CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 248, 29 March 1915, Page 7

CRICKET

BACHELORS DEFEAT BENEDICTS.

A pleasant match was played n the Recreation Grounds on Saturday between teams representing married and i single. Neither side was fully rcpreI sentative. The game resulted in an easy victory for the single men. Heski'tt's bowling was one of the • causes of the married men's defeat, but a contributory factory was the atrocious fielding of the benedicts, a ready reckoner being required to keep pace with the number of dropped catches, one man heing dropped nine times in compiling 15. McGie was an exception, and the catch that end?d Roberts' career was a beautiful onehanded one, in which the fieldsman injured his ankle. Roberts was top score for the single men. Stohr (11) was the only man to do anything against Heskett in the Benedicts' first venture. In the second innings, Sartcn ,made a fine effort to save the double defeat, his score including four sixers off Heskett. Ingram (11) backed him up well, but the others failed, and the married men were defeated by an innings and 19 runs. The single men's fielding was, on the whole, good. Detailed scores: —

BACHELORS. Heskett, lbw, b Foreman 2 Roberts, c McGie, b Foreman 2u Osborne, b Foreman 3 Oliver, b Foreman 4 Lye, b Purdue 15 W. Shepherd, b Mason '. 3 Sutherland, thrown out 0 Yates, b Purdue 12 Terry, b Stohr 15 P. Shepherd, c Purdue, b Clarke 0 Sfcainton, not out 3 Extras 18

Bowling averages: B. Stohr, one wicket for 2 runs; C. Foreman, ronr for 23; Purdue, two for 20; Mason, one for 15: G. Clarke, one for 24; Sarten, none for 10.

BENEDICTS.—First Innings. G. Clarke, st. Stainton, b Heskett .. 5 Ingram, c Oliver, b Osborne 1 C. Foreman, b Heskett 0 Stohr, b Roberts 11 Mason, b Heskett ' 3 Mackay, b Heskett 0 Sarten, not out 0 Purdue, c Osborne, b 1 Martin, c and b Heskett 0 Asher, c Lye, b Heskett 0 F. Clarke, st Stainton, r> Heskett .. 0 Extras ;.*.. C £7 Bowling averages: Heskett, seven wickets for 5 runs; Roberts, two for 2; Osborne, one for 13.

Second Innings. F. Clarke, b Heskett , 1 Sarfcen, c Osborne, b Sutherland 37 Asher, b Heskett !... 0 G. Clarke, b Heskett 2 C. Foreman, b Roberts 0 Purdue, c Roberta, b Lye 4 Mackay, b Stainton 8 Ingram, b Sutherland 11 Mason, b Oliver 1 Martin, not out 0 Stohr, absent 0 ' Extras 3 V S Bowling averages: Oliver, one wicket for 0 runs; Sutherland, two for 4; Lye, »ne for 7; Roberts, one for 7; Heskett, three for 29; Stainton, one for 17.

THE REPRESENTATIVE MATCH.

It is to be hoped that cricketers will roll up this week at the Recreation Grounds and assist in getting the wicket in order for the representative match this week-end. The grass will bo cut to-day, but quite a lot of other work is required if the wicket is to be got into decent order.

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Wellington, Last Night. The final of the senior cricket matches of the season began on Saturday. The grounds had been soaked with a week's wet weather. East made 181 against Petone (leaders for the championship), who had 39 on for one wicket whan stumps were drawn. Central met Old Boys, and were all out for 47, while the second innings stands at five for 73. Old Boys' first strike only realised 32. University met North; and wore all out for 57. North made 120.

The junior championship final wa< concluded, and resulted in a win for Porirua over Petone by fl3 and 152 to 74 and 43. Bowling for Petone in the second innings, Taylor (five for 30) was Best, while for Porirua Windley (seven for 20) and Morgan (three for li) disposed of the opposition.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland, Last Night. The results of the senior cricket matches played yesterday were as follows:

Eden A !)3 (Sneddon six for 37. MeMatli four for 31) v. Ponsonbv 15!) and 102 for four wickets.

Grafton 30fi for six wickets declared v. North Shore 253 for seven wickets (L. Dacro 117, Richards 82)— a drawn game.

Parnell 156 v. Eden B 125 (Burton 451. 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 Poiisonby 14; Eden A (last season's champion team) 9; University 4; North Shore 3; Grafton 2; Eden B minus 0: Parnell minus 7; Waitemata minus in.