OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 13

OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION.

With two more games yet to be played the result of Saturday's matches has placed the senior grade competition at Otahuhu in an interesting position, three points separating the three leading teams, and ot these Mount Richmond lias still to have the bye on the last Saturday. No big scores were registered in any of Saturday's games, the bowlers having conditions In their ■In the Returned Soldiers-Mount Ilichmond game the former had a first innings victory, McLaren, the skipper of the Soldiers' team, taking siv wickets at a cost of 36 runs in two innings Hellabys gained a lirst innings decision over Challenge, Pilcher and Gillies assisting with the defeat by taking a total of eight wickets for 72 runs. Despite the assurances of members to turn out until the conclusion of the competition, St. Joseph's again defaulted, this probably meaning the retirement of the team from the competition. ' In the junior grade both the leading teams suffered defeats, Leo and Arlington losing by six points to Railway, and Papatoetoe gaining a four-point win over Trinity United. Bowling for Railway, Jim Clark took five wickets for 11 runs in one inn-' in"s Lee and Arlington seemed to have a four-point win in hand, with only twenty minutes' play left when their second innings was commenced. They went for a slog, but Clark brought about their downfall, and had them all out within four minutes of time. •Results :— Returned Soldiers v. Mount Richmond. — Returned Soldiers: First innings, 110 (Eustace 34, Bottrell IS). Bowling : Rugg two fof 31, Stanaway four for 20. Mount Richmond : First innings, 02 (J. Stanaway 30). Bowling: Melrose three for 18, Taylor one for 10, McLaren four for 22. Second innings: Six wickets for 72 (Breed 2G, Marshall 10, Stanaway 10). Bowling: McLaren two for 14, Eustace three for 17. A first innings victory for Returned Soldiers. Hellabvs v. Challenge. —Hellabys : First innings. 100 (Williams 28, Miller 10, Butler 17) Bowling: EUnes four for 38, Watts four for 20. Second innings: Six wickets for 43 (Power 1G). Bowling : Hines three for 10. Challenge: First innings, SO (Clarke 24). Bowling: Gillies four for 02, Pilcher four for 20. A four-point win for Railway v. St. Joseph's.—Kail way won by default. Ob grade Railway v. Lee and Arlington. —Railway: First innings, 42 (Cotterlll 13, Hill .13). Bowling : Hare six for lfi. Second innings, 81 (Hill 20, J. Clark 22). Bowling: Hare five for 27. Howarth two for 12, Duane three for 28. I#e and Arlington: First innings, 85 (Best 20, Duane 10, Hare l<). Bowling: Andrews three for IG. Thompson two for 23, Dorau four for 12. Second innings 30. Bowling: J. Clark five for 11, Andrews three for 17. A six-point win for Ra papatoetoe v. Trinity United.—Papatoetoe won on the first Innings. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Seniors.— Hellabys 39, Mount Richmond 38 Returned Soldiers 37, Challenge 3..>, Kempthornes United 33, Railway 30. Junior...— Trinity United 30 Lee and Arlington 34, Railway 34, Papatoetoe 20. ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION.

Results of matches played .on Saturday in the Onehunga Cricket Associations competition : — Te Papapa Works v. Reid Rubber.—Te Papapa Works: First Innings, 162 (L. swift r>2 P. Jones 31). Bowling: N. Longlev five for 50, H. Brough three for "0 Reid Rubber: First innings, 37 (.T. P.ritton 12) : second innings, ;>£> (■>• ('aileron E. Parkinson 13).. Bowling: P Lvncli three for 8. E. Hattield four for 10 ' Six-point win for Te Papapa. Onehun"a v, Relief Club.;— Onehunga : Firs innings, 143 (T Budge 35 F. Martin •>«\ Rnwiin" ■ C Williams five tor 0. Relief aub First innings, 61 IP. PUHnger 13). Bowling: T. Collins six tor 20. 1Martin three for 17. Second innings, SO (C Wiberg; 40). Six-point win for One-''"jviifal-'ar v. Woollen Mills.—Trafalgar: seven for 33. Woollen Mills: First innings 8D (J. Willis 23); second innings, 05. Bowling: C. Benjamin nine for uO. bixpdint win for Trafalgar.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. COMPETITION CONTINUED. ' The competition under the auspices of the United Frienily Societies' Cricket Association was continued at Remuera. when the eleventh series of games was decided. Although the wickets were fast, low scoring was general, and there were many fine individual bowling figures returned. Kesults :— MANCHESTER UNITY B V. EDEN AUCKLAND. EMen-Auckland. —First innings 34 (Ringrose 10, Mitchell 11, Lindsay 10). Bowling: Graham took four wickets for (5 runs, Houlahnn two for 2. Second innings 2C. Howling: Graham five for 18, Houlahan three for 8. Manchester H. — First innings 104 (Johnson 45, Houlahan 42, Graham 34, Maxwell 1-', Danielle 11). Bowling: Mitchell six for 40. Manchester B won by an innings (Hid So runs. MANCHESTER UNITY A V. PONSONBY DRUIDS. Druids.—First innings 03 (Goodwin 12, Dawson 12 not. out). Howling: Bradley took live wickets for 20 runs, Webb two for fl. Second innings : Nine wickets for. 82 (Brown 2H. Dawson 22, .Eddowes 13, K. Goodwin 12). Bowling: Webb rive wickets for 20 runs. Manchester.—First innings 100 (Webb 70. Silnin 2ii). Howling: Bell four for 33, McCiillum four for 37. Manchester won by 42 runs on the first innings. HIBERNIANS V. WESTMERE. Hibernians. — First innings 40 (Fitzpntrick IS, Smith 121. Bowling: McKae took four wickets for 10 runs. Secoml innings US (Hewitt 24 not out. Belcher 24, Humphries 20', MnClure 10, Clark 10). Weslmere. —First innings 102 for four wickets declared (Oxley 105 not out. Neil 28 not out. Minchiii 10). Bowling: Belcher four for 43. Second innings 4 for one wicket. Weslmere won by nine wickets.