CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 83, 10 April 1922, Page 7

CRICKET.

1 • SEASON'S CHAMPIONSHIP. GKAFTON THE WINNERS. RAIN AGAIN INTERFERES. : ' PARNELL THE RUNXERS-UP. The chief attraction on Saturday in the Auckland Cricket Association's competitions was the concluding play of the senior final between Craiton and Eden A, in which the former team had the almost overwhelming advantage of a lead of 131 runs on the first innings, with only three hours' play ahead. Eden's one hope was to effect a collapse of Grafton's batsmen within the Bret hour. Although the first two batsmen scored freely they did not stay long, and there was promise of the collapse when three wickets fell for 39 runs, with R. Rowntree absent through illness. At this critical stage Allcott and C. Snedden contributed a valuable partnership, in which they defied the bowling for an hour in adding 39 runs. With the game made sale by the time element, the following Grafton batsmen hit out more freely. With 112 runs on for six wickets rain caused a loni* adjournment, and the game was over in actual effect, for there was only an hour left for play when the players went out again. The rain came down again, and after several overs had been bowled, stumps were drawn before 5 p.m.. with 106 runs on for six wickets, Grafton thus winnings the game on the first innings, and the season's championship. This is the first season in which the Grafton Club has won the championship, its nearest previous effort being nearly 20 years back, in the old club days, when Grafton, Eden, and City were bracketed for the honours. The loss put 3 Eden back two points, enabling Parnell, on the win last week against North Shore, to get into the place of runners-up. The finishing positions of the teams are: — , t'olnts— Chp. P. For Agst. D. Pts. Grafton A x ... 9 16 5 — 11 Pamell ...... 9 13 (i — 7 Eden A 9 12 6 — fi North Shore ..9 11 8 1 3 University ... 9 11 lv — 1 Tonsonby 9 10 13 — «:i V.M.C.A 9 4 15 1 *n | Eden B 9 4 IS — *14 ! •Signifies minus. THE TEAM'S RECORD. The winning team's record for the season is:—Beat Eden B by an innings and 41 ru_ (226 to 105 and 80) beat j Eden Aby 56 runs (144 to S8); lost to < Xprth Shore by nine wickets (105 and I 143 to 216 and 34 for one) ; lost to Pon- j sonby by 122 runs (91 to 213); beat Parnell by 10*2 runs ('213 to IU); beat University by 127 runs (260 to 133); beat North Shore by 27 runs (146 to 1J9); beat Eden by" 131 runs (275 to 144). I The outstanding factors in Grafton's success this year have been E. Horspool's consistency as a run-getter, C. AHcottr's faculty for getting wickets combined with the aptitude shown by him as a batsman late in the season; j and R. Rcwntree's fine wicket-keeping, ' al3o combined with his knack of making runs when they were wanted. A DEBATABLE POINT. A point that affords considerable scope for .debate is whether or not, in the game concluded on Saturday Eden was beaten according to the rules of cricket. The argument that has been raised is that if the teams do not reach a definite decision on the two innings in a three days' game the match must be declared a draw, as in the case of the test : "matches. The point does not affect j Grafton's winning of the championship, because even if the game were declared drawn Grafton would still remain two I points in the lead of Parnell. / THE GRAFTON -AVERAGE'S. The following are the batting and bowl. Ing averages oi the Grafton team for the season:— BATTING.

THE GAME IX REVIEW! .. The last day's play of the final between Grafton aud Eden A, like the first of the three Saturdays, was marked by a rainfall that operated to the disadvantage of Eden, with the difference that the rain on the first day probably affected the result of the 'gsinc, while on Saturday it came when the game was lost by Eden beyond hope of recovery. \ It will be remembered that in the opening of the match Grafton, on a . wicket that helped the bowlers, had lost four wickets for 13 runs, and Allcott and Rountree were engaged i:i making a recovery in good fighting style, having carried the score to over 50, when a heavy rain shower came on. and conditions thereafter were easy for the batsI men, with the result " that Grafton "lushed the day and the innings with 275 runs on. Eden batted throughout the second Saturday on a wicket which ""as slightly soft and slow, making 144 runs in the afternoon, which was a*good effort in the circumstances, for the Grafton bowling, wicket-keeping, and fielding were all first-class. The task left to Eden on the third and last Saturday was almost a hopeless one, for a complete reversal had to he accomplished in three hours' play, and their only chance lay in a sensational bowling performance, followed up hy an unusual battin<r effort. 'In the first, place the Grafton side had to be got out within 90 minutes. Horspool and Sloman. the opening batsmen, started off freely, but the bowlers had some early success, for at 20 Sloman was bowled off his pads by Harvie, at &*, Horspool was beaten and bowled by a swerving ball from Cameron, wao also got past Patterson's ■ defence a little later with 39 runs on. ■ It looked as if Ed»n might possibly get through the first part of their tsusk hy disposing of Graf\on within the nest hour, for Rountree was absent, but Allcott and C. Snedden settled down to a steady defensive partnership. Cameron *as bowling particularly well, and both ■>*t_ten had uncomfortable moments to

him, but they weathered it through, and the critical hour was past -when R. lay lor broke through Snedden's defence I with the score at 76. i Baker had knocked up a dozen in ' quick style before being caught, and i immediately afterwards brilliant field- i ing by Brooke-Smith had Allcott thrown out. Flower and Wilson were together j for the seventh wicket when the rain started, and caused an adjournment, with only ninety rninutee' time left for play. After a wait of ten minutes the players went out again, but after four or five overs the rain came down again, and Eden abandoned a hopeless task, the score then bein*r 166 for six wickets. Eden undoubtedly had bad luck throughout the match, and the indications of the play where conditions wera equal went in the direction of showing that under normal circumstances a very close and interesting result would have been witnessed. The scores are: — EDEN. First Innings 144 GBAFTOX. •First Innings 273 Second Innings. Sloman. b Harvle 8 Horspool, b Cameron .....!.'.'.'!.'.'.'!.'!.'. 14 Paters on. b Cameron 10 L. Snedden, b R. Taylor 9 'Allcott, thrown out ... '°0 Baker, c Gillespie, b Heighway .'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 12 Flower, not out 25 Wilson, not out 43 Extras ........... YY 16 „ Six wickets for : ' 168 Bowling: Cameron two wickets for 26 runs, Harvie one for 14, Whelan none for 13, R. Taylor one for 25 Heighway one for 22, L. Taylor none for 9, Bennett none for 8, Irving none for 24. THIR.D GiRAEHE. ONEHUNGA V. W.Y.M.I. W.T.M.I. WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. W.Y.M.l.—First . innings. 122: second innings, 146 (Peebles 47 not out. Lewis 32, 1 Knight 15. D. Peebles 32). Bowling for Onehunga, .Taylor took six wickets for 33. ! Onehunga.—First innings. 53: second innings. 104 (Williams 25. Beaver 26. Stephenson 17. Thompson 11). Bowling for W.Y.M.1., Mundy took five wickets for 23, D. Peebles three for 36. W.Y.M.I. won by 111 runs, and thus wins the third grade championship. SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. B GRADE. CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY ELLERSLIE. ELLERSLIE V. HARBOUR BOARD. .'Harbour Board, in their innings, made 42 runs and the second realised tbatting 1 with six men only) 33, Baxter being top ! scorer with 10 runs. In 'Harbour Hoard's second Innings Peebles took three wickets for 13 and J. Baxter two for 16. Bllerslie in their only innings made 179, winning by an innings and 102 runs. Humphries bowied splendidly for Harbour Board, taking seven wickets tor 3D. The Ellerslie team have achieved the feat of going through the season without a 1 defeat, and winning the championship tn the B Grade. Unity being runners-up. The team have played, including off day contests, 12 matches, In all of which they were successful. RICHMOND V. UNITY. Unity.—First innings, 82 (McLeod 17 not , out, Simpson 14, Williams 20). Second innings, 65 (Knight 10, Simpson 17, Clausen ' 23). ! Richmond.—First innings, 76. (Turton 23, 1 Michael 12). Second Innings, six wickets ' for 88 (Turton 14, McKeown 21, Jenkinson ; 17, Boss 15, Michael 8 not out). Richmond won by four wickets. SUBURBAN CRICKET REPS. The tournament for the Walker Shield will be played on the Domain on Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Monday, between teams representing the Country Associations and the Suburban Association, the latter being the present holders of the trophy. The final selection of the suburban teams was made on Saturday, and is as follows:— A Team.—Breese (captain), Burnside. Cloke, Flatt, Hendy, Kerr, Lonergan, Mitchell. Marshall, Simpson, Swaffleld. B Team. —Hetherington. Henderson, J. McLaren. Nairn, A. Riddell (captain). Williams, Youd, Leigbton. McLeod. Robinson, E. Burnside. Reserves: Wrntball, McFadjean, White and Taberner. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. A GRADE. EDENDALE V. POXSOXBY. Edendale.—First innings, 81 (Stycb 21, Futon 13). Bowling for Ponsonby: I. Jamleson three for 21, Cole Aye for 30 Ponsonbv.—First Innings. 23 (Cole ■). Bowling for Edendale: Fulton six wickets for 5. Berridge three for 7, Clark one for 7. Edendale won by 58 runs. MAUNGAWHAU V. MT. EDEN. Maungawhan.—First innings. 76 (Brebner 33. Curson 11). Bowling for Mt. Ldeii: Denison five wickets for 22. Wilson two for 16. Angell one for 3. , . Mt Eden.—'First innings". 3o (Hetherington 9) Bowling for Maungawhau Brebner four for 15. Forster one for 6, Walker three for 4, Curson two for 5. Maungawhau won by 41 runs on the first innings. VERMONT STREET V. REMUERA. Remuera.—Eirst innings. 17. Bowling for Vermont Street: Gaw six wickets for 8, Dobson four for 5. Vermont Street won by 62 runs on the first Innings. Vermont Street.—First Innings. i 9 (Corbett 24. Dobson 1 retired hurt) 10, Gaw 22, Allen 6 not out). Bowling for Remuera: Graham and Haslani bowled well. DEVONPORT V. GREY LYNN. Grey Lvnn.—First Innings. 26. Bowling for Devonport: Rosenfeldt six for 13, Davis three for 9. Devonport.—First innings, •> (F. Foster 17. James 21, D. Smith 13. Bookhain 10). . Devonport won by 51 runs. MOUNT ALBERT V. BAXFIELD. Bavfield.—First innings, 45 (Matthews 12. Ballev 11). Second innings. 127 for five wickets (Matthews 24, Raynes 30, bmlth 20. McLeav 31 not out, Belve 12). Mount Albert.—First innings, 60 (Morris 32 not out). Second Innings 13. Bowling for Bayfield: Kaynes six for 7, Matthews r °Bay— Id won by five wickets and 98 runs. B GRADE. NAPIER-STREET A V. XEWTOX EAST. Xinier Street.—First innings. 25 (Stuckey 13 K P Second innings. 36 for two wickets (Barnes 21 not out. McKenna S). Bowling for Newton East: Cook eight wickets. Xewton East.--First innings 44 (( 1 - la"han 16. Small 8 not ourl. Second innings. 14. Bowling for Napier Street: McKenna eleven wickets. Stuckey 9. . Napier Street won by eight wickets. GRAFTON V. XEWTOX WEST. 'Grafton.—First innings', 77 (Taylor 30. Walton 12. Frearson 17). Bowling ioi•Newton West. Holland three wickets. Clarke Jxewton West.—First Innings, 78 (Clarke 42. Robinson 'IS). Xewton West won by one run on the first Innings, ONEHUNGA V. XB_ON STREET. Onehunga.—First Innings. 49 (Davis 10. Pent 13 Larklu 14 not out). Second Innings. 49 (Larkln 25 not out). •Nelson Street.—First Innings. 43 (Whitlev 20, Rea IS). Second innings, 31 (Whitley 15). ' — ' Onehunga won by li runs. XEWMARKET V. NELSON .STREET. Newmarket. —First Innings, 31 (Hlgglns 10) Bowling for Nelson Street: Edmonds six'for 8, Walters tour tor 23 Nelson Street.—First Innings, 5* (Edmonds 13, Kelleway 10). Bowling for NewmarKet- Elliott five wickets for IS, Hlgglns two for 10, McCarthy two for 4. Nelson iStreet won by 22 runs. BERESFORD STREET V. RICHMOND D ROAU. Beresford Street.—First Innings, 53 (Catlin 10, Gordine 13, Delghton 11). Second in ßlclmo„ Road.—First innings. 44 (Grnbb 10.) Second innings, 20 for two wickets (Thomas 11)-' ..".__ ._ . Richmond Road won by eight -wickets.

' D GRADE. 6TANLEX BAY V. ST. HELIEB'S. Stanley Bay.—'First innings, 102 (Hewln 13, Buchanan 26). St. Helier's.—First Innings, 13. Second nnlngs, 29. Stanley Bay won by an innings and 60 :uns. WAIKATO MATCHES. WARWICK AND ST. PAUL LEADING. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Saturday. At Seddon Park the club championships were continued this afternoon ln good weather and before a fine crowd. The ground was In good order, but play was slow. Warwick beat Old Boys by 59 runs on the first innings, giving them a two- point win. St. Paul's journeyed to Ngaruawahia, beating 100 local team there, and obtaining a threepoint win. This means that a further match will have to be played on Good Friday to decide the championship. In the B Grade Claudelands beat Ngaruawahia, giving Cludelauds the B grade championship. WARWICK V. OLD BOYS. Warwick.—Flnst innings, 124. Second innings, five for 91 declared (W.'Timms 33 not out, Cllffe 23 not out, Burnett 23). Old Boys.—First Innings, 74. Second innings, four for 49 (Allen 20, Postgate 17). Warwick won on the first innings by 59 runs. ST. PAULS V. XGARTJAWApiA. (At Xgaruawahla.) ■ St. Paul"? won this match, with a three-point win. WAIHI CHAMPIONSHIP. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WAIHI. this day. City defeated Mataura by one wicket, and the former are now leading for the club, ;hamplonship.

In. N.O. Score. Runs. Av. E. Horspool .. .14 — 15*.' 65S 47 B. Rountree .. S 1 54 313 30.7 J. Baker 12 1 57 2iS 2i C. Allcott 11 "-' «0 1S6 20.G H. "Wilson 14 1 (JS 250 19.2 W. Wheeler ..5 2 #*■• 54 IS R. Sloman 13 — 77 233 17.9 W. landman.. 12 3 67 153 17.2 C. Snedden .. IS :: 35* 135 13,5 — Patterson 5 — :i2 7.0 14 A. Kilworth ..4 1 2S 34 11.3 W. Flower ... 11 1 29 108 10.S • Not out. \ BOWLING. Wekts. Runs. Average. C. Allcott 52 580 11.1 Kilworth 7 110 15.7 /E. Horspool 25 413 16.5 /TO". Sandman - 6 101 16.S C. Snedden 24 423 17 .t> ■T. Baker 9 215 23.8* H. Wilson 12 280 24.0 •W. Flower 1 27 27