ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1390, 25 March 1912, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CITY CRICKET. 1 . CHAMPIONSHIP FINALCENTRAL V. EAST A. KEEN FINISH PENDING. The Senior Championship. There seems to bo every prospect of an exciting finish" to tho cricket championship on Saturday next. When the last round of. matches opened on Saturday Central and East A held equal points for premier honours. -Play had reached an interesting stage when stumps were drawn. Weather and wickets leit little to bo desired at the Basin Reserve, but the atmosphere had assumed a seasonable chilland the light was failing when 6 p.m. approached. A moderate crowd of spectators assembled to witness the three senior games in progress on the ground. Principal interest, of course, centred in tho contest between Central and East A. The former team, batting first, sent Birch and Naughton jn to face tho bowling of Gibbes and Hickey. While Naughton opened confidently, Birch did not seem comfortable in front of Gibbes, :and when ho had made 14 ho was clean bowled by tho ex-Australiau. Blamires then joined Naughton and a usaful partnership carried tho score from 26 to 65 Deforo Naughton was run out, with his score at 39. The retiring batsman had inado the most of his stay at tho wickets and his score included a five, two fours, and live threes. Blamires, who had opened "swatchily," • increased his rate of scoring when Naughtou had gone, and played the whole of tlie bowling with confidence. It was well that lie did 60, for with the exception of Jackson, who compiled 36 by careful cricket, no one stopped very long at tho wickets. Beeehey and Hickson, who had scored heavily the previous week, were easily dismissed, the latter for t>, and the former without scoring. Blamires, after being missed by .Tucker at 37, and again by Howe at 03, looked like carrying his bat through the innings. With the aid of Paterson he had added a dozen for the last wicket, when he was caught' and bowled by M'Girr, the score haying then reached 233 runs. His useful innings of 88 included one six, two fours, and eleven threes. M'Girr, who did most of tho East bowling, came through the day's play with tho tine average of seven wickets for 50 runs. ~ East A opened their innings with Jlahoney ana Bowles, who managed to hold their wickets up x and make 24 runs before stumps wore drawn. Kobinson, Naughton, and bragge were the bowlers tried by Central. "'On No. 2 Wicket. On No. 2 wicket South met Victoria College in a game that was practically devoid of • interest. South batted first and would have fared ill, but for a good innings by Burton and another by Grace. The former played attractive cricket for 72, while forced the play in making 27, being then dismissed through Atmore taking a splendid catch off his own bowling. South were'all out for 160 runs, the chief factor in their dismissal being Dickson, who captured seven wickets for 70 runs. The 'Varsity team did not create a very favourable impression in the endeavour to overhaul the South Bcore, and when stumps were drawn five wickets had fallen for 46 runs, Fanning being the only batsman to reach double Igures. The others shaped very poorly igainst the bowling of lenton. With North and East B. North and East B commenced their patch, on No. 3 wicket, where part of che field is like an unshorn hay-paddock. North went,to the wickets first, and batted all the afternoon. When stumps were drawn they had lost nine wickets for 251 runs. Every batsmau but one scored, and every scorer but two reached double figures. The first half-dozen did exceptionally well, and then three wickets fell quickly ' for very' few runs. The last

pair, however, collared the bowling, scored freely, and played out time. FindlayBon made the highest score, knocking up Si by attractive batting. He got his runs mostly in the outfield, and of tho various bowlers, punished Johnson and Nash to the greatest extent. C. G. Wilson, the well-known southern cricketer, made his appearance in Wellington club cricket, and scored 45. His was a good innings, his batting was much praised, and bis impartiality to the bowlers pleased the spectators. The day play was concluded in a bad light, but, notwithstanding this, Findlay and Luckie, the last men in, did as they pleased with the bowling. Petone and Hutt. Petono put up a big lead on Hutt at the Oval. Several Petono batsmen made good scores. CENTRAL V. EAST A. Central. First Innings. Birch, 11213312, b. Gibbes » Naughton. 53112133U213234, run out ... 39 Blamires, 11132113333121133211112141433 . 12111113612311231, c. and b. Ji'Girr 88 Robinson, 11133, b. M'Girr 9 Beeehey, b. M'Girr " Jackson, 11111131131331113211221, b. Ji'Girr 3G Hickson, 11112, c. and b. M'Girr 0 Wilkinson, 223, b. M'Girr 7 Cooke, b. M'Girr 0 Bragge, 431, c. Hickey, b. Gnmmett ... 8 Paterson, 41, not out 5 Extras • -' Total : 233. Bowling Analysis.—M'Girr obtained seven wickets for 56 runs; Gibbes, one for •10; Grimmett, one for 65; and Hickey, none for 51. ' . East A. First Innings. Mahoney, 12112111, not out 10 Bowles, 1331111, not out 11 Total for no wickets 24 SOUTH AND VICTORIA COLLEGE. South. First Innings. Laws, b. Dickson «.—j. u Walters, b. Dickson •.•••-. U Burton, c. Saunders, b. Dickson „ (2 Patrick, 1.b.w., b. Dickson 7 Grace, c. <-.nd b. Atinoro 27 Fcnton, b.'Caddick 1 Pickering, c. Burns, b. Dickson 17 Ward, c. and b. Dickson 3 Keys, b. Dickson 1 Johnson, c. Fanning, b. Salmond 11 Schmoll, not out 7 Extras ; 3 Total •• 160 Bowling Analysis.—Dickson obtained seven wickets for 70 runs; Atmore, one for 12; Caddick.'ono for 2(i: Salmond, one for none; Saunders, none for 19. Victoria College. First Innings. Fanning, b. Patrick 13 Jameson, b. Fenton 9 Dempsey, 1.b.w., b. Keys 8 Caddick, b. Fenton » Griffiths, c. Schmoll, b. Fenton D Atmore, not out ; » 1 Estras » Total for five wickets 46 Bowling Analysis.—Fenton obtained three wickets for 13 runs; Patrick, one for 22; and Keys, one for 5. NORTH AND EAST B, North: First Innings. Windley, 33113, c. Hutchings. b. Hales 11 Findlayson, 15142111211111332313353122, c. Wagstaff, b. Hales 54 Crombie, 323342314313, run out 32 Phillips. 11131122211113123, c. Hutton, b. Hutchings •■ 27 C. G. Wilson, 141112311124414344, b.. . Nash ..'• •' 45, Sheridan, 11123231, b. Nash 14 O'Sullivan, 112111, c. Hutchings, • b. ■ M'Ardle :....;:..m:.f ,7 Tustin, 13211, c. Wills, b. M'Ardle ...... 8 Williamson, b. M'Ardle 0

Luckie, 42323121111111, not out 24 Findlay, 31332233141, not out 26 Extras" 6 Nine wjekets for . A 254 Bowling Analysis.—Hales took two wickets for CO runs; Johnson, nono for 43; Nash, two for 63; Smith, none for 30; Hutchiugs, one for 18; and M'Ardle, three for 28. PETONE AND HUTT. Petone.—First Innings. Dalgleish, 14111112124111414, b. A. Pringle 31 Tregear, 112411421, b. A. Pringle 17 Nunn, 22, b. A. l'ringlo 4 M'Kenzie. 1211612442414142-122414111, c. A. Pringle, b. Borehind 63 Barber, 12432642621, c Climie, b. G. Pringle 33 Hardlmm, 11422124221, st. Yeats, b. G. - Pringle 22 Taplin, 1111111, b. Boreland 7 Bennett, 1211131224121, not out 25 Southgate, 1.b.w., b. Boreland 0 Wynyard, hit wicket, b. A. Pringle .... 0 Extras 17 Total 219 Bowling Analysis.—A. Pringle took four wickets tor 42 runs; Boreland, three for 40; G. Pringle, two for 52; Climie, none for 19; Pilcher, none for 34; Aldcrsley, none for 15. Hutt.—First Innings. G. Priiijjle, run out 0 Boreland, 1, c. Southgate, b. Barber .. 1 Pilcher, 1, c. Bennett, b. M'Kenzie ... 1 G. F. Judd, 21111, b. Barber ...: 9 A. Pringle, 1111, b. Barber 1 A. Aldersiey, 111, c. Wynyard, b. M'Konzie 3 Climie, 41213441, b. Nunn 20 Yeats, 11, b. Nunn 2 Simpson, 12, not out 3 B. Aldersiey, b. Barber 0 M'Caw, !!2li not out 5 Extras 10 Total for nine wickets 58 Bowling Analysis.—Barber, four wickets for 23 runs; Nuan, two for 2; M'Kenzie, two for 23.