TWO TIMELY PARTNERSHIPS

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1938, Page 13

TWO TIMELY PARTNERSHIPS

GRAFTON AND EDEN

BOWLERS AS BATSMEN. COWIE AND H. HARRISON. WICKETKEBPER MAKES RUNS. The two leading A.C.A. elevens, Eden (41 points) and Grafton (36) were in jeopard}- at one stiure of Saturday's marches. The former had lost five for 43 against 'Varsity, and the latter five for 79 against Par.iell, -when the respective innings closed for 260 and 234, and both sides had to thank a bowler for taking part in a partnership of three figures. H. J. H. Harrison (71 not out), an ex-Mount Albert Grammarian, assisted wicketkeeper Bruce Smith (68) to put on 136 for Eden's ninth wicket, while J. Cowie (78) was associated with G. Ratcliffe (74) in a hard-hit stand of 141 for Grafton's sixth, wicket. O.aiously enough these four playere were the only ones to exceed the half-century. Another paradox was the success of V. I Scott with the ball, for his four for 43 I for Y.M.C.A. against I'oneonby wae the third best performance of the day. The outstanding feat was that of the young

Xorth Shore bowler, W. Wheeler, who took six for 37 against King's Old Boye. He was closely followed by M. Clark, whose six for 49 against Grafton was coneietency itself after his recent sticce.se for Parnell in the previous series when playing King's. The other man to take as many as four wickets was the ex-Xfw Zealand and Auckland representative D. R. Garrard. who«e slows accounted for four Edenitej for 81. An interesting newcomer to senioi cricket was J. B. Stevenson. Following his 83 aaainst his old school (Takapuna Grammar) on St. Patrick's Day, he was co-opted by Y.M.C.A. from Stanley Ba> (who gave the club Scott ind B. Donald son as well). Although Stevenson mad« a flying trip south to join the Brabin Cur team at Christmas ae a bowler, H. D

Gilleepie wisely eent him in to open the innings against Ponsonbv and when Ftumps were drawn at'.TO for two wickets Stevenson, had survived to bat another day. Scores:— GRAFTON V. PARNELL. GRAFTON.—First Innings. Sprinjr, c Hay, b Goodsir »| , Felts, t> Clark R . i R. Marshall, c Hay, b Clark 22 i<;. Wallace, b Slddle <! JK McMahon. l> Siddle i< | Ratcliffe. b Clark J* ('owie, b Clark <J* i Horspool. b Clark 1 Angue, not out I Rowntree. b Clark ° Ellis, absent ,JJ Extras 'S* Total -34 Bowline: M. Clark six wickets for 49 ! runs. Siddle two for 44, Goodsir one for ,"i9, Wallace none for 13. Muttou none for 21. Claphnm none for 29. PARNELL. —First Innings. Whitelaw, not out - M. Wallace, not out 13 Total for no wickets 17

j Y.M.C.A. V. PONSONBY.

PONSONBY.—First Innings. Hare, c Solomon, b Scott 3 Barber, b Scott 33 Cleave, b Harrison 10 Cotterall. c Pike, b I. Cooper 15 Cleal, b Donaldson I<~ F. Clark, b Donaldson 0 Loader, e Glllespie. b Cooper 2!) McNab. lbw, b Scott 2!) Wnrneford, not out Iβ Williamson, b Cooper 2 Scholium, b Scott 1 Extras 5 Total - 158 Bowling: Scott took four wickets for 43 runs. Cooper three for 42. Donaldson two for 24, Stevenson none for 14, S. Harrison one for iSO. Y.M.C.A.—First innings. Nelson, b Clark 3 Lund, c Scholium, b McN'ab ...... 4 Stevenson, not out JS Scott, not out 21 Extras 4 Total for two wickets i>o

EDEN V. UNIVERSITY.

EDEX.—First Innings: iPostles, b Butler 16 I Mills, c Cooper, b Bush 27 G. L. Weir, lbw, b Butler 0 Carson, c and b Butler 4 Burgees, c Lnnge. b Bush 5 ! N. McMahon, b Garrard 28 1 Cantlay. b Bush 7 lα. F. Weir, c Aicken, b Garrard 30 18. Smith, c Cooper, l> Gurrard «8 H. J. H. Harrison, not out 71 Snedden, b Garrard 0 Extras D Total 260 ] Boiwlinjr? Schnauer took no wickets for 41 runs, Matheson none for 43. Bush three for 33, Butler three for 41. Garrard four for 81, Lnnge none for 12, Cramniond none for 3.

I NORTH SHORE V. KING'S OLD BOYS.

I I KING'S OLD BOYS.—First Innings. L. M. Smith, c Edmonds, b Simpson . 1 • Martin, b Sale — 6 , Pearson, b Sale 13 ; Howden, b . Wheeler 4 Caughey. lbw, b Wheeler y I Barr-Brown, st Edmonds, b Wheeler . . 25 j Andrews, st Edmonua. b McDevitt . . 17 Arklnstall, c and b Wheeler 20 1 Simmontls. b Wheeltr 12 Cleverley, not cut 5 X. S. Smith, c Sale, b Wheeler 6 Extras is Total v 12.j NORTH SHORE.-Flrst Innings. Kdinonds. c Arkinstall, b Cleverley .... 2 C. Walters, not ont 17 L. Archer, not out 24 Extras 0 v ' — Total for one wicket . .. • 43