CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 7

CITY CRICKET.

ROUND BEGUN. W, I. R. GIBBES IN HIS BEST FORM. OTHER FEATURES. - COLLIE,SPRINGS A SURPRISI?. 'rt Treat for Spectators; '(.".'.. Some "big hitting served to brighten the match between East A and Hutt on . Saturday afternoon. . There were more spectators.'than usual on'tho suburban , ground,• where tho match' was played, and tho cricket proved quite' enjoyable. The batsmen 'were 'doing'•'their,'.,best to 6core all tho tjhjci and right .tho afternoon, only .fivo maiden overs were recorded. This might point to'wcak'bowlin'g, but it really a brighter pha'se'df batting, v.:.';'':'.;' .■:'■''.■:. '-..'. Eas't-Ahad. first.chance.at tho wickets .and /■ tho. .team put "together'tho . very creditablo :totai'of .287...bef0T0. being" dismissed,; while- Hurt-.had lost one, wioket :. for. '45 ■ runs when .'stumps; :wpre drawn - for the day. : > ■ ..•'■'^. : :..''"V;' : , ; ;;'.'V' ' ■ QJbbes and the Fatal ''.Nlnetios.V: ,' :, ~- .'Gibbes ■, (East ''captain):;scoured';leading honours. ': He showed a'jreturn,'of something like his'best form) and only missed Teaching his 1 century because ,ho deoided to; take great pains over tho.last £o'runs/ Going in.sko'nd.'wipket. down, he was. '6(lll.batting Svell when-.tlie',eighth' wipket fell a.nd his>'■ score gradually mounted up, to- 94.> He* had'proyiohsly not hesitatod to hit the ball over the (boundary -■' when tho opportnnityi offered/ and : tho eensihlQ plan would have been;tq do tho same thing, again and 'ntato an endiof. the; century; '.'But; the "nineties" ; hava mora •'.than once proved''fatal to Gibbcs, L .and 'instead.of kcoping-'on the aggressive' ; lis-adopted, tha j c'areful'i "style, .and'.-, re-! ■'. turned; a soft, catch to the; bowler. ,_. Ho. had, howevor,. played tv 'capital innings, ' audihis. partnership with Grimmett added ' 93Vfor iho seventh wioket.,{lt' is' worthy of nota that wh'on'East A'played at Hutt Gibbes; played la splendid, in-' ■ningsof 95 -'n,nd,.w!i; out the ;fania w»y-r- ---■ paught and;bowled.. ;,;v : ;i>v;.: .•.'■;.'■' .; ■ : '.The other'Easi'batsnien.'.who did'-weil' .'on Saturday : 'we're:,; Grlm'me'tt, ,Hicksqn;' ; : Bakcri M'Gjir,, Tucker,';'arid; : , : Midlane. During a, brief stay at ; the'wiokets, Grim.rhott gave a particularly; lively/display. -When the Hutt team went to the wickets - Ishenvood proved to bo ip a scoring mood and quickly ran into.double figures. Tho position at tho end of the day was, of courjo, all m favour- of East'A. ' What'.Collego did to N»rth. ■'

: have been tasting; defeat bMate, ... but; on Saturday, when they were •' pitted ; : againsiNortb at the Basin -Reserve,.'they' :■ appeared in a' new. mood-North batted arst, ;and under '."the, attacks Saunders '.'.■'■: and Diokson,- who • bowled'.:• unoha'nged :••.(• through .the. innings, thedr. .wickets went ' down lika corn before the reaper, Black- • look-was bowled 'for. a' !'duck," and the 'only North batsman who. made a etand of '■• any .duration was, Bray, who gave a good display before Saunders sent him back. .Sdme.of.-:thp North' bntsn'ien appeared to . i be: auite, demoralised, and one or two fell : : back ofi/blind* slogging, "which, howover, did not seeni to trouble tho bowlers much. '• ;■ i™ -College _ fielding swas-firstclasi, and' ~- North s innings ■: ; terminated' -rather "In-'' ■'..', E'otionsly; f0r.76,'" | 'V,.,:;;•:'.' - -■'. .•, .•.-.; i;College "went, for" tho'bowling with a 1 ; vigour eqnalling that which they' had- ■:. .shown in out- , , .seti Joplin was'ibowfedTwithout scoring, 'i.™ wei next wickot 'cost tho attackers 40 ■rnns/r.-.Th'is.Jwas due vl«rge]y. : to .••the:-.per- ., . .for^nnce. ! ;<of.,i.B;o\w,;;'i il yhi>.. -any '■''' a *? ni \t in compiling a-scovo ■ of .40 before ho. was beaten by a fast de-- •' livery,if rom, Casey.:.Dickson also gave an ..-excellent,-account; -.'of himself; until he •, Med a catch t0,.. Bray In , the slips. -,:h -Nearly all the College batsmen ■ tackled '-, i?°. «™ ln ? w >t« refreshing vigour. When ■■'. the: lUmngs: ended, ,tbe Collego score stood ; ; at If'- A Possible North revival aid "the -~ glorious, uncertainty"-:,-. Have s.till • to .be reckoned, witji, but, unless", iluek, deserts should be able to ■-.. maintain their grip ,upon victory. :'"..■•' •

Central Uadlng'Fromiouih/:: ; r.';.;] and.;-South;'commenced■' thoir fixture on. tho-Basiri on Saturday aiter-"o°22l'i-f- n - d '-'vVhsn-.stumps- were ■'drawn Central were m .what looks liko a winning position, . South-ra'couple of :mcn short, a l 2^ a lr^? tt ; d first > and made 104, and at 6.30 Central wore 157 for -five wickets. Souths jas--a pooT.innings/ .-The conthe highest , score WK.Burton and-top-scora are always looked for -notf in the one line. Robinson, the Central express,, had no success with 'X'^Si 1 ' 5 f tKe scalps went to Hihvig's belt. "His first two balls sent a couple of men to tho.riftht-about, and ha ■had. other, successes.'l'-.Centtal's. innings was .extremely of the • batsra.en hit freely, arid .-several of: the early wkkeb; : :were,vgrti-clieajily. ; r .Jackson, wjio stayed to make:.s4,',.was particularly uncomfortablo,whenever, ha faced Fenton and played.a somewhat uncertain inning*' Natighton/ and Smithy the -he-tout' men nTft - ° el^> s .t;.fWn.-Tiine'.-'called ;Exciting;Jin!sh;py;.:>;!:.C'^ : "■:■, ■■ " '■■M- Siting /finish 'enlivened 'the end' of the_ o pening ,d«j*s' play. of, the Petorie-.East.-B game,:..played ;'at 'Petorie. :'East toss, and -compiled 132.(ColIett 41 and Hales 19). -When Petone' batted they met with disaster for a start, the first three ■wickets falling, for, twoVruns.. The '.part- • nership between father' M'Meriamin and i-J)iniayson,' however, put on over 80 'run's, ™» ?» 'he seTonth.wioket the score'.was I(| b- ..Brico and Barber were absent, and when the eighth"; .wicket.',. fell Petone's 143.;i,Tiegear, who bowled for the--first-;time, secured an average .of three for nine. • ' ..,--. ,■■;;.?•;-:'EASX'* : HUTT, , ■ -.-• ■ ?,. ; :^; , ; -.:Eas't:A-J!'irst i Innings. '■'.;■ Tucker,* ii1311212221i, ; ci Isherwood, -b' : ■.:Patt0nT.V..'......i.,'...'......■..;„ ■ ■"• io Hickspn,>l434l44lllll, b.' Patton '"'Z'Z 2(5 ■Midlarie, #112, 1.b.w,,'. b..< -Rodgers ... 15 Gibbes, 1113411114416421141116111124 - • ;.r-i121411491imi121M111,-'c, and b. ~,^ lclers J :.•••.•..;;,;,..;....;„.•.„; „ M M'Girr, 21314221111, c.". Aldersley, b. ■ Patton '■■ . ; .............V.:J,.,.;;..,...;....;,.. 19 Baker,; 11414114114, b. Rodgers ..,..;.„. 23 Watson;': 11111, c.v Glennio, b. Rodeers 5 Grimmett, 2331111J425114183M12;;c. Ish- ; erwood, b. Aldersley ....;„.,., ',/'. 45 Wills,. 1, e;: Glennie, b. Stiles ........:..; ,1 .fihnson, 241, , n0t.'dttt. , ".'..'.;...'„,.;..;..;„,'.„ , ';'7'Hickey, 4121, c. Pa'tton.-b.'Aldersley g Extras ' ....V..'..;:,;.:...................;..,. 25

- ; Tptai. ~....';.,,..'.;;..:!;.-.';.;...,...,.^:„„: 287 V'Bowlin? Analysis.—Eodjers took three wickets for 73 runs; Pntton, three for 41s 'Aldersley, three for 31; Stiles, one for .Hj Isherwcod, none for 27 i Glennio, none for 22; Book, none for 86; Judd, nono for 15. .' -.■■;',.. . V-- ■ > ■• ■',;•-' ,'Hutt—First Innings. ■'-.■".'. Patton,;222lliiill,' not out '„;.,„ ;„ 13 Staples, 44, b. HickoyV 8 Isherwood, 102111, not out 18 'Extras '....'.,;. i. „...„„„... 1 .;Total, one,wicket for ............ 43 ■ -Bowling 'Anaiysis.-r-Hickoy "took one wicket, for 17 runs; JPGirr, none'for 13J Gibbes, nono for 0; Grlmmott was also tried for, one over— p. maiden.- '. NORTH & COLLEGE. ; North—First Innings;: . Phillips, 233, b. Saunders ...........1...... 8 Hiddlestonc, ,2,' c. Joplin, b. Saunders 2 ■Wilson, 1, b. Dickson 1 Blacklock, b. Dickson .... 0 Bray, 33131513. b. Saunders ...:.\ 23 Crombie, 32, b. Dickson .'. 5 Wilkinson, run out 1 Luckie, c. Saunders, b. Dickson 0 Casey, 333111, c. Howe, b. Saunders ... 12 Berendson, 1111114, b. Dickson 10 Southall, not out .., I) Extras 11

■ Total;: ....;„. ■. 76 •Bowling Analysis.—Saunders took four wicko.ts.for. 33. runs; Dickson,.fho for 24.

Victoria College—First Innings,' . Birch, 113514111, b. Casey ~'.., 18 Joplin. b, Southall , o Howe, 33111111512313121123, b, Casey ..>.. 40 Dickson, 112133111111233, c. Bray', b. Casey ; , 25 Burns, 131814112, c. Southall, b. Bray 17 Dempsay, 13, o. Borcndsen, b. Southall 7 Fanning, 11313, c. .Wilson,'b. Southall 9 Atmore,' 11. run out „.,..„ 2 Caddick, 111113, st. Wilson, b. Southall 8 Saunders, 1414, not out 10 Griffiths, b. Casey ..... ; . n Extras' n

Total ...'...'.'..' ,' :..;.,.,J.„„.,.. H7 , Bowling, Analysis.-Squthall took four w'iokets for 53 runs; Cnsoy, four for 41; Huddlostonc, none for G; .Luokie, none for.lt; Bray, onofpr 10. CENTRAL & SOUTH. .'■■..: South—First Innings. ■. Walters, 112122, c. and b. Naughton 9 Laws, 1, c. Hickson, b. Naughton ...... 1 Burton, 1161314153353, c, Hickson, b. Kinvig.,... „„.. 37 Patrick, 14531, o. Schlaadt,"b'.' Mitchell 14 ientou, Jls, b. Kinvig ~ ; , . 7 Blonkinsop, b. Kinvig ...„ 0 Groip,, 153113341123, c' Kinvig, b. Hick- •■ son ■ ...,; •„., ~. ■ os' Carter, 3131, not out.: ■„..':,"".■ ~8 achmoll, b. Kinvig :, 0 Extras ..,...';;. ; 4 V>w ; \.;...,...;........ : ......,.......^oB .Bowling Analysis.-A'aughton took two wjcketsfor 22 runs; Mitchell; one fot 17; if n li\. (aw for 25; C. Hickson, one for 1U; Robinson, none for 30. .■:•••'■ Central-First Innings. bchnadt, 0. Patrick, b. Fonton 0 Jackson, 3132131123212112131131113111232 _■ b.: Fen ton-; ...<.;.. ..„'. ' ti Boechej, .21111121111. b'. Blenkinsop'"" 13 Wig, c. sub., b. Laws a Aaughton, 4122121133421, not out ..Z 27 Smith, 33224311134231, not out . v\ Extras :.<.....:.;..,:,,u.;:....:..,.:ZZ u ; Total for fivo .wickets .......„."l5? ■I ■ • EAST B AND PETONE, .':.-. East B—First Innings. Hutohings, 14111141112, .st. Bennett, b. -" r -,Finlny-jou 1R j v ?sstaff, 21, b. Finuyson,..:::;:;::::."•;;• 3 Smith, b. 'Finlayson ;........ ' ."■ . 0 ■ME B 'yW and b- Finiayson 10 fboa, 1, b, Hardham .i,;,....; , i Collett, 1H41U1U1491114144, c. Cate, b" I / Finlny«on .:...;.......„..; l\ Houley, lilfll, c. Rowley,'b. Hardham 10' JWes, 21131113111, b.Tregear ...;.,;;.... 19 htephorison, 3, b. Tregear ....„.,.'.....„., • 3 Wighton, 4, b. Tregear i Hendoraon;.2-113, not 0ut,;.......... . 10 Extras ■'•'..;.„,.; .........'! 13

': ; T0tn1 ; ; ..w.,,..,;.;...^:;,;;.....;^.;;.,;;,..,^^ i Bowling Analysis.—Finkyson took five wickets, f0r,48 runs; Tregpar, three for 9; Hardhnm, ; two:for 22; M'Konzie,'riono for 14; Bennett, none for 28.:: . .. ■ ;-'.-.' ' : ;•"' P?tpne—First v lnnings. ".' -.'.-'■.. '■' Dalgloish, ..b. Stephenson .......,,..',.... f ... ''0' Bowley, c.Wighton, b,- Hales ~.,......; 0 Trejear, 6111/ e. Huglies, b. Stephen- . ;,-fon .; ;..„..,;,;..,:„.,„..„,...,.....,.,... -0 M'Konzie, 1, c. Smith,' b. Hales 1 M/Mcnninin, 21123-14232214112,- st ;, : b.vHutchinns .' .'.'.'.,.M : ;.-.;.,.......,';.i;.'„ ' 33 Finlhyspn, 421411414-14446111224, 'c. i ; . Hales, b. 'Wighton ■'....:..........;...;.. 55 Cat?,' 12422, not out :;.„;;;:..„;:.......„..; : 11' Ha-dham, 1, c. Collett, b. Wighton... 1 Bennett; 24421412, o. and. b. Smith ... M Brice, absent ..../.......... 0 Barber, absent' ....;., .....,..; 0 -Extras ...i.i..................•...•"•. 13 ,-.''-'.Total;''■■ .."I^l : Bowling ■. Analysis—Hales■ took two wickets for 25' runs; Stephenson, two for 47; .Wighton; 'two for 30; Hutchings, one for 9; Sniith, one for none; Henderson,' none for 8;'Dooley, r.ono for [13. ' ■.- : ;''otherxitY matches; / '.'■:'■■: JUNIOR ,CHAMPi6nSHIP. .' Vibtoriii 'College defeated Wellington College by. five Wickets.: -The scores were: Welliiigton-'College.infirst'/ innings, (Hindinarsh, 49;'Brisco, 21;' Smith, .35).; Duncanr.took five wickets for 37;runs-and Sim :two 'for:. 2.9.--..Second innings,- 111, (Hindmarsh-21, Brisco 32).' Duncan took four for 49; Martin four for 12. Victoria College, first innings, 212 (Broad, not out, 103; Norris,' 30; Martin, 21; Cook,. 10). Second innings, -50 for 5 wickets (Atmore, not'out, 25;. Castle, 13; Broad, not out, io). \. •• .-■:.\. ',■■■ " ' ■ ■■:-:'\.- Welliugton Nor.th A' juniors.' >..'.-'St. Mark's.—So'r'th'-.w'ori -by.'-hino wickets. . St. Mark's first innings 143 (Dumbleton 38); second innings, 132 (Dumbleton 31). North, first, innings,. IG3 (M'Eldowny, 28); second innings, "ono-'wioket" for. 117, (Windley '70. not out, Wynyard. 40 not out); For'the winners Lambert, Manning, and Bodding-t'on-bowled'best." ', ' ' : . Central defeated Hutt by' S2 runs on the firsf innings, 'The scores were:—Hutt; first innings, 157 (Everton 77, Bond 30, Doig 13, not out), 'Second innings, threo wickets .for 140 (Hollis C 2, Everton 37, not out; Langford 23, Bond- 10). Central, .first'innings,":lß9 (M'Cnrdle 87, -■'• Sisson 22..C00pjr 22, not- out, Portcous 13, Kean 13)/-.'Second inning's, three for 84 -'(Sissoti 52,' not oiit, Cooper 10, not out). : Worth, Sfsspn, and Jackson secured most of the,-wtckets for .Central, as-did Langfordand Dolg.for Hutt,'.,-; ; .

'■■'•■ .(Third-cUss Championship. . ..-Y.M.C.A. v beat Hutt by an innings and 50. runs. - Y.'-M.C.A. made 12-1 (Lay -37, ißoberts 27, Wilson.-.17, Marlow 11, pot out, Allright 10), arid Hutt 30 (Potter 10) and SS.fPottqr 15). Bowling for Y.M.C.A., Nicol took 33 wickets-for 28, Wilson four for 9, Thompson' threefor' 18.' ' ; ..-:•" • • ; Karori met and defeated St. David's hy 49- runs.' Karori's first innings, wis closed for 148Tuns'for seven wiokets, arid St. David's first innings, realised ,99, and the second.sl for seven,wickets. ' Batting for Korori, ,tho; chief scorers Were—Rce<f 67, Edwards 31;- not out, Coate 18, and Spiers 10. ; Bowling—Austin/five for 47; Mason, four for 29; Edwards,' three for 20;. and Xarr, four for 25, For, St, David's, Bold (34) and- MacCorihell', (19) batted best. . -..'' '"Junior Association.

'. Continuing their' inningsfrom last. Saturday in'tho match Mirnmar t. Evans Bay, the latter'brought their score up to 82 (Bradley 28, Carswell 20, not'out, and Dempster 13). Alirnirar in their first innings made 100, and in their second. 180, tho lost wicket falling five minutes before call of time (GambriU 67, J. Day 23, Rev. Castle 23; G. Day 18, and Staples 15). Bowling for Evans Bay, Dempster took two wickets for 0 runs, Buck two for 9, Hawthorne four for 37, Miller ono for 31, Bradley hone for 32, -Wrigloy none for 12, Burns none for 25, nnd.Al'lntyre none for 13. For Miramar, G. Day took seven for 37, Nutt two for 23, the Rev. Castle none foi? 4, and' Staples none-for 7. Miramw secured a,.win on the first innings. ", , Playing against Cntholio Club, Athletic made 40.in their first innings (A..Wilsou 10), and 113 in their second , essay—A. Cunningham,'4l, not out; A. Wilson,-25; L. Wilson, 15; S, Wilson, 12. Catholic Club'made 191-Lcydon; 57; Thomas, 51; pDorioghue, 25; X'onnole, 12, not out; Carruthcrs, 10. The'most successful bowlers for Athletic were Cunningham; four for 68, and Carman three for 43. For Catholic Club, Carruthcrs took ton for 53, and Connole four for 48, Tho Catholic Clubs innings was terminated by a/brilliant ono-handed catch by "Ranji" Wilson inthe slips. Catholic Club B, in their first innings ngainat Kirkcaldio and Stains, made 111 (O'Connor 35, Sheehnn 27, Carroll 11, Williams 12). Kirkcaldie's replied with .« fpr six (King 23). Bowling for Catholio Club, Carroll took four wickets for 22. Warehousemen's Association, In tho match Levin and Co. v. United, Levin and Co. mado 143 (Morrah 10, Goldfinch 23, Waters 00, not out, 23, P. Hyams 10). United mado 76 (Eaton, not out, 10, pickery ll,.Upham 10, Whitman 14). Bowling for' Levin and Co., Mason took five for 29; Waters, four for 20. For United, Crosswell took six for. 52. Dominion defeated Ocean and Combined Insurance at Newtown Park by. 113 runs. Dominion batted first, and made 11!) (Chapman 41, Tew 28, Boyle 10, Spence 15, F. Hickey 12, Brown 10, Whitelaw 10, not out). Staco, Hcley, and Honnify did the bowling lor Ocean and Combined Insurance. The latter, on goinß to the wickets, were disposed of lor 30 (Ifeley 11, Linklatcr 10). Alaysmor and Whitolow bowled unchanged for Dominion, each bagging five wickets. Ploying on a perfect wicket, at Duppa Street, Whitcoml>o and Tombs defeated Occidental bv 78 runs. The winners mode 202 (Cameron 6-I,'AVVthcrall 01, Davis 21, M'Lcod 19). Occidental scored 121 (O'Leory 43, Haigh 20, Houlihan 13, Dobbio 11). Bowling for Whitcombo and

Tombs, Davi3 took fivo wickets for 42 runs. For.Occidental, Haigh thrco for 36,. was the most successful bowler, TRUMPEH BENEFIT MATCH. ATTENDANCE OF 13,000. By Teloirraph—Prc6s Association—Copyright (Roc. February 9, 5.5 p.m.) '".,.-•• Sydney, February 8. • Notwithstanding the drizzling rain which fell throughout the dny, thirteen thousand spectators attended tho Trumper benefit match. The wicket was slow. Macnrtucy. aiid Barbour played a brilliant game. Trumper received a great ovation! In its first innings, tho Rest.of Australian team niado 358—Matthews (not out), 18.., New South Wales have three wickets down for 214—Barbour, 86; Macartney, 91;.Trunipcr (not out), 27. .