CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 9

CRICKET.

. 0 WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. Tho Wednesday cricketers wero fortunate in having a fine day for their, opening yesterday. A gentle breoze was blowing from the north, and a Warm sun brightened tho ground. Tho wickets wero in very fair condition, and soma good scores wero put up. ARTILLERY V. ORIENTAL. The match, Artillery v. Oriental, was played on No. 1 wicket, Basin Reserve, and, so far, Artillery hovo all tho best of tho game. Oriental, batting first with ten men, could only put up 40, while Artillery put together'lG6 M'ln-. tyre, their top scorer, nowevcr, was missed at point when he was only 22, and again when his score stood at 58. Following, are the scores:— \ ORIENTAL. First Innings. A. Moore, b. Smith 10 M'Eldowney, c. M'lntyre, b Jojce 4 Keys, b. Joyce 8 M'Kenzio, inn out 2 Shand, not out 11 Cane. b. Cooper 0 Williamson, o. Weybourno, b. Bailoy 0 Billman, b. Cooper 1 Little, b. Bailoy 0 Wood, c. and b. Cooper 0 Extras ' i x Total i 0

Bowling Analysis. M'Mahon, no wickets for 8 runs; Joyce, two for 10; Smith, ono for 9; Cooper, three for 4; Bailey, two for 5. ' ARTILLERY. First Innings. M'lntyre, b. Shaud 75 M'Mahon, o. M'Eldowney, b. Keys 5 Smith, b. Keys 1 Woybourne, c. Cane, b. Shand 34 Joyce, b. Little 9 Hume, b. Little 2 Bailoy, b. Shand » Sawle, not out 11 M'Gili, b Shand 0 Taylor, o. and 1). Keys 10 Cooper, b. Keys 0 Extras - W Total - 168 Bowling Analysis. M'Konzle, no wickets for 24 runs; Keys, four for 43; Little, two for 3S; Shand, four for 45; M'Eldowney, none t iot 6. UNION V. Y.M.C.A. In tho matoh, Union v. Y.M.C.A., the latter team batting first put together 70 runs, while l Union have lost five wioiets for 163 runs. Y.M.C.A. First Innings. Patriok, b. Harris i 14 Gibson, b. Harris 1 Strange, c. and b. M'GiU 7 Richardson, o. and b. Harris 0 Gini, b. Ogden >. 17 Lowe, b. Ogden 0 Greenwood, b. Harris • 17 Thompson, b. Ogden <.... 0 Ellison, not out r. 3 Robinson, absent 0 Sclator, absent ...'. ..; .0 ■ Extras 5 Total .'. 70 , Bowling Analysis. ' Harris, four wickets for 32 runs; M'Gili, i one for 22, Ogden, three for 4; O'Sullivan, nono 'for 7. UNION. ' ' First 'Innings. ■ M'Gili, b. Patrick , ] 22 Wilkinson, c. Ellison, b. Patrick 33 Waters, c. Gini, b. Patrick 5 Ogden, c. Greenwood, b, Patrick , 0 Wholan, b. Patrick 32 Mulford, not out 37 Harris, not out 15 Extras : : : 19 ' Total *' .'. 163 Bowling Analysis. Patrick, five wickets for 76 runs: Strange, none for 34; Gibson, none for 20; Greenwood, none for 10. '"'Ml,'* '

HED CROSSE 'i '»'', " RED CROSS. First Innings. Dr. Fcrster, run<ont ....'.'...r..', r...„ 14 Dr. Brown, 1.b.w., b. Wyatt 28 Toms, b. Gosling ; 15 Groig, b. Gosling 6 Marshall, b. Wyatt 3 i Hill, b. Wyatt' .- 13 Luxford, b. Darroch 10 Davis, run out l' Terry, not out t , o ' Zincligraf, b. Darroch 0 i Brown, b. Goshnc 5 Extras , 15 | Total-..: .', .'. '. 120 i Bowling Analysis. Duthio, no wickets for 13 runs; MTConzie, none for T; Goslinß,- three for 32; Wyatt, three for 26; Darroch, two for 15. RIVALS. ! First Innings. ■ | Dr. Anderson, b. Dr. Brown 7 George, b. Dr. Brown 24 . Darroch, 'b. Toms l' MlCenzio, c. and b, Toms o ' Wyatt, b. Dr. Brown 5 Gosling, b. Toms , 3 I Jones, b. Toms .•„,.... 5 Tyrell, b. Toms 6 Duthio, b. Dr. Brown l Crouoh, not out' : % Dr. Pigeon, b. Dr. Brown o Extras' 5 Total .'.....'. 59 , The bowling analysis was not kept in this innings. RED CROSS. Second Innings. Greig, b. Gosling i 1 Dr. Brown, b. Gosling .'... 2 Davis, not out 24 Maishall, b. Gosling 3 Hill, not out 4 Extra l Total for three 'wickets 35 / JUNIOR MATCHES. Vivian v. Y.M C.A.—Y.M.C.A. in thoir first innings mado 26. Ryan took sis wickets for 7 runs. Vivian's first innings yielded 160, tho chief scorers being M'Fadgan 110, Caterer 16, Coiding 15. In thoir second innings Y.M.C.A. lost five wickets for,37runs. i Union playing Dairymen put up 114 in their first innings, tho chiet scores being: Hickoy 32, Williamson 21, Johnson 16, and Tassie 11. Dairymen in their first innings made 95, Edwards 38, Mailings 36. , ' Artillery won by default from Red Cross. ! SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. The senior cricket fixtures for Saturday, October 30, and Saturday, November' 6, are as follow:— Wellington South v. Wellington East A, No. 1 Basin Reserve. Potone v. Wellington North, No. 2 Basin Reserve. ' • Victoria College v Wellington East B, No. 3 Basin Reserve. Hutt v. Wellington Central, Walwetu ground. It will be remembered that in the first round, Wellington Central defeated Wellington East B, Wellington South defeated Petone, Victoria College defeated Hutt,' and Wellington North defeated Wellington East A. Wellington Central, Victoria College, and Wellington South have three points to their credit, while Wellington North only manftged to seoure a two-point win.

VISIT OF AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM. (By Telegraph-Press Association,) Chrltfchurch, Ootobor 27. At a meeting of tho Management Committeo of tho Now Zealand Cricket Association, the following associations wrote offering to find guarantees for matchei with an Australian team:—Buller, J8X); Wairarapft, JJ7S; Westland, £50; Wnnganui, JCSO; OUgo, J!100j Canterbury, JSilOO; North Tarnnaki, .£SO; Nelson, XCO; Marlborough, XSO; Hawko's Bay, £!&; Auckland, wCIOO. It was decided that correspondence in connection with the. guarantees bo hold over until it was known definitely whether an Australian team intends to visit the Dominion. 1 It was resolved to confirm the dates for tho Wellington t. Auckland challenge match for December 27, 28. 29, and 30, 1960. The Canterbury Cricfcot Association wrote withdrawing the challenge to Auckland for January 29, 1910, and has issued iv challenge for a match to bo commenced on Friday, January 7, 1910, provided Auckland retains the shield after the

Wellington match. Should Wellington win the shield, tho association wiih that the usual ioterproTincial match against Wellington on January 1, 3, and 4, 1910, bo a Plunket challenge matoh. It wan resolved that the request Of the Canterbury Cricket Association bo agreed to, and that the Auokland and Wellington Associations be advised of the dates for tho Canterbury matohos.