RAIN AGAIN

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 290, 7 December 1936, Page 15

RAIN AGAIN

CI/D~B MATCHES MARRED.

CENTURY BY CARSON.

The unexpected arrival of rain early in the afternoon dislocated play in the A.C.A. senior matches on Saturday, when the fourth series of championship games was opened- As a consequence the amount of play was cut down to something like two hours, in uncomfortable conditions.

The scoring was natchy, Ivlen getting 1161 for two wickets against King's, University losing eight wickets for 74 against Parnell, Ponsonby losing tive for 73 against Grafton, and Shore putting on 73 for three against \ .M.C.A. Easily the outstanding feature of the day's play was a fa,«t 110 not out by W. Carson for Eden. \V. J. Scholium, with 42 for Ponsonby, was the only other batsman to get going; ho made 42. Goodsir (Parnell) was the outstanding bowler of the day, getting five University wickets for 40 runs. CARSON AT HIS BEST. King's bowlers found W. Carson a hard nut to crack, and at the end of about one and a half hours' hatting, interrupted by rain, the young left-hander had defied all efforts ami linishod up with a glorious unbeaten 110. Sonic may say that the rain helped the batting side, as the bowlers could not keep their feet. This may be partly right, but wickets falling consistently in all the other games at Bden Park must add glory to Carson's performance. Going in first wicket for Eden, after Mills had been there ton minutes for a solitary run, Carson set about in a businesslike manner, and it was a treat to see the ease with which he scored. lie inspired his partner, I'ostles, with confidence, and this opening batsman made runs much quicker than usual. Carson's main stroke is a nicelytimed off drive, but he was not afraid to open his shoulders and hook the ball to the boundary. His was not a slogging exhibition. It looked more a matter of revelling in the howling of Andrews and Hewitt. And it was not a lucky innings. Most of his shots never left the ground. Altogether Carson (batted for about 85 minutes and included in his IJO were 21 "lours." over <>0 of his score being made in the. last half-hour, before rain brought the teams In at 4.30 p.m. More will be seen of Carson before the season is finished. Scores:— EDEN.—First Innings. Mills, c Eowntree, b McCarthy 1 I'ostles, run out 28 Carson, not ont 110 Weir, not out 12 Extras 13 Total for two wickets 104 Bowling: McCarthy took one wicket for 25 runs, Andrews none for 43, Smith none for S, Hewitt none for 70. PARNELL'S GOOD PROSPECTS. Parnell seem assured of a win against University when the match is resumed next Saturday, for tbeir opponents have lost eight wickets for 74. University made a satisfactory start, with Aitkin and Cooper, and tbe latter had quickly scored 22 of the total of 39 before Goodsir yorked him. From then on wicket's fell quickly, and Aitkin could get nobody to stay with him. Ho carried liis bat until, after a previous bait, rain caused play to be abandoned for the day. He had contributed 29. Clapham opened the bowling with Goodsir, and when ho gave way to Anthony the latter quickly got three wickets with his oil breaks. Goodsir then got four more, and the students were lucky that the rain stopped play for the day. Scores :— UNIVERSITY—First lunings. Cooper, b Goodsir 22 Latige, st Carroll, b Anthony 3 Jessup. h Anthony 0 Bush, lbw (n r), Anthony 3 Graham, b Goodsir 0 Garrard, c Whitelaw, 1) Goodsir 3 Aitkin, not out 29 Schnauer, b Goodsir 3 Butler, c Whitelaw, b Goodsir 0 Bell, not out j-' Extras ,J Total for eight wickets 74 Bowling: Goodsir took five wickets for 40 runs, Anthony three for S, Clapham none for 17. PONSONBY'S VENTURE. When X. C. Sneddon won the toss for Ponsonby against Grafton he did not hesitate to decide to bat. as the No. 1 wicket— in use for the first time this season— looked perfect. But the weather was not promising. A start was made in light rain, and heavier rain drove the teams three times off the field within the next couple of hours, the last occasion ending the play for the day with the I'onsonby score 75 runs for the loss of five wickets. The play for the final hour of the afternoon was amid moist conditions, with runs hard to get in heavy going and the bowlers finding the ball increasingly difficult to handle. The Ponsonby score was slowly compiled against good and accurate bowling by Felts and Spring, who ] have settled down to t*e one of the best bowling combinations in the senior competition. Scholium, who went in first, showed style and ability in getting 42. his play being marked by hard, free driving, but apart from him Langton was the only other batsman who made a stand. N. C. Snedden began to shape well and was out to a brilliant slip catch by Horspool.

Skeet, the South Auckland wicketkeeper. played for Grafton in order to give tbe representative selectors an opportunity to see him in action. His taking of the bowling was clean, but it was not la day for a fair test of liis skill.

As the game stands, Ponsonby will have to continue their innings in the hope of getting a safe margin, and it is possible that next Saturday Grafton will have to force rune against time when their turn comes to overhaul the Ponsonby opening score. Scores : — P 0 N S 0 X B Y.—l' i i's t Innings. Stallworthy, 1) Spring 0 Scholium, c Marshall, b Spring 42 Cotterall, b Spring <j Snedden, c Horspool, b Felts 4 Monteith, b Spring 0 Langton, not out 3 9 Thompson, not out .... 2 Extras 2 Total for five wickets 75 RAIN AT NORTH SHORE. Xot a great donl could be written in I (he way of comment about the game at North Shore on Saturday, where the local team won the toss and elected to bat against Y.M.C.A. Play was continually interrupfed by rain and when the umpires finally decided to draw stumps at 5.10 p.m. Shore had had time to make only 73 runs for the loss of three wickets. As a matter of fact, this was quite good scoring, all things being considered. Walters and Sale made 21 apiece in pood style, while when the game was called off Bush was making the pace. He is now 23 not out. Scores were:— NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. Walters, b Scott 1 Emery, c Scott, b Harrison 21 Sale, Ibw, b Scott 21 Bush, not out 23 Fergusson, not out 5 Extras 2 Total for three wickets 73 Bowling: llarr'son took one wicket for 30 runs, Scott two for 41. SENIOR B. UNIVERSITY V. KING'S OLD BOYS. King's.—First innings, 194 (McGruther 90, Douglas 37, Thomson 13). Bowling: Dixon took -six for 59, Wotherspoon three for 27, Obren one for 19. University.—First innings, one for 15. PAPATOETOE V. POXSON'BY. Papatoetoe.—First innings, 211 for three wickets (Taplin 87, Valentine CI, Power 33, Elliott 29 not out). Bowling: Douglas one for 3G, H. Warneford one for 53, Binmore one for 40. SECOND GRADE. North Shore v. Papatoetoe North Shore, 182 (Gray 49, liowcen 41, "Irving 34). Bowling: Kerr four for 57, G. M. White two for 3S. Papatoetoe, 20 for no wickets (Winks 1G not out). Balmoral v. Point Chevalier.—Balmoral: First innings, 131 for three wickets (Thom Gl. Rogers 26 not out. Gregory 16, Nelson 13 not out). Rain then stopped play. INTERMEDIATE GRADE. Y.M.C.A. v. Grafton.—Y.M.C.A. : First innings, 152 (Bupfield 43, Dowding 34, Hill 25, Penman 17, Green 12). Bowling: Andrews three ror 52, leherwood three for 34, Graham three for 39. Grafton: First icnicgs, 16 for no wickets. Match drawn.

THIRD GRADE. Ponsonby r. Papatoetoe.—Ponsonby, 105 (Rainsford 37, Bond 21). Bowling; Bray seven wickets for 11, Burnside two for 4. Papatoetoe, 14S for throe wickets (MeSweeney S2, Lusby 45 not out). Bowling: Bond two for IS. A tour-pointer for Papatoetoe. Y.M.C.A. v. Eden.—Y.M.C.A. : First innings, 154 for four wickets (Harold 50, Pedrotti 48 not out. Greenwood 20 not out, Brobcrg 17). The match ended in a draw. FOURTH GRADE. Birkdale v. Comrades B.—Birkdale : First innings, 106 (Simpson 27, Mills 20, Williams 14). Bowling; Putt five wickets for 30, Walters two for 32, Dryland two for 10. Comrades: First innings, 113 for two wickets (<J. Healey 74, .T. Walters 20, Lohent 10). Bowling: Williams took one wicket for 15, Jackson one for 7. Fourpointer for Comrades B. CITY AND SUBURBAN. TRIAE GAME OFF. TWO-DAY SENIOR FIXTURES. Owing to the onset of a steady rain at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, the senior trial match arranged by the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association, was abandoned. The fixture was arranged for No. 1, wicket on the Remuera ground, but it was found that this pitch, in front of the pavilion, was occupicd by a match involving the Public Schools' team. The custodian of the ground pointed out that the Public School's team had No. 1 wicket regularly, and No. 2 wicket had been apportioned to the trial game. However, as senior B competition teams had been advertised to play on this wieket, the senior trialists sportingly decided to forgo their claims. The only other pitch available was No. 5, but as this was hardly suitable for the occasion—coupled with the continuation of the rain—it was decided not to continue with what was considered would have been a very valuable practice on a strange pitch, apart from its service to the selectors for tho choosing of the special holiday eleven in the forthcoming provincial tournament. The weather, of course, entirely disposed of the difficulty, and the players had to accept the situation philosophically in the circumstances. A conference between officials decided that the next games in the senior championship will be fixed upon two-day play and thus- allow a clear start for resumption of the next series in the New Year, when it is hoped there will bo no more interference with the use of the Domain headquarters. SENIOR B.

' LBN MARTIN A CENTURY. Auckland Harbour Board.—First innings. 201 (I,en Martin 124, Colin Wright 27 not out: Sid Learning five for 53). Manukau.—First innings, 62 for no wickets (Turbott 40). The match was drawn, neither side having batted on Saturday week. PAPAKURA V. WATERWORKS. Papakura.—First innings, 70 (AV. Francis 28, Barnett 19, C. Beeche.v 13). Bowling: Nowdick four for 18, Hook five for 15. Waterworks.—First innings. 42 for five wickets. Bowling: Kcmo three for 26. NEW LYNN V. AVONDALE. Avondale. —First iunings, 40. Bowling: Kent three for 14, Seed three for 17, Farrell one for 3. New Lynn. — First innings, 65 for four wickets declared (Farrell 36 not out, Rogers 11). Bowling: Williams two for 7. New Lynn won on the first innings by six wickets and 24 runs. THIRD GRADE. Brixton v. St. George's.—Brixton : First innings, S7 (Murphy 25, Hogswood 24; Puttick four for 17, Furnell four for 20) ; second innings, 49 for six. St. George's: First innings, 81 (Tait 27; Price six for 13;. Four-pointer for Brixton by 6 runs. MITCHELL 101 NOT OUT. New Zealand Milk Products v. Wisemans. Milk Products, 119 <L. Roach 59). Wisemans: 109 for one (Mitchell 101 not out, Wilkie 30 not out). Wisemans won easily ou the first innings. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. GALLANT EFFORT BY HIBERNIANS. Rain interfered seriously with play in the fifth series of matches under the auspices of tbe United Friendly Societies. In spite of tbe dismal conditions the scoring was unusually high owing to a much-needed improvement in the preparation and rolling of tbe wickets. However, two teams forced a first Innings win in the limited time. In tbe principal match tbe Hibernians were unlucky to lose. Facing a total of .123, tne ' Hibernians scored steadily and tbe K>o was hoisted with five wickets down. However, a. minor collapse followed, and batting three short the Hibernians were all out for 119, six runs behind Westmere, who persisted in playing right throughout tbe heavy showers, while the other teams watched from the pavilion. Scores:— Manchester Unity v. Wilson and Can-ham.—-Wilson and Canbam, three wickets for S8 (McKeon 33), beat Manchested Unity, 62 (Webb 19: McKeon four wickets for 20 ou tlie first innings. Hibernians v. Westmere.—Westmere, 135 (Donald 20, Skinner 25, IJeason 25), beat Hibernians, 119 (Dormer 40. Belcher 37), by 0 runs on tbe first innings. liden-Auckland v. Newmarket Associa-tion.—Eden-Auckland, 83 (Rlngrose 40, Sadler 23), drew with Newmarket, six for 65 (Taylor 18). ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION. The fourth series of matches in tbe firrt round of (be Onehunga Cricket Association's competition was played at Waikaraka I'ark on Saturday in showery weather. The most creditable performance of the day was that of J. Young (Old Buffers}, who scored 64 not out and captured four wickets for 32 runs. Good scores were also compiled by A. Austin (Iteid Rubber Gold), 62, and A. Bingley (Labour), 44 not out. The beet bowling averages were registered by the following : —C. Williams (Onehunga * Rovers), six for 0; T. Collins (Onehunga Rovers), three for 7; V. Gray (Keid Rubber Gold), four for 19. Results:— Reid Rubber (gold), v. Reid Rubber (green).—Reid Rubber (gold): First inn- ] inrs. 134 for five wickets- (A. Austin 62, C. Wiberg 20, W. Hatfield 23j. Bowling: P. Parker two for 28. Reid Rubber (green) : I First innings, 75 (G. Gault 35, A. Britten 11). Bowling: D. Gray four for 19, T. Ackland three for 26, A. Austin two for 20. Reid Rubber (gold), gained a fourpoint win. Old Buffers v. Woollen Mills.—Old Buffers: First innings, 127 for one wicket (J. Young 64 not out, A. Whittle 25). Woollen Mil].-?: First innings, 88 (W. Brown 18. A. \Y alton 16). Bowling: J. Young four for 32. Old Buffers gained a four-point win. Labour v. Te Papapa Works.—Labour: First innings, 116 (T. Lipscombe 34. A. Bingley 44 not out.) Bowling: W. Smith three for 15. Te Papapa Works: First innings, 145 (P. Lynch 35, P. Swift 33, A. Strong 25) Te Papapa Works gained a four-point win. Onehunga .Rovers v. Sutherland's Tannery.—Onehunga Rovers: First innings, 57 for one wicket. Bowling: A Siebert one for 2. Sutherland's Tannery : First innings, 15 : second innings, 38. Bowling: C. Williams six for 6, and seven for 22 ; T. Collins three for 7. and one for 3. Onehunga Rovers gained a six-point win. EX-SERVICEMEN'S MATCHES. ONEHUNGA V. R.S.A. Onehunga had one wicket down for 37 when rain stopped play. BUSINESS HOUSES. FARMERS' FREEZING COMPANY V AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY. Farmers' Freezing Company.—l 22 (McKay 38 not out, Tizard 26). Bowling: Cole took three wickets for 16 runs, Woolford, two for 25, Friend two for 33, Short two for 45. Auckland Gas Company.—l 23 for one wicket (Cole 64 not out, Friend 53 not out). Bowling: Aro took one wicket for 33 runs. A win for Auckland Gas Company. RODNEY V. WHANGAREI. BodDey. 324 runs for nine wickets, declared (E. Dunning 138, N. Vipond 53, Poole 35, F. Anderson 20, retired, Lawrie 21). Whangarei, 132 for n'ae wickets (Fyfe 100, McKay 11, Cole 11). E. Dunniug's fine score was his third successive century this season.