Holiday Cricket.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 306, 28 December 1931, Page 5

Holiday Cricket.

EDEN PARK TOURNEY.

Some Bright Batting.—Cooper Bowls Well. Conditions were all in favour of the batsmen when the Christmas week tourney was continued at Eden Park to-day. The outfield, recently mown, was fast and true, and the turf gave but little assistance to the bowlers after tlie morning dampness had been absorbed by the sun. Rodney met a strong Auckland side on No. 2 wicket, and the visitors, winning the toss, proceeded to lay the foundation of a solid first innings score, mainly through Vipond, who was strong on the leg side. Anderson was going strongly when he was caught liy Alison Weir off the bowling of the 'Varsity captain, and P. Dunning also $haped well until he was neatly taken by Smith. Winning the toss against the Suburban Association, North Auckland ran their score to one short of the second hundred by lunch time. Barnes hit well, making many pretty strokes past mid-off. _ Ten overs yielded him 65 runs, and he punished Howell in one spell for four boundaries and a single. In the match between South Auckland and the Brabin Cup team, the first named were all out fof 60, thanks in the main to Cooper, who took five wickets for eight runs. He bowled eight overs, five of which were maidens. Auckland Colts met Pukekohe in " the country," and compiled 136 during an interesting morning's play. Scores:— RODNEY V. AUCKLAND. RODNEY. —First Innings. W. Dunning, b Clark 3 Vipond, b' Gunn 59 Anderson, cA. F. Weir, b Garrard .. 26 P. Dunning, c Smith, b Lunu 21 Wyatt, b Gunn 15 E. Dunning, c Vivian, T> Gunn ........ 0 McPherson, not out 19 Moore, not out 21 Extras 18 Total for six wickets 182 NORTH AUCKLAND V. SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. SUBURBAN. —First Tnnings. Aickin, c Nesbitt, b Hewlett 28 Dunning, c Howell, b Wilson 19 Barnes, st Hamilton, b Sainsbury .. 65 Butler, lbw, b Hewlett 12 M. Hook, b Sainsbury 44 Newdick, c Wilson, b Hewlett 84 Scarborough, c Nesbitt, b Sainsbury .. 3 R. Hook, b Hewlett 11 Donald, c Hamilton, b Hewlett O Stevens, lbw, b Sainsbury 1 Fulton, not out 19 Extras 7 Total 292 SOUTH AUCKLAND V. BRABIN CUP TEAM. SOUTH AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Wlielan, c Childs, b Lewis 12 Tarr, c Lewis, b Barber 8 Wilson, b Barber 1 Camp, c Mills, b Barber 0 Everson, c Barber, b Cooper ...... 12 N. Carroll, c Skinner, b Cooper .... 5 McDell, lbw, b Lewis 1 Goodall, lbw, b Cooper 0 J. Carroll, b Cooper 1 Corner, b Cooper 8 Beaver, not out 3 Extras 9 Total 60 Bowling: Stowell took no wickets for 15 runs, Barber three for 1 22, Cooper five for S, Lewis two for 7. BRABIN CUP TEAM.—First Innings. Lewis, b Whelan 47 Riddolls, lbw, b Tarr .* 6 Wells, b Wlielan 0 Stowell, lbw, b Whelan 21 Skinner, st. Everson, b Camp ....... 4 Cooper, not out 24 BARBER, not out , 14 Extras 18 Total for five wickets 141 AUCKLAND COLTS V. PUKEKOHE. AUCKLAND COLTS.—First Innings. Sale, lbw, b Zinzan — 1 Dixon, b C. Lawrie 15 Hewson, c 11. Cooper, b Zinzan .... 5 Andrews, c Rose, b Pleydell 28 Ferguson, run out 22 Miller, c Black, b Kaho 8 Hockin, b Zinzan 37 Witherford, b Kaho 0 Johnson, c Kaho, b Rose 11 Williams, not out 3 Birch, b Kaho 5 Extras 1 Total 136 Bowling: Zinzan took three wickets for 23 runs, C. Cooper none for 37, G. Lawrie none for 19, Pleydell one for 15, C. Lawrie one for 11, Kaho three for 16, Beggs none for 7, Rose one for 8. PUKEKOHE—First Innings. Rose, c and b Andrews 8 H. Cooper, lbw, b Dixon 5 G. Lawrie, not out 0 Kaho, not out 0 Extras 2 Totol for two wickets 15