CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1284, 13 November 1911, Page 7

CITY CRICKET.

—— a FINE CONTEST AT PETONE. GALLANT EFFORT BY EAST A, MAHONEY MAKES A CENTURY.

Ideal weather, splendid wickets, and teen batsmen combined to make cricket very interesting at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. There was a very fair attendanco of tho public and there was certainly no reason for them, to be dissatisfied with tho day's sport. The feature of the .piny was big scoring. East B, on No. 2 wicket, found tho Victoria Collego bowling easy and rattled up 303 runs in n shado under three hours, balf a dozen of tho batsmen making good scores—Bowles, 77. On the other side of the ground, Central's leading batsmen failed to take advantage of tho favourable conditions and, but for a muchneeded stand at tho ninth wicket, would havo made a really pitiful showing. Tho ninth-wicket stand, by Little and Bragge, which -yielded 51 for Central was completely eclipsed by thp performance of the two North batsmen, Crombie and Wynyard, ivho put together 145 runs bcforo they wore separated. At Petone, East A made a good but hopeless fight against Petone, Mahoney making his century by capi til cricket. As was expected Wellington South proved victorious against Hutt on tho suburban ground. Tho East B-College match and tho Cen-tral-North fixturo will be concluded on the Basin next Saturday. A magnificent fight against overwhelming odds was put up by Wellington East A at the Petone Oval on Saturday. In tho end they just failed to obtain a victory, but a more gallant struggle of the forlorn hope order has seldom if ever been chronicled in the annals of Wellington' cricket. A week earlier, owing to a misunderstanding, only six East A players had journeyed to Petone to play tho local team. The result w;is that the latter knocked up 255, while East made only GS. Sfartiug .tho second day's play with affairs in this position, Petone had a tromendons handicap in their favour, but it proved none- too great before the day was over. East continued their batting until 5.30 p.m. aud the three preceding hours . witnessed some bill scoring. Mahoney made a century and a couple of runs to spare. Baker made 48 not out. At half past five, with a score of 293 for eight wickets, East declared their innings closed., Petpno had an hour in which to make 103 and gut a three-point win, but Hickey and Gibbcs, a well-tried, pair of veterans," soon put this possibility out of sight. Bowling in their best style they scattered stumps in- all directions, and when two minutes of the hour remained Petone had lost nine wickets for 77 runs. There was still time for a fighting finish, but Dalgleish, the Petone skipper, took advantage of tho time of grace allowed for sending a batsman in, and did not expose his last man to the attentions of the Hickey-Gibbes combination- Tucker raised a protest, and was supported by one of the umpires, but after 0. consultation Petone were declared, winners on the first innings. Petono's fielding was very slack, Mahoney being missed moio than once. The local bowling also was below par. East had very bad luck in being robbed- of the three-point win for which they had fought so well. As has been indicated, the East bowling was superb, and their fielding was atiovo reproach. -Though the match between Central and North opened tamely on No. 1 wicket at the Basin on Saturday, the day's play closed with a dashing display by two of the North batsmen —Wynyard and Crombie—who added 145 for the second wicket. Central,, batting first, sent Nanghton and Birch to the wickets. The former was disposed .of before he had reached double figures and Ihe following batsmen, who were quite dismayed by Tindlay's fast ones, went towards tho pavilion in such Tapid succession that eight wickets wore down, for 72 runs. Little and Bragge then 'stemmed the tido by a nice partnership of 51, and the innings subsequcntly.xlosed nt 143, Little making 48, Brogge 22,-and Birch 20. There were 28 extras. Findlay was in great form with the ball and in one over captured tliTCe wickets with foiir balls.' Wynyard and -Richardson opened the North innings. Richardeon failed to score, but Crombie then partnered. Wynyard and the two batsmen made a Sno stand, adding 145 runs in.-just about-75 'minutes. Both gave a fine exhibition all round the wicket and showed a disposition to hit at almost everything that came along. Crombie never gave a real chance until he was beaten at 69 by Bragge. His score included three fivesi two fours and eight threes. Wynyard was missed at 51, but finished up with 79 not out, having hit three fours and twelve threes. The partnership was the feature of tho afternoon's play and it is seldom that such clean and rapid scoring is seen on the Basin. When stumps were drawn North had lost threo wickets for 165 runs. East B and Victoria College commencnd thoir fixture, and so far College has made a very poor showing. East B went in first on- a good wicket and had the best of tho conditions; the light and tho creasa were better, for them, and they did not have a weary afternoon's fielding. The East batsmen used up nearly tho whole afternoon, and against the extremely weak bowling of their opponents they piled up over 300 runs. Tho College bowling was simply tied right up, and was knocked all over the paddock by very ordinary batting, The great weakness was that the attack was a one-man affair. Saunders faced his task well enough, and came out with a fairly creditable average, but there was scarcely anyone to use as a change. When the case for the attack was really desperate, Stainton was tried, and his slows, half-lobs, and other primitive stuff wero too simple altogether. One result of this very weak trundling was that several of tho East team made fair scores. Mason-and M'Girr opened the innings. M'Gin , went (illicitly, with two on the board. Mason shaped rather nicely, and was at the crease a good wli'H> for his nine. Bowles,, who stayed to makb top seoTC, opened with a five. It was only the signal for a vigorous innings. One great smite knocked the ball from one corner of the ground to the other for sQvcn, and off another swipe six were run. Howies also hit three fours and eight threes. Collett opened with a four, and was not sent to the pavilion (ill he had increased the total by 37. Wagstaff and Ilutchings each exceeded thirty. O'Shea's 46, not out, included a six and three fotiTS. The other batsmen did little. Hnles got his total—five—in one hit. College played out time—something over an hour. Wellington South rounded off a decisive defeat of the local team somewhat laboriously at the Hutt ground on Saturday afterncon. Qn the previous Saturday South had made 213 in a completed first innings, while the locals had accumulated 0 at a cost of two wickets. 'Rouble descended on Hutt as soon as play resumed, Simpson having his wicket lowered by a full-pitched ball from Grace. Lshtrwbod opened with strict caution, but after a time began to play a graceful bat to some purpose. He seemed to easily master the South bowling, and got in some pretty strokes, , cutting and driving to the off, but his work lacked tho weight and force necessary to tho compilation of winning scores, nis carcsr terminated ingloriously when he just reached a ball that he should havo left alone, and lifted an easy catch to Johnson at square-leg. The only other batsman who attained distinction in a somewhat dreary afternoon was Staples, who played a steady and almost chanceless innings for 47 and carried an unbeaten bat at the end of the day. The rest of the Hutt batting was for the most part scratching, and poking of the slowest description. A. Pringlo, tho 6tar exponent of this sort of thing, spent an hour and a half in amassing l Iβ runs. It was wonderful in its way, but it was terribly dreary, cricket. General relief was felt when Climie and Turner, the Iliitt "last hop-es," lost their wickets in quick succession, Fenton in each caso being tho executioner. Tho South bowlers had made a slow job of taroakiiisj down the Hutt stonewall, but a whole they stayed tolerably woll in an uphill fight, on a \ficket that favoured the baiting interest. The locals made a total of 156 run?. .=0 that South got thoir win with a margin of 57 runs.

Boecn«y, 131, b. Lambert 5 Patterson, b. Findlay 0 Gillett, b. Findlay 0 Bragge, 311323111, c. O'Siillivan, l>. Liickic 22 Mitchell, 142, not out 7 Extras 28 Total 143 Bowling Analysis. Findlay, six wickets for 49 runs; Lambert, two for 19; Finlayson, one for 35; Luckio, one for none; Sheridan, none for 12. NORTH.—First Innings. Wynyard, 2133341332124113111411321313 1111313131211, not out 70 Richardson, c. Little, b. Blamires ... 0 Crombie, 24153113131111111113532113114 3315, b. Braggo 69 Lambert, 31234, c. Little, b. Bragge... 13 Extras 4 Total for three wickets 165 Bowling Analysis. Bragge, two wickets for 47 runs; Blamms, ono for 35; Gillett, none for 33; .Mitchell, none for 36; Beechey, nouo for 10. EAST B V. COLLEGE. EAST B— First Innings. M'Girr, c. Fanning, b. Sannders 2 Mason, b. Dickson 9 Bowles, st. Berendsen, b. Stainton ... 77 Goldfinch, b. Saundors % Collett, c. 'Griffiths, b. Dickson 37 Wagstaff, b. Saunders 35 Hutohings, st. Berendsen, b. Saunders 36 O'Shea, not out 46 Nash, c. Miller, b. Saunders G ITales, b. Saunders 5 Hornby, b. Saunders \ Extras 23 Total „ 303 Bowling Analysis. Saunders took seven wickets for 98 runs; Dickson, two for 53; Stainton, one for 56; Salmond, none for 49; and Fanning, none for 19. VICTORIA COLLEGE.-First Innings. Fanning, run out o Berendsen, c. Collett, b. Nash .... 0 Dickson, not out 02 Stainton, c. Hornby, b. Hales ...........'. ~G Saunders, not out .. 1 Extras '_" 3 Total for three.. wickets 31 WELLINGTON SOUTH V. HUTT. Wellington South—First innings, 213. Hutt—First Innings. Simpson, 1, b. Grace ~ 1 S. Judd, 11, c. Carter, b. Fenton " Matthews, 41, p.. Laws, b. Fontou 5 A. Pringle, 1111111211131, b. Laws ... 16 Ishenvood, 2134214114111121, c. Johnson, b. Laws , 33 A. Staples, 1111111122124221111411111141 14, not out ' 47 Alderslcy, 1411111114, b. Carter 16 G. F. Judd, 11141111111, b. Fenton ...'.'.'. U A\ r . Pringle, 144, b. Laws ;.... 9 Climie, b. Fen lon 0 Turner, b. I'enton 0 Extras 13 Total .1^ Bowling Analysis. • Fenton took live wickets for 38 runs, Grace, one for 40; Laws, three for 39; Carter, one for 25; Walters, none for 1. EAST A V. PETONE. Petone— First innings 258 East A—First innings G8 East A—Second Innings. Hickson, 4142114113211, b. iTK.enzio ... 2B Johnson, b. M'Kenzie 0 Midlane, 1-11111144111, c. Numi, b. Barber 19 Mahoney, 14142141111114.1121111122111111 ■ 1111111111111121131411241, c. iNunu, b. M'Kenzie 102 Tucker, 111, b. M'Kenzie 3 Grimmett, 11121411111211114111112111, c. Barber, b. Nunn 35 Howe, 1, b. Nnun 1 Baker, 11412111142411114111141141, not out 48 Hickev, 1222112141, not out ....;■.. 17 Extras ■.:..........»...,.-19 Total ...,-r.............. ~.........;.. .293.. Bowling Analysis. M'Kenzie took four wickets for 90 runs; Nunn, two for 43; Barber, one for 59; Bennett, none for 38; Bricc, nbiio for 44. Petone. —Second Innings. Brice, b. Gibbes • 0 Barber, c. Mnhoney, b. Hickey 0 Nunn, 211444, b. Hickey IB M'Kenzie, 1141, b. Gibbes 7 Bennett, 4, b. Hickey 4 Smith, b. Gibbes •.•:••• 0 Hardham, 314, c. Bates, b. Gibbos ... 8 Cornell, 1141141121, not out 17 Southgate, 114, b. Hickey 6 Dalgleish, 41, c. and b. Gibbes 5 Extras • Total for nine wickets 77 Bowling Analysis. Gibbes took five wickets for 37 runs; Hickey, four for 26. OTHER GRADES. JUNIOR.

Ontrtl v Victoria College. In their first innings Central made 219, of which Jackson contributed 2G (not out), and Itobinson il. Victoria College when stumps.were drawn, had made *3 for the lo*s of seven wickets. The Catholic Club made a good start in its match against St. Marks on Saturday at Kelburne Park. Batting first the Catholic Club kept their opponents leather-hunting the whole-afternoon piling up 218 runs. Of this score Warne, wSo was in fine form, mado 100 by vigorous forceful cricket, and Sullivan, who nlaved a Rood steady innings, knocked up 50. Sl'Grath assisted with a neatly-coin-piled 22. St. Mark's went into bat, but little proress was made on account of the failing light. When stumps were drawn their score stood at -10 for the loss of two wickets. So far as things have gone, T.M.C.A. have the upper hand in their match with Wellington East. Batting first East were disposed of for 88 runs, to which total Hughes contributed 13, Clnrko 11, and Spence 11. Bowling for Y.M.C.A. Plant took four wickets for 10 runs, A. Thompson two for 7, Sclater two for IC, and Murphy one for 18. The Y.M.C.A. eleven replied with 1-13 for their first innings, the principal scorers being Attneave 53 (not out), Reed 35, and Murphy 21. With tho ball for East Smith took five wickets for 32 nins, Clarke two for 17, and M'Ardle one for 29.

Wellington North secured a threepoint victory from Hutt. North defeated Hutt by an innings and 11 runs. The winners scored 151 runs (Wilson GS and Hannay 32) against Hutt, 62 (Book 11 and Everton 13) and 78 (Harris 36 aud Bock 13). For the winners, took six wickets for 15 runs and Proud seven for 27. Harris was the best bowler on tho losing side, capturing four wickets for 22 runs.

THIttD CLASS. Wellington College, 173 for sis wickets, beat Catholic Club, 152, by 21 runs. Litttlo 53, Dixon 31, and .Topplin 32 wore College's best scorers, while for Catholic Club J. M'Grath 52, Carruthers 26, Layburn 10, and Bradley 13 wero the best. Templars secured a three-point win against Petono A, winning by nine wickets. Templars'? first attempt realised 137 for five wickets, Sauvorin 31 (not out), Ryan 31, Whiterod 29, Denby 19 (not out). Fetone retaliated with 82 and GS). For Templars Doolpy and Fnrrcll bowled best. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Kilbimio. B team 125 (Tlelliwell 37, F. Tlawtliorno 37) v. Wanderers, 75 and two for 13. For Kilbirnio F. Russell (four for 28), ncllhvoH (three for 25), Gray two for 8) did best with the ball. Harbour Board v. Kilbirnio, on Nowlown I'arfc. Harbour Board, batlin:; first, made 20fl. B. Sullivan (not out) 102, A. Thomas 30, C. Dempster 21), L. Dumbleton 28. ICilbirnie, none for 40. The match will bo concluded next Saturday.

for Y.M.C.A., howled well, taking four wickets for seven runs. KANGAROOS V. "DOMINION." A pleasant panic was plnyeil on Kellmvnc P.nrk on Saturday atternnon Wmcn the Kangaroos (ex-Australians) and Tin; Dominion representatives, rosultiiiy in a win tor the foruiPi , by I'J runs. The Dominion team (which luul in pick up three emergencies on tin; ground) scored 77 (lunuenr 25, May.-mnr 11, Chapman. 11), and the Kangaroos ill! (Barry 13, Williamson 13, Ccrrimly 12). Itarry bowled best for Kangaroos, and Ki linear and Chapman for Tim Dominion - . The employees of Jfr. A. E. KernotV establishment nluyed and defeated a ''New Zealand Times" eleven on Saturday afternoon at Kelburnc. The "Times" men in thoir first inuiugs compiled CO runs, Kernot's following on with 120 runs for five wickets, Sims (04) and Williamson (35) (both, retired), largely contributing to the score. Ihe second innings of the "Times" resulted in C 2 runs being scored for the loss of eight wickets. Inquiring 2 runs to win, Kernot's started their second innings, and after the loss of one wieVet they secured the two runs, thus winning the game by nine wickets. MATCHES ELSEWHERE. SEVEN WICKETS FOR 30 RUNS. (By Tclegraph-Pro63 Association.) Dunedin, November 12. The weather was perfect yesterday afternoon, when the cricket matches 'commenced, but shortly before five o'clock heavy rain fell and it became very cold. Dunedin made CI and 16a lor nine wickets (otcven 67, Latham 31, not out), beating A bion, which club made 153 and 72. In Albion s second innings Eckhold took seven wickets ior 3!) runs. Carisbrook 13, with 81 and 93 (Watson 30), beat Grange, i'J and GO. For Grange, Graham took four wickets for 16, and-for Carisbrook Alloo took six for 30 and Ramsden four for ''0 Carisbrook, with 182 and 103 for six wickets (Hopkins 30) beat Opoho, 87. Christchurch, November 11. Ihe weather was fine to-day for the continuation of the grade- matches, but tuo heavy rain of the previous evening had made tho wicket just a trifle slow Kiccarton scored an easy win over last years champions, whilst West Christchurch got a three-poin*: win against Linwood, and Sydenham scored a similar victory over East Christchurch. Score?: bydennam, first innings, 233 (innings closed), beat East Christchurch, 51 and 101. West Christchurch, 280, beat Linwood, lH and 86, Bicearton, 240, beat St. -VIIrans, 183 and 72 for three wickets. Auckland, November 12. lue Auckland Cricket Association's district competitions were played in showery weather yesterday, the second round being concluded. Grafton beat North Shore on the first innings. Grafton scored 278 for eight wickets and declared the innings closed Mason made 77, Horspool 55, Hnv 50. jfortU Shore made 16!) and 113 for threo wickets (Farrjuharson 80). 'VnrKγ scored an exciting win against Parnell, winning on the second inning? just at the call of time. Pamell made 146 and W and University 00 and 185 for six jackets (V.allace 61, Jacobsan +0). Eden beat Ponsonby in a first innings. Ponspnby scored 48 and 178 for seven wickets (innings closed) (Collins 59, Snedden 52 not p -. f '. nml JMen made 117 and 01 for three wickets (llsraus 41, Cuminings 38).