CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1928, Page 14

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

EDEN AND PONSONBY LEVEL. SHORE IN THIRD PLACE. The completion of the senior clul? matches on Saturday resulted in Eden getting a first-innings win over Ponsonby, which thus makes it a dead-heat between the two teams for the season's championship. By scoring a win over Parnell, the North Shore team got into third place. University lifted their score to 254 for six wickets, Schnauvr registering a century to mark his first season in senior cricket, but were unable to go through the Y.M.C.A. eleven for the- second time before stumps were drawn.*- The students thus won on the first innings. In the fourth senior came, between Grafton and United Suburbs, Grafton got a three point win. The final points are: Eden 27, Ponsonby 27, North Shore 23, Parnell 21, University 19, United Subarbs 19, Y.M.C.A. 15, Grafton 9.

Honours Even. As the result of the Eden-Ponsonby match —a three-point win to Eden —these two teams finish up together at the top of the 1927-28 championship ladder. When play was resumed on Saturday Eden, with eight wickets down for 253, declared their innings closed in the hope of getting tlie four-point victory which would have given them the sole • right to 'the premiership for another season. Ponsonby started badly, losing five of their best wickets for only a' few more than 00, but the tail wagged quite vigorously, with the result that the total waft taken to 151 for the innings for three' hours' batting. As there was then but half an hour to play Ponsonby did not follow on, the game thus ending in a three-point win for Eden. Following are the scores:—

EDEN. First Innings (declared for 8 wickets) 253 PONSONBY.—First Innings. Snedden, run out 6 McLeod, c McCarthy, b Butler 37 Taylor, c McCarthy, b G. L. Weir .. 6 Smith, bG. L. Weir .. 0 Commons, b G. L. Weir 7 Lendrum, c and b Cooper > 4" Ahrim, c McCarthy, bG. L. Weir .... 20 Wheeler, b A. F. Weir 18 Fraser, run oat 7 Warneford, not out 28 Roy, C Smith, b G. L. Weir 4 Extras 14 Total ." 151 Bowling for Eden G. til Weir took five wickets for 35, A. Weir one for 42, Cooper one for 32, Butler ope for 23, Postles none for 5, Whelan none for 0. GRAFTON V. UNITED SUBURBS. When Grafton had completed their first innings they held a lead of 53 runs over United Suburbs, though the latter team, in their second venture at the cfeasfe were batting well and had 140 on the board for the loss of four wickets at the drawing of stumps. Detaild:— UNITED SUBURBS. First innings 146 Second Innings. Wetherill. e sub., b Goodwin 28 Mills. c Webster, b Goodwin 15 Leikis, b Dykes 4 Homers, not out K2 Kerr, c Wylie, b Webster 23 McLaren, not out 23 Extras 6 Total for four wickets 149 Bowling.—Goodwin two for 35, Horspool none for 52, Dykes one for 54, Webster one for 20, Stone none for three. GRAFTON.—First Innings. Horspool, b Martin 80 Webster, b Martin 51 Goodwin, c! Bushell, b Martin 0 Wylie, b Martin 1 owS?' Bt . Lelklß - *> Martin 17 "}Kes, not out 33 &"'!?• k Wetheifll 0 1 •••• S| Hnmift' | fe. ab !!?V :::::: •••"•'*• o Total, — | : Martin five , Kerr none for zj fJSw! none for 10. I'?'** none for 27 «iILS? ne for 2°. Mc " <«>" wVt&K'UST, 55 *■

PARNELL V. SHORE.

Shore got a victory over Parnell on the first innings, when the match was concluded on Saturday. It wae a day of small scoring on the Shore ground, and the bulk of Player's contribution, 63, to the home side's total had been knocked up when the match began a fortnight earlier. The scores were: — PARNELL. First innings 120 Second Innings. Duncan, thrown out ._.« Hay, c Frater, b Webb 11 Macallan, b Coates 11 Gilmore, c Foster, b Coates 0 Stehr, b Player . 15 Von Hotter, c Coates, b Saunders 9 Turbott, not out 22 Aitken, c Webb, b Saunders 9 Goodsir, c and b Saunders 0 Extras 8 Total 92 Bowling: Coates two wickets for 27 runs, Saunders three for 39, Webb one for 13, Player one for 5. SHORE.—First Innings. Prater, run out 5 Player, lbw, b Aitken 63 Mcntelth, lbw. b Anthony 2 Bush, b Macallan 15 Archer, c Turbott, b Macallan 12 Golds worthy, absent 0 Saunders, b Aitken 4 Walters, not out 19 Colebourne, b Aitken 7 Webb, lbw, b Maccallan 1 Coates. c and b Duncan ". i.-; Extras 7 Total . Bowling: Aitken took three wickets for 43, Anthony one for 17, Macallan three for 40, Duncan one for 0. Goodsir none for 25, McCoy none for 6 f Gilmore none for 8. Shore got a three-point win.

VARSITY'S THREE POINTER. The Y.M.C.A. game with University was regarded as a foregone conclusion owing to the former team's poor showing on the first day. Resuming with three wickets down for 127 runs University carried their score along at a fairly fast rate, Schnauer playing attractively and scoring all round the wicket. He soon carried his not out score of the first day to the nineties, and with an off-drive reached the century. Miller got a couple of wickets cheaply for Y.M.C.A. and then, with six wickets down for 254, Garrard declared the University innings closed. In their second innings Y.M.C.A. scored 149 for the loss of six wickets. University thus won on the first innings. Scores:— Y.M.C.A. First Innings 97 Second Innings.

Miller, b Gee o Elliott, lbw. b Smeeton !!!!! 14 l'oeppel, c Pearson, b Garrard 6 R. Riddolls, c Smeeton, b Schnauer .. 68 Peoppel, c Pearson, b Garrard fi Stallworthy. c Garrard, b Bannister .. 8 A. Hiddolls, c Kelly, b Bannister .... s Extras lj Total for six wickets 140 Bowling: Smeeton took one wicket for 23 runs. Gee one for 27, Bush none for 10, Garrard two for 40, Bannister two for 14, Schnauer one for 12. UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. Gee, b Stallworthy 70 Kelly, lbw, b Elliott *** 41 Smeeton, c and b Pueppel .......... 0 Pearson, c Hunt, b Poeppel ! 0 Schnauer, not out 10<> Me Don gal I c Bambury, b Miller 'Si Bush, c Riddolls, b Miller » Extras \ 20 To-tal for six wickets 254 Bowling: Elliott one wicket for 58 runs. Stallworthy one for 38, Poeppel tw<> fur SK Miller two for 6, Pearson none for 51, Riddolls none for 23. SENIOR B GRADE. SHORE A V. PARNELL SHORE A.—First Innings. Archer, b Kenny .« Bartley, c Dow, b Kenny 0 P. Foster, b Bell jo Peckton, b Kenny j W. Foster, c Johnston, b Kenny 0 Lush, c Johnston, b Kenny 7 Jacques, c Johnston, b Kenny ....... 20 Wilson, b Kenny 0: Horsley, not out * 7 Good, b McLaren 2 Walker, b McLaren 0 Extras ji Total 60 Bowling.—Bell one for 18, Kenny seven for 26, McLaren two for five,

Second Innings. Archer, c Kenny, b McLaren 1 Lusk, c Murray, b McLaren 0 I*. Foster, b Kenny 13 Peckton, not out.: 24 W. Foster, b McLaren 5 Jacques, b McLaren ...... 9 Hartley, absent, not out 10 Wilson, run out 1 Gooil, run out 0 Walker, c Kighton, b McLaren o Extras 1 Total Q4 Bowling.—McLaren five for 30, Kenny one for nine, Bell none for 25. PARNELL—First Innings. Eigbton, b Good o Smith, b P Foster .!!!!! 1 McLaren, bP. Foster * g Luke, c Horsley, b P. Foster !" c Murray c, b Peckton 13 Badeley, b Good . j <5 W. Johnston, bP. Foster ..I " o Dow, c and b P Foster..., "" i W. H. Johnston, c and b Peckton.7 Kenny, b Peckton 0 Extras " oi

Total 7 0 Bowling.—Good two for 21, P. Foster five for 24, Peckton three for six. Second Innings. W. H. Johnston, c sub, b Good 19 Righton, c Archer, b Peckton 24 Badeley, not out 8 Smith, c Archer, b Peckton o Extras 5 Total fdjr three wickets..... 56 ■ Bowling.—Good one for 20, Foster none for 11, Peckton two for 20. ~Parnell won by seven wickets. SECOND GRADE FINAL. WINDMILL BEATS SHORE. Shore.—First innings, 136; second innings 34. Bowling for Windmill: Clark eight wickets for 14, Wood two for 14. Windmill.—{Tlrst innings, 107; second innings, 67 for six wickets (Wood 26, N. R. Obren not out 14, Davies not out 5). Bowling for Shore: F. Smith two wickets, Walters two, Wynne one. Windmill won by four wickets.

FOURTH GRADE FINAL. WIN FOR VICTORIA. All Saints.—First innings, 63 (Counihoun 13, Swinley 20, Clark 20). Second innings, 27 (Swindley 22). Bowling for Victoria: Olason eight wickets for 42 runs, Robinson twelve for 48, Victoria. —First innings, 42 (Goldsworthy 22). Second innings, 99 (Goldsworthy 19, Belsham 28, Robinson 25). Bowling for All Saints: Swindley twelve wickets for 49 runs, Counihoun six for 50, M. Gonagle one for 17, Wardrope one for 2t)« Victoria won by 51 runs. LODGE HATCH. 1.0.0.F V. M.U.1.0.0.F. M.U. I.O.O.F.—First Innings, 77 runs (Houlahau 21 not out, 10, Matson 11). Bowling for 1.0.0. F.: Wade six for 27 rnns, Atkinson two for 14, Parr one for 7, Satchell one for 20. I.O.O.F.—First innings, 142' runs (Hewson 29, Graham 22, Atkinson 18, Buckle 15, Brett 15, Waldron 14 not out). Bowling for M.U.1.0.0.F.: Waters five for 26 runs, Hamilton two for 19, Houlahan two for 29, Wrathall one for 8, Mackay none for 2, Robinson none for 11, White Bone for 88. , ▲ win for 1.0.0JP. by 65 runs.