EDEN'S TASK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 59, 11 March 1938, Page 13

EDEN'S TASK.

SENIOR COMPETITION. CAN LEADER BEAT Y.M.C.A. ? CLEVERLET AND PABNELL. Unleee Y.M.C.A. can prevent Eden from scoring another 199 runs to-mor-row, the Auckland senior cricket championship will be all over. A four-pointer to the latter would take Poetles and Co. to 41, and # the nearest any other side is likely to get this week is 31. North Shore is reasonably certain of a six-pointer against Ponsonby, but even then would be ten points behind the leader. Parnell requires only 155 to head King's Old Boys, but as" D. C. Cleverley, the former Plunket Shield fast bowler, will be having a fling, the runs would take eome getting if Whitelaw or M. Wallace happened to go early. Graf ton (six for 52) is in a bad way against "Varsity (229), while Ponsonby needs 153 to aave in innings defeat at Devonport. How they stand:—

Out- Ist No. .right, v Ins. re- Ch. P. W. L. W. h. suit. Pts. Kden 10 2 — 5 1 2 37 tlrafton ... 10 1 — 3 2 4 I'urncll ... 10 1 1 3 3 2 2i North Shore 10 1 1 3 3 2 25 Y.M.C.A. . . 10 — — 4 3 3 2.-i University .10 — — 4 3 3 25 Ponsnnb.v .10 2 2 1 3 l> ;!3 King's O.B.» 10 — 4 1 3 2 11 Points reckoned: Outright victory, 6; win on firet inninge, 4; loes on first innings, 1; no result, 2. CITY AND SUBURBAN. ANOTHER CHANCE TO BRIXTON. The only interest in to-morrow's senior championship of the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association is whether Brixton can follow ite defeat of the leader (Green Lane) by taking points from Ponsonby. The stumps scores last Saturday were: — R.V. 137 and two for 13, v. Manukau, 184.

Greeif Lane 141, and one for 11, v. Mount Roskill, 52. Ponsonby 87, v. Brixton, five for 61. Position of teams:— No Outright. Ist Inn. Re- Ch. P. W. L. \V. L. suit. Pts. Green Lane. 6 1 1 4 — — 22 Manukau ... 6 1 —' 2 3 — 11 Ponsonby ..6-:— — 3 2 lie R.V 6 1 — 1 3 1 1.3 Brixton ....6 1 1 2 1 1 13 Roskill 6 — 2 2 2 — 10 Teams for to-morrow :— MANUKAU CLUB. Second Grade.—Burd, Longville. Yates, Barnett, Sauvarin, Morgan, R. Mitchell, Bowring, Brookes, Rainsford, Cardwell, Armstrong. Third Grade.—Team will not be playing, as St. George's have defaulted.

BUSINESS HOUSES

TO-MORROW'S ARRANGEMENTS. Games to be played to-morrow under the control of the Auckland Business House Cricket Association :— A Section.—Waitemata Billiards v. Fletcher Construction Co., Walker Park, No. 8 ; Hoard's, Ltd. v. Devonport Ratepayers, Devonport, Vauxhall Road : Auckland Gas Co. v. Aucklund Railways. W«lker Park, No. 10; Farmers' Freezing Co. v. Smith and Smith, Ltd., Remuera Hockey Ground. B Section.—Maple Furnishing Co. v. C<«nmercinl Bank, Stadium, No. 1; Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd. v. "New Zealand Herald," Stadium, No. 2; Abel Dykes. Ltd. Ltd. v. Cnited, Stadium. Jfo. 3 ; Seabrook. Fowlds, Ltd. v. D. Henry and Co., Stadium, No. 4 : Auckland Racing Club v. Hardley's, Ltd., Green Lane. C Section.— J. W. Andrews and Sons v. Carlton. Outer Domain. No. 1 ; Thompson and Hills v. Farmers' Trading Co., Stadium. No. 5 : Three King's Club v. Harris, Langton. Ltd.. Three King's Tram Terminus; Bond and Bond. Ltd. v. Northern Roller Mills. Stadium No. G; Bridges, Overington and Co. v. Amblers and Co., Stadium, No. 7. Team selected :— BRIDGES. OVERINGTON AND CO. Rugg, Wharfe, McDonald, Median, Boswell. Butler, Reid, Hainley, Chislom, Davis, Lewis.

EX-SERVICEMEN

Engagements in the Auckland. Ex-Service-men's cricket competition to-inorrow :—New Lynn v. Eden-Roskill, Walker Park: Grey Lynn v. Devonport, Devonport; R.S.A. v. Point Chevalier, Outer Domain, No. 2; Avondale v. Newmarket, Walker Park ; Onehunga, a bye; Parnell wine by default from Takapuna. -