpwlors; Mackenzie, with' Evo wickets for 23 runs, had .'tho.. host ' averagb.'. At'.r Quarter past five, Rivals'went, iii: with 158. runs'to niako to win arid' lJ.,hours' : in which to, do it. At the 'stroke'of 6.30; they* had madp.'.7s.'for' Eovon■ wickets..Ge'Prgo, and. Geprgo..thus, got; a ,two-point win, F&llowirig are tho scores :-—

i GEORGE -AND. GEORGE. First .innings - ■:>. ... '.....98 \ i'Second Innings. F.' ' .Laws,' ; 1113315411333313132313, b Hl'Kenzio' ... ... 52 George,? • 333441231,' b. ; Bbntley 24 Martin,' 1112422111141',' b. Spiers... ... 22 Gosling, .43, c. and ,b.' Spiers ... ... 7 Gilbert,' 11, run out ... . ... . ... 2 Paiil,; ; 4', c. ,aiid _b. M'Korizie ... ... 4- : Isherwood, '6411, not out ... ~.. 12 Robinson,., 1, 'run out . ... . ... ,1' F0x,;32/ o. sub., b. M'Konzio ... 5 Gini; c. sub., b. M'Konzio ; ... ... 0 'Cairo' '(absent)" ... ... 0 , '"Extras' '... , • ••■'■,. • 14 Total . . ... 143 \ ; Grand total . ... :; ..1241' ... Bowling • Analysis. ~ v , Overs. Mdus. • Runs. Wkts. •. Bentlpy. ■: , 7 1 32 . . 1 ..Spiers ... 11 .1 .. 42, - 2 M'Kay , ... 6 0. 1(5 0 Carson ' ... 5 1 13' 0 M'Konzio ... 9 2 23 4 - RIVALS. 1 . First innings ... ... . ... ... 84 Second Innings.., Solatcr,,!, b. Gosling ...' ... ... 1 Bo.ntlcy, 2, c. Fox, b.-'.Laws ~.. , ... 2 M'Kay,'12111211122111311341111, not out . .34 Spiors, 111, b. Laws . . ... : 3 Burton, 1, c. Carson, bAGosling ... 1 M'Konzio, 21121412141; c. sub., b.. Laws .20 AV.ood, run out. ; ...., , ,••• 0 A. C.- Pparce, 1211,.run out 5 '. .. Extras ... \ ' ... 9 Total, for seven wickets... 75 Grand total ... .. ... 159 JUNIOR MATCHES. Pakeha v. Oriental.—Oriontal: First innings 76 (Prico 19, Coltman 16, Burley not out 13). Second imiings 76 (Robertson' 24, Coburn 18; Edwards 14)> Pakchai—First innings 65 (Elliott 23, Duthio 10). Second innings, ono wicket for nil. ... ■ '■ Y.M.C.A. iv. Thorndon.—Thorndon: First innings 105 (Brown 37, Gayford 21). : Y.M. ;0:Ai: First innings 254, for eight wickets (EL N.'Holmes 100, Dyson 27, Osborno 25, Shipton 15,' Turner 19, Plant 13). ■ Artillery B v. Vivian.—Artillery mads'll4 (Man!oy.3s, M'lntyre 18) and 84 (Sawlo 12; Manlcy 12, A. Kleo not out 12). Vivian made 47-(Martin 11), and require 151 run's in their second,innings- to win. For Vivian, Maploston 8 for-26, and Dompse'y 3 for 30, bowled well, and for. Artillery, M'lntyre took 5 for 19 and Cooper 3 for 26. Artillery A v. George and George.—Artillery made 163 (Major Humo 50, Joyce 37, Brown 16, M'Mahnn 16, Thompson 15, and M'Gill 12), and George and Georgo made 52 (M'Fadgcn. 15) and 66 for ono wicket (DobRon 29, M'Fadgcn 37 not out). Joyco, for Artillery, took five 'wickets, Smith two, and Major Humo two. For George and George, Davis took four wickets, Jahu two, > and .Ellison three. ' .

; The following fixtures have been drawn up for .tbo noxt round of the .AYellinßton Cricket Association's Junior Championship:— t ' -. College v. Newtown, Collego ground. . AVaiwotu v. Wellington A, Waiwctti. . i Pctouo v. Thorndon, Petono No. 1..' St.'John's,v. Old Boys, Petono No. 2. Midland, v. AVadcstown, Basin No. .4. Victoria Collego v. Y.M.C.A.,. Athletic Pari; No. 1. • Phfcnix v. Wellington B, Athletic Park No. 2. , •. - St. Patrick's Old Boys v. Gas. Co., Athletic Park No; 3. The following third-class lixtures have been arranged for Saturday;— Karori v. Newtown, at Karori; Johiisonvillo v. Victoria College, at Joluisom'illn; Phoenix- v. St. Patrick's College, at Day's Bay; College 15 v. Petono, at College; Hawthorne v. St. John's, at llutt; Selwyn v. Gas Co., at Davis Hay; Thorndon v. Old Ilovs, at l'etone; College A v. Templars, at Collets.