CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 94, 21 April 1924, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE EASTER TOURNEY. AUCKLAND V. SUBURBAN A. , The chief attraction of the closing day or the Suburban Association's Easter tourney at Eden Park was the match between the teams entered by the Auckland cricket Association, which is represented this year for the first time in the tournament, and the Suburban A team, which wa« strengthened for the game by the inclusion \v_f__ % Da A __ D «nnlng, of Rodney, and B. Watts, from the Suburban B eleven. __y j _S_S S the toss Prater decided to bat. and Mills and Nettleton opened for th« hnwii_„ T s e y_,Played steady cricket to the o.hSS*., 0 . ~.S i Watts. Martin and _____W-. . _ was not until p ' Dunning was tried with the score at 40 that Nettleton who had not settled down to his customary tel?- 6 .-™ 611638 ' w ««. "owled. Mills andMus_. !"aWn_^l£ n _i. n<l ln ? te ? dy Btyle « tne '""ner Playing nice all round shots, and the North &. _™ tßm . n Pushing- *any_hi£g loose that came along. Various changes failed "f the batsmen until 9S wa* reached, fthitW" D . rat Mistake, d-iving f-r-it- . . Jackie upishly and hard and •cdye took a good catch at mid-off At the luncheon adjournment a little later F__S. and Moatcith were together, wUh^ne^...----hA f „f r '? nch Frater was °nt l.b.w. before he got going, and a smart mid-wicket catch ' .Jit J. a . kie nnisned a nice toning, by mv '.f?i U . Wlckets Dein ß down fSr il4. Mc£?rh f .i. 1 t0 a Bwln « in S one from Slack!., with the score at 131, whilst Scott wm. clean bowled by Simpson? and Woodruff" s W cot-e CaUS ____ n :_ t „ hOU v t any >oltion to .h_ f - 1 •• sim P B °n Improved his averace by bowling Coates. and eight wicket were down for 134 Blair and ArblasterpuT on 20 runs for the ninth wicket, whilst Arblaster and Buckley made a stubborn last wicket m-_- d K. b t Cf ° re „ A l blaster was caught off a miss hit, and the innings closed for 193. Ihe scores are :— AUCKLAND—First Innings. Mills, c Gedye, b Mackie ... _-. Nettleton, b P. Dunning VV Montcith, c Mackie, b Simpson".'.'."" _•> Frater, lbw, Hutchison . ".. •" Blair, b Watts ~; McCoy, b. Mackie 1 4 Scott, b Simpson • " * ~ Woodruffe, c Breeze, b ■ Slmp'son ".'.'. * 1 > Coates, b Simpson v Arblaster, c P. Dunning, b Hu'tchis'on 32 Buckley, not out 14 .Extras ~11 13 Total ooa Bowling: Simpson took four wickets for 60 runs, Hutchison two for 24, P. Dunninjr one for 30, Watts one for 38, Martin none for 0, Mackie, two for 27. WHANGABEI V. RODNEY. WHANGAItEI—First Innings. Hewlett, b Hare 6 Meredith,, b A. Dunning 11 Lees, b A. Dunning n Dickie, b Vipond 1 Drake, c and b A. Dunning 13 Norman, c Pickering, b Dunning 13 Wrathall, b A. Dunning :; Wilding, c Vipond, b Hare ........ 2 Martin, not out 6 Cotterell, run out 1« Teasdale, c Pickering, b Hare 1 Extras , 0 Total -. 77 RODNEY.—-First Innings. A. Dunning, b Meredith 24 Wyatt, c Meredith, b Norman ...... 2 Vipond, b Meredith _. 1 Kenealy, b Norman 2 Gubb, c Hewlett, b Norman 7 Extras O Total for Aye wickets ~ 30 FRANKLIN V. SUBURBAN B. Franklin had the first strike in this game, and at the luncheon adjournment appeared likely to put up a big score, as they had 107 for three wickets- Six of the Suburban bowlers were tried, A. Watt being the only one to occasion the batsmen any dittlculty. Dr. Howden had 47 to bis credit when play was adjourned. Scores: — FRANKLIN—Firat Innings. 3. S. Deane. b A. Watt 13 Heard, c Morman, b Russell 0 Mulgan, b Viscoe 17 Dr. Howden,. not out 47 Yates, not out ... 7 Extras .. 14 Total for three wickets 1 107 "SALLY" COMPANY MATCH. The following players will represent "The Critics" .in a match against an eleven of the "Sally" Comic Opera Company, to be played at Eden Park on Tuesday afternoon commencing at 2 p.m. :—Lieuts. Wilkinson and Wllmot.-Sllwell, Messrs. S. C. Arblaster, E. C. Beale, W. J. Vestey, H. E. Eton, M. George, C. R. Nettleton, A. C. Norden, J. H. Miller and 11. Speak.