CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 23 December 1912, Page 6

CRICKET

SATURDAY'S MATCHES. The Wairarapa cricket championship matches wore eontiimed on Saturday in favourable weather. The pitches played well, although on the No. 2 ground the ball pitched badly towards the end of the game. Masterton B 'defeated Masterton, A by five wickets, although the latter put up the fine score of 179 in their .second innings, chiefly through good batting by Foreman, who compiled a useful 59. , i The Carlton-Marthiborough match ended in .something of a surprise, the former winning the match with five wickets to spare. W. Kemball and K. Welch were responsible for the victory, the former playing a fine innings for 68 not out, bv very sound cricket. He gave only one real chance early in the innings. K. Welch showed splendid form, and played a chancelesg innings for 62, making many excellent strokes, his driving being particularly good. This makes Martinborough' 9 first defeat, and Carlton's first win. The former were handicapped by being without the services of McAlpine and Evans, two iof the team's best bowlers. The j?tand made by Kemball and K. Welch was none the less attractive. The scorc-s were as follow:

MASTERTON A v. MASTERTON B. Masterton B. —First Innings 219. 1 Second Innings.—E. Perry, b Wilton, 44; Blackman, b Ibbetson, 3; Moodie, c Foreman, b Walker, 16; Clongrlon, b Walker, ll; C. Perry, not out, 17, Logan, not out, 15; Tressideivb Ibbetson, 14; sundries, 8; total for 5 wickets, 128; grand total, 34,7. Bowling.—lbl>etson took 2 wickets for 50 Tims, Redmond 0 for 26, WTalker 2 for 20, Wilton ] for 14, Foreman 0 for 10. Mastoi-ton A. —Firpt Innings 163. : Second c, Perry, b Logan, 7; Ibbetson, c Wixen, b Logn.n, 17 ; Foreman, <•■ Wixen, b Logan, 59; Walker, c and h Logan, 0; McKenzie, h Logan, 35; Wilton, not I out, 18; Chrystall, b Logan, 0; sundries, 8; t-otal, 179; grand total 342. | Bowling.—Logan took 6 wickets for I 80 runs', Oongdon 2 for 62, Wixen 0 for 29.

CARLTON v. MARTINBOROUGH. Carlton. —First Innings 136. Second Innings.—W. Kemball, not out, 62; Morris, Ibw, b Plummer, 10; Hickson, b Richards, 8; Williams, c Plummer b Collins. 0; K. Welch, b Tyler, 62; J. Grant, not out, 1; H. Miller, lbw, b Plummer, 1; sundries, 17; total for 5 wickets, 167; grand total, 303. Bowling.—Ricliards took 1 wicket for 32 runs, Plummer 1 for 28, Cqh liris 1 for 32, H. Evans 0 for 15, Tyler 1 fo 23.. Taylor 0 for 16. Martin borough. —Fjrst Innings 186. Second Innings.—Collins, b Hickson, 15; Todd, b Hickson, 18; Evans, c Welch, b Hickson,.!; Plummer, run out, 8; Taylor, b Morris, .8; Tyler, b Hickson, 1; Brown, run out, 13; Richards, b Hickson. 30; Throp, not out, 12 1 sundries, 7 ; total, 113; grand'total, 229. " Bowling.— Hickson took 5 wickets for 32 runs, C. Welch 0 for 30, Morris 1 for 37, K. Welch 0 for 7. SOUTH MELBOURNE v. MARLBOROUGH. I (Bj/ Telegraph—Press Association,.) BLENHEIM, Last Night., A match Iwtween a Marlborough eighteen and South Melbourne commenced to-day in fine weather. There was a fair attendance. > Marlborough batted first, and made a good opening, three wickets being down for 118, but the "tail," with the exception of three, went in procession. The fielding of the Melbourne team was very keen, lots' of runs being saved. The main scores -were: Pearpoint 37 Jackson 28, Goulderig 20. Horton 12, Wedde 10. Melbourne opened inauspiciously, Trott going without scoring. Sykes and Scott showed pretty cricket. The latter spooned one to Ross, and Giller was run out easily. Kenny came in and both batsmen made things lively, but did not like Binrung's bowling, and treated it with respect. The scores when, stumps were drawn wore as follow: Sykes, not out, 76; Scott II : Kenny, ik>' out, 26; the total being three for 188.

NEW SOUTH WALKS TEACHERS v. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON. Last Night,. The cricket match New South Wales teacher?' v.' Wellington was drawn. The visitors made ] r i3 :»nd 258 for six wickets. • Wellington's first innings totalled 165, of which Grimmett made 27, Wilson 21 (not • ut). Brice 18j Gibbp 14. Hn-'vey took five Wellington wickets for 42; Freeman 2 for 16; Barnes 2 for 2G. Tn the visitors' second innings- Barnes* made 78; Harvey 53 (not ou<t3, MeMillen 43, Myers 23. Robinson wme out of the bowling best, getting 3 wickets for 01 runn.