GUY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1618, 9 December 1912, Page 8

GUY CRICKET.

BASIN RE-OPENB. MEETING OF NOKTH & EAST AINTERESTING STAGE. RESULTS OF THE OTHER GAMES. East A, 191; North, 89 for no wickets. South, 115; College 54 and 33 for six wickets. Hutt, 165,; East 8., 69 for eight wicket's. Petone, 199; Central, 97 for six wickets, Never has the Basin Reserve looked better than it did on Saturday, and never, perhaps, has it really been in better condition. Saunders, the Wellington Cricket Association's groundsman, has been working hard during the past few weeks, and he was on the reserve from daylight on Saturday putting the finishing touches on the wickets. As a result of his efforts'two capital wickets—Nos. 1 and 2—were ready for the senior games. Play is not yet permitted on No. 3 wicket, but, a junior match took place on No. i..

The weather was fine throughout tho afternoon, but an unpleasant dust-laden wind blew across the ground from the north. A charge for admission was made, and this, combined with the strong coun-ter-attraction of the swimming carnival, affected the attendance, which was poor..

The Man Who Saved East A. A splendid innings by M'Girr was tho only thing that saved East A from absolute disaster in their match against North. Southall was in great form with the ball, and the first few of the Fast batsmen found him very difficult to play. The score at one stage read four wickets for 1G runs, Southall's average then being four for 9. M'Girr' then came to the rescue, and made a determined effort to punish the successful slow bowler. ■ In conjunction with Baker, he added 29 for the fifth wicket, and when Baker went he and Cullen carried the score to 111 before he was clean bowled, by the old war-horse Luckie. ,The retiring batsman had provided the very type of innings necessarv. He gained practically the. whole ot his runs in front of the wicket, lifting half-a-dozen balls over the "four boundary, and varying these, with soma • beautiful low drives past cover: His bat- ■■ ting took a deal of sting out of the bowl- ; ing, and enabled Cullen, Grimmett, and ' Wills to make useful double-figure con-i ' tributions to the total. Hickey, who was ' last man. in,- seemed determined to "paste" the slow bowlers,-but could not get anyone to remain with him. Luckie, who did not come on to bowl for North until the fifth wicket had fallen, obtained the excellent average of four wickets for 32, while Southall's average read six for 70. No North Man Out Yet. Can North win nowP They have certainly opened splendidly, and the first innings will probably decide, the match Their captain eent in Bray and Phillips to attack tho East score,of 191. Both batsmen played with, confidence from the outset, and either was beaten when stumps were drawn, the 6Core having mounted steadily to 89, while five East bowlers had been tried. The Students in Extremis. , A' species' of stage-fright seemed to overpower ' Victoria College on Saturday because of'the fact that Saunders could, not play for them. The 'Varsity men made only U in their first innings against south, and at a second attempt lost six wickets for 33 runs. It was almost painful to watch their batting against-Fen-ton and Carter, the former of whom obtained nine wickets for 43 runs, and the latter five for 20.

South, however, were not. much,,,better. •Their innings fcommenoed''badly, and the soore read: Two for 9, three for- 9, four for 9, and five for IS. ■: Smith and Greig became: associated, and,, by,-respectively contributing 55 and 24, saved the situation. ' The South total only reached 115, but at the close of the day's play it seemed likely that they would win by an innings. For Victoria College, M'lntosh and Dickson loth bowled well. East B.ln Trouble at Hutt. East B, even after cne unsatisfactory day's play, bave their backs to the wall, and it appears that Hutt can keep out of danger and win. Tho Hutt team, on their own wicket, were exceedingly lucky to make so many as 165:' The chief contribution to this fairly decent' total _ was Rodgers, who played a very fine innings, marred by one early chance, for 72. If O'Shea had held up that catch the probabilities are that Hutt would have been all out for half their final score. While they were batting the ball hung low on the wicket-a fair driving height always— but later the earth began to dry-under-neath, and the ball kicked. - East went in when the kicking began, and EodgeTS and Patton made very good practice with toe ball. Nobody could really play them, and at the time for drawing East B had lost eight wickets for 69 runs.

Petone and Central. Petone made a good start against Centra!, play being very brisk all through' their innings. Brice again was most careful, bnt put on 56. Hordam, MKenzie, Eowley,' and Tregear, also did well. Eobinson was a source of thought for the batsmen with the.ball, and finished up with a fine average. _. When Central went in to bat, Finlayeon dismissed a couple of them -in qffiofc time, and five wickets were down for 50, but Beechy and Smith broke the spell. Central, however, have a big margin.to nick up, and if Petone play anything like up to form they should win with comfort.

EAST A 4 NORTH. • East A—First Innings. Tucker, 111, o. and b Southall ........ 3 Midlane, 3, o. Berendson, b. Southall 3 Hickson, 111111, o. Casey, b. Southall ,6 Gibbes, b. Southall ...............j......... 0 Baker, 1111313, c. Blacklock, b. Southall • n M'Girr, 21112141411314342U5112331114351. 142,:b. Luckie .72Cullon, 11131133131311131, b. Southall 29 Grimmett, 322111133*11223, o. Blacklock, b. Luckie ...........' — 30 Wills, 2118218242221, 1.b.w., b. Luckie 26 Johnson, 1, b. Luckie 1 Hickey, 11, not out 2 Extras ■ • ° Total ;............". .••••••• "I Bowling Analysis.—Southall took si* wickets for 7G runs; Luckie, four for 32 j Casey, none for 40; Bray, none for 83 1. Wilson, none for 2. I North—First Innings. Phillips, 2imi32illlllSl2lS, not out... 28 Bray, 1111311142311211114211211211121133, not out • 5* Extras ■ ' No wioketa for ,89 Bowling Analysis.—Gibbes took no wickets for 33 runs; Hickey, none for 17j Grimmett, none for 13; M'Girr none for 10; Johnson, none for 9. COLLEGE 4 SOUTH. College—First Innings. 1 Birch, 811, 1.b.w., b. Fenton 5 Howe, 11112321, b. Smith 12 Dickson, 21311112112, c. Laws, b. Fenton • '16 Fanning, 4, b. Fenton 4 M'lntosh, 131, b. Fenton 5 Dempsey, b. Carter 0 Burns, b. Carter 0 Caddick, 181, b. Carter 5 Mills, 111, not out 3 Griffiths, 1, b. Fenton 1 Extras 3 ( Total '. •••••• 54 Bowling Analysis—Fenton took five wickets for 22 runs; Carter, three for 10; Smith, one for 9. College—Second Innings. Birch, 123, b. Carter 6 Howe, 211, b. Fenton ...: i Miller, 21231, b. Carter 9 Dickson, b. Fenton 0 Fanning, 1, b. Fenton 1 M'lntosh, 211, st. Schmoll, b. Fenton i .DamDsar. 11111. not out .' , fl

Burns, 11, not out __ 8 Extras ;...... 2 ■ Total for six wickets 83 Bowling Analysis.T-Fentbn took four *'• wiokets for 21 runs';! Carter, two for' 10. ■j... /:'. , South—First Innings. Walters, 133, b." Dickson ...,......;..„ 7 Laws, b. Dickson ...;..... :„.............. 0 Burton, 2, o. Dickson, b. M'lntosh'.'.. 2 Ponton, b. M'lntosh ...„.....;..;...:.:....... 0 ,'Smith, 3133U314322212115222323, : o. Mil-, ler, b: Mlntosh ..........;;...:........ 55 Blenkinsop, c. Howe, b. Mlntosh ...... 0 '.Greig, 13133i3222, c. Dickson, b. Caddick ,:. :....: .............. .. 21 Langford, 11, b. Mflntosh .......v.....;..'.. 2 Keys, 2, t>. Dickson ~.....; ....'........ 2 - Carter, 23313, not out .:.....: 12 Soh'moll, 312, b. Dickson '. 6 Extras .........,.'.;..., ....'..„...., 5 Total , '~.,.„.....,..'.„, „„..„v...i. 115 Bowling Analysis.—M'lntosh took five ■wiokets for 82 runs; Dickson, four for 40 j Caddick, one. for 24; Griffiths, none for 14.' ';\. •'. HUTT & EAST B, '■ ... Hutt—First.lnnings. 'A. S.Staples,'2Ul22M, b. Stephenson 15 J. Patton. 211331312, b. Stephenson ... 17 £. Isherwood, 114, b. Hales ~', 6 ..W. A. Aldersley, 2, bl Stephenson...... 2 J. Rogers, 44141411122341311421456354, p. " . 'Hurdlings .;...............: 72 G. Judd, 12214411211342321, not out ... 36 Climie, b. Hales ............................:.. 0 Bock, b. Hutchings ....... ................... 2 Turner, b. Hutchings 0 Stiles, b. Hutchings ...,.„.: ~..;.0 Hollis, 34; 1.b.w., b. Hales. .....'..„.; 7 ; -Extras r ....;;.,. v ..... 8 ■ Total ..:„:„...:„..„;.. :....;;...;....; 165 . Bowling Analysis.—Hales took three wickets for 29 runs; Hutchings, four, for Y;. Stephenson, three, for 30.' . '•-'. ''":. "'*/.' East : Innings.;..'._ Bowles, 141,, c. Staples, b. Rogers'....„ . 6 '■■ O'Shea, c. Patton, b. Hollis .:........ 0 t Hughes, 111411121111, b. Rogers' ..:...'... 16 Hutchings, 41, l.b.w.', b. Rogers ..;...... 5 Waggstaff, 44314112, b. Patton ...;:....... 20 Dooley, 21,. I>. Rogers,: 3 Stephenson, 141, b. Patton' ................ 6 i . Nash, 1, not put 1 • \.Collet*; 2412, "bi'Pattoii. ..,.V.;..;..;;.;....:'- 9 i Wigliton, 1, not out 1 : Extra 5;...:..:..;...;..:...,.;...,;.,:.., ;..,■ % i ,'' Total for eight wicketi ............... . 69 .Bowling Analysis.—Rogers took four ' .wickets for 28 runs; ; Hollis, one for 16; . Patton,; threo for 23. - ■■;■• ■,-.' : ' : ;PETONE& CENTRAL, ; '. r.'Petone.—First-Innings. '. 'Dalgleish, b. "Nelson ./..........!............. .0 Rowley, 41215115, b. : Robinson 20 ' ..Brice; 4111421224142111142113444, c. Lit-' :.'.■• tie, b. Robinson : ..'..'........'.........;.';... 56 , -Barber, 1441J c.. Patterson, b. Rebut . A son '■.■ „..U..„„........V i.'J.;.'.....:.... 10 ■■■ M'Kenzie, 311122140412, ,b. Robinson.... .28 • Findlayson, ,11, f K Robinson-.;:.'....;......', . 2 . ;Kardham; 111111111321146124, o. ,Hick T ..'.■" •".'■ son, b. Robinson .. v ......;........../.'..., 33 /Nunn, 111, b.'Nelson !..'.....:......„......„... 3 Tregear, 212414141, b. Robinson ...',.....:, 20 ■ Bennett, - Ul.'.run out ..'.......,;......,,.....'; 6 Cate, not.out i...'.....'.............................." ■ 0 .'.;...' Extras, ..... rt .;...!..... v ........;;„;».......;. 21 •■' ":;•' Totai ; ' ....,;...........! ; „...:.....:;.......;.,... 199 :-,Bowling.Anas]y3.is.T-Robinson took seven • wickets.for 41 runs; Nelson, (two' for 44; Naughton, none for 20; ' Mitchell, nona_. for 36; Kinvig;, none for 24;' Hickson, none" for 13.. -'. "■■■■■:". , r '■■:. :'■:■.. '."-" , ; ... : .CentralAFirst..lnning?. '.■."".■■ .Naughton, 2, v b". Finlayson '.'.....' ■ 2 Little, 11114242.14, :b.' Finlayson .;..,.'... : 24 Cook, 14, b.Brice .....'...;.....;............:.. 5 •' ■ .Kinvig, b.- Findlayspn ,y.....'...;,..', v „.v< ;■ 0 ■Robinson,.-2, b.- 'Findlaysbn ..'......'......;. 2 .' ..Beechey,-114124212211424,;m0t out ...... .32 Smith, ,41124114, o.: Brico,. : b. M'Kenzie, 18. Extras ;,'.-«„........,......:........;„.„ 14 \ Total for 6Jx wickets ......;......,.... 97 ..Bowling took' four , ."wickets rdr','24 runs;' Brice,' one for i['Kenzie,one.for 10; Nunn, none for. 15. :S'.' : OTHEfI MATCHES. , *?{. THE JHNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ , '' ' T.MiC.Ai, •• North:' A •'•sco'rett' 10 and 26 (Proud I'2'nbt'Out). Plant took four for. 17, Bale five'forl7,'and J. 'SclaleP l; t!iTeß' l for 3 4i' !t '' ¥:M'.G:A. jnade '159 (Plaffi? 46; , TOllia1n's"''41? : M6rHso-n- 22, Gib- ' .son -20/-and''Thirkeir 13). :"• Proud' took- ' .ithfee for, 23, Thompson -three for ■■S9; -Wil'"lta'ms6h ;> l two v •- :; North'^A ( hadyonly ' :Bevon';.med^'v*:Y.'M.C;A., won 'by.ah';''in-. _'nings'''aha 117-runs;': ; ■"••.'• ' ';'•'"'

;;.. vf ''•■•.:■ W:,<: .third-class. "''' .;■.;;... ■'■■'Sarori defeated- Brooklyn-after-.aa exciting finish by 11 runs. ■":" Karori". scored 108 (Spiers 21, Tarr 19, Cox 14 not out, Eeed 11). Brooklyn made 97 (E. .Thomas .42,.Smith 10).'.. . ■Bowling' fof.Karori.'.Tarr Wqured nine .wickets, for 31 runs'. 'Make-. ham' and..Beavis bowled best for Brook;jya';:'..v ■:,;',;'\ v . "■':■' ';; 'vetotie.defeated. St. Dayid'a'.'.by : 10. wickets'. .The-scores were:—Petane,' 133; Smith,.7s; Wilks, IS. St.' David's'made .59 and 77 .(Pai-rant, not out,-27, Savage 17,' Thomson, 17)."F0r Petone,. Wyaiyard tflok.e'ight wickets for 52 rums, and Powell five 'for' 27. • For St. David's, Parraiit took ;four.' wickets for 19 .runs, tind Wilson foiir'for 19.1'. ■ . ' '■'':,"■ \i ■

\ r ~: .'■: putside Association. ' . : 'Kirkcaldie and Stains', beat Anglican's by an. innings and ' 89. runs.'.' Cornfoot scored 49.and. Hayes : 21. .Kirkcaldie 'and.Stains: First innings, 139. Anglicans': First 1 innings,. 24,... second,innings, 26: total,- 50.V '. '.','/ "Kilbirnie A met Athletic A. Kilbirnie totalled 182 (Anderson,6:l, P. Murphy 21, Sullivan 20, L. Murphy 16, and Pooley 15 not out). Athletic scored 71 and 50. .Therefore, Kilbirnie A won by ah ;innings arid ,6i runs.-,;': Bowling for■ Kilbirnie, :Thomas. took seven fo'r'49, P.Murphy four for 32, Sullivan" two. for 14,". and Pooley two for .7. - Bowling for Athletic, "A. Wilson got four'for 59, and Hollis three 'for ■60.. .'.'"'". Kilbirnieß and K.T.M.I. commenced a match.' Kilbirnie scored 88, and K.YM'.I. 63-for .three wickets. . For Kilbirnie, Aston scored: 20, Church 18, and' Higginbotham'.'l2.-. Russell took two for.: 28. For K.Y.M.1., Algar scored 30: and S, Ogden 14 not out.. • Emeny took five for 38/ and M'Leod two.for. 15."," Miramar (105 and 144 for eight wickets, "declared") defeated Wade.stown (29 and 42) by % 178" runs.' . In Mifa'mar'B second innings G. Day got 83 not out, v and Stone .20. J! Hay' (17) and D. Hay. (14) batted best for Wadestown. Bowling for Miramar, Nutt took six wickets lor' 14, and A. Maplesden.three for 27." For' Wades-, town," Butcher took three for 35, : Harris one for a, D. Hay. one for 22, and' Burns one' for 46.

The Catholic Young Men's .Club.'spnior, team played Thorndon. ' Thorndo'n's first innings realised' 39 (Roberts 13, Buck 10),. ■'and their second innings. 78. (Martin 17, P., Makiu 10, H-. Makin 11). Catholic Club lost seven' wickets'for 270 (Leydbn 127 not out, Bradley 51, Toms 20, Conolle : 19 not out, O'Sullivan 11, and Knapp 11). ■ Bowling for Catholic Club, Leydon' secured six wickets for 45, Carruthers four for 16, and Knapp three for 6. Catholic Club won by an innings, and 153 runs. The Catholic Club junior eleven met Harbour Board.-Harbour: Board scored 80 (Williams '87); and Catholic Club 118 (O. Foote 34, '. Layburn 32, 'Alley 15). Bowling for Catholic Club, Layburn secured four wickets for 20, and Fouhy four for 30: '"-''•" :.. In the match Berhampore v. Union, Union made 66 runs. The best bowlers for Berhampore were: Nelson, five -wickets' for 13 runs; Carlisle, thrpe for 15; nnd Phipp, one for 8. Berhampore fol]oived with the bat, making 141 runs'for five wickets. 'Their best"'■ scorers-"-.were: M'lMnan, 64 (not out), Christie 52, Neleon. 11. _ ~ ■ '

Evans Bay v. Anglicans.—Continuing their second innings, Evans Bay made 75 (total for two innings 158), M'lntyre contributing 29, Bradley, 14, and Smith 13. Anglicans' second innings resulted in 105 being added to their score, making a total of 131. W. Thompson contributed 53, Reaves 17, Butler 11.- Bqwling analysis: (Anglican) Wiggins five for 29,' Wetherall one for 3, Thompson one for 24. Evans •Bay. Wrigley five for 28, M'lntyre five for 30. •'.!■• .•"'".':'.. Warehousemen's-Association. The Dominion team made a very poor showing against Occidental Club. The latter declared their first innings closed with four wickets' down for 221, towards which total Carrad hit up 137 not but. His was a fine innings, and he never looked like getting put. Beard scored 46, Maysmor, Whitelaw. Boyle, and Tew got a wicket each' for.'Tire-Dominion." The Dominion replied with GO, of which . Spenoo scored 29. Bowling for Occidental, Carrad took three wickets for 28 runs,

Gallagher one for 11, Butters three for 10, and Sleeth two for 0. Ocean (118) beat Railways (109). For Ocean, Broad (44 not out), Heley (27), and Nicholla (18) did best. Bowling, A . Bay took four for 10, Stace two for 12, and Lloyd two for 21. ■' Telephone -Exchange and Whitcombe and Tombs met at Duppa Street. The latter scored 104, and the former 70. Whitcombe and Tombs thus won by 3t. For the winners Cameron (48), M'Leocl (15 not out), and Wetherall (11) readied double figures, while Mageo (21) and Knight (20) batted well for the Exchange. Bowling for Whitcombe and Tombs, Wethcrall took seven wickets for 22, and Gully two for 14. For Telephone Exchange, Brogan took five wickotsj ior 35, Parton three for 16, and Magee two for 21. v '' ' ' ' , In the match Levin and Co. v. P. and T. Stores, Levin and Co. made 163 (Smith 39, Mason 33 not out, Goldfinch 23, Morrah 19, Raikes 14, and V. Hyains 13). P. and T. Stores replied with 71. For LeVin and Co., Mason took eight for 26. The United Club defeated A. E; Kernot's by 16 runs. United scored 79 and Kernofs C 3. . . Thistle defeated D.I.C. by an innings and 113 runs. . .MATCHES ELSEWHERE. GAME WON ON,A WIDE. (By Telegraph—Press. Association.) • Auckland, December 7. The weather was perfect this afternoon when the fourth round of the. district cricket competition was concluded. North Shore (253) defeated Parnell (233) by 20 runs. Batting for Parnell, Grenier made 59,'Sommerville 90, Olliff 28. L. Dacre took four wickets for 42 runs. Eden declared their innings closed . with seven wickets down for 293 against University. The latter team made 138 (Jacobsen 60 not out, Vickermann 38). Eden lost three wickets for 72 runs in their second innings. '''■„■' ' "The match Ponsonby. v. Grafton- was a very .close, one. Grafton made' 216 and Ponsonby exceeded this'score by one run. N. Snedd'en made 31, Woods 29, Kavanagh 22, Gavin 40, Shepherd 24, and C. Snedden 22. Harvie bowled a wide, and gave. ;Poiisonby, the. game.'...'.'.

.-- Christchurch, December 8. Fine weather prevailed for the conclusion of the third round of matches yesterday, and thewickets "were ; in splendid order. Sydenham scored..a comfortable twoTgoint' win over East Christchurch. Liriwood' reversed the first innings de-. cisiori 'in their game, with Biccarton, St. Albans doing" likewise with West Christchiir'ch after/one 'of the,most exciting finishes against time'ever 6eeii at Hagley Park. Scores:' Riccartori 161 and 58 v. Linwood 160 and 61 for five wickets. West, Christchurch 145 and 227 (H. B. Lusk, run out, 126) v. St. Altans 142 and 238 for five wickets (P. Dwyer .55). Sydenham'23o and 116 for'six wickets (A. Hobbs 51) v. East Christchurch; 180 and 90 for five ' Dunodin, December 7. The day was very fine, and all the wickets played well. ' Carisbrook B v. Grange: Last Saturday Carisbrook . B scored 58 and 13 for five wickets, and Grange 79. To-day the Carisbrook B innings closed for 79. Grange wanted 59 to,win, but made only 27, and Carisbrook B secured a three-point win. Carisbrook A v. 'Albion:. Last week Albion imade 101, and Carisbrook A 117 for two wickets. •To-tl«y Carisbrook A continued their innings/and, a;t 235 for four wickets, declared (Hopkins '89, 'Bannerroan 97, in). Albion-responded with 88, leaving Caris•brook A the victors by an innings and 90 runs. Dunedin v. Opoho: Last week Dunedin made 75, and Opoho 48. To-day Dunedin concluded their second . innihgi for' 121,' -leaving Opoho to make 548 to win. The latter team,only knocked up 74,, and thus left Dunedin .'.with a threepoint win.--.. t1 ... -. „

Masterton, December 8. In the-senior-•cricket". grade yesterday MartintiordugK inflicted a ono-innings defeat on Masterton. ,