ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1671, 11 February 1913, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. „ THE P. & T. ANNUAL MATCH. i ■ ONE CENTURY ENCORED. «. i • —-j i . ; • WELLINGON—CHRIISTCHURCH, ■ 4 ■■ ■ ——- •' -J (By Telegraph.—ProßS Assooiitloii.l Christchurch, February 10;' ' -j Representatives o£ tho: Post and Telegrnpii Office, Christchurch, and Post and > > Telegraph Office, Wellington, began their annual cricket match at Hagley Park to- ' day on a good batsmen wicket. Christ- , . church won the toss, and clccted to bat, , and put Up a 6cprc of' 268. - The featuto ( of the innings was the batting of Shand. ; who compiled' 128 by sound cricket, and ' carried his'bat. Wellington replied by' scoringMS? for eight wickets, 'Hickson be- ■ ing the miinstay t{ tlio team.' DetaiU ' aro as follow:— ■ i Christchurch P.' and T. ' Watt, c. M'Kay, b. Harris 9 Shand, not out' .v.,...................;... 126 ! MArtin, b. Hickson 0 ■ ( Mansell, c. Grace, b. M'lCay 45 ; Fold; b. Bale 36 j Garrard,!). M'Kay 9 i \ Francis, cV Schlater, b. Harris 8 < Overend, hit, wicket, b. Grace 0 ' ; Thornton, c.' Carrad.b. Harris 0 •( Cardno, run out ,6 »' ' Eccleton, b. Bale. • . Extrai ......... ...... 25 ■ j Total, i;...*...., ........ 2GB'■ /> Bowling analysis.—Harris, three wickets ; 1 for 45 runs; Hickson, ono for 49; Grace, . one for 36; Plimmer, none for 57;.Knapp,. j none for 12 j Bale, _two for .26; M'Kay, j two for .11; Schlater, none, for 7. .. ' j Wellington P. and T, - ' { Grace, I. Martin "' I . Knapp,. b.' Ford -19.' Carrad, b. Ford \ 5 . Hickson, not out '....'.......... 42 ! M'Kiiy, b. Thornton; 16, • , Pliinmor, b. Ford .:.... "0 . ; Bale, c. Garrard, b. Thornton ,0' , Meredith, b. Thornton ..i................;..'.. ; '2 j Harris, b. Hfirtin 21 > Booker, not out 10> Extrtiß 8 , Total for eight wiokets, ••••••'» 127 , Bowling analysis,—Martift ; took two , wifckets for'4o 'rumT; Ford, threo for 60s ; Thornton, three fdr 18;' Watts, nono'for 6. ' TRUMPER IN BRILLIANT FORM. ; Br Talestaah-Prees Aisoclatlon-Oopjiiirttl ' (Red. February 10,'9.25'p.m.) • . . i ■ Sydney, February .10; . Tho weather . was fiiio' aitd the wicket easy for tho continuation of the Trumper' benefit match between New South Wales, •. and tho Rest of : Australia. 1 , ' ' • Trumper played a .vigorous, -.''masterly,' ; and chanccfes innings:, He, was _three ' hours at the .wickets and made sixteen ■ fours. Tho'orowd gavo; him'au ovation. ; ' Ryder was in great form, antt took fiv« ■ ' wickets in seven, overs,for fifteen, runs. Now South Wales closed their first innings for 389 runs—Trumper; not out, 128 j Noble, 40. ,• The Rest of : Australia in tneir ' second : innings lost six wickets for 163--Mayrie, , . 20; Hill,' 34 i Moycs, 25; Atmstifong,not,. out, 33; Ryder, not out, 23.. 1

/ WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION; . Tlio following are. tlio fixtures .and . grounds for to-morrow Seniors'—lfiiioii v..Rival, at No.-l Basin Reserve; Vivian v.. Artillery, at. No. 2 Basin Reserve;, Oriental v. Y.M.C.A., at No.' i Basin Reserve. ■ Juniors.TTprieiital v. Chemi6ts, at No. 1: < Newtown Park; -'Union v.- Artillery,- at' No.- 2 Newtown Park; Red Cross v.-St. Patrick's College, at No, 3 Newtoftn Park; United, a. bye. \ '] TEAMS FOR ' The following will/represent Oriental .. Club in- its matches to-morrow Seniors . against Y.M.C.A.—Gourlay, Meston, Bill- ': man. Masters, Osborne, Little, , Wyatt,, ' Alpe,TfTniscott,. j vlJ Junior|>, a against" Chemists—Luitord, Mummery, v Kimple, Williamson,:Soughtori,.,Robwgoji,, | ( ■Lindsay* Trilford,' Clementson, Lane'i * Le 'Cren. . ' y. : ~.v ' .. 'hil* ; AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY. * Sydney, February. 10. '■ Tho secrstar j;. of tho: committee. whicW has been'inquiring into the charges against members of the Australian Eleven, ■ without disclosing the findings, rays, that ' many outside' 1 statements .'are'.being," cir- ; culated which; are gross and unfair exaggerations. ■ "; i

MATCHES ELSEWHERE. (By Megrkph,—Press Association.) , Auckland, February 8. Tho weather'was perfect and. this wickets , in capital order • to-day, .when th 6 eighth i round of thaifAuckland.Criokct Associa- \ turn's senior ooncluded. Chief interest oiintwd in tho match at Eden.! Park-between' Eden and Pohsonby, -.theso }. tennis being' level for tho' championship.-' Eden'made •215 on*tho first dny, Vonsonby putting on >B ; runs for-no wickets. ;' i The', innings wka'resumed, and; the fh'st wickct put 0n.50. •; '■ V A rot then' set in, and ; tho whole sld# was put out; for 122 (S. Srieddoj Sl/ Xay*;? lor 24,-Kavanngli 23, being the only onesi r 'to make a stand).; Taylor topk.) seven, wickets for 44' runs, with- slow leg-breaks, arid Cuminings secured; three for ~35. Ia > tho second innings, Eden lost nino wickets for 113 runs (CuniminKs's3, not out, Tay-, lor 24, Tattersall 14). - Kavanagh took four • wickets' for 'i'J runs, . Shepherd, < ttro for i, St;, Sneddon two, for 18.. 13dcn -won,- arid I has a clear load of four points.,. ■ > • .•' ! Grafton, 321 runs for eight wickets, . beat Parnell; 111 (SommervelL27, Aji- ; thony 24, Gfohier 14). and 199(Wright 35, • Grenier IV 'Anthony. \ 12, 'Bruco. 13, • Ancireae. not out, 71, Scmnieryell 28) by an .. innings and eleven' runs.'. Pratt. tooK 1 three wickets'for' 33 runs and two. for • : Jackson three ffoV 35 and; six for - ; , North Shore, 239 (L". -Prime, not out, 120,. ! Sale 89. ! Bush 20) defeated University,, 16G and 143 (Aircy i 22. N. Jacobsen.3s, k Rowe. not out, 40) by 73 runs on the first; innings. ■ For „'Varsity, Taylor took;, four < wickets for 50 runs, Eenwick. four for For North Shore, lknkin. took three for 17 Archer tffo for 21, 'and, Dacro ;on«. for 22. V '.' " "'•V- ;