CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 16 January 1905, Page 3

CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

■ i. WINS FOR PABNELL, CITY AND NORTH SHORE. The first round of the district cricket championships was cooctaded on Saturday. Parneil defeated Grafton by 157 runs, thus securing the lead at the end of the first round. CKy defeated Eden handsomely, aad North Shore secured a win over Ponsonby. PARNELL V. GKAFTON. Grafton, wtth a total of 267 to face, had lost two wickets for 10 runs. The next six wickets fell with alarming rapidity, the innings being something in the nature of a procession, eight wickets being down for the poor total of 24. Sloman and Stemsou then became associated, and carried the score to 91 before Stemson lost his wicket. Breese taking a splendid catch. Neither of the batsmen found the bowling dUfirult, which made the faflnre of the rest of the side the harder to account for. The innings closed at 110, Sloman's score being 40 not out. Oliff took five wickets for 44 runs, and N. B. Lusk five for 69. Parneil made 140 for the loss of eight wickets in their second Innings. Scores:— 1 ' Parneil, firat innings 267 PARNfiLL.—Seeoud" Linings. L. Breese, c C. Hay, b Clayton. 7 R. Barry, b Clayton 34 W. PhUson, st Jones, b C. Hay 27 P. R. Mason, b Stemson 2 N. B. Lusk, lbw. b Stemson 22 A. Fairburn, c and b sinman , , . 3 C. Oliff, not out 30 E. Sale, st Jones, b C. Hay 0 F. S. Murray, c Clayton, b Lawson 9 R. B. Lusk, not out ■«..-... 0 Extras ...._ 5 Total for eight wickets 140 BOWLIMG ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mds- Rns. Wks. W. Stemson ..... 17 6 26 2 D. Clayton . 13 1 59 2 Sloman _..._._ 4 0 10 1 C. Hay 3 0 11 2 Lawson .__.... 4.1 0 19 1 D. Hay 2 1 10 0 GBAPTON.—First Innings. Lawry, b N. B. Lusk 8 Graham, c Barry, b N. B. Lusk 6 Hill, b N. B. Luak _ 0 C. Hay, c PhDson, b OiMf 2 S. Jones, b Oiiff._ __ 2 D. Hay, b Oliff „ 0 D. Clayton, b Oliit _ 2 Kallender, b N. B. Lusk , 0 Sloman, not out.. 40 W. Stemson, c Breese, b Oliff 89 H. W. Lawson, c Murray, b N. B. Lusk 3 Kxtras _ 7 BOWLING ANALYSIS. OVrs. Mds. Rns. Wks. N. B. Lask 22.3 C 59 5 C. Oliff 22 7 44 5 Oiiff bowled two no balls. CITY V. EDEN. City, with thsee wickets down for 71, conthroed their innings. Ren wick, after Lambert had been bowled, batted freely, and, assisted by Schmoll. carried the score to 116 before Itenwick retired, after making 54 runs. Schmoll made 78 by free cricket before hitting one back to the bowler. The Innings closed at 229. In their second innings Eden made 169 for the loss of three wickets. Shepherd making 81 not out. City won on the first Innings by 102 runs.

SECOND GRADE. Eden B v. City A.—Edeu B, Ist innings, 234. 2nd innings: W. Drummond, c Heighway, b Dry, 2; W. Somervell, c Cullen. b fry, IS; T. S. Pybus, c Sarah, b Dunn, 1; W. NLson. b Dry, 36; H. Smith, lbw, b Dunn, 7; D. Jack, b Dry, 45; R. W. Carv, uot out, 7; De> Baugh, not out, 0; extras, 19. Total for six wickets. 130. Bowling analysis: Dunn took two wickets for 30 runs; Dry, four for 29. City, Ist innings: Stephenson, b Somervell, 0; Heighway, c Smith, b Grindrod, 2; Dr. Neill, c Cary, b ! Grindrod, 39; Cullen, run out, 16; Laird, b Grindrod, 4; Cowan, b Grindrod, 19; Dnnn, b Grlndiod, 0; S. Magee. b Grindrod, 3; Stewart, b Grindrod. 0; Dry, lbw, b Grindrod, 1; Sarah, not ont, 17; extras, 20. Total, 118. Bowling analysis: P. Grindrod took eight wickets for 44 rune; W. SomervelL one for 25. Eden B won on the first innings by 11C runs. Eden A v. Ponskmby.—(Ponsonby, Ist innings, 67; 2nd innings,* 70. Grand total, 137. J. Pomeroy (11) was *+>* only double figure scorer. EJden A, Ist innings: A. Brown, run ont, 28; W. Daaeley, c Nolan, b Simß, 12; C. Robinson, c Siias, b Wilson, 39; Rev. Smith, b Wilson. 15; W. L. Robinson, c Gallagher, b Wilson, 10; H.. Hobson, c Sims, b Gallagher. 20; Jeasop, b Pomeroy, 5; Hayward, b Pomeroy, 0;

Thorpe, b Pomeroy, 2; Cropley, not out. 2; E. C. Beaie, absent, 0; extras, 6; total, 139. Eden won by an Innings and two runs. The Rev. Smith in Pousonby's second Innings took seven wickets for 21 runs. City B v. North Shore.—North Shore made the creditable score of 141, batting . one man short. Hanson (28), McNeil (11), ' Swanson (16), Fogeity (11). Pitts (3T, not : out), and Coleman (22) hatted well. City, ! batting two men short, responded with 117. H. D. Ca*o (57) pi*yed a -way free lnii- ' ings. Edwards hit very hard for his 20 rune. Strange (24) played pood cricket. North Shore's second inniugs only produced 46 runs. For North Shore Pitts 1 (12) and McNeil (14) were the only men to ■ reach double figures. City's second innings realised So. Edwards (12), H. D. Caro \ (13), A. Watts (22), and Strange (26) were J most saicces3fnl for City. City woo by I 14 runs. ■ PABKRLL V. GfiAFTON. Graf ton.—First innings: 158. Second in- ' nines: B. Totman, b Robinson. 0; Sp«>ed, c. 1 b GreviUe. 13: Harvey, b Robinson, ti; WiJ- - tiamson. b Robinson. 19; Brieriey. b Airey, > 10; Horspool. c, b Alrey, 1; H. Totmau, not • out, 13; C. Kissting, c, b CaUender, 11; ex- '■■ trns, 2: total, 75. Bawling analysis: L. G. Robinson took • three wickets for 25 runs; E. J. Greville, one for 18; R. C. Alrey, two for 15; K. ' Callender, one for 1. ParneiL— First innings: H. B. Cullerne, c H. Totmau. b Speed, 6; G. Flint, l> ' Speed, 6; L. Q. Robinson, b Kissling, 16; t E. J. Grertlle. run ont, 4: R. C. Alrey. b ' Speed, 4; J. Sale, hit wicket, b Brierley, .' 45; C. Yates, b Totman, 26; Callender, c ! Bates, b Brierley, 4; M. Cromwell, b Kiss- ! ling. 17; S. Cromwell, not out, 0; Coates, • b KißSling, 0; extras, 20: total, 148. t Grafton won by 10 runs on the first in- > nings. » THIRD GRADE. » ______ EDEN B V. NORTH SHtMtE. Eden, batting two men short, made 32 iv their first Innings and 1)7 Lα their second. North SUore, with an equal number sUort, made 75 In their first Innings and 47 In their second, Eden thus winning a close game by seven runs. GRAFTON V. EI>EN A. Grafton's first innings realised 25 runs. and their second 92. lOclen made C 2iv I their firat Innings and scored 58 for L he > loss of six wickets In their second, thus > winning by three runs and four wickets. ; FOURTH GRADE. J Eden defeated North Shore by 59 runs, . scoring 28 In the first innings and 140 for j ftre wickets in the second, the innings , being then declared closed. North Shore , made 51 in tbcir first innings and 58 Iv the , second.

Eden, nrst innings 127 CITY.—First Innings. Hemus, b Lusk _. 5 Neill, b Smith 14 MacCormlck. c Smith, b Williams 27 Ken wick, lbw. b Smith.. 54 Lambert, b Douglas 6 Schmoll, c and b Smith 78 Audinwood, lbw, b Douglas _... 1 Taylor, b Smith :; Kavanagh, b Smith _.. 5 Magee, c I. Mills, b Shepherd _. 13 Barr-Brown. not out _. 14 Extras 9 Total gai BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mds. Rns. Wks. S. Mills 2 0 15 0 Smith 24 4 .">S ti I. Mills 11 :r 23 o -\. Shepherd 7 :i !> 1 A. Clark 6 1 13 0 V.'illlanis 6 O 17 1 Kyd 17 (I 30 0 Douglas r, 0 33 2 Eyre 2 l» 12 0 EDEN.—Second Innings. Elliott, b Taylor tj Smith, c Schmoll. b Taylor 10 Shepherd, not out SI S. Mills, c Nell), b Audlnwood It) I. Mills, not out._ *s Extras 14 Total for three wickets U>u BOWL1NK ANALYSIS. OVrs. Mds. Rns. Wks. Audlnwood 7 1 29 1 '1'ay lor 11 u i») j Barr-Browu 4 1 14 u Magee 3 0 l-j t) Renwick _ 0 19 0 NORTH SHORE V. PONSONBY. North Shore defeased l'ousonliy by 98 runs, scoring their maiden win Uiis se.-isjon. 1'onso'iby had two wk-vets down for 11 in their second tunings 011 tiro previous day. Walker 24. White 12, nod Francis 14 were the only batsmen to make any sort of a stand, the Innings closing at" 5L>. North Shore won at the fourth wicket, but continuing their Innings they compiled 149 and won Lr v-i runs. White took live wickets for 47. 1'onsonby Urst Innings .._ _. 94 North Shore, rlrst Innings „ 102 PONSONBY.—Second Inninjjs. R. Woods, b McNeil 1 M. Walker, c Joyce. 1> McNeil 24 J. W. Gavin, c H .sscy. b Haddou .... 0 1'. White, lbw. I. McNeil 12 Francis, li McNeil ; 14 \Y. 1(. Fonder, b li.'dJou 0 Wallace, lbw, b Hndilo.'i v iUijinyuii, c and li Httudon f> I-'.raithwaitf, run out 0 Black, not out 0 Johnston, absent o Kxtras 2 Total 59 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mdns. Rhs. Wktj. lladdon 0 1 2S 4 McNeil 7.2 1 19 4 VI oodward 2 O 10 0 NORTH S1I0KK.—Second Innings. Haddou, b White 40 Woodward, c White, b Walker 9 liussey, c White, b Gavin _ 10 Grace, b White 15 Eyre,, b White 5 McNeil, c and 1> White _ 3 I'alairet, b White 0 Fryer, st Robinson, b Wallace 8 J oyce. not out 25 Harrison, c sub., b Wallace 4 Smales. c sub., b Wallace ..._ 38 Extras _, i> Total 140 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. Wkts. Woods 7 1 20 0 Walker 11 2 33 I Gavin 8 2 17 1 White 12 2 47 0 Wallace 8.3 0 24 3