SUBURBAN CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 308, 29 December 1924, Page 7

SUBURBAN CRICKET.

_ WAEKER SHIELD MATCH. SMALL SCORING AGAIN. Small scoring was again In evidence this morning, when the suburban cricket tournament was continued at the Domain, and some good bowling performances were achieved. Franklin commenced well in their game with Suburbs A, but with one exception the remainder were dismissed very cheaply. Suburbs opened disastrously and lost four wickets for 10 runs. The wickets were soft and in favour of the trundlers. FRANKLIN V. SUBURBS is.. • FRANKLIN.—First Innings. Cossey, c Bushill, b Watts ........rs__ 25 Heard, b Stallworthy . — 1 McLeod, c McLaren, b Watts _.-_..— 27 Deane, c sub., b Watts 0 Yates, b Stallworthy ______ 2 Lawrie, c Gedve. b Stallworthy ..-._• O Brooks, c Dudley, b Stallworthy .._■ 0 Wilson, b Watts .... * Dr. Howden, c Dudley, b Stallworthy 3 Carter b. Watts _.. .. tf* Harriman. not out ..._•__--•-_.._-■-. S Extras «___._-_... ———-. 23 Total _.._.. -— __--_-_ **_!. Bowling: Stallworthy took five wickets for 70 runs. Watts five for 33. SUBURBS A.—First Innings. Catherall, hit wicket, b McLeod _.__ 0 Gedve. c Harrison, b McLeod ........ j Elliott, b Carter ._ _..._-_.-- 1 Bushill, rttn out _.__.....-_....-.—--• 1 Miller, not out ._._..._.._ "J Stotter, not out .-..._..._.-...— 1 Extras •». ...••-...—•••-•••» " Total for four wickets -__.-__-.. 10 WELLINGTON V. CHRISTCHURCH. The feature of the first Walker Shield match—Christehurcb. v. Wellington-was the howling of the lp-year-old Wellington player, Leggrett, who secured six wickets for 22 runs. Lcggctt last year played for the WelUngton Boys' League, wherein his batting average for the season was 97. The scores to the time of going to press were:— CHRISTCHURCH.—First Innings. , Hansford, c Garrod, b Miller '-•' ; Lawson, b Brookes _..___._._. " * Hastie, c Miller, b Leggett _._._._-_._. -* :. Graham, b Leggett ............ _« ; Burns, b Leggett _._...._._.-. " Mcßae, lbw, b Leggett ....-..._..... * Armstrong, c and b Buck ..„.._..-__. !•' ' Crumb, lbw, b Leggett .._..._-_.._.. JJ I Robertson, b Leggett ....„.._.._._.« •' ' Fletcher, 1> Buck ......_._........... 1" ' Snookes, not out ...........••..•_.••_* '* 1 Bowling: Miller one for 27, Garrod none , for 28, Capes none for 8. ißrookes one for 1, Leggett six for 23, 'Buck two for 1L