CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 9

CRICKET.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. * , ( FIFTH ROUND BEGUN. PAST, WICKETS AND KEEN CONTEST. Wellington South, 163, v. Wellington Central, lix Wickets for 124,, ' * Wellington North, 231, v. Wellington East B, •U wickets for , 99. * , ' " i Petone, first'lnnings 108 ( second Innings two for 7; Hutt, first innings 103. Victoria College, first innings 67; East A, first Innings 190. The hot, glowing days of summer titts now beginning to tell their talo on Wellington wickets, nnd, , on Saturday,' tho various pitches, though ,not what is called ,"fiorv," wore decidedly fast. So, was tho outfield, and tho smart tap is now as apt to achieve ft "fourer" as tho 'more vigorous slog. Under theso circumstances, if tho iviclcts receive reasonable fare and > play fairly true, the day of tho slow bowler .inay be said to bo ot hand, for lobs and ' donkey-drops" ate twice- tvs deadly en fast wiekPts as on the slower variety. Of < course, tho altered stnto of things also carries with it a certain advantage for batsmen, especially for those who are strong in forward * play, 'and it -was noticeable on Saturday that this class oE batsman was m6ro'at home to tost deliveries than the type of cricketer who plays back at nearly everything. Frequently tho pace off the wicket was too much for tho rnan who "plays a nice back style" as tho say- ,;, ing is; and his stroke when made was maJo ' too late. . At tho Basin Kessrvo, whore tuo matches nero in proinw, the attendance of the public was very 'gratifying. The match, Central v. Islington South, promise's a good finish, and one may anticipate that Central will have tho victory next Saturday. On the adjoining pitch, North have practically gained a win in their nlatch against East B. i CENTRAL AND SOUTH. Playing on No. 1 wicket, at the' Basin, Bouth took first strike, and eoon after starting commenced to knock tho Central bowling about,, , one hnndrod runs being scored-in 65 minutes. . Very little of tho honour, however, goes to the pioneer 'batsmen, Cobcroft or Patrick, for ttyr wickets were'taken tit 17. Cobcroft's timbers were scattered by Miller m s ms second over, and the South captain retired 'or 5J Having,obtained a meagre i in two strokes, Patrick followed him to'the dressingroom, Eeechy, at slip, holding a fast ball off Laws. Beechy, however, made a bad "miss" at leg- shortly ,aftorivards. Dind and Burton quickly carried the score ,to 41, full advantage boing- taken of the Carelessness and sluggishness of Central's fielding. Then Milldr bowled down , 'Dind's wicket, Taylor camo in, and Burton and ho played fairly brisk cricket. One of the best strokes during the partnership of 86 was a stinging 'square Cut by Burton off Kinvig for G. Ho gave no chances, until run out for 56. The stroke wai a gentlo oho off Taylor's bat to mid-on, and Burton, apparently called by his partner, set off down tho wicket. Beechy, however, returned tho ball smartly, before Burton could got back. Taylor Was then caught behind the wickets, for 39. The remaining batsmen did very littlo better, and it is interesting to note that tho,final 63 runs took as long in the getting as did the first century, the innings bemg concluded at 4.30 o clock Brice. took a heat catch at rrnd-on, which disposed of Plimmor. Going on late, Hawthorne bowled four overs, and ,took four wickets,- two in his first over for two rutis. in his .third over, another wicket fell, and tiro fivc« weTe scored, one each by.Plimmor and Suofclmg. The scores at the different stages were .-Ono , wickot for 9 runs, tftcfor 17, three for 41, four for 127, five for 140, six 162. and ten for 163. At call of time, Central had compiled 124, tho cost being six wickets. Jmngnton'i 53 not out was tho best performance. M Kay deserves a word -for catohine laws. He' was bowling, and the ball camo baclcjiard and low down, but H'Kay whipped it up imartly from about an inch off tho ground.! The wickets fell (is follow:-Ono for • 10, two for 34, three for 45, four for 70, fivo for 100, and six for 119. Tho individual scores are given below.— i ; / • _ , WELLINGTON SOUTH. '(.; ' .. ftrst Innings. , -Cobcroft, 113, b. Miller ". Z..." "" >T Patrick, 13, c. Beechy, b. Laivs ."'/"■" \ • Dind, 111251141, b. Miller ..:...:.: 17 Burton, 3113111121 iUJ2l6Uiz2llls3l r rnn"out 58 Taylor, 33113113311111143112111, c. Kobortsb> ' Hawthorne ~..;. , ™ I Tilyard, 3122, b. Hawthorne , o I Pl«nmer, 131151, c. Brnce, b. Hawtho'rno"" 12 i M'Kay,' c. Roberts, b. Laws 0 Schmoll, 1, hit Wicket, b. Hawthorne , " l Suckling, 51, run out c Smith, 'l, not out' . .. ? Extras !!.!!"!".'.'.".'.'.'""" 14 i Total ' •'• •'• ■' :..... 15; Bowling Analysis. , I h? li f Wth^ n V f ?i lir for u ra »s; Lot's,- 1 hvo for 40; Miller, two for 47) Hiekson, none I for 10, Kinvig, none for 18; Wilson, none for WELLINGTON, CENTRAL. r First Innings, ' Hiekson, 311, b. Patrick 5 , Naughtoa «13113121i3311113123331112V,"n0t OUt jn KmviE, 25111133, c. and VCobcroft'"."™;; 17 ' Hawthorne, 1111, b. Patrick 4 Laws, 1121111121, c. and b. MTJav ~., '" 12 Beechy, 2341211, c. and b. Smith.. , ., ". 17 Bruce, 131, 1.b.n., b. Smith . 5 Extras !.«!!!!.!!!!!!.!!"!," > ,11 Total for six wickets .'. "lij .' , -Bowling Analysis. Smith, two wicket, for 22 runs; Patrick, two , for 37; M'Kay, one for 22; Cobcroft, ono for Mi ' ~ NORTH AND EAST B. It does not seem likely that East B can win their match against North, which is being played on ho. 2 wicket Basin Reserve. It wai nearly 5 o'clock when the last North batsman receivell his qniotns, and, the telegraph then showed ■ a rather rnmbg total of 231 runs. This meant pretty fair batting, and some ducomfort in the camp of tho bowlers. lonian, however, .took the ftrst fitt'wiQkets for 81. At the S?f.».l-- kJ% m M ™d not very - interesting, but .Williaras's arrival at tho wickets brought brighter things. S. Hicksm , who.scored M in tour hits, was run out after hitting a ball to leg, which Miller promptly returned. Williams . and Finlayson baited freely, both men occasionally lifting the bowl" ft? Tl°i h °a grOa f nd, ' At one Rta 8° Wdhain. Hit a high ono past cover, and Lomax made a great run for it, but just misted the catch, liater ho gave a chance at long-on, but tho «»« dropped it - Neither b Upham nor Blacklock remained* one at the wickets, but «2 51ft "i Up li Uall KTO 1 bat H n 8 listed the side materially. East B, as yet, havo not done .much with ho bat, and,'apart from Bowles s il not out, the highest score was 17. Uphanii who took three of tho sit wir>lrotn down bowled with plenty of his° old"das"and heart, and troubled,the batsmen a lot. The wickets fell at the following rates .-North i One wicket lor 42 runs, two for 62, three for 'W, , °r B 4 fr^ 172, /'^' , . 01 188 > all( l t™ for 231 Last B: One for 6, two for 10, three for 40, four for 23, five for GO, and six for 98. Tho scores were as follow.— WELLINGTON NObTH. ' i'irst Innings. 21111123114111, c. Diekson, b. phiiiS^i^iirrMiu^'r'iomu ,, ::: Iα S Hickson, 4512, run out ... io Williams, 115132133114243131, l.b'.w'.,' b. Dick- " son , m Blaeklock, 11, b. Lomax'...,', ' a Waters, 11, c. Miller, ,b. Lomas"..!'"!!!""!"'! i Upham, 32, b.'Lomax , , ' c linlayson, 133641313,1244, b, Bickson !'" 40 Eichardson, 321333312231212121, e. Wil'son" b. Miller , ' on Mahson, lfi, b. Diekson 7 Luckio, 61212112,' not out I'.!!""!!""'" 1C . Extras j i !!"!!!!!!!!!! 21 - Total \ ."^J Bowllng Analysis. I/)max, five wickets for 81 runs; Dickson, thrco for 06; Miller, one for 28, Nash, nono fot 5; CoUett, none for 11; Browman, nono for 19. , WELLINGTON'EAST B. first Innings. R. Wilson, 1, c. Waterß, b. Upham 1 Lomat, 221, c. Wyhyard, b. Upham 5 A. E. Wilson, 113311, b. I'mlayson 10 Dickson, b. TJpham -.„ : li Collett, 312, c. Vpham, b. Luckio 6 Bowles, 1112i3131111314113112121, not out il Claridge, 1122113213, 1.b.w., b. Phillips ... 17 Nnsli, 1, not out ..-. 1 Extras 18 Total for six wiciets' 95 Bowlin» Analysis. Uphaui,,three wickets for % runs; Phillips, ono for 12; I'lulaysoii, one for 14; Luckic, ono f01 \ 23,