CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 7

CITY CRICKET.

—•-« . TfiE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. WIN FOR CENTRALGOOD BOWLING BY ROBINSON. EAST A FAIL IN FIRST INNINGS. Saturday marked the closo of the cricket ison in Wellington, and with it the ntpst for tho senior championship cnnie an end, with Central in premier posi>n. District cricket, has now been in crntion in this city for three yenrs, and ring that time Central has twice won e senior championship and East A once, lis season'tho.contest has been full of terest. and right up till Saturday afteren the result was in doubt. In the rly part of the summer it was generly thought that East A would repeat eir easy win of the previous season, it n loss against Petone (when they ayed shortlunded owing to a niisunderanding about grounds and tho weather) •oved their undoing, and after scoring mal championship points witfi Central ; the end of the allotted programme, they iled in the play off. South finished close ) third, an.t this club's performance is meritorious one. on account of the fact iat its membership is smaller than that ' any otlier club playing senior cricket ider the Wellington Association. It was an ideal day for the closing atches on Saturday, and a larger crowd spectators than usual assembled at the asm Keserve to witness the finish of the tine between East A and Central. When amps were drawn the previous week Ccnnl were nil out for 233 runs, nnd East had made 24 runs without the loss of wicket. Mahoney niid Bowles, the not it men, were not long at the wickets, r both had been clean bowled by liob•on when the score was I-2. Tucker and ibbes then became associated; and the auces of last year's champions improved, ispite keen fielding and several changes bowling, .the score mounted steadily to 6, but in cricket, as in other things isfortunes never come singly, and both, acker nnd Uibbos went in successive •ers, the consistent Gibbes having made p score cf U. Kobinson was bowling great style from the north end, and lamires, who had been put on at the her ond, was keeping the runs down id getting an occasional wicket. Midno and S. Hickaon did not long survive, id just as M'liirr unnpared to be gutting' t Kobinson got his wicket through lamires bringing olf jv brilliant mifisnded catch in ths slips. Grimniett was ean bowled next ball, an-.l Howe and ickey quickly followed, the innings closg for 143. It was realised that there is no possibility of completing; a second nin?s in tho couple of hours remaining, it Central went in again, and when umps were drawn about half-past five clock they had lost one wicket (Naughn's) for 85 runs. Central thus won by runs on the first inning. Tho victory as due principally to the excellent bowl-' ig of Robinson, who seemed seven wic;ts for 51 runs, and Blamires three for '. while the Jattcr's innings of 88 on the •evious Saturday was, of course, a marial factor. Added to this, the fielding (he Central team was good. On No. 2 ground at the Basin Keserve jiith defeated Victoria College by 1G runs i the first innings. At the end of the rst dny's play South were, all out for iO runs, and Victoria College, with five ickets down for 10 odd runs, looked to j hopelessly out of it. However, Dickson id Burns made a capital stand for the nth wicket, and looked to have a good lance of making the necessary runs, itil Burns got his legs in front to Keys, ckson earned Kis bat out for 11. South a second visit to the wickets lost two ckdts for 90 runs, Wulters 11 not out. iVorth and East B concluded their itch, and tho result was a fairly easy n for North on the first innings. • On !» previous Saturday North had made !- for nine pickets. With the' game at is stage North "declared," and East 13 enetl the second Saturday's play by i:ig to the wickets. Tho East batsmen d rather poorly, with the exception of agstaffe 11, Collett 31, and Hales, who ice again made a good last-wiuket effort, hich produced 28. M'Cardie was 18 jjot ,it, but tho others failed. Findlay, Finij'son, and Luckio had the batsmen (linking right, through tho innings, and >iue of their bowling was very creditable ulced. • .-... : :

EAST A AND CENTRAL. East A.—First Innings, ahoney. 121121UU1U1. b. Ptobinson IB jwles. 13311141332, b. Kobinson 23 ucker, 31313113312311, c. C. Hickson, b. Blamires 30 ibbes. 321332-H21113i31213111, c. Birch, b. Kobinson 41 idlane, 1, l>. Manures 1 Hickson, 31, b. Blamires i '(Hit, 321. c. Blomires, b. Robinson (I iker, 13111, not out 7 •immett, b. Kobinson I) ■i.vre, 1)22, c. Hickson, b. Blnmires ... (i ckey, b. Blamires 0 Extras 0 Total 143 Bowling Analysis.—Kobinson obtained ,-en wickets for 51 runs; Blamires, three • 22; "X'aughton, none for 23; Bragge, no for 22; C. Hickson, none for 16. Central.—Second Innings. ughton, 351, b. M'Ciirv '.. !! ikson, 133113-1t13M33531. not out 44 ■ch. «1322G133, not out % Extras • G Total for one wicket S5 First inniiws 233 lowliiif,' Analysis.—M'Girr obtained one ■ket for 13 runs; Grimniett, none for Mahoney, none for 28; S. Hickson, io for It; Baker, none for 6. ;OUTH AND VICTORIA COLLEGE. Victoria College—First Innings. lining, 1113142, l>. Patrick 13 neson, 3213, b. Fenton 0 mpsey, 31211, 1.b.w., b. Keys 8 Jdick, b. Fenton 0 iffiths, 1143, st. Schmoll, b. Fenton 'J nor«, 1111312111, c. sub., b. Patrick 13 kson, 33112311313111111131141, not out u •bidge, 11, b. Keys 2 ■noud, b. Keys 0 ■ns, Hlir>lll2l4l2ll, 1.b.w., b. Keys 27 nders, 23, b. Keys 5 Extras It

Tof-al 144 owling Analysis.—Pntrick obtained wickets for 35 runs; Venton, three for Keys, five for III; Burton, none for none'for 22; Grace, none for 13. South.—Second Innings. Hers, 4311341422343313, not out 44 kering, 1111321, b. Dickson 13 ton, 21333. b. Dickson i:> ■s. 312131132, not out 17 Extras 1 Total for two wickets 00 First innings 160 >w]ing Analysis.—Dickson obtained two <ets for 33 runs; Salmoml, none for Burbidge, none for 21; C'addick, none NORTH AND EAST B. qrth.—first innings: "Declared" with for nine wickets. East B.—First Innings. lis, c. Findlny, b. Finlayson 2 'tli. b. i'inlayson ' 8 :chings, b. Finlayson 0 rhes, b. I'inlayson 1 jstaffe, b. Luckio ;...... 41 nston, c. Findlay, b. Luckio 9 lett, c. sub., b. Findlny 31 =h, c. and b. Luckie 10 'ardle, not out 18 tton, b. Undlay 1 !es, c. and b. Findlay 28 Extras :!0

Total 185 Kin-ling Analysis.—rindlay took three :kets for 28; Finlayson, 'four for Sli; ckie, three for 43; and Sheridan, none PETONE AND HUTT. defeated Hntt by an innings and runs. TTutt followr<l on and fared rEP. only compiling SI. Details are as low :— tone.—First innings 21!) ttt.—i'int innings 75 Second Innings. npr-on, 1, b. Ucnuclt 1 Cinv. till, h. liennett + dtrsley, IJitlllUll-'. si., b. Niiim ... 1(1 :mie, 11121112. b. Bennett 10 (I*l, 312112. not out 10 ■ats, 111, b. Benriiitt .'I lchei',l, ruu out 1

G. Pringlc, 1, b. Nuna 1 Borland, b. Nunu 0 A. Pringle, b. Nunn 0 K. Aldersley, b. Nunn « Extras 2 Total - r 'l Bowling Analysis.—Bennett, four wickels for 21 runs; Nnnn, five for 28. THE CHAMPION TEAM. THE AVERAGES. The following are the averages (batting and bowling) of tho members of the. Central Club's team, which hns won the senior championship for the ISUI-12 season:— Batting. aA 5 g * 'A - '% f £ e a 'a < Bcechy 12 *12t 357 2 35.70 Jackson li *\\ 155 1 31.00 Blamires 12 88 315 1 28.70 Littlft 7 <U> 172 1 25.10 Wilkinson 11 *100 227 2 25.20 Mitchell 2 15 22 I 22.00 Niuifc'liton 12 57 241 II I'J.SO Hieksoii 8 ■Iβ 100 2 16.10 Robinson 8 Ul 120 I) 15.00 Cooko 5 *:w « 2 M.lO Braggo II IB 74 3 12.20 Piiterson 8 18 «9 2 11.110 Birch S •■!<■, 77 I H.flU Sehlandt : 3 10 17 0 5.20 "Indicates not out. Bowling. - % „• ! i fe y % w £ 1 1 s I Blamires M.2 18 244 24 10.25 Hickson, C. ... 73.1 20 1711 17 10.50 Kobinson; C. 11G.2 27 318 24 14.50 Bra"ge 137-1 2<> ''" ;!:! H ' r,s CooES 'I " IS IS ' OD Xaughton ... G8.3 17 218 13 18.75 Heeehv , ..22 3 72 4 18.00 Gullctt .; 31 « 133 :> «i' ] o Mitchell 20 1 il:i 2 4G.10 Wilkinson 2 0 1!) 0 — Little 1 0 4 .0 - THIRD CLASS. Playing against Wellington College, Catholic Club compiled 15U. Carrulhers •1!), Calvin 33, Layburu W, Thomas 14, (Joleman 10, Little 10, were the chief scorers. College replied with 99 lor eiglit wickets. Leahy 27 not out and Laiivcnson 22 were the double-figure scorers. Bowling for Catholic Club, Little took four wickets for 21 rims, Carruthers three for 33, and O'Connor one for 3, while for College Laurenson and Boesly were the best bowlers. . WEDNESDAY COMPETITIONS. UNION CRICKET CLUB. The Union Cricket Club has succeeded in winning both senior and junior \\ edncsday competitions, Artillery in both instances acting as runners-up. Peculiarly enough at the end of the round these clubs had in.their respective gradeseacn won tho same number of matches. Union seniors won their six mutches outright, but in two instances Artillery won on the first innings only. The two teams met twice and in each case an innings defeat was suffered, each team winning one "ami*. In the junior competition Artil-, lery defeated Union by over a hundred runs, but in the deciding match just concluded Union won by a similar margin, h> its other matches the Union junior team each time won comfortably, tho margins being as follow:—v. United, won by 12+ runs; v. Artillery, lost by 114 runs; v. Oriental, won by 48 ruiw: v. Chemists, won by 115 inns; v. Kcd Cross, won by 121 runs; v. Post and Tclogrnph, won by An innings and 7'J runs; t. Y.M.C.A., won by an innings nnd 10 runs; v. Artillery, won by 158 runs. 1 * SENIORS. Played, 8; won, (i; lost, 2; championship points, 24. Batting. £ "I ? 'i I I M'Gill ft ,i' 'JOB 1.13- 55.5 Harris 10 (I C!> 237 47.fi Warno 13 1 112 530 U.l Taylor 10 0 lift 237 23.7 Driver 11 1 *l!l ISII 18..1 O'Siillivan 13 3 ' 47 ISli IB.li Sorcriu 7 1 .'l(i in? 17.8 Whelan 10 3 24 81 12. Jlulford 10 2 ?8 77 O.G Barrio 1 (1 r> l> f>. Mutton 7 111 21) 4.8 Bonner 7 1 lft 21 i. Dobson 10 2 2 2. Thompson 10 1 11. Saumlers 10 0 0 — Bowling. Wickets. Kuns. Average. Whelan 2 0 4.5 Harris V\ 338 B.i Soverin 10 150 15. Warno 12 217 17.2 M'Gil) 12 21!) 17.1 O'Sullivan 19 350 18.4 Taylor i 101 25.2 Driver 2 53 2G.5 Bonnor 11 300 27.2 Tfutton 0 i) ■ — llulford 0 H - JUNIORS., Played. 8; won, 7'; lost, 1; championship points, 28. .Batting. o ' & i l-'i ■ .2 s . t i c IS 2 ' « > h v< x. < < Wicks 6 1 41' 110 22. Williamson It 0 77 2Dt 21. Coleman 11 1 70 251 1!U Tiissie 11 1 42 159 15.3 Thompson 3 0 21! 38 12.1! Shand 7 0 30 88 12.5 Bay, Cecil 1 0 23 45 11.2 Cohen It 0 53 15C 11.1 Bay, Chris 11 1 34 118 ■ fl.O O'Urien 11 1 48 81 8.1 Duck 11 2 18 71 G.I Sewell I 0 G KG. Burley 11 I 17 38 5.1 Hanify 10+ 1 i. Kdelmann It 3 4 7 21 1.9 Dobson 3 0 2 2 0.8 Bowling. Wickets. Runs. Average.' Wicks 3 n . 3. Bay, Chris i H 3.5 jTassie 20 132 (i.li Coleman 44 31,1 7.1 Cohen 58 421 7.3 Williamson 1 8 8. Bay, Cecil 2 2li 13. O'Brien -1 27 27. Shiand 0 9 — REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. The selectors for the Wellington Association have picked two teamis for Easter matches, one to piny against MnnawatuatPalmerston, and the other to play a match here with'the Wednesday representatives. Following is the team to go to Pnlmer-ston-.—Crembie, Tucfcer, M'tiirr, Hornby, Saundcrs, Luckic, Walters, Johnson, Nash, I'indlay, C'ollett, and Dempsey. The team to play the Wednesday men is as follows:—\iobinsou, Laws, Griinmetl, S.*fHickson, Patterson, Birch, Pinliiyson, C. ti. Wilson, Pntrick, Mahoney, niiu.Jacksou. .' IN OTHER CENTRES. . WANGA"N'UI SEASON ENDED. IB* Telcrraoli.—Preae A J3oeiiit!o».i Wanganui, March 31. The cricket Eeason was concluded on Saturday in fiuo weather. The senior championship was won by Wanganui A with 17 points; then followed College, last year's winners, 13 points; St. Paul's-, 12 points; Wanganui B, 10 point?; and Aratnohp, nil. The .Junior Cup wns again won by Colkee, ; \, with College B runners up. The , Thursday Shield wiis won by Drapers with 13 point'-; Grocers A, 7 ]K>in|s; and Grocers B, 1 point, are nest in ofder. '

minority of 17, batted for one hour iimi thvpe-c|iiarti!i-.s, ,'iml elo.-cd their inning with night wicktU lor ISS run-. Iraviii;; iikTnrliiii 172 to jjet. AI live ininulcs In time, liiccartun -till ri-nuircil 15. sitid, amid the Km \ltA excilHiii'iil,'hit oIT Ihirequired run-. K. J, , , VuyjW (70 n;it owl) and IC. Williams yi nj( mil), were Ihu main factors in Kiccarton'.-. success. Sydenham had a load of 211 i>n the in—t inning against Linwoud. but. recos;-m.-ine; that their only chance was to gel n three-point win, I hey hit ii|i Mil <|uMc--I.V, and declared. Biii-rcs- played a I'.uciu» Hillings for IS. Liuwood <',11i 1<• l'aili'il in their task, and were nil out for 115, Sydenham KL -;lm« a Ihroe-pninKr. M. Albnns, with a lead of 13 over West Chrislchnreli. also rceo<;iii,|.|| the ln-i-r----sity for a three-point win, :ind, after niakinjr 18S for seven wickets, tln-i-d their innings and then got West Clirislchurcli nil out for 51. Bishop and Sandman (Hi each) played splendidly for the winners. In Ihe second class championship. T.inwood, by defeating the Boys' Iligli School, won (he Junior Cup. ■* 'I'll , ! AT ALTKU.VI). (Br Telesrapli.-Presa Afeoriation.) ~., . Auckland, March. 111. What was to have been tlifi linnl series of senior cricket matches finished vestcrdny, but it did not decide the chai'npionsnip. I niisonby scored a two-inint win over •Sorth .Shore, and Grafton got a iwolioiut win against Universitv. while Pariiel seemed a tlircc-pnint win asninst hden. Thus Parnell and Oraftnii are now level,'and will play oil', lor the championship. With J'onsonby's score of 223 to overfake, I\orth Shore started badly, and the last man was bowled when the score stood at .'Oli. >>orr]i Shore lust the match, and with it the. championship, 1 )V 17 runs. Sale made. 102 not out, Hnwden lIG. (.'oleinan \:i N. C. Sneddon took .-i.\ wickets for G'J runs. I'arnpll resumed the match against Eden with 1110 runs on for four wicket;, against i.dens first innings score of I'M. The innings closed for' 130 (Ellis 13, Wright 35 OllilV U not out). However, Kerr and Ullifl soon got rid of F.den in the hitter's second innings for (13 runs (Hoimis 38, laylor It). Knrr took five wickets for 30 runs, and OlliiT five for .'ls. Parnell knocked up 05 runs without losinj- a wicket (Wright 37 not out, Kllis 22 not out), and .so won Ihe'mafcli. In reply to University's first innings score of 139. Grafton put up 211 (Fryer G9, Mason 31, Horspool 20). University manage 1 (o play out time, scoring 137 for seven wickets (Wallace ■»). Ellis 37 not out, and Jtulgnn 21 not out). A friendly jjnnio was played on Xewtown Park on Saturday between leains from I'ost and Telegraph and Harbour Hoard. Post and Telegraph scored 8!l (C. lireig 22. Webb 15, T. Greig 13. Russell 10, nnd Kelson j'2). Harbour Board replied with HI (Wright 29, Hamilton 33. retired, Dempster 20, retired, Murphy 17, Williams 15, and Edwards .10, not out). The, best bowlers for Harbour Hoard were —Edwurds, five wickets for 40 runs; DcmpUer, four for 22; and Wright, one for four. Tho best bowlers for Post and Telegraph were—C. Greig, T. Cireig. and Hussell. Hnrbjur Board thus -won by 55 runs.