CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2367, 25 January 1915, Page 7

CITY CRICKET

A POOR DAY EASY WINS FOR EAST AND . NORTH Both games on the Basin Reserve were in a'hopeless position at the beginning of the second day's play. North had a score of 267 up fojr the loss of only three wicke.ts, and Central were all out for 18i. Old Boys were in a much worse position against East,, the latter having-a total of 444 on their, first innings, while Old Boys had lost three wickets :for 83. The end of the Central-North match .was very'exciting. The only issue at stake was-wither North .should score a three-point- or"a- two-p.oint win, and ■'NortK we're, beaten by the. clock, The North oaptain declared the innings closed with 343 runs on for the loss of .eight, wiokeits, leaving Central with a deficit of 162 runs- Central plodded heavily on to a total of 214, reached at 18 minutes "They took • their full time between the innings, and when Bray and Hiddlest-on set out to make the 63 runs required for a. win, onlv 27. minutes of playing time remained. Just when It seemed certain that North would get the runs—2 runs to get and three' minutes to go—Wilson skittled Rray's stumps. Quinn dashed out to tl\e' crease, .played' orm ball, skied the next. .snd was 6ut. ..Time, waa.'un then, and North had to be oontent with a win on'the first -innings; - Old Boys were ignominiouslv beaten bv East by "ah innings and 260 runs. Four members of the defeated team did not put in an appearance, and the side batted short, in consequence. Following are details NORTH AND CENTRAL. North—First Innings. Hiddleston, c. if. Patterson, b. Burton 120 Bray, c. Bowles, b. Robinson ...... 119 Wilson, b. Waugh ................7.... 21,. Quinn, b. Wilson ............... 26 Eaton, b. Wilson ..' .7 8 Walters, h. Robinson 3 Wilkinson, b. Robinson 1 Leydon, not out .....; 12 Wagstaffe, b. Robinson 14 Extras. 19 Total for eight, wicke.ts Bowling Analysis—Robinson .took, four wickets for 109 runs; A. Wilson, two foj. 66; Waugh, one for'4s ; M'Ardle, none for 10; Dind, none for 50; Burton, one'.for 21Bowles, none for 17; Patterson, .none" for. 6. ' Second Inijings. '" Hiddleston, not'out 26 Bray, b. Wilson 18 Quinn, 0. Hickson, b. Wilson ..... 0 Estras . 7 Total 51 Bowling Analysis.—Wilson took two. wickets for 16 runs ; Robinson, none for 22; M'Ardle, none, for o,'. Central,-First innings 181 | . .Second Innings. Bowles, c. and b. Harris ..'. '20' A. -Wilson, c. Hiddleston, V -Wal- .- ter's " 26 Burton, b. Harris ,i.1.............. 9 Hiokson, "l.b.w-., b. -Leydon ..T.v.;..; 35 Dind, b. Harris '"'3' Noriis, _b. Hid'dlestpn"...,B Sfliin&oh,' .riiii ont..' 27 ' st., Wagstaffe, b. Southall • 2.6 A. "I'.b.wyi' b. ;Hams"'",. i . 20 Waugh, not out '.'.1."" 9 F. Patterson, absent 0 Extras" ' .........i..,...'..........20 Total 214 Bowling Analysis.—Harris took four wickets for 67 runs; Hiddleston, one' for 42; Waters, one for 37; Southall, one for 25; Leydon, one for 22. EAST AND OLD BOYS. • East, First Innings .444 Old Boy^.—First Innings.E. M. Beechey (absent, second day) 43. D. Hay; c. and b. Hickey ~;. 1 ........ 9 ; K. Tucker, c. Midlane, b. Eaillips 29 Wakeham, h. J.~Nash 0 J. Blacklock b. Hickoy ............... . 7 S.WiUs,b. Hickey " 5 Dr. 'Hales, c. Hickey, h. Gihbes ... 8 E. Thomas, J}. Hiokay Q B. Morris, b. Gibbes (j Lust, not out 2 J.' Hay. abseiiV i. 0 Estras 3 • Total 112 Bawling Analysis'.-rGibbea took two wickets for 32 runs ; Hiokey," four fox 57.;!-.W.etlierall, none;for. 11;, J. Nash, ono for 9; Phillips, jone for 0;- - r Second Innings, ~-. Wr. Thomas, l.b.\y. v ..b. Thomas ...... :• 0 S Wills, b. Gibbes 22 C. Wakeham,' b. Gibbes 11 j! BlacldockV.c. Midlaiie, b. Nash 16 Dr. Hales, b. Gibbes ' ... 6 Lusk, ,no.t ,o,ut '.Trrr.T.v.'., 2 B. Marris, b; Gibbes .V...; 2 D. "Hay,' absent 0. J. Hay, absent ...0 E. M. Beechey, absent 0 K. Tucker, absent 0 Extras 13' Jotal 72 Bowling Analysis—C. Hickey took one wiekat for 19 runs; Gibbes, f<juj for 31; J. Naah, one for 9. - ' PETONE-=UNLV-ERSITY. - Petone. First innings 3QO University.—First Innings. Broad, b. Roagers 0: Birch, Q." .6uhstitute, b, Brice Q Dickson, b.' Aldersly .....................30 Fanning, ft Eodgera 11 Dernpsey,: b. Roflgers .12 .h. Aldersly 6 M'lntqsh, b, Aldersly - 0 Fentbnj not out. ...;.' .....' 1 Burps, b. - 1 Crump, b. Rodgers Q Extras ........v.,.' 13

Total 74 Bowling Analysis.—Brice took one wicket for 24'' runs : Rodgers, five for .30 three for 7. ' University.—Second' Innings. , Fenton; b. Bodgers 11. Broad, c. Kodgers, b. Bennott ...... 13 Birch, J). .Brice.: .16. Diekson, e. Cate, -b. Brice .47 Fanning, b. : Brice ..... ,'. 4 Beinp'sey, c. Tregoar, b. Bennett.... .7 Atmore, b. Bricc ', 0 M'lntosh;' b. Bennett" ...........v...... ~ 1' Burns, b. Tregear , - 7. Crump, not out u Extras .9 Total .........120 Bowling Analysis.—Aldersly took no wickets.for 15 runs; llotlgers, ono for 38; .Brice, .four for 34; Bennett, three for, 10; Tregcar, one for 11. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. North II v; Ceiitral ll—North II, : first ilinings 189 (Jones 22, Orombie .25; Thompson 78 not out,' Qharleswp'rth 17, I'roud ' 15)'; ffortH'll, second innings 168 (Jones 11, Barker. 50,. Rtri\ttoii 20, Gharlesworth .'2B, Eroud 20 not out). Central'll, iii'st iiuiings 153 (O'Connor 21, Xalro 25, Johnston 40, Porteous 15, Sciilaadt 11, Helsy 13, .Lloyd 10);. Central 11, second innings 178 for four wickets (Hiiughton 27 4 Tortcous 79 not out. -Lake - 30, -Scblaadt 27 iibt out)'.~ Galloway look live wickets for 59 runs ; Burke four for' 27; Barker, two for 30. Heley, three for ii and threo c or 44, and Sobbadt five for 40 for Central,

North won by 36 runs on the first innings. Petone defeated St. David's by 78 to 64 runs—Smith 32 and Nunn 21. Nunn and Taylor were best bowlers for Petone. For St. David's, Powell scored 30, Brunton 19, and Thompson 10. Parrant bowled well. "Marist Brothers' Old Boys (252) defeated Wellington College Old Boys, 104 and 69, by an innings and 79 runs. Bowling for Marist Brothers, M'Mahon took five wiokets for 32 runs, Houlihan three for 38, Hopkins three for 49, and Murphy one for 18. WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Wliitcombo and Tombs beat Gollin and Co. at Kelburn Park. Batting j first, tho winners declared with five wickets down for 169 (Davis 60 -retired, Milford 42, Tyrrall 19, Sheerin 10 not out). Gollin. aiul Op, made 120 (Johnston 34. J. Hanrrftty 32. Goddard 18, Beal 11), Bowling for whitcombo and Toms, L. Hanratty took six wickets for 52 runs, : and Gully three for 14.' Telephone. Exchange (04) played Electric, ' Light (104).' t'or Electric Light, Barry scored 29 not out, Winter 17, Mandereoh 10 Davis 10. Bowling: Hass.ell took throe wickets for 8 runs; Fitzgerald, four for 27. For Telephone. Exchange, Hatchard made.SO not out— ■Ryall.s 11. Bowling: Nelson, four for 16; M'Goe, two for 27. Railway A played G.P.0.. Mail Room at Nowtown Park. Mail Room, batting first, scored 59 (Heaphy 21, Thompson 13). Railways replied with 174 for nine wiokets (Watson 43 retired, J. Lambert 2-1-retired,- Dooley 27, A.. Cornfoot 24, Weste'rby .10); Bowling for-Railways, Dcoley took-five, wickets for 24 rung, and A.- .Cornfoot' four for 28.' For. Mail Room, Erenson took two for four, aiid Churohill four' for ,46.'' *| ' BOY?"LEAGUE. .... '"■' After a very exciting finish., Y.M.C.A.. .| defeated. United Methodist by two runs oil the ■• first innings. Y.M.O.A; compiled 109, to which United replied with 107. _At one stago the score -was 107, - for six wickets.' However, there was no further addition to the score, Swiney ■taking Jour wickets for no runs, includ-. i"g the "hat "tficli." . \Y.M.C.A..'now. lead by fo.u? points. IN OTHER CENTRES. 'AUCKLAND. CHAMPIONSHIP. (By Telegraph.—Press- Association;) . . Ajicklapd, Jamiary 24! The cricket matches .wen? continued. in fine weather yesterday. ;In. :.th© senior, grade, Grafton made '397 (E, -Hor.spo.6l 122, E. MacCormack 120, no.t out), heating University:who mado_ 155 (Caradus 44), and 130 for two- wickets (Jacobsen 67, not out). Parnell made 146 and 136 for six: wickets, beating Waiteniata (69 and: 57) ' - North. Shore made- 380. j(o._ Daore,' 188, Farquharsoa 48), beating"l Men A" (212).' Ponsonby made 23i .for .two .wickets,. and declared their innings closed (Brins-den-103, not out, Taylor 85), bea.ting Eden B. (100 and .96).. Sneddon took five wickets, for 39 runs, and Wilson four for 13.' • ' ' A schoolboy named .0. Dacre. who made 188. .the highest score of the sear son in senior cricket on Saturday, has made 1800 runs tins season. Last 'Wednesday ho made .196. not out, in seuior : mid-week cricket-.. A total of 384 runs in a, week is a great; performance fora boy not yet 16 years of age. \ We.d.-. nesdays total included five six«s, and Saturday's four uses. He has made over-800 run's In- Saturday senior cricket thig sea.son. , SOUTHERN :MATCpES;" -(Hi- yres.i Association) - Chrlstohuroh, January 24. The .firs£'g"r'ad.e "matches. resulted West. 291' and-' -;69. ; f0r three, wickets; Riccarton, 299 (O. E. Guiney 50). . St! Albans, 270 (H. A. Bishop 77), and 21 for 4; Linwood, 67 $nd 220 (A. Grant 64). . East Christchurch, 400 for nine wickets (0. Beal, not out, 242; EC, Williams, 54), Kaiapoi, 72 and 141. ' Sydenham A 279 (F. Woods 95); Sydenham B, 276, and 11,7 for five wiokets. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. By Telecrapi^—Br«a Association—Copyright (Reo. January 24, 5.5 p.ni.) .Sydnay, January 24. In the inter-State cricket match, Victoria v.' -New South Wales, .the Victorians in their .first inning® have lost four' wickets for 204 runs, llyder made 55,. Park 35, and Cody (in) 41. '