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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 12

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Rsi , IBr- THE Bkbikbr.] ■ ■ p-SATURDAY BATTING AVERAGES. f . '~ •- « 5 ' n D~"i .. .rH V O . •? f . ■3• •• w 5 'S • • I \'i ' ■' 'ri M i t - Blamlrcs.'(Central' 'A)32G 114» 8 2 51.3 i Bruco (Central A).;. ; 305 . 75 9 3 50.8 Blacklook (North)... 393 91 10 2 49.1 ( A)...... 369, 120 9' 1 46;1. y-. Naughton(CentralA) 259 108 9". 2 37.0 . Maples;'(Hutt) 255 79* 11 4-36.4 i rucler '(East A) ...,278 61 . 9;>;1- 34.7 Brice (Hutt). ......... 340 81» 12 2 3i.0 L Crombio (East 8)...\367. 143» 15 1 33.3 , Waters (North) ... 230 79 10 3 32.8 MahoneV (East A) ..'. 211 . Si 10 3 : 30.1 1 Wills (1 fast'A) ...... 180.; 83 '7 " 1 30.0 i. Grimmett(East A)..V -;93 40' G 2 23.2 \ Monagh'.in (College) 202 '54 9. 0 22,4 [• Kichardjon (North) 148 70 8 1 21.1 Birch (Central A) ... 189 & 9 0 21.0 t ANaltors! (South) ;..\22t> 57* 12 ' 1 20.3 tokStcphenson, (Central :? • IT' :T3). ..f 193 46 12 2 19.3 ffGrace (Soutli) .'. 203 111 ,11 0 18.9 raHdvrthorno (Cen. A.) 112:58 , 7 1 18.5 HLambert. (North) ... 108 43 . G , 0 18.0 ®Hickcy ■ (East, A)..*.... ' 87-, 3U, G' 117.4 | Piitterscn (Cen. 8)...; 208 '41 13 1 17.3 a Joinsbn : (East B) ISB • 38:<;'9 1 • 17.2 | Wilkinson.(Cen.' B); 238 '43 0 17.0 B,O'Shea 1 (East.B)Bs .29 > 8 3 17.0 I Bums (College) 184 , 79* 13 2 16.7 R M'Gill 1 (East A) 81':" 3# "0. 1 IG-2 Laws (Central A).„ SO -31 G . 1 16.0 h.Norris.(South) ...... 109 • 24 9 '2 15.5 '...... 109 28 8 1 15.5 v;, i Murphy '-(50uth)...... 108 52* 9 ,2 15.1 M'Kay - (East B) ... 92 39 G 0 15.3 :« Gibbes ; (East. A). ,107 ■46 7. 0 .15.2 i'i.' Boechy':'(Central A) 134 , '42 : 9 0 14.S Bui ton (South) W 30 12 2 14 5 fc Wyriyard (Noi'th) ... 11G 27 .8 ' 0 14.5 pi'.Climie' (Hutt) ■' 72 -15 7 '2' 14.4 iil v Hutchings (East A) 70 28 8 3 14.0 S-r-Stainton (College) ... 124 '48. 9 0, 13.7 t v i• De la,Maro (College)■ .81 -31 C 0< 13.5 [■■■■, .Dickson (Sbuth) ...... 121 '42 10 1 13.4 i -Johnson (South) ... 118 32 10. 1 13.1 f' ■ Collett (East A) 79 1G 8 2 13.1 [■'i -Wjlsoh- (Hult) .....: .88 .34 -7 Q 12.5 !Goldfinch (East B).„ 137 ; 47 12 1 12.4 ■ Hicfoon. (Hutt) 80 3G 7 0 114 [ : I'anmni.'(College) ... 1 123 44 10 0 12.3 Roberts (Cen.:A) '. 70 28 . G 0-' II.G K - Burbidge (College)... 127:. 31 <12 1 11.5 b:i Phillips (North) :..... ;102 ,35 ,11 ' t 2- 1(.3 : 5 (Central B) : 113 26, 10,- 0 11.3 I Sisson (Central 8).. i 145/ .3? 13 •; 0 11.0 f -Wilson: (Central B) 8S 16''ll' -3 11.0 j.:-Saunders (College)... 84 32, ..0 4 .,1. 10,5 t,i ;'. Tv "Indicates "not ■ out/' < :-,.n In 'addition to tho foregoing 1 there are ( ,'a-few cloublc-figuro averages which, have ■ r/been".:omitted. Thefe are .byv.batsmen "-r who havo played less than six innings.: - V; SATURDAY BOWLING. * ™ Aver-

1 t Wkts. Runs. , age. ' O'Shea (East B) 10 939.3 n ;Hickey.'(East A) 1 ....'45 "• 427, ; , 9.4 '> ' Glibbes'tEast A).......;?vU0 ' ■ 3M': : 3.8 j GTaool (South) iiSjSi-.::- • 251< ' 10.0 Upham [.(North)'.(l9.- 201 ; '10.5 Hales \:(East'B) ...... 37 . 405 10.9 JlPnnglei' (Hutt)2l . 237. 11.2 r-t Grimmijtt (East A)... 16 '183 -11.4 > Patriot; (South) . ...I. 27. : ' 319',':'" ll;8 '> ' liruco (Central A)... 21 274' . 13.0 !■; ■ Findlay (North) 34 449 13.2 ■. Saunders (College) 28.. . 37513.3 Latts (Central A) '..V, 19 259 ' '...13.6 . v Monagimn (College)...'-25 • .'••S46'.- l v '13.8 Hawthorne (Central A) 21 333,;„ 713.8 Brlco .(Hutt) !34 482 •. • 14.1 I) Judd (Hutt) ..15 216 '' —14.4 '■ Mitchell (Central A) 19 , i.:'.287T;-£IM :■ Stephenson (Central B)'19» , 294 »*)5.4. ; I'liilayion (North)';,. 15* ' 234 "" ."15.G G, F Judd (Hutt) ... 15 : 210 76.0 r?T-Guthrio : (South) 1 ...... 14 232 16.5 "Mason;:(Central A)...- 16' "87 17.9 j,< Johnson (East B) ... 17 > • 332 . w 19.5 i- Tavitt. (East B) ...... 10 . . 235 ,23 5 •,V I.Wilson (Central 8).., .13 . 429 1 23.8 i v j ' WEDNESDAY BATTING AVERAGES; >'V;r -.. 1;.. «; r :<!. ■■ ■ . a -g g. \ • 4 . . , - £•■ en , v £"■ fcj ..Water;. (Union) ..." 333 104- 6*"0"55.5 r , Blaniin>s (Artillery) • 200 120 , 5 1 59.0 Hull (Tramway) '337 CO 7 0 48.1 M'Gill (Union) ' ... 232 72' C- 0 38.6 ■;:v,Bramlfy (Tramway) 187 46 , 7 ~; 2 37.4 v-i,Clark <;P. and T.)..'. 34 ( 17» 2 . 1 34.0 (P.- and - T.) 220 1 63 ■; 8 ! 1 31.4 ji -Douglas : (Artillery) 31- 31 1 — ' 31.0 •'\Patoii (Artillery) ... 30 20* 3 2 - 30.0 • Jl'Kay (P. and T.) 229 75,. 9 1 28.6 } ? Dempssy. (Vivian) 282 .75 11' ,1 '.28.2 x. Jliilford (Union) ... 140; 3S . 7;, 2 28.0 V.Wcyboiirno (Artill'y) 198 . 67* 9 1, 24.7 : .Little | (Oriental) ... 206. 50,10 1-22.S George (Rivals) ... 183 49* 11 3 22.7 O'Sullivan- (Union) 133 37 6 . 0 22.1 ll'Kcnrio' (Rivals) 155 , 51* 9 2 22.1 V jWilkitiwn (Oriental) 87 3S* 5 "1 * '21.7 Jlasoii (Artillery) 105 22 8 3 21.0 i', Darroch (Rivals) ... 147 35 - 7 0 21.0 Marshall (Tramway) 81 22 0 2 20.2 Toms (I>. and T.) ... 121 35 '9 3 29.1 ; Davis (Rivals) ... 101 79 10 , 2 20.1 '..Corditg (Vivian) ... 218 ,75 11 0 19.8 ;-'i'Thompson (Tr'mw'y) 195 45 10 0 19.S , Anderson (ltivcls) 156 43 9 1 19.5 r M'Eldou-ney "jv'tY, 144 L'O 10 2 18.0 Stuinton (l{iui«i ... IC2 56* 10 1 18.0 •■; M'lnt;rre (Artillor;) lil 71 8 0 17.8 Driver. (Union) ... 100 92* 7 1.17.6 -Smith (Artillery) 139 42 9 1 17.3 Bentley (Oriental) '34 ,22 .2 0 17.0 ' Tyrrell (P. and T.) 203 78 12 0 16.9 llay (P. and T.) ... 100 32 G 0 16.6 Tolhurst (Rivals)-... 101 57* 7 1.10.5 Plimmcr (P. and T.) 113 23 8 1 16.1 Carson (Vivian) ... 170 ■48 11 0 15.4 ' • Wyatt (P. nnd T.) 1G". 38 11 —.15.0 Gilmet»(Artiller.v) 28 20 2 0 14.0 " M'Donald (Tramway) 14 14 2 1 14.0 - Parkinson (Tramway) 81 32 7 1 13.5 Catemr (Vivian) ... 120 51® 10 1 13,3 Jioulton (Oriental) 38 3(i 3 0 12.6 Wheluu (Union) ... 62 325 5 0 12.4 Bilmon (Oriental) ...99 U5 8 0 12.3 : M'Evidy (Rivals) ... 98 49 8 0 12.2 Mnlranncho (Vivian) 37 12 8 5 12.1 . Harris (Union) 47 30 4 0-11,7 Greig (I 1 . and T.)... 90 . 31' 11 3 11.2 Sliainl (Oriental) ... 100 41 10 1 11.1 Trustott (Oriental) 77 28* 8 1 11.0 Clark (Tramway) ... 77 31* 8 1 11.0 - Hrnns (Artillery) .... 63 20 G 0 -10.5 liotiinson (Union) ... '31 3fl 3 0 10.3 '. Crouch (Rivals) S3 21 ~ 9 3 19.2 Bonner (Union) 40 26 5 ,1.10.0

WEDNESDAY BOWLING. ' • O ij «3S • ' J3 4. ,2 fi . jj - g £ u t* 3 > o £ (3 Co. Darroch' (Eivats) 16 91 . 5.8 George (Itivalf) 19 151 7.9 M'lnlyre (Artillery) ... 41 403 9.2 liotlji.'rs (Tramway) ... 13 120 10.5 Howe (liivals) lit 113 10.5 Harris (Union) 1 23 272 . 12.3 AVvalt (!'. and T.) ...... 17 215 12.0 M'OIU (Union) 18 280 12.7 8 tain ton (Rivals) 15 195 - 13.0 Toms (l\ and T.) 24 322 13.1 O'SiUlivan (Union) .... 12 103 13.5 Littlo (Oriental) 18 210 13.6 Uramley (Tramway) ... 10 ' 142 14.2 Jl'Kiody (liivals) 17 2GS , 15.7 .l'limmer (I'. and T.)... 13 , 20G 15.8 Grk'i; (I', and T.) 13 200 15.8 Poinpscy (Vivian) It! 183 : 16.0 Sliaud (Oriental) 11' 184'| •-16.7 H.iilry (Artillery) 21 417 ■: 19.8 ltillinan (Oriental) .... 12 , 249 I 20.7 Catxiti (Vivian) 10 . 235 23.5 Thompson (Vivian) 12. 291 ' 24.2 Tliuinpson (Oriental) 10- -26^

HOW THEY 'ALL STAND NOW.

East A the Champions. -: - . 1., The . seventh tonud brought:, to a closo i on Saturday.',was.to all intents and puri poses the conclusion of tho championship I 'contest in ,'Wellington "senior ' cricket. Semi-finals'-'and'ti- final - gaino ..will bo played, if • time permits,' but these will •not affect tho present position of teams in regard to championship points. East "A,-with. 17 points to credit, take the •place of honour.- Central A, .with ten ■points, takes second plo.ee. Thero liavo ;beeu not ti few sweeping ups nrid downs H since;the v fourth round concluded. East <A then led'with eleven points -iii hand. •Tho v teain has' sinco ! gained, two threepoint iviusj and sustained oho two-pbint de■'feat.' Every oilier team lias changed position. Victoria College, which then occupied Second placo with six points has sinco sustained' three defeats, and. now stands sixth on tho list. South, at tho end of the fourth round, could muster only two ; points. -Two thrfcs-point. wins have lifted : the: total .toeight; ane} South "is now bracketed in. the third placo with East "B and North. ,'Central B having secured only one two-point.' win sinco tho fourth round terminated, remains at tho bottom of the list with a 1 total 'of- four points. "The following', table 'shows'tho position of teams, and the allocation of points at 'tho'end of the seventh round:— " . . 7, i; j;', • .'/Points. ;Wellington East A. 17 Wellington; Central A . 10 , ■ Rxst - B' ...'.i..1i;.r.;.' 8 '• .Wellington' North'--.................. 8 'V Wellington 50uth.....'....'.'.'...;.'...' 8 Victoria College 0 , Hutt, ..,. v ..... 5 ..Central B / 1 v i"'.. "> Rounding off-the Season.' i j , Although barren -of, significance; so far as tho "chainpionsbipa-are • conccrnetl, tho semi-final" and flnaY-'gaiiies thai remain' to. bo'played should "be -contests- invested with a full 'measure' of interest. The drawings for '.these' matches'.'are 'not yetannounced, but; in- any case, if timo' permits, 'and fortune runs its" normal -courco, the season /will bp rrfunded' Oli'by'another struggle between.'East A and Central A. ilia c?nt.ej]t;,J|\otttceil tho'.'Yltatiiftiblis and the runiiers-ui) that concluded on.Satuvday last led in many particulars to a high standard of play being exhibited, oiul_. a .renewal 'of the • argument, if; it .produced a less exciting spectaclerwould almost certainly ,'rcsult" in. ' li" trial- of. strength' and skill,' of which it liquid bo rash-to prophesy tho oitkome,'--.--Harking' Back to the Big . 'Midline •' is': a- : . batsman that", does not pfton go out as cheaply . 03,111 was on .Saturday, niid' yet it is frequently tho luck of tho gamo that; a player, ,wlio makes good scores regularly, fails when his side is, most in need of., lus'm assistance.' Had Midlano' played, his 'average ■innings last weeki-East would. no doubt .have .succeeded, in making a draw of tho ?an*f for, as it happened, the ( 'tcam only ailed to.;do so by, the narrowest inirgin. % <i hat aii.-exporienced rCritikofor - hko ■ Midlano shduld "pl.iy 'tight, iflto.'th'e 'fr'A'p "fli'a'l Haw. thorno set for, bim. , Perhaps. it was (jejerniinatioh. on his part to play for a jwifi, am), tjiat of. Murse,. getting ijujis nsi,fast its'posfcible.'. But' When ho ijust succeeded in gettinjr the second ball past first slip, for four, it certainly, seemed a. risky .policy, (o attempt to •repeat 'thorcfftxt.ttHli a'. similar; -stroKe.*. First slip showed-that he.was'not to be treated with, contempt, and. MidlarieUras out third balj., „ ■ This was disaster to commence with, and there '.was* filrtliEr ?disaster vjlien -Wills was out, for ,a. latter has" been" unlucky 'since" playing with tho A team... the si;aspn,he made fome capital scores for Ea.«t-B, but his jivorago, ha.? .fiftflered. since .his., prpmotiou "to tho A-team. ••■•>■»•:- 1 «- > <-.•«>

Its 'Outstanding "feature. * J The outstanding fealuro of ■■the! East innings was, tho partnership, of .Tucker and 100' runs for :the third-wioketr-~Wh«n-tlios«-two had Tcached tho: thirties' they wero playing with such confidenco tliat it seemed quito possiblethat they, might stay at . the wickets all' day, and tliero was .general regretl among the spectators as each loft the crea'sft,',."Tucker 'pl/iJcd 0110 Jif, those superb l -games'that liavo always vinarke<l him. ms t oiie:;pf;ihe severest and'„'prettiost batsmen-the-citv has-hadv Hywa's out to a ;H2lj,rgooiL.l)!ill;,triimv which came 'dqwii'yjfHhq and~.«hot into the mjihit .ft. ;Mahoney X at His."Best, y

4 Mahoney," lost - his wicket to" something ot a sluiilai\ delivery' from;' Bruce.' Tho ball was almost ''on- his pads and, ; from the manner in which' ho. swung tho bat, ho fully intended be sent amongvthb crowd, but "it shot light bebind .tho wickets. whtffl'JLaws sathered it in. -Up till that stage llahoney had played De'autifnllv, and considering th« good fielding of tho Central men his runs came-rapidly enoujlv '"Whfen ho ..first, camo. across from ' Australia- some-• few vears agof tho East captain used. t6 delight' the >rowd- with' his late cutting. The stroke always seemed" natural to him. " Just a stop, a' moveracnt of tha wrist,'aud . tho ball'raced away through the slips'with scarcely a sound. • Ho played with all his old dash on Saturday, and wliilo tho late cut was his prettiest stroke he mixed it with a nuniber of others, calculated to best defeat tho efforts of the fieldsmen, .. Of the other batsmen on tho East side, Grimmett and Hutchings did good work in on effort to stave off defeat, but the others -were-not equal to the -oocasiou.

The' Quality;oH Central's Attack.;; , ' Tho, Central .howling niust;.bo .iiqcounted fairly 'good.. considering, tho picket, and tlioro was nothing to complain of in the fielding.' In this latter branch, Naujliton excelled- Kimsolf,. his ground fielding and returns .lxyjig brilliant "at times. Of tho bowlers, Laws came out with the best average, and he did ; well throughout. Bruco also obtained good-'results,'whilo at the start of the innings Hnwthorna and Mason were Both sending down really good stuff.- ■ • ■: Other Games'at-the Basin. - The games;. other than. tho pifiteh between East A nnd. Central. A,..that wcro concludcdnt the llasin last wcck-call for littlo in tho way of comment. In cacli a two-point win ior tho dominant forcc engaged quickly beeaino t-ho' only: logical termination to tho contest, and equally n three-point win was beyond tho reach of either winning ItOam'J 1 indebted to Waters- for pulling'th«m~out'of a .'tight nlaco by a batting and scoring display that recalls tho days of _ liis best form. The relief thus obtained was nil tho moro wclcomo because it tvas-unex-pected: Opening his innings, Waters played in n stylo that might bo described as nlaiost feeble and groping. But having once mnsterod tho bowling,and this ho did in thoroughgoing fashion, ho played with 1 the steady and assured i skill of a veteran wieldcr of tho'uillow.,:, Tliero wero no "frills" about his display. All uncompromising ami powerful ilrivo was his mainstay, but ho could liavo dono lwttcr work if hp had "flnployed every fancy stroko that is rccordcd'.iu tho annals of cridkct. '-m Stephenson's damaging slow ' bowling provided a. prominent exception, to tho prevailing mediocrity of tho gauio in which College were defeated by Central B. Opening his attack, Stephenson font down n conpln of maiden overs, nnd took two ,wickets,ill the first and rtne In the fecond. In -nil-lie bowled during the Collego . fii'st innings 5.1 'overs; - nnd took five® wickets for lG.runs. An attack like that worries batsmen to death. Three of Stephonson's victims departed without doing anything tangible by way of protest. They it was who mndo the destrucJtivg jntddea overs Dosjihlftj