able deeds in days of yore. For a tall man like he is, he seemed to me to be cramped in. his movements, and often I expected to see h"m open his shoulders to a ball which he contented himself with playing back to the bowler. His 43 runs were a very useful contribution, though. Ashbolt and Weybourne's runs weie got in their well-known styles, the former being bowled by a good one from Tucker. Weybourne got too far under one from the same bowler, and patted ;t; t queitlv back to him. Mahoney, though only m for a few minutes, favourably impressed the on lookers. Kia running; between the wickets was a theme of general admira tion. As Clayton and he, both new comers to Wellington, commence the batting for Wellington next Saturday, they should be worth seeing if they can only get going. • • * A good performance in junior cricket last Saturday was that of F. Harris in the Gasworks-Oollese match. Bowling for the former he took six wickets for 21 runs. By the way, anything out of the ordi nary in junior cricket, week by week, will be noticed if sent to me by the Tuesday succeeding the performance. * * * Mackenzie, the New South Wales cricketer, opened his season's account with 97 (not out) Rumour hath it that Barclay, the English pLayer, has accepted an engage ment offered him by the Parnell Club (Auckland). McAhotei, the Victorian bat, made 70 (not out) in his first innings this season Worrall (2b) and Graham (24) are scores of two other notable players Fred Midlane has secured his place in the S-dncy Cricket Club's fiist ele ven, having been chosen to play for that team, against Redfern in a First Grade match. Corby, who made toD score for Syd eniham'(Chnstchurch) m the opening match of the season, hails from Victoria, having recently come across the Tas man Sea. Dillon, a new man in the United (Canterbury) team, is a recent arrival from Queensland, and "Dark Blue" says he promises to be useful to the team as a slow bowler. W. A. Richardson — brother of our own Richardson — was the first to get the century in Sydney senior cricket this season — 100 retired for Sydney District v. North Sydney. 