CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 3

CRICKET.

Owing to tbiS'*e»TT; cricketground*Were . on • Saturday, 2 and, as. *"' conseqneDkce,-- tha m»tclies. of the Tarious; '.grades playing tinder toe Auckland - Cricket - Assodatloß 'were.-postponed until ■next Saturday.™C ".

7 ASSOCIATiOit -- j~«: ,->" ;....- ■ '.■l ! -T.M.C.A.-.v.' ; w:x___,7.' V.M.C.A.—First Innings, 162. W.Y._l:l.—First innings, 98. Bowling for V.-M.C.A., McMurtrte took -two -**<•«• for 11 runs and CulHmore three for 31.-; .-- A two-point win for" Y;M:C_I_ —. ;-■ —— ' sir. JOHN'S v, .... 7-St, , John's.—First innings, 302. ------:-. ; St. Peter's.—__r_ti___ng_, - 68;: secM* innings, 156 for five wickets.-- '• -- A. two-point win for St.- John's. '-'.. 77-7 - ' JUNIOR CHURCH GRADE. ■ 'Kingsland.—First innings, 138;: _____* innings, 69.. - ■-.;: ... A- '■' -- • ! Arawa.—First innings, * 88;' "" a_eMft innings,- 123-for Jon. .wickets. - '.A '-A-. -.Arawa won by six wlcksts-B_*-_-ra__t-and win tie "cup."'-" /'._.:. ..'-IZ', .", "*".'■ WEDNESDAY O>--_____lolS. .-Li. The foUowibg wm, represent: Traui—j • against Permanent Fane cc W«___d_r afteraoon,- at rtrTiuisml Dinmlii W Bright, •W. Spiers', P. Carr, :1k -____t__, : _fc,-Mlllf-r, 1,. Hu. kings. F. Mason. A. Be_g—BL, B. Worker, P. Astfe; G_ MeKei__V serve: J. Ryan. --- .- 7 2 7 " £_ _*-"__?,*"• ■ ; 2PUBIIC scnaooLS' c-tic-iue-, f • : The- final, matches "in the firirt-rorad-of : the schools- cricket—-A. Grade- and. B Grade (Section 1)— will be played m Saturdajr next, 27th Inst., for which date the- follow-'-Ing arrangements have been made:—. 7 A GRADE. ■„. ....

Mount Albert v. Newton East, at Dqm____ ' Remuera v.ParheU,2,atDo_____.,i-v , '-.".' : * , Ponsonby v. Mount Eden, at VletodK ■■'■:■: Park."; ■ ;-:. *:7 :--, •: - -"-_-_."22, '2.' r _ ■ - a bye."..'-. . -"-. '__'."—177 -

B GRADE (Section J.). ;....' ... Napier Street v. Richmond Road, at VlB- • toria- Park; - .-■, .-..--,- .-J—.- -' ,;..,-....;. .. .'"7 - Normal v. Bayfield, at Victoria Parkr ~ --.' Vermont .Street. 2v. \ Avondale, at- Edea Park. .. -'■ - ;. Newton' West v. Grafton, at. Domain. ■'..- 2" * 77 Owing to the inclemency of -the weather last Saturday, the four following matebes . Will (if convenient to teams concerned) ha - played next Wednesday, at £30 p.n_.:— ■' - Normal v. Avondale, at -Eden Park. -.- , - "Mount-Albert-v;Renmef«ptt--Do____,-ti Vermont Street v. Grafton. | -Devonport-v.-Parael^-at Deroovort.

"SOCTfIERN MiTCHBBt ' (By Telegraph—Press Association^r TVEEtJXGTON; I . "The cricket' matches played yesterday resulted as.foliow:—North- beat East by .304 '■ runs for: nine .wickets -to 268- for nine (declared). University, 197,;drew^with Central; 112-forfive wickets. - feated Petone on the~.flrst 'feinings-' scores 6y. lKr to 154. —The Junior-championship final • between Petone and Porting was' commenced:'.yesterday. .Porlrua. batted. .first, making 93 and 13 for -two wickets.- -Petonc's first strike yielded 74. Morgan,, bowling for Porirua, took all:Petone's wickets at the cost'ora runs. ,----'--;•-._- -- CHBISTCHTJBCH, Sunday. - The first-:grade cricket - championship closed; yesterday, .When Sydenham A best Linwood in the final- by one wicket. Scores: Sydenham A, 196 and ISS for. nine .wickets : (Wi: P. Gulney 51); Unwood, 123 and 328 (K. G. Gerrfn 70). , - , ; '!•■■■■ ■-- \:i~- ; ; ':-*'Dtri!rEpiK;"suMay.' .Splendid weather.prevailed for the cricket matches; yesterday, "^ernflts:—Colts'; (Crawford -53), drew with Carisbrooke-B, Til for>three wickets.TTncforell 42Lnot.out). - Opoho, 06 -for three wickets -(Kenny 51- not --- ■ but),, drew with Grange,. IKJ for.. .five wickets (McMillen 73 not out. -Patterson 72 not out). Dunedln, 179 for five Wjeketa, innings closed (Bardie-48), dri with €arte> brooke A. .164-for six (Bruges 54V Albion, 109, defeated St. Kilda. (58"and ICB for - three.; wickets; . The: jnter-clnb' matches axe cow finished. Crawford's Colts"havw won the championship with 32 points, /wtenlng 14 matches and "drawing three out of 17, Opoho came second .with 23 points, and Grange third-with 19-points. ':■■■■ ■'.*;