EDEN CAUGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 64, 16 March 1936, Page 13

EDEN CAUGHT.

ADVANCE OF SHORE. INTERESTING POSITION. TWO OUTRIGHT WINS, Two outright wins and a draw on time' ivere the chief features of the fourth series o£ senior matches in the A.C.A. senior competition on Saturday, creating a highly interesting situation in the championship points: Outright wins by North Shore and Grafton took those teams well up in the points, while the leading team, Eden, was held to a draw, on time by. Y.M.C.A. As a coneequcnce North Shore' has got up to share leading position with Men, and Grafton is just a point behind the leaders. The collapse of University in the second innings for 76 runs, due to the fast bowling of Simpeon, who got eight for 30, enabled North Shore to get an outright win. L. Spring, with four wickets for 47, and a score of 40, was the outstanding performer on the day for Grafton in forcing the outright win over Parnell Facing a score .of 289 by -"Eden, the Y.M.C.A. batsmen lost five wickets for half the score, arid then H. Gillespie (108 not out) and M. Lyon (32 not out) dug in and played -out time in taking the score, to 250 and holding Eden to a draw. A brisk innings of 103 by G„ J. Langton was the feature of Ponsonb.v's 232 . against King's Old Boys' score of 373, and Langton was again lively in the follow-on, making 68, and being chiefly responsible for holding King's win down to a first innings victory. Simpson, Langton, Gillespie and Spring were easily the outstanding individual performers on the day. .« Competition latfder :— First ' Ch. Outright Innings* Pts. P. W. L. W. L. D. Eden 11 l — (i i 3 37 North Shore . 11 1 — 7 3-— 37 Grafton .... 11 1 — f; i> 2 3CS I'onsonby ... 11 1 — 4 5 1 20 Pnrncll 11 1 2 2 5 1 21 University ..11 — 12 6 1 20 King's 0.8. . 11 — 2 3 4 2 20 Y.M..C.A. ... 11 — — 1 a 4 IS I

LEADERS DRAW.

A deliberate policy of digging in and slow defensive batting saw the Eden-Y.M.C.A. match peter out in a tame draw, with Y.M.C.A. getting the most satisfaction out of the result, seeing that they were meeting the leading team. Eden's opening score of 280 for nine wickets was a big score to overhaul on these short March days, and when Y.M.C.A. had their opening partnership broken for a single run they simply dug in and defied the bowling. From the spectators viewpoint it was , dreary, and ' there were many long and ' runless periods. Trevor Lyon played the rock, and In turn had sedate partners in Elliott and Cooper, although Ilook, when his turn came, was brighter and more enterprising. At the tea adjournment there we're only 87 runs on, and three wickets gone. It meant that the game had been saved, but it could not be won in the time that was loft. When T. Lyon's long and patient innings came to a close brother M. and Gillespie made a stand that the tiring Eden bowlers could not break. From a quiet start Gillespie, with his neat method and wide range of scoring shots,, gradually worked up to his best form,- and batted very attractively. Towards the end of a long day most

interest centred on his effort to reach a century against his old club. The gloom was gathering when he reached the nineties, and the lights were on in most of the houses round the ground' when he opened out hard anfl got his century amid applause. In the latter stages M. Lyon also hit with freedom. . Soon after. Gillespie got his century the game' was abandoned as a draw, s'.j ' „ ~ In the-absence of Townsend, now on his way back 'to England. the Eden bowling lacked class, and therp was much of a muchness about itr. Mcßae, the Eden left" bonder, was very steady, and occasionally made tiie ball, whip across in a disconcerting way after pitching, while Harrison occasionally gathered pace from the wicket Eden tried eight bowlers, even Jack Mills was some speculation on the ground whether . the Y.M.C.A , tactics. on the day had been right, and it wag argued that had > they gone for runs earlier .they would have won. This view was largely formed on the free batting in the closing «taf?es On the other hand had the eapy, batsmen forced the pace it is probable tky-t more wickets would have fallen, and-in that case there Would have beeu the poßsibilitv of an Eden victory., As.it was tne. long-drawn defensive of chance that Eden might have had or winning. ' • '- ' ' - 'i- EDEN. , , , 280 First innings .. •r Y.M.C.A.—First Innings. T. Lyon, c Mcßae, b Postles Sutherland, run out *•*?">" 10 Cooper, b Newdick ••.*■"' oy Hook, c Mills, 1> Harrison ias Gillespie, not out 27 Elliott,"' b "Weir . •••*; 32 M, Lyon, not out ' 4 Extras ....• *'"""'' Total for five wickets Bowling: Newtek took one wickot^i r,i ; runs, Weir one for oj. Postleson Harrison one for 20, ™ 36 , Carson none for I*> Aims Vi McJs r r M. £ wlb3ter and L. Dlebl were ■umpires.

SIMPSON'S FINE' BOWLING.

As anticipated thc ? interesting finishes provided one of the most inters clias ing of tiie season, fel Jore s enteip • - ~e war ded the runs and declaring ear j s)uire with by full points and an 1 ]a( |(] er . At. Eden ijn the top rung o the lau ha , f the start the students ta "Xto within 38 an hour to bring their toral Shore of Shore's moderate 18<- iim }ngs for forced the P ncc in ., h f,t steady bowling all they were wor h, but steaay hard and a weU-placed. deep fi<slt exce pt, from to score nwre tha i soon in and lofty hits. Walters (22) jvafe soo , o£ out, and Dacre set a .suicidal examP "six or out" by rattll ? g n J,i P „ ivei'from minutes, with three fours and- old-style Matheson, which was one/of* his °w sij SSt J, 1 /?,S°, ttSjS^gfiSS'SS^St • 111 being the »'» »' . i. JKcre" a«6t KSUSISSif?>« Arts' s Dacre declared before t*a. S™ es __ a and in,..taking eight wickets for 30 second innings, with a total ior beg( . trundled his way into viiich varied UU barrage from leg to off

theory, with a moving cordon of fielders eagerly waiting for chances. The Shore fielding was as brilliant as it was faulty the previous Saturday. It was keen and clean with nothing on the ground or in the air getting iiast, and, Edmonds' swift move from short-stop to the wickets when Picltmcrc took block down the pitch was clever anticipation. 'Varsity plaved tlip Innings out in a very sporting spirit, and only (.ooper ana rrcunauer held up the to-and-rrom procession for a brief spell. Shores chance of the championship appear to depend on Simpson being as effective on the dead marl at Eden Park- as on the livelier volcanic wicket at Devonport, -as the other bowlers arc only a moderate support In attack. Scores .V NORTH SHORE. First innings ..... 137 Second Innings. Walters, c Hamilton, b Schnauer ... 22 Edmonds, c Graham, b Schnauer .... 28 Dacre, c Jdssup, b Matheson .. . "l Curtayne.b.Matheson •> Sale, not out • 14 ' Webb, c Matheson. b Hamilton'.'!!!." 37 Archer, c and b Hamilton 3 Ferguson,- not out s Extras !!'.!!!!!! | Total for six wickets 140 Bowling; Hamilton took two for 28. Matheson two for 32, Schnauer two tor 01, Price none for 24.' • 'VARSITY.—First Innings. - Graham, c and b Simpson 13 Aickiu, c Dacre, b Simpson 1 Schnauer, b Slpipson 13 Lange, b Simpson 19 Jcssup, c McDevitt, b Dacrc 10 Matheson, c Edmonds, b Simpson ... 10 Hamilton, c Edmonds, b Simpson .... 1 Pell, b Dacre 5 Cooper, not out 23 I'ickmere, b Simpson IS Price, c Bush, b Dacre 5 Extras 1C Total. .......; ■.. 149 Bowling: Simpson took seven wickets for 54; Dacre three for 01; Webb none for 1, Sale none for S, McDevitt none, for Second Innings. Graham, b Sale 0 Aickin, Jbw, b Simpson (J Lange, c Bush, b Simpson 1 Jessup, c Dacre, b Simpson 5 Schnauer, Ibw, b McDevitt 11 Cooper, e and b Simpson 27 Matheson, c Edmonds, b Simpson .... 3 Hamilton, b Simpson 2 Bell, not out 7 Pickmere, st Edmonds, b Simpson .... 4 Price, c Archer, b Simpson 2 Extras S Total 76 Bowling: Simpson eight for 30, McDevitt one for 13, Sale one for 17, Dacre none lor S. • ,

LANGTOPTS FINE CENTURY.

By a margin of over 100 runs King's Old Boys defeated Ponsonby on the first innings on No. o ground at Eden Park. I'onsonb.v were set a difficult task to reply to the Old Boys' total of 373, made the previous week, and the most optimistic could forsee nothing but defeat facing them. In face of this, Ponsonby gave a splendid display in compiling 232. It was attractive, care-free cricket, and keen fielding by King's made the game throughout very interesting. The honours of the day must go to Geo. Langtonwfor his hatting performance, and to the left-hander S. G. Smith for his

Marathon bowling display. Langton secured his first century in senior grade cricket, and it was made more creditable by the fact that Ponsonby were -faring badly (four down 'for 70J when 110 took strike. Starting off at an easy pace, he was never in trouble and had the bowlers at his mercy throughout the two hours lie was at the crease. Even S. G. Smith, who had the rest of the bats.men tied up, did not prove troublesome to Langton. In fact, he scored consistently oft Smith. "S.G." bowled unchanged throughout the day and sent, down' In all 33 overs. Without him -King's would have experienced trouble iii dismissing Ponsonby, the other bowlers failing completely. Despite his years. Smith is still one of the most consistent wicket-getters in Auckland and his performance on Saturday - will bo long remembered. I'onsonb.v folio wed, on, but Smith did not take his place in the Held and without his services the Ponsonby batsmen went out for a merry knock and rattled up more than a hundred in a few minutes over the hour. Scores :—• . , -KING'S OLD BOl'S. First innings . .. 373 PONSONBY.-vUTirst Innings'.' Staliworthy, b S. G>'.'Sirii,th .......... 2 Cptterall, b S. G. Smith 36 Snedden, c Pearson, b-S. G. Smith' .... 20 Montelth, st Charter, b S. G. Smith .. 13 Langton, c Pearson, b S. G. Smith' . . 103 J. Scholium, c Andrews, booster 3 Clark, c Norrls, b S. G.-Smith 1 .;-.'..... 10 Clevcrloy, b S. G. Smith , 2 P. Scholium, b S. G. Smith 10 Williamson, not out ... .v... 9 /Cleave, absent 0 v Extras ..... 9 Total ......232 Bowlinfe: S. G. Smith took eight wickets for 120 runs,- Foster one for 17, Andrews none for CI, Keddle none'for 5, Martin none for 14. • ' . . Second Innings. Langton, run out 58 Williamson, c L- M. Smith, ,b .Pearson 24 Cleverley, not out > ....... 22 Monteith, c sub, b-iPearson ... J> Extras ■ --'> ■ • • H Total for two wickets 1 .-;115

SENIOR B.

- NORTH SHORE V. PAPATOETOE. . innings, .65'; second hinings, 106. . _ North Shore,—-First innings, 208 for five North Shore by, an innings and 37 runs. ..... :, V ' EDEN" V. UNIVERSITY. Eden. —-First innings, : 201 (Higgins 16, Pattison 03, Flyger 37, Almao.l3, Masters 18 not out, Srfedden 54, Price 24). Bowling : Wotherspoon took three jvickets for ' 83 unive'rsity.—First innings, 80 (D. Shanlev 14, Obren 12, Wotherspoon 11, Alexander 34). Bowling: McNab took four for "3 runs, Snedden five for 32. Second innings. 74 (Iladen 35). Bowling: McNab seven for 2~. - A six-point win for Eden. PONSONBY V. PARNELL. Ponsonby.—First innings 100. Second in pafneil°— First innings .154 for eight WICk pOINT ;; CHEVAPIER V. Y.M.C.A. Point Chevalier.— First innings, 181 (Mey . 'Q7 Flvffcr 20* Simpson —•>» McMahon o | 7 ' Tann ahall 21, Hoard 11) not D^ ald Bowleg " Harrison four for 44 three for 15. Second innings: 185 Fo°r seven (Bridges 36, Flyger 30, Simpson —v if C A Frst innings, 314 for nine declared (Rollins 135, Burgess 30, Bird 20 Brown 30 not out). A four-point win to Y.M.C.A. 4 STANLEY BAY V. BALMORAL, -r, i i Thirst innings,' 118 (Hastings Balmorol.— I'irst gcott five for 27; Moore W- ™ 11 " (Moore 34, Hast--30. Second in. Kb Si flye 'two for one tor 21, Stevenson one for -o- 594 (R. Stanley Ba; i. j «s n. Scott 25) Frat , c . r „ 4 ?\ cßrile five for 50. Second fnnTng"? 6 fof no wickets. A six-point win • for Stanley Bay.

GRAFTON'S EASY WIN.

Grafton scored an easy six-point win over Parnell on Saturday on No. 2 at Eden Park. Parnell made only 60 in their first innings and 160 in the second. Grafton got 102 in their first knock and needed only 125 runs in their second to get the maximum number of points. _ They did that with the loss of only two wickets. It was a well-deserved win. Vivian added a quickly-scored 40 to liis side's second Innings score. It was not a ehnneeless knock, though. He hit one six. Top score of the game went to Ratcliffe, who carripd his bat in Grafton's second innings for 66. He hit seven fours, and got runs easily all round the wicket. Tils partnership with Spring, who opened with liim, provided the best cricket of the match. The pair added 02. Both played confidently after a fairly slow start. A-Scores:—• ' . GRAFTON. First innings 102 v Second Innings. Ratcliffe, not out k. 66 Spring, b Clapham .; 40 Horspool, b Clapham 4 Ellis, hot out IS , Extras 2 Total for two wickets 130 Bowling: Clapham took two wickets for 27 runs, Anthony none for 31, Goodsir none for 28, Vivian none for 23, Siddall none for 11, Stephenson none for S. PARNELL. First Innings v.... GG Second Innings. G. Siddle, c Smith, b Felts 11 ■Ci Siddle, b Cowic 2 A. Siddall, ibw, b Spring 0 Duncan,'c Fiirquhar, b Cowie 21 Stehr, c Cowie, b Spring 14 Vivian, c Wallace, b Ratcliffe ..: 40 Anthbny, c Cowie, b Felts 24 McUeahan, Ibw, b Spring • 11 Stephenson, b Cowie J Goodsir, c Byerley, b Spring -1 Clapham, not out 9 Extras Total 100 Bowling: Cowie took three wickets for 32 runs, Spring four for 47, Katcliffe one for 22, Felts two for 37, Wallace none for 7.

SECOND GRADE.

Xortheote Technical OUI Boys.—Nortlicote : First innings, 151. Second innings, 117 (Isbistc-r 11. Donaldson 42, Smith lb, Markwick- 14, Hendiq 17). Bowling: G. Drake tiiree for 3S. D. Munns live lor 29, G. Carroll one for 2, J. Munns one for Technical Old Boys: First Innings, 71. Second Innings, 190 for six wickets (McGregor S9, J. Munns 44, Holden 15, Carroll 17 not out). Bowling: Donaldson four for 44, Mutton one for 39. Technical Old Boys secured a six-point win. North Shore v. Balmoral. —Balmoral : First innings, 228 (Hunt 102 not out, Bell SO). Bowling: Wynne throe for 08, Wheeler two for 50. North Shore : First innings, 255 (Wheeler 93, Wynne 50, Simes 41, Howden 21, Stevenson IS not out, Burnett 10). Bowling: Evans four for 37, Shepherd three for 7, Rogers one for 11. A win for North Shoro by 27 runs on the lirst innings.

THIRD GRADE.

Eden v. Training College.—Eden : First innings, 70. Second innings, 11 for no wickets. Training College: First innings, 48. Second innings, 37. Eden secured all oulriglit win. Papatoetoe ' v. I'onsonb.v. —Papatoetoe: First innings, 140 (Ledingham 35, Lusby IS, Ranun 10, Bray 15). Bowling: W. Bond three for 48, M. Bond three for 51, W. H. Bond one for 10. Ponsonby : First innings, 102 (M. Bond GO, Rainsford 22, W. Bond 18. Butler 10, W. H. Bond 14). Bowling : Lusby three for 35.

EX-SERVICEMEN,

R.S.A. V. NEWMARKET. R.S.A.—First innings, 118 (McLoughlin 2S-, W. Miller 22, Magee 21 not out). Newmarket.—First innings, 86 (Johnston 25 not out). Bowling: Magee two for 23. McLaughlin four for 13. W. Miller four for 21. POINT CHEVALIER B. Avondale.—First innings, 213 (Oldbury SS, Whowell 39, Brewer 27, Donaldson 29, Gallagher 23). Bowling: Allan four for 52, Parker two for 5. Point. Chevalier. —First innings, 64 (Fox 30). Bowling: Taylor four for 22, Brewer four for 8, Donaldson one for 9, Mardle one for 9. EDEN-ROSKILL V. AVONDALE A. Eden-Roskill, 110 (MeMurtrie 07 retired, Pearson 19, Rockland 17, McConnell 10). Bowling: Skellon took four for 25, Barke three for 31. Avondale A, 49 (Barke 14, Ward 15). Bowling: Axon took nine for 27. ONEHUNGA V. PARNELL. Onehunga.—los for four wickets, declared (Ansell 27 not out, Pemberton 18 not out. Raffles 13). Bowling: Dean two for 10. I'arnell.—37 (Marshall 20). Bowling: Edwards six for 19, Coon four for 18. GREY LYNN V. TAKAPUNA A. Grey Lynn.—First innings 152 for six (Brinsden 15, Blundcll 39 retired, Spencer 40, Sayem 22 retired). Bowling: Graham two for 58, Burcell two for 4. Takapuna.—First innings 130 (E. Hunt 31, Jay 49, A. Hunt 17). Bowling: Church four for 27, Brinsden three for 52, Sayem two for 24.

BUSINESS HOUSES,

WILSON CANHAM V. HEPBURN STREET Wilson Canham.—First innings, 123 (Rush 40, Thompson 33, Taylor 17, Turner 10.) Bowling: Avery eight for 36_. Hepburn Street.—First innings, 1)0 (Avery 30, J. Ryan 20). AMBLERS V. JOHN BURNS. Amblers, 130 for nine wickets (Bell 38, Mngkerell 20, White 10, Saunders 14). John Burns, 91 (Oliver 40, Setter 18). Saunde.rs took five wickets for 10 runs, .Mackercll two for 16. 1 AUCKLAND RACING CLUB V. AUCKLAND GLASS CO. Racing 141 for four wickets, declared (Longville 42, O'Shaughnessy 28, Hill 22, White 21). Glass Company.—First innings G2 (Middleton 23). Second innings 47.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES,

On good wickets the- second round, under the auspices of the United Friendly Societies, was continued 011 Saturday. Although scoring was exceptionally low interest was hot lacking. Manchester had to light to avert an outright defeat, but an earlier declaration might have seen them in grekt difficulties. lte.sults :— Eden-Auckland v. Hibernians.—Hibernians 30 (Maguire five for 10, Marriott three for 14), a*d Qne for 31 (Forsinan 27 not out), beat Eden-Auckland 20 (Foreman five for 17, Moyle four for 3),.. and 31 (Maguiro 14, Christiansen 12; M-oylc seven for S), by nine wickotS, - .

Grey Lynn Druids v. Manchester Unity.— Grey Lynn 63 (Allen 20, Skinner 11, Childs six for 11), and four for 77, declared (Kinnaird 28), beat Manchester 38 (Skinner five for 12), and seven.for 57 (Matheson 24), on the, first innings. ' Devonport Druids v. Ponsonby /Druids.— De-vonport won by default.

ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION,

Two matches were decided in the Onehunga Cricket Association's competition for the Lipscombe-Wilson Shield at Waikaraka Park on Saturday. Scores:— Onehunga Rovers v. Onehunga Ramblers. / —Onehunga Rovers : First innings, 170 (C. Wiberg 52, J. Collins 20, R. Menzies 20, D. Williams 14, W. Ilayward 12 ijot out, T. Collins 12). Bowling: F. A. took two wickets for 25 runs, L. Stewart two for 37, F. Martin three for 33, G. Littlejohn one for 18, J. Whisker one for 42. Onehunga Ramblers: First innings, 122 for eight wickets (W. Smith 45 not out, F. Martin 20, G. Littlejohn 12, W. Woods 17, J. Pearson 13). Bowling: C. Agnew three for 52, T. Collins four for 44_, W. Wilson one for 6. Rovers won by 57 runs. Sutherland's Tanneries v. Reid Rubber.— Sutherland's Tanneries: First innings* '44 (D. Hetherington 16, B. Aperahama .16). Bowling: It. Hetherington took ouc wicket for, 23 runs, P. Norman four for 11, D. Gray four for 0. Reid Rubber: First innings, 05 (R. Hetherington 20, R. Probert 11). Bowling: D. Hetherington two for 25, A. Hetherington three for 20, B. Aperahama two for 27, L. Stoupe three for 16. Reid Rubber won by 51 runs.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ,

Mount Albert Grammar.—First innings, 160 (Thom 65, Burgess 2S, Stacey 10, Irvine 18). Bowling: Martin took four wickets for 30 runs, Jackson three for 7S, Blackie one for 18, Hollies one for 7. Auckland Grammar. —First innings. 366 for six wickets (Gaseoigne 110, Martin 36, Hollies 34, Blackie 23, Leigliton 21, Arkinstall 70 not out,- Jackson 38 not out). Bowling: Taylor took three wickets for 133 runs. Bentley one for 41, Gould one for 53, Kingston one for 41.