CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 65, 10 December 1917, Page 9

CITY CRICKET

TRENTHAM'S «00D PLAY

CENTURY BY MARRIS

Afresh round , of tlio Wellington .'Senior cricket championship contest was begun on Saturday. Tho feature of the play on the Basin Reserve was the excellent cricket of the Trcntham eleven. They brought in a strong hatting sido and against East mado 244. Sneddon and Crawford batted beautifully, and but for rashness Crawford ought to, have made a century. This pair also bowled excellently, particularly Crawford, and the East sido has lost nino wickets for 101.:■■' However, it is no disgrace 'for the Easterners to have gone out to the bowling Crawford was sending along. Playing .'for Old Boys against Returned Soldiers, Harris mado. 103, not out, by first-class batting. Details of tbo play follow:—

TRENTHAM AND EAST. Trentbam—First Innings. Lusk, b. Hutchings :...~. 1 Kenny, o. Nash, b.Dind .' 20 Sneddon, : c. Walters, b. Nash 68 Crawford, b. Hutchings 68 Bruce, run out •■■•• ■ ....-••• A Wood,'run out.;. ••. '■> Bianio, st. Crawford, b. Hutchings .15 Kinnitz, c. Dind, b, Nash 12 Schofiold,' not out -.. .....-.'... 23 Hill, c. and b. Hutchings --8: Patterson, b.Fenton 1 Extras ...-....;.;..- ■• -"■J^ Total : ....:...: -■■■■■■■:■■ ,244 Bowling Analysis.—Hutchings took four one for 28;' Naih; two for 55; Dmd, ono. for 30; Walters, none for 40. V::: East.—First Innings.Baker,' b'. Crawford }-■ '25 Dind, not out .:..:.■■■■'—■■'■■■■■>■•••••'™ Nssh, b. Crawford ,;,.;.. ••',•-. *> Fdnton.-'b. 'Siieddon.' ;.;....,;.-..V......11 Bock, b. Crawford ; ...-■■■■■ > 0 CondliffD,:h..Qrawford ... -.■ Q. Walters;-c Lusk,- hi Sneddon fl J. Hutchings, b. Crawford • 0 Christophersqn, st. Patterson, b. Sneddon ••••• '••• 3 H. Hutchings, not 0ut.................. 5 Osborne, c. Pattorson, b. Crawford .......' • ■ ° Extras •■ ..,:• » '.'Nine wickets'for ... v .'....'.. .-'M Bowling Analysis.-rCrawford took six wickets for 48 runs, an.d Sneddon threo ,for:4B. ' . _____''... ' '. RETURNED SOLDIERS AND OLD BOYS. Returned Soldiers.-First Innings. Berry, b. Tucker ......'...... •■•-•• 1 Harrison, h. Monagnam. ••■•■.—• l * Hatchard, c. Monaghan, i. J.ucker 0 M'Kellar, c. Beechey.h. Tiute <... 21 Lqnghuret, c. Monaghan, b. Tucker 7 Thomas', not out ••••• 45 Hicks, b. Tucker... 1 Boulton, b.'Garrod 3 Coleman, l>. Garrod 1 Hastings, l>. Garrod 0 Cooper,.K Lambert 12 ■.Extras... ..'.....» ■.- * '; Total :...-■• •'•- lbs Bowling Analysis. -Jliiinilian t...0k one wicket for 33 r:ms; Tn.:kcr, I've fer 60.;. Garrod, tbr» fo;- 11; Lambert, one for rione. ' : ■ Old Boys.—First Innings. Rorialdson, b. M'Kellar ..'. : 15 Beechey, b. Thomas 56 Marris, not out 10b Lambert, c, Coleman, b. Longhurst 1) Monaghan, not out 55 Extras ....'.....'.... 31 Total ••••• 281 NORTH AND PETONE. North.—First Innings. Wilson, rim out ....,.....'..;.;..'..'..■... 37 Tunkwell, c. Wylic, b. Bennett ... ' .2 Hiddleston, c. Stephens, b. Bennett IS Eaten, c. Parrant, b. Bennett ...;.. 9 Wagstaffo, c. AVylie, b. 8rice......... 1 C'romEie, b. Bennott 1 Patterson, b. Brice 0 Ward, b. Brice 12 run out IS Mackie, run out 2 Luckie, c. Nicholls, b. Bennott ... 0 Extras .'. 5 Total 100 Petone.—First Innings. Brice, b. Maokie 9 Cates, b. Mackie 3 Hamilton, b. Hiddleston ..'... 1 Nicholls, b. Mackie .'. 1 Bold. b. Hiddloston 26 Parrant,' b.' Windley ; 2£ Stephens, b. Windley .'. 6 Bennett, c. Patterson 7 IVylie, b. Windley - ] Senior, not- out ..; , 1 White, b. Windley- , 0 Extras 5 Total 81 A T orth.—Second Innings. Wilson, b. Brice 27 Tuchvell, >b. Bennett ; 16 Ward, b. Bennett 5 : .Total for three wickets 48 JUNIOR. Wellington Collego Old Boys v. Ordnance.—Ordnance batted 'first and succeeded in scoring 278 (Hill 66, Ford 50 Robertson 40, M'lhtyfe 32). Hill's. 6G were well oarned, but' Ford was vorv lucky in getting 50. Bowling f(,r Qld Boys, Boesley took six wickets for 63,' Bay two for 53, ■ Dalton one ror 57, Smyth ono for-68. Old Boys-made a very poor showing in innings, making only 75. Suckling contributed 3Q and Coleman 10. . Old Uojs were again batting short. Ordnanco rent OH Boys in again, and they were 39 for three wickets when stumps were divnvn (Boesley 13, .pitching 11, AVarwiok 5, and Coleman 2, not out).- Bowker took sevon wickets for 62 runs, and M'lntyre two for 31. • Third nrade. Boys' Institute.Old Boys' A team, 163 (F. Cox 45, H. Spolsky 33, F. M'Farlano 29, \\'. Hart 18, A. Spolsky 15). Boys' Institute Old Boys' B team, 13 and 101 (H. Greig 61, M'Kenzie 15, M'Mflrtrio 10).' Bowling for Institute A.team, W. Hart took two .wickots for .5 runs, and 11. Spolsky four for 8. Boys'. Institute A team won by an innings .arid 50.runs. . BOYS' LEAGUE. SENIOR GAMES. Boys' Institute A, 108 (L. Smith 38, Shannon 13, Solway 11, Murray 14, HigKius 10). St. Cuthbert's, 53 slid 129 (Fullor 20,'801t 43, Hester '-R, B. Gibson 18, Charles 16, Burke 10). Boys' Institute won by 55 run's on tho first innings. Bowling for Institute, G. Herd took three wickets for no nns, L. Smith six for 19, H. Princo three for 14.'.. St. Cuthbert's B v. St. Thomas's, at Kilbirnio Park—St. Thomas's, ISI (W. Faber 78, not out, L. Gronsido 40) pud 10, • St. Ciithbert's, 84 (Pollock 37, Brown 18) and four wickets for 94 (declared), (Brown 46, not out; Wilson 31, not out). For St. Cuthbert's, Pollock took seven wickets for- 44 rins. St. Ctithbert'a won by 37 runs. Thorndmi dofoatcd Kilbirnie by 67 runs on tho first innings. Scores:— Thorndon, 111 (.Bramley 34, Tilley 32, Sisson 11). Kilbirnie,-44 (Lewis, not out, 13) and 72 (Lewis 47., Donnelly 10). Rowling for Thorndon, Bramley took live wickets for 23 runs, and five for I

21; Dalyryinple, three for 15 and two for 1. For Kilbirnio, Rowo took two wickets for 12 runs and six for 52.

Boys' Institute C, 73 and 36 for four wickets (F. Sage 36, D. Griffon 13, Nixon 13). Boys' Institute B, 71 and 64 (J. Stevens 13, C Rustorhob 9, P. Ward 20, S. Milno 14, Sullivan 13). Bowling for Institute C, C. Forrest took fivo wickets for 21 runs, and F. Sago one for 5. Bowling for tho B team, P. Ward took two wickets fo , 8 runs. Boys' Institute C team v.on by 2 runs on the first innings. JUNIOR RESULTS. Boys' Institute. A, 68 and 60 for two wickets (declared), (E. Bennett 14, P. Caroy 13, T. Barr 15, R. Allan 27, not out). Boys' Institute B, 30 and 37 (F. Hyder 12, A. Osborne 11). Bowling for Institute A, R. Allan tooTc four wickets for 15 runs; H. Softly, fivo for 9; T. Barr, two for 14; Bradcook, three for 17. Boys'-Institnt'e A won by 61 runs.

Boys' Institute C team, 76 and 56 for two wickets (E. Daw© 20, R. Cunningham 19, W. Harris 31, not out, R. Cunningham 17). Y.M.C.A. B, 12 and 86 (Price 43). Bowling for Institute, J. Banks had an exceptionally successful time with .the .ball; taking eight iriekefcs for 2 runs in the first innings and three for 7 in the second innings. Institute won by eight wickets and 34 runs. Boys'• Institute- D, 138 and 55 for seven wickets (D. Chandler 50,.801t 22, Baker 18, not out). Scots College B, 14 and 19. Boys' Institute won by three wickets and 160 runs.

Boys' Institute-E-. team, 44 and 135 (J. Williams 15, not out). Marist. 162 (Davis 42, Burke 31, Ryan 39). Marist won by an innings and 83' runs. Boys' Institute F team, 65 (Rogers 27, R. Davis 11).. Scots College'A, 25 iand 38. Bowling for Institute, .J. 'Dwyer took five wickets for 8 runs, and C. Ferris four for 13." Institute F team won by an innings' and 2 runs. .•

Playing at. Porirua, St. Cuthbort's defeated Porirua by an innings and 71 nins. .Porirua mado 23 and 19; St. Cuthbort's, 113. for.seven wickots (declared), (M. Warwick 38, not out, Hester 27,' Greig 20, Miller 18). Bowling for St. Cuthbert's, Hester took six wickets for 19 runs, and Reeve fourteen for 18. " ■ • ■■•."■■

Thorndon defeated. St. Patrick's College D by an innings and 51 runs. Thorndon, 98 '• (Herd 28,. Francis ■■ 14). St. Patrick's College; 35 (O'Malley 8) and 12. secured most wickets, for St. Patrick's,' and Wonnocott, Herd and Oakoy for Tliorhdon;