CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 14

CRICKET.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

EDEN LOSES THE LEAD,

AX INTERESTING POSITION,

The climax of the changes resulting from club senior teams being 'weakened by the absence of representative players was the second defeat within ten days of Eden, previously the leading team, and a jump to the front by Ponsonby and North Shore, with Eden and Parnell together a point behind the new leaders. It has been a general post, however, which adds fresh interest to the concluding club matches of the season, with four teams all within striking distance of the honours.

Eden's weakened attack on Saturday was taken full advantage of by the United Suburbs batsmen, whose reply to Eden's first knock of 224 was a score of 322, characterised by bright batting by Martin (62) and Leikis (•38).

With a securc score of 38S behind them Ponsonby got Grafton out once for 177, but the latter made a stubborn fight of it in the second innings, Horspool getting 109, not out, and 212 runs were put on for five wickets. Ponsonby to be content with a first-innings victory.

Parnell, who had made 267, got rid of University for 162, but in the follow on the students put on 210 for four wickets, and Parnell's win was on the first innings.

North Shore, with a lead of JBO on the first innings, got Y.M.C.A. out the second time for 204, and then made the necessary 34 runs without loss, getting a ten-wicket victory. The best bowling of the day was done by Aitken (Parnell), who got five University wickets for 31 in the first innings, and Langridge (Ponsonby), whose tally was five for 63 in Grafton's first innings. The positions of the teams now are:— Team Won. Lost. Drawn. Pts. Ponsonby 5 2 — 19 North Shore .. „ 5 2 — 19 Eden ......; 5 2 — 18 Parnell , .... 5 2 — IS United Suburbs ~4 3 — 13 Y.M.C.A. ~..i 2 5 — 10 University ~t 1 6 — 10 Grafton l 6 — 5 SURPRISE OF DAY. SUBURBS DEFEAT EDEN. The surprise of the day was the first innings defeat of Eden by United Suburbs. The former in' their first strike the previous week registered 224, to which Suburbs, continuing with one wicket down for 48, replied with a merrily compiled 322. When stumps were drawn at the end of the day's play, Eden had lost one wicket for 44. Several of the batsmen for the victors indulged in big hitting, and strings of fours were punctuated by sixes. Martin (62), Leikia (58), Kerr (58), and Bushell (46) were particularly forceful. Scores are as follows:— EDEN" First innings 224 Second Innings. H. Gillespie, lbw, b Atkinson 1 Postles, not out .................. 26 Bennett, not out 17 Total for one wicket .........c 44 UNITED SUBURBS.—First Innings. Bushell, c Cummings, b Fraser 46 Davis, b Fraser 9 Kerr, b Buisson .................... 58 Stotter, c Postles 29 Hendy, c Philpott, b Fraser 6 Martin, cA. Gillespie, b Fraser ...... 62 Leikis, st McCarthy, b Buisson 58 Williams, b Buisson 5 Somers. c Butler, b A. Gillespie ...... 7 Mills, lbw, b Buisson 16 Atkinson, not out 0 Extras 26 Total .. . ...... ... . . ... . 322 Bowling analysis: Fraser toot four wickets for 74, Buisson four for 45, Butler none for 48, Philpotts none for 11, Postles one for SO, H. Gillespie none for 21, A. Glllespi# one for 43. Bennett none for 10, and Brook-Smith none for 5. PONSONBYS THREE-POINTER. E. HORSPOOL'S CENTURY. There were two outsanding features of the game between Ponsonby and Grafton, won by the former on the first inning's scoTe. The first was the great performance of Langridge, who either bowled or caught out all but two of the fifteen Grafton players who batted in the two innings. The second feature was the brilliant batting of E. Horspool, who registered perhaps the finest century in this season's club cricket. Horspool has always been aggressive, but never more so than on Saturday, with perhaps that juncture when he required about a dozen runs to reach his three figures. However he has not the patience of Job, and he simply couldn't restrain fciiw-lf from going down the pitch and lift' : a ball out of the ground and on to t j road running at the back of the stands. The previous Saturday Ponsonby had knocked together 388, which proved too big a hurdle for Grafton. The latter were dismissed in the first innings for 177, and in the second strike rattled together 212 for the loss of five wickets. Ponsonby thus securing a three-pointer. Scores:— PONSONBY. First innings 3SS GRAFTON, —First Innings. Hopkins, c Langridge, b Smith 1 Horspool, c sub. b Smith 47 Wylie, c Langridge. b Smith 20 Sloman, c and b Langridge 50 Pope, b Langridge o Goodwin, c Lendrum, b La»gridge .... 15 Dykes, c and b Langridge 26 Street, run out 0' Oisen, lbw, b Langridge ............ 0 Turvey, c and b Langridge .......... 4 Hamilton, not out 4 Extras 10 Total 177 Bowling: Smith four for 55, Langridge five for 63, Roy none for 6, McLeod none for 6, Snedden none for 37. Second Innings. Horspool, not out 109 Sloman, b Langridge ....«••••«••.- 9 Wylie, b Langridge .......•••••••• 0 Dykes, b Langridge 1 Pope, lbw, b Smith 54 Goodwin, c Langridge, b Smith .•«.•« 23 Street, not out ..................... 2 t Extras 14 Total for five wickets 212 l£ngrld*e three for 68, Smith

[ PARNELL WIN AGAIN. By defeating University on Saturday I Parnell put themselves in the running ! for the championship. When play was resumed University, with two wickets down for a few more than fifty, needed just over two hundred to beat Parnell's first innings effort. Halfway through the innings it was evident that the students would never get the runs, and the last wicket fell with the total just a few more than a hundred below the number required. In their follow-on University did better, and Parnell at no stage looked like making a four point win of their victory. PARNELL. First innings 2C7 UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. Smeeton, c Hay, b Aitken 28 Bannister, b Aitken 3 Schnauer, c Hay. b Aitken 21 Kelly, b Goodsir 38 Gee, run out 12 Garrard, b Aitken IS Matheson. lbw, b Aitken 2 McDougall. b Macallan 4 Burbidge, lbw, b Macallan 6 Wilson, b Goodsir 11 Hudson, not out 0 Extras 10 Total ~IG2 Bowling for Parnell : Aitken took five ■wickets for 31, Goodsir two for 53, Macallan two for 53, Kissling none for 6. Second Innings. Smeeton, c sub., b Irving . 39 Bannister, c Hay, b Kissling 40 R. Schnauer. c Hay, b Duncan 21 Kelly, b McCoy 13 Gee. not out 40 Burbidge, not out 31 Extras 17 Total for four wickets 210 Bowling for Parnell: Goodsir none for 20. Macallan none for 10. Aitken none for 25, Kissling one for 24, Irving one for 31, McCoy one for 35, Duncan one fur 3U. NORTH SHORE'S EASY WIN. North Shore had little difficulty in registering a four-point win against Y.M.C.A. at Devonport, the match ending at twenty minutes to..six with the home side victorious by ten wickets. The association waived their elajm to send in Bow-ley and Elliott to complete their first innings. The pair opened the second venture, the visitors being faced with the task of making 171 to avoid an innings defeat. Bowley was compelled to retire when he had made 34, owing to a strained shoulder but Elliott continued to bat steadily and made a useful 63, receiving sound assistance from Lyon and Riddolls. The innings closed soon after the tea interval for 204, leaving 1 Shore to get 34 runs for victory. Dacre and Saunders scored the requisite number without being .»c pa rated, Dacre hitting up 18 in otic over, including a six. Details: — NORTH SHORE. First innings 214 Second Innings. Dacre. not out 20 Saunders, not out 5 Total for no wickets 34 Bowling: Elliott none for 10, Lvon none for 24, Y.M.C.A. First innings . 43 Second Innings. Bowley, retired hurt 34 Lyon, lbw. b Sanders 23 Elliott, b D. Webb 63 Miller, c Bush, b D. Webb 13 Riddolls, not out 26 Wells, c Colebourne, b D. Webb 6 Pearce, b D. Webb 10 Gorrie, c Dacre, b D. Webb 17 Otter, c Gerrard, b D. Webb 5 Poeppel, absent 0 Hunt, absent 0 Extras 7 Total 204 Bowling: Saunders one for 50, Scotf none for 26. Dacre none for 20, D. Webb six for 47. H. Webb none for 15, Walters none for 21. SENIOR *B GRADE. PARNELL V. PONSONBY. Ponsonby.—First innings. 123. Second innings: Worth, b Johnston. 25; K. Mills, c Murray, b Gilmore. 23: Wameford, b Johnston. 10: Smallwood. c Murray, b Gilmore, 10; Fraser. not out, 30: J. Mills, b Gilmore, 6 ; Abrim, c and b Gilinore, 0 ; Clarke, c Murray, b Gilmore, 16: Warnborough. c Righton, b Gilmore, 0; Stewart, c Murray, b Gilmore, 0; extras. 21; total. 141. Bowling: Gilmore took seven wickets for 59 runs, Johnston two for 40. Parnell.—First innings. 108. Second innings: Singleton, b Abrim, 11; Righton. c Mills, b Abrim. 00 ; Gilmore, c and b Smallwood. 32; Badeley, c Clarke, b Smallwood, 0; Smith, c Worth, b Smallwood, 3; Von Rotter, c Sub, b Mills, 31; Johnston, c and b Warneford. 5 : Luke, c Clarke, b Wameford. 23: Murray, c Smallwood. b Abrim, 4 ; Low, not out, 0 ; extras, 17 : total, 216. Parnell won by 61 runs—a four-point win. NORTH SHORE A V. EDEN. North Shore.—First innings, 295. Eden. —First innings, 63 (Jeffries 16. Blyth 11. Angell 11). Bowling: Coates took sevpn wickets for 19 runs. Johnston one for 20. Second innings, 136 (Webster 65, Hutter 20). Bowling: Goldsworthy two wickets for 2S, Coates three for 26, Foster three for S. * North Shore won by an innings and 90 runs, NORTH SHORE V. PAPATOETOE. Papatoetoe.—First innings. 202. Second innings (146 for two wickets, declared) : Dr. Valentine, not out, 45: H. Draffield, c Cowie. b Smith, IS: J. Henderson, c Knott, b Smith, 6 ; S. Winks, not out, 56; extras, 21. • North Shore Colts.—First innings: Long, e and b Kerr, 4 : Rankin, c Leighton. b Burnside. 28: Cowie. c and b Dr. Valentine, 63: T. Smith, b Burnside. 10: Samson. b Kerr, 0: Woolley. b Swafljeld. 37: L. Dacre. c Sub. b Burnside. 110: Jay, c Swaffield. b Dr. Valentine. 1 : Wynne, c and b Dr. Valentine. 2 : H. Smith, run out. 5 : Jackson, not out. 4 : extras. 5; total, 281. Second innings : Jay. lbw. b Burnside, 27 : Woolley. c and b Swaffleld, 32'; Dacre. e and b Kerr, 53 : Cowie. c and b Swaffield, IS: Samson, not out. 3: extras, 6; total, 130. North Shore won by six wickets—a four-, point win. NORTH SHORE A V. EDEN. North Shore.—First innings. 205. Eden.—First innings. 03 (Jeffries 16 Blyth 11. Angell 11. extras 13). Bowling : Coates seven wickets for 10. Johnston one for 26. Second innings, 130 (Webster 65 Hutter 20. extras 14). Bowling: Goldsworthy two wickets for 28. Coates three for 26. Foster three for S. North Shore won by an innings and 96 runs. SECOND GRADE. WINDMILL V. ALL SAINTS'. Windmill.—First innings. 90. Second innings, 151 (Clark 33. Spragg 24, Frayling 23, Wood 22. Rabbidge 12, N. R. Obren 10 not out). Bowling for All Saints': .Thompson two wickets, Reid three, Williams one, L. Cashmore one. All Saints'.—First innings. 66. Second innings, 86 (N. Cashmore 25, Thompson 6, D. Brown 14). Bowling for Windmill: Clark four for 35, Wood three for 2S, England two for 11. Windmill won by 89 runs. THIRD GRADE. CITY COUNCIL V. MANUREWA. City Council. —First Innings, 77 (Wilson . 13, Burnett 13 not out). Manurewa.—First innings, 34. City Council won by 43 runs. : *.

WARATAHS V. CHELSEA. Waratahs.—First innings. 23 (Barrell 11). Second innings, 7i (Denize 30, Moore 13. Ludgate 10). Chelsea.—First innings, 24 (Blundell 10). Bowling for Waratahs: Callaghan took five wickets for 11 runs. Denize four for 13. Second innings, til (Neal 16. Moore 17). Bowling for Waratahs: Denize took four wickets for 20 runs. Callaghan six for 41. Waratahs won hj- 11 runs, a three-point win. WESTERN UNITED V. HENDERSON. Henderson.—First innings. OS (Tuppertip 32. Haggo 25). Bowling: L. Goldfinch took live wickets for 24 runs. W. Smith four for 35. L. Cullerne one for 27. Western United.—First innings. 146 (W. Smith 42. L. Gabriel 33. W. Swanson 17. L. Cullerne 16). Bowling :. Haggo took fire wickets for 27 rnns. Western United secured a three-point win by 47 runs on the first innings. RICHMOND ROVERS V. OTAHUHU. Otaliuhu. —First innings. 74. Second innings, 3U for nine wickets. BAwllng for Richmond. Biddick took nine wickets, Jones two. Mincham five, Hemingson four. Richmond.—First innings. 125 (Mincham 42. l'hipps 22 not out. Hemingson 14). Richmond won by 57 runs. • ALL SAINTS V. WESTERN SPRINGS. Western Springs.—First innings. 84 (Barclay 20. W. Smith 24, G. Jones 27 not our). Second innings, 02 for nine wickets (Barclay 14, W. Smith 27, James 20 not out). All Saints. —First innings. 72 (Counihan 15. Johnston 20, Parsons 10). Second innings, 63 (Needham 13, Johnston 17, Isle 14 not out). Bowling for Western Springs: Barclay twelve wickets for 03 runs. W. Smith three for 32. Caitcheon four for 34. Western Springs won by 41 runs.