A WET SATURDAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 269, 13 November 1928, Page 18

A WET SATURDAY.

CLUB GAMES DISORGANISED. EDEN'S SECOND DRAW. Rain on Saturday just after play started rather disorganised the senior club results. At Eden Park and King's College play was abandoned for the day, with the result that University and Y.M.C.A. got wins on the first innings, which had been completed the previous Saturday. Eden and Ponsonby, not having reached any conclusive stage of the game, had to share points in a draw on time. At North Shore the home team and United Suburbs carried on, but finished in points just where they had started, with a win for Shore on the first innings. With two matches played the championship points are: University 7, Ponsonby 5, Eden 4, United Suburbs 4, North Shore 4, Graf ton 3, Y.MCA 3 Parnell 2.

SHORE VICTORIOUS. Rain looked distinctly likely at 2 p.m., when both teams were assembled in the pavilion, at the Devonport ground, ready to take the field on Saturday. The menacing clouds kept their unwanted promise, and a delay of half-an-hour had to be made before operations could be begun. Even when play was started a slight dTizzle marred the game, and after about 45 minutes' play a heavy shower came on, necessitating a precipitate dash to shelter. It looked extremely likely that proceedings would be withheld, and with this in view several of the players changed. Then, after a rest of half-an-hour, the rain blew off, and the umpires decided to continue. Naturally there were protests from the men who had changed, and it was only with considerable persuasion that some of them could be persuaded to take the field again.

Both sides had completed an innings on the first day, Shore 152 and Suburbs 103 being the tallies. Shore in their second innings put up a tolerably fair account, annexing 101 for ?ix, ickets. They then declared, and' Suburbs were faced with 157 rune to get in a little over an hour and on , a pitch in which they were liable to get bogged. They put up a game fight, but were beaten by time, having scored only 99 runs when the bell was rung,

Bush, who- opened for Shore ' with Frater, played a vastly improved bat to the previous Saturday. He showed a thorough mastery of hi? off shots, but was weak on the leg. Perhaps the nature of the pitch was to blame for that, but he failed miserably to send certain sixers where they belonged. His effort, on the whole, was, however, praiseworthy, and his total of 38 was needed very much. Frater did not reproduce his form of last week, and was dismissed early in the session. Player' again showed good form, playing a faultless innings for 30. I n his bowling, however, hie wonderful success.of last week could not last, and fie finished the day with no wickets for 28 funs. Dacre reproduced the family talent, and had only three hits, in which he scored 11. The other batsmen went very cheaply, and did not hold tip the play for long.

Martin, for Sutmrbs, could' not"master the slippery ball, and, though he pqzzled the batsmen with his variation, he failed to take more than one wicket. Leikis was the most successful, trjindler, but it is eafe to say that on a dry day his average would have been very niuchdepleted. The batsmen could not, on account of . the slippery and muddy crease, get out to his slow deliveries, and had to content themselves with a modest block where a boundary would have been more appropriate. It was rather a mistake to put Kerr on, because, bowling a fast ball, he was hard pressed' to find a footing, with the result that his average suffered. His batting more than compensated for his bowling. «He went in when his side were faced with a serious crisis, and, entering into a partnership first with Smith and then with Leikis, he scored over half the total'for the innings?. He batted attractively, and carried his bat through. Leikis also gave of his best, and added a welcome 24. Bushell played a serviceable bat, and took his time over scoring his offering to the tally. . .

I Coates was the most successful bowler, but he only annexed two for 27. Webb had a better average with one for 11, but he did not bowl nearly so long as the former, while Jay annexed one for 10. Saunders' one wicket cost 21. The bowlers cannot be blamed. The popping crease was more akin to a cow-yard than to a cricket pitch, and was very slippery. One phase in which both sides were offenders was fielding. Several easy catches were left. wanting, and the missed batsman generally went on to score well. Certainly the ball was greasy, but not greasy enough for a senior player to drop a lollipop played straight into his hands. On the whole it can be said that Shore deserved their win, although praise is due to Suburbs for the fight they put up

M.C.C. TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA. RECORDS OF THE TOURS. ♦.S? CT f DCe W * B mado in the ca Wes yesS y w preVlOUß^Our 9 of Australia by English teams. The following is the K v . , Th * T « e > se nes started with Lilywhite's team in 1876. In 1887 there and e c tW l SIS J^ and ■.Cα.. Smith's) in Australia at the same time, and they combined to play Test match which the English team Warner's teams have Deen most successful in the last 30 years, the onlv losses of the 1903 team being in two of the five Tests, while the 1911 team lost but one match in the tour, the first Test in Sydney. The record is:—

TEAMS FOR PUBLICATION. FORWARDING THE LISTS. Club secretaries and captains forwarding cricket teams for publication in Friday evening's issue are reminded that lists of names should reach the "Star" Office on Thursday afternoon or early on FrUray morning. In order that all teams may be classified and appear together it is imperative that they should reach this office not later than 9.30 on Friday morning.

MATATA V. TE PUKE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) TE PUKE, Monday. The Matata cricket team visited Te Puke during the week end, and were beaten by ten wickets. Details:— Matata. —First innings, 7T> (Benjamin 25, Lees 12). Second innings, 123 (Lees 47, Burt 20). Te I'uke.—First innings, 134 (Montgomery GO, Kalfe 28). Second innirigs, none lor t>9 (Montgomery not out 3S, Mason not out 31).

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