CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3061, 4 December 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

SENIOR MATCHES. CARTERTON DEFEATS W.F.C.A. Two matches in the Senior class were completed yesterday, and each proved rather one-sided, being practically an innings win in each case. ' Carterton met W.F.C.A. on the former's wicket at Carterton, and succeeded in accomplishing the downfall of their opponents without having to face the bowling themselves again. The scores last Thursday stood Carterton, 137, WJEiC«A„"76. 'One innings each had been played. W.F.C.A. went in to bat, and came just one short ot tne total requisite to save an innings defeat, compiling 60. R. Welch was top-scorer with 21, made by good allround cricket. total incuded two 4's. Robertson shaped well for 16. During the course ot the match six consecutive wickets fell without a single score being added, Fairbrother being rfairly '"on-it" with the ball. W.F.C.A. played a man short. Following are details of the scoring::— W.F.C.A. —Second Innings. Swan, c substitute, b Williams 12 Robertson, b Faibrother 16 R. Welch, b Williams 21 Phillips, b Fairbrother 3 Rothenberg, c G. Williams, b Fairbrother 0 Hall, b Fairbrother 0 Caselberg, b Fairbrother 0 Congdon, b Fairbrother 0 Smith, not out . 3 Pragnell, c Williams, b Fairbrother ® Extras Total ™ First innings " 6 Grand total 136 Bowline ;analysis—Williams, 1 wicket for 6 runs; Phelps, no wickets for 13 runs; SElliott, no wickets for 18 runs; V. Fairbrother, no wickets for' 6 runs; G. Williams, one wicket -for 2 runs; 'F. Fairbrother, 7 wickets for 10 runs. CARLTON DEFEATS RIVALS. These teams met on the Park Oval, the scores standing -prior to play—•Carlton, 145; Rivals, 92. The latter thus required's3 to avert an inning's defeat, and by dint of careful play they succeeded in compiling 56. Lomas hit freely for 21, shaping very well against Moss, and being the only player to reach double figures. Moss and Styles accounted for the ♦whole of the wickets. are details of the match: — RIVALS.—Second Innings. Waters, b Moss 7 Kingdon, b Styles 2 Edwards, b Moss 0 Dwyer, b Styles 0 Thynne ; b Moss 9 Gray, b Moss 0 Lomas, b Moss 21 Barr, run out 1 Thompson, b Styles 3 Morris, not out 3 Wickens, b Moss 3 Extras 7 Total 56 First innings 92 Grand total 148 Bowling analysis, second innings —Moss. 6 for 30; Styles, 3 for 19. CARLTONS.—Second Innings. Voyce, not out 2 Owen, b Edwards 2 Boyd, not out 0 Total 4 First innings 145 Grand total 149