CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 694, 20 December 1909, Page 9

CRICKET.

' SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

FIRST WET DAY. \

A THREE-POINT WIN IN THE RAIN. 'Wo|Ungton..>,Central - defeated Wellington . South by five wickets and two runs. ' • v .Wellington ;North <defeated Wellington East ? by 88 runs on the fir3t Innings _ Wellington East A defeated 'Victoria College by an innings and 43 runs. .. .Huh defeated.'Petano by one wicket. ■ R.ain-. interfered with.. local cricket for ■ the ;'i^io;; season .• 0 n." S a tiirday; ii f ternopn i . It had, to conie l sooner or, later.' Onbo or twice .-' -*ko.* telegrams from other centres' lldvo aii- . ; - nounosd that niatchcs had te bo afcandoiiedbe- ... j:- 1 cause pf drenolnng ialn, but for.nine Saturdays Wellington has had uninterrupted cneket. Even on Saturday the:ram .was' not' so heavy as' ' :to call for 'the imrawiiato drawing of; wicketai ; ' ' ond .all .of tlia'lilatclite ill- tho fifth .round were finished. AYhon play commenced 011 tho Basin ..; Reserve,;' tho ■wickets, : despito . tho midday. .'. showers, '.wero ~in_ good- order'and -played up 'till' nearly 4 oclock. At that 'i' ! :'\-Smob.\ ft'.islieavy : shower;-\wliieh'' ;;lKe;.speotatorV;l'romV their'seats ! in front * P^vilioii^jihdod Vttio on "-'Noi- / : ; * ' ,v lcket.j_ This 'v.'as the'eame betwcen Welling- .» .. .' toil 'North.and' Wellington East as the .latter, were all out for 143 (against- North's 231), -.tlioy,.decided -.that .their chances of a win wero ■ . . too .jomote to go on .with tho game, aiid-sought .rest'i t>f the 'alternoon.' .The ,:::C-Li; r otheri,iiiWohl''.howovor; lvaa played to. a : snrpris-. , :fini6h; .'iCeiitral: scoring . a ;: three-point-vie--the matoh.lw'en 'closed-when;Central .(aii'd 'Tyhcn'itho' riiih"c;ime on) it; would , i?;v V,'have-bMn Only. a ;.twoTpoipt; defeat ; fo'r Sonth; ; : captain* bad '^ l /c'S?«t6ririitii^r, : out,- atht his; men •. ' "for. l a -second 'innings; r-; . : ■ - And; this :introdnccs :what' .waß 'really the ■ •.. • point, in Saturday's play. AVhcn rain fails oh a.: wipketr'already/hardoiied ljy,'weeks of heat a Si'yf:;.' set .of [conditions ;are;.created,:,very..unfavoui'ablO > • to; the ■ bowlers.- .-.Th&ibull "cuts through," and ahiount 6f .finger;dr ; wristiw'o'rk i:an: ; get'any . 'twizzle" ,on it. teides which both foothold and : ; -^: ! *. : ,-;irip,of., : tho.baira'i'o ; 4AV.icKet. aggressive with' !i;for- ; ward style, ought to have: matters pretty much J- ,v:: : his,awii; way, l but, sbmo ;6f.^'the "scores; on^.SatniJ-" day ;seem to indicate; that this, point- is . iiot I-.-v jenerally^" recognised. -;,';Thereis ...soiilo ouo-r-that a wet ' pitch, always assists the . boivlers.. It .does : nothing of.' the. sort; until' it; beEi'Ss to dry or. : :,i,., frumble. 1. Aslong ,ns; jt, is wet. oi -top and ; .'. : if.:-o,':.\tard\bolow th'e''snrface it : is. a'tatsman's^wicket;. • Anyhow, the;/SouU'-'captain, look the : right " oours'9;.and it..was perhaps : not ; i the; bowling so '-«uch'..as.,South's '. : 6wnv.battini,'! that'/got - them «ut 'A.-'- Thore - was a ihalf-hour's adjournment - while baro green, -:the •soniorrhai i'atired.'-to '::'.£he,ypavilibrii ; Md;{a ; ; hundred' small. 1 had yv'A t;sought;slieUer': under ;thobif. scoring:board • and in tha. fountain 'at' tho far side, a junior match , ■\.rvivas-contimied;on^Nb.: ; 4'iwiok«i;;for;a while,'themhch Recourse -t6' the f sawdust r':; >.' heaps/. The reason'for their -persistence was . not obvious at'first, but very soon they all ;.'icamt«ifed..:to their.'?'dres6ing-rooiris, .whilostv .. • i round', of ap'planso told that tho . match had , ; '.;^:--,^been-'wbh.^r : ;'.''.K : ri'' ; :'^J. ; :. r ., ? .';i,'V;/:lvf. ;^^ . Burton and Patrick, who pioneered the South V; eecoiidjaniiihgs^.• had "Scored- three "runs before the ; rafn'icaiiie/. and- they liid etill scored only ,-S three" ivhen : they, .left 41ie"wlcket8.vfin ally .'They. -,v;Vhad,^ : .been : :^tho. hope iof;itheir: side, . : Relying ,on , : i^,'-.thei'r;r,acknowledged,,batting ;,|Kiwer,';ihb'fkiuth captain had defied tho rain and risked a three-.'."t'.po.iilt'-ratefoat in the.hope.that,.they might bring -1 , ; ';V". ; :oreilit-'tb : thelnsblves;:ahd>possibly.'save t the/side froni jdefeat. There aro inoro than-Cobcroft : who iconsider, that. both', Patriclr■'d'nd'.jßnrtbn '■^y,1 : ,.;.8h0u1d -hdve ibieii : included'ill:.the.' representative .team howler,; South:.went :'dowii badly,, .and ,Central i 'headjs'.the, : champioiiship : 4ist;.witn^-IIV, iV.f ; : ''iThO''.weather!did;-not.fallectVtho.'matohes',at: , Peibne or;Lower.llu(t,"'both bf which 'were iton jy:.;.;;;.i;Outright:: ; . ;^.^; POSITION OF THE TEAMS, •i"'>'i : 'v^h^'Vteams 'now^occnpy'^.ijtho^following'iposir , . . tions in-tho chanipiouiiiup:— Played.' Won. Lost. Pts, 1 Cential 5 4 1 11 South 5 J 2 0 Bast A 5 . 4 , 1 0 North 3 'I 7 Cdllega . . S " 2 3 b Potoue 5 2 3 5 last B 5 14 3 Hutt 5 14 3

CENTRAL AND SOUTH. iiThe result of the first day's play on No. 1 ■v.'icket,S;aL the Basin,' gave boutn a .small . ohttiiai of victory, : i'or thij..scores stood: Soiitli,• lwj ,Leutr<Ui,'l24 torisix-wicsots. But;that ,l2v "\ rose .to :2W; in an Hour and. tiat:. : ting. -, 'tUa not-out indn, .'supplied 13 of tne 58 added runs, raising Ids score irorn 53 {fili.j' ffis ;; wickets thw t'scattaied by SmiEb.i Who. alsp'.'caught.Bir'chViafter'i thoilatter ; : J ::,t a "ypl»XeU;,a r jcarefulsls;':: : ltobeftihad,some. . : luck lii iiis inuings of 28 not out j . lie is shap- • • lug 'well, and-showed a lew pretty strokes-: ' y ;Vi a. Ave, 'tt';four,iand'-;tw6 throes. Schiiioll, • behind tho .-wicKetii ''was playing -up .to xepre- : . • soutativo form; not .a stngto - ''extra" was . .''added Wvhile'{the last; four; wielceta ,'fell;: and the . total "extras", for , the mnmgs weri . only 14.. . ~ ThO'-second innings ;ot fiouth yielded'6s, - only t wo 'iiienj '0-ilyard (14) aiid Cobcrot't (10), roach-; . ; ing- double, figures. Tho. w\cket 'ivas.. by this , time pretty wot, and the ' conditions gonoratly( against the bowlers. But the batting unuer tho circumstances was' not what. it. • should-have beon, iihd.as play proceeded liaw- . '..,th'orno ,- and-,Miller;;had quite 'a satisfying ' ac; the ;.foll6iviiig for-lS,\two'"t.fqr!=Y,''-'.thrett'' f6r ; >lß,'!foiir for>2l, : iive'(or 3t,-.six'-for 4(i, seven for 50, r --'eight J'or 52,'; nine i0r,53, and''ten 'i'ol*(js. \At : minutes; theflaßt ; inen'Wont. '.out, and Central reituii'od ;27-ruhs.':iii order .to : ' piws.tho South aggregate 0f'526. Beechey and ' J l l v-'jy W aughtpn;^^^.wer'ei'SentjfoJth'e^^:.^ : Patrick and 41'Kay commenced : tho attack. hitjo&iginglei!'aud was',bowled oy j a;,; ' .',ll'lvay i' '.Roberts,';Kinvig,'- .and - Beechey,; ono' aftei'r.thi ''other,'-.had'Jto;.advnit;:that. Patrick's ! ■■ A bowling.was too much ior -titem. /X'atriclc wont if j very.,'near 'getting :tbo"hattrick".'and his "aver-.-S'!agejof;four- : wicketß,;for!ll;.inins : .isuohe:p£ the; : i- bestUehior,-recordsivobtaihed ;.this jsoasoh.'-.To-.' - wards - the;close, replacing :: ■ l:.:ihe : ibatsmeh|vthb; : : disappoihted ; : and'' hopeful '• - ones "crossing"- on-.;the ground. .Near tho iinish/ wKen were' stiiL'wantcd. and time • !.'. wasiShort, - the "batsmea .went 'iri; at, ; the double. South played the gaiiie, losing not a moment . between ~the deliveries,'-a ;-Laws (hfth wicket) ■ ■ -tipped, Patrick high, above - the wickets,' ■ and ;V/:\" , !;:^%tti9^uglit''by,''M?Kayi;:lti-ifbttained^for.:;How.'- . thorne and Bruce to add live runs;' Bruce got them in one fine hit; to leg,v'l'aylor having to ■ u .< cbaso' tlio ball to -thefo'theryerid' of:;the field.. :l : ./ ;::-Haw,thorne r'added':>':sihgiO;fot'', sake, -, ,; . '■ and 'stumps.- were.-'drawnjas hands : of tho y clock? wero just ;ppihting 'to j: 6.4s—the fixed • . ' \ closings.tinie: *. 'i'he';'.wicket6 -Of .innings fell, , V'-; "as f6llpw.:^Oneifpiv.B,'itwp/for'.'ll,'thrco tdrlll, four - for- 22,- and five -..forS3, , 'i'ho scores, aro given below r— • ; ' WELLINGTON CCNTIiAL. Hickson, 311, b. Patrick 3 Naughton, 4113113131433111131333311121113341, ' b.> Smith 61> Kinvigj 25111133, c. and b, Cobcroft ............ 17 ,i Hawtlibrni',: 1111 b.:P!itrick ... 4 J,ans, 1121111121, c. and b. M'Kay 12 Bceonoy, '2311241,!C: ! and b: Smith .17, liruco.l3l, 1.1).w., b. Smlth .. 5 ■ - Birch(121;12112111,. c; Smith, b. Pfttnck ... 15 ltoberts, 15H3i212.M11. not out 28 Wilson, 23)01, c. M'Kay, b. Taj lor 13 ..- ililler>i 2121j , b. Taylor . C i Ektrai 14 Total 202 Bonling 'Analysis '■ ■: Patrick, three wickets: for 53 runs [ Coboroft, one for 59; Srmth, three for 38; l'ayl6r, tivo-foi' 1 tj, M'lvay;-ono lor. 32. . ... . fc'?cond Innings. .. '• '■; - Heechojv 3412, b. Patrick .10 Naughton, !, b., MlviiV 1 , ltoberts, 3, b. Pntmik ..,...........;... 3 ■ ■ , KinviS}, -b. I'atrick: -fl . i -Hawthorne, 331, not oat 7 Lavss, c. ,11'Kay b. Patribk 0 Bruce; 5, not out 5 IMras 2 Total for five wJ6lcels '! 23 First Inmugs 202 i Aggregato 230 Bowling Analysis. Patrick, four, wickets-: for 11 rnns; M'Kay, C®e for 15. l , WELLINGTON SOOTH. .Tnnineq tt 163

■ Second Innings. •' ,] Patrick, 11, e. Hickson, b. Miller 2 Burton, 1, ;b. Hawthonic ] M'ivay, IJUII, b. Ilnwthorno .................... 8 Dind, 331, c.i and 1). Hnivthorne ~-... 7 lilyord,. 3112212)1, b. Hawthorne ............... 14 buckling, 13112, b. Miller 8 Übcrpft, 111211111, b. Hawthorne . 10 llimmer, b. Hawthorno i: o bmith. 1, b. Hawthoino . . 1 Schmolt, 2, c. Roberts, b. Miller . :2 iaylor,. 233, not out ........ .... i...;..'.. 8 . . . Extras : . 4 Total ~ b . First Innings ! IC3 , .Aggregate . .228 • Bowling Analysis. . .. v Millor, three..wickets for 30 -runs; Hawthorne, Bovan wickets-for 31. -

NORTH AND EAST B. ' -Play ceased 011 No. 2 wicket before 4 o'clock, East B: having by that time . been convinced that- riorth t ntUl rirnicli ioo good- a gfip of tho game if or .therii. ;To beat, nit innings'- score of 231 proved ioo -big a task for East, who managed only 143., At the.close of play on tho'prethey, liad lost'six wickets for 99, and the tail, wagged but feebly, the , last three men obtaining only 18 runs. . Bowles, who carried.his,: bat .on .the. first day .for. 41,- added 25, and >gain "left tho wickets unbeaten:. ;Upham bowled effectively, taking two .more wickets at.a. cost of 14:'ru'ns.,' Luckie and Phillips took a.:wickct, each,, -Tho'individual scores' were as follow:—.' ". ;■ •, •, WELLINGTON NORTH. !'" : First Innings. ,- : Wynyard, 21111123114111, c. Dickson, b- ■ Lomax . oj Phillips, 13311445211, c.'Miller, b. Lomax . 20 S. Ilickson, 4512, run out. v.;.;. 12 Williams, 115132133114243131, 1.b.w., b. Dick-" .' •••ison-.' 40 BlacMock, 11, b. Lomax ... 2 Waters, 11, c. Miller, b. Lomax 2 TJphaui, 32, b. Lomax j Fmlayson, 1356413133244, b.-Dickson jo Richardson; 324333312231212121/ c. Wilson. ~ ' b Miller . 39 Manson, 18; b. Dickson 7 Luckio, 01212112, not out 16 • Extras . t ..i.;.; ; 21 Total '

. Bowling Analysis. '- ' - Lomax, fivo wickets for 81 runs; Dickson,three for. G6; Miller, one for' 23;.'Nash, none for 5; Collett, none for 11; Browman, none for 19, ELLINGTON EAST B. ' First Innings. . . . B. Wilson,l, c. Waters, b. Upham 1 Lomai, 221,' c. Wynyard, b. upham i......v.: 5 A. E. Wilson ( IUIII, b. i'mlayson ..10 Diakson, b. Upham ; 0 Collett, , 312, d. L : pham,, bi Lnckie ;...... . 6 Bowles, 111243131111314113112121112413333331, - - not out. . 60 Claridge, 1122113213, 1.b.w., b. Phillips 17 Nash, 1, e. Wynyard, b.- Upham 1 Miller, 21, l.b.\v., b. itfmlayson 3 Browman, 144, .b/ Luckio .......; 9 M'Leuban, 1113, 0. and b. Upham 6 Eitras 19 Total 143 . .Bowling Analysis. : '' , Uphami five wickets.for 40 runs; Luckie,' two for . 40; i'ihlayson, two for 32; . Phillips,' one for 12. EAST A AND COLLEGE. Tho rieather/Mndttioiis"which' disturhed the play in town did not trouble the senior suburban .players, in tho Hutt '..Valley, the . match between ! ; East - A and .Victoria - (Allege , .being .finished before any;rain fell..The game/resulted, in -aii easy -win-for East A by an innings and 43 ,nin9.' ; .'rOnvtho first: Saturday: College liiade 67, and : East' A replied. with x 190. , Oii:Saturday College'again ."faced tho music"., at the wickets, and , forthenv - that: ,'mnsio ' .was, rather, of the : funereal -kind, ior.'.Ea.st's bowlers'mowed, them ■doirn.' for ,the : insignilioant score .of - 80. Tho wicket - seemed .to, bo . oxacfcly ■ to;, tho. liking' of C. ;Hickey, w - ho;easily..topped the East bowling: averagoiwith' sbveii'Awickets for. 2G:,ruhs:, :College'.bitted: bne'-'nian short, and only';. th'reo liraniber.l of tho teamscored double figures:; Tho score 'at: tho. fall ;of, eioh wicket • wasv : as. ,nndbr,; : and 'giyes a'fair, indication ;of;,tho. ,ra.aiiv ne/'inVwhich' baUi)?StHlk"Trftj One for; 3, : two : .for 3,. three ;for 3, four, for 35, fivo .for 44, :six' for', 45, seven; for; 71i 'eightv for. 73. nine for SO, Detailed scores are— First innings; .190 VICTORIA COLLEGE V

First innings 67 Foster, 1.b.w., b. Hiokoy. ....... 0 Dempssy, c. Hutchings, b. Gibbes 0 Honagbon,- 311, b. .Rickey i....... ■ 5 'Griffiths, ;22-113Slll, : .21: Burbidge,: b: Hickey. ....i 0 Miller, 14, b. Hickey •„ 5 De la Mare, 122331212, c. and b. Hales 17 Ward,. 1211UU3; cot out ;....:...V....i 12 Broad, 1.b.w., b. Hickey .J,..; 4 Maokay, 31, b.:Hickey 1 Niven (absent) . . 0 i. .Extras 10 Total 60 ■ Grand total 147 Vc; : : : i~ Bowling Analysis. .- Hickey;'seven for 22 runs; Gihbes, oiiß for; 36; Hales, one for 5. . I HUTT AND PETONE. ■! The pHiitt-Petone 1 . match was concluded v at Pdtoho', .oil;' adifficult; wicket; and resulted ■" in a v .win for, Hutt b/: one wicket efter.; a/fairly exciting-.finish.' Pet ono had a' lead o.f three rtins' : on ' the : first innings, and they . brought their grand :tdtal up to 170 in their, second turn at the wickets. Brice (11) was the only batsman : to - ruti: into ' double .figures • against .- the. excellent .trundling of Aldersley, '■ l'ringk>,> and .ltbdgers.;/Aldorsloy's.,'averaße'.tor- tho .tw6.:i'nnirigs' works" out ■ at' ten;wickets for; - 40 runs— dh .excellent performance. \The Peton6'.widket3 fell as.'.undtir:—One for 5,' two for T, three for 15, four for 34, live for 41,, six for 41, seven for 51, eight for 56, nine for: 02, ten for-62. Hutt had 68 runs to (jet when their pioneer'batsmen, Wilson and Olliver, .took strike.' for. tho second Senior ; was v not" long/ in sending down Olliver's wicket,: but Wilson , and Aldersley made a yery' fair .stand,. wnich ; was . badly wanted.; Even" as it was, -the bowling of Brice and Senior took a lot. of playing, and' the .ninth wicket 'was down. before the winning hit was made. Detailed.stores are na follow:— . . £ ■ V First Innings-/ ;... ......... 108 I : . . ' Second Innings. : . . ■ v ' , j I Benm.-tt, IUI2, b. Aldoreley •>, (J i Bold,. 31, b. Aldersloy 41 Powell, b.. Aldersley . 0 Isherwood, 22, c.; sub,, b. Aldersley 4 Senior,' 112112, b. Pripglo 8 Brice, 23141, c. Aldersley, b. Pringle 11 Cate, 111, e. Staples; b. Aldersley 3 l)algleish, 4, b. itodgers ......... 4 Nairn, 12211, :b. Hodgers 7 lteynolds, 11113, not out ; 7 Hawkins, 1), b. Aldtrsley .i.;..;. 2 ,' Extras : .....: Q , Total i 62 Grand; total ................. 170 ■ : " v Bowling Analysis. 1 ■ • Aldersley, five - wickets tor 21 runs s Pringle three wicKets for 2G runs; : Eodgers,'.two for li! \ hutt. ■ First innings...:.. ...........i.........;.... ;. 103 . Second Innings. ] ' Wilson,. 31111121311, run out i 6 Olliver,-12, b. SemoT a Aldemloy, 1120211211112221, c. : Bennett, "b. ■ Brice .............,i... ;.. 27 Jttdd, 112, 0. Nunn, b. Senior "4 ltodgers, 2, b. Senior 2 Btaplci, ill, c. Cate, b. Sonior t Pilchor, 1111, b, Brico ...1...V 11, b. Brico ..i...„........ 2 Chime, 11, e. Powell, b. Bennott '. 2 Matthews, S,: not out ; 3 Hollis, not out 0 Extras • 2 . Total for nine wickets ........... 08 Grand- total ~..,.......;..."i7] . .. . Bowling Analysis. 1 r.Brice, four wickots for 29 runs; Senior, four for: 33; Bennett, ono for 4. : I ; ;'■ 1 JUNIOR MATCHES. . Eaat defeated • Johnsonvitle by 'two wickets I and .9 runs, nnd seonred a three-point win. I .Tho first day's play took place, at Petone oii . Wovember 13, and the second day's play at tho I Basm - on Saturday. JolmsonWlloV first in- ; nings reeJise<l 104 (F. Carroll: 36,' A. Mooro 11 and F. Hill 10, extras 14). Bowling for East' , Victor Harris took tho whole of-the wickets . (ten) for CO. In tho second innings Johnson- . villo compiled 70 (A. Bontley: 33, J, Mooro 10) ■ For,, East Johnson took two for none, M'llohon I ..two for .3, Browman threo foj 17, and V, Har-

ris.two for 19. East's first inningS closed for 49 -(Millword .12; Bock 12, Jlllahon 10). For iTohnsonville' Picke.-i took seven wickets for 25 and' Wiridloy two: for 21., In their second effort East did better, and put together 134 for eight wickets (Donaldson. 38. P. Harris 23, Millwar'd not out 23,-V. Harris not out . 20). For Johnsouviilo J. 110010 took six, for 59 and Pioke'n; one, for 50. : .'

THIRD CLASS. , :East defeated Central at Athletic Park. Central were 217 behind on the first'innings,'and when stumps wore drawn 011 tbo first day had lost ono wicket for 41. Tho innings closed for 00 (C. M. Bay 20, Williams 21, A. H. Bay 10; extras.l 2). •I 1 or' East Mason took three for 3, Masterson five for 49, . and Hales one for 5. East .won by an innings and 124 runs and secured a three-point win;

■JUNIOR LEAGUE.. Y.SLC.A. Wellington South. The former won" by ten wickets. Only 38 runs wero required to ensure a three-point , win. The South players, in a very sportsmanlike manner, stayed, in the field during the downpour on Saturday to enable, their . opponents to knock up: the runs. ; Potono defeated Y.M.C.A. by 29, runs.