SENIOR B GRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 261, 3 November 1932, Page 16

SENIOR B GRADE.

CENTURY TO ANGUB. EDEN AND BALMORAL TIE. The first series of matches was not favoured with good conditions, play on, both days teing affected." Gonsequently it was not surprising.ito>find ■ variation in-the performances-.of- contestants. >Three games provided six-point .victories. Earnell defeated' University by nine- wickets/ Point Chevalier beat-Mount .Albert by one wicket, and North Shbfeiwbn from King's Old Boys by 127 runs'." Graf ton, after putting up the biggest acore of therday;>o"nly managed to.; take. s four. ■> points -.. from YJtfLCA., while Ponsonby were in ; :nuch' the eame position -Ifae home team made: a... determined- effort ; to. save the situation, although ,it was very dull cricket. : *"'* :"'<' ' "■„' -. The most -exciting "finish' was in ' the game between Eden and Balmoral, which ended in a tie. • . ■ ' The contest*- between Point- Ghevaher and Mount a.very close'finish. The former required three rims at the fall of the ninth wicket, but a snick did the ; trick for Point" Chevalier." , a Angus V (H3), a.iG-rafton batsman; .had' the honour of ; getting the first century. His partner, Stringer, obtained 79 not out. During the;"afCernobn' : twci.'goo'd performances with the- ball 'were-.recorded. L Smith (North Shore) eecured, six wickets for 7 runs, and in the match aggregated ten wickets for 13 runs. Bowling for Balmoral in the game with the sensational ending, G. Waddingham obtained eight wickets for 13 runs. GRAFTON AMASS RUNS. Graf ton only managed to secure four points* from Y.M.G.A., bufc-the feature of the game was a brilliant century by Angus. Grafton declared at four o'clock, with the respectable .score of" 252" for' four wickets. Of this total Angus (112) was the main contributor. Strong pulls to the boundary added many runs, including 18 fours, and apart, from a chance at 38, his innings was free from blemish. Stringer (79 not out), a newcomer to Grafion, gave. a. solid display, being content to wait for anything loose; he should prove an acquisition to the team. McCormick (21 not out) was going well when his innings was interrupted by the declaration.

YJk£.C.A. had two and a half hours, to bat and 120 runs to get in order to save an innings defeat; they saved the situation with three wickets in hand,, and, strange to relate, just managed to score the 120 runs, also.

For Graf ton the principal bowlers were Ratcliffe (three for 26) and McCormick (two for 45). Hockin (one for 23) sent down -fire maiden overs. PARNELL OBTAIN SIX POINTS. In arrears to the extent of 77 runs, University could only make 120 in their second venture. Babbage (49), in a forceful innings, scored mostly on the leg side, hitting one six, a clean drive' over the bowler'e head, and five fours. He gave a couple Of chances and is inclined toward a "cross bat." Sladen (27) scored hissruns in front of the wicket by clean, straight _ driving, which produced three fours. With Babbage, he added 56 runs for the sixth wicket. Of the Parnell bowlers, McGeehan (three for 28) in seven oyers mixed his fastish left-handers well. ' Simmers (three for 23) bowled half a dozen overs, using both breaks. -. ; ' . ' „. _ ... Parnell required 44 runs to win outright, and Worth (28) and. Stewart collected 37 of them before the'former was "sbowied off his pads from a full toss. Stewart is a left-hander, "who appears strong on the leg side and with a little more practice do welL . ■ ■~. ■■ • <

A FIRST INNINGS TIE. Although Balmoral seemed in a wellnigh hopeless position at the end of the first-day they made.sufficient recovery to provide an "• exciting finish. The aggregates were the same, ■ and , with - the first ball of the final over of the day the last Balmoral batsman was bowl d and the game ended in a tie. Balmoral continued their first innings on a rain-soaked wicket and Avere all out for 113* runs. Thorn (46 not out) was the only batsman'to offer any resistance to"the bowling. He opened and carried hie bat without giving a chance, ;, ; all of ,his shots being along the ground. • Eden started badly in their second innings, and thanks to Waddingham, were all out for a'meagre total' of 41' runs. - The ex-University truridler wound up with eight wickets for 13 runs in 15 overs, six being maidens. He was practically unplayable in achieving such excellent results. Left with.'B3 runs , to save the game in little over an hour, Balmoral had a very close call and the ,tie appeared to be a satisfactory conclusion. Hastings (31) and Short (13) were the chief contributors in this rare occurrence. RUNS AT FUNEREAL PACE. Cricket , was slow at Papatoetoe as the result of stubborn batting by the home team in response to 285 runs for eight wickets ;by Ponssonby. Papatoetoe commenced "their, task at a quarter past two o'clock, ■ after, a. short shower of i - ain. When the last wicket fell they had oceu•pied. the wicket for 220 minutes, and in that time could manage no more than 99 runs,..but it must be remembered that runs were not their objective. Dr. Valentine (29) was the only batsman to djsplay any intention, to collect runs, and ne obtained the only two fours during the monotonous innings. The first'wicket fell when Valentine was caught by Williams off Warneford. Winks and E. Kerr failed to get going. White and W. Kerr (18) were to stop there. The latter at one stage had-scored only a dozen runs in a hundred minutes. White (33) counted most of his runs in singles. • The bowli,ng honours for Ponsonby went to O. Williams (three for 19) and H. Warnefprd'(three for 20), who bowled seventeen overs, inclusive of seven maidens.. • . ■ AN EASY VICTORY. ' North Shore experienced no difiiculty in securing half a dozen points at the expense of. King's. Holding a lead of 57 runs oh the completion of an innings apiece and 63 for -five wickets, North Shore raised their total to 102 runs before the last wicket was claimed. Requiring 160 runs to avert defeat, King's, owing to the excellent bowling of T. Smith, and brilliant fielding, could only manage to reach the poor total of 33 runs. T. Smith secured six wickets for 7 runs, making a total of ten wickets for 13 runs for the match, and it-would not be surprising to see him promoted. Shore's fielding was good in every department, Moore taking a splendid catch in the slips" in dismissing Murray. ; - King's possess a number of promising batsmen, but there was too much back play, instead of using the feet in order to attack the bowling. - A CLOSE CALL. Continuing their second -innings after showing a- deficiency of 61 runs on the first innings,, Mount Albert reached 95 runs. Le Cbmte (13) failed to add to his score. • Haliwell (17) batted brightly, being partial to the leg side, while Young (14) had a hit.' .. " Amongst the Point Chevalier bowlers G. Wallace (five for 62) and J. Skinner (four for 20) were the best, the latter being difficult to score off. Point -.Chevalier, wanting 35 runs for a six-pointer, opened inauspiciously and soon found themselves in trouble. With nine wickets down for 33 runs, anything.was likely, to happen, but a snick past second slips enabled Point Chevalier to collect the maximum noints. T. Hughes (13) was the chief contributor. Bowling for.- Mount Albert, Stuart (five for 23) invariably commanded i-espect with some awkward deliveries. Hirst (two for 13) assisted in the early stages. The bowlere was assisted by good fielding, Marshall taking four catches at silly point. UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY. The following umpires have been' appointed for matches to be played on Saturday under the control of the Auckland Cricket Association:—, ■■ ~.A Senior.—Eden Park No. 2, Messrs. Turton and Wootton; Eden Park No. 3, Messrs. Riddolls and Plndlay; North Shore, Messrs. Hellaby and Harvey; King's College, Messrs. Luke and Somervell. Senior B.—Graf ton v. • Point Chevalier. Victoria Park, Messrs. Thomson and Stephenson. f . r . .

OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION.

The opening of the competition of the ' Otahuhu Cricket Association takes. place on' Saturday next, when the following games are set: down for play:—Kempthorne's v. Passenger Transport;: Abattoir r No. 1,, Messrs. "Tregear. and College; Sfc Joseph's v. Returned Soldiers, Abattoir No. 2, Messrs. ;Hardy, anfl'; Kirk wood ; Railway v. pta.huhu 'Borough, Sturgess Park, Messrs. Glynnand , rEllis; Challenge v. Abattoir, 'Challenge, ■Messrs. Beck and Ingram. 'All matches-are timed to commence nt 2 p.m., and the official opening -of the hew Challenge ground takes, placer at: 1.45 p,m. Nominations for. the second grade .competition close next Tuesday; evening. The Umpires' Association is holding a special meeting at" the committee rooms on Tuesday evening, next. ~ „, . ,