CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9055, 14 February 1908, Page 7

CRICKET.

HENDERSON CUP. i CARLTON v. CARTERTON. The match between the Carlton •and Carterton teams was concluded at Carterton yesterday afternoon, Carlton winning by 142 runs. The match decided the premiership, Carlton ■securing the Henderson Cup for this S6&SOD The wicket was anything but good, being all in favour of the bowlers. On the previous Thursday Carlton had one wicket down for 43, but the .remaining nine wickets only added 27 runs to the score. Williams and Elliott bowled well forCarterton. Poor as Carlton's showing was, Carterton's was worse. Maunsell and Feast we'-e absent, but the nine remaining barmen only made 21 between them. Mo'ss and Swan had them practically "tied in a knot." Both bowled beautifully. The former bowled 4.2 overs for 5 wickets and 14 runs. Swan's

analysis read: Overs 4, runs 5, wickets 3. The following are the scores :

CAKLTON.

First Innings 166

Second Innings. Waters, b Maunsell 18 Hoar, b Williams 29 Swan, lbw, b Elliott 4 Voyce, b Elliott 4 Moss, b Elliott 0 F. Welch, b Williams 1 Lett, lbw, b Williams 2 Boyd, not out 5 Roberts, b Elliott 0 Wickgns, b Elliott 2 Owen, b Williams 0

Extras 5 Total 70 Bowling analysis—Ellliott 5 for 24, Williams 4 for 19, Maunsell 1 for 14, Hutchinson 0 for 8. CARTERTON.' First Innings 73 Second Innings. Hart, b Moss ■ 0 Hutchinson, b Moss 5

Berriff, d Moss r 2 Elliott, b Swan 1 F. Fair-brother, b Swan 3 Williams, b Moss \ 1 Lindop, b Mo<as 1 Tunnicliffe, c Waters, b Swan 6 Judd, not out 0 Mapis&U, absent Jtast, absent Extras 2 Total 21 Bowling analysis—Moss 5 for 14, Swan 3 for 5. POSITIONS OF THE TEAMS. The following is the position of the teams. The unfinished match between Carterton and Carlton will not now be played, but the Star and W.F.C.A. teams will complete their game later on in the season. The r'esult will not affect the position of Carlton : Unfin.

~ WINNERS OF THURSDAY CHAMPIONSHIP. 1903-04—Carlton B. 1904-05—Carlton Band Eketahuna tied. 1905-06—Carlton A. 1906-07 —Carterton. 1907-08—Carlton. BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES. The following are the leading bowling averages in connection with Thursday cricket:—

V ,In the batting averages Moss ■ (Carlton) has a substantial lesd.

Won. Lost. G. Pts. Carlton 5 — 1 5 Carterton 3 2 1 3 Star 1 4 1 1 VW.F.C.A. 1 i 4 1 1

Wkts. Swan (Carlton) 15 Moss (Carlton), 25 Parton (W.F.C.A.) 30 Phelps (Carterton) 25 Runs. 78 145 189 165 Avge. 5.20 5.80 6.30 6.60