SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 306, 28 December 1931, Page 12

SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

COUNTRY WEEK TOURNEY. RESULTS OF THE GAMES. CLOSE FINISHES. The Country Week cricket tournament ■wag continued on Saturday, when games were plaj'ed at Eden Park and at Devonport. Pukekohe gained an outright win over Ivaipara, and Bay of Plenty beat South Auckland B by 44 runs on the first innings. Auckland secured a narrow victory over the Suburban Association. South Auckland were easily 011 top against North Auckland, and the Auckland Juniors experienced little difficulty with Frank-ton United. During the afternoon Mr. J. H. Miller, representing the Auckland Cricket Association/welcomed the players taking part in the tournament. He wished them every success, and hoped that this tournament would be the forerunner of many others of similar success and size. Scores:— SUBURBAN V. AUCKLAND. SUBURBAN —First Innings. Dunning, by Lyon 40 Aickiii, c Edmonds, b Lyon 40 Lonergan, c Garrard, b Cooper 37 Spence, b Cowie 0 Butler, run out So Clark, b Cooper 0 Barnes, not out 18 Hook, c Vivian, b Cooper 3 Burton, b Cowie 0 Scarborough, c Garrard, b Cowie .... 0 Stevens, b Cowie 0 Extras 18 Total 195 Bowling: Cowie took four wickets for 34 runs, Cooper tbree for IS. Lyon two lor 43, Lark none for 26, Smith none for Hi, Garrard none for 23, Weir none for IS. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Edmonds, c Aitken, b Stephens ...... 23 T. Clarke, b Scarborough 0 Cooper, c Burton, b Barnes 22 L. E. Vivian, lbw. b Stephens '7 M. Clarke, b Butler 15 A. F. Weir, b Dunning 79 Cowie, e Spenee, b Stephens 14 Garrard, b Dunning o Sale, not out 9 'J. Smith, b Barnes 11 H. Lyon, b Barnes * 3 Extras 2 Total for eight wickets 200 Bowling: Barnes took three wickets for 19 runs, Stevens three for 30, Dunning two lor 17, Butler one for 23, Scarborough one fot 81.

SOUTH AUCKLAND V. NORTH AUCKLAND.

SOUTH AUCKLAND.—First Innings. I-.ee," c Hamilton, b Ncsbit 3 .Somers, b Howell 20 Hewson, c Wills, b Howell 4 Goodall, c Hamilton, b Hewlett 3 Kerr, run out S3 McDell, b Wilson 13 Kemp, c Howell, b Bridgens 30 Wilson, c Wilson, b Hewlett 2!) Kverson, c Wells, b McGeehan 44 Carrol, b Hewlett 1 Corner, not out 2 Extras 12 Total : 236 Bowling: Xesbit took one wicket for 25 runs, Wilson one for 4S, Howell two for 20, Hewlett three for 38, Bridgens one for 30, Hotton none for 43, Wells none for 4, JleGeehan one for 23. NORTH AUCKLAND—First Innings. Howell, b Somers . .... 6 Hewlett, c Goodall, b Somers 0 Bridgens, c Kemp, D Somers 0 Hilton, b Somers 17 McGeehan, b Somers 0 Wells, run out .. 9 Wilson, b Hewson 27 I;;zard, run out 4 Vause. c Carroll, b Hewson 1 Hamilton, not out 00 Xesbit, b Somers 5 Extras 12 Total .. 131 Bowling: Somers took six wickets for 51 runs, Kemp none for 21, Corner none for 20, Lee none for 19. Second Innings. Hewlett, run out 6 Ilowell, run out 33 Wilson, e Kerr, b Somers 0 Wells, b Kerr 10 Bridgens, b Corner 13 McGeehan, run out 7 Hamilton, c Everson, b Kemp 9 Hilton, not out 6 Izzard, not out 7 Extras 19 Total for seven wickets ........ 116 Bowling: Kemp took one wicket for 2 runs, Somers one for 13, Corner one for 10, Kerr one for 19, Henson none for 10, Carroll none for 21, Wilson none for 10.

SOUTH AUCKLAND B V. BAY OF • PLENTY.

SOUTH AUCKLAND B.—First Innings. I-iright, b York . 45 Whelan, run out 15 Wilkinson, Ibw, b Benjamin ........ 38 C. Tarr, b Baucke 1 Oram, c Benjamin, b Dixon .-... 34 Camp, not out .. 9 Carroll, b McEae 4 Beaver, e sub., b McEae ............ ~ 6 Andrews, b Burk 27 Chapman, b McEae 0 Organ, not out 6 Extras 15 Total 200 Bowling: McEae took three wickets'for 21 runs. Burk two for 21, Benjamin one lor 12, Dixon one for 40, York one for 62. BAY OP PLENTY —First Innings. Dixon, c and b Oram 34 York, b Organ 10 Burk, b Chapman .80 Lyon, b Andrews 17 lieed, Ibw, b Andrews 8 McKae. c Chapman, b Andrews .... 23 Bridgens, b Andrews .... 0 Benjamin, c Beave, b Camp ........ 30 Edwards, Ibw, b Camp 9 Gresjiam, Ibw, b Andrews 0 Brown, not out 4 Extra 3 •••• 29 Total 244

KAIPARA V. PUKEKOHE.

KAIPARA.—First Innings. Fletcher, b Cooper 10 Anderson, b Ivaho 0 Herd, b Cartwriglit 2 Turner, b Kaho 4 Lynch, c Lawrie, b Cooper 12 Holy, not out .. 7 Frew, b Kalio ; 0 Williams, b Kaho 2 .Tames, c Rose, b Cooper 1 Skinner, c C. Cooper, b Kaho ...... 0 Xicol. b Kaho 0 Extras 11 Total 55 Bowling: Zinan took no wickets for 2 runs, Kaho six for S, Cartwriglit one for 10; C. Cooper three for 23, Pleydell none for 4. Second Innings. Fletcher, b C. Cooper 13 Turner, 1» C. Cooper 10 Anderson, b G. Lawrie 1 Herd, c H. Cooper, b Kaho 10 Lynch, b Kaho'....; 3 Holy, « 0. Lawrie, b Cart-wright .... 13 Frew, b Kaho 0 James, b Kaho 0 Williams, c Beggs, b Rose 4 Skinner, not out 'J Nicol. b Cartwriglit 0 Extras 0 Total for eight wickets 69 Bowling: C. Cooper took two wickets for 22 runs, G. Lawrie one for 5, Kaho four for 2, Rose one for 5, Cartwright two for 1. PUKI3KOHE.—First Innings. n. Cooper, b Turner 3 Cartv/rlght, c and l> Skinner 27 (J. Lawrie, c Hifly, b Skinner 42 Zinan, <: Frew, I) Lynch 45,] Kuho, retired 131 Hose, Ibv, 1) Skinner 2 Taylor, iiit wicket. I) Lynch 0 Cooper, luvv, I) Lynch 12 ('. Lawrie, not. out 23 l'leydell, ii Holy 3 lieggK. b llely 0 Extras i 21 Total 300

Bowling: Turner took one wicket for 44, Skinner three for 47, Lynch three for 36, Holy three for 27. Pukekohe won by an innings and 185 runs.

FRANKTON UNITED V. AUCKLAND JUNIOR REPS.

FRANKTON UNITED.—First Innings. Clough, b Power 1 Bettley, c and b Power 9 Dent, c Munro, b G. Wallace 0 Darrall, b Power 0 Walker, b Power 0 Turner, c Tower, b McKenna 3 J. Davis, b McKenna 17 Dempsey, st Butler, b Munro 3 Molloy, b M. Wallace 0 Morriss, not out 11 G. Davis, st Butler, b J. Munro .... 0 Extras 4 Total 54 Bowling: Power took four wickets for 8 runs, McKenna two for 2, M. Wallace one for 7, Munro two for 12, G. Wallace one for 21. Second Inning.s Dempsey, b Shepherd 5 Molloy, run out D J. Daniels, b Power 0 Tunic;, b Atkinson 0 Morriss, b Shepherd 0 Darrall, b Power 0 Walker, b Munro O Clough, li Hughes 12 Bettley, c and b Munro 3 G. Davies, b Hughes 0 Dent, not out 3 Extras 3 Total 40 Bowling: Power took two wickets for 0 runs, Shepherd two for 5, Atkinson one for 0, Munro two for 1, Wallace none for 12, Hughes two for 5. AUCKLAND JUNIOR REPS.—First Innings. G. Wallace, b Dempsey 7 Butler, lbw, b J. Davies 22 R. Shepherd, b Darrell 11 M. Wallace, lbw. b Turner IS J. Munro, b J. Davies 2 O'Brien, c and b J. Davies 3 B. Hughes, c Clough 25 Johnson, lbw, b Turner 0 Aitkinson, e Turner, b J. Davies ... 4 Tower, c Walker, b Turner 32 McKenna, not out Extras 20 Total 100 Bowling: Turner took three wickets for IS, Dempsey one for 33, Darrall one for 20, Clough one for IS, J. Davies four for u4. Auckland Junior' Reps, won by an innings and 72 runs.

HOLIDAY GAME AT OTAHUHU.

A junior team from the Auckland Citv and Suburban Cricket Association played a match with the Otabuhu Association on Christmas Day. The scores were :— ~o ot^ h . u \ u ,—J h - St iuusn ss, 124 (Coppins 02, Bnmble 10, MacDowell 1G). „, V ! l s i; itors - — First innings, 12G (Barrier ~v erf > / .t -8' Essex 19) ; second innings, , (A -JY llsou - 1 - Essex 14, Everett 27, Burke 17). ' The result was a tie on the first innings.

HAWKE CUP GAME.

MANAWATU UNSUCCESSFUL. HAMILTON, this day. . chancnge of Manawatu for possesI tawke tup was unsuccessful. South Auckland, holders of the troniiv winning by five wickets. Scores:—Mana firs t innings, 147; second innings, (M. A. Ongley 36 not out, 11. S. Stephenson 26). South Auckland, first innmgs 22< (J. B. I'omeroy 49. J. Aitken 39. A. Lisette 32, and G. E.-Senior 23); second innings, 54 for five wickets.