CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1926, Page 10

CRICKET.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. | TWO CENTURIES RECORDED. '' NORTH SHORES LEAD INCREASED. The round of all-day games played yesterday at Eden Park and North Shore resulted in the North Shore team's lead in the senior championship being increased. Parnell defaulted to Eden, so that the only game at Eden Park was that between Ponsonby and University. The former team made its best score of the season, 319 for eight wickets, and then declared, but University managed to make a draw of it by playing out time, making 21S for eight wickets. A feature of the afternoon was an innings of 156 not out by N. C. Snedden, who played beautiful cricket in compiling the highest individual score so far this season. ■ The game at North Shore was marked by a collapse of Grafton in the first innings, which realised only 77 runs, and hiffh scoring by North Shore, who made 324 for four wickets, including 100 by Frater, and then declared. In their second innings Grafton asrain started badly, but recovered, and failed by only a few minutes to play out time and avert an innings defeat. They made 166 runs, and Shore won the game by an . innings and SI runs. j North Shore's Big Win. ! In reply to Grafton's first innings of 77. the Shore team carried their total to 324. After Frater had been dismissed at 199, Player and Monteith carried the total to 257, when ilonteith, having just completed his half-century, was stumped in flaying forward to Leech. Daere and Player went for a hit, and there was a merry time for a few rninutos, Player knocking two sixes and two fours off one of Horspool's overs. Then Dacre hit IS off Leech, and was out leg-before off the last ball, and he declared. Player was then 6S not out. j Grafton started their second innings badly again, losing Horspool, Taylor. ; Rowntree. Allcott and Leech with the total at 34. Then Pope and Snedden stayed together for over an hour and the total was 89 when Pope went legbefore. With Sloman as a partner Snedden made runs freely, and it looked as if they might play out time, but with less than half an hour to go, Snedden finished his fine innings by being caught in the outfield. There were still three wickets to go, but the others failed to stay with Sloman, and the last wicket. fell with, two minutes to spare, and i Shore got the win by an innings. Scores:— j GRAFTON. First Innings 7"i Second Innings. Jlorspool. b Player r> Taylor, b Coates 1: Rowntree. b Coates 4 Allcott. b riayer 12 Pope. Ibw. b Townshend 1* r /€ecn. b Townsnend 6 C. A. Snedden. c Elliott, b Monteith .. S--Sloman, not out 31 Dykes, b Coates 2 Goodwin, c Pla.ver, b Daere 1 Osborue. b Dacre 0 Extras 7 Total im ; Bowlins Analysis.—Coates took three j wickets for 31 runs. Pla.ver two for 11. \ Townshend two for 2S. Darre two for 52, Monteith one for 5, Frater none for 9, Johnson none for 21. Elliott none for -. j NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. j Frater, c Snedden, b Osbo-ne 100 j hlliotr. c Snedden. l> Dykes ."4 I .Monteith, st. Rowntree, b Leech .... .~2 ' Player, not out 6S ' Dacr<\ Ihw, b Leech ::i j Extras 19; Total for four wickets (declared) 324 i Bowling Analysis.—beech took two wic- I kets for 44 runs. Oshorne onp for 16, Dykes ! one for 26. Goodwin none for IT. Allcott none for 4fi. Horspool none for 4T, Pnedden none for ST. PONSONBBY V. UNIVERSITY. Two University wickets fell in the j nineties. Smeeton, whose score was 42, | was bowled by Newdick and W. Garrard, [ after going along rapidly to 46. was j dismissed in a similar manner by Kemp. Matheson and D. R. Garrard hoisted j the century after 85 minutes' play, just j before Garrard was bowled by Kemp, i Gee's partnership with Matheson made j a big improvement in 'Varsity's position, i their contribution for the fifth wicket i being 101. Matheson had reached topscore at o7 when he was caught by Snedden off Dee. Wells and Gee, who was 38, wene in rapid succession, the former being bowled by Dee and the latter by Wheeler, who also got Ralfe. ! caught by Dee. Saunders and Bannister j were batting and the score was 218 when time was called. ! PONSONBY.—First Innings. Eight wickets (declared* 31!) UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. McDnneall. b Smith 5 I Smeeton. h Newdick 42 ! TV, K. Garrard. h Kemp 48 j P. R. Garrard. 1) Kemp x I Matheson. c Snedden. b Dee .~T ' Gee. b Wheeler .. ss ! Wells, h Dee 4 Saunders. not out s Ralfe. p Dpp. h Wheeler ft | Bannister, not out 0 | Extras ]s Total for eient wickets 218 ' Bowling : Whpeler took two wickets I for 11 runs. Pee two for 12. Kemp two for 24. Nowdick one for 28. Smith one for 3ft. Mrl>od none for four. Taylor nmie for 13, Worth none for 21. Brinsden none for 21. Snedden none for 30. THIRD GRADE. Grafton v. Windmill.— Grafton- Fir=t innings. 318 .Hopkins 78. Thomas 65, Olsen ' 51, Goodacre 36. Wrigbt 28 not out. Hamiiton 11). Bowline for Windm-M: F'an<=y took_five wickets for 01 runs. Baldick two for r<l. Walker two for 4S. Brown onp for) 22. Windmill: First innincs, 59 (Cox 17. Brown 11). Windmill: Second inninzs 91' (Walker 32. Bainbrid.e ]fi not out). Bowl-1 ins for Grafton : Hamilton took fpn w->-1 kets for 02 runs. Thomas six for 22. Savi-i dan one for 13, Goodacre one for 10, James i one for 12. Grafton won hy an innincs and : 168 runs, a three-point victory. j I FOURTH GRADE. : "Herald" v. All Saints.—"Herald"- First i innings. 233 (Watkins 1.34 not out.'Ninkiej :k>. Pearson 22. Hawkos 13). Bowline for All Saints: Caramick took three wickets Smyth three, Francis one. All Saints: l First innin;s. 3T iCammi.'k !2i Second j innings. 22 (Cammick 13). Bowling for! •'Herald : Yoiins took nine wickets. Wntkins ! two, Steele four. Cullum one. McCnllurn one. "Herald" won hy an innings and 103 I runs, a three-point win. Rovers , Methodist v. Post and Telegraph i —Post and Tele.raph: First inning M ! (Phipps IS, Micham 14 not out) Bowliac for Rovers' Methodist Scott took five ■ wickets for 20 runs. Moon three for 2, Sauderson on<; for _:_. Second in_ing= 10"' (Micham 40. Cooke IS). Bowlin_: s.mle:pon took six wickets for r>o runs, Scott three for 30. Rovers' Methodist: First inning?. 5S (Goldsworthy 13, Jones 10). Bowling for Post and Telegrai'b: Cooke took six wickets for 23 runs. Preston four for 14. Second innings. 172 for s;>v Pn wickeis. <1<- , clared (Goldsworthy IT. Jones 20. Moon 20, Sanderson 14. McKay 64 not out). Bowling: Cooke took three wickets for ."4 runs. Phipps two for 18. Rovere' Methodist won ' by 72 runs, a three-point win. j

SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. SENIOR GRADE. ; POXSOXBX V. A.H.3. i Ponsonhy.—First, innings: Wright, c and Iy> Mackie, 11; Hall, b Richardson, IT; ; Roberts, c F.reese. b L. Martin. 67: Inniss. i c Turner, b P.abbige, 13; Dickinson, 0 ] Turner, oT>: Ro'jiushaw, t> L. Martin, l: Woods, b Mackie. 1: Paxron, c Candy, t> Martin, 17; Houston, b Richardson, 3y; ! Paris, no: ont. U; Catherall, b Turner, 4; extras, 10: total, 2ij. A.H.B.—Kirst innings: Breese, h Dickinson. 3o; T-.irner, a Inniss. 38: Stewart, o Inuiss. 0: L. Martin, b Inniss, 13; Maekie, b Dickinson, l'>; Raboige, b "Woods. iV, Bennett, b Inniss. lu2; Candy, b Inniss, 6: Horspool, b I'i.-kson. -: Ri:hard>on, o Di.-kson. 0: Learning, not out, 0; extras, i-; total, 230. A NAVY TEAM. j TO PLAY KE-GULARLT. A n™ and very welcome feature in Auckland crirkpt is rhe organisation of a side representing the Royal Navy (Xew Zealand Division). On Wednesday aftr-rnoon la ft a practice match was plavfd at the North Shore ; cricket ground between an plpven from some lof the warships and a local eleven. Next Wednesday, when H.M.s. Veronica will also be in harbour, a match will he piayed between a side practically representative of the navy and a local eleven, at the North Shore cricket ground, commencing at 1.30 p.m. Last Wednesday's practice match fully demonstrated that the navy has some very good players, in all three" departments of the game, hut, as is offly to be expected, none <,f them is in his best form owing to want of opportunities for practice. Notwithstanding this handicap, some very good batting and howling were shown, and some ;of the Navy's ground fielding and catching was absolutely brilliant. ! The advent of the Navy in Auckland ! cricket is exceedingly welcome, and is sure to he a factor in adding to the increasing public , interest now licins taken in the game, as was demonstrated last Wednesday when the local eleven were the guests of ihe Navy. Th= bt-orc-3 trere as follow: — Will o' the Wisps.—First innings 207 (Sloman Oil. MoDougall 40. Butler 27). BowliDf: Sitwell took three for 3. McIntyre three far 47, Wuodroff three for 73. Marshall one for 7. The Navy.—First innings R2 (Cook 14. Selby 13. Marshall 101. Second inninzs 132 for six wickets (Linguard 21 not out, Marshall :•'.), Selby IS, sitwell 16). HAWEE CUP MATCH. KELSON V. WANGANUI. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NELSON, this day. The Hawke <""np cricket match. Nelson v. Wanganui, commenced this morning on a wicket that w»s a trifle soft, due to overnicht rain. Nelson won the toss, and batted, but littl" could be done against the bowling of Holland and Bernay, the first four wickets falling for IS runs. K. Eck'U and Biggar made a stand, and at the luncheon adjournment the score was four wicket." for •;." runs. Ed<»n. 26 not out, was the only duuble-figure score. I THE GAME AT HAMILTON. ; VISITING TEAMS BEATEN. i ißv Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON. Friday. Two representative cricket matches were ; played at Hamilton to-day. Hamilton A : defeated Rotoraa A !>y an innings and Iβ , ) runs, and Hamilton B defeated Te Kuiti 07 an inninss and 'Jt runs. Hamilton A scored -575 ITaylor 47. Rabone SO. Campbell 2S. Hawke 13, Going IT, Skeat I 42i. Bowlins for Kojon:a Goodsell toos three wk-kets for fU ruas. Lewis two for Xi, Woodward two for 4-1. Burton one for 16. ] Dincen one for 50, and Mc-Kibbon one lor . Sβ. : Rotnrua's first inninss yielded 4" (<3oo<J- ; spH 10, Burton 11). Bowling for Hamilton I Hawke took four n-i-kets for S runs. Lenli liun two for. 10, Taylor one for 3, Going ; one for 16. Tie visitors' second innings I produced 75 (Woodward 34i. Goins toou \ four wickets for l<3 runs, Lenihan four for In the Hamilton B v. Te Kuiti match the Matter rondo 7j in their rirst innings (Mcj ■Gerty 21. <;yde 10i. ?purdle took five ! wickets for 24. runs. Hevwonh three for 1-. : Howard two for 2J. Hamilton made Vtf j lArmstronz 53, Robertson 32. Horspool 18. : Heyworth 13. Spurdle J-». T»r»- ii, ratncK ' i took four wickets for .%4. three I I ?,'. T.nsk two for ?.e. Meredith one for 3J- ,- ---iJtAtllng again ,Te Kuiti made 100 (Read 24, I Meredith i.. Eassey JO. Uyde 10t. Robert- ! son toon thrpp vvickeis for 13 runs, and j Horjpool two for 2S. !