CRICKET.

Auckland Star, 2 January 1931, Page 13

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND V. THE NORTH.

HOME SIDE'S BIG SCORE,

A strong Auckland eleven made an excellent start, in the match at Eden Park yesterday, against a team representing North Auckland. The wicket was easy, and the innings was .marked by most consistent hatting, every member of the home side reaching double figures. Cooper and Frater put on 138 runs for the 'first wicket, and Vivian, Stehr and Harold Lyon also batted well. The 'match' was' continued to-day. Scores: — AUCKLAND.—First Innings-.. Whitelaw, st Kelly, b Vipond .... 15 Kerr, c Grove, b Jones 19 W. Cooper, c and b Dunning .. 60 L\ Frater, c Kelly, b Dunning 80 10. Vivian, c and b Dunning 55 Stehr, Ibw, b Clash • 55 Cowie, c Collins, b Gash 27 Lyon, c Grove, b Dunning 18 Lyon, not out 87 Lang ton, b Dunning 21 Smitli, not out 19 Extras le> Total for nine wickets 419 AUCKLAND BEATS PUKEKOHE. An eleven representing Auckland defeated Pukekohe at Eden Park yesterday on the first innings by four wickets and 35 runs. Scores: — PUKEKOHE.—First Innings. Taylor, c Sutherland, b McGann .... 5 Winter, c Jones, b Goldfinch 0 Howden, c Andrews, d Goldfinch 42 Cooper, b Andrews • 1~ Howden, c Shand, b MacCormick .. 15 Drake, c Goldfincn, t> Andrews.. .„. 30 Kahu, c Kiddolls, b McGann 21 Heise, c Andrews, b Goldfinch ....... 7 Hodgkinson, not out .............. 11 Guise, b McGann 3 Fayne, c Stehr, b McGann 1 Extras ' 8 Total ...:... ' •• 158 Bowling: Goldfinch took three wickets for 30 runs, McGann four J?or 38, Andrews two for 50, MacCormick one for 29. * AUCKLAND. —First Innings. Stehr, c and b Guise 92 Sutherland, b Guise 35 Scholium, c and b Guise 21 ■Sheen, b Guise 4 MacCormick, c Winters, b Guise .... 2 Riddolls, st Taylor, b Drake 2 Goldfinch, not out »,..• 7 Extras 30 Total for six wickets 193 Bowling': Heise no wickets for 41 runs, Kahu none for 14, Winter none for 28, Cooper none for 35, Drake one for 19, Guise five for 23.