CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 104, 3 May 1911, Page 7

CRICKET.

Tie "belated contest for the second /rrade premicrslii) b.-Ueen Eden A and glf « <">?<»»« at . EJ ™ P"k Ist Saturday itternoon in showery and" ol a greasy wicket. It tfjll be remembe-ed that nn the first day, in reply to Panell's poor totnl of 70, the'home team narPiost four wickets for eg so their chmces of victory were exZ&indy brigh, and had every reason {b be confidentof victory, notwithstandin*- that P.irnll. at one stage of the 61 -v the board for a similar Dumber of'wifcets, and then wound up with 70 ma^e hotter proUeSS, aaa ocrseored their opponents' total with fiv wickets in hand. After tie .century ippeared the Eden skipper iii-triir:ons to make runs in hopes ft veiling Brnell out again, and therefore make their claim for 10JO-1911 ionouTß prCtiraJly assure,! However, ~ hopes id not materialise; instead, .■ dte rude a quick exit, and then Parnell di the runpretting. Out of Eden's toll of 128 F. Punch was the chirf contihiitor with 4S; he added 31 to his ovefiifsht's score by sound cricket, and was nfortunat.- in not carrying his fat (28) had a short and merry ]Ut whir included four 4's and four 2"s. Doble a)l Rextea-UK divided the bowling fconourff 01 " Parnell, and trundled reoarkitfy well, considering the wet state of the a "-

' ,j n Veir second venture Jackson and gj] e ive a splendid display, and comsggte) collared the Eden bowling. When etuflp w ere drawn the score had reached jj2.p r the Joss of only one wicket, batted brilliantly, and found the $£ line frequently. Sale was over(hjowed by hia partner, nevertheless he _j,ed a most serviceable innings..

wing-■•to the lateness of the season f] Association "will have to decide -what 6 ps will be taken to terminate the coffi■tition. The position is still in doubt, though Parnell have sixteen points to aerr credit, while Eden's total is hirteen, but the latter have an uncornJeted match against. Ponsonby to finish. As- that game- now stands Eden are leading by seven runs on the first innings, and Ponsonby have two wickets down for T runs in their •second -venture. So •a great deal of cricket remains to bo rrtwded into a short afternoon for Eden ,to obtain' a three-point -victory. The averages for the Eden 111. lAjteam for tie season are:— BATTING. liin. N.Q. R. H.S. Ay. Joins -. 7 4 257 127* 36.7 floneyeombe 5 0 131 57 26.2 Jenkins - 13 0 216 0-1 16.6 Otankin 14 0 215 40 15.3 Piper 5 2 Tβ 34 15.2 Bntler -12 1 ISO 40 15 ilfcman ...w 10 1 148 3S> . 14.8 Eyre 15 0 202 34 13.6 Freeman ... 14 1 189 4R 13.5 Carr 15 1 140 35 f1.9 Gllmore _..v 4 0 26 21 6.5 Horspcel J5 0 93 25 6.2 Pimclv 8 T 33 18* 4 *Not oot. H. JenWn-one innings for 'two runs, Langton one tor'three rtins, XWte one for non-c, Gteesoo'ofle foe five runs. BOWMNG. «■ W. O. iAt. ... 159 29 72 543 Him.. —. 454 55 182 82 Cm-™ 329 20 116 IL3 j 114 10 53 JJ4 iffeansir-.. ISB 0 61 "o 6 Otaore_ 25 4 11 62 Hoispool-' IS3 6 42 27.2 Butler one for 18, Piper one Cor 7, .TenJdns one for 44, Punch none for 12, Oleeson one totl3,.imml£ln two for 50. J&B&-.For: 2109} against, 171 L Wickets ttten: For; 155; agiiust, 142.