CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2741, 21 February 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

SATURDAY’S MATCHES

Tile senior and junior competitions were continued at Victoria Domain ana Taruheru on Saturday afternoon. Tiie weather was line when play started ao 2.45, but a southerly buster sprang up about 4 o’clock, and increased in violence as tihe afternoon wore on. A drizzling rain set in at 4.30, and heavy Black clouds obscured the light and made it .very difficult for the batsmen to get a .proper sight of the ball. Play was abandoned on account of jtlie ram in the iunior game between Y.M.C.A. and Alhambra at 5.30, but .the senior match between United and Wanderers was persevered with until ten minutes to six, when heavy rain drove the players to the shelter of the pavilion, where they were kept prisoners for about lialf-an-hour by the steady downpour. At Taruheru, Y.M.C.A. could only muster four men, and Taruheru gained an easy victory by over an innings. It says very little for the interest taken in its senior team that a club with such a large membership as Y.M.C.A. could only muster four men for a senior match.

SENIOR COMPETITION.

WANDERERS v. UNITED

These teams met for the third time this season at Victoria Domain. Wanderers won the toss and sent United in to bat. A very poor stand was made, and the innings closed for the paltry total of GB. Young, Glennie, McMahon, and Adamson all secured good bowling figures. "Wanderers also gave a weak display with the bat in their first innings, and had to thank Tonics, Young anti McCouncl for taking the score to 114, which gave them a lead of 46 on first hands. Farrell and W. Dods bowled well for the United, the latter securing three wickets for five runs. When rain caused play to be abandoned for the day, United had scored 14 for the loss of one wicket- in their second innings. The following are the scores: UNITED.—Ist Innings. W. Gibson, c Young, b Glennie ... 1 J. Lang, b Young 0 Olsen, b Young 3 Hallamore, b Glennie 0 Whyte, b Young 0 Dods, c Moore, :b Young 12 A. Lang, c and b Glennie 16 Scroggie, lbw, b McMahon 11 Farrell, not out 9 Jeffreys, st McConnell, b McMahon 2 Grenfell, b Adamson 3 Extras 11

Total 6S Av.tvctc

WANDERERS.—Ist Innings. Commons, c Gibson, b Grenfell ... 4 Tonks, run out 36 Young, b Jeffreys 27 McMahon, c Whyte, b Fan-ell ... 4 Glennie, c Olsen, b Farrell 0 McConnell, not out ... 25 Moore, c Olsen, b Farrell 0 Babbs, c and 'b Farrell 11 Maude, b Dods 0 McColl, b Dods 5 Adamson, c Jeffreys, b Dods ... 0 Extras 2 Total ...114 Bowling Analysis.

UNITED.—2nd Innings Gibson, not out 9 Dods, b. McMahon 5 Farrell, not out 0

Total for one wicket 14 Rmvi.rNo Analysis.

Y.M.C.A. v. TARUHERU. This game at Taruheru on (Saturday afternoon was practically a farce. Y.M.C.A. rolled up with four men, and Barker, their captain, instead of forfeiting, pluckily decided to go on with the game. Taruheru, with that true sportsmanlike spirit which they have always displayed, sent out practically the whole of their team (seven -men) to field as substitutes for Y.M.C.A. The town team batted; first, and totalled 58, Miller and -Hunt being responsible for most of -the runs. Taruheru responded with 115, C. Lasker, their captain, giving a hard-hitting display, marred by several chances, for 53. Dillon and Sharpies were the next best contributors. Hunt was the most successful bowler for Y.M.C.A., and he captured two wickets for 4 runs off 12 halls, and should have been tried earlier. The Y.M.C.A. quartette were dismissed for 36 in their second venture, Taruheru thus winning by an innings and 21 runs. Miller, who is batting most consistently of late, played confidently lor 24, which included three fourers and a couple of threes. The following are the scores: Y.M.C.A.—-Ist Innings. Hunt, not out 16 Barker, b Dillon 6 Miller, c (Hannigan, b Davies ... 19 Featon, c Davies, b Sharpies ... 9 Extras 6

Total (7 men short) 58 A -kt

liAlvUrlMl U. —Ist iiramgs. Hodge, b Miller 5 Wliiteley, run out ... • 0 Lasker, ,b Barker- 53 Srfcitclibury, run out 3 Dillon, c sub, b Featou 23 Davies, b Barker 0 Hannigan. b Barker 6 Sharpies, Ibw, b Hunt 13 Minnis, not out 1 Osborne, b Hunt 3 Extras 9 Total (one man short) 110 Bowling Analysis.

Y.M.C.A.—2nd Innings. Hunt, b Davies 0 Miller, b Davies i-± Barker, b Sharpies ... S Featon, not out 0 Extras 4 Total’ (7 men short) 36

JUNIOR COMPETITION.

Y.M.C.A. v. ALHAMBRA

These teams played on the concrete wicket. Alhaanbra won the toss and sent Y.M.C.A. in to bat. The innings only resulted in the small total of 44 being scored (Winter 13, Jones 8), against the bowling of Atkinson (5 for 10) and Watson (5 for 27). Alhambra then went in, and Y.M.C.A. made a strong and successful effort to get them out for less'than their own small total, succeeding hy,one run. For Alhambra the principal scorers were Sim 17 and Watson 8. Y.M.C.A.’s bowlers were: Jones (5 for 24), Edwards (3 for 14), and "Winter (1 for 1). "With an hour and a-quarter „to play, Y.M.C.A. again went in, and succeeded in making 78 for tin* loss of 5 wickets. The chief scorers were Brown 12, Edwards 26 not out, Dawson 18, and Auld 8 not out. The bowling was done by Watson (1 for 34), Atkinson (3 for 16), Somervell (0 for 9), and West (0 for 12). Rain then stopped play, the <mme ending in a two-point win for Y.M.C.A. by one run on the first innings.

UNITED v. WANDERERS. These teams met on the chip wicket. United, in their first effort, with ten men, were all disposed of for the small score of 30, Clarke (6), McLeod (4), Roche (4) being the chief contributors. Wickets were taken by Smith (5 fo r 8) and Muldoon (4 for 10). Wanderers did a good deal better, making 67 (Hepburn 10, Winter 12, Tier 11, and J. Hepburn 18). United’s bowlers were: McLeod (2 for 16), Gatland (5 for 34), and Cornish (2 for 10). United were again sent in, hut failed to reach Wanderers’ score, only making 3S (Gatland 11, Chirnside 5) againstthe bowling of Smith (7 for 25) anti Muldoon (1 for 10).

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. (Tun Press Association.j AUCKLAND, Feb. 19. The second day’s play of the Australian v. -Auckland match was held in splendid weather, on a good wicket, and before an attendance of 4000. The Australians -made the most of the wicket, the innings of Mayne being a feature of the day. The following are tno scores:—

Auckland, first innings 112 AUSTRALIANS. —Ist Innings.

Bardsley, c and b Relf ... ... 0 Mayne, b Relf 136 Simpson, b Olliff od Smith, b Olliff 3 Armstrong, b Olliff 46 Kelleway, lbw, b Sneddon ol Warne, cHo raped, b Sneddon ... 54 Emery, run out 2 Dodds, b Taylor 6 Whit-ty, not out 6 Gorry, b Taylor 0 Extras 21

TotaL 355 Bowling analysis. —Relf 2 wickets for 60 runs, Howden. 0 for 72, Olliff 3 for 77, Taylor 2 for 54, Haddon 0 for 41, Smith 0 for 10 Sneddon 2 for 20.

AUCKLAND.—2nd Innings

Horspool, c Dodds, b Armstrong ... 0 Anthony, not out 19 Sneddon, b Emery 6 Extras a Total for two wickets 30 Bowling -analysis.—-Armstrong 1 for 12, Whit-ty 0 for 3, Emery 1 for 9, Warne 0 for 3. CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 19. Tlie eighth round of the first grade matches concluded to-day. The following were the scores -.—East Christchurch 176 v. West Christchurch 109; Linwood 66 and 59 for 4 wickets v. St. • Albans 72; Sydenham 373 for 2 wickets (W. Hayes 12, W. R. Patrick 201 not out) v. Riccarton.

DUNEDIN MATCHES. DUNEDIN, Feb. 20. Splendid weather prevailed for the cricket matches yesterday. Carisbrook B, playing against Carisbrook A, made 91 (Macartney 43) and 75 for 5 wickets (Macartney 31). The A team made 84 in the first innings (Adams 34). Dunedin made 292 against Grange (Eckhold 122 not out, Wil’kie 42). Grange lost 2 wickets for 38. Albion compiled 319 against Opoho (Hiddleston 36). Opoho made 132 for 3 wickets (Kenny 39 not out, Higgs 38).

130 tijng Analysis. 0. M. if. W. Young ... 13 G 22 4 Glennie ... 13 A 21 3 McMahon ... 2 0 S o -U ■Commons 1 0 6 0 Adamson 1 1 0 1

0. M. R. W. Hallamore ... 6 0 29 0 Grenfell . , ... x 0 24 1 Jeffreys ... s 0 31 1 Farrell ... s 1 20 4 Dods ... 3 0 5 3

0. Al. n. W Young 2 0 10 0 McMahon 1 0 4 1

VLING ANALYSIS. 0. M. It. w. Davies 5 0 29 1 Dillon 5 0 20 1 Hannigan ... 1. 0 1 0 Sharpies rn A T>.TTl ... 0.2 1T17T>TT 1 - 0 4- Tv.it. 0 1 VI fYO 1

0. M. It. W Barker ... 11 2 56 3 Miller 5 0 32 1 Featon • v. 4 1 14 1 Hunt ... i 0 4 2

Bowling Analysis. 0. M. It. W Sharpies 4 0 16 1 Davies 3 0 16 2