MID-WEEK CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 11

MID-WEEK CRICKET.

« THE WEEK'S MATCHES; The third round of iho mid-week cricket competitions was commenced yesterday al'tornoon. 'J'Jio wickets were in good condition, although on the slow side, and in favour of tho batsmen. Notwithstanding, such conditions, Orioutnl made, a poor stand against Die bowling of Xivcn and Kinvig, Hatting orio nmn short, they wcro all disposed of for 30. On the other hand, Rivals venclied 192 before tho last wicket fell. Artillery, who wcro playing against Union, made Lll-I, of which Smith "made a wellplayed 50, but ultimately lost his wicket in attempting a short run. Beard put on -10 in quirk time, while 'Wilson was unfortunate in losing his wicket when iiis scorn reached 25. It was again a case of a short run. . Union so' far liavc lost four wickets for 78 runs. M'Gill (33) is top at present, but ho was missed when his sheet stood at. C. HONOURS BOARD. Bowling. Batting. Nivcn ... olor 33 Smith' S3 Houlihan, 3 for 7 Killvig -lfl Kinvig .„ 3f0r22 Dr. M'Evcdy,,.. 40 Heard, not out 40 ORIENTAL & RIVALS. Oriental—First Innings. Gourlay, st. George, h. Nivcn ...«, n Caterer, b. Kinvig , 2 Cording, b. Nivcn 2 Masters, not out 8 'Alnc, 1.b.w., I). Nivcn » 0 Osborne, c. Crouch, b. Kinvig » 0 Wyatt, e. Dr. Tolhui'st, b. Nivcn ... 1 Castles, c. Burke, h. Nivcn , 7 Billman, c. Dr. Tolhurst, b. Nivcn 0 Dempscy, c. George, b, Kinvig , 10 Extras" 1 Total for nine wickets 3G Bowling.—Kinvig took throe wickets for 22 runs; Nivcn, six for 13. Rivals —First Innings. Burke, 1.b.w., b. Dempscy 22 Dr. Tolhurst, c. Castles, b. Gourlay 3 Kinvig, st. Alp?, b. Dempsey ~...'. 49 Tyrrell, b. Masters , 4 Nivcn, c. Caterer, h. Billman 10 Dr. Pigeon, e. sub., b. Gourlay .1. Smith, !>. Gourlay 4 Dr. M'Evcdy, c. sub., b. Gourlay ... 4(i M'Kcnjsic, c. and b. Dempsey ...... !) Crouch, b. Dempscy fl George, not out , 33 Extras ~,, II

Total 102 Bowling.—Dcmpsey took four wickets for 77 ruiis j Gonrlsyj three- for 41; Masters, one for 21; Billnmn, one for 19: Cording, ivone for 23, UNION & ARTILLERY. Artillery—First Innings. Major Hume, c, Williamson, b. M'Gill ,5 Houlihan, b. M'Gill 1 Cnllcn, b. Taylor 16" Wilson, run ont 25 Smith, run <mfc 50 M'Mahon, b. Bonner 18 Major Hughes, run out 1 M'lntyro, b. M'Gill : 27 M'Gavin, b. M'Gill 0 Beard, not out .:■. 40 Dr. Gilmer, b. Warne 8 Extras 18 Total 204 Bowling,—M'Girr, no wickets for 33 runs; M'Gill, four for 41; Taylor, one for 62; Warne, one for 15; Bonner, ono for 23; Sullivan, none for 13, Union —First Innings. M'Gill, b. Houlihan 33 M'Girr, b. Beard ~ 22 ; Warne, not out, Ifj Sullivan, 1 c. M'Mahoii, b. Houlihan 2 Thomas, b. Houlihan 0 Williamson, not out 1 Extras 1 Total for four wiekeis ~ 78 Bowling Analysis.—Beard, one wick* et for .19 runs; M'lntyro, none for 22; M'Mahon, nono for 17'; Houlihan, threo for 7; Dr. Gilmer, noiio for 9. JUNIOR MATCHES. Oriental v. Union.—Oriental, battinj; first, made 156 (Mummery 53, Russell 27, Robinson 21, ChristopheTson 15). Union so far have lost eight wickets for' 40 inns (O'Brien 15). Artilery v. George and George.—Artillery, in their first innings, made 132, and George and George, 50.