CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 58, 9 March 1936, Page 12

CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

GOOD SCORES.

BY KING'S AND EDEN.

A PARNELL COLLAPSE,

SHORE WIN INDICATED.

The resumption of club cricket was made on Saturday afternoon under good conditions, the wickets being firm and fast, though a gusty wind at times favoured the bowlers. Scores generally were on the high side. King's Old Boys put on 373 runs against Ponsonby and Eden 2§9 for nine against Y.M.C.A. Parnell, lacking three of their main batsmen, were dismissed for 66 by Grafton, who in turn made only 102. Parnell lost three for 48 in the second knock. North Shore made 187 against University, ; who had lost eight for 105 at stumps. H. T. Pearson (King's) topped the individual scores with an innings of 93. C. P. Walters (Shore) made 89, J. E. Mills (Eden) 73, A. J. Postles (Eden) 69, L. M. Smith (King's) 66, and J. R. Norris (King's) 65. The North Shore fast bowler, J. B. Simpson, took six 'Varsity wickets for 37, and A. Anthony, the veteran Parnell slow bowler, got six Grafton batsmen for 49. Other good bowling performances were: A. Price (University) six for 55, A. M. Matheson (University) four for 56, and T. Lyon (Y.H.C.A.) four for 70. EDEN SHOW FORM. A tvpical first wicket stand by Mills and •Postles, the representative opening pair, placed Eden in a strong position against Y.M.C.A., and after their opening contribution of 126 runs the rest o£ the side showed batting form to carry the scoro to 289 for the loss of nine wickets, a formidable total on tliese March days for an opposing side to overhaul. This season Mills' best form has been in the club games, and he showed all his old artistry and skill in gathering runs, although Postles, with less scoring strokes at command, was in the lead. By the time 100 was on the full bowling resources of the Y.M.C.A. side had been exploited, and the partnership looked. like going on towards the second century when Postles was run out. Although Burgess went cheaply, Carson, whose batting has been up to representar tive standard '.right through the season, gave a very bright contribution to reach 32, and Weir scored all round the wicket in compiling 34. At the end of the day Harrison hit in enterprising fashion to quickly score 19 not out. The Y.M.C.A. bowling was steady without being deadly, and except for a few lapses the fielding was crisp and keen. When the M.C.C. team played Auckland Hook was tried as a bowler and returned the good figures of three wickets for 9 runs. He was the fifth bowler tried for Y.M.C.A., and at the time the PostlesMills partnership was well established. He quickly dismissed Mills, and then got Burgess for nil. It seemed to be further proof that Hook's left-handed bowling could be used to better advantage. Trevor Lyon was the most impressive of the Y.M.C.A. bowlers, keeping a fine length with enough pace on the fast wicket to make the ball lift sharply. His four wickets were well deserved. Eden played the match without the assistance of Townsend, the English coach, who has left for England, and the loss of his bowling services will probably be felt next Saturday whon the match is resumed. The task for Y.M.C.A., however, is a difficult one. Scores :— EDEN.—First Innings. Mills, c and b Hook . 73 Postles, run out 69 Burgess, c T. Lyon, b Hook 0 Carson, Ibw. T. Lyon 32 Weir, b T. Lyon ........., 34 Vivian, run out ......... .'\ ......... 11 Cantlay, b T. Lyon 7 Mcßae, b T. Lyon S Newdick, c Paton, b M. Lyon 14 Harrison, not out .. 19 Smith, not out 1 Extras •" .21 Total for nine wickets 259 Bowling : T. Lyon took four wickets for 70 runs, Hook two for 47, M. Lyon one for 79, Cooper none for 30, Elliott none for 37. M SMALL SCORING. On a wicket which was by no means difficult', both Parnell and Grafton failed to display any batting ability in their game on No. 2 pitch at Eden Park. Parnell opened and disaster set in early, the wickets falling rapidly, and when the last wicket fell ;the whole side had compiled only 66 runs. As McGealian contributed 30 of the total, the others were decided failures. No less than five of the side were dismissed without scoring. Grafton then went in and they opened badly, and when five wickets were down for 23 their chance of beating Para ell's total was not rosy. However, Farquhar and Byerley came to light and Farquhar's 36 was scored in good style. "Extras" was a handy- twelfth man with 14 runs. The Grafton men all told rattled up 102, and Parnell then went in again and at stumps had lost three wickets, for 48 .runs. Scores:—- * PARNELL.—First Innings. Siddall, b Cowie ~,, 0 G. Siddle, b Felts 11 C. Siddle, st Smith, b Ratcliffe 1 Stehr, b Ratcliffe 0 Anthony, b Cowie 1 McGeahan, run out 30 Duncan, c Smith, b Cowie 0 Stephenson, b Spring 12 Goodsir, not. out .................. 0 Clapham, b Spring 0 Vivian, absent 0 Extras 11 Total ~..'66 Bowling: Cowie took three wickets for 15 runs, Spring two for 13, Ratcliffe two for 18, Felts one for 9. Second Innings. G. Siddle, c Smith, b Felts 11 C. Siddle, b Cowie 2 A. Siddall, lbw, b Spring 0 Duncan, not out 21" Stehr, not out ...: 12 Extras 2 Total for three wickets 48 GRAFTON. —First Innings. Ellis, st Smith, b Goodsir 0 Wallace, c Stephenson, b Anthony .... 4 Angus, b Goodsir ...... 4 Byerley, c and b Goodsir 14 Horspool, lbw (n.r.), b Anthony .... 0 Farquhar, b Anthony 1 36 Spring, b Anthony . .. 11 Ratcliffe, st Liddle, b Clapham ...... 8 Cowie, b Anthony 3 Smith, st Liddle, b Anthony S Felts, not out 0 Extras 14 Total 102 Bowling: Anthony six for 49, Goodsir three for 20, Clapham one for 19. SHORE V. 'VARSITY. Shore gained an advantage over 'Varsity in the first day's play at Devonport, thanks to a fine innings by Walters (89) and a good bowling performance by Simpson. The late bid by Shore for championship honours and some close finishes in recent games have revived Interest in cricket, across the water, and ; there was a good" attendance at Saturday's match. Dacre elected to take first ; knock for the home side and decided to force the pace in the hope of scoring a j full points win; a policy which cost some i of the batsmen their wickets, but placed the side in a good position at the end of the day, though it would have been better had several chances been accepted. Shore lost Edmonds cheaply, but Sale and Archer assisted Walters to carry the score c to 66, when Ferguson and Walters made the best stand of the day by adding 86 ; for the fourth wicket. Ferguson (34) t batted freely and seemed set for a big < score. After that no other batsman got t double figures when Walters went. He < had scored freely all round the wicket j without giving a chance, but sacrificed his prospects of a century by going for the ; runs quickly and his 89 included eight f fours, two threes and 16 twos. Price f made plenty of pace with .he half gale ] assisting and secured six wickets for 56, while Matheson bowled accurately and steadily to get the other four for 57, and keen fielding assisted' by Cooper's good wicket-keeping checked the Shore's aggressiveness. None of the 'Varsity batsmen shaped very confidently against f Simpson, who came very fast off the pitch j the breeze behind him and occasion- , ally lifted from the wicket in a disconcerting fashion which made nibbling at ( his off balls a dangerous practice. For- s tunately for 'Varsity there was an epi- V demie of dropped catches in the slips, and 1 1>,,2? c £ spectators showed their impariiillity by sonje candid coaching from the 1 bank. Simpson was also affected by foot- 1 faulting, which caused him to be no-balled i

seven times for dragging hie toe over the back crease, but in spite of all he claimed six victims for 3S runs, while the bowlera against the gale were never very dangerous. At the close of play the blues were still S- behind Shore's modest score, with two tail-end wickets to fall, and with the , home team speeding up play in the hope o£ getting within striking distance of Eden for the last mutch, there is every prospect of an interesting finish next Saturday. Details.: — NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. | Walters, c Cooper, b Trice S9 i Edmonds, c Cooper, b Price 3 I Archer, c Graham, 1) Price 14 j Sale, st Cooper, b Matheson 12 . Ferguson, c .Tessup, b Price 34 . Dacre, c Graham, b Matheson 4 Curtayne, not out 6 J. Bush, c and b Matheson 0 • Webb, b Price S Simpson, b Matheson 4 • McDevitt, b Price 1 Extras 12 Total IS7 Bowling: Price, six for 56; Matheson, four for 57 ; Schnauer none for 41; Hamilton none for 23. ; 'VARSITY.—First Innings. Graham, c and b Simpson 13 i Aickin, c Dacre, b Simpson 1 Schnauer, b Simpson 13 Lange, b Simpson 10 Jessup, c McDevitt, b Dacre 1!) Matheson, c Edmonds, b Simjison ... 18 Cooper, not out 6 Hamilton, c Edmonds, b Simpson .... 1 Bell, b Dacre 5 Pickmere, not out 0 Extras 12 Total for eight wickets 105 Bowling : Simpson, six for 38, Dacre two for 45. PEARSON BEST SCORER. King's Old Boys gave their best batting exhibition of the season on Saturday at Eden Park on No. 3 wicket, when they compiled by far the largest score of the day in the senior round. With the exception of the last three batsmen the rest had little difficulty in reaching double figures, and right from the commencement of the game it looked as if Ponsonby would have an arduous afternoon in the field. No fault could be found with the wicket or the outfield, and an end-on gale, if anything, gave the bowlers some assistance, although the state of the scoring would hardly verify this. Smith and Foster gave King's a good start ftnd 71 was up before Foster, who is really only a youngster, was neatly held bel ind stumps by Scholium. Pearson joined Wmith and this pair carried the game along at a merry pace and completely broke the hearts of the Ponsonby bowlers. Another 70 odd was added when Smith was unfortunately run out. Norris made his weight felt and his was a nice contribution of 65. Morris and S. G. Smith batted against mediocre bowling and had little difficulty in getting runs. Pearson had the honour of being top scorer. Thirteen fours . formed over half of his total. King's batted the whole afternoon, the. last wicket falling just on time. Snedden tried seven bowlers in all, but none could do much good. It just happened to be King's day out and they made the best of it, although Ponsonby could have saved quite a lot of runs with keener fielding. Their ground work over the last hour or so lacked enthusiasm. Ponsonby are faced with a stiff hurdle when the game resumes next Saturday. Scores:— KING'S OLD BOYS.—First Innings. Foster, c Scholium, b Cleverley 33 L. M. Smith, run out 66 McCarthy, c Cottrell, b Clarke 15 Norris, b Snedden 65 Pearson, b Scholium 93 Martin, b Snedden . 13 Morris, c Clark, b Williamson 35 S. G. Smith, not out 27 Carter, b Williamson 0. Keddle, c Cleverley, b Cleave 6 Andrews, b Cleave 0 Extras -0 Total 373 Bowling: Snedden two for 94, Cleverley one for 40, Clark one for 56, Scholium one' for 53, Williamson two for 56, Langton none for 51, Cleave two for 14. SENIOR B PONSONBY V. PARNELL. Ponsonby.—First innings, 100 (Douglas ,32, McArthur 28). Bowling: Vogtlier took three for 25, Jerram two for 19, Childs two for 12. Parnell.—First innings, 142 for six wickets (Buckley 30, Childs 25, Murray 26 not out, Cleal 19, McLean 11, R. Buchan 9 not out). STANLEY BAY V. BALMORAL. Balmoral.—-First innings, 118 (Hastings 27, Moore 25, Thorn 16, Barber 14). Bowling : V. Scott took five for 38, Gasparich two for 48, Stevenson two for 16, Slieehan one for 6. Stanley Bay.—First innings, 194 (A. Davie s 53, B. Frater 48, V. Scott 25, Cartridge 17, Stevenson 14). Bowling: Mcßride took five for 58, Moore one for 9, Johnson one for 2. King's Old Boys won by default. EDEN V. UNIVERSITY, Eden. —First innings, 291 (Patterson 93, Snedden 55, Flyger 37). University.—First innings, live wickets for 34 (Snedden three for 13, McNabb, two for 13). SECOND GRADE. KING'S OLD BOYS V. GRAFTON. Windmill v. Ao-tea-roa.—Windmill: First innings, 99 (Wynne 41, Olsen 40). Bowling : Bennett took seven for 31, Clark one for 17. Se'cpnd innings, 68 for three wickets (J. Ellis 41, A. Ellis 12 not out). Ao-tea-roa: First innings, 49 (Bennett 20). Bowling: Organ three for 7, Wynne two for 1, A. - Ellis two for 14. North Shore v. Balmoral.—Balmoral: First innings, 228 (Hunt 102 not out. Bell 39, Healy 19, Rogers 17, Elie 14). Bowling : Wynne three for 68, Wheeler two for 49, Langford one for 14. North Shore: First innings, 100 for two wickets (Wheeler 45 not out, Simes 40 not out). Bowling: Evans took two for 17. Technical Old Boys v. Northcote.— 1 Northcote: First innings, 152 (Speed 51 , not out, Donaldson 30, Cross 18, Borrows i 14, Mutton 13). Bowling: D. Munns took four for 48, I. Munns one for 19, Glibbery one for 32. Second innings, 60 for three wickets (Donaldson 42, Isbister 11). Bowling : D. Munns took three for 8. Technical Old Boys: First innings, 77 (Carroll 27, D. Munns 10, Holden 10). Bowling: Mutton took four for 20, Cross three for 24, Donaldson two for 14. THIRD GRADE. j Eden B v. St. John's.—Eden B: First < innings, 74 (McKean 28, Axon 13 not out). > Bowling: Brackenridge three for 10, Ken- j nedy two for 10, Lendrum two for 25, j Second innings, 78 (Ritchie 18 not out 1 Hay 16, Gordon 14, Axon 12). Bowling: , G. Lendrum took three tor 23, McLennan • three for 19. St. John's: First innings ' 176 for six wickets, declared (Griffiths 63. , J. Lendrum 51, Hqtherington 24 not out Brackenridge 13, Henderson 10), BowlingAllison took two for 12, Hay two for 48. A six-point win for St. John's. ( Eden v. Ponsonby.—Ponsonby: First i innings, 47 (Earlly 13, Burgin 10). Second f innings, 59 for two wickets (O'Donohuo \ 31 not out, Butler 16 not out, W. H. Bond r 10). Bowling: Lewis took five for 21. Eden: First innings, 107 (Lewis 18, James ( 15, Hankins 15, Barron 11, Rex 10). Bowl- J ing: M. Bond took three for 29, Earlly ' four for 40. W. Bond three for 10.

TRANSPORT V. ISLINGTON. Result of friendly cricket match played -11 Saturday Islington.—First innings, 66 (Halliwell !3, Brewer 12). Bowling: Sutton three or 12. Page two for 7. Evans two for 17. Jecond innings, 103 (G. Anderson 28. W. Anderson 24, Halliwell 13). Bowling: !omers three for -30, Sutton two for 10, lay two for 9, Evans two for 23. Transport.—First innings, 63 (Young 28. IcLuckie 13). Bowling: C. Young four or 6, Halliwell three for 8. Brewer three or 12. Second innings, 67 (Somers 20, 'age 12). Bowling: C. Young four for 4. -Islington Club won by 39 runs. STANLEY BAY V. PHILOMEL.

A match between H.M.S. Philomel and the Stanley Bay Club was played at the Naval Base on Saturday and resulted in a win for Stanley Bay by 16 runs. Scores : — Philomel.—First innings, 149 (Mosford 40, Harris 31, Scott 19). Bowling: Scott took three for 14, H. Walters three for 11, Frater three for 53. Stanley Bay.—First innings, 165 (Frater 40. Boate 36, H. Walters 32, V. Scott 26 Naughton 10). Bowling: Mosford took four for 47, Hessel two for 32.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. In windy weather the second round of matches under the auspices of the Friendly Societies was held on Saturday. Rankin (Foresters) scored a fast 70, which included 15 boundaries. Ponsonby Druids beat Hibernian by default. Results :— FORESTERS V. GREY LYNN DRUIDS. Foresters.—-First innings, 135 (Hoberd 20, Rankin 70, B. Sullivan 15 not out). Bowling: C. Taylor took five wickets for 42 runsGrey Lynn Druids.—First innings, 92 (Kinnaird 21, Skinner 14. Home 14, W. B. Alden 1<)). Bowling: Howard four for 14. Rankin three for 30. Foresters won by 42 runs on the first innings. NEWMARKET V. EDEN-AUCKLAND. Newmarket.—First innings, 114 (Cochrane'37, M. McClure 36, Kerr 15 not o».t). Bowling: Masson took five wickets for 33 runs. Eden and Auckland.—First innings. 53 (Sadler 27 not out). Bowling: McCarthy five for 6, Mo.vle four for 32. Second innings. 58 (McGill 44 not out). Bowling: Mo.vle six for 14.

Newmarket.—Second innings. 37 for 110 wickets, declared (Cochrane 23 not out, Taylor 14 not out). Newmarket won outright by -10 runs. EX-SERVICEMEN. POINT CHEVALIER V. GREY LYNN. Point Chevalier.—First innings. 56 (S. Smith 20, Clark 12, Mayne 12)., Bowling: Church four l'or 30, Briusden six for 44. Grey Lynn.—First innings. 72 (Brinsden 22, Spencer 44). Bowling: Edgar four for 4S, Moffitt four for 13. EDEN-ROSKILL V. TAKAPUNA B. Eden-Roskill.—loo (Axon 26, McConnell 16, Cantwell 14 retired, Noakes 10). Bowling: Murch four for 34, Bramwell two for 10. • Takapuna 8.—74 (Bramwell 37 not out). Bowling: McMurtrie live for 42, Gasparicli three for S, Axon two for 20. R.S.A. V. ONEHUNGA. Onehunjra.—First innings, 43. Bowling: Miller eight wickets for 10 runs. R.S.A.—First innings, three wickets for 60 (Bruce, retired, 19, Magee 17, Fitzgerald retired, 14). NEWMARKET RETURNED SOLDIERS V. POINT COMBINED. Newmarket.—First innings, 100 for six wickets, declared (Heard 103, Stevens 4S, Johnson 14). Point Combined. —72 for six wickets (Hylton 25. Fox not out 17, Mitchell 11, Allen 10). TAMAKI EX-SERVICEMEN V. N.Z. BREWERIES. Tamaki Ex-Servicemen.—los . (Elmbranch 82, Kretschinar 16, Hendy 16) Bowling: McManus two for 24, Bickerstafi two for 27, Young one for 13, Belshaw one for 5, Coon two for 7). N.Z. Breweries. —127 for six wickets (Kent 78 retired, Spellacy 12, Young 16) Bowling : Hendy two for 24, Coleman three for 30. HOUSE MATCHES. L. D. NATHAN V. A. H. NATHAN. L. D. Nathan. Ltd.-.—First innings 162 (Mutton 57, Boyd 41, Coleman 28 retired). A. H. Nathan. Ltd.—First innings 47, second innings 79 (Watkins 46 retired). L. D. Nathan won by an innings and 37 runs. AMBLERS V. ONEHUNGA. Amblers.—l 67 (Aylward 27 not out, McDonald 60). Oneliunga.—2o. McDonald took eight wickets for 12 runs. FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION CO. V. HARDLEYS. Fletcher Construction.—First innings, 135 for seven wickets. I-lardleys.—First innings, 91 for nine wickets. THOMPSON AND HILLS V. METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE. Thompson and Hills. —93 (Brown 15, Lowrie 25. Taylor 18). Chitty took four wickets, Williams two, Hodgson four. Fire Brigade.—l2o (Oade 25, Williams 44 retired, Chitty 34 retired). Griffiths took two wickets, Ansell two, Brown three, Wilson one. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB V. POLICE. Police.—First innings, 75 (Duncan 31, Varster 22). Auckland Racing Club.—First innings, 138 for eight wickets (Longvillo 30, White 24.) OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION. In the first games of the senior knockout competition played under (lie control of the Otahuhu Cricket Association there were two surprise results. Mount Richmond, who were well up in the championships, fared badly against the bowling of Hellaby's trundlers. being dismissed for the small tally of 39.

In the Challenge-Returned Soldiers match the later g-ained the decision by the narrow margin of six runs ill a very interesting game. Lee and Arlington won the junior championship by a clear-cut majority, their game on Saturday adding a further six points to their season's big tally. The best senior batting figures were those of E. Williams (Hellaby's) (5-1, and in the juniors, Clayton 55. Eustace, with eight for 55, was the outstanding senior bowler. Results :— Keinpthorne's United defeated Grange. Hellaby's v. Mount Richmond. —Hellaby's, first innings 148 (Williams 04, Ilairgie 58). Bowling: Rugg five for 80, Marshall three for 48. Mount Richmond, first innings 39. Bowling: Power four for 16, Ilarvey three for 14, a first innings victory for Hellaby's. Returned Soldiers v. Challenge.—Returned Soldiers, first innings 13ti (Collnis 47, Bacon 39). Bowling: Montgomery four for 20, Ilynes four for 32. Challenge, first innings 130 (Lightbourne 30 not out). Bowling: Eustace eight for 55. A first innings win for Returned Soldiers. JUNIORS. Lee and Arlington v. Railway.—Lee and Arlington, first innings 139. Bowling: Biel live tor 43. Railway, first innings 48. Bowling: Bellingliam live for 10, Hare four for 25. Second innings 02. Bowling: Hare five f.or 17. A six point win for Lee and Arlington. • Trinity United v. Mount Richmond.— Trinity United, first innigs 174 (Clayton 55, J. Clark 45 not out). Mount Richmond, first innings 86. Bowling : A. Clayton three for 25. A four-point win for Trinity United. GAMES IN THE PROVINCE. PUKEKOHE. The first and second elevens of St. Stephen's School, Bombay, visited Wesley College on Saturday, and tried conclusions with the college teams. In the match between the first elevens, St. Stephen's made 26 . runs in its first innings. Wesley College replied with 108 (Vosailangi I. 67 not out, Oren 16, Ngmata 11). In its second innings St. Stephen's made 32, leaving Wesley winners by an innings and 50 runs. In the match between the second elevens, St. Stephen's made 41 in its first innings and Wesley 19. St. Stephen's second innings realised 18. Wesley made 59 in its second innings, and won the match by 19 runs. HAMILTON. Hamilton v. Hamilton East.—East: 102 (R. Skeet 50 not out, C. Innes 17). Bowling: N. Winger five for 14, O. Harding four for 29. Hamilton: 60 for seven wickets (O. MclCenzie 15, K. Sandford 17 D °old Boys v. Claudelands. —Old Boys : 263 (R. Clough 00, A. J. Aitken 50, S. C. Hay 43, R. Somers 40). Claudelands: 11 for two wickets. TE AWAMUTU. United v. Old Boys. —United : First innings 69 (Sutherland 14, Smith 10). R. Raymond took five wickets for 19. Old Boys: First innings, 32; second innings, 56 for eight wickets (M. Haselden 29). Te Awamutu v. High . School.—To Awamutu: First innings, 121 (A. Cell 32, Morgan 30, Littlefair 25). High School: First innings, 68. ' THAMES. In a one innings cricket match the Thames Girls' Club lost to the Kirikiri Men's Club by 40 runs to 48. A. Shaw scored 22 for the girls, while the best scorers for the men were Arundel 10, and Jamieson 14. Tararu defeated High School by 32 runs in a two Innings match. Scores : Tararu : First innings, 122 (Cleave 33, Marshall 14, Hool 18, Lang 13). Second innings, l 58 for three wickets, declared (Cleave 45 not out). High School: First innings 80 (Thomas 15, Porath 17, Thorburn 30).' Bowling: Cleave four' for 16, Lang five for 28. Second innings, 58 (Wakelin 11, Jenkin 18). TAURANGA. Albion, 109 and 49, defeated Post OfficeRailway by six wickets, D. Sinclair making 37 for the winning team. Post OfficeRailway scored 44 and 111 (F. Olsen 25.) Kiwi defeated Star by scoring 175 (.T. Scott 42) to Star's 99 (W. Kcnsliaw 45) , and 56. i.