CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1606, 25 November 1912, Page 6

CITY CRICKET.

SATURDAY'S GAMES. BLEAK PROSPECT FOR HUTT. COLLEGIANS MEET CENTRAL, East A' and B Meet. Tho two senior teams of the East Club commenced their match on the Wellington College givuiitt on Saturday. The match is still in progress, but so far as it has gone it is in tiie A team's favour. When stumps wero drawn at hall-past six on .Saturday evening the 13 team had ma<io 102 .in tneir first innings, and tho A eleven had. lost seven wickets tor 152. The B team batted first. Their display was disappointing indeed. Only one man, Stepnensoii, did anything worth the doing, and his contribution was 26, not out, B's would have made even* less than 102 had their opponents, tho A's, fielded better. 'l'ho bowling of B's was rather ineffectavo in tho early stages of the A team's innings. Hickson and Midlane both treated the trundling of Hales aud company disrespectfully. Hickson 6cored faster than his partner, but Midlane withstood tho attack for over half the length of the innings. Eventually lie was cleverly caught low by Stephenson, who was bowling at the time. Uibbes just seemed* to bo getting his eye in when ho hit his .wicket. Cuilen was dismissed through a fine catch by Smith. Hickey livened up tho proceedings while he was at the crease, lie at everything, aad so soon lost hio wicket. Baker and Stephen6on were batting when stumps were drawn, and the bowlers were making very ineffectual attempts to remove them. Baker's play was exceptionally cautious, but distinctly good, iho best strokes of tho match were his, and he made no attempt to force the pace until he had got his eye in. The light throughout the match was.bad. Promising Outlook for Collegians, On the first day's play, Victoria- College stands In quite, a good position in their | match.against Central, whicS is being played at Kelburne Park. Central had first strike, and, all things considered, ™ re rather fortunate in making a total of 178. Naughton and Little opened for Central, and. put on 35 runs before Little was dismissed, while Blamires and Naughton added a similar number of runs for the second wicket. Something akin to a ' rot" set in. at this stage, and seven wickets were down for 104 runs when Hickson and Smith came to ,? ™ scue > an d they carried the total to 165 before being separated, the innings closing soon after for , 178. . Hickson's innings was Kie best of the reached 43 without giving a semblance of a chance. He was then missed by Caddick, off Saunders, but immediately after was caught by Dempsey, off Dickson. Naughton, who made 44, was missed at the wickets off Saunders before ! ho had reached double figures, and Smith gave a chance at ten, also off Saunders. The latter bowled remarkably well for his first twenty overs, and M'lntosh was also in good form with the ball. Birch and Howe opened for Victoria Colloge, and at 6.20 p.m., when 6tumps were drawn on account of the light, the 6core stood at 36 any wickets having fallen.' Birch had given a chance at the wickets off Robinson, and Howe was also missed at the wickets off Blamires.

Greasy Ball and Firm Wicket. At,the Hiitt Recreation Ground on Saturday South, inflicted the first instalment of a heavy defeat on the local team. The weather and the wicket being wiat. they were, winning the toss meant a good deal to South. Drizzling rain; which fell for an hour or two after the game started, made the.ball greasy, but had very little effect on the wicket, which remained firm and hard. The South Innings lasted for the whole afternoon, and finished conveniently, just as the time for drawing stumps arrived. The local bowlers made a very poor showing* even when account is taken, of the fact that they were handicapped by the state of the ball. The only Dowler who 6ho\ved any mastery of the position was Judd, captain of the .Hutt eleven. For some reason, he did not take any large share of the bowling, and weaker bowlers were left to be hit to the boundary. For a long time the South batsmen seemed immovable, and Fenton and Walters ran up a good total of runs before the latter was run out. When Judd came on to bowl, the attack livened up somewhat, but scoring continued rapidly during practically the whole of the afternoon. Top-scoring honours went to Smith, who made 74, but one of the best innings of the day was played by Blenkinsop, who made his first appearance in senior cricket.' His style is remarkably free and graceful, and he should be a great acquisition to the South eleven. With one apparently effortless drive he lifted the Dall right out of the ground for six. The Hutt fielding was mediocre. So.uth completed' on innings for 329 runs. A Disastrous Slow-Break. The wicket at Petone was not as good as. usual, and was very bumpy. North batted first, and registered H5, chiefly through the good crickefwhich was played by Phillips, Bray, and Blacklock, Petone replied with 103, they had four wickets down for SO, and were all out for 103. Southall, the slow-break bowler, tied the Petone men up, and if a man started hitting his wicket was gone. Bray, also steadied the batsmen. Brice bowled well for Petone. North has an excellent prospect as matters now etSmd, and should score, with comparative ease, a three-point win. Scores are as under. NORTH AND PETONE, North.—First Innings. Hiddlestone, 1121, c. Hardham, b. Finlayson 5 Phillips, 111111114112121213111311, run out 37 Wilson, 211124, b. Brice 11 Bray, 111432124114, st. Cate, b. M'Kenzie 28 Blacklock, 1114111121112144, c. Cate, b. Brice "7 Crombie, 511, o". Finlayson, b. M'Kenzie 7 Wilkinson, 11111, c. Barber, b. Brice 5 Lambert, b. Brice • 0 Berendsen, b. Finlayson 0 Casey, b. Brico 0 Southall, 242, not out 8 Extras 17 Total 145, Bowling analysis—Brioe, took five wickets f0r.51 runs; Finlayson, two for 32; Nunn> none for 20; M'Kenzie, two for 25. Petone.—First Innings. Dalgleish, 14122411142124112121,' b. Southall 38 Eowley, 111, c. Lambert, b. Southall... 3 Nunn, 11, b. Casey 2 Barbor, 11211, b. SftutWl ■— 6 Brice, 1111211411, c. Bray, b. Southall 14 Finlayson, 21111, c. Casey, b. Bray ... 6... Al'Kenzie, 1, st. Berendsen, b. Bray 1 Hardham, 12, b. Bray 3 Tregear, run out 0 Bennett, 14361, not out 15 Cate, , c. Phillips, b. Bray 0 Extras

Total •' M 3 ' . Bowling analysis—Southall ' took Bvo wickets for 48 runs; Casey, one for 21; Bray, throe for 23. CENTRAL AND VICTORIA COLLEGE. Central—First Innings. Naughton, 13313344311423323, c. Howe, , b.- M'lntosh « Little, 11131, c. Burns, b. Saunders ... 7 . Blamires, 13133333, b. M'lntosh 20 Beechey, 13, b. Saunders * Ivinvig, 331, c. Burns, b.' Saunders 7 M'Caixlell, 333, c. Hone, b. Saunders ... ? Hickson, 1111213113111211321143331, c: Dempsey, b. Dickson 43 Paterson, 11, c.-Howo, b. Mln tosh ... 2 Robiuson, 31, c. Milter, b. Dickson ...... 4 Smith, 111113311211,, Saunders, b. i)ick9on ..1 17 Mitclwll, 14X, ri*t tit ■ G Extras 15 toot font wielcets for G4 runs; Dickson, three for SG; M'lntosh, three for 38; Caddick, none for 5 Victoria College—First Innings. Birch, 111122122, not out 13 Howo, 131111111211, not out 15 Extras —• ' 8 No wickets for 36 Bowling Analysis.—Mitchell,' none for 15; Robinson, none for 9; Blamires, nona £«r A. " .

t . — ; —— I SOUTH AND HUTT, ■'■* i South,—First' Innings. iFenton, 14112113242111114, c. Rogers, b. Styles . 31 ■Walters, oiit''!!!!!! 37 Barton, 21t1U41t11121411431231121142112 311, c. Brock, b. Judd ...: '69 ' ■ Laws, 22121441111134224122, b. Judd 39 Smith, 114122114222321241111141413424412 73, b. Hollis . 74 . Langford, t. Judd i 0 Blenkinsop, 123+44123G1112225, o. Isherwood, b. Turner 42 Devonport, 11, run out .......: 2 Keys, b. Tumor • 0 Carter, 12142421, b. Judd -17 . Sohmoll, 22,: not out ■ 4 .Extras ;... 14 Total ' Bowling Analysis—Rogers took no wickets for.9B.'runs; Patten* none for 43; Isherwood, none for 22; Styles, .one for 69; Turher, two for SDrHollis.jone'for 18; lAldersley, none for 8; Judd, four .for- 28. EAST A AND EAST B. East B.—First Innings. ■' Bowles, st. Cullen, b. Grimmett 0 Smith;, 23121221, b. Grimmett ............ 14 •Hutchings, 21112, c. Grimmett,. b. ' Gibbes • ■Nasli, 33231123, c. Baker, b. Grimmett 18 Was-staffe. 28. c. Gibbes. b. Grimmett 5 Hughes, 11, I>. .Gibbes ...; 2 Stephenson,'l3l2l2ll3lll23lll, not out 2G Collett, 113311, b. H'Uirr 10 : Hales, c. Baker; b. M'Girr 0 Currv, 21, st. Cullen, b. Grimmett ... 3 ' iWighton, 12121113, c. Hickey, b. Grim- , . ..niett--., .<.12Extras 5' . . -Total 102 Bowling Analysis—Grimmett took six wickets for 42. runs; Gibbes, two for 41; 31'Girr, two for 14. . ■ ' Bast A—First Innings. . : ' Tucker, 111, b. Hales 3 Hickson, "1111112212411111121311321, \ , lib.w., b. Stephenson 37 Midlanc 133124212113223U3, c. -and b. vStcpnensori ~ . ...;.'.......'..........'..1., . : . .......1 36 Gibbes,' 21132, .hit .wicket, ,b. ; Stephen- ~ son 9 8aker,'1131111321221111, .not out ; 23 ; Cullen; 3, c. Smith: b. Stephenson ...... 3 Grimmett, c. Hughes,, b.-Nash 0 Hickey, 331112;. b. Nash 11 Johnson, 221111, not out 8 : '•' ■ -;; .■V Extras '; 22 Total _...M.v.;.....'; .'. 152 ' OTHER CITY MATCHES. THIRD GRADE ./'Victoria .College; ,190 (Atih6re, : 79. not out:-Castlo 32,' Bruce 18. O'Shea 14, BullarA. 14, Martin '11): Y.M.G.A., "43 . for 'J\ seven, .wickets' (Morrison 15). Bruce,, for College, took five wickets for 18 runs. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Kilbirnie A, with ,321 (R. Murphy 109, B. ■: Sullivan 48, Thomas, 33, Johnson 33 , not out,! Anderson 29, C: .Murphy, 18, Stewart, 15,', and "Hutchdrd ,14),, defeated Wadestowni 117 and 96, by an innings and 108 runs. ' Bowling for .Kilbirnie, . Thomas took .ten, wickets . for, 82,' runs, Sullivan, 'G for 37; .Cowan, 'tliree.i'or 10. Kilbirnie B,: with 88 and 112 (Higginr bottom, 51 not'out, Hills 31,. JPhillips 26, llcado 17, and 'Spear .12); defeated' Evans .-'. Bay.iSff and:111, ..by.9 runs.. .Bowling for . Kilbirnie,'Russell' took seven wickets for 68 .Tuns ;, Helliwell,. six for 47; and Spear, three for 31. v After a very closely - contested game, Kirkcaldie aiid Stains . defeated . Union i . 'Steam Ship Company by, 15 runs. -Sallery and Corafoot did remarkably well , with ! the- ball: /; The'former . took five..'wickets for"''4" runs;' including . the' .'.'hat; trick." .Cornfoot took ■three' wickets for' 7 runs/ ■ ICi.rkcaldie'and'Stains;'in their'.first'.-in-nings, made 94, and in their second 51; total; 145. TTm<m- :S.S. Co.' made; respe'e- \ tively 117 and' 13; total, 130. I Catholic 'Club B beat Athletio B by four :wicketsV' Athletic made. 74' anil 119, the'chief ecorefs being Mills, 27; Brooke; 22 and 44; Adams, 10and 19; Crighton, "• 22. 'CathoUc -Club made 75 and 127 for .: six : wickets.- Those were: . • AlWy;;'B3 s an 4- anu ;l'4f : not out;.O'Connor, "13, not out; Little,'lo and 11; GalVih/12; :*Shbehan;"l7. 'Bowling for Catholic 'Club; O'Connor, got fivewickets . for/'M'-rtins/ for llr Fpoto';" three'fo'r : 18; Coleman, four filt 24;. Little, three 'for >28:'■ For, Athletic, Mills, Crigh-" ton,', and Woodcock got most wickets. Playing: Solwyn; Miramar made 187 .in .their"first innings. Selwyn replied with' 64. and in the follow-on made 46. Mira- : mar won by an innings, and 87 Tuns. . .. Thistle'madei 112 for. six wickets .:.(dedared), and-Mental Hospital G2 for seven wickets. For Thistle, M. Barnett (65) ■'-.... batted best, while D. Moore (five wickets for 26} captured the bowling honours. . In . the .match Berhampore v; D.1.C., -.'■ Berhampore won by eight wickets and 8 . runs, D.1.C." made 46 and 66 -respectively l . Berhampore made 85 and 35 for two wickets. 'The principal scorers in the second innings' for Berhampore were' Carlisle 11 ' and Phipps 14,. not out. The best bowlers;for; Berhampore in the second' innings" were':' Thompson,' three wickets, for 11 , Tiins; and. Christie, ', two' wickets i for' 4 runs. ' Evans Bay v. Athletics continued their match at Newtown Park. Evans Bay in * their second innings 'made 88'( R. Carswell' . , 20, Bradley 20, Wrigley 15, Smith 11). Ath-- . : letics made 81(A .' Cunningham, 29,- S.- Wil'son,;l3),;, Bowling/analysi9:—Evans .Bay: Hawthorne,-three'for 11; M'lntyre, ' four for 16. Athletics; A. Wilson, four for 27; 'i Hollis, :two - for 16;, Carmen, two. for 26; .J. Cunningham,"-.two .f0r,,12. .' WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOfcIATION. .Telephone Exchange (80 and 83) beat Ocean (55 and' 43. for-one wicket). For Ocean, Heley (17)/Stace (16 out),; and Jackson (13, cot out), batted best. - Stace, eight for , 27; A. Bay; three for 12; and Heley,. three for 15, Ijowled best. .Telephone Exchange: Webb (30 and 15), Magee (It an<l 28); and Pollock (20), batted best. Magee, five for 21; and Brogan, four for 31, were the pick of their bowlers. ■ - . . /■ ' . • BOYS' CRICKET LEAGUE. . Y.jSi.C.A., playing, i against St. Anne's on - Saturday, won by two ivickets and 65 runs. Y.M.C.A. scored 47,' and 53 for eight wickets .(Jlabin 17, and Cusack 17 being highest scorers),, while St. Anne's made 20 and 15. Bowling for St. Anne's, Lennon took eight «"ickets for 27 runs, and Henderson, for Y.M.C.A., nine for 14, and Cusack six for 16. ' HOUSE MATCHES. , A. E. Kernofs eleven met and defeated Eleotrio Light, on Kelburue Park, by 67 : runs. Kernot's scored 131, and Electric , Light 64. A close game was played between The Dominion and Gollins and Co., at ■ Duppa Street, on Saturday, the latter ' winning by three .runs. Gollins and Co. batted first, making ' 74:; The Dominion, following, made 71. The principal scorers were:—Gollins ; and Co/:' • Auderwood 22, Walton,, not out, 19, and Haines 17. ■ For The Dominion:' Chapman 29, and Beu - ' 34 batted best. Bowling analysis: Gollins and Co.—Haines, four for 10; and Haw- ; . thorne, five for 22. The Dominion: Beu, ' three for 0; Tow, four for 17; Boyle, three' for 22and M'Guire, tlireo for 14. : ■ . IN OTHER CENTRES. " ' ' : AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. . . (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . , : - Auckland, November 24. ! The third round of , the Auckland Cricket Association's senior competition was concluded' to-day in perfect weather. The wiokets were good, and scoring in all matches was heavy. Edeii scored 271 for the loss of seven wickets, against Parnell, which lost;three for 181 in,the' second innings. Anthony (riot out) 'il,'Sommer'vell 32, Oliff' 35, were the obief scorers for Eden, which team won on tho first innings by 116 runs. Oumminga scored 107, and Brooke- . Smith 60. •' . The North Shore-Graf ton game waa drawn. Grafton made 3.03 and North Shore lost seven wickets for 288 runs. Sale (not out) made 120, and Archer (not out) 40; Mason took three, wiokots foT 68 and. Mackrell thwp for 63. _ ; . Ponsoaby defeated University ty 146 ■ runs on the first innings; University made 85, and 244 for seven, wickets. Airey (not out) made 126, Walker 35. Ponsonby, mads' 231— F. Wilson (51), N. C. Sne'ddcn . (S7). Walker toek five wickets for 67; " CHRISTCHURCH GA3EESChristchu.'cb, November 24. Tbo week's fine weather left the wicket in fine ruib-getting order for Saturday's cricket, when the third ronnd of matches commenced in ideal weathar. Sydenham put up a good totai; assiAMt the .stronn'.East Chiristclmrrih bwliuft. but

Ricoarton and West Chri6tchurch were both dismissed for comparatively small scoim Sydenham retained their advantage, but St. Albans failed to make runs i against West Christchurch, whilst Lin- ' wood liavo still one to get, with one „ wioket to fall against Riccarton.. Scores— ® Sydenham 230— J. H. Bennett (71), F. J Woods (69)-*-against East Christchurch, 99 for six wickets; Riccarton, 161,. v. Lin- „ wood, 160 for 9; West Christc'kirch 145— u E. E. Crawshaw (55, not out), arid '23 , runs for two ivickets—v. St. Albans, 142. j . ' DUNEDIN FIRST GRADE. 1 , : Dunedin, November 24. 1 Beautiful weather was experienced yes--4 terday Air the.first grade cricket matches. - CorisDrook B met Dunedin, and the for--5 iner compiled 117. Torrance took four . wickets for 31 runs, and Mackersy four- . for 39. Dunedin responded with CO. ; Ramsden was very destructive. with the ; ball, takinofrsix wickets for 15./'ln the. •second ' innings, ■ Carisbreok lost two wickets for 43. Opoho mot Carisbrook A. Batting first, Opono made 140, of wliiok Veteran Callaway was responsible for 82. Carisbrook I replied with 116 for 6ix crickets—Bannerl 'man, 43, is still in.' ' .' MASTERTON CRICKET. ' (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) ! ; : ! Masterton, November 24.. : ' Tho Wairarapa Saturday Cricket cham- ] pionship was continued yesterday. Mas-. I terton A have a lead of 36 runs over Carli ton, on tho first innings. The scores were:—Masterton A, first innings, 123; i second innings, 11 runs for three wickets. In the match, Masterton B .v. MartinIjorough, the latter have a very big lead j on tho first innings." ■ AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.. VICTORIA V. WEST AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Pre£fl Assooiation—Oopyright ' - Melbourne, November 23.' In the inter-State cricket match Victoria v. West Australia, Victoria scored 191 and ■ 323 for five wickete. West Australia's first 1 innings realised 183. The matoh was abani doned owing to rain. QUEENSLAND V.- N.S.W. 'By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright j ■ ' -(Rec;, November 24, 5.5 p.m.) I . • s :, •: ', Sydney, November 23.. ' In the cricket match Queensland v., New ! South Wales, Queensland, in their, first innings, made 159 —Slieppard not,out 63. ■New South- Wales, in their first innings, made 123. ' .