MID-WEEK CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1352, 1 February 1912, Page 6

MID-WEEK CRICKET.

FIRST ROUND ENDS. THE POSITION'S OF THE CLUBS. Last games in the first round of tho Wednesday matches were concluded at the Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon, and a comparison of tho positions of tho six senior clubs engaged shows that tho powerful Union combination aro now far ahead, their lead being no less than 12 championship pointe over any other eleven in the grade. Yesterday 'they romped over Post and Telegraph by nn innings and 51 runs. Tho result was largely duo to the performances of that sterling cricketer, Victor Harris, both with bat and ball. Ho bagged five wickets for 14 runs—tho best bowling figures in Wednesday cricket this year—and also played a sound innings for Sli not out. Pitted against Rivals, the Vivian eleven achieved a "two pointer" by 17 runs on the first innings. Tho feature of tho day s play was a free exhibition by Sullivan, ■ w-ho slammed up 74 before Dr. M'bvedy bowled down his wicket. Coriing's innings was also an attractive effort to watch.. '.'',■. ... .; , % Artillery got home against Oriental by 24' rums on the first innings.' When play v.as> suspended a- fortnight ago Oriental appeared to have a sporting chance, but Bombardier hmitli- proved a hard-man to dislodge, and he had practically pulled • i lla i c K °, ut of tho firo Wore Rvari sweptolt his bail with a "trimmer." This bowler ';iv heeled them'up" incapitalstvle all through and, his average of seven wickets for 48 runs was well 'deserved.- In Sl!Cp " d ■ 'WW M h GOT'"} , and JUlildowney were in scoring, mood. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. team° ,^ llowius are thii Positions of' the Xμ Iff V" 1 . 0 ! , 5 5 - - 20 Artillerv 5 3-. ■>' _. . o Post and Telegraph 5 2 •> 1 l< Vivians ..; 5. 2 3 -.-'..-6' Rental -5 1 3 1 ,| I{ »als 514 _ I, ■ UNION AND P. AND T. _ __ Union—First , Innings, M'Gill.c. Toms, b. Bale % Driver, b. Bale '...,......„.. $ Barrie, b. Wvatt :""'."'.}"'.'.'. 7 Whelan, b. Knapp ~.', !!!,„'.","'' l<\ Harris, not out '" '■""'" eg Warhe, e, Tyrrell, b: Grieg....".!"""" "as' laylor, b ; : Knapp .....V....,...,„„ ~ '35 O'Siillivan, not 0ut".....:... !"" 11 Extras ........,.'.' 33 Total for six wickets 275 Bowling.—Plimmer, no wickets for 26 runs; Bale; two for 6(5j Grieg, one for 31; Knapp, two for 32; Toms, none for 4t; \Yyatt, ono for»30; Sclater, none for 13. P. and T.—Second Innings. GTandlod, b. O'Sullivan „. S Tyrrell, b. O'Rnllivan 1 Carrod, c. Mulford, b: O'Sullivan 8 Knapp, b. Harris 26 Toms, c. Mulford, b. Harris 26 Sclater, c. Mulford, b. Harris 6 Wyatl, st. Warno, b. Harris 0 Grieg, not out 1 Bale, st. Warne, b. Harris 3 Extras 12 Total 81 First innings 133 Aggregate. 224 Bowling.—Warne, no wickets for 9 runs; O'Sullivan,. three■ for 24; Harris, five for 14; Sauverin, none for 14; M'Gill, none for 18.

RIVALS AND VIVIAN. Vivian—First lunings. Dempsey, c. George, b. M'Konzio .... 1 Haydon, b. Jl'Evcdy. ..: ; '. n Hill, run out , ;.,. 4 Caterer, b. MTiwdy ; 1 Castles, c. George, b.. Pickering • 8 Carson, b. Davis ;... 18 Cording, not out. ; ■ 41 Huddlestbne, b. .Anderson 16 Sullivan, b. M'Evedy 74 Road, b. M'Evedy..... .- 3 Bramley, absent 0 Extras 24 Total .'...■ ; :..'2to M'Evedy, four wickets for 49 runs; M'Kenzie, one for 50j, George, none for'2B; Davis, one for 21; Pickering, one f0r.28; Dr. Anderson, ono for 1. Rivals—Second Innings. Crouoh, b. Hill ' 1 Pickering, c. Caterer, b. Sullivan 1 Dr. Pigeon, c. Huddlestqn; b. Sullivan 1 Dr. Anderson, c. Cording, b. Carson 35 Dr. M'Evedy, b: Carson 35Davis, not out 3 Extras .' i Total for six wickets' 80 ■ First innings 193 Aggregate 273 Bowling.—Sullivan,', two wickets, for 16 runs; Hill, one for 31; Cording, none for 10; Castles, none-for • 13; Carson, two for 3. . ORIENTAL AND ARTILLERY. Artillery.—First Innings. Major Hume, b. Ryan. ...,.., 3 Captain Robinson, b. Ryan „.... 3 Major Hughes, b. 1 Ryan ; '5 Smith, b. Ryan- 55 M'.lntyre, b. Ryan .;... 6 Bailey, c. and b: , Gourlay 4 Taylor, b. Gourlay 5 Pa'ton, b. Ryan 35 Douglas, b. Ryan; ' 0 Cooper, not out 2 Extras •■ • 25 Total. 149 Bowling Analysis.—Gourlay took two , ' wickets for 63; Billinau, nono for-5; Ryan, seven for 48; Little, nono for l 10. Innings. Gourlay, b. M'lntyre .'..'. 58" Ward, b. Coopor '. 16 ; W. Little, b. Cooper :.'. ' i Trtiscotl, b. Coopor" 12M'Eldownoy, not out it Ryan, c. and b. Douglas '.3 C. Little, 0. M'lntyro, b. Douglas'... 4 Billman, c. Taylor, b. Douglas S Alp.\ 1). M'lntyro 2 Extras ...; 7 Total for eight wickets 158 First Innings. 125 Aggregate 283 Bowling Analysis.—Bailey took no wickets for .17; Cooper, Hiree for 36; Jf'lnlyre, two for 19; Douglas, threo for 29. JUNIOR MATCHES. Union v. Red Crossv-Union—First Innings, 139: second inning!!, Si (Colcman ■12, Wicks 18, Cohen 17): total, 223. Rtd Cross-First innings, 16; second innings, oil (Mayne IS, Rouse-12): total, 93. Howling for Rod Cross, Hill took two wickets; for 18 runs; Carlyle, three for 18. For Union, Cohen took «>ven wickets for 25. Union won by -HI runs. United v. Chemists.—United—First innine's, 123; second innings declared-elosixl with one wicket down for HI: total, 163.A. Cliiimbc-rlaml . m«dn 13 not out, C. Chainljcrliiiid 11. Choinists—First innings, 4S; second inniußS, UK). Unitod won by l."i runs. Bowling for United;, ilajjnajiche took two wickets for 8; Craw-

ford, one for 23; A. Chainborland, one for 6. '■• .-.■, ~ Artillery v. Post and : Tolograph.—Ar-tillcrj-—First inning's, 31V second 'in-' iiings, H5:. total, 176. . Milroy made 47, : Crichton 26, Lilloy. 20," Porter 18J. Ryan not out 10. Post and .Telegraph—l'jritt innings,. Mj. second .innings, 52: total, 108. Christophcrsou- wade 20 ■ not out, and Boyno 15. Bowling for. P. and T., Christbnhcrson took two wickets for ,45 runs; Jones, throe for'4B;' M'Ndtty, oiio for 15 j Ncal, two for ; 24; Kiley, none-for. 9. Tor Artillery,' Porter .took fivo'.wio ketsfor 23 runs; Milroy, two for 12; Crichton, two for. 14.' . ■ ■ ■ '■•■' '• ■ Y.M.C.A. v. Oriental.-Y.M.C.A.-First innings,. 137;'. second , innings, declared closed with four'wickets down for 103: total, 240. M'Kay made 27, Slack 21 not out.' Oriental—First innings,'.; 92.; sewnd innings, 149 for four ;wickets: , total,'- 241. Christophorson made 76'..n0t out, Gayford 30, Robinson 13. .-Oriental won by six wickets. ■ . . . . SATURDAY'S SENIOR. MATCHES.'' The .following are the -fixtures and wickets for, the . next round ■ of'. Senior Championship matches: —.. - ... Wellington' South y.- Victoria.' College, at No. 1-Basin Reserve.' ' . ■ ''■ Wellington East A v. Wellington Bast B, on No. 2 Basin Reserve. , , Wellington Central v. Hutt, at Hutt; Wellington North' v. Pctone, at Petone'. UMPIRES FOR SENIOR GAMES.. The. following, are tlio umpires for the fourth, round of' senior matches; , commencing oh Saturday next':— •'-','. Potonc v. North, at • Petone: Messrs,Jonncss and Rodgors. .- • >,•:•• Hutt v. Central, at' Hutt: Meant. Yeatts and Douncllv.. .'■.'■ " '.'-\ East. A t. East B, at-, Basin Rcec-ires Messrs. M'.Kenzie and Dickson. South v. Victoria; College, at Baein Resorv«: Messrs. Varnhani and Bock. ■ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. \ Tlic' following are tho Junior Championship fixtures for February 3 and-10!—' Wellington. College v.'East,' at College ground'; Hntt v.-Catholic Club,.at:'HuU ground; South v. Victoria College, at Basin Reserve' ■ Nlo. 3 (on February-3-' only); North v. St. Mark's, at:Bfcsih,Reserve No'. 4' (on. February 3 - only);' Central, v. Y.M.C.A., at Kelburne'Park; ■ ' Owing ■to the • sports meeting,. -.which'. takes' , plaqe on tlio Basin Reserve on. February 10, .the. fixtures, Wellinetoh South v. .Victoria College and Wellington North' y.-St.'- Mark's,- will be:.fimahed oh- other grounds on that ■ date..' Those grounds will- bo announced ncit week. DEPARTMENTAL'-'MATCH. • ' The annual departmental.cricket match between the CChnstchurch and Wellington' staffs of-this'-Post and Telegraph-Depart-' ment will be played' on Basin Rcservo oii:Monda.y and Tuesday 'neitV-comtlienc-hig at 11 a.m. -each' day. . Thfc vUitdn will be'entertained at o luncheon-af'God-ber's rooms at 1 p-.m. on Monday. •. .- The. South Australian delegates to,the Board of Control were to'leave Adelaide, to t attend, the me«tine ■of •: the bosrd.-■ in Sydney to-inorrowj wncn the players' ultimatUni; will be dealt with. - The , trio, Messrs. O. Hill, n. ; Blinmanrand'G..M, Evan, will uphold- tbo players: ■ . .