CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

J SIXTH ROUND COMMENCED. The'first championship cricket of i 909 was played on Wellington and suburban grounds ;on 'Saturday afternoon, when the sixth'round of cup matches was commenced in good weather; ■ The two matches on the Basin . Beserve'wpre quite devoid of incident, and the other two.senior games—at Petdne and Waiwetu—furnished nothing remarkable. Midland, playing "Wellington, finished their first for'l49, and at the time for discontinuing playj: Wellington had two wickets down'for 61. A better afternoon was put in by (jas: Company, in their match against. Phoenix; The team concluded batting with a score .of 2l;2; and in the last few minutes of the day-Phoenix compiled 32, with the loss of one Payne, for the Gas Company, made 59, the highest score in senior cricket for; the'.- day'.h 'It; was, a good performance; and .inqluded. one; hit for eight. • The' other batting- and fowling were, just average;: Pβtonejan their own.ground, made 140 against. Newtown.'and-the'latter had compiled 65 for eight wickets when the day'splay ended. On the Waiwetu-ground, the home team's first effort bnraghfc them 131 ninsj a score which compares.vfu'hfavourably with that of ' their opponents, the Old Boys, who made 166 for four.iwielse.tsi' , •■-■ . ■

NEWTOWN V. PETONE. -'■' •'. ThePetone-Newtowh match was commenced on'the-suburban team's'ground on Saturday afternoon,. and was well advanced before stumps were;'drawn for the dayi neither side, however," making'a very good- showing. The wicket, was-'satisfactory, but the grass" in.the ! outfield ■ made : run-getting difficult unless ,■ players";lifted; the- ball. , ' ''"■ ' ..■ ■' ■' ■■', .. Petbne:batted first, and started badly* the .fourth .-wicketi'f ailing with the tally only'2oi and the" star men-all disposed of. When Taylor and Isherwoodwore.in partnership things improved;''but the latter was dismissed, by a clever catch .by Alpe. ■ Joyce filled the. gap, and- runs continued to imount up, ; Taylor playing i very, freely, and scoring repeatedly off -well-timed outs anH an occasional "pull to' leg.- ;■He -was let off. easily■ on one occasion",' butvwasHot finally accounted for until he}, had knooked up .37. The ninth-' Petone wicket ■; fell -with. the .- score : 102, and 'things looked; anything but promising, but: two of : the-,s"ta'il" ran the score up to 140; These were Nunk, "a-promoted. junior with a rough ' but'; effective ..style and remarkable hitting power considering his size,and Connelly.'. Ths latter;.-who .was 'given several lives, -.was eventually •. caught off O'Farroll. Alpe.was the" most successful Newtown bowler. . ;'-' : ■ If .Petone 'made a bad start, Newtown.,' who had';two or "three juniors in their- team,, oominenced. disastrously, and continued so'to the'.call-of■■time.;- Alpe and Laws.opened for Newtown, 1 the former with confidence,-but Law's .soratebily. ■ With 11 on the board, Laws '.Was given out leg-before, to Cobcroft. Alpe> continued scoring slowly, but no one else'stayed': with'-him, and he himself: had to. bow;, to-one from .Coboroft, after; .having made.,l3.; Of the other Newtown-ites,' the only; man to'make, a stand was Sohmoll, who was;-*undefeated at the' end of, the day's play; ; :witb;:2B-standing to ■ his credit out. of ■the;6s-inade; for the loss of eight - wickets. .Cobcrpft , 'had,.tho Newtown batsmen puzzled from" .the rstart, although each-man, as he ■returned-i.to'Vthe;:stand, knew just- exactly, how.the nest : -man-could play "Cobby," and ■lift.-.himVoffLthe face of,the earth: Detailed Bcores-are.'as/under:— ./;.' '".'. : • .-■■;';*■ ■■V^ ■ : :'' .petone; ■' / ;•-;:■': :•■■ .:-. ■'.'.;•;.- -,;■'■-!' FntST INNINGS. ■..-.' V ■>'■;. Brice, 511; c. sub.; b: Alpe V... ....- 7 Smyrk; 222, Vb. Keys ...- .'..::.•' ... >.6 Grreatbat-ch,-12y'b.Alpe" ... .'■,... ..'.. -3 Gobcroft.cand b. Keys ... ;... .'.-..• 0 Taylor, 1111332121112212113112111; 0. ..' ■'■■:. and : b. O'Farrell ■', .'.. •'■' ... ....'•37 lsherwood, 132212, e. siib., b. Alpe ... 11 Joyce,■ 11321311112211, 1.b.w., b. Alpe.;.; 21' Dyson, 211211. o..sub., b. Keys■'■,- .i. 8 Nunn, 12422221131, .not out .., , ... 21' Cate, 1, b. Alpe •... \ 1 Connelly, 11312311121, b. O'Farrell ... 17 Extras 8 Total .'. 140 Bowling 'AnaiysiS. Alpe, 5 wickets for 40 runs; Keys,3 for 40; O'Farrell, 2 for 27; Laws, 0 for 23. NEWTOWN. First Innings. Alpe, 2131111111, b, Cobcroft 13 Laws, 111, 1.b.w., b. Cobcroft ...' ... 3 'O'Farrell, 1111, 0. Joyco, b. Connelly... 4 Day, 1111, b. Cobcroft ... v 4 Schmoll, 1212311114222131, not out ... 28 J Maplcsdon, ' 1111, b. Cobcroft 4 I Johnston, stumped Cate, b. Coboroft... 0 I Tyler,'c. and'b. Brice 0 I Keys, not out ' ... ' ... 1 [Russell,-,3, b. Brice 3 • Extras 5 Total for 8 wickets 65 BowuKO Analysis. Connelly, 1 wicket, for 18 runs; Cobcroft, 5 for 36; Brioe, 2 for 6.' WELLINGTON V. MIDLAND. N0. , 2 wicket of the Basin Reserve was allotted to players in tho Wellington-Midland contest, and a good number of people assombled to see the first day of what promised to be a most interesting match. - Midland, going into bat at 2.30, found the wicket satisfactory, but the pavilion end turned tricky after tho first few overs. Wynyard and' C. ■ Hickosn took first batting, and started in >" good style. Shortly after the commencement of tho game. Stan.' Hickspn, in fieldine a ball driven' by/ his brother, Claude, received a nasty knock.on the side of tho head through the ball bounoing up unexpectedly. He had to leavo the field for the afternoon, but was not seriously hurt.- 1 Quinn missed Hickson at mid-on early in his innings, but Hales disposed of him, and also bowled Wynyard. Upham;' too, fell . a victim to the trundling of Hales, for the first ball, keeping low, got through to the wickets. Bruce (27) and W. Wighton (15 not out) wore of no small value in the opening , ' innings. The figures at tho fall of successive wickets wore: —1 for 28 runs, 2 for 54, 3 for 60, 4 for 96,-6 for 102, 7 for 108, 8 for 127, 9 for 140; and 10 for 149. When it caroo to their turn' Wellington began with spirit. Mahoney and Vara had 21 and 22 respectively on tho score-sheet, before they were dismissed hy catches. Murphy, who opened with Mahoney, secured .14,'. .and Richardson and he -were' batting when the game was adjourned. The scoring is detailed bolow:— MIDLAND. FiitST Innings, Wyuyard, 313327, b. Hales ..." ... 19 C. Hicknou,' 1232111112111331211111213 31133," c. and b. Hales 49 Dry, 3312, ; b. Quinn. .... 9 Patrick, 1, b. Quinn 1 Bruce, 112322121213231, b. Hales ... 27 Upham, b. Hales 0 Sisson, 11, c. Vare, b. Hales 2 Manson, 1312221, b. Hales 12 W. "Wighton, 21113331, not out ... ' ... 15 D. Wighton, 211, l.b w.,b. Quinn ... 4 Mitchell, 14, 'c. and b. Hales ... , ... 5 Extras ■■~. .... ... ... '• ~.. 6 Total-. .: .;. ... ".'.. ... 149 BowLiNO Analtbis. Hales. -7 wickets for T5 runs: Luckio, 0 for 11;-Miller, 0 for 22; Quinn, 3 for 35. WELLINGTON. Fresi Innings., Mahoney, 111423111223, c. and h. Upham 22 Murphy, 1112111111111, not out..'. ... 14 Varc, 24221141112, c. Brnce, b. Upham... 21 .Extras 4 ■ '..Total for two wickets 61 Bowling Analysis. Uphnm, '2 wickets for 22 j Mitchell, 0 for 22; W. Wighton, 0 for 14.

OLD BOYS V. WAIWETU. The match between: Old Boys and Waiwetu was'commenced'on the ground of the.latter ;club on Saturday. Waiwetu batted first, and put up a most creditable performance. Wilson and G..S. Pringle,were the first partners,' both batting freely. Early in his innings .Wilson sent the. ball to the .eastern', gate for four, and followed this a \mbment later by a three in the same.direction. '.: After eighteen minutes' play, Pringle was dismissed and Rodgers took his place. Wilson and Rodgers th&i commenced to knock'the bowling about, and they remained, together for an hour and'forty minutes, during which Rodgers hit a pretty five, and the score stood at one wicket down for . 84. Wilson made 30 and Rodgers 39 the only other .man to reach double figures being Pilcher with 14. The figures at the fall of each wicket were:—l for 23, 2 for 84, 3 for 87, 4 for 87, 5 for 98, 6 for 98,-7 for. 108, 8 for 110;'-0 for 129, 10 for 131. < Mason was. the most successful-bowler for the visitors, taking 6 wickets for 45, "Old Boys went to the wickets p.m.. Beechey and Birch instituted a pretty partnership; and, by steady cricket, they made. 43 and 47 respectively. Tucker was 51 not out. He and Beechey each had two fours to their credit. 'When stumps were drawn.the score stood.at 4 wickets f0r,166. The.figures at the fall of each wicket were :-— 1 for 80,2 for 127, : 3 for 144, 4- for 147. Rodgers took 2 wickets ioi- 56, and Judd 1 for 19. 'The detailed scores are as under: — WAIWETU. EntsT Innings. Wilson, 1112141311111111111113, b. Mason ... ... .... ... . ... 30 G. S. Pringlo, 3111, c. Jacobs, b. Tucker 6 Rodgers, 131211215111114421213, b. Mason 39 Staples, 311121, c. C. P. Blacklock, b. Mason ... ' ... ... ;... .„ 9 Aldorsley, c. and b. Mason 0 Judd. 13211, c. M'Gill, b. Beechey ... 8 Matthews, c. Jacobs, b. Beechey ... 0 Climie, 33, c. Tucker, b. Beechey ... 6 Pilcher, 2324111, b. Mason 14 A. H. Pringle, 111121, not out 7 Brown, 11, c' C. P. Blacklock, b. Mason 2 Extras '... <". ... 10 Total ... ... ■ ... ...131 Bowling Analysis. Tucker, 1 for 45; Mason, 6 for 45; M'Gill, 0 for 12; Beechey, 3 for 19. OLD BOYS. , ( , First Innings. Beechey,' 1111131131234411121321211; v b. G. S. Pringle 43 Birch, 1112211233111211133121331131, c. G. S. Pringle, b. Rodgers 47 Tucker, 111124321411111111113133211111 121, not out .... ..." '...'•■■' ... .51 Lomas, 211, b. Judd 4 Wills, b. Rodgers ' 0 M'Gill, 3131, not out 8 Extras , • , 13 Total for 4 wickets 166 Bowling Analysis. Rodgers, 2 for 56; A. H. Pringle, 0 rbr 29; Matthews, 0 for 26; G. S. Pringle, 1 for 13; Pilcher, 0 for 10; Judd, 1 for 19.' PHOENIX V. CAS COMPANY. The Wellington Gas Company took their stand, against Phoenix on No. 1 wicket of the Basin' Reserve. When all the Company's men had been put to the test 212 runs had been registered. It commendable peiformanco, every man helping, if only feebly_ in some cases. Payne broke out in- good stylo, and made 59. An eight was included in the record of his doings, and four 4's. Most of the runs were obtained by "laying on the wood" — three or four went over the fence to leg— but the batsman gave three chances before ho was finally caugnt by Wilson, in the slips. Waugh was caugnt off a very simple ball, and retired with ihe second highest score of the team—3B. Hodge was clean'bowled by Gibbes for 7, and M'Lennan stumped Hawthorne off Hickoy. _ Topp put in a good doal of, sound batting in making an aggregate of 25, but tho others were very much "off." Tho bowling was quito up to the mark, and two good averages woro made: C. Hickey, six for 56; and Gibbes, four for 68. Tho wickets went down at the following rate: One for 9,, two for 114 ; three for 123, four tor 124, five for 140, six for 166, seven for 178, eight for 189, nine for 206, and ten for 212. Phoenix commenced batting in poor light, and had one wicket down for 32, when time was called. Particulars aro as fojlow: GAS COMPANY. Fiust' Innings. Hull, 111, c. Little, b. C. Hickoy ..> 3 Waugh, 3111323131213351, c. M'Lennan, b. Gibbes 38 Payne, 181412133211123143323141,. c. Wilson, b. Gibbes ... ' 59 Dredge, 113111, c. Dixon, b. Gibbes ... 8 Hawthorno, 21311111, st. M'Lennan, b. C. Hickey ..: 11 Hodge, 1411, b. Gibbes 7 Topp, 244113111133, c. M'Lennan, b. C. Hickoy 25 Hill, 511, c. Burton, b. C. Hickoy ... 7 M'Kay, 1144, b. C. Hickey 10 Burke, 11233, not out ' 10 , Miller, 11, b. C. Hickey 2 1 Extras 32 i Total 212 I ; Bowling Analysis. C. Hickey, 6 wickets for 56 runs; Gibbes, 4 for 63; Audinwood, 0 for 25; Wilson, 0 for 18; Dixon, 0 for 13. PHOENIX. . Fiust Innings. Little, 11, b. Topp 2 Dixon, 1131111211, not out 13 Burton, 1131131311, not out ... ... 16 Extra 1 Total for one wicket 32 Bowling ' Analysis. Hawthorne, 0 wickets for 12 runs; 'Topp, 1 for 14.

: JUNIOR MATCHES.. : : ; 'Newtqwn, .playing with five' men, : defeated Grasworks B by 30 runs. The chief scorer for : Newto'ivn was : Carruthersj.. 12 and: .19, Riggs; -24 and 5| not out;' Johnson, 12, not outj Turner, 19.. Bowling for Newtown, Riggs'took 7 wickets for. 37' runs, and . Turner 9-for 39. Best scorers . for Gasworks were:'Smallbone, 19; Stevens, 12. Wetherall bowled well. ; .•■.,',■.''..'.■.." _ Playing against Wellington B, Johnsonville, in the first innings,, made 86, and at the call of time had lost 2 wickets for 92 runs in the second. Wellington: made 104 in their single-innings, their chief scorers being T. -O'Brien 40; Harris 10, Mullms:l3, Eonaldson- 17, Bay 10. For Johnsonville,; the-best scores were:—First innings: F. Jacobs (not out) 27, A. Moore 22. Second innings: A. Moore (not out) 50, A; Bentley 14, F.- Jacobs 10, R. Picken (not out) 13. The best bowling averages for Johnsonville were : A. Bentley 1 for 9, F. Moore 2 for 6, J. Moore 3 for 35, U. Picken 2 for 35, and for Wellington: Harris 6 for 37; and R. Webb 4 for 24.

, The Y.M.C.A. team, which it was thought would make the hitherto unbeaten Wadestown "situp,"- did not make a very good beginning. Wadestown batted first and compiled 262; At the call: of; time two of the Y.M.C.A. wickets weredown,for 14. runs. Following are the chief scores for Wadestown:—D. Hay 16, Roberts 39, Condliffe 19, Bowles 63, Collett 35, Butler 28, J. Hay 14, Withers 14, not out. Bowling for Wadestown, Burns took 1 wicket for 5 runs* •In,the match Victoria College.A v. Midland, the college boys made a-good beginning. Their first innings yielded 226 (De la Mare S3, MacDougall.4o,.Caddick 28, Elliott 28, not out, and Niven 25)." Following on, Midland secured 103 for the innings (Paterson 41, Plimmer 25, not out, M'Mahon 12). ■MacDougall took four wickots for 3 runs, and Niven two for 29. " ' St..John's batted first against Gae.Company A, compiling 215 runs (Galloway 26, Watson, -3; Duske 17, Moore' 42, G. Williamson 19, Thomaa.s6, Prain 33, Elliffe 11). Two failed to score. At the call of time* 1 Gas Company bad lost four wickets for 106 (Gurrie 20, Windley 37, Johnston 22, Waters 14, not out). Stevens and Weather'all bowled effectively for Gas Company, and Thomas,, Dueke, and Wataju took the bowling for St.' John's. . ■ .:■■■

; In the match Alberts.v. Electrical, the latter, team, won-.by, nine runs, :after an .exciting game. Electrical in'their first innings made 86. (Haydoh - 25, ■ Sauverin 11). G. Cowan took seven wickets for 26 runs. The second'innings added ;92,' and 'the prominent scorers were Haydon 31, Cronin 16, and Aiken 11. The two best bowling averages were those of G. ■ Cowan, five for 26, and H. Bramley, five for; 33. Alberts, in their first innings, totalled 71 (A. Bramley 16, King 13, not outt. 'Winter took three wickets for 21, and Haydon four for 34. The second innings. wa3 better—92-^of.which H. Bramley contributed 60." . Harbour Board A lost by default to'KUbirnie. .. •• .■ : ■■ .■ —. -.' ■: :■ -.-. ' ■ Harbour, Board B mot a team from the New Zealand Express Company at.Newtown Park. ' Harbour Board scored 124 (Clarke 38, Harris 31, M'Maugh-24, Sullivan 14); Express. Company made 29 .-in their first innings (Hawker 8, and'Fraser.S), and, following on, scored 45 (Hawker 17).- The best bowlers for Harbour Board were.Hamilton, five for 6; Stewart,'four for 12;'Masonj three for. 16; and Murton, ono for.s. The most successful trundlers ..for.. Express- Company were Henderson, four for 29, and Fraser, three for 39. Harbour Board woir by an innings and .50 runs... ■ : ' . - .-'■ •'''■■' .-■'■

THIRD CLASS. .• .Templars v. Hawthorne.-TSome'good scoring was accomplished in this match.•"' Hawthorne scored 63 in their first innings (Ball 13) - and have made 49 forHh'e loss of'B wickets in their- second essay (Ball 26, extras 14).- Templars', batting one' man short. compiled 141,' the chief scorers being Pooley 46, Dooley 38, Blenkens 23, Lambert 14,'ex-tras-.13; Pooley'and Blenkehsop added '56 for/second- wicket, 'and. Pooley /and Dooley 30,f0r. third'wicket. . For Hawthorne, Buck and Allsop bowled best, as did Dooley (6 for 26, and .5 for 17),. .and Pooley (4 for 21 and 1 for 8). for Templars.- ■ . • .' Old Boys v. St. Mark's:—Old Boys, first innings.;. 148 (Cole, .not but, 41,' Norris 27, .Pye-gmith 13, \ Standidge ; 12, Salmon .11)1 St. Mark's, first innings: 54 (Hvltoh 14, Ferguson 15),.1n ; their second innings, St. Marks, >1. wicket down .for 11'.. PyeSmith 7 .wickets ' for : 29 runs and Martin (2 for -21) a bowled best for Old fo oy /' a^ M ?<*&&>*' (3 for, 22), Smith (2 for 17), and Ch&lton (2 for 23) for St. Mark's. ■ ; . '-.. .John's A ' won. their; match against Wellington, by default. . ■ •'• ._ In. the .match .Victoria College versus -St. John's,: the latter batted first, and hit. up ™ ™ n s, (Co? '71, -Watters 40, Ed. Caldbw 28, W-. E. Galdow 21, Suckling 10, Jamieson 9, not out). Victoria College replied': with ii in their first-innings (Griffiths. 12, Williams 11, Sprott 10). Following on,- they were disposed of for 52 runs in their second "fings (Toms -16,' Sprott 10). Bowling for t J, ollns > E.-Caldow: secured ten wickets for 38 runs, and M'Lea'n seven for 43.' Wil- ™«: bowled most successfully for/ Victoria ■College. . " '' ' ' ;. :; M MISCELLANEOUS. -; v ■ A friendly game of . cricket was 'played .between teams representing; Rea- and; Fenwick's and Smith' and Smith's on the Basin Reserve.', Bead and Fenwick's scored '97 (FarreU33;> -and Smith - and Smith's st> (Edwards' 13, Coker 11), thus leaving Jtead-and Fenwick's winners by'4l runs. 'I.or. the winners, Farrellvand-Blen-kenslppp.bowled .well, as did.'Jackson and •Reyling' for, Smith .and/Smith's., j ■' .... | MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES.; .-;;. (BT TELIiOEAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATIOH.)'••.'... -~", Auckland, •January 10. , The Auckland Cricket Association-district championship' matches' were' resumed yesterday afternoon, on good wickets,'-but .in dull .weather;-the. sixth- round being commenced : The' day was remarkable for. the number of big _ scores made •by veterans in the -firstgrade matches;- .... ."' '."'.-' - Parnell,- against North Shore, made 184 (R. B. Lusk 70, E.i Sale 54). Hadden took four wickets for 43.runs, and.M'Mahon six for 61. A orth bhoro' made 57 "for no wickets. . ■...--. Grafton's first innings against- Eden Colts realised 201 (R.,510man...88).' ■..: Colts made 59 for six wickets; Mason : took ,six ■wickets for 33 runs. ■ City made 250 against' Ponsonby (R. Neill 98, and , Stemson 97). Woods took five wickets for 47 runs. Ponsonby scored 7 for no wickets. .Eden ;A gave '. University' a . whole afternoon s , leather hunting,. making 347 (Cummings 47, Elliott 97,. Horspool 56, and M'Laughhn 62, not out). " _'. ' ~-'.' "■"•'.' Duneilin, January 9. . . Owing .to the showery weather, all senior was postponed to-day.