CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 8

CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.

a THE CLUB FINALS. i GRAFTON'S GOOD RECOVERY. - j NICE SCORE BY UNIVERSITY. NORTH SHORE FALL.'' BACK. The play-oft" between Grafton audi Kden A lor the senior championship of j the season was the chief attraction of the cricket matches on Saturday afternoon, and there was a larger attendance than usual at Eden Park, where the second grade final between North Shore and St. .John's, and the third grade filial between YV.Y.M.I. and Onehunga were also started. The luck of the game was well illustrated in the (Irafton-Eden game, when Grafton, winning tlie toss, and batting cm a wicket that proved to help Ihe howler somewhat, lost their tour leading batsmen for 13 runs. The!'., after Allcott and Rountiec had stopped the rot to some extent, down came a heavy shower ol rain, and conditions for the rest of the day were against the bowlers, who suffered at ihe hands of Allcott. Kountrce. Baker, and Wilson to such extent that the Grafton inning-' realised 275 runs. It was a fine recovery, and will sustain interest in a ■ranie that locked like being won on the first half-hour's play. In the second grade linn I North Shore a'.>o made the best of the condition.- at l iie expense of the St. John's bowlers. and knocked up Ml runs for seven wickets. Nettleton making 134. On the .a her band, tbe scoring in the third grade game was poor. YV.Y.M.I. making 122 and Onehunga losing live wickets for 22 runs. In the senior game at Victoria Park the I'niversity batsmen kept Ponsonby in ihe Meld all day. and knocked up 305 runs. At North shore the home team r.'ot rid of a short-handed Parnell team for ISti runs, hut were themselves disjiosed of for S4. Anthony taking nine wicket- for .1(1 runs. GRAFTON V. EDEN A. Oraftuu won the toss aud battel oil a wicket that was drylna and difficult for the batsmen. lv rhe .third over it looked as if the fate of the game was going to he decided nt the start of the mutch, for. with successive balls. Cameron, one of Eden's -fast howlers. ,-lean-howled It. Sioinnn and Patterson, nnd three balls later broke Ihroucrh C. Snedden's defence with a similar hall, a fastish. good-length oue. that whipped hack a little This was followed hv R. Taylor bowling K. Horspool with n sharp leg-break, and the four principal rungetters of 'Grafton were out for .13 runs. The way to a recovery was paved by Rntintree and Allcott, both or whom played flue on* shots und r-arrled the total to over 4ii. when n shower of rain snvunjr the advantage round to the batsmen's side. —onntrep played good strokes all round the wicket, getting away some especially fine leg shots to the fast howlers, till at"s4 he failed to get fairly on to a slow- change by Harvie. ami was caught at deep mld-uff. Allcott and Baker continued the run-get-ting at a somewhat slower ruice after Rountree left,! and Allcott, whose worlnp came chiefly jfrmn off shots behind the wicket, was unluckily fttumDed by a rebound from the wicket-keeper's pads Justus he had reached the half-century, nnd with tbe score at ISO. Baker watched the straight stuff, hut laid on the wood to anything loose. He lost Flower early, but ■Wilson and he held un the bowlers. Though humming*, by a policy of howling length stuff right on the wicket without trying for pace, kept the runs down a deal. Baker scored freely off Harvie. till .it 57 he misshit one and was caught. Sandman went early to a catch at point, and the last man. Wheeler, arrived at lftß. At this stage Wilson, who had 10 runs nn. opened otrt vigorously, and scored at a jrreat rate from drives and leg hits. Including three sixers, n-lth the result that the score had jumped to 217, hefore this batsman, at <3S. returned a catch to Heigh way. the eighth Ixm-ler tn he tried. It was then his; on time for tit-awing stump*. In reviewing rhe afternoon's play, it looks an If Eden would have had a score approaching 400 to face had the first four wickets not hpen captured before the raiu started. Details: CKAFTOX.—First Innings. Horspool. h R. Taylor S Sloman. h Cameron 3 Patterson, h Cameron II Snedilen. h Cameron .0 Itonntree. c Brook-Smith, h Harvie.!! 54 Allcott. st R. Taylor, h Harvie 50 Baker. <■ Irving, b Harvie. . -,7 Flower. <■ ; ln d h Harvie " ". in Wilson. <■ and b Heighwav o$ Snntlmnn. c Harvie. b Cumrnlng* ii Wheeler, not out ' ir, Extras 77; ln Total ~_\~: Bowling: R. Taylor tool; one wicket "for -2 runs, r.imoron ihree for 35 L Tavlor none for uu, iittrrie four for 100. (lille'snie n Z% or■ "' 1 . , "! :,n none r,,r '-'"• ''miimlngs one for 24. Heighway one for 12. ponsoxby. v. university. At Victoria Park. I'nlversitv met p- on- ___!; °. _ vhose '' n,lks S. <i. Smith was nnsent. and here again the rain stood to the batsmen, with the result that I'nlver-tv S o, C "n- tho aft *' r ''po» at the wicket, and put on ~0., runs, \igorous cricket vas l-laved by 11. i.arrard ( 4bi and Player (C4|. while iv.eiiy made r.i in steady style, and Caradus heh-d ,'h X *.*} n "™*" defence with shots behind the wicket on both sides, tnp-«corcd with ,2. The students had 255 on for -lv appeared as a bowler, was given the ball and he was responsible for the dispersal In iitick succession of Caradus. Wl,Vks „! I layer, and eventually of Dunning "5, setting lour wickets for 15 runs, and bein" chiefly responsible for bringing ruiver-sitvt innings to a dose hefore drawln- time ,V . stage when it looked as If the students were hooked for a continuation „_ l ," innings nest week, Scores:— CXIVERSITY.-First Innings. '—iradus. h Lelkis .. _~ _ •,. Garra 'f ■' IJ amilton7b'sne«iien 'ii Kelly, ,- Flynn. 1, S.iedden ... "" 4 Uraham. low. b Snedde.n . 7. f!o^ arra !. ''" ,l * m ' '» Huii'-hinsoi'i 4S irtodwla. c Kemp, 1, Roberts ~ 1 .aye-, c and b Lelkis ,=7 \\inks. c and I, Leikis ~ I'tinning, h Leikis ~ Wylic, b Hutchinson To Woods, not out o E.xcrai- •-................ 7 28

T-'tal 305 Bowling: Sneddon took three wickets for -SI runs, Hamilton none for 50. Hutchinson two for iO, Leikis four for 15. Grant none for 23, Roberts one for 31. PARNELL A". NORTH SHORE. The one game in whijh the bowlers did not appenr to be embarrassed by the rain was the North Shore-Parnell match at the Shore. Parnell played three men short, but Anthony (48). York (22) and McLeod (17) took their score to the century, when Anthony and Turbott went in quick succession. A,stand by Somervell (54 not out) and Dow 124) was responsible for the total going to-186 before the last available wicket fell. Shore, with a full team, faced this total confidently, but au exceptionally steady and accurate bowling effort by Anthony sadly upset calculations. Eliott i2l) and C. Dacre (23) being the only batsmen to make runs, and the innings' closed for S4. Anthony got nine wickets for no runs. Scores: — _ ARNELL.—First Innings. Anthony. st Scott. b Doble 48 V. Badelev, b C. Dacre S York, c Dacre. b Elliott 23 McLeod,. 11 C. Dacre 17 Somerccll. not out 54. Turbott. b C. Dacre 'J Dow. b Arbiaster 24 Hill. Ibw. b Doble 1 Extras 10 Total (three men short) 186 Bowling: C. Dacre took three wickets for 40 runs. Arbiaster one for 68. Elliott one for 14, and Doble two for 45. SHORE.-First Innings. Henius. c Somervell, h Anthoiur 1 Bnttcriil. c sub., b Anthony 1 L. Dacre, c snb., h Anthony 1 Scott, b Anthony J S Elliott, c York, b Anthouy 21 C. Dacre. b Anthony 2:1 Doble, b Anthony 4 Arbiaster. b Turbott o AtcDonagh, b Anthony 0 Smith, c Badeley, b Anthony 10 Kenshaw, not out S Extras. ..J 7 7 Total ~_

Bowling: McLeod none for seven runs, 1 Authonv nine for 36, Hill none for 2a, I Turbott one for 4, York none for 7. -ECO-VD GRADE FINAL. CENTURY BY NETTLETON. I i The final of the second grade couipeti- ' tion between St. John's and North Shore i was marked hv exceptionally high scoring lon the part of North Shore, who batted llirsl. and remained at the wickets all the 'afternoon, making Ml runs for seven wlc- ; kets. Nettletuii, one of Shore's pioneer I batsmen, played a vigorous innings for 134 'runs. Details: - VOKTH PHORK.—First Innings. Netileti.u. r A. Aitkeu, h Kobertshaw .. 1114 Horslev, I, A. -itkt-ll 4 U. Foster, b Alll.si.ii 01 Johnston, b Allison VI P. Foster, b Allison 11 Frater. not out 41 Hmter. c and i. ttobertshaw 2!) Ituukln. li Kobertshaw 22 Manning. v..l nut 12 Kxtra* If Total for seven wickets 341 SURIRBAN ASSOCIATION. THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. R.V. V. BKOTHERHOOn. R.V.—Firsi innings. HIS I Robinson 04. White 47. Simpson 17. Tabner .'l4 not nut). Bowling for Brotherhood. Flat I look live wickeis. Lang two. Clinch one. Hutchinson Brotherhood.— First innings. 7n IKasper 22. Lang 1:! 1. Second Innings. 11l 1 Lang 411. I'leoson 411. Ensper 10 not out). Bowling for X.V.. Simpson look twelve wickets. Cloke three, (ledye one. R.V. won by an innings and H runs, a three-point win. and thus win tbe championship. , I'.ll.UlE. KEMCKKA V. KOHIMAUAMA. Ku himarama. — First inings 171 tj. r. McLaren 4.1. Cnltier 20. Youd .11. I.OUergau 1.1). Scon* Innings 127 for five wickets tPnrdie 5!l. J. v.. McLaren 2"\ I.onergan 17. Calder 7 not nnti. Remuera.-First iuniugs 84 1 Proud 31. Richardson IS). Second Innings Bft 1 Riddel .'lit. Proud 17. Bloomfleld llii. Bowling for Kohini.'irama. — Flr-t inniugs: W. 11. McLaren took four wicket* for 19 ruus. Youd three for SO, Bnshell one tat \3. .1. <". McLaren one ior 4. Second innings: .1. C. McLaren four for 21. Wttitt l one for 17. Yoild oue for _■, W. It. McLaren one for IC. C ORADE. CNITY V. RICIIMONH A. I'nity. — First Innings 82 I Williams 20. McLeod 17. .1. F. Simpson 14). Second innings, no wickets for 2. Bowling for Richmond. Bnss took live wickets. Mlchenl three. Me_eown one. Richmond.—First innings. 76 iTurtlii 28. MU-heal 12). Bowling for I'nity. Kiel took .six wickets, clawson three. PAPATOETOE V. RAILWAY. Papatoetoe.—First innings. IflS 1.1. Henderson 55. (i. Lelghton 48, Btifnsldc _':t. RoDertsou 27, H. Swatlield 24). Railway.—First, innings. 2U4. Second Innlrigs. five wickets for 24fl (B. Thomas 140. McDowell :t3. Marshall 31. Dee 11}. A two-point win for Railway. lIOISF. SHIF.LII MATCH. SMITH AMI CAUGt-ET V. OEOROE COURT. (Played on Domain.l • Smith and Caiighej. — Fins I Inning* 147 (Inksrer 4:1 not mil. A. L. Caughey 41. Yon Hotter 21). Fergilsrin ID. Chester 10. Bowling for floors? Court: Walker took seven wickets for 5« runs. Iteorge Court.—First innings SO (Burton 85. Walker 14). Bowling for Smith an* Caughey: Miller took three wickets for 37. A. L. Cauglrey two for 2.'!. Ferguson four for 14. SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

MT. ALBERT GR-VM.MAR V. AUCKLAND j <_IRA__IAR. Aucklaud Grammar. —First Innings, eight [wickets for 77 (Watson 14, Dnrre 17). Bowllug for Mt. Albert Grammar; Bennett took three wickets for 22 runs. Butler four for 21. Freeman one for in. lit. Albert Grammar.—First Inlng*. eight wp-kets for 85 (Butler 24. Camming 16. Ellis 21). Bowling for Auckland Grammar: Colgn-n took three wickets for 41 run*. Cameron three for 2!>. nenipleman a one for 0, Dncre one for 11. Mt. Albert Grammar wuu lit 7 run*. This makes their third win this season. TECHNICAL COLLEGE V. KIXG*S. Technical. —First innings, 75 for nine wickets, declared ißomwcll 27, Hunt 2ISI. Bowling, Klssling five wickets. Walton four wicket*. Kings.—First innings. fiO, all out (Dalton 241. Bowling. Ba.swell five Kobertsou rour wicket.-. Hislop one wicket. Technical College won by 15 run*. PRIMARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A GRADE. EDEN-ALE V. MT. ALBERT. Edendale.—First innings. SI iLangwell 2d. Berridge 15. GilUlore 12i. Second innings. S4 for three wickets (Clark l.'l. Berridge 111 not out, Giltnore *tt> not out). Bowling for Mt. Albert. Morris live for 51. Laugham four for 75. and Spicer one for 17. Bowling for Edendale. Berridge seven for 7. Clark two for 1, Way one for 2. Mt. Albert.—First Innings, tn. Edendale won by ii. runs on the first inuiugs. MACNGAWHAI" V. GREY LYNX. Matnigaw-hau. —First Innings. 118 for six wickets. declared I'Wildman 24. Grattau 45 nol nut. Brebuer 15. Whiielaw 14). Grey Lynn.-First innings, ;« (Middleton 14. .Bell Si. Bow-ling for Maungawhau: Brenner six for 17. "Walker four for 10. Maungawhau won by 80 runs on the first innings. VERMONT STREET V. DEVONPORT. Vermont Street.—First inning*. 74 (DobSon 23, and Moore 32, both played sound innings. Bowling for Devonport: Davis took live wickets for 21, Roscafeldt two for 30. Devonport.—First innings. HO (Davies 12i. Bowling for Vermont Street: Gaw took lite wickets for 8. Corbelt four for 22. Vermont Street won by 44 runs on the first innings. , ' BAYFIELD V. MOUNT EDEN. Bayfield.—First innings. -14 (Mavall 17). Bowling: Bleaklcy look lour wickets for 11. llennisott five for 20. Mount Eden.—First innings. 13 Second innings, i.s. Bowling: Philpot took nine wickets for 15 runs. Ruyncs one for Hi Bayfield won by an innings and Ks'nins. B GRADE. BERESFORD ST. V. GRAFTON. G ran on. —First innings. 11. Second in niugs. is. Bowling for Rercsfbrd St • CitIln took ten wickets, Waterworth ten. Beresford 'St.—First Innings, 40 iColli-ns li.) Bowlbig for Grafton: Matlhcws took I four wickets. McLean three, anil Thoinu I son three.

Beresfoid Street won by an Inuin-s and 11 runs. Waterworlh did the "hat trick." NEWMARKET V. NEWTON WEST. ~,' N S. ,v _. ark^> —I 'n PSt „ ,nnl _'* s - ++ iHoskins 13, lapper 12). Bowling for Newton West Clarke took three wickeis for 25 runs* Reid seven for 18. Newton West.—First innings. 11. Second I innings. 13. Bowling for NewmarketI— lliot took nine wickets for lit ritus Taprcr llive for 6, Hosting two for 2. Iliggin, „„„ 1 for 1. Williams oue for o. RICHMOND ROAD V. NELSON STREET. (Richmond Road.—First innings. !K5 (J. Rudling 59, not out. .1. Eslall 28). Second innings, four for no wickets. Bowling for Richmond Road: Dick Or 11 lib took eight wickets and scored the "hat trick," Ridllng four Porteous live. Shaw one. I Ne"laou Street.—First innings. 42 (Patersou 10). Second innings, 57 (Edmonds 19. T Ray 12). Bowling for Nelson Street: -Walters four. Edmonds four. Callaway two. Richmond Road won by 1 run and 10 wickets. NEWTON EAST V. ONEHUNGA. Newton East.—First innings. DC (Dawn 17' Callaghan 14, Jones 11, Keuuedy 11). Onehnnga.—First innings, 43 (Iletlierington 16. McKearncy 14). Second innings, 21, Newton East won hy au innings. NAPIER STREET V. GRAFTON. Napier (Street.—First innings, 4S (Belshani 10 Woods 111. Second innings, 63 (Laws 10, Woods 18). Bowling: McLean took nine wickets, Matthews and Thompson shared tlie rest. Grafton. —First Innings. 25. Second innings. 19 (none of batsmen reached double figures). (Bowling: M.-Kenna took ten wicliets, etoekey nine. Napier Street won by 00 runs. ..__„-

AVOXDALE V. NAPIER STREET. Avnndnle.—First innings. 4-J il. Morris 13, X Thompson 11), SofOUii innings. o*> (Beau 13, Goodwin J-!, Morris ni. Bowling: ' First innings. Cairn four wickets. Whylc ! four Second Innings. Whyle> llvo. i Napier Street.—lirst innings. :;4 (Mc.Gonton 9). Bowling: |Tir»t innings. Mclioiiiijii took four wiefcets. Wright six. Second innings. Wright look lire wlckcix. MrUonaglc five. Avourtale won by V. inns. I'A'KXELI. V. BKRESFOHD STHKKT. Beresford Strept.—Klret inning?, sn for eight wlrkets. declared iDeighton J:t. W.iterwor:h 18. Catlin 13). Howling: Hargreaves totik four wickets. Harle.v three. I'arnell.—First Innlnjjs. 11. Bowling: ratlin look five wi.kcts, Waterwoi-th live Heresfi.rd sireet won hy 74 run*. . c (JRAUK. VATXHAI.r. V. XORMAI* Vauxuall.—First innings. 27. 5...- 01 -., lin - nings. «1 for seven wlckots (Johnson !). Mownt 42. not out). Bowling tor Normal: King s ix. Kimie.v two. Normal.—Kirsi innings. r>l (Youns '->■ iSc-oiid innings. :tl lAlli-n 13). Koivllng for Vauxlmll: .Simpson look thirteen wicknls for runs, <Mow:lt four for la, Bunks two, Hansen one. Vauxlinll won by ihrpc wickets nnd 3 nuie. EPSOM V. SIIUTHCOTK. Epsom.—First Innings, (f<l (Mlilor 'JS. Kenny ITi. U<.rv ling lur Nnrtlii-nli-: ,-iv, nicr.s lo.iK six wickets. XoHheote—First liinlngsi. 27. Second innings. Xi, Bowllhk mr Epsom: Miller look 12 wickets. Rpsoin w.in hy nn innings ami I; runs. STANI,KY BAY V. KK'HMUNI) WlvSr. Kiclimoiid Wcsi. - Kirn: Innings, s.; (.loliustone K». Second innings. 1(1. Bowliug mr Stanley Bay: Ilewin 11 wl.U.'ts, Hu-lmiian X. McMastPi- 1. Stanley Bay. —First lunings. (W ißui-linnon i.>. Ilewin loi. Bowling for UlchnioniL West: Smith four wickets, l.ltherlaiul lliroe. iJi.nald iwii, Senior or.c. Sninli-y B;iy won liy :m lnnllljts nml -•'! runs. I'OiNT <iji:vai.ii:i: v. OTAHiiir. . Point Chevallpr luiulp ;!S in tin- llrst InniiiKS. nml J-J for six wickets in thf second. (Italiuliii made 20 ami _•!>. Point Clieviillcf wnn by four wickets anil ."> runs. MKADOWBANK V. i:i-I.KI!SI.IK. Mouduwlmnk.- Firsi innlugs, till (Fisher "n. Bridges 13. Tinplng 12) Lliersllp.—First Innings. Hi isinglet.ui Hi. Second Innings, Iβ. Mcadowbiink won by an liming and .■:.-. funs. i U (IRADK. ST. UKI.IKUS V. I'DItNWAI.I, I'AltK. iSt. Hellers. — Klrsst liintug*. !Si. Second inultiKS, -<0 (Welsh 13, I.itton Id). ■Cornwall Park.-- First inniiiKs. ;;.s. fe'-ond luulngs, 32. fornwell Park won hy thri'p wi.-ki-ts and .1 rune. WAJKATO C'RIrKKT. TWO KXCtTINIi FINISH KS. Some of the best (.Ticket seen this .-.eason In Hamilton was witnessed by n Idg crowd on Saturday, fllnuirli tin- weathor wns <lnll und Botnewh»t cold. Both niatcbes only finished within n minute or two ol time, nml xvltli surprise wins for Old Hoys and Nganmvrnhla. In the Old Hoys v. St raul'e match, with an hour and n-quartei-to so. St. Paul's declared six wickets for «!). eivinic Old Boys the task of getting In tint time, and as it got nearer .i.4"> Old Boys gradually put on the runs, and with five minute!) to «o a wicket fell, leaving six rhns to win. Another batsman wns rushed in. and a boundary hit by Uowley Marks Stare Old Boy* the victory. Likewise in the mttota Ngaruawahla v. Warwick the game was won by Njtaruawahia with only on* inlnuti> to spare. These matches leave the Wgikato enmpptltlon as follows: —Warwick 6 points. Old Boys tl points, St. Paul's 1 point and one game t» go. Ngaruawuhla Following are the principal ncorani: Si. Paul's v. Old Roys. Se<-nuil Innllign of Si. Paul's; SU wiikets uleclnriMli lor «!i (J. PomerOT :tn W. I'omeroy 11). (lid Boys: Swond «i!t wickets for 17'J (Marks nor out 47. Ullmoro 43. Bildd 13). Warwick v. Ngaruawahia.—Warwick: Soc- ,- ood innings 78 (Timms in, Johnson 1!>, H. .TohnetiD 17, Oiffe Kli. Xganmwahia: Second lnninK*. si for four wickets iHemue :!i;. Mennles 31, Morris 10).