HONOURS RETAINED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 73, 28 March 1938, Page 15

HONOURS RETAINED.

GREEN LANE CHAMPION.

McCORMICK'S EIGHT WICKETS

WIXS FOR BRIXTON" AND R.V

Oil Salur.Tay. _ when fhe first of two one-day sei ies oi matches was played to complete the City and Suburban Associations premiership. Green Lane made certain of retaining the honours won last \ ear by defeating Maniikau by a margin oi 4.$ runs. Brixton and R.V. registered tour-point victorias over Roskill and Ron■sonby respectively.

Ofeen Lane's impregnable position for tlie championship is reflected in the competition ladder points, which now are: (acen Lane. ,34; Maniikau, 2(i; Brixton. -1; Ronsonby, 19; .Mount Koskid, 13. Xext series will decide the runners-tip.

A bright opening knock by Turbott i til and a fitting stand for 21 by .Motion, were the only redeeming features ot Mauukaus poor stand against Green Lane, tor whom Lonergan made top score ot 38. He was caught by Pearee, who aUo held Kerr brilliantly.

Notable wan the iloadl.v bowling of Met orniick. who, in capturing eight Maniikau wiekots for ten runs, gave one of the best exhibitions seen at the Domain tor some yeai-s.

Alter a commendable opening for 4(> liy I'eteiM. Iloskill were all out for 110. and Rii.xtou, maintaining their recent winning form, settled the issue with 115 lor two wickets. Lonnville with 67 making toe hi-st oi-ore of tlii. day.

I!.\ . s late string of batsmen turned the scale against. J'onsonhv, tor whom Ward scored 4a in the tamest mateh of an afternoon of bright play. Scores:—• GREEN LANE V. MANUKAU. ftRKIOX I.ANB,—First Innings, Kerr, c Pearee. b Mann 1 lo'liinsoM, b Bleakley 1 ri I.i iiersran, e Pearee, b Punning 38 y Watts. Ii Mann t; '.'•■irnes, e Bleakley, b Harming is IJnssell, run out ]o Sampson, Ibw. b Motion 0 Butler. e I.eiulnim, b Dunning !i Morinan. run out 0 MeCormiek. lint out 5 11. Watts, b Hunning 0 Kxtras 2 Total 104 Bowling: Dunning took four wickets for •!s runs. Motion one for 17, Mann two for oil, Bleakley one fur IT. MANKKAT". — First Innings. Dunning, b MeCormiek 5 Turliott, b Met'nrniick le, Waters. b Kerr c> N. Martin, b McCormi<-k a l.endruin, Ibw. b MeCormiek o Faripiliar, b MeCormiek 0 Maim. Ibw. b MeCormiek O I'.lcaklcv. b MeCormiek tt Motion, e 11. Watts, b Barnes 21 I'eareo, not .out 2 Stewart, b .MeCormiek O Extras C, Total fit Bowling: MeCormiek took eight wickets for lo runs, I'.arnes one for (i, Kerr one fur :;o. four-pointer ana championship to Green Ijuie. empires: Messrs. .1. Rail and R. Gedye.

ROSKILL V. BRIXTON.

MT. ROSKir.r,. —I'ir.st Innings. reters, p Rongville, ti Stallworthv .... 4C> Wood, lliw, li Walker ' 1!) Lawrie, b St all worth v O Cul.ler. I. Walker S Simpson, e I.ongviilp, b Stallwortliy .. 1 Sea ri lorougli. llnv. b Sta llwort hy .... <> It. Watkins. not out 25 K. Watkins. <• Moylan. It Stallworthy . 5 Yates, st LongvUle, 1) Heiumlngson .. 4 I-ingdon. abspnt O Brown, absent 0 Kxtras . - Total 110 Rowling: Stallworthy rook five wipkets for 5t inns. Walker two for 24, Hemmingsuii one for 3<>. RRIXTOX.—First Innings. r.on'_'vil|p, not out Ueuiiiiiugfoti. b Wood 11 I.ytlie. Ti 10. Watkins Kxtras Total for two wbkets (deplaredK. 11"' Rowling: Wood took one wipket for .i-t runs. K. Watkins one for 5. Scarborough none for is. Laurie none for !!•. refers none for !>, Yates none for 1 r>, H. Watkins none for !>. A four-point win to Rrixton. Umpires: .1. Abbott ami H. K. Bennett. PONSONBY V. R.V. rONSONRY. —First Innings. Hook, b Finla.vson 3 Raldiek. st Malier, b Finlayson 14 Innps. p Maher, 1) Finlayson - n Keiil, p CuinivpTi. b Finlayson l'J .1. I.onergan. p (iuiniven, b Finlayson . in Craig, b Wihlniaii 9 Wnril, run out 4a Young, b Wililman 0 Shepherd, b Cioldsworthy S Stonestreet. not out 14 Howell, c and b MeCarten 4 Extras 2 Total 141 Bowling: Finlayson took six -wickets for Til runs, McCarten one for 5, Ooldswortliy one for 17, Wildmnn one for 38. R.V. —First Innings. Oolclsworthy. b Craig 1 (luiniven, b Craig 0 MeCarteii. b Craig If Malier, ru:i out 3 Wildman, b Shepiierd 1 Webster, not ollt 30 rieydeil. b I.onergan J_» I!aIII 1)11 ry. e Keid, b Ward 1J Cloke, e Innes, b Ward 15 Rose, not out 20 Kxtras 14 Total 151 Bowling: Craig took three wickets for ."1 runs. Ward two for 25, I.onergan one for 35, Shepherd one for 23. Raldick none for 12, Stonestreot none for (5, Howell none for 4. A four-point win for R.V. I T'mpires : Messrs. J. H. Jupp and F. j Cooper.

SENIOR B.

MANUKAU V. HARBOUR BOARD. HAYES PERFORMS HAT TRICK. Harbour Ronnl. —First innings, 144 (Martin <U. Unbonr 12, Crombie 11). Bowling: GaspMiicli two for Bcatcie three for 2.">, Sliiplienl three for 21, Stoni>e two for 12. Second innings, '•>'> (Unbone 18). Bowling: Gaspa rich six for 11, Hayes three for 24 (hat-trick). Manukau. —First innings. 2.12 (Learning 2-~>, Gusparicli 27, Shlplierd 8.5, Thomas (iK, Potter I<>(. Bowling: Jones six for loti, Blackie two for 08, Beech one for 20. Manukan won by an innings anil 7.1 runs— a six-point win. DILNYORTH V. TRANSPORT BOARD. Dilworth—First innings, 183 (I'oolc 01. Gibson :>t) not out, Partridge 28, Corrin lii). Bowling: J. Hetheringtia four for 41, McCabe three for 2D. Second innings, 12 for none. Transport Board.—First innings, 107 (W. H<ther:ugton 30, ArmPflge Hi). Bowling: Nichiin tive for 50, Scott three for 20. Second innings, 8!) (Ilooke 24, I-orican 2." not out. Bowling: Partridge five for Id, Taylor two for 20. Six-point win for Dilworth.