CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 7

CRICKET.

ALL-DAY GAMES. WINS TO EDISN AND PONSONBY. UNIVERSITY A THREE-POINTBU. University now leads in the A.C.A. cricket championship, and their three-point win against. North Shore on Saturday puts ] them four points ahead of 'Eden, and. still further up above all the others. The Anniversary J>ay holiday was filled by the cricketers with a series or all-day games. On Men Park University met and defeated -Shore by an inuings and 12 runs. Player putting up the best score of 116 for the students. Ponsonby also defeated Grafton on the first Innings, running trp a battiue tally or . 231 at-ainst 205 ocored -by their rivals. At Kcinuera a win came to Eden ou the first innings. Their opponents, the Parnell team. mustered 190 In return for Eden's 284. The positions of the teams now are: - < 'hp. ■ft- L. Dm. Pts. t'niversity j 1 - 1« Eden 4 2 — <> I'onsorrt>v "* - 7. Cr-if-tnTi" ... 4 — manus .t lejo™..^:::::::.: 2 4 -»*m£ AT EDEN' PAiRK. The all d-ay matches at Eden Park were followed by a fair number of .peeta.ors, who wore treated to some really y.d exhibitions of (l.atting and bowlins;. 'VARSITY A THREE-POINTER.. On No. 1 ground 'Varsity met and defeated Whore to the tune of a threepoli.ier. coinpi-lini; more runs in their first effort than Shore could run on iv two ootwec-ulive innings. Ihe respective tallies heln~ "Varsity 2f)T. Shore IS.'! and 10"i To , wards this easy 'Varsity win Player contributed largely, both as batsman and a trunrUer. contributing in fine style 116 not out and capturing uiree wi.-kets for HO rune- j in Shore's first try and two for 10 in the second. All 'Varsity's trundlers emerged , with good averages. Player mixed his balls ! : well, accounting for Iletnus on both or-ea- . sionri. the SSore btitsmau managing only 30 and 15 respectively. It. -iliirratsi came . next on Hie list of high scoring batsmen for 'Vansltv with 4"S. Extras totalled 3.1 i - For Shore, Elliott lmttcd in fine style, rop- • ping boih sheets with 51 and 5o resp<--- | . lively. PONSONBY WINS. On tile other wicket Poiisonliy cnvpile.l 211 In the litst and 227 for nine wickets as 1 a^ailist 2)5 in (he first and 58 for two ' wickets by (irafton. the former bliii* securing a two-jiolnrer on the ifirs-t by 30 runs. The feature of Ponsouby's winning innings Tv.-is Smith's 7f). In the second he also gave 1 a s ,*>d account of hini-self to the tune of - 74. while Klynu knocked up 1)3 in attractive ! style. j .Smith likewise did well with the ball, capturing seven Grafton wickets in the I second effort for (S3 runs. i For Ijrafton. Wilson (53) was top scorer. EDEN V. PAR.VKLL. At Remuera on Saturday Eden played an , all day match with Parnell. and won on j the first Inninirs. The wicket hardened under the wind and sunshine, and the ball travelled fast. Parnell won the toss, and Radelev and Somervell opened the game, the latter being soon bowled. Barteley, however, made 2:1 before lie was bowled by Taylor. Anthony, who partnered him for a time, hit for «t runs all told, aud Moore and Martin made 24 and 23 respectively when their turn came. MeLood and nintiisou were both )>owled -by Whelan for ducks. When the Innings closed P;irjncll wa.s lust a single rail short of its Isc-ond century. Eden in its first innings made 2X4. Irving compiling un admirably played Do and W. . | It. Smith 52. Irving was bowled by Hill I when he apparently had every chance of | reaching the century. other scores «>* " I note wen-: Alexander (run out) 24. Gil- . I lewpie caught by Ba.lclcv 22. L. G. Taylor I bowled by Hill 28, Woodruff not out 24, ' | and Wheian caught by Radelev 21. Parnell went In for the second time, and " had made !N> for three wickets when ' stumps were drawn, leaving X.leu the win- ■ ncr on the first innings. .Somervell took • I six wickets for 01 runs. SECOND GItADE. ' i PXIVBRSITY V. Y.M.I' A. ■ : University.- First innings 204 fWinks S7 • ■ not out. Kawcctt 38. Murdoch 33. Speight 20, Stace 10. Senior 10, Duuning 10). - -Second innings seven for 115 (Stace .'«>. ■ Fawcetl 22. Wylie I.'?. Bannister 12. Winks . '12). Bowline for V.M.C.A.: K. Cooper two - I for 17 Woods three for 55. I. Cooper three ■ * for 81, Bass three for So Caughey one for I 25. V.M.C.A.—First innings. 230 (.Speer ••«. t I Scott 28 not out. Bass 10, I. <'ooper 10. F. Cooper IS. Woods 12. Inn's 14). Bowlins - for University: Alrev throe for 2."t, Dun- . nine four for BS. University won by 25 runs on the first . innings. This Is YALCA.'s first defeat for tlii-.-e seasons. > FOURTH GRADE. Unity v. Sacred. Heart. Unity: 170 ' (KnieJit 44. Neill 241. Sacred Heart: 11 ' and 22 (Somen* six for 10. Three-point , win for Unity. . 1 Unity v. Technical Old Roys. -1 nity: 90 (Bentlev 44.. TechnieaJ Old Boys: 03 and 93 isomers, six for 36). Two-point win ; for Unity. V.M.C.A. SENIOR LEAHUE. Tho following is the position of the V.M.C.A. teams at the completion of the third round: - , Played. Won. Lost. Points. Ponsonby ..... » « :1 ]'5 , Waitemata .... !) " - 1 !' '_ Akarana 9 ■> 4 14 Onehunga '•' 1 s n The following team will represent YM<A iv ii match against ll.'M.s. ,' Chatham, to be played at Victoria Park on Tuesday, eomtnencing at 2 p.m.:—l-rater. , Shove "Buisson. Bridgetis. I'ostles. lillson. Winks Turn-bull. MnWti. Woods, ChristiauMATCH AT TAUBANC.A. r \ cricket match played at Tauranga he- ■ tween Ta-uran K a and Waihi elevens was won by Tauranga by nine wickets.