A.C.A. GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 261, 4 November 1935, Page 14

A.C.A. GAMES.

EDEN'S BIG START. A MILLS-POSTLES COMBINE. PATCHY BATTING IN OTHER GAMES. A notable opening partnership of 274 runs by Mills and Postles for Eden, and patchy batting on other wickets were the features cf the first day's play in the third series of A.C.A. senior championship matches on Saturday afternoon. Fine weather favoured tjie games, but the wickets varied a good deal, some having been affected by the heavy rain two days previously. J E Mills, 160 not out (Eden), A. J. Postles 144 (Eden), H. T. Pearson 06 (King's Old Boys), E. P. Sutherland 5o (Y.M.C.A.), J. D. Lev/is 53 (Kings), 1. W. Bverley 51 (Grafton) and G. L. Hook 50 (YAI.C.A.) were the successful batsmen of the afternoon. Among quite a number of good bowling efforts the best were:—M. Williamson (Ponsonby) five for 27, A. M. Matheson (University) five for 31, a ud F * M * Andrews (King's) four for 16. The state of play at the end of the clay was:— _ Eden 354 for two against Parnell. Grafton 231 v. Ponsonby 17 (without Old Boys 180, v. University 31 for live*. Y.M.C.A. 200, v. North. Shore 33 for one.

SHORE COLT DOES WELL. The outstanding features of were the smart" lidding of the home side t SUC lnVe £ ahsen» o o r r uJllllfW express bowler, Simpson, McDevitt was included in the side, and, as it may seem it was he who carried the brunt o£ the attack. He sent down twice as many overs as any two of the other trundlers, apart from R. Emery, and emerged with the good average of three "wickets for 41. Though, much" was demanded of him, he bowled splendidly throughout and frequently had the ibatsmen tied up with medium-paced deliveries. At all times he flighted the ball we'll and varied his pace with good judgment. S. Sale -was another trundler "who bowled -with success, capturing three wickets for 19. Y.M.C.A. commenced poorly, but, thanks to good knocks by EL «. Sutherland (55) and G. Hook (bO), they put on the creditable total of 200, a total which Shore might find difficult to overtake should they strike a difficult wicket. The scoring rate was slow at times, but both Hook and Sutherland were forceful and enterprising. North Shore commenced their reply at 6 p.m. and at stumps had reduced the deficit by 33, at a cost of one -wicket. C. Walter was shaping well at 6.30 p.m., and he will start next Saturday with 22 runs to his credit. Scores:— Y.M.C.A. —First Innings. T. Lyon, run out 0 W. L. Elliott, b McDevitt 23 M. Lyon, c Bush, b Sale 6 Hook, st. Edmonds, b McDevitt 50 J. W. Cooper, Ibw, b McDevitt 0 C. Lund,- c Curtayne„ b Sale 29 E. R. Sutherland, e Emery, b Saunders Go W. Kenshaw, b Sale 0 J. E. Swift, run out 3 O. Everson, c Ferguson, b Emery 23 H. Lyon, not out 3 Extras' S

Total 200 Bowling: McDevitt, three wickets for 41; S. "Sale, three for 19: R. Emery, one for 29; D. Webb, none for 44; L. Curtayne, none for S; L. Saunders, one for 31; C. Walters, none for 4; L. Archer, none for 16. NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. C. Walter, not out 22 It. Emery, b Emery 4 S. Sale, not out - 7 Extras 0 Total for one wicket........... 33 GRAFTON'S GOOD STAND. Grafton, while not setting an impossible task to Ponsonby, have' given the latter something to do to head off the Grafton total of 231 made on Saturday on No. 3 pitch. Opening with Ratcliffe and Burke, Grafton made a very fine start, and it was not till Ratcliffe had made 18 and Burke was in the twenties that the pair were Separated, Ratcliffe being dismissed. Then Horspbol joined Burke and runs came freely, Burke, when apparently well set, being unlucky enough to hit his wicket and iie was out for 43. It was bad luck for him, as he was batting well at the time and had the bowling beaten. A good partnership was when Angus, and Byerley became associated, the pair putting on 96 runs. The tail failed badly and the innings closed for 231.

Ponsonby, with just under an hour to go, opened with Stallwortliy and Scholium and had knocked up 17 at stumps for no wickets. Scores:— GRAFTON.—First Innings. Ilatcliffe, b Langton 18 Burke, hit wicket, b Williamson 43 Horspool, c Cleave, b Scholium ...... 34 * Spring, c and b Williamson 5 Angus, lbw, b Williamson 48 Byerley, c Snedden, b Williamson .... 51 Speed, lbw, b Clark . 2 Felts, b Clark 1 Cowie, b Williamson , !! Smith, run out 0 Pedrotti, not out 0 Extras 20 Total .... 231 Cleverley took no wickets for 4G runs, Snedden none for 48. Liangton one for 37, Clarke two for 3S, Williamson live for 27, Scholium one for 15. PONSONBY.—First Innings. Stallworthy, not out 12 Scholium, not out .................. 3 Total for no wickets 17 Messrs. N. B. Lcvien and' C. E. Guiney were umpires. PEARSON MISSES CENTURY. The game between King's Old Boys and University at Papatoetoe was one of changing fortunes, but at stumps the pendulum had swung definitely against University. Aftsr a slow start and the. early loss of a wicket a stubborn second-wicket partnership between Lewis and Pearson defied the University bowlers and put on 327 runs. The scoring rate was slow, and Lewis' halfcentury was nearly all comprised of singles. Pearson scored 1 faster, but, like his partner, found the slow outfield, arresting many forcing shots. There was a quick change in the situation after the tea adjournment, for with the breaking of the partnership by Bush the wickets fell rapidly, and only another 50 runs had been added when the whole side was out. Pearson had bad luck in getting so near the century and then going lbw to Matheson. Matheson and Schnauer made short work of the other batsmen, though Smith made an attempt to stop the rot and hit three boundaries In a tally of 16 before he hit his wicket. University were soon in trouble, and in about three-quarters of an hour lost half the side for 31 runs, Andrews clean-bowling 'three and getting another under the new lbw rule, witli an off-break. Stores :— KlNGS.—First Innings. Lewis, b Bush 53 L. Smith, c Bush, b Sehnaucr 1 H. Pearson, lbw Matheson 06 Martin, b Sehnaucr 3 Foster, c Matlieson, b Schnauer 1 S. G. Smith, run out 4 Coles, b Matheson 1 Keddle, not out 4 Andrews, lbw Matheson 0 W. Smith, hit wicket, 1) Matheson .... 16 Hewitt, c Bangle, b Matheson 0 Extras 10 Total IS9 Bowling: Matheson five for 31. Schnauer three for 77, Bush one for 29, Butler none for 44. UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. Jessup, b Andrews 14 Aickin. b Andrews 0 PicKmere, b S. G. Smith . 1 Sclinauer, not out 9 Graham, b Andrews 5 Butler, lbw, b Andrews — 0 Haden, not out 0 Extras 2 Total for five wickets .......... 31,

EDEN'S GOOD OPENING. First wicket down! Thus was L. F. fownsend placed on the Eden hatting list r>n Saturday. And for over four hours Townsend sat with the pads on waiting for his turn to hat. All for the reason that Mills and Postles put on the remarkably fine score for a club match of 1274 runs before they were separated. The Eden opening pair had the good fortune to strike a true, easy wicket, and but for the fact that: the outer outfield was very slow they would have sot more runs than they did. Starting slowly, the pair set out to collect runs, Mills graceful as ever iu his poise, and free as ever when it came to off drive au overpiteheci ball, or hook one that was short on the on side. Postles was sure and watchful in his play. The Eden pair carried on steadily to the first century, and with nlianceless cricket continued the Rood work for Eden to the second century, Postles raising it with a shot that brought his own century up, with Mills at the time in the late nineties. By this stage the Parnell bowling was hopelessly conquered. Postlcs helped to lift the score along with nn aggression that was in sharp contrast to his early play, and balls of a kind which be would have played with studious care were either lifted hard and high, or swept along the ground to the lino. 'ITiero was some very faulty air-work on the Parnell side at this stage, and it seemed fairly obvious that the partnership would break when through sheer impetuosity a wicket was thrown away. And so it was at 274, Postlcs hitting all over a good ball from Siddle which kept low.

Unlike Postlcs, liis opening companion carried on in a correct and sedate way nfter reaching the century, to finish the flay with a score of 169 not out—a typical Mills innings, marked by a cast-iron defence, clcan, crisp exploitation of the lioob and cover drive, and, only occasionally, a flashing cut. It showed that Mills can cut a ball—sometimes.

The Parnell bowling could not be described as weak: it was good bowling on the whole, but they were up against a batting combination that was invincible on the day. Yet the Parnell bowling might liave been better exploited. Siddle was not tried until 270 runs were on, and he got Postles in his second oyer, and went remarkably close to ending Townsend's lareer in the following over. Clapliam bowled hard in an effort to add a blend of real pace to the Parnell attack, while Vivian was at times so steady and accurate that he forced the Eden oxiening batsmen into stern defensive role. The Parnell ground fielding was generally of a very high level, and some very hard shots were stopped and made scoreless. So the day ended, Eden with 354 runs on and only two wickets down. Probably they will close it at that score and devote next Saturday to the dismissal ol' Parnell. Scores :— EDEN. —First Innings. Mills, not out 169 Postles, b G. Siddle -. 144 Townsend, b G. Siddle 19 Carson, not out n Extras *" n Total for two wickets 354 Bowling: G. Siddle took two wickets for 41, Clapliam none for 3S, McCoy none for 75, Goodsir none for Go, Vivian none for 37, Cleal none for 27, Stephenson none for 19, Whitelaw none for 4, Anthony none tor 40.

SENIOR B. PONSONBY V. KING'S. Ponsonby.—First innings, 95 (Douglas 37, A. Warneford 23, H. Warneford 10, Binmore 12). Bowling: Gill four for 10. Second innings, 37 for two wickets (Leader 25). King's Old Boys.—First innings, 102 (Thompson 36, Norris 21 not out, Wilson 21). Bowling: H. Warneford seven for 37. STANLEY BAY V. PAPATOETOE. Papatoetoe.—First innings, 264 for nine wickets (G. White 67, E. Burnside 51, Broberg 37, Neild 31, Barnes 16, Lusby 16 not out). Bowling: Sainty two for 3S, Gasparich two for 49, Stevenson one for 4, Frater one for 19, Sheehan one for 50. Y.M.C.A. V. PARNELL. Y.M.C.A.—First innings, 160 (Paton 72, Hook 35, Brown 11). Bowling: Buchan four for 30, Childs one for 10. Parnell.—First innings, 161 (Bagnall 41, Childs 41, Buckley 33). Bowling: Bell four Wickets, Paton three, Munus two. GRADE GAMES. SECOND GRADE. Northcote, 139 for c-iglit (McFetridge 59 not out), v. Aotearoa. 94. Stanley Bay, 137 (Worrall 52; Munns five for 55) v. Technical Old Boys 72 for three. THIRD INTERMEDIATE. Grafton: First innings, 39, v. Turners i>nd Growers, 245 (Everitt 157 not out). THIRD GRADE. St. John, 125 for five wickets, declared (G. Lendrum 56), drew with Dearsley's, 45 for nine wickets (Lendrum four for 2). Eden A, 86 and 32 for three, beat ParneJl, 74 (Rockwell six for 20). FOURTH GR.'DE. Stanley Bay, 104 for four, declared, and 22 for four, beat Papatoetoe, 53 and 70 — a six-pointer. ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION. FIRST GAMES OF SEASON. The six clubs affiliated to the Onehunga Cricket Association opened the season at Waikaraka Park on Saturday. Results :— ONEHUNGA ROVERS V. ONEIIUNGA RAMBLERS. Oneliunga Rovers.—-First innings, 108 (R. Mcnzies 29, T. Collins 26). Bowling: J. Whisker took three wickcts for 13 runs, F. A. Bingley two for 11. Onehunga Ramblers.—First innings, 81 (Martin 23, D. Itelhcrington 17). Bowling: T. Collins six for 28, W. Wilson two for 10. Oneliunga Rovers gained a four-point win. REID RUBBER V. WOOLLEN MILLS. Reid Rubber.—First innings 28 (W. J. Anderson 12). Bowling: C. Smith six for 14, A. Blockley three for 13. Second innings, 51 for three wickets (W. .T. Anderson 28). Bowling: C. Smith two for 4.

Woollen Mills.—First innings, 68 for six wickets, declared (A. Blockley 21). Bowling : D. Gray three for 12, J. Preston two for 13. Woollen Mills gained a four-point win. ROYAL OAK V. TE PAI'APA WORKS. Royal Oak.—First innings, 44 (E. Cox 19). Bowling: P. Lynch three for 13, Hatfield two for 7, J. O'Toole two for Te Papapa Works.—First 9G (P. Lynch 36, A. George 20). Bowling: A Greenman four for 9, A. Gibbons two for lu. To Papapa. Works gained a four-point win. EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Chevalier B 125, beat Takapuna A Eden-Roskill and Grey Lynn played a tie, 110 runs each. Avondale A five for 132, beat Parnell S5. Oneliiinga 319, beat Avondale B 41. Takapuna B 48, beat R.S.A. 25. BUSINESS HOUSES. Results of Saturday's matches in the Auckland Business House Cricket Association's competitions:—■ United 92, drew with Thompson and Hills 46 for seven. Abel Dykes 126, drew with Fire Brigade 58 for four. I-lardlcy's 148 (Crowther 67), beat Devonport Ratepayers 133 (Farqnharson 59). Auckland Racing Club 76, beat Shell Company of New Zealand 55. J. W. Andrews 67, beat Farmers' Freezing 58. Amblers 91, beat Drainage Board 56. E.P.S. V. E.N.Z.A. A cricket match between teams representing the English Public Schools Club and the Royal New Zealand Artillery played at Devonport on Sat.urdny was won by the English Public Schools team by 53 runs on the fiist innings. Scores: — Artillery : First innings. 06 (McKay 33). Bowling: W. Hately five for 4, .T. E. Nicolaus four for 16, H. G. Beechey one for S. English Public Schools: First innings, 119 (W. Hately 47, V. L. Humphreys 14, M. L. Bateson 12). Bowling: Adams trrgnt for 26, Conlon one for 4, Burgess one for 15.