CRICKET NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8277, 2 November 1906, Page 7

CRICKET NOTES.

(By Cover Point).

The Henderson Cup match between Carlton A and W.P.O.A. was concluded on the Park Oval, yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a well deserved win for the W.P.O.A. by 22 runs. With three wiokets down for 32, Hall and Williams continued the W.P.O.A. innings., They carried the score to 46 before Oougdun bowled Williams. The latter compiled 22 in fine style, and gives promise of showing his old form this season. Williams is one of the finest sports playing the game in Maeterton, and one is always pleased to see him make a good soore. Hall was joined by tfbitt, but the partnership was of brief duration. At 51 O'Leary made a splendid oatch off E. Welch's bowling, and Whitt retired with 4 opposite hia name. The partnership between Schubert and Hall was also a brief one! O'Leary made another grand catch off Boyd's bowling, and disposed of Schubert, who bad made 4. Dugarde joined Hall, and a useful stand was made. This pair carried the score from 58 to 72. Dugarde scored eleven before he placed a bait from Boyd into Condon's ' hands. The retiring player batted nicely for bis runs, which included a four and a three. With seven wickets down for 72, it was thought that the end of the innings was close at hand. But the unoxpeoted happened. Ureu joined Hall, and the pair played doggedly, refusing to take any chances. Slowly, but surely, they put on the runs. They were aided, to some extent, by the loose fielding of' some of the Carlton players. On more than one occasion both batsman should have been caught out. It was nut until 109 was on the board that Darville cleverly caught Hall / off his own bowling. The retiring batsman had compiled 32 by Home very good cricket. Certainly, he gave two chances, but otherwise his batting was good. H<s soore inoluded five 3's and one 5, the latter being Boored off Congdon. With the departure of Hall, the end of the innings soon came, the last wicket falling at 113. Congdon was the most successful bowler for Carlton, taking 4 wickets for 35. The Carlton team has the repotation of being one of the best fielding teams in the Wairarapa, but they certainly did not uphold their recu tation yesterday. Some of the play ers fielded well, but others were much below form. Carlton required 120 tuns to win, and had a little over two hours to make them in. The light was failing, and it was considered that last year's premiers would ba lucky if they reached 60. 1 bey made a bad start. O'Leary and Darville were out with the board shoeing 2 for 6. Waters and *. Weloh put a different complexion on the'game. Waters hit everything that came along, and, with the aid of Weloh, gave the W.P.O.A. "some fielding to do. At 34 Hall clean bowled Waters with a fine ball. Waters had made 18 by clean hitting, swan joined Weloh, and this pair put on a serviceable score. Swan began carefully with two singles, and then put Parton away for four. Welch, kep*i adding twos and threes to his score, and the total reached 58 before Swan was run ont, after making 14. Swan played a splendid innings. N. Boyd replaced Swan, and the scoie still mounted up. Both batsmen batted carefully, and the partnership rp. aalted in 24 runs being added to the total before Boyd wbb got outleg before wicket. Congdon and Welch added 9 to the soore, and shortly afterwards the innings oloaed for 97, 22 behind the W.F.O.A. Carlton batted one man short— Laevey being absent. Hall bowled well for the W.P.0.A., and secured 4 wickets for 32. Parton started well, getting two wickets in his first over for nn runs, but be fell away, 22 runs being hit ofE bim before he secured another wicket. He took in all 3 wickets for 26. Ralph, Dugarde, and Williams also bowled, but failed to secure a wicket. The Star-Carterton match resulted in an easy win for the latter team. Maunsell's splendid bowling was largely responsible for the victory of the Lower Valley team. Carterton's second innings resulted in 120 runs. Some very pretty cricket was shown by Williams, Boeohey and V. Fairbrother, and they contributed the bulk of the runs. Egan bowled well for the Stars, while Edwards, Chapman, Dwyer and/McLean also seoured wickets. The second innings of the Star team opened badly, two wickets being down without a run being scored. A "rot" set in and the whole team were out for 32. The one redeeming feature of the innings was the batting of L. Riohards, who Maunsell was practically unplayable, and probably bowled better than be has done for many seasons. His analysiß read:—Overs 7, runs 12, wickets 8.