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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1044, 6 February 1911, Page 6

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SIXTH ROUND RESULTS. BOWLERS GET GOOD AVERAGES. BLAMIRES IN SCORING MOOD. East B beat North by an innings and G9 runs. South beat Central B by five wickets. East A beat College by an innings and 18 runs. Hutt beat Central A by 78 runs. An overcast sky gave a somewhat cheerless aspect to the Basin Reserve, when tho 6:xth round senior championship games were resumed on Saturday, but the weather brightened as the afternoon wore on. Tho attendance of spectators was moderate. Play started fifteen minutes late. Tho rain of the previous evening bad thoroughly soaked tho'ground, and as a result the v.-ickets were slow, but they dried rapidly while play was in progress. No scores that be classed as remarkable wero registered. North continued their contest with East B, minus the services of Blackloek and Findlay. On tho previous playing day East B had knocked up 283 in the first innings, and tile veterans found this proposition too much. The wicket, as stated above, favoured the batsmen, but they did not seem to realise the fact. Luckio made 15 by careful play. AYynyard played quite a dashing innings that brought "him only nine singles. Good placing of .the field explained this meagre total. AYaters played a. quiet but productive innings. Ho gavo one difficult chance that was missed by Hales, and afterwards his play brightened perceptibly. Richardson, who tnp-scorcd with 35," not out, well deserved his runs. He batted freely, his strokes being welltimed and " vigorous. Manson opened briskly, but bad just entered donble figures when I'avitt dismissed him. North being 173 runs in arrear, followed on. For the quick dispatch of the veterans, Hales was mainly responsible. He bowled from beginning to end of the innings, and liis attack never Waned: Tho result, six for 46, obtained on a batsman's wicket, speaks for itself. North suffered a loss almost at. the beginning of their second' innings. Richardson, playing forward to a delivery from Pavitt, fell, and was instantly stumped by Howe. Tho latter displayed capital' form behind the stumps all through tho afternoon. Lambert, who was dismissed without scoring ill the first innings, put up a splendid performance in the second. AVhen liis score stcod at about 40, Lambert gave Crombie a difficult clianeo which was missed, but

s-oon afterwards he lifted an easy ono to Hales at mid-on. Waters opened out when O'Shea came' on to bowl, and

lifted tho' "slow" to a point where it made spectators duck on the boundary. With Wynyard, O'Shea had better luck. Tho third ball of the over was snicked by this batsman to Howe, who held it

safely. Luckie' opened with a boundary, but. skied O'Shca's next delivery, and it was well taken by Wilson. .Phillips, after a couple of pretty strokes, was clean bowled by O'Shea. The next victim was Hansen, a noted hard-hitter. He cut ono ball from O'Shea for two, but went forward to the next, and -was stumped by Howe. Additional noint was lent the episode by the fact tTiat Mason succumbed to a seventh ball. Waters was the next to go. His bails were dislodged by a trimmer, from Hales. . Sheridan was out immediately afterwards.

Tho match between S,outh and Central B dragged rather wearily through the greater part of the afternoon, and only bccamo interesting at its latter end. On tho previous Saturday Central B had mado 112 in a completed innings, and' South had gained 110 at a cost of eiVht wickets. Guthrie and Murphy continued batting for South. The latter displayed capital form, and lifted his score from 31 to 52 not out. -Guthrie was rapidly compiling runs when he was given out l.b.w. to Wilkinson. South'made 102 in their completed j first innings. Central-.8, played a monotonous second innings for 103. Patterson batted fairly .briskly for his top score of 31, but only four of his comrades reached .double figures.

South required 50 rms to win on tho second innings, and had just an hour in which to mako them., Runs at tho out-

set camo slowly—South, in the final event, wcro within an aco of failing to attain a three-point victory. Johnson was cleanbowled by Wilson, with seven runs to his crodit, and Graco was dismissed l.b.w. by the same bowler when he had made only two. At twelve minutes from time Walters aud Murphy, who had been batting quietly, were reminded by their skipper that ten runs wero still required, and runs woro attempted at every semblance of nil opportunity. Walters made a successful hit for one, and then tried another oil stroko to mid-oil. Wilson, who was bowling," followed up and threw in. smartly, with tlio result that Walters was run out. Partnered now with Wngstaff, Murphy stolo a couple of runs, and Wagstalf got another, leaving six runs to to obtained. About seven minutes now remained for play. South took no chances. Burton tool: post at the _ boundary ready to replace either of his oomrades who should lie dismissed. Aj it happened ho was needed. Murphy, after making "another single, was bowled . off his pads. Burton, replacing him, at once mado a splendid drive, for live, to tho corner of the ground. A final delivery sent down by Wilson carried Wagstaff's'wicket, and play ceased. South obtained their threepoint win by fivo wickets, with about a couplo of minutes to spare.

East, A gained another decisive victory on Saturday, when they defeated Vic-

toria Collego on No. 1 wicket at tho Basin Reserve by an innings and IS mns. At the eud of tho first day's play East had made 157 runs for the first innings, and College had 39 and 40 for four wickets. To avert the innings defeat College still required to rhaks 78 runs, but against Hiekey's bowling ths task proved too much for them. Dempse.y was clean-bowled by Hickey without adding to tho score, and Fanning, Saunders, and Berendson were all out to the samo bowler in a very brief space of time, and the score stood at eight wickets for 03. Gibbes had been bowling in his usual

good style, but had not tho luck to 'get any wickets during the afternoon, and Grimmett was put on in his place. Tho change pleased Burbidgo and Caddick, and the pair started to make runs. Burbidgo gave a possible chance in tho slips when lie had mado two. and when his score was six ho gave Hickey a hot Teturn, which the latter was unable to hold. Grimmett was hit to tho west boundary once or twice by each player, and the score was gradually taken to ITO. Then Grimmett enticed Caddick out of his crea.se to miss tho ball and bo stumped by Brabin, who during tho match had stumped three batsmen and caught another. Salmond was not present to bat. for College, and tho. team thus left IS runs behind the East A first innings total. The weather was not very pleasant last Saturday at the Ilutt, for tho IluttCentral A match. A cold southerly was blowing, which made things unpleasant for both players and spectators. Staples and Judd continued their innings, nnd Staples went right through, playing very steadily. Hutt compiled 179, thus obtaining a lead of 78 over" Central. Central's second innings was very lively. Tho batsmen hit out, and runs came rapidly. The Hntt fielding was poor, • and at ono stage they s?emed to be completely demoralised. Central declared when'tlujy IS4 for threo wickets,. which gaveHutt a .chance for a threo-point win, but they only gained a two-point win by 7S Tuns. EAST B AND NORTH. Wellington East B—First innings 283 Wellington North—First Innings. Lambert, b. Hales 0 Phillips, 1, b. Hales 1 Sheridau, 2, c. Wilson, b. Johnston 2 Luckie, 1231211121, b. Hales 15 Wynyard, 111111111, c. Crombie, b. Hales 0 Waters, 1223312123223122, b. Hales 32 Finlayson. b. Hales 0 Richardson, 321332111213112332, uot out 35 , Hanson, 2113111, b. I'avitt 10 findlay, absent 0 Blacklock, absent 0 Extras G Total 110 Bowling Analysis. Hales took fix wickets, for 4G; Johnston, one for 35; O'Shea, none for 13; (I'avitt, ouo for 10.

Second Innings. Richardson, 21, st. Howe, b. Pavitt ... 3 Lambert, 13412213233343413, c. Hales, b. 1 Johnston Waters, 112121111111111111335, b. Hales 31 rc Wynyard, 11111144, c. Howe, b. O'Shea 14 4-j Phillips, 12, b. O'Shea 3 1 Mansc-n, 2, st. Howe, b. O'Shea 2 n Finliiyson, 1, not out , 1 LLuckie, 321, c. W : ilson, b. O'Shea 6 11 Sheridan, b. O'Shea .' 0 tl Findlay absent 0 n Blacklock, absent 0 Extras 1 Q Total 104 £ Bowling Analysis. Jjj HMes toolc ono wicket for 18 twisj o; Pavitt, 0110 for 27; Johnston, one for 13; Hickey, noue for CG; O'Shea, five for 19. IV li SOUTH AND CENTRAL B. v ■Wellington South.—First; Innings. Waiters, 1121333313333, b. Stephenson... 30 £ AA'ilson, 11. b. Stephenson 2 Grace, 2, b. Robinson 2 ~. Burton, 4, b. Robinson 4 l, Dickson, 1214, b. Robinson 8 llurphy, 11211111112311311241121221441211, *' not out 52 Patrick, b. Robinson 0 AVagstaff, 331, b. Stephenson 7 I Johnson, 1352122. run out 16 , Guthrie, 11113132222, 1.b.w., b. Wilkinson 19 " Schmoll, 4, c. Stephenson, b. Wilkin- y son ••• 4 / Extras ._lB Total 162 * Bowling Analysis. r Wilson took no wickets for 26 runs; Robinson, four for 49; Stephenson, three for 40; Wighton. none for 12; Porteous, -nono for 12; "Wilkinson, two for 5. i Second Innings . j Johnson, 412, b.'AVilson 7 J AValters. 321112312312131, run out 27 Grace, 11, 1.b.w., b. AVilson 2 Murphy. 2131321. b. AVilson 13 ' AVaestaff. 1, b. AVilson 1 ; Burton, 5, not. out 5 Extras Total for five wickets 59 Bowling Analysis. ' Robinson took no wickets for 19 runs; 1 Wilson, four for 26; Porteous, none for 10. Central B.—Second Innings. Wilkinson, 121. c. Guthrie, b. Gracc 4 Porteous, c. AVagstaff, b. Grace 0 Sisson, 2, c. «üb., b. Guthrie 2 Patterson, 3321'2412!31131. run oiit 31 Stephenson,-11112, c. Johnson, b. Dickson 6 Robinson, b. Grace 0 AVilson 413112121. c. Burton, b. Guthrie 16 Schlaadt, 23113131121, b. Guthrie 19 AVighton, 2211121, not out ' 10 Haines, 34141, b. Graco . 13 Smith, absent . 0 Extras J Total lIS First Innings 112 Aggregate 220 JBowling Analysis. Grace took four wickets for 25; Guthrie, three for 27; Dickson, one "for 25; Waiters, none for 24. EAST A V. VICTORIA COLLEGE. East A.—First innings 157 A'ictom College.—Second Innings. Monashan, IGI4-113141, st. Brabin, b. Gibbes 28 De La. Mare, b. Hickey 0 Burns, 11131, c. Midlane, b. Hickey .... . 7 AVard, run out 0 Pempsev, 1, b. Hickey 1 Fanning, 1111, b Hickey 4 Saunders, 2, b Hickey 2 Berendson, b. Hickey 1 Burbidge, 2322111113311, not out 22 Caddick, 331111133121, st. Brabin, b. ; Grimmett 21 Salmond, absent Extras 16 . ' Total" 100 First innings 39 Grand total 139 Bowling Analysis ') Hickey, six wickets for 39 runs; Gibbes', one for SO; Grimmett, one for 14; M'Gill, none for 1. HUTT AND CENTRAL. Central A, first innings 101 Hutt—First Injiings. Isherivood, '43114444321-11, c. Laws, b. Hawthorn ■ 86 Staples, 3111131111112111111111111513 11111111141111112111111124114, not : ' out ••••• 79 13ric-e, 1114, c. Roberts, b. Hawthorn 7 Aldersley, 311, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn ... S ! Climie, b. Hawthorn 0 : Cats, 11, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn 2 . E. Judd, 1.b.w., b. Hawthorn 0 . Simpson, 112. c. and b. Hawthorn ... 4 . G. F: Judd, 111441112111214111, c. Roftefts, .b. Macon 29 i Pilcher, b. Hawthorn 0 i Prinfrle, b. Bruce 1 Extras 16 j Total I' 9 , Bowling Analysis—Mason took one [ wicket for 33 runs; Bruce, one ,for 29; . Mitchell, none for 25; Hawthorn, eight t for 66; Laws, none for 20. Central A—Second Innings. ■ Birch. 411414211223111212112. b. G. F. - » Judd 36 ■ Becchv, 11411111. c. Judd, b. Prinsrle 11 : Blamires. 14111116141124411241111314114 22124113. retired 76 ' Bruce. -121121113121111412141311141, b. - Pringlo 43 Extras 18 Total- for three wickets (declared closed) ' ......' 184 j Bowling Analysis—Pringle - took two , wickets for 46 runs; Brice. non* for 42; : G. F. Judd. one for 25; Aldersley, nono I for 17; Pilcher, r.ono for 24. t . ' 1 Hutt—Second Innings. 3 Staples, 141134211112112311, not out ... 31 • Isherwood, 24, c. Mason, b. Bruce ... 6 " Brice, 11411, b. Mitchell S 5 Aldersley, b. Mitchell 0 5 Gate, 1224.. c. Naughton, b. Bruce... 9 " Climie. 21142, not out : 10 J Extras 2 Total for four wickets 66 c Bowling Analysis.—Mason took no 0 wickets for 12 runs; Bruce, two for 25; a Mitchell, two for 22; Blamires, none for 6. 1 - . i . Junior Grade, Johnsonvillo v. Y.M.C.A.—In tho first t innings Johnsouville made 247 and . Y.M.C.A. havo lost seven wickets for 112 5 runs. The best scores on each side were: t —Johnsouville: E. AVindley, 111; Litile, s 41; Picken, IS; Topp, 15; J. AVindley, 14; 1 and Bentley, 11. Y.M.C.A.: M'Girr, 48; ,- llurphy, 32 not out; and Hughes, 15. Batting for Johnsouville, .E. AVindley. made tho splendid scoro of 111 runs, 0 marking tbo third occasion this-season that he has exceeded the century, o East v. AVelliupton College—ln the - first innings AVellmgton College made 122 y runs (Joplin SS, and Taylor 24), and East 0- replied with 123 runs (Baker. 27, Con- , nolle 23, Curric 16, and M'Cardell 14). In v- their second innings College have eight wickcts down for 52 runs, Childs (33) being tho best scorer. Bowling for East Kirkcr took five wickcts for 39 runs, 3 Mastersou, three wickets for 3 runs, in tho first innings, whilo in the second Connollo five wickets for 35 runs, Mas- „ terson two for 12, and Kirkcr one for nil, j had tho best averages. 2 South v. Petone—South (two men short) 5 scorcd 102 against Petoi'.e's 102. The best scores on each sido were:—South: Jolin--9 son 3S, Murphy 19, G. Johnson,, 13. 12 Petone: Cornell 22, Barber 15, Thomson 0 15. Bowling for South, Carter took four 15 wickets for 15 runs. J St. Mark's v. Victoria College.—'Vic- ® torn College made 84' and St. Mark's 5 153. The best scores on each side were: " —Victoria College: Griffiths, '44. St. ~ Murk's: F. Harris, -IG, and Norris, 33 0 not out. Hutt, with IS9_ (Johnstone 4S, AV. 1- Pringlo 30, an'd Williamson 15), defeated ; North, 92 for three wickets (Twohiii 51 . not out. and Hannay 211.

Third Class. Central v. Y.M.C. A — Central beai .jl .C.A. by nino wickets and 7 runs. .M.C.A. made SI and 13, and Central ?plied with 57 in the first innings aid ; runs for one wicket .in the second, he best scores in the Y.M.C.A. first filings wero Duncan 37, and Holmes 17.entral's chief scorers in the first inings were: Bay 20, Robinson 15, and-in ic second innings Knapp 10, Newman 11 : Ot out, and Bay 11. Catholic Club v. Templars—Catholic , lub made 79 and Templars 62, Catholic lub thus winning a very interesting latch by 17 runs. The best scores on ich side were: Catholic Club, M'Grath ), Toms 14, AVarne 10; Templars: Pooley 3, AVriglit 11. "Tho rain did it" was a Ivarori com-. lent when that team was dismissed for lie poor score of 55 against Wellington last's 94. Perhaps tho raiu of the preious night did make tho wicket so eratic that the suburban team to a man. onsider that tho piece of turf was the lost eccentric they have met with thi3 Dason> The unbiased onlooker, making , very .allowance for the pitch, would not ' ave been many minutes fixing the blame, lsewhere—namely, to those two fast and . eliablo bowlers, Clarke and Forrester, •ho made those wickets appear like nineiins the way they sent each batsman iack to his comrades. Coates alone raado ;ouble figures for Karori, and his 22 lot out was not without mistakes. East's neu were not by any means easy at thai salting crease, and but for Reynolds's 28' a somewhat lucky effort) and Eraser's afer 30 not out, would havo had a very mall total. However," Karori will not oon forget Clarke and Forrester and the ' •am! JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION. Thorndon defeated Evans' Bay by CO uiis. ■ Thorndon mado 62 (Martin 21, Uakin 10) and 175 (Cornfoot 51,' -AVighton 11, Wilson 24, Buck 20, Black 12). Evans Bay replied with 45 (Ciaridge 11) and 132 AVrigley 33, Kershaw 33. "Fitzgerald- 31). Cornfoot, Martin, 'and "Wilson were tho most successful bowlers for Thorndon, and "Wrigley and Hay for Evans Bay. Kangaroos beat Albion by 118 runs.Kangaroos mado 243 . for eight wickets (Vare S5, Paul 56, Thompson 31, Corbetfc 15, Gordon 14). Albion put together 12c (Mouatt 33_, Duff 29, AYhiterod 19, Winter--17). Bowling for Kangaroos, Paul ; took four wickots for 33 anil Thompson three wickets for 27. For Albion Whiterod tookfour wickets for 65. Varo and Paul scored freely all round the wicket, and the. ■" partnership yielded 120 runs. THE GAME IN OTHER CENTRES, AUCKLAND. ■' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, February 5. The 6enior grade matches of the Aucfc*' land Cricket - Association were continued ! ' yesterday in fine weather. Wins were recorded by University, Parnell, and Ponsonby. Results:—Parnell v. North Shore—Parnell, 204 (Sale 48); North' Shore, 160 and 124 (Hadden 45, not out). OllilY took eight wickets for '56 runs.' Parnell won by 41 runs. University v.Grafton—Grafton, 205 and 20S for on< wicket (D. Hay 99, not out, Mason 40, Sloman 48); University, 211 (Airy 54, Tay- ' lor 53). University won by six runs. Eden v. Ponsonby—Eden, 191 and 50 for no wickets; Ponsonby, 199 (Pearson 62).' Brooke Smith took six wickets for 70 runs. Ponsonby won by 8 runs. DUNEDIN. Dunedin, February 4: The senior competition matches wera concluded to-day in fine but. somewhat cold weather. CarisbrooK A disposed of . Dunedin for 102, and made 184 for six' wickets (Sicdebsrg 72, Adams AG). Grange ma'ie 362 against Carisbrookß, L. Chaawick scoring' 56 and Popple 55. Carisbrook B has lost three wickets for 53. Albion put on 220 against Opoho. Shepherd making 109 and Maefarlane 75. Opoho has lost two wickets for 73. A FRICANS■■ IN--AUSTRALIA.' MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA. ' CENTURY BY NOURSE. . ,Bj Telegraph—Press Association—CoDjriellV (Rec. February 5, 5.5 p.m.) ... Melbourne, February 5. The match between the South African team and Victoria was continued yesterday. Victoria in tho first innings had. made 242, and the South Africans had. G7 runs, for the loss of one wicket. It had rained overnight, but not sufficiently to affect the ivicket. which was in tho bowl-, ers' favour. At tho start the weather was showery, and there was a poor attendKylo and Armstrong began tho attack, and tho "first ball of Kyle's second over was fatal to Faulkner. Two for 69. Nourso and Zuich batted carefully. When Zulch was dismissed—three for 74 —Kyle's average was three for 20. Then, rain compelled tho players to retire for fifteen minutes: Zulch had batted for 95 minutes. . Snooko before scoring narrowly escaped being rim out, Kylo not taking a return to tho wickets. .The century, occnpied 115. minutes. With tho score at 113 Pitcher relieved Kyle, who- had taken three for 3S. He was at onco no-halled by the umpire, and only bowled ono over. When ho had made 33 Nourso gave ft. chance cf" being caught and bowled by ". Kenny. Snooke was caught at short-leg olf a "poor stroke. His innings lasted 52 minutes, and he hit six fourers. - Four for , 14S. Sinclair was caught at slip off his first ball. Five for 14S. Shorwell was ' caught at long-on. the score then being - 16.3. When the total was 177 rain compelled another retirement for twenty minutes. Nourso obtained his 50 in 111 minutes. Tho compilation of 200 occupied 201 minutes. Armstrong was bowling pronounced leg stuff: and a section of tho spectators called: "No ball him," "Bowl on the wicket." The partnership of Nourse and Pc-arss was attractive, both batting in a. crisp, stylish and sound manner. They showed improved judgment in running between the wickets, and in this Tespect tlis_t/iur has been educative to tho,South Africans.On resuming after tea Worne. at cover, point, missed Pca'rso, when he had scored 20, off Armstrong's second ball. Victoria's scoro was equalled after . 226 minutes' play. Pearse, who was smartly caught in the slips had been batting an . hour, and hit five fourers. Seven for 246.' When lie had scored two, Peeler was missed in the slips by Pitcher olr Kyle. ' The South African total reached 250 after fourhours' batting. Pegler, who had hit three . fourers in succession, mado a mishit in hying a fourth and was caught at third . man. Eight for 287. Nourse reached the century in IS6 minutes. He "batted solidly rather than brilliantly and pavo one chance at 33. At Camnbell's _ dismissal ' the score was 291, and tho light was - failing. The third centurv occupied 278 minutes. After his hundred Nmirse batted with greater freedom. At 315 Parsons relieved Armstrong, who bowled 39 overs, eight of which were maidens. Nmirse was causrht at mid-off after batting 212 -minutes.' His score included 13 feurers niid,:he received ; nu ovation. The .SoiitK' African innings lasted 297 minutes. Stumps were drawn nt twenty minutes to six on account of tho bad light. Scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. , First Innings. Strieker, c. 'and b. Kylo 4 Faulkner, c. and b. Kyle 32 Zulch, b. Kyle 31 Nourse, c. Kyle, b. Parsons 12S Snooke, c. lvortlang. b. Armstrong ... 39 Sinclair, c. Kenny, b. Armstrong 0 - Sherwcll, c. Hansford, b. Armstrong 17 I Pcnrso, c. Armstrong, b. Kyle. 31 , Pegler, c. Ransford, b. Kyle 23 Campbell, c. and b. Armstrong fi Voglor. not out 5 Extras S Total 321 Bowling Analysis. Armstrong took four wickets for 110 runs; Pitcher, none for 11; Kyle, five foflll; Parsons, one for 31; AVarne, nona for 10; Matthews, none for 36; Kenny, none for 7. VICTORIA. First innings 242 Catch cf the Season. 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