WOMEN'S CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 15

WOMEN'S CRICKET.

LEAPING TEAM .KEEPS ITS j POSITION. l.ow scoring was general ill the Auckland Women's Cricket Association's games on Saturday. Tli" leading team. A.I/.11.A. A. liuil II close contest wilti Arawa, to win on tlie first innings. , Dismissed for the small total of ♦>•>. Arawa began a strong attack. A.1,.11.A losing four wickets tor s'Veii runs. At this critic,il staire Miss P. Mrlford. diidnvlng confidence. set UP a tine partner ship with Miss J. Hanks. and r.'i runs were added before a dismissal was effected. 111.' res| ~r t lie wickets fell cheauiy. I.lit a win was assured t.y the mam 14 runs tiood howling perfornia nees were given 1..', Miss T. Bond, whose .'ast deliveries accounted for four wicket s for runs .while .Miss K. Smithjrman took live wickets tm Miss i. Wehli. win. howled consistent I for Arawa. captured three wickets f''r V s ; In tlie junior section Suburbs A turth r strengt liened Its position ill the lead Willi a six-point win over Killarin, 1; lan'll'-ni.pe;! liv the many changes elTecli'il in 11H* team, killarna has shown little ab'i'ty ttiis season. hut ii new member. Miss <1. howled successfully on iier br>t nppe.irnnee. Suburbs A showed superior skill lit the crease, four players reaching double litrnres. Miss «i. Browne being lushest sronT with ol not out. . Suburbs B fought A.I.H.A, t " drpl '\Y'.' it- of outright victory when Suburbs ii i the wicket up in its second luniiii-j. t.l_ stumps were drawn. t.oiiipilinj. 1..1 ' °i seven wickets. A.1..11.A. felt sate In dec aring and Suburbs A replied with run.-. Following on. .VL.II.A. again declared for -.7 but failed to dismiss Suburbs B before time Miss I. Hopwood lotted well or A.1i.11.A. to score t&, wlille Misses D. and .1. Leather lent able support to sco.i nnd 2S respectively. Miss I>. Mckenzie cave n creditable display to score -7 for Suburbs, and Miss B lloldin-.- took the howling honours with four wl< kets for —.