CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2365, 4 December 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

THURSDAY COMPETITION

The Thursday championship matches were continued on the Domnin yesterday lafternoon, in -fine weather. Four teams were engaged, but with 'the exception of Te Rau, neither one of them was at full strength, but some interesting cricket was witnessed, the results of the day’s play being wins for United (and Te Ran over Cosmopolitan and Union respectively. UNITED v. COSMOPOLITAN.

Both these teams were very weak, the former only having six men, land the latter eight. United won the toss, and W. Gibson and Lang went to the wickets. A splendid start was 'made, and the score* was taken to 113 before <a separation was effected. Both batsmen played good cricket for their runs, and the innings finally closed with 5 wickets down for 163. Cosmopolitan fared disastrously on going in to bat, and were all dismissed for 19 runs. Farrell secured the excellent average of 5 wickets for 9 runs. The following are the scores—

UNITED

W. Gibson, run out 58 J. Lang, b Austen 44 T. Armstrong, c Oury, >b Maude 11 F. Farrell, run out 5 M. Rice, b Cary ... ... 9 T. Atkinson, not out 6 Extras ... 30 Total for five wickets ... 163 Bowling analysis.—Austen 1 for 37, Cary 1 for 23, Maude 1 for 32, IloderickO for 15, Bousfield 0 for 12, Piric 0 for 14.

COSMOPOLITAN.—Ist Innings. Austen, st llice, b Farrell ... 8 Roderick, b Farrell ... ... 2 Maude, c Rice, b Fhrreil ... 3 Cary, run out ... ... 0 Bousfield, not out ... ... 0 McLaucblan, b Farrell 4 Brennan, b Farrell ... ... 0 Pirie, b Armstrong 0 Extras ... 2

Total for seven wickets ... 10 Bowling analysis.—Farrell 5 for 9, Armstrong 1 for 8. COSMOPOLITAN.—2nd Innings. Cary, not out ... ... 9 Austen, b Armstrong 0 Roderick, st. Rice, b Farrell ... . 0 Maude, not out IQ Extras ... ... 5

Total for two wickets ... 24

TE lIAU v. UNION

Union, with nine men, hatted first, but were all disposed of for 25 runs to the bowling of H. Waek, and J . Monk. The Te Rian batsmen made an excellent stand, the last wicket fMilling with the score at 166. H. Waek, Monk, Olsen, Rose, Hogan, and Minnis each obtained double figures. The following are the scores : UNION. —Ist Innings. Davis, c Rose, b Monk 0 Marker, b 11. Waek ... ... 0 Lasker, run out ___ 3 Grant, c .and b 11. Waek ... 0 H. Gibson, c Moore, b H. Waek 16 McLean, b Monk ... ... 0 Priestly, bJ. Waek, bH. Win ok 2 Fox, not out ... ... 0 Neill, b Waek 9 Extras • 4 Total for eight wickets 25 Bowling analysis.—H. Waek 5 for 14, J. Monk 3 for 7. TE RAU. Hogan, b Davis ... ... 10 Rewai, b Davis 2 Monk, run out ... ... 28 Rose, c and b Grant 11 Minnis, c Neill, b Marker ... 11 Olsen, b Marker ... ••• 27 Scholium, b Davis ... ... 9 F. Waek, o and b Harker ... 6 J. Waek, c Gibson, b Davis ... 1 11. Waek, not out 30 Moor©, Ibw, b Marker ... ... 8 Extras ... "... ... 23 Total ' ... ... 166 Bowling analysis.—Davis 4 for 68, Marker 4 for 30, Grant 1 for 7; McLean 0 for 16, Lasker 0 for 21. UNION. —2nd Innings. Davie, bH. Waek ... ... 0 Lasker, run out ... ... 0. Harker, cH. Waek, b Olsen ... 7 Fox, bH. Waek ... ... 1 H. Gibson, c Scholium, b Olsen 9 Grant, b Olsen ... ... 16 Priestly, b Scholium ... ... 1 Neill, not out ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 1 Total for seven wickets ... 35 Bowling 'analysis.—Olsen 3 fox* 6, 11. Waek 2 for 20, Scholium 1 for 3, J. Monk 0 for 5.