CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2613, 8 November 1915, Page 9

CITY CRICKET

A DAY FOR THE BOWLERS POOR SHOWING BY 'VARSITY. The Wellington Club cricket championships were continued 011 Saturday, when the second match of the season was commenced by tho respective teams. The heavy rain experienced during the night had niado the wickets somewhat dead, and in the city play was not of a lively nature. . East met Central at the Basin* Reserve, and going 111 first made a total of 183, of which J1 Gin- (A3) and Midlane (37) wero the principal contributors. For Central, Wilson again came out on top in tho bowling average, with six wickets to his crcdit for 43 runs. Central went to the wickets to try to reach their opponents' total, but when stumps were drawn had only got 101 to their credit for the loss of eight wickets, and so their chances of a first innings' victory aro not rosy. Ilickson (2S) and Dind (18) were the highest scorers. M'Girr took five wickets for 33 runs.

University and Old Boys also met at the Basin lieserve. 'Varsity went to the wickets first, and made but a poor showing, the whole sido being dismissed for 51 runs, of which Birch contributed 22, aud Ward, the only other double-figure scorer, 10. Tucker had a nioe bowling average nf six wickets for 19 runs, and Marris took three for 10. Old Boys had no difficulty in passing the score of their opponents, and at 6.30 p.m. had 222 ((runs for sevon wickets. Beeohey played a good game for 81, and Lambert batted well in compiling 50. Howe was very successful behind . the wickets.

On account of the slips and washouts on the railway lino north of Lower Hutt the Trentham Camp senior cricket team was unable to travel to the Lower Hutt to fulfil their engagement with the Hutt Seniors in their cup match. A scratch match was played between. Hutt Senior and Hutt Junior with the assistance of Bennett,Sandman, and Judd, of the Trentham team. The juniors were successful in defeating their opponents by 04 runs to 34. For the winners Sandman. niado 24 and Bennett 11. Tho firstnamed hit three fours and a six. Bennett took four wickets for 12 runs and Sandman six wickets for 13 runs. Petona registered 115 runs for seven wickets in the first innings against North, who scored 92. A feature of the gams was the bowling of Brice and Smyrk, tho former securing six wickets for 86 runs, 24 overs and 12 maidens. Details of the scores are as follow:— EAST V. CENTRAL'. East—First Innings. Baker, c. Duid, b. Wilson 17 M'Girr, c. Burton, b. Wilson 45 Hatchings, b. Wilson 0 Midlane, b. Duid '...., 37 Myers, run out 1.... 10 Barnett, c. Lowe, b. Robinson 8 Swiney, b. Wilson 0 Hickey, b. Wilson ; 12 Collett, b. Wilson 19 Osborne, c. M'Cardle, b. Duid 12 Gray, not out G Extras 17 Total 1 183 Bowling analysis : Duid took two wickets for 41, runs; Robinson, one. for-47; Wilson, six for-43; Schlaadt, none for 23; Blackliiore, none for 12. Central—First Innings. Hickson, 1.b.w., b. Hutchings 28 Diwl, b. Hutchings 18 Burton, b. M'Girr 2 Schlaadt, e. Hutchings, b. M'Girr 0 Robinson, 0. and b. M'Girr 13 Blackm'ove, c. Midlane, b. Hutchings 0 M'Cardeli, b. M'Girr 0 Wilson, c. sub., b. M'Girr 8 Patcrson, not out 8 Taylor, not out 12 Extras 12' Total for eight wickets 101 Bowling Analysis—M'Girr too five wickets for 33 runs; Hickey, none for 24;' Hutchings, three for 32. UNIVERSITY V. OLD BOYS'. University.—First' Innings. Howe, b. Tucker 4 Birch, st. Thomas, b. Tucker 22 Condliffe, b. Beeche.v 5 Smith, c. Hay, b. Marris .3 Burns, f>. Marris ....: 0 Ward, 1.b.w., b. Tucker ....; 10 Fenton, b. Tucker : 0 Bennett, b. Tucker 0 Fanning, b. Marri6 2 Fletcher, not out 0 Duncan, c. Christie, b. Tucker 0 Extras G Total 51 Bowling Analysis.—Tucker took six wickets for 19 runs; Beechey, one for 1G; Marris, three for 10. Old Boys.—First Innings. Beechey, fit. Howe, b. .Fenton 81 Borrows, b. Fenton ;. 0 Blacklock, c. Smith, b. Fenton . 7 Lambert, c. Howe, b. Fenton 50 Tucker, st. Howe, b. Duncan 7 Hay, b. Duncan 2 Marris, st. Howe, b. Duncan 5 Bolandson, not out 15 Thomas, not out 20 Extras e 29 Total for seven wickets 222 Bowling Analysis.—Fenton took four wickets for 77 runs; Duncan, three for SG; Smith, none for 3G; Fletcher, nono tor 15; Bennett, none for 9. PETONE V. NORTH. North—First Innings.' Fliddlestone, b. Brice 10 Bray, 1.b.w., b. Smyrk 12 Wagstaff, b. Brice 15 Wilkinson, b. Rodgers 25 Wilson, b. Brice 1 Leydon, c. and. b. Brice 3 Crombio, b. Brice 8 Pbipps-Williams, b. Brice 0 Newsome, hit wicket, b. Smyrk 5 Southall. not out 5 Barker, b. Redgers 3 Extras 5 Total 92 Bowling analysis: Brice took six wickets for 36 runs; Smyrk, two for 24; Rodgers, two for 27. Petone-First Innings. Cafe, 1.b.w., b. Leydon I. 19 Donegliue, b. Hiddlestone 0 Rodgers, 6. Leydon. b. Southall' 3 Corner, b. Southall J Brico, b. Hiddlestone 0 Bold, c. Wilson, b. Hiddlestone 2 Smyrk, not out Bolton, b. Hiddlestono '• W Tregcar, not out J Extras Total for seven wickets 115 Bowling analysis: Hiddlestone took four wickets for 33 runs; Southall, two for 3_; Barker, none for nine; Bray, none for 3; Leydon, one. for 22.