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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 68, 20 March 1916, Page 7

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ON STICKY WICKETS. 1 FIELD DAY FOR BOWLERS. AND LOTS OF ACTION. The commencement of the third draw In the second round of the Auckland district club's championship was made on Saturday on wickets that were atleky after the rain, ; succeeded by heat. The result was low scores end a field day for the bowlers. At Eden Park Ponsonby dismissed Par--1 nell for 54, and themselves made 78 in a hurry-up Innings, in which the batsmen adopted hitting tactics as the only means of getting the required runs. Parnell, In their second try, have lost two wickets for 13 runs. On a wicket that was similarly favourable to ImwlerH, North Shore got rid of Grafton for 88, and during their turn on the putty pitch lost seven wickets for 61 runs, bo that the end may be anything. Eden, on Victoria Park, disposed of University for 137—the biggest score of the day—and in the last twenty minutes of time knocked up 20 runs without loss. Scores are:— UNIVERSITY V. EDEN. UNIVERSITY—First Innings. F. A. Alrey, st*Ronntree, b Taylor .... 14 Caradus, b Tartyr 13 Graham, c and v Burton 22 Player, b Burton 6 Perry, c Taylor, l> Hclghwny 0 Mulgan. c Helghwny, b Shepherd .... 36 Piatt, b Burton 12 Smith, run out 6 W. T. Alrey, st Rountree. b Taylor ... 16 Fisher, c Burton, b Shepherd 9 Reynold!:, not out 8 Extras 4 Total 137 Bowling analysis: Cummlngs none for 8, Taylor four for 51, Shepherd two for 10, Burton three for 33. Hemtis none for 12, Helghway none for 8, Brooke-Smith uone for 2. EDEN.—First Innings. Itountrec, not out 10 Hcnius. not out 10 Extras 0 Total for no wickets 20 rONSONBY V. PARNELL. PONSONBY.—First Innings. Taylor, st Dow, b Carlton 0 Worker, c and b Doble 14 Snedden, c Doble. b Carlton 0 Smith, c and b Dnble 20 Murphy, st Dow, b Doble 9 Mitsoi:. c Moller, b Carlton 0 Wetherlll. c Moller, b Carlton 0 Morris, c Moller. b Carlton 19 Young, c Stephens, b Doble 7 McMath, not out 0 Robinson, b Carlton 9 Total 78 Bowling analysis: Carlton six wickets tor 30 runs. Doble four for 48. PARNELL—First Inning*. Dow. b Smith 0 Anthony, r Mason, b Snnldcn 16 Carlton, r Smith, b Sntdden 20 Flatt, c Taylor, b Snedden 0 Moller. o Smith, b Snedden ...'. O Hr.nt. c Murphy, b Smith 1 Doble. c Worker, b Snedden 2 Tnrbott, c Smith, b Snedden 0 Simpson, b Smith 3 Stephens. <• Snedden, b Smith O Itreese, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 54 Bowling analysts: Snedden six wickets for 22 runs. Smith four for 20. Second Innlojs. Moller, lbw. Ii Snedden 0 Breese, c McMath, b Smith 6 Carlton, not out 2 Anthony, not out 4 Extras 1 Two wickets for 13 NORTH SHORE V. GRAFTON. GRAFTON.—First Innings. E. Horspool. b Howden 8 It. Sloman, st Tattersall, b Dacre 1 W. Horspool, b Arblastcr 34 E. MeCorninck. c Prime, b Howden ... 31 A. Sloman. h Howden 0 H. McCormack, c Howden, b Arblastcr 0 Lewis, b Arblastcr 2 W. M<*Corm»ck, b Howden O McLcod, b Howden 2 Buckler, not out n iNalrn (absent) 0 Extras 12 Total 88 Rowling for Shore: Howden took five wickets for 29 runs, Dacre one for 13, Wallace none for 11, Arblastcr three for 23. NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. Prime, lbw. b lforspool 4 Pegler. c Lewis, b Horspool 12 Arblaster, b Sloman 3 Ducrc, b Sloman O Tntttraall. b Horspool 12 Sale, not ont 11 Rankin, b Sloman 1 Wallnce. b Lewis 14 Extras 4 Total for seven wickets 01 Bowling for Grafton. Horspool took three wickets for 25, Lewis one for 4, Sloman three (or 28.