CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1290, 20 November 1911, Page 6

CITY CRICKET.

WINS POR NORTH AND IJASF B. LIVELY UATriNfi. riNH STAND BY COLLIiOIi. Of Iho Iwo i.eiiior mulched played oil tho i Iri.si ti lif>si'i'v<i mi Hal unlay, Mm I'liis). IM.'ollegn dim I ell iviih lln. iimrn inb'l'iviliug, Moth iiialrJuvi litnl |h*-h I<kili"l upon ns foregone im/ii'limioiis, and Hint rubs nny <-cifiijn<l.jlion of much of itii interesl, but l.lio lino htjiiid iiiiiilo liy (In|. lego drew llio al.loiitiun nl' l.lio crowd, Tho Collego lon in was belli en by 51 nimi on Iho lirsl, innings, but only nllur a. <l<li'liiijned buttle. North Irenloil Ontral'ii boivling disrespect I ully, and pulled oil an easy win. Several ot l.lio Norlli liiitHiiion piled up very wedilablo lolals-Wynyard made HI, ('ruinbin til), O'Siillivim M, and \Vimilcy ;i2. lii Central's unfinished uraiml innings l.liero worn ulna homo good sooi'os registered—JtlanijroH 42, Lil.tlo (not out.) lir>, Jteecncy ,'lli.

Lively butl.inu and fust scoring (icure.o siilliceil lo add inU'rcsl. to tho NortliContral match, for tho result, wan never in doubt except lor a very liltlo wliilo, and then the doubt was only as lo whether North could win by an innings; With two wickets down for Kill, us imainst Central's lirsl, innings total of H.'J, North set to work lo Hinae.ii up runs as quickly ns might be. Wynyard, who had 7!l runs already to credit, Imd scarcely begun when lio was sent back clean bowled by Uillett. Tho batsmen lo follow, chiefly Windloy (112) and o',Sullivan (54), ail treated tho bowling with scant resjiect, and runs camo freely unlil, shortly lieloro 4 o'clock, the innings was declared closed for .'lOl runs. It was ten minuter past four when Birch and Dlaniires went lo the wickets to ojjoii Central's second Innings. It was just hero that thcro was doubt as to whether Conlral could hold up their wickets until tho end of tho day, and so save an innings defeat, lllainiros started merrily, but without attempting to forco tho pacc; ho preferred rather to choose a loose one, and punish it. No one could stay with him until Li ttio camo in at third wicket down, and then tho pair went for tho Ixiwling in fine stylo. It was an attempt to lift a ball well out of leach that cost Blamiros his wicket, for he skied ono back to Windley. Little played a very fine innings for G5 (not out), and Beechy's 3G were got by good cricket. When stumps wcro drawn Central had scored 108 for tho loss of six wickets, so Hint the result was a win North on the first innings. East B and Victoria Collego continued their fixturo on tho Basin. Tho East team was expected to win, and it did so; but College put lip a fight that was not cxpected of them by anyone. On the previous Saturday East B had made 303, and Collego had lost thrco wickets for 34. Tho not-out men were Dickson, with 22 on, and Saunders, who had scored a single. Saunders only added four, and when his wicket fell tho total was forty. Dickson batted freely, and knocked tho bowling about with great case. Broad stayed with him awhile, and fiftyone was added betweon tho downfall of tho fourth and the fifth wickets. So, at 91 fivo wickets were down. The sixth fell at 106. Dick-son's score was compiled chiefly by means of singles and twos, He did not get ono four, and only got threw threes. "When ho had fifty-eight to his credit he was caught bv Mason off Nash. Griffiths knocked np 25 before ho was disposed of. When Salmon and MilleT bccamo partnered the scoring brightened again. Salmoud went back first, after making 10, by . free,' interesting cricket—a fine innings at a time when it was badly needed. Miller and Caddick were the last pair. There was some fear for awhile that before they got set one of them would lose his wicket and a fol-low-on would be necessarv. However, the bowling was simple stuff, and the last stand yielded fifty mns. So tied-up was the bowling that O'Shea was tried. Eleven wore knocked off his one and only over. Tho batsmen swiped what someone, has called his "slow vaudeville" out of the arena with the greatest ease and disrespect. The biggest hit of the match was a cut by Caddick, off which six wcro run. The innings closed for 252, and East B went in to bat again, and had lost five wickets for 91 nheii stumps were drawn. So victory is East B's.

Centuries have been fairly common this season, and another was added to tlio list 011 Saturday by a promising E?-st junior plaver named Curry. Playing Y.M.C.A. ho piled up a score of 107 by vigorous andchanceless cricket. This total was put together in a littlo over an hour against very good bowling, and was mostly achieved by hitting oil the cn-side. For such a young cricketer—he was the smallest nlayer engaged on the Basin Reserve on Saturday—the force which be got into many of his strokes was Tather wotideiful. Perfect timing of the ball had a good deal to do with it.

THE SCORING.

NORTH V, CENTRAL, NORTH.—First Innings. Wynyard. 213331133212411311141X3213X3111131313121111, b. Gillett SI Richardson, c. Littlo, b. Blamires ... 0 Crombie, 211531131311111111135^21X31143315, b. Bragge 69 Lambert, 31234, c. Little, b. Bragge ... 13 Windley, 4111211113515131, b. Gillett 32 Sheridan, 1111133, b. Gillett 11 O'Sullivan, 331133331312322313213511, not out 54 Phillips, 111111134, b. Blamires 14 Finlayson, 45, c. Bragge, b; BlamiTes 9 Extras 18 Total for eight wickets 301 Bowling analysis: Bragge took two wickets for 85 runs; Blamires, three for 60; Gillett, tlireo for 61; Mitchell, nono for 48; Beecby, nono for 10; Wilkinson, nono for 19. CENTRAL. First innings 143 Second Innings. Birch, 2211, b. Finlayson 6 Blamires. 33113121141333111153, c. and b. Windley 42 Naughton, 1311, b. Finlayson - ti Wilkinson, 2111112, c. O'Sullivan, b. Finlayson 9 Little. 33131311311441411133314111-11132, not out 65 Sclilaadt, 313, b. Windley 7 Bocchy, 1321111251311211, c. sub., b. Sheridan St? Bragge, 11433, not out 12 Extras 15 Total for six wickets 19S Bowling Analysis.—Finlayson took three wickets for S8 ntus; Luckie, none for 30; Windley, two for 24; Sheridan, ono for 11. EAST B V. VICTORIA COLLEGE. EAST 8.-First Innings 303 VICTORIA COLLEGE.—First Innings. Fanning, 2, thrown out .. 2 Bcrciidsen, c. Collett, b. Nasb 0 Dickson, 112211121111113211211112111112311 111312212, c. Mason, b. Nash sf» Stainlon, 213, c. Hornby, h. Hales ... I! Saunders, 1121, e. Goldfinch, b. Unles 5 Broad, 1111311311, l.ti.w., b. Nash U Griffiths. 314132121322, c. C'ollett, b. Mulchings 25 Bruce, 131322, b. Nash 12 Salmond. 212111313112124313223, c. Hutchings, b. M'Girr 40 Miller, 311323221113312123, not out 35 Caddick, 2212110321322, e. and b. Oollett 28 Extras 27 Total 252 Bowling Analysis. Hales took two wickets for 52 runs; Nash, four for 65; Hutchings, ono for 54; M'Girr, ono for 40; O'Shea, nono for 11; Collett, one for 3. East B.—Second Innings. WngstafT, 3255215311131321, c. Bercndscn, I). Saunders 39 M'Girr, 325131U21112214, c. and b. Dickson ,'JI Bowles, e. Saunders, b. Dickson 0 Hutchings, 2, 1.b.w., b. Saunders 2 Mason, 11211, not out- 6 Nash. 2, It. Saunders 2 ColleU, 112112, not out 8 Extras r, Five wickets far 90 Bowling Analysis. Saunders took three-wickets for 11, and Dickson two for 18.

OTHER GRADES. .lllNinil. 11 I"' 1 ij'" <;i«iU SI. Wnrk's on ) liy Wl runs, (.Huh tiocuriiicF a w»-|«.iii l„ attempt ( nllio Hi ( lull mil,),, l!|K, all ,| j„ M'coiid IniiinnH lui.-l K „ VI .,| wj ckets down lor ih iiiiih. HI, Mm-lt's replied with 158 anil />!) lor four wii:k«K A"<t ii. lino uphill f11f.,1. Kiikl; Juniors ttdf.urt-il ii l|iri'h |uiliil, win over Y.M.G.A. by ll(i num. AI. Mm conclusion nf l'li» lii'M. liny (I piny Must wurii 111 rims behind on llki lirnl. innings, On resuming on Sutunbiy llio Jill Hi, batsmen ({nvn a fine (lispliiy, Cnrr.v butting ii|;ni(hh'(v<;ly for IH7. whilo Kinilli iiiiiiid 4:1 by nllfnvlirn cricket. Oilier scurrni worn lvirkcr (IB not. out) find If.obiiiwui 10, Tim totnl wns "It riiim fur H'.vmi wickets. Plant, Murphy, ami Alliicimi did most of llio bowling for Y.M.C.A. On going In lhu jvic.lmlfi for their i.ecuiid innings Y.M.C.A. lind 1111 liinir 11 nd u half In |ilny out, limn, but wit'' nimble l„ do no, 11s East's bowling proved very elTc.v.l.ivc, inul this innings I'-lovd for 37 Ofeid 10). Howling for M'Ardell look four wickets for 4 I'iiiih, Smith livo for 8, and Clarko l.hreo for 4, l,h» Insl-inenlioned bowler clointi llio "lint Irick." Victoria College worn beaton by Central by an innings mid 4 runs. Central made Kl7 rtinn, nnd Victoria College replied wil.li |.'IS (of which .lainieson contributed 58 not out) and lIS. THIRD CLASS. SI. David's, 2(1 and .'JO, were boalcn by nn innings 11, id 10 runs by Calholic Club, who compiled 78, Carrut.herH 2ft nnd liyaii l.'l were llio winners' principal scorers, whilo for HI. IWid'H, Iluufjon 12 and Powell 10 oljliutif.il double figures. Bowling for Cut hoi in Club, Eoherty, wlio did tlio "Imt trick," pot four for fi nnd five lor 18, 11 nd Cnrrutliers livo for I!l and 11 vu lor 12. For St. David's, Powell, with six for 11), bowled well. Pcl.nne kill. North by I2f) runs. Peton# made 232 runs in their first innings, and North inndo 39 and f;8 rospcctivclv. The best scores on each side wero;~Pctone: Ryan 70 not out, M'l'arlano 51. North: •lackson 10, Harry 22 not out. Ilolton bowled best for I'ctono, and O'Sullivan did, befit for North. Templars notched a three-point win against Victoria College, winning by eight wickets. 'templars, 125 for lev en wickets, declared their innings closed (Kyan 54 not out, Dooley 28). Victoria College: 87 and Kl, lilenkinsop (five for 13) bowled 6plen(ltaly for tho winners. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Sclwyn A were defeated by Evans Bay A by 83 runs. Batting for Evans Bay, Smith made 19 and 12 0.3d E. Claridgo 28. In tho bowling, Millar took fivo wickets for 40 and two for 22, and WriEtey four for 43 and five for 15. S*lwv n knocked up 87 runs and 41 for wen wickets. Batting for .Selwyn, M'lntvre made 22 and 29, Jfopki tls took four wicket.? for 29 runs, Bums four for 17, and buck four for 15 and two for 22. Kilbirnio I! t/.-arn. 125 (HcllivreU 37, Hawthorn 37) and 45 runs for thrift wickets (lligginbottom 12, Hawthorn 21, not out) beat Wanderers, who made 75 and 91 in their first and st-cond innings respectively. The Harbour Board scored a threepoint win on Saturday at Newtovrn Parle by defeating Kilbirnio by an inninp and S4 runs. Harbour Board had mads 2io on the previous Saturday. KilbimM in their first innings made" 111, and, following on, were disposed of for 95. A. Thomas (eight for 60), H. Eyan (sii for 72), and L. Dumbleton (four ior 33) bowled best for Harbour Board. BOYS' LEAGUE. Senior grade-Boys' Institute beat Telegraph Messengers after, an eiciting game by 6ii runs and four wickets. The highest scores for the Institute were Gaxrod 21 and 13, Garbett 29, Mabin 17, and for .telegraph. Andrews 16 and 10, Wocton 16 ami 2fj, and Darrant l".

I.M.C.A. beat Kilbirnie A.L.C. by si wickets and 115 runs. Highest scores for Y.M.C.A.—Henderson, 40, not out; Baker, 19; Watson, IS, not out; Hanratty, 22; Playne, 29. For Kilbirnie—Alexander, 14; Ashton, 7. Trinity, easily defeated Donald Mlcan by an innings and 9 ruas. Best scores for Trinity—Bv Hornblow, 40; Bates, 20; Haigh, 18: Tullett, 1G; Reid, 15. For Donald JI Lean—Lester, 33; Hassell, 16; L. Warwick, 13; Manderson, 10. Junior grade :-Institute beat Trinitv bv an innings ans 21 runs. For Institute 801 l 54, Mence 17, Lcggat 18. For Trinitr, Hickliug 13, Hornblow 14, Bailey 10, Hollas 12. Y.M.C.A. won by default fiom Muritai. Marist Bros, beat Kelburne. St. Anne's beat Mt- Cook. MISCELLANEOUS MATCHES, The Dosnyios representatives scored an easy victory over tho Vacuum Oil Company's team in a one-innings match, played at Kelburne Park, on Saturday afternoon. The Vacuum Oil Company's representatives batted first, and scored CI (Garrett 21, Boyle 15), to which The Dominion responded with 142 (Chapman 79, Maysmor 21). Chapman and Maysmor bowled best for The Dominion, aid Earnshaw for tho Vacuum Company's team. The game was a thoroughly enjoyable one, the wicket being in perfect order. It is a matter for general comment how good the wickets at Kelburne Park are. As a result the agcregate scores in matches played there h'avj «i far been pretty high. Playing against the "New Zealand Times" on Saturday afternoon, at Xowtown Park, the Post and Te'.ocraph Stores' eleven defeated them on (he fir<t. tunings by 33 runs. Batting first, the P. and T. compiled S2 runs, their second innings closing with 52 rnns for the lo« of seven wickets. The "Tinuv" oJevous first attempt only produced ■)!> runs, but in their second innings thev improved, and had lost two wickets i'or S3 runs when stumps were drawn. Johnson t?5 and 40) and Loveridge (13) wore the only double-figure scorers'for the winners, while Edmiston (13), Lane (11>, r.nd Bailv v 10) reached double figure* for the losers. ,Tho "Evening Post" to,mi boa: a police team at Kelburne Tark. Warren and Marshall wero top scorers for the "Post.''