SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 771, 21 March 1910, Page 5

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

CENTRAL INCREASE THEIR LEAD. ANOTHER MATCH UNLIKELY.'., : ' Wellington Central., defeated Wellington South by nine wickets.. , r Wellington East B defeated Victoria College by an innings and 22 runs. East A defeated North on the first innings. Petone defeated Hutt on the first Innings.' ■- .-.

..The .ninth round of-the.senior chtunpionship cricket matches was concluded on Saturday, in splendid' weather. In spite of the. fact that it. .was recently proposed by. the. Wellington Cricket Association to\play another'-, round of matches after Easter,' the general opinion among cricketers is; that .tbere will not . be another, series, and that-the matches concluded- last. Saturday, will constitute the filial of the -chainpionship. If the association decide, as is quite likely, ; that another round, will • not ; be .played under .the altered ci-rcum-staiices; .. Central-, will be announced as the holderrs-of the season's championship'. Although- ,challenged. in. real earnest in. the past two -or three matches,.' Central. have. maintained - a lead, and the championship , points are now-allotted as follow:— „ 111 § i .Team. IS -• -g § . ■-■•g , ' SS - ,2 • a Central 9 9 7 1 20 East. A 9 . 7:. 1 1 18 South 9 • 5 • 4 ■ . . ■ .14 North ........ 9 5 4 — 12 Hutt- 9 3 6 — 8 College 9 2 7 — 6 Pe'tohe ....;..'9' 3 6 — 7 East B , ...... 9 3 .6 ' — - 8 Only one senior match was played in the city on Saturday, that contest being between - Central.'and .'Soutli, oh t|ie Athletic Park. When - the scores were scanned at the close of play on March 5, it was not difficult to,guess that Central would-"win* through." South having- been disposed of for an even .100, Central ■ went- -to- -the-, -wickets and knocked- up ,147- for-the loss of . six .wickets. Last Saturday they brought the- first- innings' total, up to-199, and-, when- South ' had 'gone out- a 'second time for 116, Central- quickly' added 19; and won by/three points,- with nine wickets to spare. The three other matches of the round , we're played on .suburban grounds. Most interest , was attcched to the contest between East 'A and' North, 6n 'the Hutt Recreation Ground. Tie former' .ultimately secured a two point victory. The match; Hutt v. Petone,. was continued on the Hutt ground, although the first day's : play • had'takenplace at' Petone. As the outcome, Per tone won on'tlie first .innings. East B tad 'a'straighlroflt win' in the match against Victoria College on the Petone ground. ■ ' , CENTRAL AND SOUTH. Six wickets,in Central's : first innings had fallen' for. ,147 runs, when stumps were drawn after the.first day's play, arid an; hour's! batting on Saturday brought the total of the side up to 199. When Central went; to the wickets to . complete their innings, Hickson, the not-out man, continued to play careful cricket. Although his partnership with Wilkinson produced 46—the score being raised by tliese batsmen to 192— Hickson added only, 13 singles to his previous, total of 40. : Wilkinson played a fairly' brisk innings, and carried his bat for 35. The most valuable partnership in South's second innings was that of Burton and Smith, which added 44 runs. Burton, who pioneered the innings, with Suckling as partner, made 44, himself apparently finding the wicket to his liking, and the bowling not difficult. Smith also seemed to be at home, and batted • confidently, obtaining several threes and a couple of. fours. He.was ultimately caught- by Wilkin-. 1 son, off Miller, , his sooro being 38.

Apart from these two, none of the South batsmen had ainy luck. Suckling _ secured 19 rails, including three fours, but there were no other double figure scores. The.'.'tail" wagged very feebly, as i 9 shown by ' the runs at--the fall of successive wickets: One for 22, two for/ 33, three for 77,..f0ur for 80, five for 92, six for 103, seven for'lo6, eight for 108, and nine for 116. Dind being absent, South batted only ten men. The bowling honours' were divided between Miller and Hawthorn, each of whom took four wickets. Central had no difficulty in making up their small deficiency of 17- runs, , and bv accomplishing this, with tbq loss of one wicket, they won outright. Particulars of the scoring are as follow :—. > WELLINGTON SOUTH. First .'lnnings.-' Burton, 1111232331, c. and b. Haw- '• thorn 18 Vare,! c. and b. Miler : 0 Patrick, -21311; c. Laws, b, Miller 8 Dind, 331433441, c. Birch, b. Hawthorn 26 Smith, 11333, c. Kinvig, b. Hawthorn 1.....'. .... 11 Johnson, 1, ,c. Laws, b. Hawthorn 1 Suckling, 33223233121, b, Kinvig ... 25 Tyler, 3, run out '.. 3 Schmoll, 1, c. Laws; b. Hawthorn 1 Guthrie, not out 0 Webb, 31; b. Kinvig 4 .Extras : x 3 Total .. 100 Bowling Analysis. Hawthorn, five .wickets for 30 runs; Kinvig, two for 20; Miller, two for 30; Laws, none for 17. Second Innings. Burton, 33232311111113343332, si. Roberts,'b. Miller '44 Suckling; 1342414, >c. : Miller, b. . -..Hawthorn ! 19 Patrick, 111, c. Birch, b. Hawthorn... 3 Smith, 1341331123133421,' c. Wilkinson, .b; Miller 36 Guthrie, b. Millar 0 Johnson, 1, b. . Miller 1 Vare. 2311, run out 7 Tyler; c; Hickson, b. Hawthorn ... . 0 Webb,, not-out, 4 Dind. absent . 0 Extras . .....j—..-.... ...:: ... 2 Total ... 116 If irst. innings ■ 100 ..Aggregate, ....f5.V.i.:;........ 216 Bowling Analysis. Miller, four, wickets for 27 runs; Hawthorn,,'f6urfor32 ;' 'Kinvig, none for' 18; Mason, none for 18; Laws, none for 19." ;• •

WELLINGTON ' CENTRAL. - Firei'lnnings.Naughton, 11311111112,. b. Schmoll, , - b. Patrick 14 Birch, 11312232321, .fc. Patrick , 21. Beechy, 134211, c.. Johhsoai, b. Dind 12 Hawthorn, 112131, c. and b.Patrick 9, •Laws, : 2113, run out 7 Hickson, 1114111121112113121131114 ■■ i 21111111111111,-, c.' Tyler,' b. ; Guthrie 53 Roberts,: 23111131331331341, run out .. 35 Kinvig,: b. Smith .v. 0 Wilkinson, 1111311111334341122, . not out .....; 35 Ma-son, run out .; .• ■■ 0 Miller, 1, c. Taylor, b.'Guthrie' ... 1 'Extras- 12 Total 199 Bowling Analysis. Patrick, three wickets for 58 runs; Guthrie, two. f0r...32'; I)ind, one for 14'; Smith, one for. 48; Burton, none for 12; Johnson, none, for 12., • Second Innings. Miller, 312411, not out 12 Mason,"l, b. ; Patrick 1 Wilkinson, 1131, not out' 6 Total for one wicket 19 •First innings....'. 199• Aggregate,, 218' Bowling Analysis. • Patrick, one • wicket. N for. ..8 runs; Guthrie, none for 11. EAST A; AND NORTH. ■

With three wickets ■ down , and ■ the score at 38, Tucker declared for East A, thus 1 leaving .129 to make to' win, , and an hour: and .a half to go. 'Prom the start it looked hopeless. from' North's point of view, but as .the:innings. -progressed,. and. runs .crept up. East's , chances :of-defeat'began to look rosy.; "With, ten minutes to go North's score 1 stood ;at four, .wickets, down for 100. .'.' However,the' remainder of the. play only yielded IJkjuns, thus: East A won by. 15, runs. '.'.The,.runs at -the fall of each; wicket'.were:—North, .(first in-; innings) : One wicket-for 5. runs,';two for 6, three for. 16, four for 25, five for 27, six; for 46, seven for 70, eight for 72,; ; iiihe'''for'■ 78, ten for' 85. • East A" (second .' innings): One - wicket for • 9 runs,'two far 22, three for 22. Wellington. IWthXsecond innings) : One wicket for 49 rims, two for 50, three for 77, four for 85,, five for-103. 1 The detailed scores were:—, - WELLINGTON EAST. ' First innings 170; • Seoond Innings. Wills, . 12?422, b. Finlayson 18; Hales, 1, b.-Fmtyyson 1 Hickey, 131, b. .Luckie■ 5 Bdwjes,-4211111,-inot/out, IIMidlane, • 131,.n0t out; 5 Total- (for three wickets, innings declared) 35 , Aggregate 205 Bowling Analysis. Finlayson, two wickets ; for 25 runs; Luckie, one- for.lo. '.WELLINGTON. NORTH. . .. First Innings. Wynyard,. 111111112341141, • b. Hickey 22 Finlayson, l; b; Hales 1 Blacklock, b. Hickey 0 Williams, 11111, c. Berner, b. ■ Hickey 5 Manson, 121;.b. Hickey............... 4 Twohill, b.. Hickey 0 Waters, 34311231112, c. Midlane, b. Gibbs ; 22 Phillips, 3111211, run out 10 Sheridan; 1311, .not ont' 6 Luckie, ,1, run out : ■ 1 Charlesworth,' b.. Gfebs - 6 Extra's ...- 8 , Total 85 ■ Bowling 1 Analysis. • Hickey, five wickets for' 30 runs; Hales, one for 29; Gibbs, two for 18. Second; Innings. , Blacklock, 1322111111313, b. Gibbs 27 Williams, 231111322132143, c.-Hales, -b. Berner . 28 Wynyard,.!',;b'. Gibbs 1 Waters,- 11434111213,-c. Hutchings, b. Hickey .....; 20 Manson, 1311141214, not out ...... 19 Finlayson, 12133, b. Hales 10 Charlesworth, 3, not out 3 Extras 7 Total 114 Aggregate 199 Bowling Analysis. Hickey, one •'wicket- for, 42 runs; I Hales, one for 8: Gibbs, two for 35; I Berner, one for [22.

EAST BAND COLLECE. On the Petone . ground, East soon disposed, of College, in their second innings. Monaghan was the only College man to make any stand against the bowling of Miller and Grimmett. At 3.30 College were all out for 78, East B being the victors by an innings and 22 runs. The wickets fell as follow :—College second innings: One for 1, two for 5, three for 9, four for 19, five for 29, six for 42, seven for 53, eight for 78, nine for 78, and 10 for 78. Details of the scores were: East B (first. innings) 130 VICTORIA COLLEGE. Firßt innings 30 Second innings. . Broad, b. .Miller' 0 Millor, c. sub.',' b. Grimmett 1 Griffiths, 21, c. and b. Grimmett ... 3 Stainton, 1211311, b: Grimmett ... 10 De La Mare, 12132, run out 9 Monaghan, 121121333111431, b. Grimmett 28 Berendsen, b. Miller 0 Niven, 12222, b. Miller 9 Dempsey, 1111, b. Grimmett ...... 4 Finlay, 121131, not out ...> 9 Jameson, b. Grimmett 0 Extras 5 Total 78 Aggregate 108 ' Bowling Analysis. .." Grimmett, six wickets for 38 runs; Miller, three for. 33; Collett, none for 1. PETONE AND HUTT. ■ By arrangement this match was continued on the Hutt ground. Petone had five wickets, down for 42 runs when the game started, and, playing two men short,"carried the total-to 58. Hutt, left with 113. runs to make to win, only got 55, .thus losing by 55 runs. The. wickets fell as under': —Petone, second innings, one wicket' for 9 runs; two for 17; three for 17; four for 32; live for 32; six for 52; seven' for 58; eight for 58. Hutt second innings: One for nil;, two for 3; three for 9; fotir for 13; • five-for 25; six for 50; seven for 50; eight for- 54; nine, for 55; ten for. 55. ;■ : ■

■•. •; ■' PETONE. ' First innmgs,... 105 Second Innings. Cate, 13, c. sub., b. Judd 4 Brice, 41123, .st. Staples, b. Judd 11 Joyce,•. 11, sb.' Rodgers s 2 Powell,: 12112112, b.- Judd 11 Southgate r '131432311, c. 1 Wilson, b. .... Rodgers... 19 •Hey, b. Rodgers 0 Wilkes, 1 b. Rodgers 0 Bennett,'323, not out ...'. 8 Bold, b. Rodgers \ :.... 0 Extras ;.... 3 Total 58 .Aggregate 163 Bowling Analysis. Rodgers, four wickets for 25 runs; Judd, three for 24; Pringle, one for 6. /; ;.; : V '■ HUTT. y r ' First; innings .....i. 61 ' . . : .Second Innings. Wilson;. 2, b. Brice ■ -2 Simpson, b; Brice 0 Aldersley,' 111, b. Brice ... : 3 Rodgers, 11121, run out 6 Staples; 21112213,. St. Cate,. b. 13 Judd, 12111411, not out ; 12 Harris, .112211,- b. Joyce 8' Clunie, fa. Joyce 0 Matthews, b. Joyce 0 Priugle, b. Brice 0 Pilcher, : b. Brice 0 > Extraß 11 Total 55 •Grand total. 106 Bowling Analysis. Brice, five wickets • for 18 runs; Bennett, none for 9;, Joyce, five for 17. • V ■ MISCELLANEOUS. v In the junior grade, Victoria College defeated Hutt by 102 runs. In the College second innings Caddick made 57. \ Catholic Cliib, playing against an eleven representing the Ocean and Ac-' cident.Office,-made 207 for six.'.wickets (Warno 85, M'Grath 61); Ocean Accident made -38 and 53. Leydon, took seven wickets for 11. runs' and three for. 89;, Carroll, three for 24; Warne',' three for 21'. ' . ■ '

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; An eleven representing Whitcombe and Tombs beat Telephone Exchange by 129 runs' on Satnrday., Scores: Whitcombe and' Tombs : 186> (Davis 55, retired, Sully 44, retired, Milford 43) ; Telephone-Exchange, 57 (O'Sullivan 11, Waters 18; not out). Bowling for Whitcombe , and Tombs-: Milford took five wickets for< 24 runs. " THE: HAWKE'S BAY . TRIP. Dr. Foster, of the Victoria; College team,; will not be able to make the trip "to Napier ."-at Easter. He is at present spending aholiday in the South Island, and on Saturday, he wired from Dunedin .to Mr. Vance, secretory of the •: Wellington: Cricket Association, to ha.ve his name withdrawn. ;A substitute, will," therefore, have to be chosen to" complete the .Wellington eleven. .

; IN OTHER 'CENTRES. ■; SCHOOLS MATCH AT SIASTERTON. (By Toleerarh.—Boedal. OorresuondenU Masterton, March, 20. ~ The annual cricket match, Wairarapa v.■ Wellington. Primary Schools, was played here on Saturday, and ended in a win for Wairarapa by 38 runs. Wairarapa made 85 (Beard 26, Perry 14, Miller 14) in their first innings, and 61 ,(Eorman ■ 12, and Harding 11)' in their second innings. Wellington, in their first, innings, made 77 (Mabiu 21 (not out). Beard, bowling for Wairarapa,'took six wickets for 4 runs, and Anderson,' . for ' Wellington, five wickets for 3 runs—both in the second innings. . . . UNPARALLELED? TEAM DISMISSED WITHOUT • ' SCORING. , . (By Telegraph.—Press Aiioelsitisß.l , Aucklandt March 20. A oricket reoord that, is believed to be unparalleled was put up on the Aiickartd Domain' yesterday, a whole team being dismissed without, scoring a single'run. The. match was between Whareti and Havolock, the teams being composed mostly of postal employees. Havelock, winning the toss, went in first, and, one after the other were clean bowled —all for "ducks." The herb of tho ,da.v was- Blackie, who secured nine wickets for no runs, Lloyd getting one for none. Whareti made a score of 43. AUCKLAND MATCHES. Auckland, March 20. The ninth round of the Auckland Cricket Association's district championships was commenced yesterday in beantiful weather. In the senior grade North Shore; playing against. -Eden, made 130 in the first iimihgs (Speuce 37, Primp. 30. Hadden 30). 5. Hills took seven wickets for 38 runs. ' Eden made 86 lot sis wjckais j^jumziLLg

26). Ha'dden took three wickets for 26 runs, and Howden three for 36. Grafton, playing against Ponsonby, made 146 (Mason 29, Gray 2"). M'Coy took four -wickets' for 36. Ponsonby made 57 for six wickets (Hemus 41). Mason took three wickets for 26, and Gray three, for 28. University, playing against Parnell, made 57 runs. 01liff took eight wickets for 16. Parnell made 138 for eight wickets (Sale' 39, Anthony 34, Olliff 28 not out). ■ CHRISTCHURCH; ST. ALBANS ON : TOP. ' Christchurch, March .20. The last of the first grade matches were played St..vAlbans, ■ 72 and 14S for five wickets, .'beat. Linwood 66 and 147. ■ Sydenham, 374 for eight wickets, beat Riccarton 167 and 107 for six wickets. East Cbristchureli 176, and 65 .for four wickets, beat West Christchurch 109, and 130 for nine wickets. The results of the competition are: St. Albans 14 points, Sydenham 13, East Christchurch 10, West Christchurch 10, Riccarton 8, Linwood 2. LADIES' CRICKET. Christchurch, March 19, The first ladies' interprovincial cricket match will be played here at Easter between teams representing Canterbury aiid Wellington. Following are the provincial teaims'.—Canterbury —Misses Bowron, . Bassett, Curlett, Jones,'' . Meares; Martin, Robinson, Rose, Scott (three), Chapman. Wellington— Misses Brown, Henderson, Kelly, M'Kay,' Mahoneyi M'Kay, Poole, Poynder, Pointer, Spencer, Ward, ana Twohill.- ■' '