CRICKET STARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1928, Page 13

CRICKET STARTS.

TWO CENTURIES SCORED.

DUNNING AND G. L. WEIR.

SCORING LOW GENERALLY.

Low scoring generally, with two individual centuries standing out prominently, were the features of the first day's cricket of the Auckland season on Saturday. The day was fine, but the wickets and outfields were slow, and batsmen* not yet by any means in form, were continually trapped into mistiming their shots, with tho result that good bowling averages were obtained in all g&x&eß* At Eden Park, the Parnell side was dismissed for 121 by United Suburbs, who, in turn, lost eight wickets for 127. N. Martin got the best bowling average of this game in four wickets for 27. Against Y.M.C.A. the 'Varsity side's performance was distinguished by a bowling average of five wickets for 31 runs by Jack Dunning, and an innings by the iame player of 103. Y.M.C.A. made only 112, while 'Varsity made 194 for three wickets. At North Shore the home team got rid of Ponsonby for 151 runs, but themgelves crashed badly in losing five wickets for 15 runs. The chief destroyer for Ponsonby was H. Roy, who got four wickets for eight runs. The other century of the day was recorded at the King's College ground, Middlemore, where Eden occupied the wicket all afternoon in putting on n gcore of 293 for eight wickets against Grafton. The two outstanding performers for Eden were Lindsay Weir with an innings of 103 not out, and H. Gillespie, who made 61. Allcott, in his reappearance for Grafton, got six wickets during the afternoon.

NORTH SHORE V. PONSONBY.

GOOD BOWLING BY ROY

Winning the toss against North Shore ' at Devonport, Ponsonby batted steadily oa an easy wicket, and compiled 151 in two and a-lialf hours, the top scorer being L. Monteith, who was playing against his old club. The pitch became more difficult towards evening, and the ted} four wickets fell for less than 10 runs. Webb and Saunders bowling well.

The real excitement came in the closing stages, however, Shore losing five good wickets for 15 runs, against bowling by Roy and Finlayson. Roy found his best form of last season, keeping up i splendid pace, combined with good length. It wag a notable performance to take four wickets for eight runs on the lint day of the season. ■Details:— PONSONBY.—First Innings. MeLeod, c Prater, b Webb 22 Taylor, b Coates 29 '8. G. Smith, lbw, b Webb 5 N.'C. Snedden, b Webb 7 Monteith, b Saunders 35 Finlayson, c Webb, b Saunders .... 14 Liadrum, b Saunders 0 1 Warneford, lbw, b Webb 0 Goiney, not out 15 Wkeeler, c Frater, b Webb 2 Roy, run out 3 Extras 19 Total Bowling analysis: Webb, five for 81, Monders three for 63, Coateß one for 15, Flayer none for 23. • NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. Flayer, lbw, b Boy 7 Garrard, b Roy 4 Bush, c JicLeod, b Roy O' Colebonrne, c Monteith, b Finlayson . 8 Archer, b Roy 1 Saunders, not out 0 Inter, not out 0 Total for five wickets 15

PASHBLL V. UNITED SUBURBS.

Ftroell made a disastrous start on a " ilow wicket, and from that there was no real recovery, the side being out for the Bodest score of 121. After three wickets hd gone for seven runs, Anthony and McCoy made a brief stand, the latter pitying the right game for the occasion, ud hitting hard. Later in the innings Tarbott and Von Hotter made another . jUort stand. The wicket was drying inwly when United Suburbs' turn came, ud they also found run-getting difficult. Miwed at 12, Wetherill hit in breezy fashion, and the Parnell score was in •Wflt before he departed. At stumps United Suburbs had a lead on the first PMungs of six runs with two wickets m haqd. Details:— 4'. PARNELL.—.First Innings. gJLJCLHajr, b Williams 1 n. Duncan, b Martin 0 f Btafleton, b Martin 0 T c and b Kerr 30 £ zJ'cCoy. »t Wetherill, b Webster . 25 v rsi* h ?! Ibw - b K err 4 W wft « and b Webster 1 vL*» Tarbott, not out 28 A n lui b Martln 25 » a^ , . tken 'J* M «rtin 0 *' c Hendy, b Williams 1 p® «*tra« e

121 14 r7n. to °k two wickets for tor lj ? 11 four for 27, Leikls none H "i Webster two for 24, Kerr two for

A SUBURBS.—First Innings. X !&& t Mtk * a 10 A%W ff 1 . 111 " b Goodsir 11 . C:i£? y l £, A, * ken > b McCoy 14 if St&SS'S&J J 1 "-ffiry'i' n nfl b Macallan 43 M A Ltfot? ' J* M *callan 9 fe'fljj r**kis» not out ..... in I o b Good«ir:: :::::::::: wil!? 8 ' not out 6 9 |||1 Total for eight wickets 127 111 EDEN'S GOOD START.

1 KinriT 1 r*n lea * e of the wiekefc at the 13 Eden ge S round - Middlemore, t*. a s ° mew hat slow start, made tea*. / mK? r 2 *? f £ . the 1033 of eight wicw e J r put Btin = into Ixlß reaehiui om start and M for* «*., 18 centllI 7 a few minutes bebaf t _ PJ.P 8 w ere drawn, carrying his ffi&ineii ~A ltlloug h he gave several , a . dl3 P l ay, after not touching Q£lj-__. ® lx months, was full of merit. 5" f<»6l LjM y * d^ n a g" re6sive innings t%mik '(&? dA ; eir < 35 ). Portles (33), an< l Bennett (20 not out) double figure scorers, 'he beat 0 f e Grafton bowlers bta '* captured six Eden wicP m 7 * De tails:Innings AMii8 Wtt 33 HpSSL 0 hl c 5 U . 22 QmSf'.." A »cott 0 PP®Vb Allcott 61 0 ¥ Allcott 3 WtiY t not out I° 3 ed^ en ' b Horspool 35 ilfJ® fc« ,tb J J b 0 IPitSSL" Bl >edden 5 fcw!Ss2? oat :::::::::: 28 . * ••••«•»••••.•» 8 wlckete • • * *••• •• • 880

DUNNING'S BIG DAY.

Against University, Y.M.C.A. won the toss and elected to bat on a slow wicket. JSone of their batsmen seemed at home to the bowling of Dunning, and Garrard and there were only three who reached double figures. These were Elliott, Lyon and Kemp, who all played well. Y.M.'s innings came to a close after the afternoon tea adjournment with a total of 112.

Dunning and Smeeton opened for 'Varsity and commenced pushing the leather. Smeeton hit two sixes in succession, but was caught while attempting to hit a third. Schnauer did not stay long and was replaced by Gee, who kept his up, while Dunning went on to score his century, which he did after 95 minutes' play. He was bowled by Lvon with the last\>all of the day after plaving a pretty innings for 103. The scores were:—

Y.M.C.A.—First Innings. Elliott, c Dunning, b Garrard 32 Bambury, b Dunning ■ 1 Lyon, c and b Garrard 27 Kemp, b Dunning 32 Wayne, b Dunning 5 Riddolls, b Dunning 0 Wells, c Busn, t> Dunning 2 Miller, b Dunning 1 Stallworthv, st Kelly, b Garrard 2 Smith, st Kelly, b Smeeton 0 Sutcliffe, not out 0 Extras ].11" 10 Total 112 Bowling: Garrard took three wickets for 34 runs. Dunning six for 31, Smeeton one for 10, Dusn none for 12, Simpson none for 15. UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. Dunning, b Lyon 103 Smeeton, c Elliott, b Riddolls I".* 48 Schnauer, c and b Wells Gee, not out 23 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 1!M

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

AUCKLAND GRAMMAR V. KING'S,

Grammar.—First innings 196 (Whitelaw 75, McCormick 31, McKearney 27). Bowling for King's College: Caughey took seven wickets for 28.

King's College.—First Innings, 30 for three wickets.

GAMES AT WHANGAREI.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

WHANGAREI, Saturday.

In games prior to the official opening of the cricket competition, High School 82 (Aim 52 not out, Birch 10, J. Bull 10), beat Portland 34 (Cotter 10 not out). For High School Birch took five wickets for 18, and for Portland Penning took six for 18. At Kensington Park Whangarel defeated Nomads.