ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1051, 14 February 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. TEST MATCH POSTPONED". • .. .A WET DAY. By Teleerash—r.-oss Association—CopyrlzhU Melbourne, February 13. It rained again' atMioon, and this prevented all possibility of the fourth Test match starting to-day. The match has been postponed until Friday next, subject to this' decision' .being ratified by the Board of Control. NOBLE IN GOOD FORM. Sydney, February 13. In a grade cricket match on Saturday, M. A. Noble scored 219, not out. ; SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. EAST B V; , HUTT. At the Entt on' Saturday East B encountered the -local 'Seniors on a wicket that was rather ,out of condition 1 and bumped badly at one end. Most of the visitors made a poor stand against the Hutt bowlers, amongst whom' Brice was conspicuously. successful. Bakei, a promoted junior, played in capital style for 58,-and was.in full swing.when the innings closed. O'Shca and Hales alsop.erformed effectively with the bat.. HTutt, when played ceased for the day, had made SG-at a cost of two wickets, Brice with 40 not out, being top scoror. Scores.: Wellington East B—First Innings. Howe, b. Brice ....' , 2 Wilson, b. Brice . 8 Crombie, c. F. Judd, b. Brico 0 Johnson, b. Brice .' 8 O'Shea, c. Pilcher, b. Brice ,29 Baker, not out 56 Hales, run out ■••• 21 I'avitt, b. Pringle ' 0 F. Hickey, b. .Pringle 11. Hornby, b. Pringle 0 Extras 21 "Total .159 Bowling. Analysis. Brice took five wickets for 43 runs; Pringle, three for. 38; F. Judd, one for 27; Aldersley, none for 8; Pilcher, none for 11; Staples, none for 11. 1 i Hutt.—First Innings; Ishorwood, b.< Hales 4 Staples,, b. Johnson .4 Brice, riot out. ■••••• 40 Climie, not out 8 Extras .............. ..i.i.. 0 Total for two wickets ....: 56 Bowling Analysis. V • Hales took one - ivickets for 33 runs; Johnson, one for 8; O'Shea. none for 15. In the Third Grade match.- played on Saturday. Petone defeated Hutt on the first innings by 22 runs. Petone made 76 and 115; and Hutt scored 51. . WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. The following are the ' fixtures and grounds for to-morrow:— Seniors.—Artillery' v. Vivians, No. 1 Basin Reserve; Rivals, v. Post and Telegraph, No. 2 Basin Reserve. Juniors.—Oriental v. Red Cross, No. 3 Basin Reser.e; Y.M.C.A. v. -Post and Telegraph, No.'4 Basin Reserve; Union v. Artillery, Kelburne Park. . ■ - ' ••■ ■■ The following will represent Oriental juniors against Red Cross to-morrow:— Kinnear, Taylor, Williamson, Wilkinson,' Tustiri, Marshall, Keniple, 11'Kehzie, Eddy, Atkin, Ellison arid Woods. J-

■ DEPARTMENTAL MATCH. The annual Departmental cricket matchbotween the . Wellington and Auckland staffs of the Post Office" will be,played on the Basin Reserve on Thursday and Friday nest. - The teams are to. lunch at ~Jhe -Windsor Hotel,on.Thursday at l p.m. ... I -T.yU.-r. ■ -!• ' MATCHES.IN DUNEDIN. . 'By Tele'crapK—Press Association.) ' ' ' Dunedin,'February 11. The senior; cricket matches wero continued. this afternoon. In. the Dunedin and Carisbrook'game the latter continued the first innings, compiling 294 (Siedeberg 72, Alloo 52, Barron 49, 'Adams 46, and Rutherford 34). ' Dunedin, in the second innings, made .152/ Carisbrcok. A thus secure a four-point , win." In the'match between' Grange and Carisbrook B, the latter : continuing their ■ first -■ innings, carried their • score to • 21-1 (H. Watson 103). .Grange,' in the second innings, secured 153,' and. thus get a two-point win. 'Opoho carried-their previous Saturday's score of 73 for two' wickets to 300 for seven wickgts against Albion, when the innings was declared closed '(Eckhoff 106 and Kenney 91). Albion jhad lost' sir wickets,for 28 when jilay ceased. Opoho secure a four-point win. ' . The following will represent the Post and Telegraph Jupiors 'against Y.M.C.A. at the Basin Reserve to-morrowßale, .Howard, Carrad. Boyes, Boyne, Marshall, Rces; Munro, Kiel}", Moffat, and G. Jones. Emergency, Vause. ( - Catch of the Season. Laws and Manning's splendid .stock of cricket materials. Courtenay Place. Repairs a speciality. 4