CLUB CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 288, 5 December 1932, Page 12

CLUB CRICKET.

SOME HIGH SCORING.

TWO CENTURIES MADE. H. G. VIVIAN AND KATCLIFFE. The cricket in the senior A.C.A. games on Saturday, when the fifth series of matches was begun, was notable for big scoring in two games, and very moderate run-getting in the other two.

Parnell put on 346 against University, H. G. Vivian contributing 121 and S. C. Hay 02. Graf ton knocked up 208 for five against King's Old Boys, Katcliii'e making 115, 13. Horspool 68 and C. Burke 51. Aden's 156 against Ponsonby was practically a collapse, considering that J. Mills made 65 of the number. Ponsonby put on lus for one, Snedden 54 not out and T. JMcLeod 33 not out. It was a steady struggle, in which North Shore batsmen made 199 against Y.M.C.A.

Trevor Lyon's six wickets for 49 runs was the outstanding bowling feature of the afternoon. Matheson. took six for 124 against Parnell, and Bell, a left-hand, medium-pace bowler, got four Eden wickets for 21 runs. PARNELL'S BIG SCORE.

There can be no doubt about Parnell's batting strength. As if to prove that their knock of nearly 400 against King's Old Boys in the last round was no flash in the pan the side on Saturday hit up the excellent total of 346 against University. They occupied the wicket for the ful afternoon, the feature of the Innings being another fine century .by Vivian.

The very first ball of the match saw Wuitelaw, who inude a century in the previous match, finely taken In the slips by Schnauer, and the second wicket fell with only 14 runs on the slate. Things were going badly when McCoy partnered Hay, who was putting the full face of the bat to anything that had ambitions on his wicket, and leaving everything dangerous outside his off stump strictly, alone, but (he partnership carried the total almost to the eighties before McCoy went leg before after playing freely for 37. Vivian canle next to provide the best entertainment of the afternoon. He overhauled Hay in quick time, finding the boundary on both sides of tho wicket, and got into the nineties by swinging one over the leg boundary for the first six of the match. Then Hay, whose stubborn batting had discouraged the attack and had allowed others to get the runs, had bad luck. He left his crease In anticipation of an easy single, but slipped when signalled to go back and was run out. His contribution of 62 was worth a lot more than it appeared on paper. At the time of his dismissal Hay was scoring much faster than at the start of the afternoon and appeared to be firmly entrenched. Vivian passed his century immediately afterwards and then hit out recklessly to reach 121 before he was bowled. He hit two sixes and fifteen fours and gave only one real chance, and that after he had passed his hundred. Scholium, Hawke, Goodsir and Stelir, who was unbeaten with 31, came along late in the afternoon to give proof of Parnell's all-round batting strength, with the result that.University will face a hurdle of nearly 350 runs when they start their innings next Saturday.

Matheson, with six for 124, was the most successful of the University bowlers, but Schnauer, one for 99, deserved better figures, for he kept a good length and made the ball swing a lot. Bush, Leys and Garrard all failed to get a wicket, the other three dismissals coming In tho form of runs out. University had an off day in the field and the Parnell score benefited accordingly. On a number of occasions the ball reached the boundary when only a single should have resulted, the ground fielding at no stngo being steady. The throwing-in was also erratic, particularly in the firßt half of the afternoon. Scores:— PARNELL.—First Innings. Hay, run out 62 Whltelaw, c Schnauer, b Matheson .. 0 Wallace, c Schoa nor, b Mathesou ... 10 McCoy, lbw, b Matheson 87 Vivian, b Schnauer 121 Scholium, c and b Matheson 23 Hawke, b Matheson 17 Stehr, not out 31 Duncan, b Matheson 0 Goodsir, run out 14 Williams, run out S Extras 26 Total 340 Bowling: Matheson, six for 124; Schnaucr, one for 99; Bush, none for 44; Leys, none for 23 ; Garrard, none Tor 29.

TREVOR LYON BOWLS WELL,

Oustaudlng fcnturcs of the North Shoro —:Y.M.C.A. match at Devonport on Saturday were a steady innings of 43 by Ferguson, the young Devonport player, and a fine bowling performance by Trevor Lyon, who took six wickets for the visitors for 49 runs. On a good batting wicket Shore's total of 199 after a full day's play cannot be regarded as particularly brilliant, but the steadiness of the bowling and the keeniiPSß of the fielding must be taken into consideration. . Lyon did not get a great deal of assistance from the pitch,, but he kept up a good length and was a trifle faster than usual, his occasional "express" troubling the batsmen not a little. He still takes a very long run— I nearly the length of '.he pitch—and probnblr he would do well to try and shorten it. but his energy appears Inexhaustible. Ferguson batted attractively, hitting well on the off side, and there was merit in the innings of Edmonds, Nettleton and Webb, while Nicholas played stendily towards the close. After rain had stopped play for a spell a resumption w-as made, and Frater and Elliott opened quietly for T.M. Details :—

NORTH SHORE.—First Inninge. Dncre, c Smith, b T. Lyon 11 Edmunds, l> T. Lyon 26 Ferguson, c Clark, b Cooper 43 Sale, lbw, l> T. Lyon 0 Xettleton. c Frater, b H. Lyon 18 Bush, b T. Lyon 2 Shepherd, b T. Lyon 10 H. Wehb. not out 23 Saunders, c Frater, b Clark 5 H. Nicholas, b Clnrk 23 W. .T. Coates, not out 4 Extras 25 Total 109 Bowling: T. Lyon took six wickets for 40 runs, M. Clark two for 48. 11. Lyon one for 36, Stowell none for 18, Cooper one for 23. T.M.C.A.—First Innings. TJ. K. Frater, not out 7 L. E. Elliott, not out 4 Total for no wicTccts 11 Messrs. Wootton and Tronson were umpires. GRAFTON GET GOING. Grafton's tally of 208 for five against King's Old Boys was the result chiefly of profitable second and third wicket partnerships. Burke, and Rareliffe put on 85 for the second wicket before Burke went after making a steady 50 runs. Then Ratcliffe and Horspool proceeded to have a merry time, knocking on a hundred more runs before Horspool concluded nn innings reminiscent of his palmy days, in which he had made 68 in brisk fashion. Ratcliffe stayed there till the close of play, and was unbeaten with 115 to his credit. Lewis got three wickets in the later stages of the game, getting M. Lyon and Ellis cheap, and Grafton'e closing figures were 208 for five. Ratcliffe's Innings was marked by steady aggression to anything a bit loose, and both he and the other batsmen were assisted by periods of slackness among the fieldsmen. Scores:—

GRAFTON. Kerr, b McMillan 1 Burke, c Pearson, t> McMillan ,>1 Ratcliffe. not out 115 Horspool, c Johnson, b Miller 68 Lyon, b Lewis 7 Ellis, c Coath, b Lewis 0 Byerly, not out - 12 Extras 40 Total for five wickets 208 Bowling: McMillan two wickets for 73 runs, Simpson none for 3. Andrews none for 20, Johnson none for 38, Wilson nono for 30, Lewis three for 42. Messrs. Turton and Thompson were empires.

PONSONBY IN STRONG POSITION. Eden did not do as well in their first innings against Ponsonby on Saturday ns they promised. Mills and Postles opened, and, though the former scored a typical Mills' 65, nobody else in the team even scored half that. A. F. Weir got 32— slowly, Gillespie, fourth wicket, got 16, and the rest slumped to the tune of twos and sixes. The fact that Gillespie carried his bat for under 20, was significant.

Mills, with his 63, batted nicely, if not fast. He played for safety first, and his 65 took over 100 minutes. Some of hia best shots were characteristically through slips, beautifully executed, boundaries all the way. He hit 11 fours. Fully half of his runs were scored from behlnd-the-wicket shots. He glided Scarborough away nicely several times oast fine leg. He went to put the same bowler round to the same side, when the ball seemed to slip from his bat into the too-safe hands of Stewart. "Safety first" was also the motto of A. F. Weir. He dug in after his namesake had gone for 2. His cricket was dogged rather than polished, but he got six boundaries, and be hung on at a time when a stonewall was needed. GUlespic, with IS, was the only other batemau worth mentioning. He also held the fort, and it was a pity that no one was able to stay with him, for he was going as well as anybody had.

Scarborough and Snedden shouldered the brunt of the bowling. Each bowled well, and kept the batsmen, on a wicket that should have been their own, defensive all the afternoon. Even Mills did not risk anything. Snedden was spinning a lot. He always does, and his flighting tvas deceptive. Scarborough was not quite so consistent. He sent down some short stuff; but he was also dangerous. The most successful bowler of the day, though, was Bell, with the fine average of four for 21. He accounted for most of the later wickets, twice with the aid of Stewart's wicket-keeping. He was both spinning and swinging. A word should b>? s.iifl about the work of the man behind ■ ii-s stumps. He took four great catches iu the afternoon, accounting for Mills, Postles, A. F. Weir and Newdlck. He missed Mills once though. Extras numbered only 11.

Then when Ponsonby started to bat, MeLeod and Snedden became associated, and brought the score up to 105 for one wicket. The former is 33, and the latter 54. Snedden specialised in what must be almost hie favourite snot, a powerful square cut. He got several fours that way. McLeod was using a hard, straight drive mainly. Scores were:— EDEN.—First Innings. Mills, c Stewart, b Scarborough .... 65 Postles, c Stewart, b Scarborough .... 4 G. l>. Weir, lbw, b Sneddon 2 A. F. Weir, c Stewart, b Bell 32 Vivian." b Scarborough fi Gillespie, not out 18 Langton, b Bell 2 Meßae. c Smith. K Bell 6 Newdlck, c Stewart, b Bell 8 McXab, run out 2 Manor, b Scarborough 0 Extras 11 Total 156 Bowling: Scarborough four for 75, Smith none for 15, Snedden one for 31, Bell four for 21. PONSONBY.—First Innings. Guincy, b G. L. Weir 9 McLeod, not out 33 Snedden, not out • 54 Extras j> Total for one wicket 105 SENIOR B. BALMORAL V. PONSONBY. Balmoral.—First innings : Thorn, c Douelns, h Turner. 38; Barber, b V. Williams, 5; Hastings, c Blnmore, b Tumor, 71 ; Johnson, not out, 115; Moore, not out, 77; extrns 18: total for three wickets. 324. Bowling: Turner, two for 59 ; Williams, one foi 31. PAPATOETOE V. PARNELL. . Papntoetoe.—First innings : Dr. Valentine, lbw, b Aitken, 33; W. Kerr, c Burt, l> McGehan, 8; Lusby, b Clapham, 5: E. Burnside, b McGehan, 2; E. Kerr, b Clapham, 49: A. Winks, b Clapham. 0: G. White, lbw, b McGehan, 40; P. Swafflekl. not out. 12 : H. Swaffleld. not out, 4 : extras, 12: total for seven wickets. 165. Bowling: Clitpham, three wickets for 70: McGehan, three for 37; Aitken, one for 21. Jj KING'S OLD BOYS V. GRAFTON. King's.—First innings: Lazarus, 8; Keegan, 11 ; Brinsden, 1!): Murray, 8; Charter. 13 : Wentlel. 2 : Keddle. 2 ; Brown. 18; Thompson, 3: Palmer, not out, 0; Smith. 7; total, 100. Bowling: Speed, one for ]r>; Felts, one for 19; Hockin, five for 39; Ratcliffe, one for 10 ; Goldfinch, two for 8.

Grnfton.—First innings: Felts 4: Camp, not out 36: McCormnck. 6; Stringer, 0; Butler, 17; Go.ldflncli, not out, 12: Hockin, 9; total for six wickets, 92. Bowling: Palmer, one for 3. r >; Thompeon, one for 1: Murray, two for 27 ; Koddle, none for 12.

OTAHUHTT ASSOCIATION.

SENIOR GRADE. Paßßencer Transport v.. Rallwnyß.—Pnssenger Transport: First Innings, 124 (Kppsing 63, Diineen 19, Taylor 17). Bowling: Rankin four wickets for 55, Grubb four wickets for 57, Fielding two for 0, Railway: First Innings, 42 (Rnnkin 21). Bowling: Duneen four for 24, Taylor one for 8, Keesing five for 17. Passenger Transport gained a four-point win on the first Innings.

Kempthorne-Prosser r. St. Joseph's.—St. Joseph's: First innings, 33 (McNlel 11). Second innings. 44 (Tracey 14 not out. Brewer 12). Bowling: Kemplay eight for 28, Clayton five for 32. Game four for 5. Kempthorne-Prosßer: First Innings, 65 (SenrJe 14, W. Nleld 11). Second inninsrs, 72 for five wicKets (Marflitt 31 not out, W. Nleld 14). Bowling: Brewer, six for 55. Pearce three for 57, C. Brady two for 14, Maher one for 7. A six-point win for Kempthorne-Prosser.

' Returned Soldiers v. Challenge.—Returned Soldiers: First innings, 34 "(Wyatt 12). Second innings, Bβ (Le Qneßno 17, Coppins 12). Bowling: Bright ten wickets for 45, Connors fivo for 5, Brinible two for 24, Hynes three for 13. Challenge : First innings, 170 for right wickets (Clarke r>o retired. Bright 33 retired, Haußham 25, Connors 20, Brimhle 13). Bowling: Wyatt two for 20, Coppins two for 44, McLaren none for 35, Eustace two for 50. Challenge gained a six-point win.

JUNIOR GRADE. \ Railway v. Trinity United.—Railway: First innings, 72 (Hayes 13, Lonergan 13, Ackland 10). Second innings, 62 for one wicket (Lonergan 52 not out). Bowling: Hieatt four for 34, Boneham four for 49, Arkinstall three for SO. Trinity United : First innings, OR (Webber 36). Second innings, 05 for five wickets (Boneham 56 not out). Bowling: Hewitson four for 38, Ackland four for 38, Lonergan three for 43, Hendry two for 18.

St. Joseph's v. Passenger Transport.—St. Joseph's: First innings, 48 (Martin 25). Second innings, 83 (E. Smith 2G, B. Harris 15). Bowling: Hedge four for 3, Kelly three for 17, Apps four for 26, Mason one for 54, Harris four for 20, Martin two for 7. Passenger Transport: First innings, 37 (Hedge 12). Second inniilgs, 48 for eight wickets (Harris 11). Bowling: B. Harris six for 34, R. Harris two for 12, Greenwood six for 17.

LADIES' GAMES.

TRAINING COLLEGE V. ARAWA. Training College, 85 runs for nine wickets, won by a wicket, N. Henderson being top scorer with 22 runs. The Arawa score was 77, top scorer being Mrs. Nicholson 16.

THAMES ASSOCIATION.

In the Thames Cricket Association's cup competition on Saturday, High School defeated Karaka, and City gained a surprise victory over Tararu. In the former match High School opened the batting and declared the innings closed at 177 for five wickets (Coxhead 72, Head 28, Shaw 22, Muir 21). Campbell took most of the wickets for Karnka. Karaka then went in and were dismissed for 130 (Fear 50, Henderson 24, Cleave 14, Doddrell 11 not out). W. Baker was the best bowler for High School. When High School had reached 125 for no wickets down they declared the innings closed (M. Baker 53 and W. Baker 63 carrying their bats). On the cajl of time Karaka had 110 for four (Brokenshire 59 not out, Fear 35). High School secured a two-point win.

In the Tararu-Clty game, the former opened the batting and declared its innings closed on the. fall of the seventh wicket for 177 (Cleave 118 retired, Otto 35). The bowling honours were shared by Hoyle and W. P. Guiney. Just before the call of time City were <iiP!"'==»d for 232 (X. Pratt S2 not out, and J. Pratt 48). Morgan and Cleave were the successful bowlers fqr Tararu. *2ity, a two-point win. . -«"

HAWKS CUP TRIAL.

KELSON WIN BY AN INNINGS. (By Telegrjph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, this day. The Hawke Cup elimination match between Nelson and Marlborough was concluded on Saturday. Nelson was in a strong position nt the end of Friday's play, having scored 303 to Marlborough's 78 and 20 for three wickets. Marlborough's effort to avert an innings' defeat was unsuccessful. The tall-cnders made a good stand in a forlorn hope, but the sum total of their efforts was to raise the total to 127. Nelson thus winning by an innings and OS runs. Hill played a merry knock for 38 not o.ut. Robinson made 16. Freeman did most damage for Nelson, taking six wickets. Newman and McGlrr did not bowl.

WELLINGTON CENTUB.IANS.

WELLINGTON, this day. Some heavy scoring marked the commencement of the fourth series of senior cricket championship matches on Saturday. Wellington College Old Boys piled up 4Ci9 (J. H. Lamason 187, R. H. Lamason 78, Parsloe CO) against Kilblrnle. 3. Lamason, the Old Boys' captain, hit six sixes and 26 fours. Midland scored 223 (Tindill 53) against Hutt, and University totalled 272 (Blandford 110) against' Institute. Prince, for Institute, took five wickets for 78. Wellington made 253 for six wickets (Foley 104 not out, Hollliigs 58, Montelth 58) against Petdfe. Drizzling rain about 4.30 p.m. interrupted play, and upon resumption the bowlers were heavily handicapped.

ROBERTS AND CROMB IN FORM.

CHKISTCHUKCH, this day. The senior cricket competition was continued on Saturday in dull, cold weather. Rain stopped play at 0.15 p.m. West Christchurch, 279 for eix, declared (Grose 84 not out) beat Old Boys, 123 and 175 for two wickets (Harris 68 not out, Page 49 not out). Lancaster Park, 311, beat St. Albans, 167 and 101 for seven wickets. For Lancaster Park Cromb took five wickets for 47 and three for IS. Riccarton, 329 (Koberts 95, Stringer 86) beat Old Collegians, 2.'S? and 30 for three. Sydenham, 227 (Bellamy 82) beat Bast Christchurch, 162.