THE P. & T. ANNUAL FIXTURE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 10

THE P. & T. ANNUAL FIXTURE.

MORE FREE BATTING. The match bstween tho' elevens representing the Post and Telegraph Departments of Wellington and Christchurch conducted yesterday, the Wellington team winning by 127 rune. Bowles and I'hilHps ops-nod Wellington's second innings, and played freely. With *14 to his credit, Bowles was caught in tho slips. Tyrrell'went in, and, in the courso of a good innings, hit sis fours and two sixes together with a goodly array of singles, Gerard eventually .stumping hiiii. Jl'Kay was next man. He hit up a sixer a-nd departed, caught •by Gerard off Armstrong, Marshall, the incomer, remained in till the lunch adjournment. With the Score at 163 for four wickets,, tho captain of tiio Wellington team decided to declare tho innings closed. Requiring 367. runs to win, Martin and Armstrong, took, strike for Christchurch. The Wellihgtoii 'fielding was particularly weak, and Martin time and again sent the ball to tho boundary. Ho gave one the impression of having settled for tho day so confident was his style, and this indeed proved . to bo the case, farthers ease, bowlers wcro changed, but- Martin outstayed them all. Entering the arena at 2.30 p.m. ho remained at the Wicket till his last-..partner was disposed of-a few minutes'before sis o'clock. He reached his century after about two and a • half hours' batting. The visiters' second innings produced 239 runs. . During the dinner adjournment Mr. H. G. Coonibos proposed the toast -of the Christchurch team, and Messrs. Ger- . ard and Mansell -responded. - Complimentary reference was made to' Mr. Wi J. Meredith,' the secretary of the Wellington Centre, for the good time; which ho . had arranged for the visitors during their stay here. 'A proposal was also voiced to liavg an annual representative match between the Post and Telegraph Departments' of the North and South'lslands. This, it is believed, will take concrete farm. The South Ts- • land -tea® left f-or' Christchurch- last . night by'the Maori. ■ ■ •'Details of tl-i-e play:— Wellington. . First innings 3i3 - Second. Innings, Bowles, c. Armstrong, b. Martin' 44 Phillips, retired 51 Tyrrell, st. Gerard, b. • 53 M'Kay, c. Gerard, b. Armstrong .. 6 Marshall, not out - 2 Extras , 7 Total (innings declared) 163 Bowling Analysis.—Martin took ' two wickcts for 58 runs; Thornton,'mono for . 42; Armstrong, one for'2l; TjVatt-s, none for 9; Ford, none for 2G, Christchurch. : First, innings ...... 140 ; Second Innings. ' Martin, not. ont jgi ; Armstrong, 1> tirace g Shand, run out \ 1 Watts, run out 2 | Mansell, c. Grace, b. M'Ray 5 ! Ford, c. Tyrfell, b. Graco '. 36 | Gerard, c. Thorns, b.Sclilater ... 30 Thornton, 1.b.w., b. Tyrrell 10 Duiiield, 1.b.w., b. Tyrrell ,5 Cardno, rim ont 0 Barnott, I). Graco 0 Extras 21 I Total 23P Bawliag Analysis—Grace took three,

wickets for 48 runs; Phillips, none {ot , <t;>; Thorns, none for IG;'Tyrrell, two for 16; iSchlater, one for 30; Grcig, none for 37; M'Hay, one for 16. * IXTEIi PROVINCIAL MATCH. (By Tek-grapfi.—l'rujs Association.) . invcrcargill, .l'cbruary 10. The intaproviricwl cticliet mateh. Southland, v, Canterbury, was W minced to-day. The start was delayed •' till 3 o'etork owing to rain. Southland batted first and made 100 runs—Bnnncrmnn 24, D. Hamilton 23, Groves 171 Poole 23. Bowling analysis: Bwmctt, two for 41'; Wilson, eight for 56, - • ■ Cani.eTbury had made 53SYor thtHe wickets when time was called—Whitta 2/, Caygill (not out) ti, Potrirk (not mitT 8. Bowling analysis: Doig, two for 2SI; Groves, one for ST. - THIS WEEK'S 810. MATCH. The Wellington' Cricket Association met last night. Mr. C. G. Wilson pre-1 sided, and there wero present also Messrs. E. 31. Beechey (seeretarv), F. Martin (treasurer), F. Midlane, C. Htckson, J. Fanning, aad M. .T.'Crombie. Arrangements were made for the match against Mr. A. Sim's Australian team, which opens nest Friday., : It was decided that, the Mayor should be asked to invite citizens to observe a half-holiday on Friday, and thiv Minister of Internal Affair's will also bo'asked to give Civil Servants a Jialf-holiday on tliat-flay. The charge for admission will be Is. before 4.30 p in,, and 6d. after that time. Boys' under 15 y«ars ! will not iso charged, - The Man iwatu Association is to l.e informed tlint-Wellington 1 -' cannot send a team to Palmevst-on North on February 28 as senior matches ha\e to be playetl on th-it date, . 1 \ Rftspectins; a. request from. 1 tho town, clerk that-the association should on October. 1- of every year notify ]>im of the' matches to be iilayed on' tlie Basin lieservo during the ensuing reason, it; was (Jecided to reply tlia-t such a snpsgestiGU. was impracticable,-and t-6 instance thi3 week's' Australian match as'a'case iiv poiut. WAPEHOUSEJIEN'S ASSOCIATION. On account of the Australian team's visit? all matches set dawn by .tho Watehoqsijmen's Association,for Satur* day are postponed.