DOMINION CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1940, Page 2

DOMINION CRICKET

GAMES IN VARIOUS CENTRES. i Wellington.—Though the weather was gloriously fine and wickets and outfields ideal for run-getting, moder- ; ate scoring was the rule on Saturday afternoon when the Wellington Cricket Association commenced the sixth series of senior championship matches. The feature of the day’s play was the reappearance of R. O’Neill with the Midland team. This player headed the bowling averages last season, but this season has not played on medical advice. He signalised his return by taking seven Institute wickets for 59 runs. Institute totalled 232, and Midland has lost 0 wickets for 72. University scored 222 against Wellington College Old Boys. Old Boys replied with 71 for two wickets. Kilbirnie totalled 223 against Hutt on the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground. Rice and Wrigley put on 88 runs for the first wicket in 63 minutes. The scoreboard at the tea adjournment showed 173 for two wickets, but Champness bowled so well after the, interval that the last eight wickets fell for 50 runs. The Hutt batsmen found the bowling of J. Ashenden too good for them, and six wickets were down for 69 runs when stumps were drawn. Karori could total only 199 against. Wellington, who had 74 on for the loss of three wickets when stumps were drawn. Dunedin. —Grade cricket was continued on Saturday in brilliant weather on fast wickets and outfields. The results of the series have made the championship competition highly interesting, both the former leaders, Carisbrook A and University have been beaten, and Grange are now top of the list with 18 points; Carisbrook A, University and Old Boys second equal with 17; Carisbrook B and Kaikorai, 15; Dunedin, 13; and Albion 7. A feature of the series was the heavy first innings defeats suffered by both Carisbrook teams. The A side scored only 126 in reply to Dunedin's 245, but in the second innings totalled 240 for six wickets. D. A. R. Moloney played two good innings, 52 and 86, and T. Fraser batted brightly in the second innings for 91. Carisbrook B team faced Grange’s total of 301 and were all out for 95. In the the second innings, R. O. Talbot batted aggressively for 91, and the board showed 240 for eight wickets at stumps:. Kaikorai overwhelmed Albion. In reply to 328, Albion were all out for 86. At their second attempt Albion scored 250 (Silver 57. McSkimming not out 59). The closest match of the series was that between Old Boys and University, in which the latter got within six runs of Old Boy’s first innings total of 230. In their second innings, Old Boys scored 153 for six wickets.

Christchurch. —The sixth round of the Canterbury Cricket Association’s competitions was begun in fine weather on perfect wickets and fast outfields. Most teams were affected by the absence of players in the representative team, scoring generally being low. Scores: East Christchurch, 137 met Sydenham, 85 for two; Old Collegians, 308 (J. C. Saunders 78), met Riccarton.'lO for three; St Albans, 150, met Lancaster Park, 93 for seven; West Christchurch, 197 met Old Boys, 99 for one.