MID-WEEK CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1714, 3 April 1913, Page 7

MID-WEEK CRICKET.

THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. RIVALS AND UNION A TIE, The seventh round of llie Wednesday Cricket Association's senior competition was coiieludcd yesterday afternoon. Only, two matches were played, Vivian having defaulted to Y.M.C.A. The result of yesterday's play places Union and Rivals on top, each with 18 points. Tho match between Rivals and Union was continued on No. 4 wicket. The Rivals, in their first innings, had lost six wickets for 2(iG runs, and decided to close, putting Union in, who, playing with seven men, were disposed of for 8(i runs, the top scorers being M'Gill for a lucky 35 and Mulford 28, made by steady play. In their second innings Union were all out for 7G_, tho only double-figure scorer being Warne, 50, inado without a chance, and one of the best innings played this season. Rivals thus won by an innings and 101 runs. Tho Oriental-Artillery mate'ln resulted in a win for Oriental, who, with a lead, of 101 oil the first inuings, made 00 in their second. Artillery made' 95 in their first innings, of which M'lntyrc was top scorer with 21. In their second innings, with three wickets down for 32, they decided to draw out, Oriental thus scoring a four-point.win. Rivals, who had appealed to the Association over their match with Oriental on March 5, Were allowed an extra eight minutes' play. Requiring four runs to make a four-point win, Smith and Anderson went to tho wickets, and the required runs were scored without the loss of a wicket. The following are the positions of the clubs:— ; '

Champ. Played. Won. Host, points. Union 7 5 2 18 Rivals 7 5 2 18 Y.M.C.A. .. 7 5 2 IS Oriental ... 7 . 8 . 4 12 Artillery ... 7 3 4 12 Vivian ...... 7 .0 ' 7 0 Details of yesterday's play:— ORIENTAL V. ARTILLERY. Oriental.—First innings 199 Artillery.—First Innings. M'Intyre,. 1). Billman 21 Major Hughes, b. Toms 8 Taylor, .c. Alpe, b.. Toms 0 Douglas, l.b.w., b. Toms 'J Eyre, b. Masters 1 Smith, run nut 19 Major Hume, fc. Ciourlay 4 Crichton, rim out 14 Paton, not out '20 . Extras 3 Total for eight wickets 95 Bowling Analysis.—Billman took one wicket for 32 runs; Gourlay, one for 20; Wyatt, none for 5; Toms, three for 8; Masters, one for 17; Truscott, none for 10. ORIENTAL. Second Innings. Masters, l.b.w., b. Douglas 4 Mawb.v, b. M'Intyre 0 Billman, b. M'Intyre 4 Green, b. M'Intyre 11 Trukott, b. Douglas 12 Alpe, not out 14 Gourlay, b. Douglas 23 Extras 1 Total for six wickets G9 Total, first innings 190 Aggregate 2GS Bowling.—Smith, no-wickets for 9 runs; M'Intyre, three, for 27; Douglas, three for 32. ■ • ARTILLERY. Second Innings. • M'Intyre, not out It Major Hume, c. Billman, b. Masters 3 Major Hughes, b. Gourlay 2 Douglas, c. Billman, b. Masters G .Extras 7 Total for three wiokels i.. 1 32 Total, first imiings .' ; 93 Aggregate 127 Bowling.—Masters, two wickets for 1G 'rims; Gourlay, one fqr 9. ; RIVALS' V. UNION. Rivals—First innings (declared for six wickets) 2GG UNION. First Innings. Warue, b. Kinvig . r ) Mulford, b. Kinvig 28 M'Gill. not out 35 Haines, c. Pickering, b. Kinvig G Hemus, b. Kinvig 3 Miner, c. Burke, b. Kinvig 2 Burns, l.b.w., b. Burke 2 Extras 5 Total 81) Bowling—Smith, no wickets for 27 runs; Kinvig, five wickets for 13; Burke, one for 11. UNION Second Innings.. M'Gill, b. Kinvig j 1 Burns, l.b.w., b. Smith 0 Warne, not out 50 Mult'ord, c. Smith, b. Kinvig 0 Haines, b. Kinvig 2 Hemus, st. George, b. Smith 3 Bonner, c. sub., b. George 9 Extras li Total for six wickets 7l> Total, first innings 8G Aggregate 1G2 Bowling.—Smith, two wickets for 25 runs; Kinvig, three for 24; Tinrke, -none, for 13; George, one for 1; M'Kcnzie, none for 2.