SUBURBAN PLAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 73, 28 March 1933, Page 12

SUBURBAN PLAY.

FINE SEMI-FINAL DASHPOXSONBY PIPPED ON THE POST. history of that control. The week-end play at Roski -the un£s3B? S on le fine cricket, considering the newness sonbv-R V duel, with the latter struggling rom what seemed a hopeless position to emerge victorious by one run and a wicket. And it wae the. old etory over again—the tail-endera digging in A. Cloke played with dogged determination at a critical period, holding a;.«t«teht .bat and scoring with vigorous drives off an) ba s suiscesting freer treatment. H. iiiint linked up ae the ideal eighth man adopting cautious tactics, l'oneonbye attack never relaxed. Trevor Lyon was showing hib characteristic fighting spirit as a triincller, tossing down balls with changes of pace, and leg stuff to tempt the batsmen, who showed a greater liking for T. Bennett. The former eventually trapped Hunt, who had made a splendid stand for his Iβ inns There were etill three balls of the over to go, and Burton was skittled with the laet—a yorker right on the wicket. Ponsonby jumped with joy, but prematurely. Mills, with bandaged hands, inarched out with bat in hand to take his place at the crease, and luckily not to receive the bowling. The third ball oft" Bennett Cloke turned towards the leg boundary. It lost pace, but spectators danced a haka as though to cheer it on its way. It just got there, if anything, and thus ended an unusually low-scoring, but highly attractive contest. Ponsonby were amongst the first to congratulate their opponents. The bowling by bptli sides had been of high order throughout. Mount Albeit Grammar Old Boys, with only three wickets down for. 120 early in the afternoon, thanks to splendid .batting by I. J. Cantlay and Vic Butler, were frankly beaten by the guile of bowler Alex. Kerr, with J'. Tomlinson giving the finishing touch once the batting moral of the defence weakened. Green Lane, in fielding, too, gave the Old Boys some of their own medicine, and the side could only offer a response of 144 runs to the Lane yield of 227.

Harbour Board early completed the Invicta debacle, and enti'enched themselves in a leading position, the bowling honours being divided by Cheeseman and X. Martin.

SENIOR B GRADE.

HARBOUR BOARD V. INVICTA. Harbour Board —First innings, 205 (Tubnott 84, Parkes 66 not out). Bowline' Gough three for 75, Donalson three for 3!)" Stone three for 18. Second innings, 75 (Learning 21). Bowling: Gough two for 32, Donaldson two for 24, Johnston two for 7. Meredith two for 0. Invictn. —First innings, 232 fßodgerg 55). Bowling: Hayes four for 76, Leaiuln* four for 61, Turbott one for 35. Invicta won on first innings by 27 runs a four-point win. SECOND GRADE. WAVERLEY V. BRIXTON. Warerley.—First innings 210 (Rush 68 Cnntell 42. Axon 19, Hardins 10, Hillson 10). Bowling: Mills six wickets, Bines two. Brixton. —First innings 12.T (Scott 40 Mills 10. Heinmiiifrson 20). Bowling: Barker took nine wickets for 41 runs. A four-point win for Warerle.v, who win the championship. THIRD GRADE. ONEHUNGA V. MAUNGAKIEKIE. Maungakiekie.—First innings. 102. Onehunga.—First innings, 114 for seven wickets Onehunga won by 12 runs and three wickets. , ENGLISH P.S. CLUB. For the first week-end since its formation the English Pnhllc Schools' Clnh won both its mafi-l>es. gaining 11 narrow flr«t innings victory by one run over 11.M.5. Philomel and heating the City Council by an innings and OR r'.'MS. Scores :— English Public Schools' nub,—Sβ (V. L Hunmhries 20). Bowling: P. O. Luke fnnfor 10. Hunt three for 5. Kelleway one for 14. Saunders one for 16. TI.M.s. Philomel—r,s (New 18). Bowling: C W. Adnmson six for 20, E. ,T. 0 Finny two for 29 Ancklhnd Pity f'ouneil.—First Snntngs; 02 (R. Sharp 10). Bowling: K. J. C. Finny seven for 21. including the hat (rick. P. \V. Artani«nJi three for 27. Second innings; GO (R. Sharp 16). Bowling: G. A. Downi* f oitr for 10. C. W. four for 19, M. T>. Biiteson one for 0, E. J. C. Finny ore for 7.' English Public Schools' dun:—First Inninfffl. 220 fW O T Miller ?0. W Grove 36 ret'red. P. O. Ferguson 27. C. W. Adamson 50 retired). Bowling: F. Gwllliam two for 30.