CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1600, 18 November 1912, Page 6

CITY CRICKET.

NORTH DEFEATS CENTRAL', A DISPIRITING AFTERNOON, WET WEATHER AND DULL PLAT. Cricket i 6 a fine-weather game, and bj - fhat same token, neither the players nor, ; the spectators' derived much enjoyment from the city and suburban matches on' Saturday afternoon. 'The gusty northerly / that raged throughout the forenoon and ! the early part of the afternoon, gave place to a equally southerly about half-past three, and all cheerfulness departed. ... A Useful Little Stonewall. A two-point win against last year's l champions was tho result-of the matoh between Central and North. North's good, innings of 216, made on the opening day, gave them a lead which, it seemed likely, Central could not overtake. When the latter resumed their first innings they had four wickets down for 43 runs, and of • that number, one man, Little, had mad® 2G. Naughton wtis the only other man to do well, and the innings closed for 155—81 behind North, Naughton's was a fine effort to save'his side. Ho! scored very freely, and at tho fall of the tenth wicket was still-wielding his bat vigorously. .There was left about two hours of time to play out when North opened their second innings, and, as several of tho earlier batsmen lost thedr wickets for few runs,. some of the very. hopeful of Central's supporters gave their ?i a .sbsnco- Phillips killed' the' chance"—if there was ever one—when h« went in at the fall of the first wicket and remained at the orease so lonic that he saw almost the whole team come and go. In his hour and. a half's Btay ha only made 27, but he showed fairlv good' cricket, 1 and played, the most useful innin;sj of all his side. Ho should have been Tun out' once towards the close, but was let off through Smith returning the ball to the wrong end. A few minnteis later he was dismissed bv Cook, who. threw the wicket down witV an excellent shot from the field. Wilson's spell at the'" wickets was marked by the finest- and the brightest cricket of the match—he' knocked up 22. He hit the bowling clean and hard, and 18 of his rapidly-made total were from boundaries. East B Win on First Innings. East B and South continued and corn eluded their match at Kelburne Park on Saturday. On the previous Saturday each; side had completed an innings and East ' B had established- a lead of 72 runs. On Saturday conditions markedly favoured the batsmen. The wicket was.heavy and dead and intermittent rain which fell while play was in progress made things even worse for tto- bowlers. East B held the wickets from 2.15 until 4.10- p.m., and in the intervening period compiled thi respectable total of 158 runs.- Bowles, Wagstaff and Hutchings were the con- - ; spicuously successful batsmen. Wagstaff' ' gave a fine display of cutting and driving, and Hutchings repeated his display of 'the l previous Saturday, imparting plenty of variety'to his play and compiling runs slowly but steadily. South tried no fewer than seven bowlers, Including two left- ' handers (Keys and Devonport), but the' Easterners, • aided by the prevailing conditions, had no. difficulty in. more than holding their own. At 4.10 p.m. the rain increased in volume, and it was decided' to draw stumps. East B: gain a two-point win on the first -innings. Collega Defeats Hutt. A good deal of rain'fell at Lower Hutt on Saturday morning, and there was still a slight'dniile in the afternoon. At one time it looked' as if the weather might put a stop to play in the Hutt-Yictoria College match, but this did not prove to be the case, and play 'was advanced far enough for College to secure a victory on the first innings with .24 runs to the good,' On the "previous Saturday College made 173 runs, and Hutt 60 funs for the loss. of three wickets. The not-out men, Patten and Borland, were not . lone, associated, as the latter was. run ' out without scoring, and Isherwood, who, < followed, was bowled by Saunders for a-j "duck." Patten made the most.of his •opportunities: Thanks to-Judd and Bock : each making a fairly long stay at the i wickets, Patten's score reached the very respectable total of 83. He-was missed by. Birch- off' Saunders at 45, and again by Dickson off Saunders just before his score had reached 80. It should be pointed out, however, that the grass in parts of the outfield was long and damp, and but for this Patten would probably have reached the century, as some of his hits, which only realised two runs, would in ordinary circumstances have reached the boundary. A few minutes after Patten Was disposed-i \ of, the Hutt innings closed for 149 runs/ N This gave College a victory on the first innings. College had a second strike, and at one stafre had five wickets down for 27 runs, while at the close of the day's play the score was only 61 runs for eight wickets. The Hutt fielding was particularly smart diring this time, .while Rodgers was bowling in. fine form, and at one stage his average read three for 6. As Exciting as a Football Match. ' NeTer before has such excitement pre- , Tailed at a cricket match in Petone as was exhibited during the last hour's play' of the East A-Petono game. . East's aggre-. gate totalled 245, and when Petone went to the wickets 147 runs were required by them to win. At the outset '.the. task seemed fairly easy for Petone, but East took no chances, and their, fielding was superb. The innings crept along till ten minutes past six, when there were three wickets to fall and 24 runs to get. The crowd of onlookers cheered the batsmen, for boundaries, and the excitement seem--ed at times to be greater than at a football match. Brice was at one end, and saw. the innings out after the fourth wicket had fallen, playing a splendid l game, and giving a fine display. Gibbes,: who was bowling, wasted time -unnecessarily, .especially at the change of overs,, but worst of all by bowling almost wides to Brice so as to keep the runs down. So the innings wore on. In the last over for' the day, with Brice and Smith batting, there was only one wicket to fall, and six' runs to get for a win. Brice missed the first one from Gibbes, but the second one' lie hopped out to and sent it just inside the boundary, -where Johnson got under it and brought-off a brilliant catch. That was the end—East secured a three-point-win by four runs. EAST B AND SOUTH. East B —Seoond Inningp. - Smith, 11121111112, st. Schmoll, b. Keys IS' Bowles, 182182214122221141113, b. Burton 40 Stephenson; c. Devonport, b. Burton 0 Wagstaff, 12113132123133223233212111, not out ... 50 Hatchings, 1212211112111121121211122121 211, not out 42 Extras ! -13 . Total .. 153" Bowling Analysis.—Fonton took no wickets for 34 runs; Laws, none'for 10; Smith, none for 17; Keys, one for 30; Burton, two for 24; Walters, none for 17; Devonport, none for 13. East B—First innings 144 South—First inhinjp 7i Won on first Innings. NORTH AND CENTRAL. North—First innings 218 ,' - Central—First Innings. • Little, 313312131114111311, c. Bray, b. Casey .....32 Patterson, b. Casey ••• ;0, Blamires, 11111, b. Casey ••• Cooke, 31, c. Hiddlestone, b. Southall 1 Beechey, 131, b, Southall J M'Ardle, -2133134, c. Southall, b: Casey 17 . Naughton, 1131333321131311113121, not 40. Bickson. Southall, b. Hiddlestone « Kinvig, 33, b. Southall « Smith, 211, 1.b.w.. b. Southall. i Mitchell, 11,. b. Southall 2 Extras •• Tot? I Bowling inaivsis-rfiouthall took five wickets' ■ for: 50 runsCasey,. four for 54; Hiddlestone, one for.la; Lambert, none for 10. ■ ■ . Innings. . Crombie, 2, c'. . Smith. . 2 Brav, 3, b.. Blaniires. ...: 3 Phillips,' 2X1311113131111113, run out... 27 Hiddlestone, b. .Mitchell- .;..... 0 Lambert, 311114312, b: Blnmires ......... IT ' Wilkinson, 331, b. Mitchell ....: 7 -Luckie, 1233211113 i: r!Ui-eß.t M.u«rsavtn>. fia

"' ' 1 1' 1 . ■■ ..Wilson, 1133331818, o, Patterson, b. Blamires . .'. 22 Blaoklock, 31, b. Mitchell 4 Casey, U, o.' Eittle, b. Coolro 2 Soutnall,< not oat I—. 0 Extras ... 10 Total .. 112 Bowling Analysis.—Mitchell took four wickets tor 89 rims; Bln-mires, three for 3G; Kinviff, liono for 10; Beechcy, mono for 10; nnd Cooke, one fori. HUTT AND VICTORIA COLLEGE. Victoria College—First innings 173 Viotnriix College—Second Innings. Birch, 1). ltadgors 0 Miller, 111122, 1.b.w., b. Borland ...... 8 How, 112113, c, Isherwood, b. Rodgers 9 Dictein, 12112, 1.b.w./ b. Badgers ...... 7 Fanning, run out ® Dempsey, 11112121, not' out .. 10 Griffiths, 1, c. Alderslcy, b. Isherwood 1 Caddiok, 1, c. Staples, b. Patten ......... 1 M'lntosli, 211121211424, o. Bock, b. Patten 2 \ Sutras..... ....................... i . Total- for eight,wicketa '61 Bowling Analysis.—EodgM'a took threi) (pickets for 13 runs; Patten, two for 7, Borland, one for 15; Isherwood, one for 4; Sollis, none for 12; AJdersley, none for 7. ■ • Hutt—First Innings. Staples, 12211111111, ,b. Saunders ...... U Aldersley, 11, c. Saunders, b. M Intosh 2 Yeats. 1, b. Saunders t 1 Patten, 12231444111211211143211114311142 . 141112211232, b. Dickson B3 Borland, run out' •?•••• .®» Isherwood, b, Saunders ................ 0 Uodgers, 12, c.' Howe, b. M Intoslx 3 Climie; 1, b. Saunders . 1 Judd,, 21131212, b. Dickson 13 Bock, 1113, not out 6. Hollis, 424, o: Miller, b. Dickson 10 Extras. 16 Total 149 Bawling Analysis—Saunders took four wickets for 46 runs; Dickson, three for 25; M'lntosh,-two for 30;-Dempsey, none for 18; Caddick,inone for 14. • . •■ . . EAST. AND PETONE. , . East—First Innings ..•»••• Second Innings. • . Watson, c. Gate, b. Brice • 0 .GTimmett, 1111, c. Brice, b. Finlayson 4 Johnson, 211, 4 Tncker, .2222112111111121111211111112-114 12, c. Powell, b. Findlayson . '48 Midlane, 1121111242121, : st. Cate, b. Nunc Gibbos, 2111114, b. Brice . ; II Baker, 1, 1.b.w., b. Brice ................... 1 Cullen;-211124, b. Findlayson 11 M'Gurr, 21141, not out 9 O'Shea, c. Nunn, b. Findlayson 0 Kckey, .'44124, b. Findlayson ...-. ... 18 Extras ......13 Total 139 ' Aggregate 245 Bowling analysis;—Brice took four wickets for 43 runs; Findlayson, fire for 54; Nunn, one for 29. _ Petone—First Innings ' , Second Innings. DaMeish, c. Baker, b. Gibbes 0 Bowley. 1322126211111111, c. Baker, b... Gibbes ••••••• ;27 Nunn, 2221,.c. Hiokey, b. Gibbes 7 Barber, 1411, b. Hickey — . 7 Brice, 111216411412121111121111311211, c. ' Johnson,, b. Gibbes 48 Findlayson, 1112466411,' c. O'Shea,. b. Gibbes 27 Hardham, 113, c. Gibbes, b. Grimmett. 5 Tregear,-241, c; and b. Grimmett 7 Cate, 21; c. Cullen, b. Grimmett 3 Powell, 1, b. GibbeS - 1 f}mith, not out 1 Extras ••••■— 9 .Total ■ Aggregate ; S4l Bowling analysis—Gibbes took six wickets for 74 runs; Hickey,. one for 25; .three for 28.- • OTHER. CITY MATCHES..- ..- JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ Victoria' College- beat Templars".by 1116 runs... Victoria College^First' innings; Atmor«s 29;' Castle,•• 15- Second innings: 197—Atrnore, 70; O'Shea*, .29;. Jameson, 22; Duncan, 16: not 'ontr-Broad,, 14;: Martin; • Templars: 70-Dooley, 39 (notout); and ' 36-D6oley, 29; Lambert, 16; Wright, 11Bowling analysis—For" College: Martin took five for 36, and Atrnore three tor 16 in -the first innings; Broad,, three for 30; O'Shea, three for 25; and Atrnore, two for 6 (second; innings). ''. • ■ T3I.C.A. v. St. .Mark's.—St. Mark s won by "three wickets. T.M.C.A.: 60 and 70 runs—Williams, 14 and- 21; Attneave, 11 and 24. St. Mark's:' 34 and 98 for seven wickets—Binnie, 34 (not'out); Pram, 29, Dumbleton, 24; Healey, 14.' Plant tod Slater bowled for Y.M.C.A., and V. Harris and Dumbleton' for St. Mark s. ' . /Third Grade, T.M.C.A. beat College B .by 33 on the first innings. XIM.C.A.-Morrison, 78 (retired); Jl'Kay, 25; Wilson, 16; Allright, 15 (retired); Eoberts, 13. College (159 for six wickets)—Curtis, 33; Flux, 30; Brailey, 30 (not out);'Lusk, 24 (not out); Laurenseh, 18; Dixon, 16. For College, Lomas took three wickets, tor 30 runs. « Petone (179) defeated Victoria-College (160). ■ M'Kenzie (95), and Meehan (29) were top'scorers for. the' winners, it-bile. Mackie (40) and Sievers (29) put up the best" performance with ■ the bat for College. . Cook (College) took five wickets for 24 runs. ..... . JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Evans Bay v. Athletic, at Newtown. Park.—Evans Bay, in their first innings, l made 88. J. Smith (16). carried his bat right through; M'lntyre, 22; Hawthorne, 16; Bradley, 10.' Athletics inado 73—A. Wilson, 22; J. Cunningham, 11; A. Cunningham, 11. Bowling analysis— Evans Bay-J. Burns, four for 13; M'lntyre, three for'l2; Miller, three for 30.' ' Atliletics—Hollis, eight for 57; A. Wilson, two for 20. 'In the nifttch Berharapore versus D.1.C., D.I.C.- won> the toss and batted, making 4G runs. Berhampore following, made 85 runs. - Principal scorers for Berhampore: Phipps, '26; Christie, 10; Lee,-12. In the Miramar v. Selwyn match, Miramar, in the first innings, made 187. Selwvn. in the first innings, two wickets for 10. Staples (37), Nutt (28), G. Day (26), Thompson (17), J. Day (15), and Stone .(13 not out) bated best for Miramar. Bowling for Selwyn, Hopkins took four for 87; Murphy, four for 63; Galvin, two for 25. Thistles played Anglicans B at Newtown Park, and although the weather was miserable, Thistles showed-excellent form both in batting and bowling, . beating their opponents by an innings and 60 runs. The . chief scorers were, for Thistles: Mi Barnett, 55; Aitchison, 31; Gibson, 14; S. Bariiett, 12; E. Barnett, 14. Bowling: M. Barnett and Lindsay proved too good for their opponents. • BOYS' CRICKET LEAGUE. In iiheir. 'initial: match on Saturday, Y.M.C.A. were Successful in defeating St. Thomas's (who played, only eight men), by an innings and twenty runs.- For St. Thomas's, Gell, with 12 runs, was .the highest scorer, and Ptose, five wickets for 13 runs, obtained the best bowling average. Swiney, twelve wickets for 14 runs, including the ''hat trick," was the best for Y.M.C.A. with the ball. AUSTRALIANS RETURNING. By Telegraph—Pretss Association—Copyright Suva, November J6. The Australian cricketers passed through Suva in tlio Marama on their return home from the Test match tour. In a match against a Suva eleven, the Australians scored 141, and the local men The Australians were entertained at a breakfast, at which the Governor and the principal citizens were present.