VICTORIA PARK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 250, 19 October 1908, Page 3

VICTORIA PARK.

EDEN V. POXSOSBT. r There were some 700 spectators at Victoria. Park, where eignt games -were piayed. Ihe senior match was Kden t. foasonby. and the remainder were played unfer the auspices of the Sunday-school League. In die senior match Ponsonby were i first ar the wickets. Their lotai score of ]D 0 runs took some two hours to compile. {The top scorer was Gavin, who ran up 49 jams --by nice cricket. Eden-' went in to tit'shortly arter four o'clock, and the first partnership. Brooke-Smith and Cum m ings, was aot broken until o4 was reached, lie former player being then canght at the jneEet. Cnmmings remained at tne wicket Wtilhe had scored 57 runs, when he was Sowiel U>w. the second wictet falling for IB runs. Stumps were drawn at sii o'clock, when Eden had lost two wickets lor 137 runs. - Following are the details of the play.— • PONSoSBY. —First Innings. TTpmnqj b CummingS 0 Woods, c Smith, b Cnmmings 9 KgTflp q Smith 4 Ciaddock. b Cumming5................ 0 Robinson, b Smith b iiubson. b .................. i feTio, c Hay-ward, b Kobinson 49 Francis, ma out 9 Karanaif!!. c G. Mills, b Robinson 12 McLennan, c S. Mills, b G. Mills 1 iWiite, not out 0 Bitras 1 ; Total 100 Bowling Analysis.—Smith, two for 24; Cinumings, four for 40; Somerville, none for 21; a. Mills, one for 13; Robinson, two torL EDEN.—First Innings. Brooke-Smith, c Robinson, b Gavin 32 v-Hinfpinp'M lfrw ................ ....-•• 5T -Elliott, not out 42 Braithwaite, eoi oat 1 Extras 5 . lotai for two wickets 137