CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1717, 7 April 1913, Page 7

CITY CRICKET.

o CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS, EAST A SENIORS BAT WELL. The time is almost at haud when cricketers will stow away their gear for tho season and there were some indications on Saturday that they might with advantage have done it before now. Two sonior games wero announced at tho Basin Reserve, but only one took.place. Jiast 'B forfeited to Victoria College and so one intended fixture was disposed of. East A and North made a belated start in their, game at ten minutes to three and stumps were drawn shortly after five o'clock, when the former team had completed an innings for 205 ' runs. Tho light was so bad when a lialt was called as to fully justify tho decision of tho umpire. About two hundred spectators witnessed the game, a charge of sixpence being made for admission. The present position of the leading teams in. the Senior Championship is as follows: Champ. Team. points. North 20 Central 19 • East A 17 To materially affect the position East A would have to obtain a three-point win against North, and since the whole timo available for play was taken up on Saturday in playing a single innings, a threepoint win for East A can hardly be looked upon as a possibility. ' East A went to the wicket with a team containing several East B players and even then wero one man short. At the start the bowling was knocked about briskly by Gibbes and Midlane, the former making one splendid drive off Wilkinson which sent the ball over the fountain for six. Wilkinson was replaced after a couple of overs by Casey who quickly set a different tune. With his 'first ball he took Midlane's wicket, the batsman , playing it on. Soon afterwards Gibbes was dismissed by the same bowler. Baker, who followed Midlane, plnyed a long, steady innings which lasted right through 'the remainder of the afternoon's play. He batted for two hours and five minutes and made 81 not out. The liveliest batting display of the day was given by Wagstaff, whose innings was a really brilliant display. He hit out freely all round the wicket and made S3. His end came when stepping out to play a ball from Southall. Ho slipped,* missed, and was clean-, bowled. With hi? next ball Southall bowled Oullen. the ball flicking in off the batsman's ' pads. O'Shea knocked un a score of runs and then spooned a ball from Lnckie to Southall at mid-on. Baker's batting livened up as the innings drew to a close and he showed a fine command of strokes. The East A innings closed for 205 and stumps were drawn immediately afterwards. Detailed scores are:— ; EAST A' AND NORTH. East A—First Innings. I Gibbes, 31310, b. Casey 11 Midlane. 131, b. Casey 5 Baker, 111131111111111311113311311141422 13313141322114. not out 81 Grimmett, 3, st. Berendsen, b. Southall 3 Wagstalf, 1113315-12331411311353143, b. Southall 58 Oullen, b. Southall 0 Smith, 11, 1.b.w., b. Casey 2 O'Shen, 11-41311111113, c. Southall, b. Lnckie 20 Hickey, 11, run out . 2 Wigliton, 11211, b. Casey 6 Extras U Total ...' 205 ■Bowling Analysis. Southall took three wickets for G7 runs; Wilkinson, none for 12; Casey, four for 47; Lnckie, one for 33; Bray, none for 19; Hiddl-estone, none for 13. SOUTH AND HUTT. Dull anil most' uninteresting was the match between the South and Hutt teams, played on the latter's ground, the. long-drawn-out season apparently telling on the players generally. South batted first, and compiled 165. Nangliton thrust a .slice of brightness . in the game with 'some fine hitting before he was 'bowled with a leg-break,at.s-1. Murphy and Burton played carefully for 26 each Hutfc went in, and when stumps were drawn at 5.30 had lost two wickets for 18 -Tuns. Scores:— South—First Innings: Murphy, 15311211111111-111, b. Kodgers 20 Burton, 4423241111, b. Patton 20 Walters, 211, run out 4 Major Hughes, 4111221, c. Patton, b. : Rodger3 •' 12 Alderton, 1, c. and b. Rodger-? 1 Naughton, 4123-11414131143114142123, b. Stiles 54 Carter, 1, b. Stiles .... 1 Dr. Pigeon, 3, c. Staples, b. Stiles ... 3 M'Gowen, 11, b. Stiles 2 Carruthe.rs, b. Judd 0 Bay, 111141131, not out '. 14 Extras 22 Total '..., 165 Bowling analysis.—Stiles took four wickets for 32 runs; Roclgers, three for 55; Patton, one for 30; Isherwood, none for, 12; Judd, one for 8. Hutt—First Innings. Hollis, b. Carter 0 Staples, 113113, not out 10 Alflersley, 1.b.w., b. M'Gowen , 0 Isherwood, .213, not out 6 Extras ; 2 Total for two wickets 18 Bowling analysis.—Carter took one wicket for G runs; M'Gowen-, one for 11. ' THIRD-CLASS. PETONE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. At Kelburne Park on Saturday tho filial for the third-class championship— between Petone and ICarori—was decided. The result was a victory for l'etoue. .Petone batted first, and made 148 (Smith 72, Powell 32)., Karori knocked up 78 flteid 27, Atkin 16). Bowling for Petone, AVynyard took seven wickets for 17 runs. I I or ICarori, Mason took fivo for