CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2450, 15 March 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION. The championship matches were contisued on Saturday afternoon, in brilliant weather. United journeyed out to Taruheru, and AVanderers tried conclusions with Te Rau at the AHctoiia Domain. UNITED v. TARUHERU. Neither of these teams were at full strength, United having only nine men. The United skipper Avon the toss, and decided to bat, the last wicket falling at 133. Hallamore (51), Barker (44), and AA’byte (17) batted well for their respective scores. On Taruheru going in to bat wickets fell rapidly, and the whole side was dismissed for 67 runs. Dillon (14) and Pilcher (11) were the principal contributors. The following arc.the- detailed scores: UNITED. Hallamore, c and b Dillon 51 Gorman, b Anderson 3 Lang, b Marker 3 Barker, b Osborne 44 AVliyte, b Osborne 17 Grenfell, b Monzari 1 L. Coop, b Osborne 2 Farrell, not out 0 Jeffries, b Monzari 2 Extras 10 Total ... 133 Bowling analysis.—Osborne 3 for 21, Monzari 2 for 9, Harker 1 for 37, Anderson 1 for 23, Dillon 1 for 21. TARUHERU. Harker, b Farrell 4 Osborne, b Grenfell 1 AA’hitely, b Farrell 0 Dillon, c Farrell, b Barker ... -14 Golding, c Grenfell, b Farrell ... 6 Minnis, b Farrell 1 Anderson, b Jeffreys 9 Mathieson, c and b Barker 0 Pilcher, b Barker H Gough, not out 9 Davis, c Grenfell, b Farrell 0 Extras 12

Total ••• 07 Bowling analysis.—Farrell 5 for 40, Barker 3lor 11, Jeffreys 1 for 0, Grenfell 1 for 1.

TE RAU' v. WANDERERS. These teams met at the Domain. AA r andercrs wore at full strength, but To Rau were very poorly represented. Tho result of the day’s play was that AA’anderers hold a commanding lead over their opponents. The following are the scores: —• AVANDERERS. Glennie, b H. AVaek 9 Babbs, lbw, b AYack 13 McConnell, b AA r ack 0 Scroggie. lbw. b AYack 0 Young, lbw, b Wack 1 Lasker, b AYack 6 Commons, c AVack, b Olson 37 AlcColl, c Pine, b AYack 1 Adamson, b AYack 15 Lee-Archer, b AA’ack 1 O’Donnell, not out 9 Extras 12 Total v . 104 Bowling analysis. —11. AYack 9 for 53, Olsen 1 for 13, Monk 0 for 15, Moore 0 for 11. TE RAU. AA". H. AYack, b Young 0 Monk, b Glennie 4 Pine',, lbw, b Young L Mill, b Glennie 0 Paku, not out 10 Olsen, b Glennie 0 AlcLeod, lbw, b Glennie 0 Extras _2 Total ,• • • 26 Bowling analysis.—Glennie 5 for 13, Young 2 for 11. . AA f anderers went in a second time, and at the call of time bad lost two wickets (O’Donnell and Adamson) for 25 runs. METHODIST v. ST. ANDREAA r ’S BIBLE CLASS. This match resulted in a win for St. Andrew’s Class by six wickets, tlie ecorino- on both sides being small. For their first innings the Methodists’ score amounted to 47 (Dawson 14 and Hutton 11 being tho principal scorers. St. Andrew’s followed with a score of 71; Brown 22 and Moore 12 being the chief contributors. The Methodists went in again to try and improve their position, but did little hotter, being dismissed for 51, Edwards and Aitken being the highest scorers, with 17 and 13 respectively. St. Andrew’s, with 27 to get, went in, and by 6 o’clock had scored 32, Burnside (13 not out) being the only scorer to reach double figures. AUCKLAND MATCHES. (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 13. The Auckland Cricket Association’s district championship matches were resumed to-day, the tenth round being commenced in dull weather, and on damp wickets. In the senior, grade, Eden A disposed of City for 54 (Heaney 19). G. Mills took five wickets for 26. Eden A made 121 for the less of two wickets (Brown 48. Cummings 48 not out). Parnell’s first innings against Ponsonby realised' 122 (Sale 4, Fairborn 21 not out). McCoy took four wickets for 22. Ponsonby made 21 for 6 wickets, Hutchings taking four wickets for 7 runs. University against Grafton made 144 (Robinson 54, Fawcett 32. Ellis 22). Mason took five wickets for 67, and Hay 4 for 39. Grafton made 28 for the- loss of one wicket. North Shore batted the whole afternoon against Eden Colts, and made 235 (Hadden 42, Philson 60, Dacre 74, and AVoodward 21 not out). CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. (Frees Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 13. Tim ninth round of the grade mat-

38 runs, their opponents only scoring 221 in the two innings. For the losers Chrystall 41 and Donnelly 40 were the highest scorers. In the match St. Albans against Sydenham, tlio last-named won after a fairly even game: Sydenham 233 (Patrick 50, McLelland 40); St. Albans 175. Linivood 322 (Lawrence 84, A. E. Ridley 50, A. ,E. Young 47, A. AV. Thomas 46) beat East Christchurch- 180 (A. Costello 41). Lin wood are 19 points in. and cannot bo beaten for tho championship, as there is only one more match to be played.