ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1376, 29 February 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE WEDNESDAY MATCHES, TWO HOLLOW WINS. With the exception of the; Union-Ar-tillery match, the second series of game* in tho .second round of tho senior Wednesday competitions tvere concluded yesterday afternoon. The weather was perfect, and the wickets were in good condition. The.fielding of the teams ahoweil n gre(\t improvement oa that of last week. The highest: scores ot the day were put up. by Alpo (Oriental), U not out, and Toms (P. and T.), UVivian easily defeated Post and Telegraph by an innings and 15 runs, while Oriental also had ah easy win over Rivals by an innings and 58 runs. Mills, howling for Vivian, did the "hat trfoi" Many espiwsioM of regret and sympathy were tendered to the members of the Union Club on tho loss of Mr. Cha*. Hopkins (who died suddenly, last Sunday). Jfr.;Hopkins was a keen follower of Wednesday cricket, nnd a great supporter of the Union Club in particular. \ V. AND T. AND VIVIAN. .Vivian, first' innings 280 P. and T.—First Innings. Gri'niod, b. Hill : 2i Selatcr, c. Caterer, b. Hill 12 Knapp, c. Mills, b. Hill U Grieg; b." Mills .' : 0 Bate, b. Hill -.....'..; 0 ; .fones, b. Carson ...*........ 22 'Toms.' c. Mills, b. Cfirson 33 Tyrell, run out ■* M'Natrr, b. Hill •• -I Howard, rnn.but ....*.... 0 Player, not out « •• (, Extras ;....;;.,.«• 7,, .Total : , ....a......... 119 Bowlinir.—Dempeey. do wickets for 30 runs; Hill, five for 28; Mills, one for 36; Carson, two for 18.

P. and T.—Second Innings. Grinrod, c. Sullivan, b. Carson \ Toms, c. and b. Mills .' 44 .Tones, b. Cording ; 11 Grieg, 1.b.w., b. Mills : « Knapp, c. Caterer, b. Sullivan 9 Tvrell, run out S .' 32 Bale, b. Mills .". '. 38 31' Natty, b. Mills 0 Player, b. Mills 0 Howard, not out , 2 6clater, absent' 0 < Extras 0 •Total :...; 14G First innings 119 Grand total ....,..,.,.,„ 2G5 Bowling.—Hill took no wickets for 27 runs; Carson, one for 25; Cording, one for 23; Mills, five for Ah Sullivan, one for 21; Uuddlestone, none for 3. RIVALS AND ORIENTAL. ~ Oriental.—First Innings, . / Gourlay, b.Darroch ..... 33 ■\Vafd, b. Dr. Anderson'.;.;.: ;.... 58 Little, e. and b. Dr. M'Evedy 30 Thomas, c. stib., b. Dr. Anderson ... 3 Truscott, b. Darroch. .... . 3 Evan, b. Dr. Anderson .....;..,.. 1 Alpe, not out 44 W. Little, b. Dr. Anderson 5 Spence, c. and b. Dr. Anderson ~..,.„. 4 Osborrie, b. Davis"...;. |,:.... 1" Uillman, c. and b. Davis ..;.. 7 Extras ~, 35 Total .' 240 Bowling.—Dr. Pigeon took no wickets for 7 j Dr. Anderson, five for 26; Darroeh, two,for'22; Davis, two for 21; Dr. M'Evedy, one for 49; M'Kenzie, none for 25; George, none, for 22; Pickering, none for 24; Biitler; none for !).""; "r . 'Ejvals.TJSeconir Innings. \. /u . Pickering,'c. Alpe,' h. Ryan ..:....,...!;.. u Darroch, b, Thomas ~.............„.,..„;... 2 Mollirtson, b. Thomas , ....,.,.„ l Dr.: Anderson, ib. Th0ma5. , ......,*..., ■ o D.tri.vfud out ;.„...■i.ji;;.....,;..:,..,„„.,„. ](j ' Dr. M'Evedy, 1.b.w., b. Thomas „.. 5 George, c. Alpe, b, Blllmait ;.....'... 3(1 Butter, c.niid b. Little 19 Dr. Pigeon, not out .......;.<...,.i.... i .., 1 ... 0 Extras ~ ..„,„.. 7 Total ..- „..., ~!H { First innings , 88 Grand total ... i( , ....,.,,.,„. 182 Bowling.—Ryan took ono wicket for 42 runs; Thomas, four for 33; Little, ono for 6; Billraan, one'for-7. ■

JUNIOR MATCHES. _ Chemists v, Y.M.C.A.-Chemists, first innings, 112; second innings, 78 (Fear 22, Ryan 15, Yallop 13. not, out). Y.M,C.\,, first innings, 75; second innings, 106 (AttJieave, 31, Dwon 25, Stuck 12 not out). Boiling for /T.M.C.A., M'Kay took five wickets for 3D runs; Whitehian, threo for 18; .Stack, tiro for 2. For Chemists. Everton took six for 39. • THIRD GRADE PROGRAMME.' The following' are tho fixtures for the third-class championship for Saturday, March 2:—At Karorf, Central v. Karon. At Hult, St. David's v. North'. At Col-lege-College A t. College B. At College, Templars v.. Fetono. At Kclburne, CoV lego. (Victoria) v. St. Mark's. Catholic, a bye. For Saturday. March J.-At College, College A v. .\oi;lh. At College, College } T.Karon, At Hutt, St. Mark's t. retime. At Ivelburiie, 'lemplars t, Victoria Colc?\ At Newtown, Catholic v. Central. Br. Davids, a bye. • - BOWLS. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. By I'elejraoh-I'reJJ AJjociation-CoDjTielit Sydnay, February 28. A team 1 , of Xew South Wale's bowlers leaves on March 27.0n a tour of England. ; ■ KELBURNE CLUB. _ The following will represent Kelbiirne in a frieridly match against Johnsonville ??„? a , t , u^ a . v ' "«t:-At hoinc-Willinmson, MUll, Miller, Blanchard (s.)i White, Baldwin, F. Johnson, Rofttlcy (s.). A*a? -Scott, Prof. Kirk, Dodds,'.Drury (s.); Manley, Batten, Harton, Kcllv (s.).' Junior Pennants (r. .NewtownJ-Dolierty, Hutchinson, Wakelin, Widdop (s.), JOHNSONVILLE CLUB. Tile following' will represent the Johnfiflnville Bowline CI lib- in a friendly match with Kclburne on Saturday nejtt: Awav-Mills, Jevujalein, Hall, Wallis (s.); Green, Bould,.Styles, Thompson (s.). At home--hleele, Hat'rap,i Morgan, Turn>r Is.); Orr, O'Neill, Tc-wrishehd, Sioane (?•). • . THOfiNDON CLUB. The following members of the Thomdon Club tctk elected to play against Newtown in a friendly match on Saturday neit:-At Newton h~Gamblc, Jones, Sla". t#i', Kerr (*.); Freeman, H- Smith, Benzie, Munro (s.); Stevenson, I. Clark, Beeves, Gray (s,); I'. Brandon, Afden, Hogbsn, J. T. King (?.).. At Thdnidon-C. Barraud, Stanford, Macintosh, Chittey (s.): 'Seaton, Lewis, Conlin, Ross (s.)j f/eterscn, Ronahlson, Sleevdns,. Corliss (s).; W. 1. Cfark, Murdoch, Spencer, Difhock (s.). On Monday last the filial game In the Thermion Club's Champion Singles was played between J. M. King and J. 0. Gray. After a very close game, which was in the'balance up to the last head, the stame was won bv J. J). Gray. The Thomdon Club's Kink Match Rose Cup was won by W. 'I. ('lurk, (rumble, Cohen, Hogben (s.),- and in tho play oil' for the bolder of Die cup, Olieu' was the victor. On Wednesday nl'leruoon I he Inflowing games were plnyeil at Thorndoii:Hill I'm.'. Tliorndon—Lewis, Gamble, Hatch. I)i----mock (s.), 24; Hutt—Simpson, I'ishworfli, Johnson, Eddie (-.), Hi. Thorndon v. Hutt. Tliorndon—M'. Clark, Murdoch, Niinnio, Steevens (?.), 21; Jlult—Casey, Sinclair, Shearer, Role (>■.), 2s. ' Thomdon—Ardcn, Midland, Freeman,

Cohen (s.), 35; Hntt-Cook, Bell, Ho|. lard, Curfby (s.), H. Thorndon—Liushley, Williams, Munro, Plimmcr (s.), 21)) Hutt—Birch, Humphrey,' Jiidd, Palmer (s., 19. Thorndon—Exley, Jay, Hanlon, Gray (s.), 21; Hutt—Goring, Hawthorn, Trovethick, Jones (s>). 31. Totnls-Tliothdon, 106; Hutt, 92,