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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 284, 30 November 1910, Page 7

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, The programme mapped out toy the i Association for the new coach, Pearson, jis as follows:—Mondays, Domain 4 p.m., Paruell and Graf ton; Tuesdays and Thursdays, representatives; Wednes--1 days, Victoria Park, Ponsonby; Fridays, - North Shore. j SECOND GEADE. The fourth set of matches in connection with .the first round of the chamT pionsh-ip matches commenced last Sa&ur- - day. fortunately, a fine afternoon was i sandwiched in 'between a -wet morning } and a, dismal Sunday. Although the suu slione brightly, the wickets did not have ' sufficient .time to recover from the soak- ! ing .they received 'before piny com- ! j menccd. They iwere inclined to 'he f ! sticky and more difficult than experi- ! encetl previously this season. The * j bowlers 'were able to get any amount of turn on the 'ball, and therefore the > scoring was not of a very high order, > I one hundred and twenty-sis: iby Eden A i being the best performance in-the grade i during the day. The meetings between Eden. A. and B, although ifamily affairs, generally provide keen and interesting struggles, as great rivalry exists between the two ! teams, and last Saturday's game was Jio . ■ exception. Since the witdrawal of the | I "colts" from, the senior grade, they were \ j entered into the second grade competition under the cognomen of the B team. , This season, last year's champions handed over their title of "A's" to tire colts, and now play as the Eden B .team. 1 i hear they have an unwritten law that j every member shall 'be married. On pointing -out one or two exceptions, 1 was informed that they ought to be so. Bell, tire Benedicts .had first turn on a slow wicket, and were all out for 126, ■hardly a sufficient number of runs to feel comfortable, especially as the pitch ibegan to improve after the sun began to wane. Robinson top-scored with 40, not out. Thia player lias had a curious 'batting experience so fa-r this season. His first three innings reaßsed 14 Tuns, including "a pair" against North Shore, and followed this up Dy scoring 59 and 2Q, not out, in the previous match. Freeman, 42, showed better form than he did against Grrbfton. The bowling honours ifor the A team were fairly evenly distributed. G. Alexander captured four •wickets for 28, and Punch, two for seven, seeming the best averags. So far the colts give promise of over-scoring tho B's total, aa they have 73 on the slate for the loss of three ■wickets. J. Alexander, 44, claims most credit for this happy state of affairs, as ©coring was difficult. University, the only team in the grade that has not -won a match, and occupies the lowest rung of the second grade ladder, appears to have Parnell in trouble α-nd has every prospect of tasting the first fruits of victory -unless something sensational happens. Parnell opened proceedings, and th-eir stay at the wickets realised 88 runs. Evidently Eden Park is not a happy scoringground for them, as they came to grief on .their previous visit 'by poor batting. Sale, 24, ibaitted very carefully, playing a defensive game. Bovins and Mcßeath are 'both, young , batsmen of the hitting stamp. Speight, 4 for 46, bowled consistently and unchanged throughout the inning 3. Walker, 4 for 23, sent down some good stuff, though at first this length was fax too short. I am. pleased to chronicle that University's fielding showed a. marked improvement, six good catches (being taken, and not a- chance missed. PonsonJjy and Waitemata, met <m Victoria 'Pazrk, and the day's play left the game in a very interesting position. The strawberry-landers had first Aiaod at the wickets, and, ibatting one short, compiled 113. Ponsonby had lost six wickete for 82 .when the drawing came. J. Biddell, 57, was the only Waitemataite to make a decent score, and most of his runs were obtained try free hitting. It is a genuine pleasure to see Jiim get going again. McCoy toad most of the ■batsmen injitrouble from the start, and •wound up with five for 28. McMath, 25 ', not out, was the principal contributor '" for Ponsonby. j Grafton journeyed across to Devonport to play North Shore, ibut found ' that their opponents were unaWe to • ■raise a .team, and therefore secured a victory by default. <jH' IKHHTFK' CKHjKET 'ASSOCIATION ■ NOTES. ; The CTvuiElres , Cricket Association ? championships •were Tesirmed on Satur- ( day, when the fourth draw of the first ] round was commenced. ] Y.M.OA. met W.Y.M.I. at Victoria 1 Park, and ibeing sent to the wicket, ■> anade 121, ibatting one short. Thomas ■", 32, Jones 30, Mills 21, and Culliinore 14, were chief scorers. W.Y.M.L followed, j and 'before stumps were drawn had ] placed themselves in a good position, 3 their score reading 90 runs for two a widkets. Pomeroy and Gosnell were ttna-inly -responsible for the wins, with -, 46, not out, and 34, not out, -respectively. £ V.M.C.A. were rather lax in the field, j, missing a- number of chances. - Brotherhood met St. John's, and, feat- r ting firet, compiled 108, batting two 0 short. Kaspar 26, Seed 22, Lewis 16, a ■Lang 14, and Winka 14, batted well. St. y, John's responded with 142 for eight v wickets, N. Blineoe top-scoring 'with a o well-played 50. Matthews 30, Smythe 14, and McCowan 14, not out, also showed p good form. St. John's fielding was ami oh c below the usual standard. £ In the Mt. Eden-All Saints' match, C the latter, batting first, were all dismiss- t< ed for 99 runs, of whicli total Baker, 45, b and Smith, 19, were the only batsmen i: to reach double figures. Mt. Eden, on f: going in, could do nothing ■with the Ibowl- a ing, and were ell sent Taack for 45 runs, a For Ail Saints', Levenson captured six wickets for 20, and Tjawled -well. Smith i< accounted for the oth«r four -wickets. s G SCHOOL NOTES. °; Tho only match which eventuated on 1 Saturday was that between Beresford- -n and Richmond at the Domain. Beresford f< batted first and reached 83, W. Condon c 26, not out, doing best work. He is very tl cautious with good defence. Murphy p soon hit up his 22, and T. Condon 15 and P. Skeen 10 did best of the others. S Richmond replied with 22, not a boy P' showing any signs of defence. Their fielding was also very lax. Devonport won from Ponsonby by default, and Parnell likewise won from Nowton West. Neither Ellorslie nor Edendalo put in an appearance, Tho match between Mount Eden and n Nowton East was postponed by mutual si consent. Si The matches and grounds for Saturday re nra;— 'Dovonport v. Nowton West, at |fi Devonpavt} Dorosfbrd v, Parnoll, at Do- \is main; Ellersllo v. Edendalo, at Domain; tl Nowton Boat v. Richmond, at Domain; o' Poneenbypr,-HaTrnt-E<leu, «t Domain, oi

33hs ground at Eden Park had stood «, e r ain -well on Saturday morning, and Eden met University in the afternoon, although heavy, it was not very tic. one period the sun looked! jjljo coming out hot and playing- the deuce with the pitch, but it fortunately ~, and the wicket dried and imnroved as the afternoon wore on. Eden gn tho toss, and sent their opponents in to bat. A most disastrous etari was ic> -with the first 'ball of the game jjli/was cleverly caught .behind the sticks by Hayward, off the bawling of Brooke-Smith. Gray joined: Wallace, the fast jnan in, and both batsmen played « cr y steadily for some time, -the runs being notched very slowly. With the ecore standing at 15, an attempt was m fa to 'take a run where there was no chance for one, and Gray had to retire, Us tally being 5. F. R. Gray followed, and rims continued to vunw steadily. ■After three charters of an hour's play, Ward relieved Cummings, who had been bowling with Brooke-Smith, with the ball Vith the score, standing at 27, Harvard appealed behind the wickets to . catch from Wallace, from lirookefimith'3 'howling. Almost everybody else in the field also appealed, but the umpire thought otherwise. Runs began to come faster at this stage, and the score counted to 45, when Ward clean bowled Taylor. W. F. Fiuaer tlien came to ihe intket, and started to hit a ;bit, 50 runs iejn<r stuck up for about an hour and β-qnartert play. Ten runs later BrookeSmift took the ball from Ward, and at J6 he got one past Wallace, who had been playing steadily. The retiring bateman had , freen at the .wickets for an hour an d thretMjuartere to put his 41 together. N. R Jacobeen became partnered wibh Fraeer, and runs began to be -it on quicker. Jaco-bsen brought the jjundred up by hitting Geo. Mills nicely to the boundary, but three balls later the bowier had his revenge, when he scattered the.batsman's wicket. University's lemainmg wickets did not give much trpujile to Eden, and 113 saw them all retiring, having batted one man short. For Eden Brooke-Smith bowled! meet, and jje kept runs down well. Oummings had the best average, two wickets for 15, and 'he took his wickets after putting limself on again towards the end of (he game. With about an hour and a-quarier to play, Eden commenced their innings, and acting on instructions, L. G. Hemns and began f orcin» .play. Each hatemim was 'playing well nllionnd the wicket, Hemus scoring the faster, and twenty went upon the score board afteraDout ten minutes' play, and forty for twenty minutes' play. The light got very bad towards closing time, and University got three ■wickets down '(Hemne 52, Cummings not out 14, Brooke-Smith 20, and Taylor 3) for 52 when stumps were drawn. Eden are after a three-point win on this wiA, and ihavc every prospect of getUβ' --wicket at North Shore looked difficult before the Shore-Grafton match uas commenced. It was jnat in that sticky when a shower of rain would hare made it faster, and lik&wise rain would (have helped the .batting side by making the (ball too greasy for the bowlers to hold it. There was eamethiug winch looked like a shower ill the offing, and Hadden decided to send ibJs men in when ha won the toss. (He shower did not come along just then, and trie aide had to play out an innings on a heiny wicket, which, helped the bovlers more than a little. ;Aa a batting display the innings contained ibttt little of much interest. Hadden ihad a sensational spell at the srekete. He knocked 14 off one over from Shaddock, and his total ecare was only 23. Hia downfall came about through his taking too little account of Mason ac a howler. Bush, 33, played tie lest innings for the side, and cornfiled Ma score without giving a single eliance. IA. M. Howden was the scorer next in order, ■which position he attained % playing an effective forcing game for 29 rm Kallender was the only other Jatsman to get into the twenties. ilason was iby far the most effective Iwwler for Grafton, finishing up with fire-wickets for 33 runs. He bowled always \vith a leg twist, and the wicket allowed him to turn the ball a good deal. Shaddock Ibegan very well; Ms average after his first few overs was three ior eight, but later 'the batsmen liegau to like irirn, and to knock his stuff I'bout freely. He took no more wickets, Jad the total of runs scored off his "Wing was 67- Gray bawled fast, apPpntly for catches in the slips; he was TO expensive, nor was he very effective, •» his ayerage, 2 for 13, shows clearly mcket was getting a little better ™en Grafton went in shortly before We o dock, hut it was still distinctly a i «<TOlef 9 wicket Runs came slowly and JWartß fell fast, and when stumps were «mm 88 nma had 'been scored cfor the of seven -wickets. The match is "Wore stiU in an interesting stage,,' J", it .is easfly possible that "Graiton I ™J even yet score sixty more runs, ™ exceed ShoxD's first "innings total. rUinnick proved the mainstay of the fasting; he went in tost, scored slowl y all the thn °- d •B all kept bis wicket up until stumps « c . town. Slmcklock reached double JBWea, by cri ck6t which was so free g•» confident that Grafton eupporters z> ! ed con M ent that he would oat fn ° ut - He was eventually Wah r UgU T off; fcC 1 * Gray -made a dozen Cl akUy ' and then fell a prey to n Jto, caught and bowled. i lor aff bowled nnchanged •PPeareH Yl™ lbowler " and Howden CtV'T, difficult to play, *»s cS S a VelT fair len^!l - Hadden ho often is - but c sent tool ii, ■ lEul hM whidl Save Hors■•seooa J^ tns, and another almost *nw£ VKh sent Gleesol i 'back. Tl,o fiadde°n' 3 f 0 r ' : ~ Howden . 4 for a * d KsightTh ll7 frde7lde of Mr - Rn P<*t F. oi'til secretary and memrw * tion Co ™mittee of the le " aull - wUI to kl > oZJT*™ S t0 m **»Hb i» has "Bonthe Mr V!? 7 to Te - u P° for some ffht has ,taken a keen bj th 0 p n "*?*■ and *m worked hard hieelt,. y, Mon!b >- Club in his official '" v "' ijr v n beins R lmbouT of t°lnlbd.-to flu « Sneddcn has beon ap»4Uao . J^ 0 and will ao my tok to fill Mr. Knight's