CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 11, 12 January 1918, Page 14

CRICKET.

SECOND GRADE. After a SpeM ti! a. fortnight,, on account of the -§«« dnHstma* v_*w*n the Second ffftfJe nitures' #efe Ruined last Saturday aftef«66ii. idea uaawA m apigt *_*?_« . 01d laffleU (148): B -Pf lege and BaeWd fieaft Stfe Still on hoh*The Belt individual etfeft «a*JB not B«ii by & cfaifc 6f PwawNtj,™ f 1 ? other bliafcen to exceed the Bail, century were & fitorspWi (PaffiilsHj S4; Blair (E wSh & fcaii, f. HefikißStfn (Pon§6flb*) eaetufed seven wttketo for 52, and euboeMed in aeeeHßiwhiai the hat trick; A jjood deal df interart centred in the meeting 6f Ideh and Nflrinftl Old Boys, m ttelattef afe at the head of the comBetitionj While the former fOlldW closely with a point ieis* Nearly feu* Btwdred runs Wgfe the But*6me of tB6 afternoon's play, Bidehi batting flfStj Steflflg the majority of the runs. The fiHrt-wricket partnership, in Which Mills (12) and Gillespie were associated, jpiroduced aquarter df a centuryj h6We#eif, it was the partnership cemented, between Gillespie and Kent that fealiy laid tliS foundation fdF the big 86&ra ISie Sixth and seventh widkets added 4§ afld 68 respectively! Blair (6?) Was tB6 Bigness scorer, and notched his fana in a good tfe% style ail I found the wicket; fie hit seven" *'«. fiafikin's (4?) iislifti itfofce Was in evidence, and produced as many boundaries as Blair. Gillespie (41j |ay* a capital display, and the Bttaj6ritf of his strokes Were well executed* A. Kent (at) played the best.cricket of •the day* arid his Shots On berth Sides of the Wicket Were excellent. Bennett 131) has a cfbiichirig style, nevertheless manages te punish the | bowling. Bridges (3i) plajreei Steady cricket for His runs, notching fdUr 4>s. 6. Kent (2§) Was Strongest 8n the leg side* and picked tip five 4's* ffl&stly in that difectidn.Needless t6 State,, with siifeh fven scoring the Normal bowling suffered severely, Hughes being the chief wicket-taker with four wickets for 88, in seventeen overs. In their effort to overtake Eden's Normal have lost three wickets .:.- Marsden and Partridge, with 19 pufe on 32 for the first wicket in a steady manner. Arneil (37 not out) played with freefive 4's. He survived a iife,,early in his innings. ■ was also in a hitting humour, an<i,,,potched 20 odd without losing his raster s ,,Gil|espie took two wickets for 13 and 9 pne for 23, having 21 knocked off over. .Those two old stagers, Parnell and Ponßonby, met at Victoria Part, and, in keeping with the traditions of the teams, both were led by veterans — Williams (Parnell) and Edliti (Ponsonby). Parnell had first strike, reaching a total of 149 before the last wicket fell. P. Horspool (54) was the chief Contributor, as the result of a freer exhibition than usual. He scored a number of runs by just turning fast stuff. In his total were, three 4'b, one 5, and a 6. A big break from Hopkinson caused his exit, the ball breaking the bail. J. Williams (32 not out) found profit in blocking the good "stuff" and waiting for the "rubbish." Gedye and Carter, with fifteen apiece, were the only other double-figure scorers. Hopkinson met with success with his "breaks." winding up with seven wickets for 52, in 16 overs, including two maidens and a hat trick, while he also narrowly missed repeating the latter performance. Ponsonby passed their opponents' total with five wickets in hand, and then wound up with 181 for the loss of seven wickets. , Craig (78 not out) scored most of his runs by forceful cricket on the leg side, hitting to the extent of one 7. one 6, four s's and a similar number of 4's. Hopkinson (27) was strongest on the off, hitting one 5 and two 4's. Jensen (20) had a luckt career. Both G. Craig (13) and innes (16) were rather quieter than usual. Thomas captured four wickets for 82 in fifteen overs, a swerve being in evidence.