DOMAIN GAMES.

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

DOMAIN GAMES.

KEEN SECOND ROUND. PLAY UNDER GALE CONDITIONS TWO BOWLERS ON THE MARK. Though the heavy gale which swept the Domain cricket ground on Saturday was disconcerting, it did not appear to militate against good play at the beginning of the third series of matches in the City and Suburban Association's second round of the premiership. The atmospherics rather were invigorating, and, while some batsmen were troubled, that was due to the bowlers who were able cunningly to use the wind 011 the wicket or to profit from calculated miss-hits. In this respect it was a busy day for fieldsmen around the wickets, for there lay the danger point, as the crop of catches proved. The pitches were in capital order, showing resilience and evenness.

Mount Roskill made it a productive opportunity against Brixton and raised 300 runs. R. Watkins (93) topjied the score, and one of the features was his partnership with his brother, E. Watkins (54). The former revealed a range of good strokes, and he drove with power and indulged in some nice pulls to leg. He had hard luck in not making it three ligurcs. E. Watkins was more restrained, but it was a treat to see the running of the jjair between the wickets. Rinnner, with six boundaries in a row for his unbeaten 34, also showed a return to form. Green Lane put up an erratic performance to register 147 against R.V. Kerr (28) and Robinson (20) opened with sparkle, there was a drop, and then R. Lonergan (20), Crowhurst (36) and Morula u (18) batted resourcefully, for the "tail" to peter out under R.Y.'s trundling fire, headed by Finlayson. I'onsonby, with Hook (32), Viscoe (16) and Holiday (16), early rose to the occasion against Manukau, but except for brave stands by Shepherd (17) and quite an impressive exhibition by Young (24) the team wilted, and the total was 133 runs, largely restricted owing to the incisive bowling of Nelson Martin. The bowling of C. G. Finlayson (nine for 57) and Nelson Martin (nine for 04) was notable for length and accuracy in each case. While the former got six batsmen caught, and one lbw in his average, Martin clean-bowled five, had a lbw and one player stumped. Scores: — MOUNT ROSKILL V. BRIXTON. KOSKILL.—First Innings. Salisbury, c and b Stallworthy .... 2 Yatca, lbw, b Gillespie 33 Wood, b Stallworthy 52 Langdon, lbw, b Stallworthy 4 K. Watkins, b Hemmingsen 03 E. Watkins 54 Brown, run out 3 Kimmer, not out 34 Cocks, c sub., b Hemmingsen 10 Eagles, c Mills, b Hemmingsen 1 Gougli, c Hemmingsen, b Slaney 3 Extras 17 , Total 300 Bowling: Stallworthy took three wickets for 47 ruus, Gillespie one for 34, Peters none for 8, Henuiiingsen three for 02, Watts none for 24. Slaney two tor 30, Wills none for 35, Burrell none for 1!). Messrs. J. G. Jupp anil J. Abbott were umpires. GREEN LANE V. R.V. GREEN LANE. —First Innings. Kerr, c Cloke, 1) Finlayson 28 Robinson, c Goldswortliy, b Webster . 20 Boaden, c Cloke, b Finlayson 5 1 Gedye, lbw, b Finlayson 0 Barnes, b Finlayson 0 K. Lonergan, e Wildman, b Finlayson 20 Crowliurst, e Simpson, b Finlayson 30 Morman, c Banibury, b Finlayson . . 18 Tomlinson, c Webster, b Finlayson 4 Gilford, b Finlayson 8 Birchall, not out 0 Extras 2

Total 147 Bowling : Finlayson took nine wickets for 57 runs, Webster one for 02, Wildman none for 20, Goldswortliy none for 0. R.V.—First Innings. Cloke, not out 0 Goldswortliy, c Lonergan, b Crowhurst 11 Simpson, run out 1 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 25 PONSONBY V. MANUKAU. PONSONBY. —First Innings. Hook, b Martin 32 Viscoe, b Martin 10 Holiday, b Martin 10 J. Lonergan, st Longville, b Martin . 0 Iteid, c Williams, b Bleakley 5 Shepherd, lbw, b Martin 17 Robertshaw, c Motion, b Martin .... 10 Hebden, b Martin 0 Young, c Motion, b Martin 24 Cooper, not out 9 Howell, 1) Martin - Extras 2 Total 133 Bowling: Martin took nine wickets for G4 runs, Motion none for 8, Mann none for 34, Bleakley one for 25. MANUKAU. —First Innings. Turner, b Shepherd 20 Lendrum, lbw, b Shcphervl 20 Longville. not out 50 Mann, b Cooper 1 Bunting, not out 21 Extras 4 Total for three wickets 116 SENIOR B. ST. GEORGE'S V. DILWORTH. St. George's.—First innings, 78; second innings, 48 for one wicket. Dilworth.—First innings 2S (Russell six for 0) ; second innings 72. A six-point win for St. George's. GREEN LANE V. HARBOUR BOARD. Green Lane. —First innings, 08. Sccond innings, 09. Harbpur Board.—First innings, 208 (Christiansen 50, Breese 49, Beunett 37 not out, Jones 19, Somervell 12). Harbour Board won by an innings and 71 runs. SECOND GRADE. Avondale v. Waterworks.—Avondale : First innings, 81 (Shaw 20_ Allan 17. Parkinson 12, McNamara 11 : Williams took seven for 18). Second innings, 70 for seven wickets (Parkinson 19, Mitchell 12 Doughty 15 not out). Waterworks: First innings, 158 for six wickets, declared (D Baxter 57, Ilorner 28, Minclian 27, T. Liversedge 27, J. Baxter 10 ; Mawdsley took two for 9, Greep two for 63). A win for Waterworks on the first innings. THIRD GRADE. Chelsea v. Gillies.—Chelsea: First innings, 194 for four wickets, declared (Aloore 62 not out, Burns CO, B. Williams 32, Donald IS not out, Smith 16). Bowling: Sharp took two for 45. Gillies : First innings, 04 (Sharp 28, Stock 19). Bowling: Burns took six for 46, Chaplin three for 4. Second innings. 29 (Robertson one for 15). A six-point win for Chelsea. WELLINGTON GAMES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Sunday. Club cricket was played yesterday in fine weather, the four leading teams completing the first series In the play-off round. Hutt 305, beat Midland 303 (W. Dustin 84, .T. h. Keating 48, R. 0. Neill 33, R. C. Crawford 31). For Hutt B. R. Ross took three wickets for 71 runs. Wellington 213 and 204 (C. R. Morgan 65, F. McDonald 41), beat Old Boys 185 (R. H. Lamason 36, G. White 43) and 33 for two wickets. I. Symes took six for 85 for Wellington. J. R. Lamason four for 56, and G. White four for 55, bowled well for Old Boys. Kilbirnie 353 (D. S. Wilson 83 not out, S. Ward 72, C. Parsloe 74), beat University 93 and 144 (A. G. Weren 56). For Kilbirnie J. Ashenden took seven for 48. Karorl 269 and 53 for three wickets, beat Petone 215 (W. O'Connor 57, R. Holland 37). For Karori R. Macdonald took four for 40 and E. King secured three for 53. NO PLAY IN OTAGO. DUNEDIN, Sunday. Owing to rain, there was no play yesterday in the Otago Cricket Association's competitions.