CRICKET MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 6 January 1913, Page 6

CRICKET MATCHES.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S TEAM. TO PLAY THE TRAVELLING "NOMADS." . His Excellency the Governor, the Earl ol Liverpool, ia an enthusiastic cricketer, and tokos a live interest in the great summor game, no matter where, he may bo. His Excellency is arranging a team to meet tlio Nomads, a touring combination which has been laying soveral country clubs low during the holiduys. The Nomads include playens from Christchurch, Martou, Hamilton, and Wanga* nui, and they are putting in the Christmas and New Year holidays on the cricket field. The nnme9 of tlio players are:—Marshall, Gremer, Hussey, Pomeroy, Butterworth, Harper, Bernon, Cook, Latham, Broad, and Arkwright. At Masterton on Friday the Nomads, playing against Wairarapa, made' 397 runs, to which total Butterworth contributed 121. His Excellency's team will be composed I of the following players :-Earl of Liverpool, Captains Shawe and Eastwood, Majors Hughes,-Hume, Cochrane, Dr. Collins, Messrs. M. Luckie, C. : Richard6on, Mason, and another. The match "will commence on the Collego .Ground at 2 p.m. to-day. REPRESENTATIVE CHANGES. • | Messrs.,. Bkmires, Fenton, and ' Grimmett liavo notified tho selector (Mr. C. G, Wilson) that they will bo unablo to take part in the match against "Nomads" on Tuesday and Wednesday, 60 Bricc, Birch, and Casey have been chosen to take their places. ' EAST B AND NORTH. East B and North' should havti finished their unfinished match, which was interrupted by wet weather on November 10,. but the fixture saeincd to havo been insufficiently announced, and there was a poor attendance of East iiisn. In point of fact, the only members of the team who came along were Bowles and Nash, and they were sent in to bat by tlio seven or eight North men who were there. ' Nash was\ bowled when the total was 31, and the was-out, North had 215 on for six wickets, and as tho East first innings' total was only 83, North tcored a three-point win. ' JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.' Hutt Juniors, in their match against Wellington North, made 93 (Aldersley; 23, Lanrford 20, and Bond 17). North replied witli 72 (Berry 23, Staples and M Geo .16 each). In their second innings, North wero dismissed for, 53 (Staples 28). Bowling for Hutt, Pringlo took six vickets for 29 runs. Tho match will be concluded next Saturday.,' .1 , THIRD-CLASS MATCHES. Victoria College defaulted to Hutt, . Petono defeated Y.M.C.A. by an innings and 9 . runs. For Petone, Smith scored 55 not out, Pointon 39, ! and Powell 18; their total score was 125. Y.M.C.A. compiled 53 and 63 (Wilson 25, Thompson 15, M-Ray 10). 7 CANTERBURY PLAY. ; D.'REESE KNOCKS UP 209. ' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) , Christchurch, January 5. Beautiful weather prevailed for to-day's matches, when the fifth round was commenced on beautiful wickets. The leading team, St. Albans, cracked up badly against East Christchurch, and aro in a bad position, whilst West Christchurch, aided by a fino double century from "Dan" Reese, put up the big. total of 418., Sydenham aro in a strong position against Linwood. Results s—St. Albans, '90 and 25 for two wickets, v. East Christohurch, 166. West Christchurch, 418 (D. Reese 200, W; I. Jennings 69), y.i Riccarton, 27 for no wickets; Linwood 144 (E. .Porrin, 66),, v.\i Sydenham; 160 for fivo i wickets (J.- L. Patterson 87 ,not out)., , JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. . Ip-the watch'Kirkcaldie and .Stiina t. Berhampore;' Beriiamporo opened with' the bat, milking, 105 runs, as against Kirkcaldie's 1 86 runs. The best Batsmen and bowlars for Berhampore were Loader 21) runs, Carlisle 15. Thompson 18, M'Guiro' 12, M'Lennan 12 not out. Loader toot two'wickets 1 for 9 runs, Nelson four wickets. for 3 runs, and Carlisle four wickets for 10 runs. Thistle continued their match against Union S.S. , on Saturday at Duppa Street, winning easily by 459 runs. Scores: Thistle, 160 and 27 (seven wickets); Uiiion, 80 and 18. Tho feature of the/match was the bowling of D. Moore, who took elovon wickets for 24 runs, i, Thistlo wish to acknowledge the work of the groun&men in preparing good wiokejs.