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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2412, 18 March 1915, Page 3

CRICKET

MID-WEEK ASSOCIATION / CENTURIES FOR WILSON & HARRIS The seventh round of the mid-week competitions was conducted on the Basin Reserve, yesterday afternoon. In the match Oriental A-Rivals, Oriental in their first innings made 131, and the Rivals had lost two wickets for 58 runs. The not-out men only added a few runs before losing their wickets. • Two other wickets falling for small scores, it looked as if Oriental had a chance of winning. Schlaadt and Wilson getting together, however, made things move, the former getting 38 by good cricket before falling to a catch behind the wickets, while at the call of time Wilson was still unbeaten with 100 to his credit. M'Kenxie soon ran up 55, and with the score at 279 Rivals declared. _ Oriental at the call of time had lost six wickets for the small score of 59, due to the fine bowling of Baker, who took five wickets for 38 rnns. Rivals won on the first innings and scored a two-point win. Tho Oriental B v. Union match resulted in a two-point win for Union on the first innings. Oriental on the first day made 118, while Union had lost one wicket for 28. The twb not-out men (Harris 13 and Warne 15) started slowly, but 600n got going, and 157 appeared on the board before Warne was dismissed by Robinson for a chanceless 87. Thf wicket added 155 runs. Harris with 104 on was still unbeaten when Union declared with five wickets down for 255. At the call of time Oriental had lost four wickets for 53 runs. The result of the matches to date leaves Rivals with a lead of two points over Oriental A and Union. The points are as follow:— Rivals 14, Oriental A and Union. 12 each. Y.M.C.A. and Wardell's tie for the junior competition, with 12 points each. ORIENTAL A V. RIVALS. Rivals—First Innings. Baker, 1.b.w., b. Dempsey ..... 12 Beechey, c. Caterer, b. M'Vicar 22 Burke, c. Truscott, b. Nash .21 Dr. M'Evedy, b. Hickey 10 George, 1.b.w., b. Hickey 8 Collyer, b. Nash 0 Sohlaadt, c. Osborne, b. Hickey 38 Wilson, not out 100 M'Kenzie, not out 55 Extras 13 Total for seven wicketß (declared) 279 Bowling'Analysis.—Hickey took three wickets for 82 runs; Nash, two for 47; Dempsey, one for 69; -M'Vicar, one for 18; and Cording, none for 50. Oriental A.—Second Innings. Truscott, c. Darroch, b. Baker 4 Dempsey, c. Wilson, b. Burke 8 Nash, c. and b. Baker 10 Cording, b. Baker 11 Caterer, b. Baker 2 Billman, b. Baker 0 Castles,, not out 6 Osborne, not out 5 Extras 4 , Total for six wickets 59 Total, first innings 131 Grand total 193 Bowling analysis: Baker took five wickets for 38 runs; Burke, one for 7; Beechey, none for 8; Darroch, none for 2. ORIENTAL B. V. UNION. ' Union:—First Innings. Thomas, b. Hicks A Harris, not out 104 Warne, b. Robinson 87 Dind, et. Lindsay, b. Ward ,28 M'Mahon, c. Cusack, b. Bowie's 7 Taylor, c. and b. : Hicks 21 Extras 8 Total for four wickets (detlnred) 25S Bowling analysis: Robinson took one (ticket for 55 runs; Hicks, two lor 58; Haydon, none for 20; Lindsay, none for 12; Ward, one for 53; Mummery, nono for 19; Bowles, one for 33. Oriental B.—Second Innings. Bowles, b. Warne 10 Lindsay, c. Taylor, b. Dind 20 Ward, b. Warne 5 Mummery, b. Warne 4 Robinson, not out ; 5 Huxford, not out 5 Extras 4 Total for four wickets 53 Total first innings 148 Grand total 201 Bowling analysis: Warne took three wickets for 28 runs; Dind, one for 9j Taylor, none for 12. Junior Competition, Y.M.C.A. r. Wardell's.—Y.M.C.A. on the first day made 220 in their first innings. Wardell's, in their first -innings, made 120 (B. Alpar 36, H. Algar 23, Davis 18. Mabin 11). Y.M.C.A. won by 100 runs on the first innings. G. M'Kay, bowling for Y.M.C.A., took four wickets for 15 runs. : JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Fixtures for Saturday arc:— Seniors.—St. Anne's v. Star, No. 1 Wakefield Park; Thorndon v. Kilbirnio, Anderson Park; Evans Bay, a bye. Juniors.—D.l.C. v. Kilbirnie, No. 1 Athletic Park; Harbour Board v. Kirkcaldie's. No. 2 Athletic Park; Selwyn v. Athletic, No. 2 Wakefield Park; Druggists v. Thorndon, Anderson Park; Post and Telegraph v. St. Anne's, No. 3 Wakefield'Park; Star, a bye. WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. The undermentioned are the fixtures for the Warehousemen's Assooiation for Saturday:—N.Z. Railways A v. DOMINION, IColburn Park; Whitcombe and Tombs v. Telephone Exchange, Duppa Street; Occidental v. A. E. Kernot's, Kelburn Park; Electric Light v. N.Z. Railways B, Newtown Park; G.P.O. Mail Room, a bye. BOYS' LEAGUE. The matches to he played in connection with the Boys' League will be the samo as set down, on March 6, which were stopped on account of the rain. Senior Grade.—Y.M.C.A. v. United Methodist, Newtown Park; St. Peter's v. Karori, Karon. Junior Grad<?.—Naumai v. St. Mark's, Wakefield Park; South Wellington v. Kilbirnio, Basin Reserve; United Methodist y. Y.M.C.A., Newtown Park No. 2; Marist Bros. v. Boys' Institute, .Kelburn Park. The matches in the junior grade fixtures will finish on March 20, and on March 27 a representative match against a Ilutt team will take place.