CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1080, 20 March 1911, Page 2

CITY CRICKET.

THE FINAL GAMES. SOME DESTRUCTIVE BOWLING, SOUTH. COLLAPSE. Hopes of a gaudy finish to the season have Ijeen extinguished.- Passable cricket, but without colour or dash—that was Saturday. Here and there an individual "did things," but thero were not enough of these to waken up the interest of the few hundred spectators. The latter endured the proceedings with fortitude and resignation. II was a relief when stumps were drawn a little before the usual time, and everybody went home. Frankly, the end-of-season games have proved disappointing. The seventh-round contest between East A and Central A possessed in itself a great '. deal more interest than tho three-day games now in progress possess in the aggregate. It is evident that local cricket will not lift its head in any purposeful way until the breath of Spring on ■' tha playing fields heralds the advent of a new season. To that time we may look with 'a pood deal of hope, for the season now quickly ending has in many respects been one of preparation. Saturday (second of the three days devoted to the final games) saw a considerable shuffling of probabilities, aud placed some beyond doubt. In the principal match, Kast A was served by a "tail"' that wagged in a fairly efficient way, but the team failed by a narrow margin to reach the first innings total compiled by Central A a week earlier. The latter team in its second strike made a'lively opening, and for a while seemed likely to race away from East. But an hour saw that'prospect'ended, alld one wonders now whether the whole match will peter out in an indecisive way.' The absence of Blacklock'(ofring to:'a 1 family bereavemeiYt)' TmbVpved.'' "thechances of South-in their contest with' North. Deprived' of the able'assistance of their Skipper, North completed an innings for the -uninsniring total of 13!) runs, 27 less than their opponents had made. This streak of-fortune-did South no good, however, the board showing no more than 72 when their last man got his marching orders. Twohill, who is making some strides in the art of bowling, was the agent- chiefly responsible for the collapse. *** * • Gibbes and M'Gillcontiiiued the batting for East A and did well for a'.' time:"But--for the smart fielding- which' has . been a prominent feature from the. commencement of this game both would have, made bigger scores. As it was Gibbes doubled his first innings score - of; 14 and M'Gill' lifted his previous' day's, total: of 4 to: 33—.: top-score for the innings. :'The catch-that cost him his wicket w'asi>n»siniple. affair, He knocked the ball ..gently,, skyward and gave Roberts, behind the stumps, an opportunity thaiMie could not well have missed. The fag end of the innings was rather interesting because it put a couple of young players (Baker and Howe) on their trial at a critical moment. Baker partnered Collett, when the score stood at 123. He was a little stiff,in.his opening play, but varied his strokes well and opened out as he beenmo accustomed to the bowling. He had made 10 when he snicked a ball to Roberts , behind the stumps. Meantime Collett, though once

lissed by Hawthorn, had been playing a. : igorous bat with .profitable effect, He,' - : 2emed to be weir set when Howe,' the ist man, was run out." East'closed with 51, nine runs in rear of Central's first core. . ... . v. Opening again for Central Naughton nd Roberts treated 'Mickey's" bowling •ith marked disrespect. -The.forpaer laidho wood on With confidence "and" Roberts' lade a few good hits, but fell away, rom his form in the first • innings. Venty-two runs were hit off Hickey.'s :rst three'overs. But Naughton ■ found Sibbes less to his taste and several.times: he left-hander beat him 1 without getting lis wicket. Grimmett presently went, on t Ilickey's end, and with his second de-. ivery settled ltoberts. The crowd rubbed ts eyes and sat up- to- watch when Blauires went, out through the gale,-but itras not the champion's day. and his reign ras short. 11c opened with a character-' stic drive which got , the boundary and',' hen lifted one in the direction of the ence. It was an "easy one" to hold, and i good pair of hands (Tucker's) were lirectly under it. A section .of the crowd, ifter making quite sure'that Tucker had aken the chance, resumed their slumbers. Meantime, Naughton was going well, but lis end came when he presented a catch o Baker in the "country:" Laws was :he only other batsman who made a score )f any importance. .He- opened in lively style, and when 'stumps were drawn, iat- , rietl out an unbeaten'ljatjjfor'23-Bake};, 1 who was fielding at ppinj,,'j}efore the innings closed, took a good'cAicK' from'Wilkinson. Tho ball was travelling fast nbont \ foot from the ground , .when .Baker 'napped it up—a prettv left-hand effort. At one sta.se Grimmett had. an average, of four wickets for 15 runs. He is ouitebearing out all the good..opinions .whichwere formed of him earlier in the season. When play ceased East had compiled 102 at a cost of live wickets.' * * * * The absence of Blacklock made all the difference in the world to the -NorthSouth contest. North had suspended operations on the preceding Saturday with 45 runs for no wickets. It was a stato of affairs justifying the assumption that victory was well..withiir..their, grasp, but oil resuming, Hhey'!Ave^. : '-fihoftlyi'{aced by an unmistakable' , '^b^b'fli , (.f^ , ' ; bf. ; ,'idefeat. Phillips did not add to liis scbs';?f'and Lambert failed„tp_com<;..to light, but Wynvnrd, Twohill,---and-' 1 Bb'dtlington escaped

the prevailing infcchoritosomo extent jUid between them did most of' the work in elevating the score: to-130;. ' •>; Starting their, :secbnd",.ib'nings with-' a balance of 27 runs on flioir side, -'South had every chance,..to. .'.'.make good,"-.but, as in the first-innings;,--Twohill pot'to work and carried all - (or nearly all)-be-fore him. North, now have the comfortable task Of making' an even century to win. - • CENTRAL A AND EAST A.- ' Wellington East A.—First Innings, Tucker, 133, c. Wilkinson, b. Masoli ... 7 Midlane, 3, c. Blamires, b. Laws 3 Grimmett, 311, b. Laws ' G Mahoney, 3111311, c. Stephenson, ■b. - Laws 11 Hickoy, 123313,-e. andb.-Mason 13 Gibbes, 312311311111114, c. ,'fnd b. MitV chell .-. ■ 28 M'Gill, 13131111313U5232, c. Roberts,'-b.' : Mitchell :: 33 "Wills, 4134, c. Mitchell, b. Laws 12 Baker, 111214321, c. Roberts, b.' Hawthorn 1G Collett 1513134, not out 18 Howe, run out o Extras ' 17 Total 161 Bowling Analysis. Mason, took two wickets for 60 runs; Mitchell, two for 28; Laws, four for 45; Hawthorn, one for 14. Wellington Central A. First Innings 173 Second Innings. Naughton, 41533123111111314, c. Baker, b. Grimmett .% Roberts, 44113, b. Grimmett ]3 Blamires, 312, c. Tucker, b. Grimmett - fi Laws, 4113113113114, not out 25 Hawthorn, 1, b. Grimmett i Wilkinson, 1, c. Baker, b. Grimmett..] 1 Stephenson, 31111111, not out in Extras 10 Total for five wickets 102 Bowling Analysis. Gibbes, took no wickets for 25 runs; Hickoy. none for 27; Cirimmelt, five for 33; M'Gill, nono for 7. SOUTH V. NORTH, "Wellington North.—First Innings.' Blacklock. 13112513213111442, retired ... 3G Phillips, 2112111, b. Burlon o Wvnvard, 311323121, b. Guthrie ■ 17 Lambert, b. Burton ft Twohill, 3413131113153, run out gn Waters, 2, c. Grace, b. Guthrie 2 Sheridan, 1111, 1.b.w., b. Gvaeo 4 Boddington 2213331222, not out 21 Luckie, 1. rim out ' j Bragge, 51, b. Guthrie g Everinghom, absent Q Extras 13 -. Total-,,. ~.139

Bowling Analysis. Grace took one wicket for 39 runs; Carter, none for IS; Dickon, none for 22; Burlon, two for 20; Guthrie, three for 27. Wellington South. First Innings 1 66 Second Innings. Walters, 2, c. Sheridan, b. Twohill ... 2 Johnson, 4,'b. Twohill * Murphy, c. Wynyard, b. Twohill 0 Grace, 3231331, b. Twohill . ................ IS Dickson, 3132, c. Wynyard, b. Luckie 9 Burton, 11133211212 « Wagstaff, c. Sheridan, b. Iwohill 0 liaigh, 3322, b. Twohill W Schmoll, c. and b. Brngge 0 Guthrie, b. Brngge » Carter, b. Twohill J Extras Total 72 Bowling Analysis. Luckie took one wicket Cor 22 runs; Twohill, seven for 31; Bragge, two for 6. EAST B AND CENTRAL B. " East 8.-First Innings. Wilson, 31, b. Robinson J Watson, 12113, run out ® Crombie, 21211221133311111311315132, b. Wilson Johnson, 4141422231123111311144, c. Hobinson, b. Wilson O'Shea, 12112113111, c. Wilson, b. Robinson „ Hales. 11, b. Wilson •■••• / Goldfinch, 11241443431323123. not out... 44 Claridge, b. Robinson J l'nvift, 1, e. and b. Robinson 1 M'Kay, 1211, c. and 1). Robinson » Nash, -absent ® Extras Total 200 Bowling Analysis. ' Robinson took five wickete for 78 runs; Wilson, three for 73; Haines, none for 6; Patterson, none for 4; and Wighton, hones fo.r 15.- . "''v'-Central B. - ■First -Innings '• 111 Second Innings. Gourley, c. and b. Hales 0 t'orteons, 321, 1.b.w., b. Hales 6 Kisson, 332, b. Hales • ,§ Schlaadt, 41111121331311131. b. Pavitt 20 Patterson, 1113333211311113444, c. M'Kay, b. Hales 41 Saunders, b. Pavitt 0 Wilson, 1122, b. Pavitt 6 Smith. 322111 10 Wighton, 4132, not out ! 10 Extras "

Total for. eight wickets 116 Bowling Analysis. Hales .took five wickets for 48 ri'ins; Pavitt, three wickets for 25; Johnson, none ,for 19; and O'Shea, none for 19. ; ! X - -'.HUTT AND COLLEGE. ' : ' Hntt.—First Innings. Staples, -2211111252212-13444-12121, b. Grif- # liths ................. 5Hickson, 41114314, c. Burns, b. Howden 10 Ishcrwood, b. Salmond 1 ■Vlderslev. 244, b. Howden 10 Brice, j341114Ht1123H214H11444, b. Griffiths od Cliraie, 23443241, c. Ward, b. Dempsey 23 Cate 221121, b. Griffiths 9 ■Tudd, 224221112124142311132446112, b. Dempsey •Neilson, 223112, e. Dempsey, b. Fanning 11 Aldersley, 2224, b. Fanning 10 Pilcher, 1412142441112211, not out 3o Extras-. : Total- 312 ...Bowling Analysis. Bowden,' two wickets for 111 runs; Salmond, one for 40; Gaddick none for 12; Fanning, two for-34; Gnfiiths, throo for 28; Stainton, none for 12; Dempsey, two for 40;' Ward, none for 10. Victoria College.-First Innings. Panning, b. Brice J i... Brice • Ilowdeii., ?. b Brice - Dcmrispv, b. V* ***** u Gaddick, 313112320111121411. b. Pilcher 41 Griffiths,'' 3113125111212, c. Brice, b. lsherwood ••• [ Wnrd 121. b. lsherwood 1 Salmond, 1111412112112111,1 1.b.w., b. Brice •••••• ; Berendsen, 211413, not out " Extras Total 154 •Bowling Analysis. Brice, four, wickets for 42 runs; Judd, one for' 24 ; Aldersley two for^23; 'one- for -20;.lsherwood, two for. 27, HicX','so!n,"nrfn6,f<lir, 2.' !-. ! Innings. Birefidsen, U21422, tf. Climic, b. Hickson f Salmond, 1,-run out J Hurbidgc, 11,' b. Brice - Fanning; run out '. " Dempsov, 14, b. Brice ® Ward, not out " 'Stainton, not out " Extras " Total for five wickots Bowling Analysis. - Brice took two wickets for 13 runs; Pilcher none for 7; Hiekson, one for 2. OTHER CITY MATCHES. ■:.' JUNIOR GRADE.

Johnsonville .boat Wellington North on Saturday by 226 runs. The victors, in their first innings, made 121, and declared, their second innings closed with 228 runs for seven, wickets. Windlev 39, Moors 42, Coe 30 (not out), Little 28 (not out), Carroll 25; were the highest scorers. Topp, six wickets for 33 runs, bowled best tor Johnsonville. Hutt defeated Wellington East by 10 wickets. For East Kirker made it and Lennox-23. For Hutt Harris put on 41, Brown 29, and Yeates 26. , Third-class Results. i splendid recovery, and a rather sensational tluee-point. win was secured by Templars bv 45 runs over W elhngton East on Saturday. Templars commenced their second innings with a minority of 04 runs to make up, and compiled 128 before being disposed of. Lambert notched 33, DoMev 31," K. BlenliiiVsop"ls, J. Blenkinsop 12/ Brown' (not.'out) 11, and Ryan 11. Requiring G5 rmis* to win, East, seemed to have a good thing in hand, but the bowling- of Brown (four wickets for t Tuns)' and J. Blenkinsop (four for 11) was not reckoned "with, and the whole of the East side Was dismissed' for 10 runs, Flint being top scorer with 9. Edwards and Forrester divided the bowling honours for East.. The claim, sometimes made, that Templars' bowling is the best in tho grade, seemed to be quite justified on Saturday. Decisive defoat was the portion of Karori in their match with the Catholic Young Men's Club. Catholic Club made 220 (Wariie 92, X' M'Grath 54, Leydon 29, Toms 15. and Thomas 12). Tn their first innings Karori made 61 (Spiers 27 aild Lowe 1 19). Their second innings nroduced 47 (Cornish 19). They tin* lost by an innins> nnd IV2 runs. Bowline tor Catholic 'Club, O'Dowd got rtvtft wickets for 25 runs;'Carroll, two for 1$; \\arne, two for hone; and Leydon,'one for 4, white, for Karori. Atkin and hpiers got most, victims; Warno and M Grath put On 81 for the sixth wicket. A feature of the game was the splendid catching, O'Snllivnil's efforts being txcellent. Wellington Central defeated £•}}•£■•*• bv 111 runs 011 the first innings. 1 ..UX-A. opened with a score of 60, towards winch Hollis contributed 13, M'Elliwtt 12, and Willis 11. For the attack Halse bagged ?Avon wickets for 21 runs, and J. RobinKm time for 37. Central, on going to the wickets, piled up M, the ™ scorers being A. Donaldson 4fl, C. Ji. Baj 12 Carman 22, J. Robinson 18, Newman 29, and Halse 13. Bowling for ■ Hollis look three wickets for 28, I). Water three for 15, M'Elligott two for 43.' J. Slater one for 24, aiul Thomson one for 14.

House Matches. •Vn eleven representing the Mail Room of' the Ci.p.o. played the Teleohone toehange at Newtown Park. The Mail Room men Inade 103 (nitcharrl 4,>, iuoffatt 6i retired, O'Neill IS. Rvenson lo). Exchange made 86 (Ryalls 35, Lamliio 10, and Magee 1$). . Odlin's C.C. beat Bannatynos on Saturday. Scores: Odlin's, 110 (1. f" sSe '' 19 > J. Eussel 18, Hastic 17, Beek 10). Ban-

natyne's cloven replied with 50, Wright (12) being the only batsman to make a stand. Bowline for the winners 17.l 7 . Russcl took two wickets for 2 runs, Rinner four for 18, and Kfvft four for 20. For tho losers Caldow (five for .151 bowled best. An interesting game was played at Newtown Park between teams from Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs and The Dominion'. Whitcombe's, scored 101, and The Dominion looked like carrying off the victory, but a rot set in amongst the last few batsmen, and Wliitcomlje'a carried -off the honours with seven runs to spare. It is always a more or less difficult matter to hit a leg hall when batting at cricket. Time is the essence of the contract—if the player hits across a shade of a second before or offer the ball passes his chances of hitting it are exhausted. To one cricketer at least on Newtown Park on Saturday there is always lin Alternative. This player swiped out lo leg with such whole-hearted vigour that he swung right round, and caught tho wicket-keeper n terrible whack on the side of the head. The blow caused him to stagger about in a stunned fashion for a few seconds, and it was several minutes before he was sufficiently recovered to resume playing. Collego Match. At the College Ground on Friday the Wellington College .representatives (ISO for six wickets) defeated Old Boys (117 runs) very easily. For the winners ,Toplin (113 not out) and Little (21) were the principal scorers, and f.or the lowers Anderson and Goldfinch each made 23 runs. Church Match. The annual shield match took place on Saturday at Kelburne Park between teams representing the Terrace and ■ Newtdwn Congregational Churches. Terrace, batting first, -compiled 199 runs (Paul 75, Gordon••!#, Toms 36). Newtown, in their first innings, made 37, -while their second innings yielded G7. Aitken bowled well for Newtown, taking six wickets for 48 runs. This included tho "hat trick." SCHOOL CRICKET. WAIRARArA AND WELLINGTON. HOME TEAM BEATEN. The sixteenth annual representative school cricket match, Wellington v. Wairarapa, Was played on (lie Basin Reserve on Saturday morning, the contest resulting in a win for tho country boys by five wickets. The weather was fine, and the game was played on an excellent wicket. The homo team won the toss, and elected

to go in, but the bowling of the Wairarapa boys—of Beard particularly—was rather difficult for them, and the first innings resulted in a total of 33 runs. Wairnrapa then wont in, and totted up 105 before being dismissed. In the second innings the Wellington team improved considerably,, and came out with 11G to their credit. The country boys then went in and drew stumos at the fifth wioliet, scoring 51 runs, and retiring with a five-wicket margin of victory. Details of the ftlay arc as follow.— Wellington—First Innings. Curry, b. Perry j> Walkef, b. Beard 0 Donaldson, b. Beard 0 Lcgget, not out . 10 Andersm, b. Beard J Lusty, b. Beard J Rose, b. Beard J Hicks, b. Beard j Price, b. Keinble Macauley, b. Beard DonaglVue, b. Beard J Extras ' J , Total 3: Bowling Analysis. Beard, eight wicket: for 4 runs; Perry, ouo for 15; Kemble one, for 7. Wairarapa.—First Innings. Perfy, b. Hicks j»; Blackmail, b. Donaldson Beard, b. Donaldson , < Miller, b. Donaldson ; Mason, b. -Donaldson ' Kemble, c. Price, b. Hicks 1. Hoar, b. Walker . al^cr -J Corletf, B. Hicks »•. Sewell, l.b:w., b. Walker . Extras ...i........ > Toial .1. lo; Bowling Analysis-Donaldson, foui wickets for 31 runs; Walker, three, foi 3; Hicks, three for 3. Wellington.—Second Innings.' .. Curry, c. and b. Mason 3] Price, c.-Kemble, b. Perry...,,. .«». • Hicks, c.. Hall, .b. Perry.: »•••, } Donaldson, c. MUUr/b. Isrry 1 Anderson, b. 'Perry Leg'gett, c. Perry, b. Beard 1 Walker, run- Out ' Rose, c. Kemble, b. Perry Donoglnio, c. Iv€nible, i b. l orry Mac&uley, not' out Lust v , lun ]!xtras ••••• Total Bowling Analysis.—Perry, eight wicket for 32 runs. Wairarapa. —Second Innings. Perrv, not out 1 Beafd, b. Lustv •••• Mason, b. Lusty Kemble, b. Anderson Blackmail, b. Anderson Deiibce, b. Anderson Hoar, not out Extras ■ Total ' 1 - 1 Bowling Analysis-Anderson, thr< wickets for 19 runs; Lusty, two for -7.

THE VISITORS ENTERTAINED. Mr Robert Darroch, president of the Schools' 'Cricket Association was inJha chair, and among the visitors • P™-™! were Mr. T. K. 1 lowing, Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr. R- • Wricht, M.P., Mr. D. M'Laren, M.P.,.awl oi number of the city and £ « b " rl f " masters. Tho function was a *en enjoj able one, particularly, to I the boj , to wVinm the occasion "was one of then ieu letter days. Apologies for absence were received from Mr. A. L. Herdnum,MJP., Principal Gray, of the and several city headmasteis and a.sist a 'ln'welcoming the visiting team, and' teachers t™ Wellington, the chairman honed they would have n pleasant liiuo in the city. Ho congratulated tho visitors on their win, and eesneciallv complimented Perrvand Beard upon ilie qualitj t eir encket. This was the sixteenth inter-distriet representative match and h\ Trcallcd the fact that the hrst matcn in Sw still pointed to as a remarkable game. The conspicuous scoie of 140 n" out made on that occasion had never I,l Mr b l«, in the course of a fellcitoui specch, remarked that cricket was the best gam© gtoug- T.iat uas wh> boys considered it to be ft goo.} I?"™: Hc concratulated the boys on their win. Mr D. M'Laren also addressed the boys, and exnressed the hope that ni the future battle of liffe they would plav the game as well as they had played their match that dav. Though it sometimes fell out that they had to lose, vet it was such losses that constituted the incentive to ereat effort. The game of cricket was a clean and manly one, and one well estimated to do vAluablo service in the shapin" of their nersonal characters. Tho eamo of life he had had to play in his voutli was much less pleasant and profit, able than that in which they were privileged to participate. Herccc.lled the days of his early struggles, when ho had to get up at half-past five in the morning and jr o to work in tho factory, and getting in between times such schooling as ho was able to gst. They in New Zealand were more happily placed, and they ought to consider themselves very fortunate. Mr. C. H. Ilaslam, manager of the visiting team, responded on behalf of his boys, and thanked his hosts for tho very manv kindnesses which had been extended to them on this occasion..

MATCHES ELSEWHERE. , (By Telegraph-Press Association.! Auckland, March 19. The tenth round of the Auckland Crickct .Association's district championship matches was played in perfect weather on Saturday. In the senior matches, Parnell, playing against Grafton, made 211 (Andraea 28, Anthony 62, and Carr 54). Grafton raude 18 for one wickt!. Fonsonby, playing against Universitv, made 170 (Woods 59, Gavin 35, and Wilson 25). The last-named retired hurt. Mulgdn took three wickets for seven runs, and performed the "hat trick." Eden,

against North Shore, made 115 (Henius 26, Brooke-Smith 24). A. M. Howdcn took five wickets for 3!) runs, and Madden four for 45. North Shore made 73 runs for tho loss of two wickets (Bush 25, Fnrquharson 25 not out). Duncdiii, March 19. The weather was beautifully fine when tho cricket matches started yesterday, but a heavy shower fell during the afternoon. Grange met Carisbrook, and put up 315 for seven wickets (L. C'hadwick 121, Wright 40 not out). Dunedin made 271 against Opoho (Mackersey, G2 not out, Graham 43). Opoho have four runs on the book for no wickets. Albion compil- ' ed 120 against Carisbrook B (Baker 30). The latter made 122 for five wickets (Austin 79 not oul).. AUSTRALIA V. THE REST. By Telegraph-Tress A'feociation-Cojyriirht (Eec. March 19, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, March 18. Rain after luncheon interfered with rhe cricket malch, Australia v. The Rest, . and play had to be stopped early. Australia has lost, six wickets for 2G7—lvelliv way 35, Matthews (not oul) 92, and Trumper 62, were the chief scorers, _ Catch of the Season. Laws and Mr. a- / ning's splendid stork of cricket materials, Courtenay Place. Repairs a;speciality,