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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 165, 7 April 1919, Page 3

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OLD BOYS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP ] END OF THE SEASON M= . . . ■ ivl The 1918-1919 cricket se;,sunca,me to an- q^ end on • Saturday," .vhcn the last of tlie '^ senior championship matches.were playea f<., i,l the Basin Reserve. East -and Old tin ttovs fought out tho contest for the hon- , ours of tho season, ami Old Boys achieved l )a tho victory by tho narrow margin of nvo un runs lifter one of tho most. interesting - luul close Bnishes that line been seen in Wellington for some ytars. '• By their ( win Old Bovs hoisted their championship .- noints to 11, Bast tain* runnere-up 2 ~ points behind. Old Boys batted the preVIOUS Sntm-day.and .wnpiled 24< ruas. M'Girr was the mainstay of the Iwst side. , Ila mado.9l, and probably would have juloted Bast into iirst position on the j championship list, had rot Old Boys set Uarris the task of 'terminating his career. W] M'Girr certainly-':played a ino innings, w eltfiouffh he gave'several chances which Rt were not taken. The partnership be- -^ tweea M'Girr and. Condhffe reft ised W.. fe rims. Condliffo made or-ly 19 himself. fi) but his period at the-wicfcets was eervice- a able in that .he held his wicket un while , M'Girr scored.tho runs; Baker Bad-put on 37 when'he fell a victim to .Bln.ckJ.oi.cK, off Tucker..'' Old Boys .owe their-.win, which was a popular one; to the excellent bowliii" of Harris, who r< ok four, wickets for 43 runs. He received rousing an- '■ plauso when returning with his side to w tho pavilion. , ' „ T V, North defeated Petoiio by 28a ruus. In their innir»s North l-iade 499, Hiddleetoig «; (2W) and Waßstaffe (J2l) being the two » principal .run-getters. I'etono made 214, « of which Brice contributed 115, not put. * •Wilson secured tho best fowling average, j of the match, taking-three wickets for 18 i> nine. Burton was /next with tour lor is. " In their game • with Hutt, Returned Soldiers won by 34' runs on the iu-=t - innings. Allardyce (72) end Patrick ill) » were the highest scorers for -Returned " Soldiers. Hughes too,k two wicko.rsior & i runs, and Aldersley; five for 51. Hutt * had a second strike, which produced 135, Baumber (51) being' the top scorer. I'at- , rick took five wickets for 19 runs,'and £ AUardyco three for 27. ■ ■■ • ■ Following are details:— j, . EAST AND OLD BOYS'. \ n . Old Boys, first innings 2i7 ' fl East—First Innings. c Schradeiyb. Harris ..........•••■■••••••,•••••• 9 - J Hutchiiigs, iu«., c. Marris, l>. Knofrlcs- , t Bake™ c! Blaoklack, b. Tucker 37 I Dind, b. Harris ■ • •• }■] « ,T. Hutchings, c. Beechey.Tj. Tucker.,, la i Jl'Girr, b. Marris ; i M f CondliiTe, b. Binnie • « ' Little, run out •. *^ Bowles, b. Marris • Fentou, not out ••• •••• x Dwver, c. Blacklock, b. Knowles'Smith,. ........... • - ■„? . Extras •■ ; -_^_ Total ■ u - \ Bowliny Analysis.—Lambert took no . wickets for no runs;. Beechey, none for . 31; Knqwles-Smith, two Jor 54; Mams, j four for' 43; Tucker, two for 75; Binme, , one for 12. ( NORTH AND P,ETON S E. : '] North—First Innings: : Wilson, ~k. Brice •••••.••••; ..J : Hiddleston, e. Donoghus, b. Brice ... 2i - Burton, c. Stevens, b. Brice '•■ %> i Middleton, st. Cate, b. Smyrke 1. Patrick, b. Smyrke ....; < Wagstaffe,, run out .........:.:...,. 1«. Parkinson;-c. Cate, b;*Sm.wko..v;...'.:.._/i) Gibson, c Donoghue, b. Smyrke .3 Eaton,, n0t'0ut".•.■.'.•..».•-•"•••■ .•.■.■•.•;».—■ ; -38' Windley, b. Brice J Wood, et. CV.te, b. Brice 39 Extras _^ Total •' « 9 'Bowling Analysis.-Bnce. .took five wickets for 153 runs; Sinyrke, four for 188; Thomas, none ; for's7; Wylic, none for 45; Stevens, none for 21; Tanning,, none'for 21| ■' •" ' :'■"■:■•■■■■ ■' •■■..'■•. Petone—First Innings.. Donoghue, b. Windley 14 Smyrke, e. Paterson, b. Patrick 8 Fanning, c. Burton, b. AVilson 20 Brice,-,not out'...-. .:.-... i...'..... 315 Cate, 1.b.w., 1). Wilson 0 Wylie, b. Wilson • 7 Ambler, b. Burton : '•■■• 13 Thomas, st. Burton 0 C. Cate, st. Patrick, b;,Burton 3Stovons, c. and b. Burton ■ 9Extras • ™ •■.Total ■.:'...;......v..;. v .:.;....;.i..v..1.... 214 Bowling Analysis—Patrick took■■ one wicket for -77 runs; Windley, one for 27; Wilson, three for 18; Middleton, none for 32; Burton, four for 33. HUTT AND RETURNED SOLDIERS, Returned Soldiers—First Innings. Patrick, c. -Xaiigliton, b. Aldersley ... 41 Roberts, b. Aldersley ■» 19 Good, c. and b. Aldersley 0 Allaidyue, c. Hughes, b. Naughton ... 72 Miller,'c.'Hughe.s, b,. Styles.. 18 Perry, b. Aldersley • * Clapshaw, .c. Dukeson, b. Hughes ... 11 Hatchard, b. Aldersley i A. Thomas, e. Dukeson, b. Baumber 12 Smith, b. Hughes .' 0 Prain, not out 3 Extras r _lß Total ...............,....;.........'." 202 Bowline Analysis.—Aldersley took five wickets tor 51 runs; Nanghton, one for iS; Baumber, one for 30; lusty, nono for 15; Styles, one for 2G; Hughes, two for \ Hutt, ! first innings 16S Second Inning 3. Naushton, b. Miller 5 Lockett, b. Allardyco 29 Baumber, b. Patrick 51 Styles, 1.b.w., b. Allardyce 1 Lusty, 1). Patrick 2 Parrant. !>.• Patrick 10 W. A. Aldersley, 1.b.w., b. Allardyce (1 "R. Aldersley. b. Patrick 7 •Hushes, st. Miller, b. Good 4 lJukeson, not out 1! Bitrt, c. and b. Patrick .' ■! Extras 8 Total 135 Bowling Analysis.—Miller took two wickets for 33 runs; Clapshaw, none for 0; Thomas, none for 10; C4ood, one for 22; Allardyce, three for 27; Patrick, five for 19;-Roberts, none for 3.