CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2421, 29 March 1915, Page 3

CITY CRICKET

CAN EAST BEAT PETONE LOW SCORING SOME FINE BOWLING FIGURES. Can East beat Petone? That is the cricket question of the week, ana it is a very open- question. The importance 01 the question lies in the fact that for Petone victory means championship honours, while victory for East mar so benefit North as to place them on a level with or even ahead of Peone. The chances, however, seem to be in favour ot Petone. East made 181 imtheir first innings and Petone have one wicket down for 39. Last Saturday was a bowler's day, and if next Saturday favours the batsmen Petone 6hould get the necessary 143 runs witn the nine wickets at their disposal. Still, stronger teams than Petone havo failed to accomplish a task of about this size. Seeing that this has been a batsmen s season, Saturday was a remarkable day, for the bowlers had a great run of success. Robinson got five Old Bovs wickets for ten runs, and Dind three for twentv. The Old Boys' innings yielded only thirty-two runs. Central were all disposed of for 47, and tho bowling figures of Tucker and Beechey read as if there was something doing with the sphere. North got rid of University for fifty-seven. Six of the wickets were obtained by Hiddleston at a cost of only nineteen, and four by Southall for thirtytwo. , , The North-University match has reached a stage in whioh> the only doubt seems to be whether North will secure a twopoints' or a three-points' win. PETONE AND,EAST, East.—First Innings. W. A. Baker, c. and b. Brice 12 Nash, b. Senior M M'Girr, b. Findlayson 19 Jlidlane. b. Brice 3 Lambert, c. Gordon, b. Senior 1 Barnett, o. and b. Smyrk 21 Smith, b. Smyrk 1 Henderson, run out 21 Baker, junr., b. Smyrk 2j. Wetherall, b Eodgers 17 Hutchings, not out 15 Extras !- Total ' .ISI Bawling analysis: Brice took two wickets for 48 runs! Eodgers, one for 31; Senior, two for 40; Findlayson, one for 12; Smyrk, three for 27; Bennett, none for 8; Gordon, hone for 2 Petone.—First Innings. Brice, not out 17 Senior, b. Nash 4 Gordon, not out 13 Extras 5 One wicket for v 39 Bowling analysis: Nash took one wicket for 12 runs; Hutchings, none for 15; M'Girr, none for 7 NORTH AND UNIVERSITY. University—First Innings, Broad, b. Hiddleston 16 Joplin, b. Hiddleston 1 Fanning, c. Walters, b. Southall 12 Dernpsey, c. Wilkinson, b. Hiddleston 0 CaddTick', b. Hiddleston 0 Howe, b. Hiddleston 0 M'lntosh, c. Walters, b. Southall 3 Fenton, b, Hiddleston ;... 5 Burns, c. Harris, b. Southall 5 Birch! b. Southall 1 Ward, not out 8 Extras 6

Total 57 Bowling analysis; Southall took four wickets for 32 runs; Hiddleston, six for 19. North.—First Innings. Hiddleston, b. Fenton 0 Barker, c..Burns, b. M'lntosh 11 Wilson, b. M'lntosh 8 Harris, b. Dempsey 22 Quinn, b. Fenton 8 Wagstaffc, b. Caddick 33 Crombie, c. IS road, -b. Caudick 6 Walters, c. -Ward, b. M'lntosh 18 Wilkinson, not out 3 .Tones, c. Ward, b. M'lntosh 0 Southall, st. Burns, b. Fenton 7 Extras . 7 1 Total 129 Bowling analysis; Fenton took three wickets for 48 rune; M'lntosh, four for 20; Broad, none for 17; Dempsey, one for 18; and Caddick. two for 21. OLD, BOYS AND CENTRAL. Central.—First Innings. Dind, c. Morris, b. Tucker 5 P.' Paterson, et. Thomas, b. Tucker '.. 0 Burton, b. E. M. Beechey 2 Schlaadt, c. Borrows, b. Tucker 10 Robinson, st. Thomas, b. Tucker 0 M'Cardell, st. Thomas, b. Tucker 2 Wilson, b., E. M. Beechey 12 A. Paterson, b. E. M. Beechey 0 O'Connor, b. Tucker 6 Norris, c. Norris, b. Tucker 1 Porteous, not out 0 Extras 9 Total il Bowling analysis: Tucker took seven wickets for 30 runs; and E. M. Beechey, three for 8. Old Boys—First Innings. D. Hay, c. Wilson, b. Robinson 3 ■E. M. Beechey,, b. Robinson 0 Tucker, b. Eobinson 2 Blacklock, run out 13 F. Beechey, c. Robinson, b. Dind 7 Borrows, c. and b. Dind ....". 0 Thomas, c. Paterson, b. Eobinson ... 1 Staples, b. Dind 0 Berry, not out i Stace, b. Eobinson 0 Norris, run out 0 Extra* 2 Total 32 Bowling analysis: Eobinson took five wickets for 10 runs; and Dind, three for 20. Central.—Second Innings. Porteous, b. E. M. Beechey 0 F. Paterson, b. E. >M. Beechey 7 Wilson, c. Tucker, b. E. M. Beechey 47 O'Connor, c. Berry, b. Tucker 9 Norris, b. Beechey 2 A. Paterson, not out 7 Extras 1 Five wickets for 73 Bowling analysis: Tucker took one wicket for 47 runs; and E. M. Beechey. four for 25.

JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Kilbirnie A defeated Thomdon A at Anderson Park by 30 runs. Kilbirnie, in their first innings, made 45 runs (A. Cunningham 12), Martin taking six wickets for 17 runs and Plant three for 22. Thorndon replied with 56 runs (Staples 22, Roberts 20), Garrod taking ono wicket for H runs and Vare eight for 39. In their second innings Kilbirnie made 96 (H. Murphy 27). Thorndon making 55 runs (M'Grath 23), Vare.six wickets for 15, Garrod four for 14. This is the last match of the season, Kilbirnie having won, not being defeated during tho season. Kilbirnie B defeated D.I.C. by an innings and 53 runs. D.1.C., batting first, made 19 runs, Pvcroft taking two wickets for 13 runs and tVardfive for 5. Kilbirnie replied with 139 (C. Russell 16 not out, Peek 20, Scarborough 20, Smith 14, P.y----i-roft 11). Quinn, three wickets for 39, Kutter. four for 28, Johns, two for 19, howled best for D.I.C. In their second inhings, D.I.C. made 67 runs (Lee 33). Ward, three wickets for 36, Harris three for 10, Smith two for 3, and Phillips, one for 1, lwwlcd best for Kilbirnie. ■St. Annes defeated Post and Telegraph by 7 runs. St. Annes, in their first innings, made 97 (Rouse 43 not out, Cuinmings 11). Post and Telegraph made 128 (Read 69, Cameron M). St. Anne's second innings, 120 (Waller not out 72, Moodie 19, Manoney 13). P. and T., second innings. 82 (Cameron 38, Young l.'l, Sutherland 10. Cummings, O'Donohue, and Mahoney, three each, shared the wickets.

WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Electric Light drew with Occident.il. Electric Light scored 16C and Occidental 76 for three wickcts. The chief scorers for Electric Light were Sisson 100 (retired), Winters 30 (retired), Manderson 17 not out; and for Occidental, Mummery 2i, King 19 not out. Leddy 18 nol out, Witeon 10. Bowling for Electric Light Winters took two wickels for 28, and for Occidental Gallagher took four for 56,

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY PONSONBY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, March 2S. "Results of the senior matches played vosterday were as follow Eden A, 93 (Sneddon, sis for 37, M'.Math four for 31), v. l'onsonby, 153 and 102 for four wickets. Grafton, 306 for six wickets, declared, v. North Shore, 283 for seven wickets (L. Dacre 117, liichards 82—a drawn game. I'arnell, 156, v. Eden B, 125 (Burton 45). Bevins took seven wickets for 48. The championship matches have now been concluded. Ponsonbv heads the list in the senior grade, the points scored being: Ponsonby, 14; Kden A (last season's champion team), 9; University, 4; North Shore, Grafton, 2j Eden B, minus 6; I'arnell, minus 7; Waitemata, minus 19. IN AID OF THE BELGIANS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Chris'tchurch, March 27. A crickct match, Canterbury representatives (captained by Patrick) against the Next Eleven (captained by D. Reese) in aid of the Belgian Fund began on Saturday, and the Next Eleven in their first innings made 232 (Whitta not out 63, Crawshaiy 40, Reese 35. The representative team scored 35 for three wickets.