CRICKET MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 741, 14 February 1910, Page 6

CRICKET MATCHES.

; AGAiNSTi • '■'■/'{ •'■j'i'THE'; .'SsuE'sTi It Very /OPEN/;; /;; ■';;>;. J ;■■■■;.;.•-'^" : '^FINE'/DISPLAY ;St • Jn"bre ; . interesting-,play -Was'.witnessepVon Saturday ■, in _ .the. .cricket. ma tch;Australia v. /Wellington thai shown;~ on'-'the Opening, day,■•■ -.'As>-the result of. : the / first the .ppsitiqn was,, it' will.be' reineaiber'ed, \ ,. ,as (first innings)! \107;. Australia/. (first .-inwiclsets down rfor -122. ..In view of 'the:general half-holiday,.; the.attendance ; was much*.:larger'. on.', Saturday, than, on■„the,'. previous .'•'dayi...when .only the-.-Geverjunent offices,.were,.closed. The takings ..amounted- to JE2os, : .as:, against £ilßjfor'the.ppening day.- 'His Excellency the;. Governor! : .(JYqrd!Pluiiiet) reached the ground; early an the .■'afternoon, and remained /until;'stumps;were drawn.- It is worthy .of ; note in/connection with, the'.at tendance,"..;that 1 -ain',.unu,suaUy : .large pro : portion'of .'ladies, were".present. ■ ,;. : , ■fe. "■;/.■■ Tbe.G'ame'ata'Glance;.;■:.'•'■ ■..'.' ./Shprtly''after;.two" ■ o'clock'.';the -Ansr tralians. presumed ;''their; :/.first ■ Tannings; Facey, the ; nptrbut batsman, .being.accomp'an'ied: tq.'.the' : wickets' .by'Bardsley,, who for hiniself: irith''.the, bat/during.ibe/visitvof'the last/ •.Eleyen'.'to '."England; ;liere /were bhly^.twq''more wipkets..to.fall, :he/'nuhierbus •' ; .;made- ■'.themielves;:as; cpmfo'rtable.' as '. possible; as .it seemed h extrmely^.likely-V th'at; '. the •, local: £am- ; ;might/.require tO;-do' : an:''houf:.bf 'back .'of :he'-last';:.opppnent; : was : . ; seen'.- .'.':Little;.:ili'd' inybpd'y- dream' .;.thatv'thev innings 1 ' wbu'ld ii? ;oyer:.''within^'aV.fljjartßT• of; -an' hqiir, yjthj,otilyi-eight' 'additional .runs;.'to:, the '^.njgn't'^ '4si ■ tb-'-the/. great f^s^pbintnMnt// of 3afem;an' , ;Barasley'-is'i,when','he- gets '•'.W,** Jut,; /tq-the -great';'. the ; "bar-•ackers!ypr.;;the;lpcar!team;..-,,.:':V-...-:. ;>WKen - econd: .expected to make they/had-done-in b'eir.first- essay'. 1 '/As'thescpfes-'stpba'therp ras'..no^discouraging.'defioit\,toi : fa'ce; for i : n S* .an-finsignificarit-l'ep'd'pf ; 23 iilns, a'u'd,' (ranted' that our •men' could shake, oif.'ahyjhihg; like ''."stage ''fright"' or ahV-uhdue snd : l Spsitiou-was. asKpnen'-ahdMnconcfusive-'as tV^;K»?n.^.V^fß)¥'.■■t^B/.itot'^ball^%fVtto■ epre'sentatives^y ought /were '-'.iiiV the,- ''Aus-;ra}iqn;".bo.x."r':Taken'ori':the-'wbple; ; Wyjhgton/ac'quitted/thcmsPlvcs jii'ucU'-.botter ri;,their./spc'pn'do.atYehipt,': althq'ughWsouie. >tiniid' about-laying iri/the/:wpbd,:;'afyl/''tp6k'-::a's ible,". : I Moiiar.ch";'in.;Enelisb. , .fiisteiy;did n /'dying;/ /Tb' ;some,\nb'l;doub;t; ;'the' : gaine ■ssm'ed /'flat;-,.; stale,''' and'unprintable','" :'belauseistbe'vlobal.'.players' didjitttia'dopt-.the. irmciple'-vbfv'^i^ n^^ - he':' .fielding' l ;,was ..invariably- clean'-'and irqmpt. / : '. 1 ; 1 Eiye.'.''different ■ /bowlers' .'were r^edy-iincludirig/ ipi.fiiPn;.ef'-more■ ;tbau'?bneVexperti'Vi's the lardc'st 'to iscbre'-Mf iidlane (as -be -well:deseryed)'came in .'for ie'arty '-'praise ".all .'found for /bis "splendid bntributibn, pf .-',67,';. which';, was .'gained'"bj L.'yanety.rpf: strokes-well rexecuted.'.^.: 1 ;'. i Eequiring'; 186' tb:v'win,',..Australia • cemriejice'd .their 'secpnd ihniiigs 'at ;s.sl';p.ni;, ind ; when stumps; at'G'.p'Si. |ad;.lcst''np';:.wickets',fpr : -2u.':'runs. : .'The natbh'V.wffll'be . :An 1 "Star! 1 .Dismissßd^. '■ - ' ■' - -'*•--''-"' ''.'.-"'' >-.-' ■' ' and~;Bardsley'iWent.-eut'.to ;esuine./Australia's vfif'st Winnings' a' 'large irp'wd''had-already f assembled, /and (it : .:was. inticipatedV that>',the ; '■•"ipl". which' .'had; set. nVph''tbe'pfevibus,iday..;'.wbuld,/.be .stayed.'; ?atHsKiahd';-Kinvig' ; ,tqpk"' up'! thje V attack' p^the. ; lbc'ar:tearii,:;'and 'Pif ; i'ck's' ;twb /deliyerip-i -in Ms '.uncompleted iver/Baf'dsle'y' sccred;aisingle."' /In .'lCin-. rig[s'imtiar.pvef.'he.. got/anbther/single; Jac'ey' did'likewi.se./but: Patrick'; then .sent ■'tfie'/rlght'-'.ibb'ut./.th'e Aus'but.'1.b..w.':,126,| ifter...,he/had made^S..run's, _ho:,.lpst'-.his who,i;was 'clean'-bowledjin; Jinvigte : second/ oyer-r;l3o—ltt^-s.'~.';'/';. j Disconcerting p.ccu'rrßnce :■'Foster' and/ '- ; '^- ;^7;'/-/r J; liiahprieVrv/'/v:^/:■.':."■■■■; /poster/ and-' Mahoney. : were -the. opening mtsmen; in,-Wellington's-second;;innings; ball, indbpth.tegan': : tp:.run,'bnt,{ v tb' the.astpn.'snjnent'oto tK«; crowd,. when/the-, batsmen ia3''.'almbst'-meti. , Malibn©y.'.rorJibdiViid:-ratt' 3aokC-to''iKi's':cre£ise,:/;fpllow.ed;/by;. ; Eineryj. who had'/fielded/ the -ball, /.had. jnly-.to-'thr'bw'v-it eiTd'/which Poster -had' ; left.-.and" the, bails,were ilif ted.' Thefe iseemed to':be...a; doubt/in/the imirids if ;tbe'./batsman /as.-ta iwhq put,''as'.'tliey/Ka'd.^ripi;!orb'sse'd, 'Epster-had iitima'tely/ fb .''.'giye"i'.w'ay,' ; jal though;'' there : Iras ''a /strong- feeling;, that •■his'-' wicket/had Been:'really •. thrown' away ••- through /his' partner's lack'of.TJudgmen'ti .' ; IHrl-M)v. iß,nei-:wbo-4biw .partnered-.; Maibney./open- ; £jrb/off.;Arfc There •'wa's; , ; a.',luU/in prnilßt'both" bowlers'••6ent down'vanbther jyer^'X':'iWhitty's"'-third /'oyerjV/.bioweyerr vieHed': a.vbpundary- : and .each sf vthe-'batsmen./'-,;.,Mahbney'/tfien .showed some vbth'ef'/'gbbd'/scoring;' stroke's,,'hutrin 4'rmstrong's. fifth .byer'-.he. jumped; in'.to'a tricky .brie,-and/was stumped—3l7r2-Vl9. : '''NotH i rig ?-lf'.:- N6t .fly igohoiisV v' ; ; 'B!aiklpck, /.the"-'new-comer," had/a' iarrbw;.bsflape/just.after his'; adyent'././StepV ping out to a'short'one'by; Armstrong :ne Sent 'the who 'returned it; just ..as'.; Blopklbok'.. running at , top 3pe^ : '-'threw'-'. hiui«elf > '-;oyef. the' /danger line.\J.''.-Shb^j": i drbyo\';..>'.:.i,iball : v for, l .svii I J'aid l ii];;tsb"'''6flmß byer.'.alsb;.'g^hed/a ; .'-'|pur'-by-'nieahs iof'Ja stfaigh't/drive/-'•Whe.n , ''the'-,scbre ..'stood "at 50," Bl'ecklbck'-was-.bPwled'-by-th6* , umpirb'/-rnl.edv"nP;.ball;",/ .The.-inbi-dettt/ did.' not,/' ect,';thg.-'.general complexion./ef ..the ;!gatqe,' 'ioi/. Blacklopk lpst-'bi? -wi.cket.-.;after/Ke -;had,'puf 'on'i'2. Whitty and, ;§ifnpson/ picked'/him.-up/'at; point; 534-34-20.-";;'. Eafrick : riow./i.became'.-/ associated ' v had ; 'by'.,this time got -'together.' H/runs, by'.yefy' careful.'pVay -igp., caf.ef:ul./':that : ''bt/.hisr :I strdk'e9 corner■'■' 'also ' ?scratched' '■■■■ 'a. '.■':. good'/; 'deal, but - rUli'dlane'.' :was';^.evidenHy;;;'; gaining confidence-jwith';\e've.ry .sttpke,',: especially, with' /regard' ,'to • Armst'ijpng's.', defiy.erijes. '..Patrick w.ho.'pfesentlyJsucqupibedi' being/taken ,pff tb'b 'bowler''mentioned ■ by/.Dodds:"at:.-mid-cff., \7o^i-r2:-"'/'/ ; v. //•:';;;', 7 V,/': ; -/;; v.'■jlucKer'/weht :,/l'o- the. assistance'-ibf Midjap'e, va,nd/4priri'g«dlie.;.fiJs^q.yer.' jjr ■/nnstn.ingVbjit at home. /*Kell'away.'-.caine ,6ri';at 'the* boiling .'crease ,'vjce;: : "vpiitly;, and ;'i;he 'jjyellihjg■t^;"icaptaipi /time .'had ever.'/tbr'/'in.'AVmstTqbß's;/next'v over'ihe feTl,,a, ; yictim;,tb''';a'':splendid ..ba|l.-.' ii-^Sty. '" ; ',j ; : ii 'Uniisiiftli.l[heisirit...Reijea'todyy' ; ■ ■ i-fßrice,' the/'next..-.;-iatsman,'; ; had':,,a I .vvEr'j brief/innings,'.being-..c'aught;i,h./,the:/slips 6ffiiK,ellew,ay ~,byV.-Emery.,- before ;i he- ;had sqpred,'.after v -the A ball;..hAd/c,ai3nbned./,pfi Armstrong's ; jiandT-an .incscnt i ,sirailaij'.;,to bne' w.hich'-. had;' taken' • plaqb! ,'on ! .' thei'pr eTO.qs/; day'.'/ JCinyig V; filled <ifhe ya,9ancy,- : ,butVK as/.content',: to ~iillpw'Midlane n'pw.'./w'olljfeet, ..tb'.do '. tlie^.majpr.-portion .pf.--.the;scoring. 'With ;'a.;niqb,.stroke/to-lcg.fbr;; ij Midfanc brbught-; up ; the .'century (.'aftpr 'one',' hour and .t.h,ree-qua'rte'rs'-play.. 'Eaceyr.t.he ; fast right-hander strong' and-Emery';tpbk'the.plaoe'.of'.~Ki«l-leway/'iiTwo hbuTs'' play; sa,w,/120 ;.onMth< ;bba'r'd;/'of ■^hicb'-'' , Mi3lane';.liad'f;rnadel 50, 'A't :: 4':4o- th'e:;..pirtne,rship,.'.wa3/'dis§olTe'd, Kmvig's ;• ,wiqket; -being ;' sent "• • 'dbiyh' fhi 'PipetT•>:^l3?^^^^; f:^,^■.; :V 'ij^; /£,- ■'';!',. - •"Eri'd./pfl^Midlane's^lnnings.'.''-i[i'/ ' .bpaijed : -hW;. accQunt. r ,with : ' v'hvc .drives 'tb';tbe. bonhdaxy/ o'fE;i.En;'ery,; anc

with' 150.,upi'.' Whitty. w'as"; again put', oh at'''Hie 'crbasei';.this: timeJ-f,rom.;the';nbr.; th'e'r'n -eiidvin place! of. FaceyV. .Just;'on s;6'clo'ok:liaws.li'ftcd : a Whitty : ari'd'it went^safeiyih'to'Armstrong'aJHt\Tida it'.mid-off.' ■ : "15r-BT-13.-;,;' ■:. {' ■ ii•".■; : ter had /a 'narrow-'escape . of, being'.'riin, ant." .With;the' .score, at-175. Armstrong wont;, on.'to 'bowl^from'the•routhoin, in:liou'.;of ":EmeryV---Atnid 'applause'.i'MidV lane 'iit'his.'firat', ball' to".'6quare',;leg'.fojr t,: but a;-mup!e"of .".ove'ts jumped;, in 'to..ia-;slqw; one;.from;'',tHo;;san)e trundler/and.Vas'stumped; v ! :He; Had !beep!.".hdurs''33 ■minutes"at'. the" wickets. •■-■ 187—,' y r sj^:■■■■., /vvV'-'y''- : ' :: ;C' ,; : V ' '■V : ' ;; ''^ '.-.-'..-V-. .'.'.-.•■• •■Somei Laughter, .:;■ ■•:■?- : : ■'::'.■■• 'llickey r io,. help .''Roberts. '.'sent.:.dopn; I'-very, .slow '.. ball.'to,'the; new-comer whose Successful efforts; to ..deal with-it'greatly iniuse^'.th.e^'cToTd;.'V'Wien,-'thßvneit.;b'ftU-tja''. full-toss—came', along,'Hickey "had: his' revenge, by-sending/it, to .'the'boundary. Roberts ...at this stage' ,'liilv.sii'.bqundr it ies, ' ..the. ■ second.■'.century appearing., at 1.30.';.Tw0 minutes later Roberts :-was ;iven ■ out l.b.w.' to' Armstrong. ' 208-rlO -24:.: ■";:■,:•;•::■:■::.-■ .;.'-;,-,:■■.;:x■■'";'.■.. ..■■ .Australia's; Second,'(Strike.";-..' VDhly .JO'minutes'remainediirheh.'Mayne ind Dodds .'.went,'out" to '.begin .'Australia's' econ'd. -innings.' .The-Iqcal attack ivas' in he,hands.of JPairick and Kinvig,-; who had lone so ..well ;with" the ball oh 'the previous lay. :■' .Off .Patrick's, first .over Mayne.'bag;ed ttNsingle.and Bodds.gotia brace' as cell. ,as,al)oundary;.to leg.' Kinvig*s first iver!produced .only'a single. -In.Patrick's; econd- over'.'Mayne and Dddds both' got' a.' louii'dary and a} single, and.then stumps eerejdrawn for ;'the day., .Following' wcr,e he' : individual-scores.:—';;•'/■;;•'.:". •■;,.- •'.:;•- ; . t i: v. ?-:'A -y::''' ■•' Sirst InningsV'-.i.'....;.....-;....:..-«.'.-... : .i;'.107 •:•■•'■ ■■'; 7 Innings. 1 ■ ''::; V■•■,.'" ' toster/run butUiwi.J.l....;.'/..,/.:...'..:.'.;:.;'..' ■, 0 i ah0ney,';142444, ,- ; st; •'.Gbriy,'; -;-b;:;Arm;-' ; - ".'■; strong ■ ■ '•.\-.';i..':'.V.v.'.!-..';;;;'...'..'.. , .\f.;;'i;;;;.. , ;'19. lidl'ane,- '41421111442im41141i24221H41 V ;; ■■' -44,- st '-Gbrry, -b.; Armstrong ■-,-...■.;;-.;'.-,.67 51ack1bck,'.."112164122," c. .Simpson; -b.':- ;!- |, tfi#; 1^;;:;»l^:i.u:;.Li:» Patrick, -11, ..;... V; 2 pucker,'.'.l44, ,b.':;Arnistrong....... r ...i....: ; ..;:, : 9. irice," c. ;Emery l 'b.''Keireway''.'..';;..i.i;. I ,;*o' tfnvig,-11i4244,',b'. : Emery.; 17Jaw5,:442'12,:.c.': : ArmStr6ns,;'b.';Whitty.-,:',13 lbb'ertt,.7"444444,Vlili.w;;i>b.\:ATmstrbng',;-24 lickey, 41, not .bu't..'.!.:...;.'.7:i;..:.;.0.i..;..5v S' tyii.XiSZ; '•,.;;■■ A" j;Bowling;;Analysis;;^;. i . ."71;' ■;;"," i';"■'■""-'' ; . : :' : .oVers^'Mdhs/Euns;' i 'Wkts. Knir^yr ;; i-»"» c .'i9' : : i - ! ■ 'W^ 3 LrmstJongV. ™'.;-v?r;";'i V;j'4 ; ; ;;"':s6v.'; Mleway:.;';..:;.. v6i;:, ;:^17, ; :,.V : -:l, fecey,"-.--' :.'..'.~.«'.'1'5- - ; .--.•: 2 ;*:' ';;:12; "•.;.; '"—'■ !mery;,'w.;:.^v;.;. ! :?' Si"."-'""3.:' •'••' • i32,;;:; i- -r ';i^ci. jttalisl ;ii^^'2^Kelie3w^|2.' ;^ ; o; 4-;i~;U.''i J'' 1 ;.;" dayneV 1 112li(;c. : '.3.Mcker, : b.iBruce,;..:'.'..''i5. iimpsDn^^HiseulffiimilZlS,'^^ , A.-. v riciy.'b. u "KinViß i :i ; i. ; .V.'.;i.^..'i.^.;.:'.ivV.:i.~sl! Cel!eway,'.ll442ip2nil;vhb;V;,';b ,^Pa^; !mith^ s <i4iiiai4-^;fSlnvigf(;;;:£;:;;;:.?:i7; )6ddsi::l'4in,v;o.>Hick'ey,vK"Pitr'jok.-.;;';a:8 Lrin'sfeong >^lUl^rnh;t but:..V...,.'.'..;,. v Vlittj; b;^atiick;''.',..;^...^;:;..iJ.:-;.;:0 ; . mrdsl6y,:lll;':i!b.w ; :,sbrP.fttrick;^v..;:;.iU3. i 3m'e^,.-'-81//n6ft'.put''s.'a;.M;vi;^'.':w"^'Mr v S-, '•■/Extras :"i.bye'ar.'s,; :leg:by,es, 2,'. .;;y,;.4;:..:;,.7 ; . v'iHH<''jßp^lrng^nalysis' v ■'■;l: i .''ft';V-;-S* v Mo : ■'. 3rice^ ■'.'•' ■■• 'lv.'' !.34 : ' ; ';■'."'; 1; : ;"'.'.0:;•■:.;,;»',;.;',.;r-' Cmvig'-'t',-v.'.'..',.'..,.;12 ..-■,'•■—:. w ;36 ; ;: ; ;.-,;:3 £«cV: : %.:v^;'-'7:^ '■ .".'.> ;'ii!.' __•;"'■:■ i :.V : - :';l ilayixe,>'ll2l4' j 9 )6dds,'2«l-(not'.out): ■.;...:;...:.!.....;;::.:-11' •;■' ;;:;.;.,..:;.;..iii..^^..;.^....;i.-,^o. .: ' ■,;. ''BowlinglAnalysisJ : v'.;' '•';'■■'■ ;;' ';; ',:'"'' Overs: "Md'ns. Euns'.-Wkts. ?atrick;:v..i : .;..^'.;'2-' ; ;.-- :; "■■fisi.'- ;' : 1invig,;.;..;...;.;.. .';l.' ; :."—■;';;.', ;'V'.' , .''.~ I CKUAND , S.MiGHfyrTOTAU^ -,'■ ■'■; '.'■ 1 ..(By.'TeieEraDh'^—Press, ABBoclatlon.i-; ; ;;,Th ; e^ •Plunket.;Shield ,betweeoi ''AjickWdrajid, Qtago .was: continued aeretto-iiayr '';:ThiVweatbei;:wi»i : ,3eligb.ti fn)[.^:iii , -lwe;'m6^iu^xa. : '-Hgkt7^™ - mnd'"':tampering'; /rays.' ;tn« a'fterno^n';'^ore'''bn'i' r .hoi?everi ;&&.sky,''be' came;,.oye.rcast,..;'and.'; : a.; heavy., shower .fell resumed -batting with.theVscpre'.at', 391' for' six^wj'ckets'O.and';!play.ed;j | i^t,,as r ;. solidly as ■ yesterday,') the.', tearn : having soofelat ! 579i','and thus.'-two,ne^.',"records aTe 'establiahed',■■fbrV'Nota ■'-ZSe'dland'i interprb:' 'yincikl'i.cricket.rthel.to.tal. ;being est known . ; fprithis clasSrOfi cricket,'->vhils. tlie''fact: : 'of- Sale,scoring anot,her v centiify, thus'.. making ithree in; one innings," 'also makes' a^newprecedeut.';'".'''',■'•;. ,;■'•■.:.;,''•;■' ':- Starting 'yrittuS&Vhi six score was : ;'carried?'to .432 .before".;Sneddehi.-was dismissed;"a'itd' then^asbh'."'jbiiie i d;; Sale, and' tfii''iarinersfiip';f<)r'.'the" eighth'-witket yas^re^nfflb}e"'-'fof| T Being ;';;Anth6hy'; ;aiid Taylor, ■w'hich'i.put-.oh' 48 tunsi-.iThe-bpvd-ing' of ■ M'Farlane ~fbr;Otagb i.was.'-'the',; most productive' ; 6f''resultsi,.ahd;he'.:fimshed up mth an average';'of.,three wickets' riisihvhile , 'M'acartney-tb'ok^'three'-'for-'lls. Otagoidid hbt ; start' at-.the callibf' : 'Hmer-had' lost 1 four iwickets.ifor ■104, ; ''Siedeberg.'-(38) "andvEokhold : .(31) ; beiiig the. principal 'The'atfendance:-at ths.match.'.was very' l large, q^er'4ooo .being aftoiioon;,; 1 ' 1 -'~ : '..V. v; The; details -of'the play are ,as;f 01.10'.w,;— ;With: : .the?wicket:-still.'-in,g().od: order, -Sneddon (2);..resumM.,'Both played'mth:c*iifidence;-" and ;-run's. 'began to':'mbunt .'up, - the, 400,,rmark'vsbon',- being passed '.'.:•' Wi'th i . : tbe-.sTOre.Viat'':':.^2,':;Sne'dden ; played '.'one'; from'. MJFarlane "back .it p artney;-'''at sa.nd;rietired.v-.;MasoD Wasineit-'-m'an in, and played'.the''bowling : with; confidence ■ iFroni; the outset; he kept the;, field short .;.run|. of bowling .were;, tried, 'eight-, of; the Otago/.team .'-being oallod-bh- tovbowli-but'^they^-were-unable to effect.,a-', separation.'■:; 500; wa's.'.hpisted just'; befb'ie'-the '■ -.luncheon".: adjournment, :'tHeTECorjs':;th'eh-^ ruh'sihui tbp":sopie)"'.andiMason',;3J-','! ; '■■■. '■•"■Sb<inV-a£t^r'nunbheoh;:.Sale',;hit.;one -to •legy and' 4 in' doing'so'; turned,: tbjyards. the called-and fai'right 'crease '.before''' hetvias ;nb'ticed: v;KSd.; .the;.; ball '■ nrUiis ,'hands- and:so,; to;'save .-Mason. Sole, walked *liisv ; or,ease; ;,aud'. .gaveir his iwicket airay. - -Ite had "playedvbeauHful. -.cricket •c!iaiiceless,'»an'd'.:fuU' bf' good .'strikes. ;.He .V66k;2..Ji6ute''M.'niinutcs^tb;'-raakß:.his'c.en-'turj,' .'and .about.'. 3V- ; hQur's ,tb 'm'ake',. the total., .'.Anthony. nest iuV•biit" Mason soon"'lost -Kis.'wicket,'' Macartney.'.taking •Mm'iat'mid-Qff-'.fro.m-'MrFarUnpv •These two'plavers'appeared,'to;,he,-a. go6d;.cpm-ffina'tlon";i-'6ach' wickets being'i iiaught 'iou't by ■')' Anthopj : ;waS/jbined,by'Taylb.r;--and .a':gbod;:pat,t•'ner'ship'ensued, .48;runs.',bei.ng, put on ,be.'faie'Anthbnv. was .dismissed'by'.a'remarkaole';catch : by 'Eckhbld ,in .the-i-.out-field •It -was '■'■».- b"rilliaht'.''climai'>.;tb\a:.bri.llianl -iniiuigs'.-.' : The, ge.nei;al'.excellence' of Auck limd^s-batting', was"., ,thb. ; theme, ofimucl ;coriversation;'-.;-t|ib /-freely ."ad ,'mittm'g that'it ;was •luppish'strokes tbeiug.'alm.ost'absent. -Thi 'bowling' "o'f"rOtag'o'-Wcked'. ; variety,' ;,be ing. : .mostlyiof;: tho slow;; medium ■ bre'al border.' ', •»'<■'•;■;-:;;'---;;'• r.'-. 1 :' •.'■.•.■••■•■;.-•- '.Qtago's innings ..opened' .badly,; Wilsoi ■bbin'g■'beaten r 'by''a beautiful-ball'.'froii lielf,-. which ..he nothing- -about Ihi'thorfqrdijoined.'Eokhqldi .bu.t.the pthei : -batsnja'n;..dia:-nbt.,'stayVl6ng,'ihi 'being•caHght;:by'..-'Relf:.'..in the- rsljps .of ■Ha'ddori':*- Siedeberg'.came in,'and matter! ;iiv6'tfe'd ,up, l i the ipar'ther'ship; putting : ".pi S '.before; Eckhbld' was caught byHaddgi off■ ; 011iflV'--Maca>tney.'.then came i.n, .but 'before '.the .'score had bee'n;,alt(>?ed,' Sie'de I'Dofg-'-ws-board'- theii'. rea'ding,-;^^^., ;Mac'arthe: aii'd'-MlFarlane'i'played',oiit ;.time."','iThi r i foUpwing''are''th6'sCorMi—"/;".».-•..',;!

/. ,"''<■"';; ,s AUCKLAND.: T" ';.-'/:-: -~'■':.• •T.i-'i'First^lnnitig?!." ;..r-.\'■•' , ■', Horflpool,'. c. :Jlutherford,". b. ..Fishei'"...:•? 37 .'Heiuus,-'c.:■ Micartaey, ' b. : ,M'Farlane '.Mil .Keif,'.'c.'--sub.,.•b'.' Macartney •......;!.... US & D0i1ie5 ':\:.:;J..:....;::;....:„:- 3 ;Sale, fnn:0ut'..':..'.....'...'.:..'.;.;..:.;.'......- 121 Olliif,: 'b. Maci'rlney •..............'.,.•..........: i ?;!^"itn3.:'.^aMrtn'ey.V^^^V....r;i.i:,.,;;^;^:-'4i Snedden,. p. Macartney, b.* MT;arlane 24 jUason, : 'c.:'tfaqaftne\vb.,M'Farlane ... tfi-Anthony.-c.'Eokhold, hi Seideberg.;...., ,/37 .'Taylor? not ont';.,.-.':.:.'.:...v..:,..v..,....•.......,.' 17 ':'■'/..:'Extiias..■■_.."..'... ~...;......„.. ..;. ...',,;....■ ia . v-;^0tai^'>1...';;.;^...;.v.;:.;>.';1.;;14. : .:^ v '"> ~- j.?.;^. 0^1 ?? .Analyiii's'. .!-. 1 -' ■~' ,'... 'Macartney; '/threei ; wickets: '.'for /115 rtjns; -.Downesj. one. for 142;; Fisher,' oho for. 98;,.M'Fariane,.'three. fpr"-B'si 'Siede\berg, ■ one-.-for. ,29;'-'Kutherford,' none'-for. ,75'; ! ;:HopSins, for'.7;'-,Hiddlest"one;' ■none'for! !f.;;•. '- •...'•.■■.'■:•;.■• ;-• ■:.■:■■;.'.■; .'.:■■'"' ;- : ';W^9-.''.[\ : y-;-';' : :/\ : '~:■■■■■■'. --'.."Kr^t -"-,■-".'.'"■' : 'Wi15aa, : 'b.'.Keif^..'...:........;.'.., ; '.' .51 Eck'hold, b. Olliff ...;....:.■;.' 31 Kutherfprd, c..'Relf,> b'. Iladden :..„.....■ 4 Siedeberg,;.*'.' Keif .....;...;....•„•......',..„„.- 38 Alaciirtney,.,not 0ut:".;:....v..'..;....,-..-,. s M'Karlsjie,. 'n0t;.0ct 1 .; : .;.;.,.,.:.;.:..!..','.'" 14 ~ Extras ... .'...tf.if.11.:.;..;';;..;.,,';; ;.....,.„;"! ; ..; 4 ~..' Total':; for .four , 104 :,: .-'.V-' r-:;". ;Bpwling 'Analysis.'-' ■' '• : v''','' - .Eelf,: two'^wicltets.'.fo'r.39. : .runs; Had.dep,- one for. 32; Olliff, one f0r,28;. Taylor, ■.none .fori; anjl,Snedd6ri; none'forS. ' . ■ L()CAX : ;'J,ONJOR ;:CHAIirPIpNSHIR ' .'/The 'Junior: ) Championship :'Committee have, decided, to<. .commence "the 'seventh .roundvon'Saturday,. F«brnary 19. The fixturesand 'grounds area's •follow :-Welhngtpn .North- .v. .Wellington -South; at Petone;. Johnsonville v..St.'-:John*s, at No.; ■h k; Wellington College -vi vPetorie, ff,?)? 6 ? 1 'Wellington Central '.v. Y.M.CiA.,-at'Np'.. 2 Park; mttv... Victoria' Wellington East,'a bye.'