ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 4

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. TROTT &, HIS TEAM HERE. MATCH COMMENCED. AGAINST MID-WEEK ELEVEN. Trott's South .Melbourne team of cricketers commenced a match on the Basin Reserve yesterday against a team representing the Wellington Wednesday' Association. The match had not progressed far when, rain necessitated a postponement, The teams were as follow;— ~:■. Wellington—E. O. Blamires, C. G. Wilson, L. M'Kenzie, J. Gourlay, P. Alpe, C. Jl'Gill, V. Harris, W. Warne, A. 1 A. George, W. Mills, and D. M'lntyre. booth Melbourne—J. Baragwnnath, W. H. Jl'Cormack, J. Gillcr, A. Kenny, W. hcott, 11. Kelly, S. Sykes, R. Deas, J. Kyle, T. Purvis, and A. Gray. Wellington won the toss nnd elected to bat, They sent C: G. Wilson and Warne Op the ivickets, and the former took strike to■ Kenny, wh) bowled from tho north end. Wilson mishit the first ball of the match, and gave-a chance, which tho wicket-keener could not quite reach. The over yielded one. Scott was put on to bowl from thu south end, and Warne, shaping nicely, got three off bis first over. Half-way through the next over (from Kenny) the players left the field on account of the-lain. The score was then 6.

After an hour's adjournment play was resumed. Wilson had another "life" off Kenny; the wicket-keeper again failed'to hold him. Warne was splendidly caught by Purvis, off Scott. Purvis was fielding at second slip, nnd the catch was taken low down. Ten went up for twenty minutes', play. ''...■' Blamires replaced Warne, and hit a couplo off Scott's-last ball of his third oyer. A few balls later Blamires got' Kenny through the slins for four—a fine stroke. Wilson brought 30 up for thirty. minutes' play by sending Kenny 'to the boundary for fdur. Wilson soon found the boundary again, off Scott, and 40 went, up for 35 minutes' play. 'With.the total at 45, Wilson was caught by Gray at third man from, a half-pitclver. Eighty went up for air hour's play,'nnd then M'Gill w?.s clean bowled by Kyle. The retiring batsmen-had knocked up 23 rnther flukily. - ■ Harris came, and, after a dull stay at the wickets, re-entered the pavilion without scoring, pour wickets were down for 88. Gourlay, on going in, immediately brightened up the. running between wickets. ,

AVith the total at 91 rain was once more the cause of a cessation of play, and after some: delay it was decided to adjourn play till noon to-day. ■

Wellington.—First Innings,■• Wilson; .511231442,'-o. Gray, I>. Scott ... 19 Warne, 21113, c. Purvis, b. Scott :........ 5, Blamires, 24112411122122232111, not out 36 Jl'Gill, 441211442, b. Kyle .....;■.....:.-..... 23 Harris, c Oilier,'b. Kylo 0 Gourlay, 1, not out 1 Extras -..../.;;.<;..;........;. '. . 7 Total for four wickets ............... 91 Bowliug Analysis.—Kenny took no wickets for 22; Scott, two for 29; Kyle, two for XI. ...' [Play will be resumed nt 12 o'clock today, and those who have the mid-week holiday,will have, an'opportunity of seeing the splendid Melbourne team in action. As .will be noted above, the home eleven have made a fair opening.] VICTORIA COLLEGE BEATON.; (By Tolegraph.—Press. Association.) Chrlttchurch, January 21. The'annual iuter-'varsity cricket match —Canterbury College versus Victoria College—was '■ pliyed -tO-day. Canterbury scored .201 in their'.first innings, and; Victoria College .126.. Por Canterbury College -the : double ii'Tiire scores W-cro: W. Tnonias'62,. A. '1';Joiinelly 38.' J.Reid 32. King 26,; A. H. Guiney 21, C. T; Moore 22, S. J. Smith 16, E. E. Lutrcll 15. . ': '~:.' For Victoria College, E. Howe, scored 1 46, A-.. E. Craddick 31. .' .Bowling for the winners, Donnelly took five wickets for' 42 runs; Guiney, two for 15. Por Victoria College, Craddick took two wickets for .33 runs, and Jlartin four for 60.: ""'" ... ■■.'• , ' •■;. '-.-'•.