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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 3

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SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. . FOURTH ROUND. FAST WICKETS AND FAIR BATTING. Wellington East B 160 v. Petone 45 and 12 for two wickets. Hutt 110 v. Wellington North 144 for six wickets. ' Victoria College 156 v. Wellington South 142. Wellington East A 177 v. Wellington Central 49 for five wickets. Saturday, brought ideal cricket weather, and the two senior matches-played at tho Basin Reserve wore watched by a good number. The Petone wicket was used .for the first time this season, aud : from now on residents of that suburb w'ill have a match on their own ground each week. At tho Basin Reserve, on No. 1 wicket, Victoria College put up 156 runs against Wellington South, who replied with 142. .This does not necessarily conclude tho match so far as points are concerned, but it is unlikely that College,, with their improved form, will be disposed of summarily on the second .day. Thq wicket favoured run-getting, and Cobcroft was the bnly bowler who . was not wholly baffled. His average ,of • six wickets for 50 runs is highly • satisfactory, considering tlie fast wicket. .The highest individual score for South was 27, and the tail wagged but feebly, the last, four wickets going down,for..27.runs. Wellington, Central had rather , a bad day, playing East- A on tho Basin Reserve No. 2. The East batsmen were hard to dislodge hud at 5.15, when tho last wicket fell, the team had 177 up on the board. Then Central proceeded to the wickets—and baelc again in a dismal procession. Six o'clock , struck when 'they had compiled 49"runs at: a opst pf five wickets. ' COLLEGE AND SOUTH. On No. 1 'wicket, College took first strike,, ind Foster and De la Mare faced the bowling of Patrick and Cobcroft. It was not long before De la Mare stepped out to one of Cobcroffs curly dolivenes, and was smartly stumped by Schmoll. Later, Broad was disposed of in precisely the same way. Theso slow balls, well pitched for the most part, and with a bit of. "work" on them, caused a good deal of trouble to Griffiths; who hit one into the .hands of Patrick at point, and to-Miller, also, who was caught by Johnson close in. The ■partnership of Foster and Monaghan brought ;tiO runs. The pair found little difficulty in scoring off Cobcroft, Patrick, and M'Kay, but . the next change had immediate effect. Tho 'third, ball of Johnson's first over scattered Monaghan's wickets. Dompsey eamo in,: and •soon dropped one into the hands of Patrick;. NiveA replaced Dempsey, and batted vigorously. Very soon afterwards, Schmoll, behind tho wickets, whipped off the bails when Foster stepped out- to one of Patrick's. 'It was done almost in the twinkling of an eye. Schmoll let; very few, pass during' the whole, of the afternoon, but other members of the team, especially in the. outfield, were responsible for adding a good many tuns. Taylor and Cobcroft batted .first for South, and, 'tho • score board showed 48 when • Monaghan : bowled ' the , 'South captain Taylor was now 20, and his new. partner, Dind, showed . little respect for the bowling. He made two 3's, and three 4's, one of the latter hits being into tho pavilion enclosure. M'Kay was badly missed by Foster, but was caught next ball by Darroch in the long field. Tilyard, the not-out man, gave - one chanco" to Griffiths, but was spared to hit up-19, including one 5. The wickets fell as follows—College: One for C, two for 6(3; thrce v for 70; four ' for 100; five for 140; six for 152j seven for'ls2j eight for 151; nine for 150; and ten for 156. South:'. One for 48; two for;6s; three for-GG;> four for 98; five for 102; six for 105; seven for 115; eight for 116; nine for 130; and ten'for' 142.. The scores were-

y VICTORIA COLLEGE. . First. Innings. •Foster, . 112111211112311311*1111441, et. Schmoll, b. Patrick 42 De'-la Mare, I,' st. Schmoll, b. Cobcroft 1 Monaghan, 4343133341, b. Johnson 29 .Dempsey, 11, 0., Patrick, b. Cobcroft 2 Niven, 33313143112114121, b. Walters ........... 35 Berendsen, ,1143133131113, c- ; Patrick, b. Cob-. - croft, 26 Darroch, 11, b. Walters 2 Griffiths,'-1, c. Patrick, bi Cobcroft • 1 Burbidgo,,ll, not out 2 Broad, 1, st.' Schmoll, b. Cobcroft : . ........ 1 Miller, c. Johnson, b. Cobcroft ' o ■ Extras 15 Totals 156 > Bowling Analysis. Patrick, one wicket for 28 rins; Cobcroft, six for. 50; Walters, two for 11; Johnson, one for 16; Taylor, lione for '15; 'and M'Kay, none for 24. V- ' '... .WELLINGTON -SOUTH. • I V' ' - First Innings. . Cobcroft. 13112-4111113, b. Monaghan ......... 201 Taylor, 2331111212313, b. Monaghan -24 Bind, 4141311411132, c. Be la Mare, b. Mona- '. ghan 27 Patrick, b. Niven 0 Burton, 2131133121111, b. Monaghan 21 Tilyard, 111115111411, not out 19 Plimmer, c. Monaghan,. b. Niven 0 M'Kay, 14111, 0. Darroch, b. Monaghan 8 Schmoll, 1, b. Niven 1 Walters, 33, run oat .. .-. : ■..;>■■■ 6 Johnson, 1 33, b. Foster -. . G Extras ; 10 ' ' Total . ; ; 142 Bowling Analysis. , ■' Monaghan, five wickets for .59 runs; Niven, three , for 26; Foster, one for 22; and Miller, none for 25, EAST A ANO, CENTRAL. The bowlers on No. 2 wicket had quite as difficult a task as had their fellows ■on the adjoining wicket.' Laws, who was making the ball turn a bit, and Miller had some success, but, on the whole, tho batsmen had a satisfy*, ing afternoon at the .wickets. ' Tucker,' of all people,; left tho wickets with . the dreaded nought, and N. Hales and Grimmett had this same bad luck. Mahoney got the runs, but his method, all ; things considered, was too careful.' His 42 might have been obtained in a dozen good hits, such as he occasionally managed last season. Gibbes and Hales, on the other hand, kept the field alert, and, the - spectators' also found them worth watching. Gibbes opened with a five (off Laws), and the next two hits were fours. Tho Central batsmen were treated with scant courtesy by Hales, who-took four of .the five wickets. If

it should happen that the,remaining menmake a /reasonable stand, the match may not 1 be lost to Central, who stand top. so far • (with College) in the championship.' The wiekets of, East A fell as follow:—One for .16, two for 24, three .for 59, four for 61, five for 76, six for, 77; seven for 80, eight for 99, nine for 100, and ten for 177. The scores are given below-.—

WELLINGTON EAST A. ' : .. I'irst Innings. , " Hutchings, 11),, c. and b. Kinvig ' 3 Little, 131113UU41, b. Wilson 19 Mahoney, 113312121111111132211111112112, b. 'Kinvig 40 Midlane,-1111111111111, -V'Laws' 13 Tucker, b. Laws 0 M'Gill, 1411, >• Miller ......... 7 N. Hales, c. Wilson, b. Laws 0 Lomax, 11, b. Miller 2 Gibbes, 111321141221121241111114112131, not out 49 Grimmett, 0. Kinvig' b. Laws 0 E. 0. Hales, 5442111211313111, b. Miller ..... 32 Extras 10 Total .....177 ' Bowling Analysis. Kinvig; two wickets for 33 rnni; Wilson, one for 40; Miller, three for 23; Hiokson, none for 19; Laws, four for 46. .WELLINGTON CENTRAL, First Innings.: . Beechey, 2, c. and b. Hales 0' Bruce, 112123111, b. Ei< 0. Hales ..... i(j Hawthorn, 32133, c. N. Hales, b. 1 E. 0. Hales ]2 Birch, 1.b.w., b. E. 0. Hales 0 Naughton, 1, st. Mahoney, b. Gibbes ......... 1 Itoberts. 1, not out 1 \ Kinvig, 334, not out 10 Extras 7 / . Total for fivo wickets 49 Bowling Analysis. Hales', four wickets'for 13. runs; Gibbes, 0110 for 12; Tucker, none for 12. '• PETONE AND EAST B. The first senior match . played on the Petone Recreation Ground this season was commenced on Saturday, iwhon I'etone • tried conclusions -with WeUingfeioit B, The visiting elore,, ,batted first, -atopwith a fresh wicket to help them, managed" to; compile 160. Thoy be»an disastrously, the. first three wickets falling" to Brice,, two. of them being clean bowled, while the total; if&Xk .wss. onjj. thxee* and tra oi

these 1 were extras.: In his first seven overs Brice's execution was deadly enough to account for'threo wickets and for only- two runs, but in the remaining 14 overs, though lie took two more rackets, they were got at the expense of 33 runs. Goldfinch; one time of the Old Boys' Club, was the. first batsman to knock up a score, making 37 before lie was caught' b.v Isherwood off Joyce.. M'Lennan, also, was well on the way towards the half-century when lie got his "pad where his bat should have been. The innings closed for 160, and then I'etone went in to bat on a somewhat worn wickbt. They did not do too well, only Isherwood reaching double figures, and the total for the team was 15. In their second attempt at the wickets they had two men out for 12, when stumps \?ere drawn. The wickets in each case fell, as follow East B, first innings—l for 1„ 2 for 2, 3 for 3, 4 for 18, 5 for-G7; 6 for 76, 7 for-US,.B for 158, 9 for 160, all out for 160. Potone, first innings—l for 0, 2 for 9, 3 for 16,'4 for'29| 5 for 33, 6 for 31, 7 for 41, 8 for 45, 0 for 45, all out for 45. Second innings—l'for 7, 2 for 10. Do tailed scores are as follow:-;

EAST B. • First Innings. Bowles, c. Joyce, b. Brice 0 Wilson, b. Brico ; '.0 Dixon, b. Brico ......I ; 0 Goldfinch, 1112221112132331112, c. Isherwood b. Joyce 31 Collett, 131311111111113, b. Joyce 21 M'Lennaiv 2134111111221131212241321, l.b.w. b. Joyce - 47 Nash, 111111111111122, c. Powell, b. Brico ... 17 Hickey, 11143131344241, b. Nunn .. 33 Miller, 1, not outi .' -.1 Claridge, 1311, c. Joyce, b. Brice .. 6 Extras 4 Total 100 Bowling Analysis. Brice, five wickets for 41 runs; Senior, none for 33j Nunn, one for 27; Joyce, three for 43;' | Bennett, none for 10. 1 : .. • " IJETONE. :' . '• First Innings. Dalgleish, st. Claridge, b. Hickey 0 Cate* 2, b.' Hickey . 2 'Isherwood, 121132311112, run. out 19 •Bennett, 11,' b; Collett '.. 2 Senior, 3. c. Collett, b. Hickcy ;...... <• 3 Joyce, 3, 'b. Collett 3 Brice, c. Nash, b. Hickey 0 Nunn, 31, not out i Bold, 3, l.b.vr., b. Hickey • 3 Reynolds, b. Hickey 0 Powell, c. Collett, b. Hickey 0 Extras- ; . '.... 0 Total 45 x Bowling Analysis. Hickey, seven wickets for "17 runs; Collett, two for 19. . • \ .' . Second Innings. ' Nunn, 3, not out 3 Dalgleish, 221, 1.b.w., b. Collett 5 Powell, b. Hickey 0 Bowles, 2, ,not .out 2 Extras £ Total for. two wickets ; 12 • Aggregate , 57 Bowling Analysis. . Hickey ( one wicket for 6 runs; Collett, ono for 4. : :• 1 HUTT AND NORTH. '

On the second Saturday of their match with East A, Hutt'a score seemed to indicato that they had c'oine to the end of a ; fairly long -lane of bad hatting, and, that the turning was at hand, ;but Saturday's play would seem to show that some miles of the path of failure have still .to bo tramped. The iHutt total was 110, not so bad on theface of it till it is seen that Rodgers was . responsible'for 58. Eodgers is the great standby of the ; team iir both-bat-ting aud bowling. In addition to making his • team's score respectable on Saturday he rendered great assistance in ■ the : attack, 1 talking four wickets for 45 runs. . Altogether his performance ,was very creditable. His innings was practically : faultless, - his. runs being obtained by clean hits all. round the wieket. ■Williams's innings .for' North was also a'very, good one, and he compiled 30 before lie was caught at the wickets by Staples. The wickets on.each side fell as follow.—Hutt (first innings): One for 8, 9, three for 11,: four, for 11, five f0r.33; "salfor. 48, seyeri ,for '01; eight for 97, nine for 108,< ten for 110! North (first innings): Ono for 55,: two, for 55, three for 81, four for 89, five for 112,' six for 112. ' HUTT. : " Tirst Innings. . Wilson, 3112, b. Upharn' 7 Alddrsley, 13, b.. Vphmn 4 Pringle, c. 'Williams, b. Luekio - 0 Judd, b. Luckie 0 Rodgcrs, 13313331233113111211113131111112, b Luckie 58 Staples, 1132, b. Luckie 7 Climie, 21, c. Blacklock, b. ; Upham;.,3 Olliver, 13, 1.b.w., b. Willis 4 . Sanderson, 111U1U1, b; . Willis '. 9 Richer, 111, not out 3 Collyer, b. Luckie 0 : Extras ; ............. 15 Total 110 . ' Bowling Analysis. , , {.; v TTpham. three wickets for 22 Luckie', five.for 31; Willis; two for 32; Finlayson nil for 10. ." ' ■' . . WELLINGTON NORTH. ' First Innings. ; .' Wvcyard, 3211113113111133, b.' Pringlo ...... 27 Phillips, 2213112331311, 1.b.w., 'b. Rodgers);. 21 Hickson, 111121, 1.b.w., b. Judd ; 7 Williams,, 1213311331111233,' c. Staples, b. v, Eodgers 30 Blacklock, 13,'b. Rodgers . 4 Waters, 123111312325, not out .....;.:............. r 25 Upharn, b. Rodgers 0 I'inlayson, 3231333, not out .' 18 • Extras 9 . . Total for six wickets 144 Bowling Analysis. Pringle, one wicket for 35 runs; Collyer, nil for 42; Rodgers, four for 15; Judd, one for. 13.

JUNIOR. •Wellington East v. Y.M.C.A., at Athletic Park:—i.M.C.A., first innings, 106 (M'Girr 40, : Hughes 26)'; l'or East, Cannole took six wickets for 34, and Johnson four for 16.\ East,'first innings, 88 (Millward 18, not'out, Donaldson 16, Rales 14) . ; YIM.C.A.,' second- innings, 137 (Murphy 37, Wilson - 34, Edwards 14, and Woods 11). . For; East, Johnson' took seven wickets for .45 runs, Caunolo two for 72, and ,Brwman one'for 2. East, second innings, 76 (Bock 19, Donaldson 15, and Cannolo 10). Y.M.C.A. won by 79 runs (a 3-point win).

. North v.'-Petone.—Petone's second innings realised 19 runs, and North'won by an ijinings and 07 runs. r For North, Charlesworth took four wickets for 4 runs, and-Twohill 'four for 13. Wicket-keeper Buddie , helped the bowlers considerably. ' ' . The game between Wellington Central and St. John's ended in a draw. -.Central.—First inniiigs, • 62- (Patersoii 19); second innings, 120 (Sanders 22); St. John's.—First innings, 61 (M'Leary 10, Clinkartf 15); second innings, 121 (Schlaadt 28). Bowling for St. John's, Lambert took eight wickets for 00 runs. THIRD-CLASS. i : St. Mark's v. College A—St..Mark's, first innings, 140 runs (Cording 51, Charlton 21, Ferguson 18, ;W. Smith 13). .College. A, .81. ■ Cording took six wickets for 11-runs, and Morrison four Wickets for 9 runs. St. Mark's second innings: One wicket for 53 runs (Mason ,22,n0t out, Bray 16). ' ■ ' . Wellington Bast v. Y.M.C.A'.; at Athletic Park, / No. 2 —Y.M.C.A., first - innings, .72 (Jacobsori 20, Blackburn 11, and Elliott 13). For East, M'Cardell took six wickets for ,19 runs, and Masterson four for 24. East, first innings (one man short), 140 (Edwards' 39, Kelling 30, not out, Praia 22, Mullins 17, Masterson 11).- l'or Y.M.C.A.; Bryant took three wickets for 46 Tuns, H'Kay, two for 19, Elliott two for 39, and Wilson ono for 4. Wellington North v. Wellington Central.— North in their first innings scored 97.(Hi1l 17, Neal 11, Curmichael 22,: and Williamson 21). For Central; Halso secured four wickets for 32, and A. 11. Bay four for ' 31. Central's first innings Tikliscd 42 (Akers 12). _ Proud took six wickets for 23 runs, and Cartmchael three for 16. North's secdnd innings produced 52 runs for the loss of two wickcts (Edio 16, not out, and Biddlo 20). • IN OTHER CENTRES. . ' THE AUCKLAND CLUBS. ißy Telegraph—Press Association; • Auckland, November 28.. The fourth; round- of the 'Auckland. Cricket' Association's district championships was commenced 011 Saturday in . fino_'weather. : The' senior grade results 'aro: as follow:—Eden v.. North Shore: Eden—First- innings 134. (Rett 40). Hadden took'five, wickets for 40 runs. North Shore—4o for three. wickcts. Porisonlw v. Graf ton: Ponsonby—First innings 104 (Sneddon 25, J,''-White'..23' not out). .'. Mason. took seven wickets for 50 runs. Grafton—loß for tfto gfnym 70, & P 4 Jonas 39 not.out).

Parnell v. University: ,Parnoll—First innings 195 (Sale 110, Olliff 2(i',: llartland 20).- Uiii-. varsity—s7 for ono wickct (Wallis 25 not out. DUNEDIN. ' Ouncdin,, November 28. ; The cricket matches wero yostefday in splendid weather. Dunedin (70 and i 86) beat Grange (48' and 83), .securing a ,4-point I win. Albion defeated Opoho by 104 runs, the., former, making ,310 and the, latter. 58,. nnd;,4B.. In Opoho's second innings Wordsworth, and "Cuminings chch'' took" three Vickcts. for . 18 runs. Cnrisbrook A, boat, Carisbrook B on tlio first innings. The latter ; nindo 149 and 199 (Siedeberg 05), and tho "former closed their, first innings with nine wickets down for ,295—. Rutherford 75 and Godfrey 55 not out., CHRISTCHURCH. ChristchuVclv November'2B.' The weather was beautifully fine-yesterday, when the. third round of tho grade matches was resumed. The wickets were hard fconsidfcrihg the amount of rain-that had fallen;' West Christchurch easily maintained' their lead over East Christchurch, and won by ten wickoti. Linwood, after appearing; to. have/a capital chance against St. Albans, wero beaten in the end, tho Saints getting a 'three-point ' win. .Sydenham beat Riccarton by IG2 runs on the first innings. St. Albans scored. 158 and 101, Linwood 107 and 124. West Christchurch (216 aud four for 0) beat East Christchurch (161), W. Carlton scoring 80. ' Sydenham (259. for 'six- wickets—A. Jones 310, W. Haves 50, and .T. H..Bennett 54) beat Riccarton (97.and-171 for-four wickets—H.'Ellis 92 not out).'