SUBURBAN CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 282, 28 November 1932, Page 12

SUBURBAN CRICKET.

SECOND MATCH SERIES. i | WINS ON FIRST INNINGS. Following their fruitful batting yields on Saturday week in the second series of matches in the Auckland City and Suburban competition, Ponsonby, R.V. and Harbour Board, favoured by a bowler's wickct on Saturday, each obtained a fourpoint win. Roy Watkins, of Invicta, was the only batsman to make a good stand, and he was unbeaten for 104 runs, gained in steady play against Ponsonby. Of the othyrs, ICerr (Green Lang) and Howell (Mount Albert Old Boys) knocked up 35 and 32 runs respectively. When Invicta followed on after making 153 runs in reply to 276 by Ponsonby, the latter made a spirited effort to capture six points, taking seven wickets for 59 runs. Bennett, Eastoe and Robertsliaw ; were Ponsonby's most effective bowlers. Green Lane scored only 126 runs, and ; were five wickets down for 99 runs in their second strike. For R.V., who were 417 for seven wickets in their first innings, Burton and Finlayson bowled well. Mount Albert Old Boys made 130 runs in reply to Harbour Board's 350 for seven wickets, but got into their stride well in their second strike, which yielded 102 runs for the loss of three wickets. Mann, Dunning and R. Stalhvorthy bowled well for the Board. Scores: —■ PONSONBY V. INVICTA. PONSONBY. t First innings 276 INVICTA. —First Innings. Stone, b Broberg 5 Watkins, no't out 104 Yates, run out 14 i Rimmer. thrown out 2 Watkins, b W. Eastoe 0 i Davies, c and b Eastoe 2 , Morman, c Robertshaw, b Bennett .. 0 i Cocks, c Donaldson, b Eastoe 2 Hudson, run out 2 Heighton, b T. Bennett 0 Baxter, c Masters, b Eastoe 0 Extras 22 Total 153 Bowling: Bennett took two wickets for 30 runs, Broberg one for 38, Eastoe four for 23 Stallworthy none for 19, Robertshaw none for 10, Lonergan none for 9. INVICTA. —Second Innings. Stone, lbw, b Robertshaw 5 Rimmer, c Masters,-b Robertshaw .... 0 R. Watkins, c Bennett, b Robertshaw 0 Yates, c Lonergan, b Bennett 8 E. Watkins, c Holiday, b Bennett .... 4 Baxter, c Broberg, b Robertshaw .... 3 Morman, b Bennett 18 Davies, not out . 13 Cocks, not out 2 Extras 2 Total for seven wickets 5!) Bowling: Robertshaw took four wickets for 10 runs. Lonergan none for 9, Bennett three for 23, Eastoe none for 5. Umpires: Messrs. W. Elliott and S. Smith. R.V. V. GREEN LANE. R.V. First innings (for eight wickets, declared) 417 GREEN LANE.—First Innings. Gedze, c Goldsworthy, b Finlayson .. 17 Lonergan, b Burton 2 Williams, c Goldsworthy, b Finlayson 3 Kerr, st Hunt, b Finlayson 35 C. Watts, b Burton 1 J. Elliott, b Burton 4 H. Watts, lbw, b Burton 0 Gillespie,' c Bambury, b Burton 4 Tomlinson, b Finlayson 24 Clarke, b Mackie 14 Hart, not out 2 Extras 20 Total 120 Bowling: Finlayson took four wickets for 46 runs, Burton five for 30, Nelson none for 11, Simpson none for 10, Mackie one for 9. Second Innings. Gedye, c Finlayson, b Mackie 13 Elliott, b Metge 51 Lonergan, b Finlayson 20 Tomlinson, lbw, b Finlayson 0 Watts, b Guiniven 1 Williams, not out 6 Extras 2 Total for five wickets 99 Bowling: Finlayson took two wickets for 18 runs, Mackie one for 36, Burton none for 20, Guiniven one for 6, Goldsworthy none for 13, Metge one for 4. Umpires: Messrs. J. Ball and A. Gully. HARBOUR BOARD V. MOUNT ALBERT OLD BOYS. HARBOUR BOARD. First Innings (for seven wickets declared) 350 MOUNT ALBERT O.B.—First Innings. Aickin c Sommerville, bN. Martin ... 21 Cantlay, 8t Wetherill b R. Stallworthy 25 Butler, st Wetherill, b Stallworthy ... 4 Howell, b Mann 32 WoolloxaU, st Wetherill, b N. Martin . 7

Hook, b Dunning 11 Mills, run out ' 4 Hebden, b Dunning 0 Lange, c N. Martin, b Dunning 12 Ott b Mann 9 Miller, not out 4 Extras 1 Total 130 Bowling: Cheeseman took no wickets for 16 runs, N. Martin two for 46, R. Stallworthy, two for 26, Dunning three for 19, Mann two for 22. Second Innings. Cantlay, st Wetherill, bN. Martin .... 1 Aickin. lbw, b Martin 18 Butler, not out 53 Howell, st Sommcrville, b Wetherill .. 10 Woolloxall, not out 17 Extras •' • • • 3 Total for three wickcts ........ 102 Bowling: N. Martin took two wickets for 26 runs, L. Martin none for 24, Hendy none for 25, Wetherill one for 24. Umpires: Messrs. H. .Johnson and J. Abbott. CANTERBURY TEAM. CROMB AND MERRITT SELECTED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The Canterbury cricket team to play Hawke's Bay on December 9 and 10 is as follows:—P. Bellamy, R. C. Burns, J. X. Burrows, I. B. Cromb, I. M. Hamilton, J. b. Kerr, S. O. W. 13. Merritt, M. L. Page, A. W. Roberts, and R. O. Talbot. Owing to rain there were no club matches to-day. CYRIL ALLCOTT NOT OUT 107. (By Telegraph.—'Press Association.) WELLINGTON', this day. The third series of senior crioket championship matches was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in first innings victories for Wellington College Old Boys, Hutt, Kilbirnie and Midland. By defeating Wellington by 243 to 2i17 and 97 for four wickets, Hutt remains the only unbeaten team. The principal Hutt scorer was Ross, 73. Symes, six for 86, and Blundell, four for 55, bowled well for Wellington. Petone scored 204 (Allcott 107 not: out) against Old Boys, for whom Parsloe secured six for 49, and Duncan three for 62. Allcott hit 16 fours, Mallard, a 17-year-old colt who made 27, assisted Allcott to put on 60 for the last Petone wicket. Kilbirnie scored 249 (Morris 76) in reply to University's 1-51. Harrison took five wickets for 72. Institute made 207 (Calvert 58) in response to Midland's 275 for nine. Calvert hit 21 off one over from O'Neill, including two sixes. Cleverley took five kickets for 4'l runs for Midland. A MAORI CENTURIAN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. Playing for Technical College against Wanganui on Saturday, J. Mete Kingi scored 104, this being the second century of the season in first-class cricket. He lilt 20 fours. PLAY STOPPED IN OTAGO. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

] DUNEDIN, this day. I Cricket matches were played in showery weather on Saturday, and only an hour's play was obtained in three matches. Dunedill, playing Albion, made 96 for three wickets (Copelantl 36. Ditcllfield *30 not out). Against Old Boys, Christian Brothers made.44 for no wickets. (Cusack 32). Grange made 43 for one wicket t against University, and Cariebrook 44 frr: * one wi-cket gsaiart TTitlfrtmrl.