CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1410, 10 April 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE MID-WEEK REP. MATCH.

WELLINGTON'S WIN.

BY AX INNINGS AND 111 RUNS,

After a very pleasant, nnd by no means uninteresting, match extending over Monday and Tuesday, Ihe Wellington midweek repiTsentathes emerged victors from their trial of strength with the Auckland mid-week men by no less a margin than an innings and 111 runs. During yesterday the Aucklandors were twico in and out, one of the features of the day being Ilio bowling of Victor Harris, whoso "slows"—although wheeled up on a rather dead wicket, which is unsuitable for his style of trundling—required a great deal of patching. .

Liko tin! Auckland representatives who comprised the Plunkct Shield team, the visiting mid-week players showed thein.selves to bo spurts, and took defeat in the. best of-spirit.. It hns been stated that the present combination is their best available, but, in reality, this is not so, as it comprises only those who could obtain the necessary leave and meet their own expenses. At the conclusion, Mr. Stevenson (captain of the Auckland team) presented Mr. J. C. Cusack (secretary of the Wellington Association) with a silver-mount-ed umbrella in recognition of Mr Cusack's efforts to make the team's trip to Wellington an enjoyable one. In making (he presentation, Air. Stevenson complimented (he Wellington men on their play, and added that the best team won. In responding, Mr. Cu>ack paid a tribute (n the work of Mr. Humphreys (secretary of the Auckland Mid-Week Association) especially in promoting these intorprovincial contests. ■ •

Tinea presentation bats were given in connection with the match. Mr. Dnthie's bar, for highest score in the match, was won by .A. Gonrlay; Mr. Tejckel's bar, for highest score on the Wellington side (winner nf Mr. Dutliie's but exoeptod), foil to H. F. Bailey; while Mr. M'Kenzie's bat for the lx>st fieldsman on either side was easily won by A. Pell, of the Auckland eleven.

The Wellington men look the field at. 11 o'clock, and the Auckland skipper sent in Baker and Hopkinson to face the bowling of Harris and Gourlny. The wicket was sodden, and the batsmen did not take any chances, Baker brought up 10 with a drive to tho boundary, and Bailey relieved Gourlay with the score at It. When three hail l>een added, Hopkinsou played this last ball in Bailey's over on to his wicket. One for 17. Stevenson, the next man in, only reached the wicket to see Baker taken by Gourlay off Harris. Brown followed, and, by dogged play, the score reached 10, when Mills went on in placs of Bailey, and Thompson relieved Harris. Brown, with a hit for four, brought 50 up for an hour and ten minutes' play. At r>7 Bailey was again put on in place of Thompson, and, when •Stevenson had reached 10, Bailey found his wicket.

After lunch Poll and Brown took strike, ami Pell opened his score with a drive for 3. He kept going strongly, and, with n hit for six clean over the ropes, brought 100 up for an hour and ,55 minutes' play. At 103, however. Brown was clean bowled by Bailey. Douglas was the next man in, but, when the score had reached 111, Bailey clean bowled him. Coates followed, and Pell got another G off Harris. " With the score at 127, Harris caught Coates, oft' Bailey, and Courfiiyno filled tho vacancy. Pell passed Brown's score with a fine slash to leu for 4, and then Thompson went on in place of Harris. Soon after. Pell drove one back to Thompson, which hn held. Soblev joined Courtayne, only to be bowled first ball. Horspool followed, and. when Courtayno was R, Yare dropped him, otf Thompson. The score of 150 apneared on the board for two hours and fifty minutes' play, but two runs later Thompson clean bowled Courtayno. Jloyle joined Horsnool, but when they bad added 7 runs, Moyle ran himself out, and the innings closed for 159. Auckland, accordingly, had to follow on. and Pell and Baker opened to Harris and Thompson. Harris, with his third ball, ckan bowled Baker. Hopkinson followed, and Harris, with the first.ball in his second over, seal tores) his stumps. Two for 1. Stevenson joined Pell, but, with two runs added. Pell was caught bv Goiirlay, off Thompson. Brown succeeded, but. wit'i the score at 8, Harris found his wirkel. Horspool was the next man in, and. in Thomson's next, over, he drove a hot one to Mills, but the fieldsman could not hold the chance.' Ten appeared on the lioiird for half an hour's play, but at 1G Thompson repeated his performance of taking a catch off his own howling, the victim lioing Stevenson. TTorspool constituted Thompson's Ihird "ban" —caught and howled. Courtoyiie joined Coates. and th? latter made things lively for n few minutes, onlv to fall to a fine catch by M'Kenzie, "ff Harris. Douglas went in now, and Eailev went on in place of Thompson, who had taken three wicke f s for nine runs. Bailey, with the first ball in his second over, clean bowled Douglas, and Moyle followed. Varo vnis*»rl Conrlayne when he woe 4, and Gourlay replaced Bailey. When the score stood at 43. Harris clean bowled Conrtayne. and Sehlev, the last man. was caught and bowled by the clever Union tmndler. and the innings closed for 43. Two of matches have now been played. Auckland won the first, and Wellington the second. Wellinston. First Innings 313 Auckland—First Innings, J. Bakor, 24121, c. Gourlay, b. Harris 10 P. Hopkinson, 1122, l>. Bailey (S G. Stevenson, 13111112111122, b. Bailey 19 C. Brown, 121122111221422232211, b. Bailey 36 A. Pell, 31342UG1G121111, c. and b. 'Thompson 41 C. Douglas, 123, b. Bniley .„ l>' R. Coates, 24, c. Harris, b. Bailey ... I! ,T. F. f'ourtnyne, 4311, b. Thompson ... 3 F. Sebley, b. Thompson 0 H. Horspool, 142141, not out 13 S. Moyle, 2, run out •> Extras ! 11 Total 159 How the Wickets Fell. 12345G 7 8 9 10 17 17 7(5 103 lit 127 133 133 152 159 Howjing Analysis. Overs. Miliis. Huns. Wkts, llailev 21 4 58 5 Harris '. 17 '3 19 1 (.unirlay 2 — S — .Mills '. 5 3 (i — Thompson 10 4 10 3 Varo 5 2 II - Auckland.—Second Innings. A. Pell, 12, c. GMrlay, b. Thompson 3 .1. Baker, b. Harris 0 1 , . Hopkinsou, c. Mills, b. Harris 0 CI. Slevenson, 1, c. and b. Thompson ... 1 ('. Brown, H, b. Harris fi 11. llorspool, 24, c. and b. Thompson (> 1!. Coates, 11221, e. M'Kenzie, b. Harris 13 .1. F, Courlayuo, 11111, b. Harris r> (\ Dongas, "b. Hiiilcy 0 y. Moyle, not out 0 I' , . Sehlev, c. ami b. Harris 0 Extras 10 Totnl 13 First innings 159 Aggrcßnto 202 How tho Wickels Fell. 1 2 3 I 5 li 7 S 9 10 T 1 3 S Iβ 17 37 37 43 lit liowlini; Analysis. Overs. Mdns.Huns. Wkls. Harris 11.2 II 21 li Thiuiipsmi 7 ■! 9 It ltailcv It :1 -" 1 liulll'illV I I