After this, however, F_ran__is__ again steadied down until 'be reached his century. He then went in for hitting. Some of has drives were in deed powerful, and al.iho_.gh, he gave several chan-ces he quickly took has score to 132 be fore bang bowled. .He well deserved the applause fie got cm, retirinjg, for lie had sa~ed the game for bis side. T. D. H__-_r_a_i also played good cricket for his runs, and Ot livi _r's and Clark's contributions were like wise very valuable to t&eir side. The wicket was on the soft sacLs, but easy, and in favour of the batsmen. F. Wilding, howevier, trundled __-_ell___tly, and was the only one to stick the batsn__Ea up, though W. Bates. was very setady, and kept down the runs. With only twenty minutes to bat, tUie I_a_a was very steady, aa_d kept down.the runs. Indeed, it Was next to _mpossib_e. However, they lost three wickets for 13 runs before time was called. Messrs Spencer and Rus s__l wtetre the umpires. The following aro the scare*:— UNITED. First Innings ... _~ ,„ ... 239 Second Innings. W, C. H.. Wigley, b F. Wilding ... 29 J. Hair, b F. Wilding 1 F. S frankish, b Atkinson ... ... 132 H. ___. Reeves, b F. Wilding 4 A. Sims, b W. Bates ... 0 T. D. Harmon, lbw, b E. Bates 81 K. M. Oliivier, run out ... ._, ... 13 W. Harmon, bW. Bates ... ... 0 C. R, Oi_-r-c, b F. Wilding .- ... 11 G. T. Weston, not out ... .... ... 1 E. Harper, o «tnd bF. Wilding ... .- 0 Extras ... ••• ••• »■• 1 8. Total - - -»2«> Bow-ing Analysis—F. Wflding, 174 boils, S maiden*. 85 runs, 5 wickets, 1 wide, 2 no balls: A/ Wi_6-i_-g, 72 balls, 1 maiden, 38 runs; W. B»tes, 156 baUs,* 9 maidens, 44 runsk 2 wiokets; H. Toomer, 18 balls, 1 mai den, 9 runs,; E. Bates, 84 balls, 4 ma-dens, 25 runs, 1 wicket; A. E. Ridley, 12 balls, 19 run*; C. J. Atkinson, 12 balls, 2 runs, 1 T kkCl \ LANCASTER PARK. ■ pirst Innings ~ ..." .~ ••• ••« &* /' Second Innings. ,S. OycJmrd, not out ... ... .- 8 E. Bates, b Clark ... »• - * 0. W. Parit., c Sirm. b Clwk ... .... •• H. Toomer, b FrankisH * A. 