END OF THE FIRST ROUND.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 12, 16 January 1899, Page 3

END OF THE FIRST ROUND.

GEORGE MILLS 'SCORES 217.

The' cricket championship matches in the fifth 'draw' were concluded (with one exception) on Saturday afternoon, and with them the first round of the contest in each grade was brought to a close. In the senior competition Auckland XI. and Auckland XV- secured wins on the first innings over United and Parnell respectively. The North Shore-Gordon match was not finished, and will be continued next Saturday.

NORTH SHORE V. GORDON

The Shoreites, who had scored 224 for 5 wickets on the previous Saturday, resumed their innings, the not outs being George Mills (99) and Denby (21). The former played a grand innings for 217, giving only one chance, late in the innings. This large score is a record for Auckland, beating the previous best, which stood to the credit of Mr W. E. Barton, viz., 190, scored for the Auckland C.C. in Senior Cup cricket at the Auckland Domain about thirteen years ago. The innings for the Shore team closed for 390, of which Denby scored 36, while all the rest, with one exception, reached double figures. On going in to bat Gordon scored 100 for the loss of 4 wickets before stumps were drawn for the daj\ Kallender being not out for 45. Scores: —

NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. G. Mills, c Kallender, b Ansenne.. 217 J. Burgess, c and b Sawbridge.... 20 H. H. Smith, c Sawbridge, b Kissling ". 10 ■ W. Wynyard, c and b Williams 17 A. Burgess, b Neill '.„ 22 Sutton, b Kissling 10 Denb}', run out ;... 36 Buddie, c Sawbridge, b Williams.. 15 Swanson, c'Kallender, b Ansenne.. 13 Frankham, not out ; 5 Warren, absent Extras 25 Total 390 . . BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs Mdns. Rns. Wkts. Kallender.. 21 7 67 0 Williams ..16 5 42 2 Dr. Neill .. 3 1 32 1 Edwards ..9 3 26 0 Sawbridge 17 6 48 1 Kissling ..27 3 79 2 Seceombe.. 5 1 19 0 Lusk 3 0 15 0 Ansenne ..3 0 20 2 GORDON.—First Innings. Ansenne, b Burgess 9 Williams, cJ. Burgess, b Denby.. 20 Kallender, not oiit 45 Dr. Neill. b Denby 3 Lusk, b Burgess. 8 Alexander, not out 11 Extras 4 Total for four wickets 100 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs Mdns. Rns. Wkts. A. Burgess 14 2 42 2 Denby .... ? 0 41 2 G. Mills ... 4 0 16 0 AUCKLAND XV. V. PARNELL, In this match Parnell's response to the 125 scored in Auckland's first innings was Only 69, I. Mills being top 6COTer. with 17. The Fifteen's second innings was not completed when time was "called, they having lost 12 wickets for 141. The match was won on the first innings by Auckland. Scores: — AUCKLAND XV .—First Innings 125 : PARNELIw—First Innings. I. Mills, b A. M. Beale 17 Richards, s£ Ste ivart, b St. Paul.. 8 Woods, b A. M. Beale 1 Thorpe, b St. Piyul 4 Young, c Cossey, b A. M. 8ea1e.... 12 Lynch, b A. M. Beale 1 Seager, c sub., b Allen 7 Brennan, b A. M. Beale... 0 Brierly, st Neill b Allen 0 Cromwell, st Neill, b Allen 11 jjesteaux, not out 0 Extras 8 1 Total ... 69 AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. Harrison, c and b Mi 115..4 *• 23 Allen, c and b Young 7 Brown, b Young .' 2 Hogan, c and b Mills 37 Selby, b W00d5..... 9 ColwilJ, b Mills. 20 E. C. Beale, c and b Woods 0 Quinn, c Lynch, b Mills 0 Archibald, b Mills. 5 Cossey, c and b Mills 0 A. ,M. Beale, c and b Woods 20 t. Neill, not out 16 G Dixon, b Mills 1 Extras 1 Total for 12 wickets 141 BOWLING ANALYSIS. For Parnell: Mills took seven wickets for 30 runs, Woods three for 37, ■■" Young two for 21. AUCKLAND XI. V. UNITED. The Aucklanders had put up a first innings score of 178, and United had j 2 wickets down for 26 when play was , resumed. Continuing their innings United scored 119, losing the match on the first innings by 59 runs. Lun- >. don took 4 wickets for 21, and Laws I *3 for 29. In the second innings Auckland scored 136 for the loss of 8 wick"ets. Scores:— AUCKLAND—First Innings 178 UNITED.—First Innings. A: Brown, b R. Neill. 2 D. Hay, b Laws 22 Stemson, b Lundon 7 Lafoatt, run out.. 40 Walton, Ibw, b Laws.. 1 N. B. Lusk, c Laws, b R. Neill 0 V/YaWs, b R. Neill 14 C. Hfy, c Holland, b Lundon 8 . Watts, c sub., b R. Neill 5 ?• Hay, c Clayton, b R. Neill 11 Holden not out 4 Extras 5 i Total H9

" / BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs Ens. Wkts. Lundon 17 55 2 . ■.Njjill -.. 7 21 4 laws . .... 14 29 3 , Stone 4 9 0 ' AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. Nicholson, cD. Hay, b Stemson... 12 Thompson, run out ** Holland, b D. Hay ° Thotoas; c Lusk, b Holden.' 17 Arneilj cC. Hay, b Stemson • 5 ~ ■ LMdon, c and b Stemson 22 Stoflej c P. Hay, b Stemson 3 '^yton, b Holden £? , f • Neill, not out \\ La\v s , not out ■«- •• • „ Extras - 7 ■ Total for eight wickets 136 . BOWLING ANALYSIS. l Overs Bns. Wkts. 20 68 4 j AHay. " 10 26 1 Wa)to"n 1-4 0 Holden 1 7 0 *.Hay.. ;;; 1 7 0