CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 13

CRICKET.

SENIOR AVERAGES.

CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP

HORSPOOL'S FINE FIGURES

Vow that the Auckland Cricket Association's senior competition has been decided, it is interesting to study the averages. Eden, the new champions, owe much of their success to the consistent batting of J. E. Mills, G. D. Lawrie, A. j. Postles and A. F. Weir, all of whom averaged 30 runs or over per innings. Mills was the most successful rimtter, ]ji s total of 45G for ten innings ]y e jn(r more than 100 more than the next highest scorer. Easily the most successful Eden bowler was S. G. Newdick, who took 35 wickets at an average cost of y> <>3 runs. G. L. Weir took fifteen wickets at an average cost of 22.66 runs.

E Horspool is at the head of the Grafton batting table. The veteran had an excellent season, and in eleven innings he amassed 047 runs, an average of 6447 runs per innings. Cowie came with a hurst of hard hitting at the end of the season, and his total fell only a few short of 400. Horspool also topped the howling averages, but it was Allcott and Martin who bagged most wickets.

It is fitting that H. G- Vivian, who will be the youngest member of the New Zealand team in England, should be at the head of the Parnell batting list with an average of 46.91 runs. A. McCoy also scored freely and headed the bowling averages with 44 wickets at an average coS t of 15-34 rune per wicket. F. Goodsir took 30 wickets for under 16 runs per wicket. T. Lyon, with an average of 32 6 was the most successful bateman on the Y.M.C.A. side, and he and I. Cooper took 21 and 23 wickets respectively.

The averages of the Eden and Grafton Clubs are as follows: —

GRAFTON UNITED CLUB.

PRESENTATION TO C. F. W. ALLCOTT.

Members of the Graf ton Club assembled over the week-end to bid farewell to C. F. W. Allcott, on the eve of his departure for England with the New Zealand team. The function took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. Horspool, at Murray's Bay, and was most enjoyable. Swimming races, cricket and football matches and a ping-pong tournament added greatly to the day's enjoyment.

The presentation to Allcott took the form of a case of pipes, an engraved fountain pen and pencil, and a purse of sovereigns, and "was made on behalf of the club by Mr. A. Freeman, vice-patron. Eulogistic references were made by all the speakers to Allcott's services to the Graf ton Club and New Zealand, cricfcet.

Allcott expressed the hope that the club would adhere to its policy of playing young players in its teams in order to fit them for senior and representative cricket.

Special thanks were tendered the ladies for. the manner in which they had looked after the 30 members present.

Opportunity was also taken of presenting J. Cowie with a bat, for his sterling performances both in batting and bowling.

SATURDAY'S JUNIOR RESULTS

SENIOR B GRADE. PAPATOETOE V. PARNELL. Papatoetoe.—First innings, 203. Second innings, 125 for two wickets, declared (Valentine 52 not out, P. Swaffleld 41, Kerr 18). Bowling: Renshaw one for 6, Halley one for 2S, Dow none for 4, Clapham none for 19, Bell none for 22, Vogtherr none for 39. _ . .. Parnell.—First innings, 151 (Stehr 44, Johnston 13, Vogtherr 30, Dow 10, Clapham 22). Bowling: A. Swaffield three for 24, Valentine three for 25, Burnside three for 57, Kerr none for 17. Second innnings, 98 (Bell 17, Stehr 16, Vogtherr 28, Clapham 13). Bowling: P. Swaffleld three for 14, Valentine two for 31, Kerr one for 23, A. Swaffield one for 11, Burnside none for 15. • Papatoetoe won on the first innings. SECOND GRADE. r PAPATOETOE V. EDEN. Eden.—First innings, 27. Second innings 103 (Megerney 38, Ball 14, Hankins 12 not out. Hunt 18). Bowling: Dyke two for 8, Mackenzie three for 14, G. M. white three for 21, Burnside one for i£, G. R. White one for 13, Lusby none for 27. Papatoetoe.—First innings, 103. Second innings, 70 (Lusby 22, Mackenzie 12 retired). Bowling: Hunt two for 2, Christie one for 11, Carter one for 11, Ball three for 17, Megerney none for 3, Browne none for 8, Cosgrave none for 8. A four-point win to Papatoetoe. POINT CHEVALIER "V. UNITED. -SUBURBS. United SuburDs.—First innings 53 (Boreham 13, Perry 12). Bowling: Wallace, three for 23; Schlesinger, three for 22; Skinner, three for 4 Second innings 83 (Russell 25, Preston 20, Bramley 13). Bowling: Wallace, three for 18; Webster"nan, two for 18: Skinner, one for 9 ; Short, one for 4. Point Chevalier.—First innings 224 (G. Wallace 78, Short 32, Sherer 27, Birch 26, M. Wallace 19, Bridges 13). Bowling: Preston, three for 26; Russell, two for 32; took, one for 13. Point Chevalier won by an innings and 88 runs. KING'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS V. TAKAPUNA. -King's Old Eoys— First innings . 347 Jffinsden 107, Murray 74, Johnson 54, Caluer 22 not out, Newcombe 22). Bowling: Hopkins, three for 66; Cohen, one for 35. second innings 141. (Johnson 19, Keegan jv, Rose 17, Impcy 16, Newcombe 15, Ked°*e 14, Murray 14 not out). Bowling: Walton, three for 34; Cohen, two for 24. nf Takapuna.—First innings 128 (Dalton £", Burnton 18, Tarnton 18 not out), fowling: Johnson, five for 35 ; Handyside, two for 19. King's Old Boys won by 200 runs on the * u '*t innings.

STANLEY BAY V. ALL SAINTS'. Stanley Bay.—First innings, 183 (M. Scott 93, H. Whitley 20, A. Whitley 10 not out, Graham 14). Second innings, 72 (M. Scott 17 not out, Browne 11). All Saints'. —First innings, IGS (Kasper 29, Johnson 2S, Blaekinore 2o", SwlntonlO, L. Cashmore 12, Lintott 11). Second innings: OS for one wicket (L. Cashmore 25 not out, N. Cashmore 2S not out).

Stanley Bay won by 15 runs on the first innings.

Eden. BATTING. Ins. N.O.H.S. Tl. Av. T 1? ATills . . 10 1 116 456 45.6 rOLawrie. 7 1 CO 229 32.71 it -Parties ' 10 — 71 309 30.9 &S5* s = i» a in H Boy ...••. 3 - 32 48 16 8 G Newdick.. 5 3 16 50 10 G. Won ... J 2 22 64 914 t> \ickin 4 1 16 o.i o.-so WRSmia.. 2 1 12 13 6.5 J." McCarthy ' .7 1 . 18 29 4.14 'Signifies not out. BOWLING. Wickets. Buns. Av. S G. XWvaick 35 428 12.23 G D. Lawrie ~ 4 56 14 H Roy,.. 12 188 15.6 A." jf Forties 9 173 19.22 H. D. •Gillespie 2 40 20 G L Weir 15 340 22.66 Gi-tangton 14 403 28.79 A. P. Weir o Io4 rfO.S t E. Mills 5 161 32.2 Also bowled: L. B. Vivian one wicket for none, and R. Aickiu none for 44. ■ .;.; Graf ton. BATTING. Ins. N.O. H.S. Tl. Av. Horspool .... 11 1 234* 647 64.47 Cowie 11 2 171 391 43.44 Allcott 9 0 92 232 25.77 Sale 10 0 72 229 22.9 Martin 10 0 47 157 15.7 Allen 9 1 50 120 15 Byerley 11 0 70 143 13 Wilson 9 2 26 90 12.85 Sheen ....... 12 2 28 124 12.4 Eowntree .... 9 4 23 62 12.4 McCormick .. 10 0 65 115 11.5 ♦Denotes not out. BOWLING. O. M. E. W At. Horspool 24 6 82 6 13.66 Allcott 207.2 48 561 37 15.16 Wilson 39 5 138 9 15.33 Martiu ...... 106 9 534 30 17.8 Cowie ......... 141 22 446 17 26.23 Byerley ...... 53 3 202 7 28.85