CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1928, Page 3

CRICKET.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS' GAMES. All groups controlled by the Auckland Public Schools" Cricket Association close at Easter. Latest results are as follow;— SENIORS. Gladstone 04 (rmlerwood 15, Baker 14), beat New Lynn 17. Avondale 71. beat Point Chevalier 20. Gladstone 77 (Underwood 37, Jamieson 7). beat Avondale 41 (Robb 13). Gladstone !H) tHoman 3".'. Underwood 17. Hutchinson 14). beat Point chevalier y runs. Howling: Cudrwood live for 2, lloniau live for 4. Kowhai C. 72 for one (Brookes 30, retired. Hale 22. retired). TSi-at ilattiigawhau IU. Howling: Brookes live for 5. Eudes live for .j. Kowhai H. ."!!» (Cranch 34, Cumniings 11), beat Newton West I'L'. Kiehnioud Road 7h (Gardner 35, l/owther 11!). beat Curran Sireet 11'. Howling: Gardner live for 0. Young five for 0. l'onsoniiy 15. beat Heresford Street 5. Howling: Kneeboiie four for 4. McKay four for I'. Munro six for Helnnmt t»s iVarntim 1U), beat Curran Street o- (Sellars 13 not out). Napier Sireet C.4 for four (Owsley 20, E. Ryan IS), beat Welleslev Street 15 and 15 by an innings, six wickets and 34 runs. Normal 4!i (Miinns 10), beat Cornwall Park 2Jt (Chambers i:ji. JINIORS. Gladstone 72, beat New Lynn 27. ,Avondale 45. beat Point Chevalier 2S. Avondale beat Gladstone 31. Cornwall l'ark. seven wickets for 45 (Robertson 1<). Gear 1<) not out, Merrin 10 not out), beat Epsom 35. Retnuera 74 (Magill 10, I.ewisham 12, Boyle 11). beat Meadowbank 24. Belmont two wickets for 7t> (Freakes 36, Coleman 2lt). beat Ponsonby 4S (Sattiertliwaite IH. Scott llj.

THAMES. TARARU WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. Saturday last was the wind-up of the Thames Cricket Association's cup coinpeti* Hons. By d<-f«.jitins «*itv tlio Tararu el.-ven won tlie l'.fJS championship. On No •> wicket High School gained a decisive victory over United (late Ramblers) l.v defeatin? them by an innings and four" wickets. Ihe totals and highest scores are as follow: l™- runs (11. Cleave 33. A. J. Shepherd 4S. M. Dare not out 4<J, W. Lang 14, L. Martin 10). 10 *j ity - — 137 < E - W. Wells 71, R. Menzien High School.—Five wickets for 160 (J M»ran 40 <\ Killings E. Sterling, reLangdon, retired, 30). United.—64 (A. Burns IStrange 2S). Second innings. 31 (Strange 10, Lambert 10, Juild 10, extras 1). WAIUKUA match between teams from Pukekohe and Franklin Association was played at Waiuku on Saturday, and resulted in a v.in for I'ukekohe bv 4 wickets. Franklin batted first and scored 15!( (Miilgan 40. t-ilroy 32. Watson 21 nor out). I*. Hicfclmg took four wickets for 20. Ifonnor three for li. I ukekohe replied with 164 for six w.ckcts f P . Hickling 72, Cartwright 4-. Zinzan 22). Mulgan took two wickets lor Cooper two for 24, Heise one for 39.