SECOND GRADE—"A" SECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 70, 23 March 1903, Page 3

SECOND GRADE—"A" SECTION.

Auckland v. Ponsonby.—Auckland won by 51 ruus on the lirst lunlngs. Ponsonby: First Innings, 57. Second innings: I. Clarke, run out, 4; W. Plummer, b Greville, 10; __. White, b Rowles, 5; N. Wallace, c Airey, b Greville, 30; V. Langsford, c sub., b Greville, 1; A. Kemp, b Airey, 37; A. Sen-Ice, not out, 18; P. Wilson, c Greville, b Hill, 10; P. White, c Greville, b Hill, 8; C. Charlesworth, not out, 1; extras, 8: total, 132. Auckland: First innings: Six wickets tor 52; F. Browu, not out, 28; J. H. Colwill, b Wallace, 6; It. Drydon, lbw, b Wilson, 3; J. Steele, b Wallace, 3; A. Rowles, b Wallace, 5; extras, 11: total, 108.

V.M.C.A. v. Parnell.—Y.M.C.A. won by 215 runs. V.M.C.A., second Innings: Brown, b McGregor, 37; Hay, c Brown, b Lynch, 11; Johnston, run out, 23; Gardiner, c Robinson, 0; Bottrill, c, b Robinsou, 1; Stephenson, b Lynch, 71; De Baugh, b McGregor, 0; Wheatley, b McGregor, 0; Watts, c Browu, b Totman, __i; Yule, stumped, 4; Edmonds, not out, 0; extras, 11: total, 192. Parnell, second innings; McGregor, c and b, 1; Cromwell, c b De Baugh, 0; Gatland, b Hay, 1; Horspool, c b Hay, 5; Gatland, b De Baugh, 0; extra, 1: total, 8.

North Shore v. Wanderers.—Wanderers won by four wickets.—North Shore, first innings, 62. Second innings: Warren, b J. Wakerley. 25: Palalret, b Wakerley. 5; Burgess, st Burfoot, b W. Mills, 2; Wynyard. b W. Mills, 1; Prime, b W. Mills, 3; Corner, b J. Wakerley, 8; Sutton, b W. Mills, 9; Bush, lbw, b W. Mills, 3; McNeil, c Freeman, b J. Wakerley, 4; Gilmore, not out, 0; extras, 5: total, 65. Bowling analysis: W. Mills took five wickets for 33 runs; J. Wakerley four for 27. Wanderers, first innings, 62. Second innings: W. Miils, c Palairet, b Warren, 32; R. Layer, b McNeil, 4; H. Hobson, lbw, b Burgess, 1; T. Mills, b Corner, G; J. Wakerley. b Warren, 19; S. Mills, c Wyuyard, b McNeil, 2; H. Freeman, not out, 0; C. Waddiugham, not out, 5: total for six wickets, 69. SECOND GRADE.—»'B" SECTION. V.M.C.A. v. St. Albans.—Y.M.C.A. won this match. St. Albans, first innigs, 70. Second inning-: Megerney, run out, 3; Neild. b Jack, 13; J. Walker, b Jack, 14; Smith, b Bates, 27; A. Wilson, b Jack, 3; T. Gaviu, c McCarthy, b Jack, 0; W. Moncur, c Edwards, b Bates, 4; Corbett, h Cowan. 2; Blakey, b Cowan, 0; S. Walker, not out, 0; Hill, b Bates, 0; extras, 8: total, 74. Bowling analysis: Bates took three wickets for 12 runs, D. Jack four for 31, Wm. Cowan two for 2. V.M.C.A., first Innings. 75. Second innings: Totman, b Neild. 20; P. Gilmour, b Megerney, 4; Wm. Cowan, c Blakey, b Neild, 34; Bates, b Megerney, 4; Jack, c Blakey, b Neild, 4; McCarthy, c, b Neild, 12; Danks, c Hill, b Blakey, 0; Edwards, not out, 21; Wal. Cowan, not out, 2; extras. 13: total for seven wickets, 114. Bowling analysis: Neild took four wickets for 12 runs, Megerney two for 16, Blakey one for 13. Gordon v. North Shore (North Shore).— Gordon won this match by ten wickets, Coates and Fairburn knocking off the 94 runs required for victory. For Gordon Coates captured five wickets for 19 runs. North. Shore, first inniiiss, 75. Second innings: Doyle, b Kyd, 18; Hampson, b Fairburn, 7; Burgess, run out, 9; McCluskey, c Coates, b Fairburn, 0: Donovan, b Coates, 18; Fogarty, b Fairburn, 0; Walker, b Coates, 25; Miller, b Coates, 0; Harrison, b Coates, 3: I-loyes, c Kissling, b Coates, 0; Heunah, not out, 3; extras. 10: total, 93. Gordon, first Innings, 75. Second innings: R. J. Coates, not out, 49; A. Fairburn, not out, 43; extras, 3: total for no wickets, 95. Auckland v. Ponsonby.—Auckland won by 87 runs. Auckland, lirst inniugs: J. Cullen. run out, 0; W. Nolan, c Torklngton, b Pollock, 12; J. Sale, b Torkington, 26; J. H. Braithwaite, b Torkington, 12; E. McCoy, b Pollock, 5; H. Williams, c and b Torkington, 0; A. Grindrod, c Wilson, b Pollock, 2; W. Dixon, b Kemp, 0; P. Grindrod, not out, 10; G. Kensington, c Wallace, b Torkington, 7; C. Grindrod, c and b Kemp, 2; extras, 2: total, 78. Second InHings: Nolan, b Kemp, 18; Dixon, lbw, b

Sims, 29; Braithwaite, not out, 40; extras, 10: total for two wickets, 92. Bowling analysis: In the first innings Pollock took three wickets for 20 runs, Torkingtou four for 21, Kemp two for IS. In the second innings Kemp took one wicket for 20 runs, Sims one for 16. Ponsouby, first innings: Wallace, c Sale, b McCoy, 1; Sims, run out, 16; Torkiugton, b Grindrod, 1; Hemingway, c Williams, b McCoy, 3; Pollock, b McCoy, 6; Kemp, b Dixon, 6; Crabtree, b McCoy, 6; Bridges, b McCoy, 0; Spiers, b Dixon, 0; Wilson, c Dixon, b Grindrod, 4; Angus, not out, 4; extras, 6: total, 53. Second Innings: Sims, c Kensington, b Grindrod, 9; Angus, run out, 2; Torkington, c and b Grindrod, 0; Kemp, b Grindrod, 1; Hemingway, b Williams, 7; Crabtree, b Grindrod, 4; Bridges, run out, 5; Wilson, not out, 0; extras, 2: total, 30. Bowling analysis: In the first innings E. McCoy took five wickets for 16 runs, P. Grindrod two for 17, W. Dixon two for 14. In the Becond innings P. Grindrod took four wickets for 14 runs, H. Williams 1 for 6. THIRD GRADE. Gordon v. Arch Hill.—This match was won by Arch Hill by 75 runs. Scores: Arch Hill, first innings 162; seeondMnnings 13 for two wickets (innings declared closed). Gordon, first Innings 65 (Lusk 19. Moore 16, Horspool 19 not out), second innings 35. Bowling for Gordon Lusk took three wickets for 53 runs. Holland three for 18, Brassey two for 17, Hellaby two for 37, Heighway one for 28, Horsepool one for 2. Bowling for Arch Hill Clark took three for 25, Daly three for 26, Buckley three for 14, and W. Rowe two for 21. FOURTH GRADE. Northern v. Hobson.—This match ended in a win for the former by an innings and 38 runs. The scores are as follows: Northern, first innings, 117. Hobson, first innings, 24; second innings, 55 (Bryer _-.. Bowling for the Northern in the second innings Scott took three wickets for 3 runs, Nicholson three for 23; Rowland three for 26 Auckland v. V.M.C.A.—Auckland, first innings, 84; second innings, 70 (Mulgan 2d, Finlayson 22). V.M.C.A., first innings, 101 (Jobson 19, Bennett 28, Emmins 22 not out); second innings, 54 for five wickets (McKean 26, Flower 12 not out). Bowling analysis: For V.M.C.A., Flower took one wicket for 3 runs, McKean three for _1, Bennett one for 9, Adams two for 19. ior Auckland, Mul?an took four wickets for __ runs, West three for 15, Sisam four for 30, Aitken two for 11. V.M.C.A. won by five wickets.