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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 5

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it *-— SENIOR .CHAMPIONSHiP MATCHES. - RESULTS, OP FIRST ROUND. Wellington Central defeated Wellington East B by tan wickets and one run. Wellington South defeated Petone by 81 runs. ' Victoria College defeated Hutt by 19 runs. Wellington North defeated Wellington East A by SI runs on the first innings. Another gloomy Saturday morning turned out quite favourably for enckot, and the first round of tho senior championship matches was concluded at tho Basin Reserve and on the Hutt Recreation Ground. Tho junior championship was commenced, but no matches . were permitted»on the Petono Recreation , Ground. A good number of spectators watched tho 'Eamcs on tho ' Basin; ' which weio certainly more interesting in their later stages than on the first day. The wickota, although" still soft, wore not so tricky,'>and batsmen had less diffi-, , duty in scoring. Tho batting averages Were certainly better than on the opening day, in two of tho Basin matches, but the shaping of Petono ,in thoir match with Wellington South was a, sorry contrast. On No. 2 wicket, Beechey and Hawthorno batter for Wellington Central ]ntlf,',a certain amount of,abandon, and obWiW necessary for the defeat Of Wellnfoan East B in a little over one -hour.. They both carried their bats, aftor bringing the score up by leaps and bounds. The match, Wellington North ,v. Wellington East j i2?i.u i Wlckot ' was won bv t£o former district by 31 runs on the first innings. This was tho only match not won oatnght. In , thoir second innings Petono went right to pieces, as the scores show, and were defeated by 81 runs.' At Waiwetu, Victoria Collego had a second.mnings victory over Hutt District Club, mi. s -2 10 subvl rban team by 19 runs. fhe positions of tho teams in the championship are shown by tho following table.— Champ. Played. Won. Lost. Points. Wgton. Central ... ", 1 1 o 3 Wgton. South ..'1 1 0 J 3 iVictoria College 110 3 - Wgton. North... 1 1, n „ 2 , YTgton. East A ... 1 ' 0 . 1 0 ' Wgton. East B ... 1 0 1 0 Hutt 10 10 Petone 10 10 . ' -NORTH V. -EAST A. ' With the wickets of Williams and Wynyard down for 54, North had a two-point victory assured when they resumed batting, East A being all out for 105, One of the not-out men, Phillips, 1 was run-out second ball, and Hickeon (29) ; was partnered by J. P. Bl'acklock. lhe bowling suited, and both batsmen put the wood on. Gibbes was not very dangerous against\,the wind, and Blacklock proceeded to hit all-round the wicket. His second stroke was a powerful pull for three,, which took a paling off the boundary fence south of the pavilion. ; • After an hour's good hitting, Blacklock lost his partner, the wicket falling for . 90. Blacklock had notched 18, when Hicksbn (47)' drove a-'high one off Quinn, and was caught! by Midlane standing well back on the'southern ■> boundary.- Blacklock infringed the l.b.w. rules Jrhen meeting a long-hop-from Hales, and retired with 48, the biggest score of the day.-Waters-was bowled, and Uphani mishit high into the hands of Mahoney behind the wickets Richardson. ,who followed, made a better stand with Blacklock, and secured three 3's by vigor- , ons Blacklock'g last hit, his only 4, was a beautiful effort, tho ball spinning over r the southern boundary. Richardson could do nothing with the full-pitched balls of Hales, "'ho followed Tucner at the north end, and his 2?T? I ?v, 6 5? m ? was dislodged. Moore's wicket ■'fell to a yorker, and Manson was caught and bowled by Quinn, Lnckio (not out, 0) having no opportunity. The team vera' all j ?$'"?", P? B ' fonr Wlta 13S on the records, £ad East had perforce to admit defeat. They batted, however, until a few minutes to six* drawing stumps at 63 for four wickets. Littlo l °7 ll .j l i,! nd tnß , tw ° not-out mon, Midlane and M Gill, 19 and, 18 respectively. Upham took most wickets in the match, his avereae being 7.2 (seven for 53). Easfs bowling was 1 rather poor on the whole, although Hales found the wickets three times for 25 runs. The Ecormg \i shown below:— ' ' \ WEIiLINGTON.iEAST A. First'lnning's. Mahoiiey; 1212111121],' b. Moore ri Midlane, 11, b.' Upham .'...'i...?J.:...»> " ' 2 Hutchings, run out ....:. -<-' " n Tucker, J245111211, b. Upham Z 17 - Bowles,'.llll, b. Upham ""' 4 M'Gfll Wynyard, b'. Phillips , a* ....:'...?... ' < Os Gibbesi,l3l3, b. Phillips .' 8 LomaiPoj, 1j,.,, b . xfpham \ ZZZZ. 5 Little, 1311111, not out 9 Quinn, \, c, and.b; Upham ...: .-.. :"."."", 1 , Hales, 31, c. Mason, b. Phillips 4 Extras _ ]_' 15 .Total, ......._.. r -^ Bowling Analysts. Upham five .wickets for ,36' runs; Luckie, nil , for 16; Moore, one for 19; Phillips,, three for 1; • 1 Second IrVnings. Mahoney. 12,' 1.b.w., b. Luckie a Little, 12113213, c. Wynyard, b. Upham ".'.'. 14 , Lomax, 11, b. Waters -. > 2 1 Bowles, b. Upham t "'"'"" n MJGiU, 212111111313; not out '.ZZZZZZ' 18 Midlane, 211111131124, not out " 10 Extras ; ZZ.'.'. 7 ; Total for four wickets ..„....„ .. $3 First innings ~.' 105 Aggregate /. _ _"^g t ' > • Bowling Analysis. foy P i h » am wT° '? keto /°r 17 runs;'Luckie, one for 12; Watcrs/one for 7; Phillips, nil for 10; Moore, ml -for 13. WELLINGTON NORTH. Z.„. * - Innings. Williams,' 15233, run out ... u Wynyard,'ll, run out .'" 0 1 ""HHEISIHSIIUSM, c.** Mid b. Qmnn ;, i 7 • Phil Ups, 111, run out 3 > Richardson, 1333111, b. Halea'. ~ 13 w ? 30n ' J'^ ll alid b - Q«™ .» • '. 1 Waters, b Gibbes .7. 5 Luckie, not out :., n BlMk^k,,l3l323Ul2U33ni2l3uii2iKTb'w' 0. Hales ~ Moore, 11, b. Hales ...-. '" " \ Upham, c Mahoney, b. Gibbes ."!""""""" n ■bxtras ,' t c T °fca(_.- .-. '......'. .'..u '. Bowling Analysis. for meie H for M runs i ©bbes, two , lor 47 ; r Tucker, none for 13; Quinn, two for 19; Hutchings, none for 26. 1 CENTRAL V. EAST B. On No. 2 wicket 'of. the Basin Reserve! Wolnlv^o^r(?.eatl?l ?^ tamed a fceo-point ictory ' ?hf B y? U i ngto . n » Elst B - Sores were low on first day-80 and 59 respectively-and the • win was duo chiefly to the morry innings of ' f & n Dd # a r thorno - Nash y and'W g ,lso°n - SSShL 1 S ast * raeetln S ""o bowling of ' fw„ v °7' tr J oky deliveries. The farst ' mitml L,°l h!ld : mmedillto " sul t. W* ' initial one rattling down G. Dav's wicket hIt I g; a ndh^° ra ; C^ ott,wa ; ' , ,™ S I an^~iT d-I™*-™ 'among the paviU Z ? peota( ™s. otf fnto the-street, and over ™«3 Ho reat hed 34-in quick wJ 12 fi f d - batted next, was missed at mid-on by Kii.vie. and Cnlleff was almost "Caught and bowled % Hickson a followorf 'w?n - A - Day , re^ aMd M'Lennan who wi„riSL W^ 11 f a sX!lmPlo5 X!lm Plo by dropping one into 1 Hawthorne's hands. After slowly coinpiling 12 a so the seventh .wicket 117). The first ball ' payed on-resumng brought another wicke , 'fa b6, " g CaUßht by ? cfohe y. who h a J filled Hawthorne's place near the boundary. Claridgo at mo n f *>*$¥* a «* moments, and •j t ss.'ormd'rfas caught by Kinviit at ' SSSi 7 r r S nd a halHnThich to compile 98,-Centiaf had good prespects of a hs^l S ¥l a fl d eh °y ftnd Hawthorne I «L ru ? s eame at a ffr»t rate big hits were tho usual thing, and, after i}£K? n l an t ho,,r S 4 thoww ets, the pair , w- r 1T0 " ELOriDB was as f°l- - EAST B. ' First Innirjs. Wilson, 1112221, b. La»s 10 ] Wills, 1322, cßeechey, b. Kinvig „ a ( E. Olandge, b. Laws 0 1 Q. Day, 2, c. Murphy, b. Kinvig " 0 ' ' M Lonmuy b. Laws ...:. '" 0 ] A. Day, c. and b. Kinvig ~.", 0 1 Mason, st. Condliffe, b. Laws _ n 1 Nash, 1111133,, not out _ 11 Cpllett, 23141; c. Laws, b. Kinvig "Z"."". 11 ' Miller, 1113, run out B Johnston, 2123, c. Laws, b. Miller .'., ; 'n v Extras ZZ.','. 3 Total ' '••» ~m Bowling Kinvig, four wickets for 14 runs-, Lawsl four 1 for 27; Miller, one for 15. ■ j

"•''•''■ Second Innings.'. .; Nash, 1121, b. Beechey ....... - '« Wilson, 1121, b. Beechey . ' ~ "i •Wi11;,.123113413152318, c. '■ £55' i: p G. Day, 1, b. Laws ;... ;•-•.-•••:••"■ r <>' qollett, 21.1111311311113113, c.'''Mu'rnnv''''b' Laws , . l " 2! j M'Lennan, 223213312, c. Hawthorne'" b.' Kiii«g, :............ in ■ A. Bay, 21118211, c. Kinvig, b. Laws 12 Mason, 111313 c. Beechey, b. Hawthorne'".'.'. 1 Clandge, o. Kinvig, b. Hawthorno ........... 0 Miller, c. Coudliffe, b. Hawthorno ~. 0 t Johnston, not out _ ' '" \ Ultras -.........!..". 3 t $°M • ...'. .Tie' s Jnrst Innings 55 r Aggregate ~j^ j Bowling Analysis. Beochey, two wicket* for 23; Kinvig, one for 0 19; Laws, thrco for 35; Hillor, one for 23- C r Hickson, none for 8; Hawthorne, three for 5. ' WELLINGTON CENTRAL. First Innings. 1 C. Hickson, 1131, 1.b.w., b. Nash . 1 t Beeohcy, 1133, b. Collett **** 5 Birch, 311111, run oat '." ? Naughton, 111421115, 0. Wilson, b." Mi'lier!'' V 1 Kinvig, 2, c. Nash, b. Miller ' • . Bruce, 121, b. Collett '" ' i t Laws, 1, b. Miller '". 1 3 Hawthorne, 3125123113, not out " « r Murphy, c. Nash, b. Miller '"'" "i , Condliffe, 31321, b. Miller _ '„". jj t Millor, 2, run out „„ „,, < r Extras _ '.",", I Total — i j 'Bowling Analysis. , Nash, one wicket for 21 runs; Collett, two- foi 25; Johnston,' nil for. 8; Miller, four for IB' ' Day, nil for 7; Wills, nil for 1. Second Innings. Haw'thorne,' 112211222211134333141, not out ... 41 Beechey, 211133411412211271122114321, not out , 51 Extras .-. £ Total for no wickets „ _ 97 First innings jjj Aggregate _._...„ _-._....„„. 177 PETONE V. WELLINGTON SOUTH. The l'etone-Wellington South match was concluded on Saturday. A dull match ended' in quite an exciting way. The suburbanites concluded their first innings, making 64. South wont in' and declared closed at five wickets for 55, leaving Petone at 4.23 p.m. 102 to win. Thus encouraged, Petone commenced, but they encountered a series of catastrophies, their tried 'and trusted men going out in painfully rapid succession, and shoitly after 5 p.m. all were out for 20. .The figures at the fall.of each wicket toll ■ their own tale. Wellington South--1 for 0, 2 for 39, 3 for 43, 4.for 52, 5 for 55. Petono. 1 for 2, 2 for 10, 3 for 15, 4 for 15, 5 for 15/.6 : f0r,.].V7 for, 15, 8 for 15, 0 for 15, 10 for 20. , Cobcroft and Patrick put up splendid avor- , ages; the former registering five wickets for 9, and tho latter five for 10. l'or Pctone, Senior took.four..wickets for 21. Detailed scores follow.— WELLINGTON SOUTH. ■First Innings. , Cobcroft, 1211111131311111, b. Bowman .'. ,21 Vare, 212, run out „. 5 Burton, 3, b. Senior ,'. J Taylor, .3311131111112, 1.b.w., b. Senior ..-..; J2O Schmoll, b. Senior f Patrick; 1113, c. Cate, b. Senior .-„ 6 Pliihmer, 41121121,.5t. Cate, b. Bennett'...;-; 13 M'Kay, 23221411, c. Nunn, b. Bennett I 11 Walters, 2233421, 1.b.w., b. Bnco ' U M'Gowan, 2, 1.b.w., b. Brice .... . 2 Howe, not out ; 0 Extras > 7 Total - 110 Bowling Analysis. Senior, four wickets for. 33 runs; Brjce,, two for '35; Bennett,' two for .19; Bowman, one for 15. Second Innings. jCobcroft, 13111232113,' run out ...... .1..,. '■ 19 Vare, c. Cate, b. Senior, _ _._. . 0 Burton, 11111111133, c and b. Senior....- 15 Taylor, 8111, c. Bnco, b. Senior ' 6 Patrick, 3. not out _ 3 M'Kay, 312 i; 1.b.w., b. Senior ..._ '1 7 Extras _ 5 Total%Y'five 'wickets (declared) '" 55 First innings .......1.... _ HO Aggregate „'.- 1 165 ' .) • - ~-' ' 1 Bowling Analysis."' . ■' Senior, four'for 21. PETONE. ' 1 ' /" - First Innings. . - Cate,-113121, 0. and b. Cobcroft .... 9 Nunn, 1.b.w., b. Cobcroft .._.) _. 0 11111, b. Patriot L 5 Brice, b. Patrick „ _. ...... n Powell, b. Cobdroft i.._ 0 .Reynolds, b. Cobcroft _. 0 Dalgloish, 31, 1.b.w., b. Patrick 4 Mojce, 11122112112, b. Cobcroft 15 Bowman, 314224, b. Cobcroft : „.. 16 Bennett, 112, b. Patrick _.._*...... 4 Green, 1, not out „..._ 1 "',' 7"" - Total „ „ T .. „ 64 * Bowling Analysis.^ .Cobcroft,, six wickets for 25; Patriok, four for 29. : Second' Innings. , Brice, 11, 1 b.w., b. Cobcroft _ 2 Nunn, 31, b. Patrick 4 Joyce, 11113, b. Patrick 7 •Powell,' 1, b. Cobcroft ,\ Dalgleish, b. Patrick 0 Green, b. Cobcroft . _ t 0 Bowman, b. Patrick . 0 Senior, c. Burton, b, Cobcroft _i_ 0 ! Gate, 113, not out 5 1 Reynolds, c. Patrick, b. Coborotft - 0 Bennett, 1.b.w,, b. Patrick „ 1.... 0 I -Extras .......;;........... , ,1 Total - 20 First innings _. 61 Aggregate ~ _.-_ 84 Bowling' Analysis. Coboroft,.five for 9; Patrick, fivo for 10. VICTORIA COLLEGE V. HUTT. i ;! ' The week—a chequered seven : days of wind, sun and 'fehower^-had: not improved ; the ; wicket on'■ • the Hutt ■ Becreation Ground 'when Victoria' .College and 'Hutt : met.' to finish their match.: On' the' previous Saturday Hutt had concluded, their first innings for 59 runs, whUe their opponents had :notched' one.: run less. When the game was resumed, Victoria College took' the bat and held the; crease till' about ; half-past-four, when they were all out for 71, .making, an/aggregate of 129. Monoghan contributed; 23 ahd'-Ward,' whose .innings was chanceless one, hit up 18.' Hutt then went'in ■and (were all' disposed of fof 51,' so that College turned a game, that looked very . much 'like'being ; a draw, ihto a victory.- The wickets on the respective sides fell as follow. Victoria Collegfe—i'fo'r 17, .2 for 17, 3 for 37, 4 for 40, 5 for 54, 6 for 54, 7 for .59, 8 for 71, 9 for 71. Hutt-1 for 3, 2 for 21, 3 for 34, 4 for "36, 5 for 37, 6 for 40, 7 for 41, 8 for 42,'.9'f0r 51. : Each side' had one ■ player absent.. Following are the detailed; scores t— ' ■..,-./ '"> : U VICTORIA COLLEGE. :-.■"' '~..".■! ''...?.,,.-.First. Innings., Monaghan, 3313111111; 1.b.w., b. Pringle ...... 16 Dempsey, 11, c. pilcher, b. Pringle f 2 Foster,' 111111111112, 1.b.w.; b. Prvngle 13 De la Mare, b. Collyer .....; 0 Ward. 1; b. Collyer ■'. ] Herendsen,, 2, run out ...:.'......;._......_....., ,'0 Griffiths,'! 11111234, b. Pringle ... „_,„ 14 Darroch. 12.. not <.nnt _ „ „.. ,3 ;Broad,3, b.. Judd'; _..;.. ;„■' 3 Miller. 2, c. Aldersley, b. Judd ,3 |" Total ...„..-.......-............_.„_..„..... i ':■'" Bowling Analysis. \. •■ \ Pringle, four wickets for 16 nms; Collyar two for 17; Judd two for 9; Pilcher; nil for 14, '.■'■ .• '■''. '/ ; ' ; ' .-,■.: Second Innings. - Monaghan, 211232222213, b. Aldersley'..; 23 Dompsoy, 1311, c.and b. Rodgers ~ 6 Foster, 1.b.w., b. Rodgers n Wnid, 11111121213111, tt. Staples, b, Mattlicns jjj Niven. 11,'b. Rodgers 0 Griffiths, 111, b Collyer „ ."." 3 l)e In Mare, 1, c Olliver, b. Collyer 1 Darroch, 211321, not ont ." jo Broad, 1121, b. Rodgers , 5 Miller, b. Rodgers „ q Bercudsen, absent g Extras \' t 3 1 ' ' ' _1 Total 71 First innings '."..",', 55 Aggregate ]2 q Bowling : Analysis. Rodgers, five wickets for 18 runs; Collyer two for 7; Matthews, ono for 11; Aldersley one for 14; Pilcher, nil for 18.

HTJTT. First Innings.'.".--,. Wilson, 131121111114112, b." Monaghan'..-..:.'' »2 Aldersley, 32121133,,b. Foster ..„.. Tfi Pringle, 1, 1.b.w., b. Foster" """" 1 Judd, 1112, b. Monaghan : : s OUiver, b. Monaghan "" n Staples, 313, b. Monaghan .„;!!,". 7 Rodgers, 1, o. Dempsoy, b. Monaghan !!!!!!!!! 1 Sanderson, 1, c. and b. Monaghan ..... 'l Matthews, 111, c. and b. Miller .. ■'• '3 Pilcher, c. "Ward, b. Monaghan ;...!!!!!"!!!!!!! 0 Collyor, not out n Eitras „ !!!!:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!■ 3 Total ■ ....._......;._„.............., .„... m Bowling Analysis. Monaghan, seven wickets for 34 runs; Miller, one for 8; Foster, two for 14. Second Innings. Wilson, 11111121, Foster, b. Monaghan ... 9 Aldersley, 11, b. Niven 2 Jndd, 1121111, c'Niven, b. Miller'"" ■"' 8 Pilcher, 12221131, c. Monaghan, b. Foster"!!! 13 Staples, 11, 1.b.w., b. Miller . _..„.. 2 Rodgers, 111, run out —II!™!!"" 3 Sanderson, 1, b. Foster _.„... 1 Ollivar, b. Miller _. .!..!."".!!!!!!!!!! 0 Matthews, 211, not'out .!!!!.! !""* 4 Collyer, 31, c. Monaghan, b. Foster"!!!!!!!!! i Pringle, absent ; .; j... o Extras !.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' 5 Total '„„ m _■_ 51 First innings ......!!.'!!!!!!!.'."I!!!!!.'!.'!! N 59 Aggregate ;.„,. lie • Bowling Analysis. Foster, three wickets for B runs; Miller, three for 9;. Monaghan, one for 14: Niven, one for ,17., .'.'.,.. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, Wellin|ton North batted' first-in the/match against Wellington Central, and compiled 88, to -_ which total Charlesworth contributed, 32 and Hill 12. n Wilson (three for 12),''Go'urlay (two for 15), and Wilkinson (two for 16) were the most successful Central bowlers. At the call vof time Control had made 96 for the loss of two wjekets. Wilkinson-made 44 (not put), Waugh 16, Roberts 20, and Gourlay 9 (not out). In the Templars v. Wanderers match, the former suffered defeat by nine wickets. 'The scores 29, (Brown 14) and 31 (Murray, not, out, 7); Wanderers, 49 (Webster 29) and 15 for one wicket (Garnett, not out 9). For.Templars Blenkinsop (seven for 23 and one for 5) and Murray (three for 0) bowled best, as. did Garnett, Cattanach, and Wallace for the winners. ■ In, the Y.M.C.A. v. Wellington South match, Y.M.C.A. made 128 and Wellington South 101 for the loss of seven wickets. Dind (29), G. Johnson (26), C. Webb (17, not out), and M. Guthrie (13) were the principal,scorers for-Wel-lington South. .Guthrie took five wickets for 13 runs. ' ;'■■■ ■■'■.•;.■■'. The Wellington.South team won from Central by-default. ~ T' WELLINGTON. BOYS' LEAGUE. !' ■The'results of Saturday's matches are- as •follow:— - . ..■ .. vtr°L ■■ G rade.-Y.M.C.i-A defeated South Wellington by an. innings and 46 Tuns. The highest scores were:' Y.M.C.A.-Coat, 38,' not out; W. Baker, 13; Dnmbleton,: 12. South Wei-lington-Tilyard, 7, not out; Matheson, 7. St. James defeated Khandallah by i runs on tho nrst innings. ■Junior, Grado.-Y.M.C.A. A defeated St. AUoysius by an innings and 33 runs. The highest scores for Y.M.C.A. were:—Henderson, 25; Worth, 20, Tidmau, 14, not out; Ammod, 14; and for St. "Alloysius—Mabonoy, 10; Burk, 8; and Davis, 11. Y.M.C.A. B defeated Vivian by nvne wiokets and two runs' The highest scorers for YJI.C.A. were:-Mudie, 18; Home, 16; M'Girr, 12; and Gibbons, 10; and for Vivian—M'Dermott, 16; Cusack, 8; and Uridge, 12. : Boseneath defeated Wesley.- Boys' Institute A defeated Institute B. : ■•.-.,,,.'.-. ,A matoh.was played at Day's Bay during the between, a team from the Working Men's Club and the Jewjsh Club. The former team won by "nine runs on tho first innings. For .the winners, O'Farrell (22), Cording (18), Masters (16), Oyden (16) were the most successful with the' bat, and the honours in bowling go to O'Farrell (8 for 23) and Cording (8 for 32). v For the losers, Mahoney (42; not out, and .25)' and Cane (13)..were-the: only doublo figure scoTers: Jacksoh : (2 for 0) took-first place among the bowlers.. ,\ jWEDNEsbAY'ASSdCIATiON., ;: . .The following;', are'the junior, fixtures! for the first roundv.tof ,-,.. the Association matches, tb'.odmnience oh. Wednesday, next:— October aid I November 7:—Y.M.C;A. v. Vivian,'Basin'Reserve, No.-'4; Artillery v..Bed Cross,' Athletic" Park, No. ; 1;-Dairymen:- v. Union, Athletic ►Park, No; 2; Oriental; a bye. • November,,l7- and v! Bed -Cross, Basin Reserve, No. 4; Oriental'v.'Union, Athletic Park, No. I;'Artillery'c.Y.MX. A., Athletic Park, No.. 2; Dairymen! a bye. ,- December 1 and'B.—Oriontnlvi Vivian, Basin Reserve, No. 4; : . Union y. Y.M.C.A., Athlotio Park, No. 1; Artillery v.'Dairymen, Athletic Park,; No. 2; Bed Cross, a bye... - . >•■ December' I's and January Cross v. YiM.C.A., Basin, Reserve, No'. '4; Oriental v. Artillery, Athlebc Park, No. 1; Dairymen v. Vivian,'Athletio'Park, No.' 2; Union.a bye. January ;i2 and 19.—Oriental' i. Y.M!C.A„ Basin Reserve, No. \4; . Union.' v. Artillery, Athletic Park, No. 1; Dairymen vl. Red Cross, Athletio Park, No, 2; Vivian, a bye. '.. ; >■■ |. January 26 and February- 2.—Oriental 1 v. Dairymen, Basin Eeserve, No. .4; Artillery v. Vivian, Athletio Park, No. 1; Union v. Bed Cross, Athletic Park, No. 2; Y.M.C.A., a bye. , February 9 and' 16.'—Dairymen v. Y.M.C.A, Basin Reserve, No. 4; Oriental v. Eed : Cross, Athletic Park, No. 1;. Union v. Vivian, Athletic Park, .N0...2; Artillery,,.a bye, The Lower Hutt Club are entering a team, provided that arrangements can be made for grounds. They will play the clubs having byes in the. above-fixtures. < .-.. ■ - U-V'^ OTHER',CENTRES.' ',■ .(By Telegraph-Press : Association.) -'■; Auckland,. October 24. . The first round of the Auckland Cricket Association's championships was concluded yesterday in very unfavourable weather, rain falling : from two to four o'clock. The matches were played without interruption despite the .weather. : The senior grade results 'were:— Eden v. University.—Eden, first inningß declared closed, with 149 for two wickets (Cummings 36, G. Mills 50 not out, W. B. Smith 40 not out). University:. First innings, 122 for seven wickets (Jacobsen 45, Laurie 29)..- The match was unfinished. ■'-~-■.. ..,- , 'Grafton v.'North Shore.—Grafton,-first "innings, 147 (R. Neill 65, Gleeson 25). North Shore, first - innings,. 167 for seven wickets (Bush-43,-Spence 52). Bowling for North Shore Howden, took six wickets for -46 runs. North Shore secured a. two-point win. •" Ponsonby v. Parhell.—Ponsonby, : first innings, 111 (Gavin 45). Parnoll, first innings, 227 for eight wickets (Wright 73, Jackson 36, Somervell 29). ParneU secured a two-point win. •"•' : „'. ■ ■ .';■ Dunsdin, October 24. The inter-club cricket matches were to have started yesterday, but,lowing,to the wretched weather-and the state of the grounds,- they ,were-postponed. ;. , : The scene of the consecration of the' Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, St. Paul's, London, lends itself peculiarly to a great function. Like, St.- Peter's, in Home, it is classic, or rather renaissance in • style. Till. well ■ over the middle of. tho last century St. Paul's was a cold structure, relegated to the stray, tourist and indifferently droned offices^; Nowadays the interior blazes with mosaics and pictures. Above the high altar towers a great teredos, the centre of which is the Crucifixtion, while numerous statues of. saints and martyrs are on>.either side. On ,the;altar are the Cross and two' hugh candles,- which, together with the- two standard lights,, are always lit nt , celebrations. Chapels ' have been' added, tit whose altars the daily Eucharist is celebrated and various offices recited.' As to the music, the late Charles Gounod once heard his great work " Messe Solennelle," sung as the setting of,the Holy Communion, and remarked: "Not in Paris, not in Vienna, not in Rome,' could such singing Be heard."—" Sydney Daily Telegraph." ,/,.' '.'-.' •'. ", -' / V .::.: :