CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 96, 23 April 1906, Page 3

CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GRAFTON DEFEATS CITY. HONOURS DIVIDED AMOKGST THREE TEAMS. "-~ The cricket season .was concluded on Saturday afternoon, when the final draw was played off. Grafton defeated City, and thus three teams, City, Grafton, and Parnell, were bracketed first. A win for City would have given them the championship Ponsonby defeated North Shore by four runs, .when a win for North Shore wonld have meant that they would have been level with the three leading clubs. The following table shows the position of the clubs:— Played. Won. Lost. Points. Grafton 10 6 4 12 Parnell 10 t> 4 32 City JO 0 4 (Li Xorth Shore 30 5 5 30 'Eden 10 4 « S Pousonby ... 10 3 7 6 GKAFTOX V. CITY. When the match was resumed City had lour wickets down for 32 runs, ia reply to Grafton's total of 119, and thus 88 runs were required to win, with six iwickets to fall. Dr. >"eil and Kavanagh continued batting, Kavanagh being thrown out by D , . Hay, when eight runs had been added, and Dr. Neil followed soon after, bowled by Sloman, Fryer, Caro, and Watts quickly succumbed to D. Hay and Barr-Browu, the last man in. ■c.arsxc in with 52 rnus wanted. He held his end up for several overs, while R. Neil Increased the total, but was eventually clean bowled *y Hay, who took eight wickets for 23 runs. In their second innings Grafton scored 02 for four wickets, and thus left the field winners by 32 runs. Scores:— Grafton, first innings 119 ClTY.—First Innings. E. MaeCoraick, c Sloman, b r>. Hay . 1 L. G. Henius. l> D. Hay 8 V. C. Kavanagh, run out " xi R. Magee, bD. Hay " o Cossev, bD. Hay ... 1 Dr. Neil, b Sloman "' « R. Xeill, not out 33 J. Fryer, b D. Hay g H. D. Caro, ft D. Hay ". 3 Watts, c W. Forster, b D. Hay 0 C. Bnrr-Brown, b D. Hay 7 Extras ~...'» 87 Extras g B. Hay took eight wickets for 23 runs; A. bloman, one for 41; Sisam, none for 17. GRAFTON.—Second Innings. W. R. Forster, not out •?« D. Hill, b Cosse.v. . a D. Hay. l> Cossey ' v> ». Claytou, b Cosse.v « S. Spence, b Barr-Brown .'.'.'.'.'.'.' H A. E. Sloman, not out. " 10 Extras '_'/"_■ ; j Total for four wickets 90 fOF S3 ™ PARNELL V. EDEX. PsrnPll had this match won on the first innings on Saturday week, and they were t^/v^n* 11 Saturday afternoon for 200. of which R. B. Lusk scored 107. He Payed a fine innings, and made some verr big hits. Parnell. first innings o<? Eden, first innings... \..'.'.'.'.*.'.'.'.'.1 el PA RXELL.—Second Innings. Philson. c and to Williams 5 Andreao, c Hayward, b Beaie..'.".'.'.'.. 10 R. B. Lusk, c and b Robinson 107 E. V. Sale, not 0ut..... Robinson, b Brooke-Smith "•> Barry, b Robinson 4 OUiff, not out ,t Extras ..'.".'.'.*.'.'.*.""'.*.'.'" 7 Total for fiv« wickets 2W Bowling anajysis.-EohJnsoa took two !*'V» r 27 rune; Beale. one for 25; Brooke-Smith, one for 60; Williams, on 4 PON-SONBT V. NORTH SHORE. <aw^ is &t<A p onsonby defeated North Shore by four runs. The two teams Were Imm 7hTh« T l, ""1' over thebTan^ary SECOND GRADE. GRAFTON V. PARXELL. Grafton defeated Parnell br 67 runs on DhfoS? nlnss - The result "<* the mateS P aces Grafron and Parne/1 eqnal for second Dy a Ed e n n A 6 Cham P lonsni P. which was won °T S Alrv 35, Resteaux 9, GrevHle "« (not out), extras 15: total for six wickets! Grafton— First Innings: A. O. HorsDool r l ' Bates 17 ' H - Forster 1 Graham 20, J. Lepine 49, Sloman 13, Brlerlv 15 sytM 6 °' Totmaa <** ™* i THIRD GRADE. GRAFTON WTSS THE By defeating Paraell on Saturday GrafIZ™ ]rd pfarana Grafton were level prior to this t th ? lr mecti «S *° d«ide the wfa! nf, te n ,1 c*"!-**! of attention. Grafton had on the previous day's play been d smlssed for 17, while Parn4ir s fiL in" alnge reilwed 7S>. m their eecond attenwt Grafton were more successful, and, due to a good stand by j. Baker gi not out) F Horspool (40), and B. Horspool (ffi) thfy were able to close their inniigs when seven wickets were down for 152. 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