CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2320, 30 November 1914, Page 3

CITY CRICKET

; A GREAT BATTING DA'S; 900 RUNS IN TWO INNINGS ( FOUR BATSMEN GET CENTURI.ES. ■Cricket statisticians should have inter,<ssting work- ahead after Saturday's play on the , ,Basm-Reserve. It was a day of big .things.-Probably., no. record was ■broken, but several were approached. In two innings,,one of which was not quite completed-, 900 ' nins were scored Centuries were made by four batsmen, and the same quartet was responsible ■) for knocking 563 runs off the bowlers. ! Tho iow (Midlane, Wilson, Hiddleston, and Eater) averaged ilil runs each. Midlano ran up the great score of 171, and Wilson was ciose at. hand with 165. Hiddleston made 115, and Baker 112. ■ • ■ ■ - ■ :. M-idltine seemed liable to break club records this season. He. was right on top last year, arid finished the season at the head of the .batting averages with a won-, uerral. string.; of-consistent scores-to his credat. A fortnight- ago his average for tnis year was standing at 2CO. A ,weok' later--fast-bowler Robinson.reduced it to. 130 by bowling hiin for nil.- Now his average stands-at just-under 141 runs per innings. In • getting his 171 on. Saturday he hit twenty-three fours and three sixes. ■■'It. was. a..treat to find-C. G. Wilson passing the centuiy line again. His performance revived- memories of many of his batting, feats of the past. ' It was' a great innings of clean,. aggressive batting, in which a real;piaster of the art took complete charge! of the. bowling. Four sixes, and thirteen fouTs helped in' the mating .up of the total;of 10.1. .: ; ' ■ --' HiddlestonVbatting was, as usual, Very attractive and of .the punishing order. ..He seemed likely to .last'longer at the wickets than he ".-did. - He hit thirteen fours. Baker;" whose! batting indicated a. return to the form-which gained him. his representative cap,' hit fourteen fours, and once found the eix boundary: Tho great partnership of. the day was that of Midlane and Baker. They put on EO6 for the second wicket,-and there was for a while talk of records broken. However, it seems that A. B. Williams and F. A. Lash have 221 to th'oir credit. ."■.■As to the teams, North appear to be in e- safe position against University,' , and ■East'to. be similarly situated as regards Old Boys.- North, had. one wicket'to f a ]i when stumps, wore- drawn, ,but they have, decided to close, the innings. Details of -the; scoring-follow:— . ■' .

■/ NORTH AND UNIVERSITY. '>•' ' ■■"■'■."' :-, North.—First Innings. ■".. ' • •. : . Hiddleston, : l;b.w'.'- ; "b;. Dempsey ..„..„. 115 Eaton, b. Dick50n"......'..N....:..... 26 Wilson, c. — -, b.'M'lntosh „ .....165 Bray, b. Dempsey ■'....;....■..,.....„..'.■..„;.,: 32 Harris.'c. Burns, b. Ward ................ 30 Qninn, b. Dickson ......,...,.'............,.„. 9 Leydon, b. Dickson ............•....,.,■..,.,„„.. c Walters, not out ............... „..,.....,....., 23 Wilkinson, c. and b. Diokson ....;....„. 11 iTVaptstaff, b. Fenton ........ :..„;,;; ', '>: 9 - Extras '•....:....... 10 Nine wicltete for ..:..'.„'..,.....'........,; 43f> Bowling inalysie.—Fenton- teok, one Tvicket for .92 runs; Dickson, ; ..fdur'for .97; Duncan, none for 50; M'lntosh, one for 82; -Broad, none ..for-.' 9; Dempsey, two for 63; Caddick, none for 17; and : Ward, one for :IG. ,'•;■■■,■.■ ;'.--.■ : ■..:;.; ":.■,"'■ \ ■■■ EAST AND. OLD. BOYS. 'C. i . ."■;.■. '.; East.—First Innings., ...- Baker, b. F. Beechoy. ....„.......■„...;.„' 112 Gibbes, b.Tticker ....„......................;. 2 Midlane,. b. Tucker .................... .„ 171 Phillips, b. E. M. 8eechey....;..)....;...... .9 Hughes, c. Blacklock, b. Tucker ...... 60 Nash; b. Tucker ................;„..;„..„■.„„ 0 Henderson, "k. -.'Tnokir. ...i....-.;.;..'.;..."a0 Smith,.c. F. Beechey, b. Tucker .....;... 15 Hickey, not out ...;....:;:...,...,;;,.. 26 Wetherali/c. WUls, b'/ Tucker ......,;.„. 10 ■Donovan, c. Marris, b.'E.'.'M.' 'Beechey'.: S :.; ; Extras „....;...... 46 ■■'-. Total, .„.:.... ~.;.„.....„„. 404 ' Bowling Analysis.—Tucket:-took .seven wickets for 165 runs; E..M. Beeehey, two for- 90; Harris, none. for. 84; Wills,:none'. for 41; Blacklock, none for 19; F. Beechey, one for 19.. . ','■'- .-'. >;;..- ■ '

; CENTRAL AND; PETONE/\ ;..'. Central''defeated'Petone 1 at'Petone on ; the first innings by 133 runs to 100. The . highest batsmen in. /the game were Dind (Central), who secured' 34, not oiit, and . Cate (Petone) 17.-Scores are as under:— . ' '!. .''Central.—First Innicga. Hickson, 1) Brico „..,.,...,.„. ..5 Naiighton, ,b. Brice .i.-....,...V.........,.\... i, 5Bowles,"l.b.w., b. Barber ;./... 16 Bnrton; b. Enlayson :..............■...';.'.„. ,18 Robinsbri,-.c Tregear;b. Barber !.'/...'*(. & Pattflrcon, b. 8arber'..;.:..,...'.,.... '.:;. ;■;' j' ■Dind, not out ; ..'... ~;.„' 31 • M'G'ardell, b. Finlayson ...................ji'l7' Xako,: b. Finlayson. '.....'..........:.„........•■■ o .Wilson, v c." Brice,, b. Rodgers ~....'....„ li- .: Extras ...:... i ..::.;,.;..;.;;. 1..;..,.:..;;.....; •Iβ ■ , Total:., .............;..../.;...:i;.;.ii. ; ,.-;133 ; Bowling Analysis.—Brice took two wickets for. 28 mis; Bennett J none foT 8; Barber, three, for 39j Finlayson,■thrfe for'2s: •• • ■ P.etone.-Hist •Innin(p.;^:'.':■.■. : ..■.';• . ? Patterson, M. Eobinson':'..;;;...'.',if Sodgers, b. Eobirison :...;.'...... , ..;-..:..'.;.v' :8 •V Brice, run out ;;...... ................■„■..'.,.,;,.' 3 v Gordon, b.'Eobihson .............;.....'........ . 7. Boldy b. K0bin'r0n;..'......... ...'..1...:...;•• 2 / Doneghue, b..A?ilson ............;....,.,;.... r :. Jieunett, c. ami b: liobinson \..;.;.,': 4 :. Aldersley,. 8.-.Wilson .............. ............' 14 >:-' Barber, b. Robinson: ;.....„.;...:....„' H • Knlayson, not out .....j ..............;.... :15 .. : .Tregear,. c. Bowles, b. -Waugh :........ 9 Extras ...'...........■.;;.................;.;:, .'lO /Total 100 Bowliii" ' Annlysis.r-Eobinson took sil wickets tor 32 runs; Dind, none for.' 14; ■ HVilspn; two for 31; Waugh, one for 7:

'/■■ JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. '■!, ' Thorndon, batting on a, perfect ticket at Anderson Park, against St. Anne.'s, re-' maincd in possession nil the afternoon, and - 'scored 290 for six wickets. .Bon-ows played" a , -fine innings for 105, marred by only a couple of chances. Jt'fcrrath" alsb played well for 55; Staples'(39), Wilson- (26), : Byari (2fi), and Eoberts (not out, 16) .being the other scorers. ' Williams (two for 36) was )tlie most .ncc«ssful bowler for St. Anne's. ' .-■■'. .. '■, . . Batting first against Kirkcaldie's, Thomson seconds made- 98—Moffatt 18,; Phillips 17, Edmonds. 11, Buckell, not out, 10.' Plant and Buriis bowled best-for;' Kirk.caldie's, who-TOplie'd with 108—Dreman 33, Smith 17, King 10, Plant 11. Hastie,' four wickets for 16 runs, and Taylor, three, for 14, .were the best '.-.bowlers- for ThorndW.' . . . ' ~ ' •'Selwyii, 165; Harbour Board, 40 and 75 for five wickets. Batlting for Selwyn, Buck mado 115, Hand 19, Cooper 14, and Man-. <ierson- 12. For Harbour Board, ■ Smart made 23, Nelson 12, and Mathews 15,' not out, and 12.- Manderson (three for 16)," Cooper (two for 9), M'Phee (two for 10 ,' bowledbest for" Selwyn : - - ' UiPer r Hutt /by. 131 te. 112 (first innings). For the former, Mill«r.f«»£d 18, M'Ewan 30, Taylor 31, and Snnth 22. -■ For Upper Hutt, Pilche-r put up 39, Gornall 21, Davis 16, and Harris 10. not out. ■ ■ • ■ . ~l Jn; T ™ i ; fc!r v ) P l ay »ig asains!: Marist Bro. li erS -1 ,-*&, ?""'« 80 and 107 for three wickets Hobbs, 31, not out; and 13; Joplm 2+ and 13; Gibbons, 21 and 14° not •mit; Alackay it, not out; Longlmrst, 1" Hoptans took ? even iricketß,for 21 runs.i llanst Brothers, first inninjs, 107 (De Muth 36 Hopkins 20) . Martin took eigilt for 36, liackaj two for 25. ■

THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. .. Petoiie A defeated Hwtt by eight wickets and CO runs. For the former, Cowie scored 29, Dalgleish 2-1, Corner U; and Cowie took su wickets for 28 runs. Tor Hutt, Glennie, 22, not out; Lazarus 19Hally, 12; Bowers, 10; and Speedy'took fire wickets for 25 rune. St. David's scored 173 ngaiinst Petone, 09 (first innings). For St. David's, M'Gonncll, 103, not oult; King, 25; House, l?r find Ambler,'l2i were best lnitsnien; and for Petone, Senior, 42; Langridge, 20; Strong, U; ami Edlin, 12. • ■Wellington College Old Boys (133) defeated Marist Brother.? , Old Boys ((18 ami (3) by aji innings. and - 2 runs.' lor the former, Brierley (30), Staples (32), Keene ]l 5), Hisiop (15), and Stace (1li) battivil iest, and Stace (1-t wickets for 51 runs) and Staples (three wicfc'c-ts -lor, 1- run)

bowled beat. For Marists, Fitzgerald (28 and 27), Marshall (IS), Hopkins (15) batted ,best, : and Barratt (say. for 64) and Fitzgerald (three' for 30) 'and Coleinan (one for 19) secured the wickets. "

': WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. ■A. E.. Kernofs and Whitcombe and Tomb 3 met at Ke'.bnrn, the former winning by 61 runs. Whitcombe and Tombs, batting first, made 75 (Hanratty 14, Cam«ou 12, not out, Gully 11;. A. E: Kernot's scored 13G Taylor 42, retired, C. Midlane 34, and Robinson 23).' Bowling for the .winners, Hair took six wickets for 19 rans, Taylor, three for 33; and Simm, ■one for IS. For Whitcombe and Tombs, Gully took four for 31, Hanratty two for2li, and Milford cue for 17. Kaihvay A played Electric Light at, Diippa , Street . Park, on an excellent wicket, and won by G3 runs. Electrio flight, batting first,, scored 97 (Connolle 28, Siason 26). Railways replied with 160 jl)wan 48, not out, Diift' 80, G. Cofnfoot 19, Dooley 19, Boyd. 17). Bowling for Railways, Dooley secured siv wickets for 26; A. Cornfoot, four for 40. For Electric Light, Castles,, three for 31; Connolle, three for 42; Bock, one for 1G; Fitzgerald, one for 27; Watson, one for 1C G.P.O. Mail Room defeated Occidental by 116 runs. Mail Room scored 185, and Occidental 69. The chief scorers for the winners were: 11. Sclater, 113; Greig, 2(1; Hamilton, 15; and for the losers, Jones 20, Mummery 17. Bowling for Mail Room, Greig took eix wickets for 40 runs'; .T. Sclater, 1 four for 27;, and for Occidental, Moore,, four for 45; Balks, two for 02; Cavrol, two for Y2. ' Dominion and Railway B met on Kelburn- Part, the result being- a win for The Dominion by 102 runs. Batting first, The Dominion scored 139 runs—Kinnear 38, Brown IG, C. Reid 20, Boyle 15, Binnia 15; Chapman 10. Railway replied with 37, Westerby being- the only one to reach double figures, his scoio being 17. Tor the winners, Binnio took five wickets for 13 runs, Kinnear three for 17, and Andersontwo for none, .

\ . -'~ ■ BOYS' LEAGUE. The results of the Boys' League gamea are!—, '.■-.. '.. . • 'Senior Grade.—Y.M.C.A. gained a threepoint win over St. Peter's by an innings and 118 runs. St. PeteT's made 22 and 53, to which Y.M.C.A. replied with 193 (Halley.B7, Owens 18, and Cqnder 13). . Junior , Grade.—Naumai gained a twopoint win over Y.M.C.A. by one.run on the first' innings JI-'Coll 34, Haynes 16 and "34, for-'.Naumai; and Trotf-89, not out, and Perrv 45, not out, for Y.M.C.A., did the scoring. .

. IN OTHER CENTRES. ■■'... (Bj yTdeeranJi—Press Association.), Dunedin, November 29. .. Opoho, 57 (Crawford took seven wickets for 21 Tuns); Colts, 142 (Crawford 40). Eckhoff took seven wickets for'4s. Carisbrook A declared at five for 216 '(Siedeberg 122). -'Carisbrbok B, 96. ' A. P.' Alloo took five wickets for 29 runs, and Siedeberg four for 28. ■-. Grange,' 136 (Pop. pie -45); Dunedin,.6s. W. Beeby. took six-wickets for. 44, rung 1 , Albion, 242 (Baker'6s); St. Kilda, nine, wickets' for 111 rirns.(Kerr 30): " ,Stiglick-tooW eight for 47. ■ The match was drawn.- ' , '. .' v': '~.: ■,Chrietchurch; November 29. ■ : In the fourth round of the first grade St.. Albans made Ml and 22 for two wickets y... Sydenham A, 149. Linwoad made , 63.'v. Sydenham B 102. Riccar'ton mde G3 v. East Christchurch 20 for four wickets. West Christchurch made 498 runs for nine wickets (Butler 118," Bryan Brown. 93, Crawshaw 90, Young 84) v. Kaiapoi. ■:,.-■'.■.-• . ■■'■■,- '.':'■".'.'■■'■■■ Auckland, November 29. Cricket matches : were continued yesterday in fine weather. Senior grade reen Its are:—Eden A 207 and 102 for five wickets bent Parr.ell 131 and 92 forseven wickets by 76 runs on the first innings. University 197'and-104 for six wickets beat Eden B 183.by 14 runs on the first innings.-' ■■ Grafton tin ■■ thus 'for seven wickets (declared) defeated Waihemata 139 (A. Yonng 51) and 73 for five'wickets (Satchell 51) by 306 runs on the first innings. North Shore 152 and 126 beat Ponsonby 109 by .43 funs on the. first innings.' ■■' . ~'. ,;. : , .• ;!.

REPEESENTATIVE FIXTUHES. E«presentative cricket matches for the current Wellington season have been arranged, as follow:— ' ■ "December 25. and 26, t. N.S.W. School .Teachers,- at Wellington. ■ December 25, 26, and 28,. y. Auckland, at Auckland: .'. ■'.■■ ■'• ' ' January 1, 2, and i, v. Otago, at Wellington.".- ..."•;.■, ' ■"■ ■■•'...■ . January 8, 9, and 11, v. Canterbury, at Wellington. : . . ■■'■••■ ■January 22, 23, and 25, v. Southland, at Wellington. ' ... -. . . '•• • February 12 and 13, y. Hawke's Bay, at Wellington. There is, also, a likelihood of. a match I against. Marlborougli being arranged."- Additional interest/will, be centred in the match: with, Canterbury (or. ,'with. "Qtago if...the;latter'beat Canterbury at'Christ■urns) by the fact that the PHvnket Shield ,w'ill: be -at."stake." ; -Under the altered Plunket Shield rules,' all the matches in which the-'holder is '(whether at home ; o'r : away), are .Tegarded as : 6hield matches. 1 ' -. '. .' .- :.. i. ... - - >