CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2721, 28 January 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

THURSDAY COMPETITION.

The above competition was continued at Victoria Domain yesterday afternoon. The weather was fine, but a peculiar haze caused by bush fires i the country affected the light somewhat VOn the turf wicket, Alhambra had no difficulty in disposing of Y.M.C.A., and secured a 3-point win by over an mnfnss Te Ran and United had an exciting finish to their match on the concrete pitch. The latter. were 209 runs behind on the first innings, bnt man-ao-cd to retain possession of the w ickets from 3 o’clock until stumps were drawn, and thus prevented Te Rau from scoiing a 3-point win. ' TE RAU V. UNITED. With seven wickets down for 244 runs T 6 Rau resumed their first mn-ino-s.' Though it took half an hour to dispose of the last three wickets, only 16 runs were added, and the innings closed for 260. Farrell was a long way the best of the United bowlers, and his performance of sending! clown 100 balls for 57 runs' and six wickets was a distinctly good one. _ Requiring 2 runs to avert an innings’ defeat, and with three and a half hours to go, United succeeded in playing put time, having scored 180 for seven wickets at 6 30, when stumps were drawn. Mallamore, W. Gibson, and Scroggie played sound defensive innings, while Scholium put in a long-sustained bowling performance for Te Rau in boivling. 33 overs for 65 runs and two wickets, the scores are as follow: — TE RAU—First Innings. J. Wack, c Scroggie. b Gibson ... 100 Monk, c Farrell, b Manning ... 3 Seymour, b Papps ... -o H. Waelc, b Farrell ... - 1 Scholium, c Scroggie, b Roderick... 2b Maude, c Scroggie, b Farrell .... 35 T. Gibson, c Manning, b Farrell ... 16 Tattersall, c Hallamore, b Farrell... 2 ■F. Wack, c Manning, b Farrell ... 0 W. Tate, c and b Farrell 4 E. Fox, not out ••• \ Extras Total 260 Bowling Analysis.

UNITED —Second Innings. (First innings—51.) W. Gibson, st. Scholium, b Maude. 44 Manning, run out 11 Hallamore, c Monk, b Scholium ... 65 P. G. Andrew, bJ. Wack / ... 2 Scroggie, b H. Wack ... ... 21 Grenfell, c Fox. b Maud© ... 10 Farrell, b Scholium ... ... 0 Roderick, not out ... 7 Papps, not out ... 3 Extras ... ... ... •••' 17 Total for seven wickets ... 180 Hmvr.mn Anat.vsih.

ALHAMBRA V. Y.M.C.A. With seven .wickets down for 198,. Alhambra continued their first innings against Y.M.C.A. on the turf. wicket yesterday afternoon at Victoria Domain - ' The l innings was quickly finished off for an additional nine runs, the total reaching 207. With a deficit of 81. runs on the first innings, the went to the wifikets a second time, but made a poor stand. Batting two men short, ‘tkd tbt&l only reached 70, leaving Alhambra victorious by an innings and 11 runs': • The following are the scores:—• ALHAMBRA —First Innings. O. R. Olsen, b Webster ..- ... 66 J. Lang, c Grant, b Nelson ... Stitchbury, c Barker, b Webster .... 34 Babbs, b Bullard ... 32 T. Atkinson, b Webster ... ... 0 Tremblett, q.Grant, tr Jacobs ... 2 J. Cooper, 6' and b Bullard ... 31 P. Turei, b Jacobs 7 W. Atkinson, b Jacobs 2 Robb, not out " ' 0 C. Dillon, b Webster 1 Extras ... ' ... 19 Total ... ... ... 207

Y.M.C.A. —Second Innings. (First innings—126). Nelson, b Babbs ... ... ... 13 Mill, c Babbs, b Olsen .... ... 6 Grant, c sub., b Olsen ... ... 24 Bullard, b Babbs ... 0 Webster, b Olsen 3 Jacobs, o Lang, b Babbs 5 Bradley, not out ... ... 7 McPbail, b Olsen 0 Winter, c and b Olsen ... 6 Extras 6 Total (two men short) ... 70 PoniTTirn i virvara

TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. The following -will represent the Y.M.C.A. juniors in their match versus Alhambra to-morrow on the chip wicket at Victoria Domain: D. Hutton, M. Edwards, H. Jones, J. Winter, F. Auld, ' W. Brown, J. Bullard. S. Chirnside, H. Muir, T. Munro, and G. Pollock; emergency, G. Dawson. The following will represent the United juniors in their matcih against the Wanderers juniors on Saturday on the concrete pitch: Doyle, Gallop, Sissons, Bentley, Ohirnside, Clarke, Porter, Huston, Itoache. Payne, anti File; emergencies, Ohrisp and Findlay. WELLINGTON-HAWKE’S BAY MATCH DECLARED OFF, rPun PIIESH AhSOCTATIOM.I , . NAPIER, Jan. 27. . In consequence of the ■ Australian -team’s tour, the Wellington Cricket Association are unable to send a team - to Napier, and the match, Wellington v. Hawke’s Bay, has accordingly been declared off. : ;

SOUTH AFRICA SCORES ANOTHER WIN. United Press Association— Copyright. DURBAN, Jan. 26. England in their second , innings made 252, Hobbs with 70. South .Africa won by 95 runs.

NEW SOUTH WALES V. VICTORIA. United Press Association —Copyright (Received Jgn. 28, 12.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 27. Victoria in their second innings made j (Warns 37, Ainslee 50, Armstrong 47, Scott 81). Scott secured six wickets for 48 runs. New South Wales, in their second innings, have no wickets down for 34.

0. M. It. W Manning ... * 16 6 45 1 Farrell ... 23 6 57 6 Hallamoro ... 9 2 29 0 Roderick ... 8 1 20 1 Papns ... 7 0 21 1 W. Gibson. ' 7 1 44 1

0. M. 11. W. H. Wack ... 19 6 32 1 Scholium ... 33 12 65 2 Maude, ... 17 5 34 2 J. Wack ... 3 1 5 1 Monk ... 11 5 27 0

Bowmno Analysis. 0. M. B. W. Nelson 10 2 35 1 Grant 7 3 20 0 MiU 7 0 20 0 Barker 9 2 32 0 Webster 15 .2 39 4 Jacobs 9 2 24* 3 Bullard 3 0 18 2

0. M. R. W. Olsen. .... 13 0 29 5 Babbs ... 12 ' 2 35 3