CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Issue LVII, 1 March 1926, Page 13

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.

■ I PLAY ON SLOW "WICKETS. J TWO THREE-POINT WINS. \l ! 1 i Tj After the rain of the previous night, t the wickets at Eden Park and North , Shore were in a drying condition when | v the A.C.A. senior championship games - f were continued on Saturday afternoon, j*■ with the result that the teams that had secured an advantageous position the previous week in the matter of runs had no cause for worry. Generally it was f a day for the bowlers, and three-point j wins "were secured by Graft-on and TJni- \ versify, while a very determined innings by Ponsonby occupied the greater i part of the afternoon at the Shore, and the home team was unable to get a j three-pointer. While howling averages C for the day were good, that of Allcott, J who got the advantage of the use of the v wicket when it was at the drying stage, I when it had also a little pace, was J exceptional, for in ten overs he got six wickets for seven runs. At Eden i Park there was also some bright bat- J tinf, while Wilson (for Grafton) hit up 49 runs in a few minutes, and Broberg (48) and Badeley (72) punished the University howling unmercifully for a £ period. Grafton, by carrying their total to 292 in reply to Eden's 184,' and then wetting Eden out for 45, had a very comfortable three-point win. j University, who had made 328 the , previous week, got rid of Parnell for 88 ( in their first innings, and for 165 in j their second, despite the fact that Bro- ■, berg and Badeley put on 108 for the ( fourth wicket. They were helped by , Parnell being two men short, otherwise j it is doubtful if they would have got < the three-point win. < At North Shore the visiting team, ~ Ponsonby, soon realised that conditions , made it hopeless for them to reach the j home team's score of 411, but they ; played for the draw on time, and it was well past 5 p.m. before North Shore got; , the last man out, the total being 140. ' Following on, Ponsonby put on 24 runs without loss, and Shore abandoned the 1 effort to get a three-point win. } ( UNIVERSITY V. PARNELL. ] 1 With a score of 328 to beat, Irving and j Duncan opened ParnelPs first innings • against University to the bowling of R. ' Garrard and Mathieson. Irving went early, W. Garrard holding a catch in slips off Mathieson when Irving's score stood at seven. Duncan and Badeley ; then became associated and carried the ' score along at a good pace. Badeley soon got into his stride and scored freely < off both bowlers, following this up by a : sixer off Smeeton in the latter's first over. With 52 runs on the board, however, the partnership abruptly terminated, Duncan being run out in.going for a foolish run. This was the beginning of a batting debacle, the next five wickets falling for the addition of only : 18 runs. Harvie and Dow made a. short . stand for the eighth wicket, which yielded 15 runs, but the whole side, minus Somervell who was absent, was out a little later for the meagre total of SB. Mathieson and E. Garrard reaped a j bowling harvest, but although the wicket was somewhat tricky after the rain, it was not nearly as difficult as the figures suggest, and most of the batsmen got out through ultra-cautious methods. Badeley and Duncan were the only hatsmen who played up to form* Parnell followed on, requiring 240 runs to avert an innings defeat. The first three wickets fell cheaply, but the association of Broberg and Badeley produced a much needed vigour and enterprise in the batting. Badeley treated the bowling with scant respect, and, after opening his account with a couple of powerful bountlary shots, he proceeded to deal out punishment right and left. Mathieson, who had bowled one over at the start of the innings, came back to the bowling crease and Badeley welcomed him by hitting 14 off his first over. Then B." Garrard and Jones were tried, but Badeley's tally I off the latter's first over was four bound- j aries, bringing the score up to 100 after 61 minutes' batting. Broberg was also I playing good sound cricket, and the rate ' of scoring continued unchecked until, I with the total at 129, Jones found some j consolation for the severe handling he had received by catching Broberg at | point off R. Garrard's bowling. The partnership had realised 108 runs in 50 minutes. Broberg's 48 was a splendid knock at a critical juncture. Without any further addition to the score, Badeley lifted one into W. Garrard's hands and was out, after compiling a brilliant 72, including twelve fours. His batting was a treat to watch, his driving, glancing and cover-driving being first class. He scored his runs in 72 minutes. Of the remaining batsmen, Mann and Dow managed to reach double figures, but Saunders took the last three wickets cheaply, and, Somervell and Harvie being absent, the innings closed for 165. University thus won by an innings and <5 runs. Scores:— PARNELL.—First Innings. Irving, c R. Garrard, b Mathieson 7 Duncan, run out 13 Badeley, c R. Garrard, b Mathieson".'.' 34 Macallan, b R. Garrard 2 Buisson, b R. Garrard 4 Broberg, c sub, b Mathieson 2 l>ow, c Mathieson. b R. Garrard 10 Jlann. c Mathieson. b R. Garrard 2 Harvie, not out 5 Andrews, st McDougall, b Mathieson .. ;; fcomervell, absent 0 Extras 1 Total Bowling.— R. Garrard four for 48, Mathieson foar for 28, Smeeton none for 11. PARNELL.—Second Innings Irving, cW. Garrard, b Bnrbidge .... 5 Broberg, c Jones, b R. Garrard 48 Duncan, b Saunders 2 Macallan, c Saunders, b Burbidge .. 1 Badeley, cW. Garrard, b Saunders .. 72 Buisson, b Saunders 2 Dow, b Saunders 11 Mann, c Mathieson, b Saunders in Andrews, not out 2 Harvie, absent O Somervell, absent 0 Extras 7 Total 165 Bowling: Saunders five for 47, Mathieson none for IP. Burbidge two for 25. R. Garrard one for 36, Jones none for 28. X7NTVERSITY. First Innings 328