MID WEEK CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 7 March 1912, Page 2

MID WEEK CRICKET.

TWO GAMES BEGUN. INTKRKSTING FINISHES LIKKf.Y. The mid-week competitions under the moimgemont of the Wednesday Association, iidvanced iinolhor yesterday aflisrn'jou. The Uuiou-Kivals match should see a goad h'ni-h. The Rivals got rid of Union lor liio small score of SI), this ri'.-ult being due to the fine bowling of Vare and George. Hivals, so far, have lost three wickets for 2:1. Dr. M'Kvedy was rather iinfurtunate in the l.b.w. deci.-.ion which isent him back. Vivian gave Oriental a fair amount of leather hunting. Duinbleton (SO) gave a nice display, giving only one chiuiic behind the wickets when he was 25. Cording played a forcible innings for his 51. One hit of his sent the ball going well down Kent Terrace. Play was .stopped at five o'clock owing to rain. UNION AND RIVALS. Union: i-'irst Inning?. M'Gill, run out 21 Hiitton, b. Vare I Warnc, c. sub., b. Vare 27 O'Sullivan, run out 1 Taylor, c. and b. Vare 0 Driver, si. Pickering, b. George 10 Whelau, b. Vore I) Mulford, not out 13 Bonner, c. Anderson, b. George 10 Dobson, 1.b.w., b. Varo 2 Extras 1 Total S'J Bowling: Tare, five wickets for 50 runs; Dr. M'Kvedy, none for 10; Dr. Anderson, none for 8; George, two for 20. Rivals: First Innings. Pickering, c. Whelan, b. Warne 4 Dr. M'Evody, 1.b.w., b. O'Sullivaii 3 Dr. Tolhurst, run out 1 Davis, not out 5 \ are, not out 10 Total for three wickets 2.) Bowling: Warne, one wicTcet for 10 runs; O'Sullivan; one for IS. VIVIAN AND ORIENTAL. Vivian: First Innings. Brainier, b. Ryan 2 Castles,' h. Ryan -I Dumbletoii, c. and b. Ryan SO Caterer, b. Ryan 7 Cording, b. Truscott 51 Dempsey, c. Billman, b. Little 16 Read, not out ti Hill, b. Ryan 5 Huddlestone, 1.b.w., b. Ryan 0 Extras .' 17 Total for eight wickets ISS Bowling: Ryan, six wickets for 52 runs; Little, one for 23; Truscott, one for Gotirlay, none for ;!8; Ward, none for-li; Billmau, none for 17. JUNIOR MATCHES. , ' Y.M.C.A. v. Union.-Y.M.C.A., batting first, made 72 (Slock, not out, 17, Paget 16, Wliitenian 15, M'Kay 10). Union have lost five wickets for 43 runs (Williamson, not out, 18). Bowling for Union, Colenian took thrco for 23; Cohen, two for 27; Bey, two for 7; Tassie, one for 10. For Y.M.C.A. M'Kay took two for 20; and Whitemnn, three for 21. HOUSE MATCHES. The Wholesale Chemists created a surprise yesterday aiternoon by defeating tho Retail Chemists by seven wickets and 7 runs. Retnil Chemists batted first, .scoring (!2, the chief scorers being Everton (23) and Gordon (12). Browne was the destructive agent for Wholesale Chemists, obtaining six wickets for G runs. Hassell took three wickets for 20 runs, and Masters one for 22. Shechan and Masters opened the innings for the Wholesale Chemists, putting , on 33 runs for the first wicket, Sheehan being then bowled by M'Kenzie, having 17 runs to his credit. When, rain stopped "'ploy the whole.-ale men had 'scored I, '.(i!)' , for three wickets (Xlasters 31 not out).-. M'Kenzie secured all throo Avickßt&'JUr' , 17 rim's.