CRICKET IS NEARING END OF SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 46, 23 February 1940, Page 12

CRICKET IS NEARING END OF SEASON.

Two more series of games in the first grade championship of the Auckland Cricket Association will be played before Ettster, which usually marks the close of competition play, but, as the holiday period is unusually early this year, it Is anticipated that u further series will be decided after Easter to <!iualise the championship. Due to the large number of wet Saturdays and the long break at Christmas the 1039-40 season has proved one of the most unsatisfactory in the annals of Auckland cricket. The points at present are: Middlemore 32, Grafton 30, Eden 28, North Shore 22, University 10. I'arnell and Y.M.C.A. IS. I'onsonby -Balmoral 10. To-morrow's engagements at Eden Park are : —Middlemore v. Y.M.C.A.. Eden Park, No. 1 ; University v. Eden. Eden Park, No. 2 ; Parnell v. Grafton. Eden Park. No. 3. Ponsonby-Balinoral visit Devonport again. In the tirst round there K. H. Cleave was caught at 00. Elevens selected :— University.—First grade : Armstrong, Cant lay. \V. H. Cooper. Haden, Hollies, Jackmau, lounge. Mntheson. W. N. Snedden, Vallauce, Wiuter. Senior B : Aitkeu, Albreclit, Bell, Bentley, Boaden, Connell, I IMckson, Mills, Minogue, Pike. Shanley. Second grade: Senn. Bannister, Newbold, Kidman, Jessup, Ching, Cawkwell, Mackie, Shackleford, Smith, Miller. I'arnell.—First grade: Hay, Marvin, Goodsir. Forsman. Duncan, Cameron, Wal- . I bice, Carroll, Warner, Richards, Clarke. I Senior B: Holzer. Adnam, Siddall, Fanning, Smith, Worth, Cooke, Pearmnn, Knyland. Eudes. Robertson. Papatoetoe bus, 12.40 p.m. Second grade: Lord, Shanley, Taylor, McConl. Monteith. Davles, Judson, .Terrain, Dow, Watts, J<acka. Third grade: Connell, Miller, Walker, G. Burton, J. Burton. Piatt, Banks, Chambers, Buchan, Paul, Booth. North Shore. —First grade: Sale, H. Walters, Edmonds, Blnnchfield, McArthur, J. Smith, 1. deal, Curtayne, Simpson, McDevitt, Webb. Senior B: Balmjin, H. Smith, Rankin. James, Johnson. Richards, McFettridge, Wilson, Hm nblin, Coates, Woolley. Second grade: Carter, Jay, Dacre, Fluery, Gurr. T. Smith, Bain, Robson, Prentice, Wilding, Izzard. Eden.—First grade : Postles. Mills, Weir, G. W. Burgess. Thompson, H. Harrison, Johnson, Wyutt, Masters. B. Smith, C. Snedden. Senior B: Barbour, Price (2), Freeaian, A. Smith, Johns, Axoni, Warrington, Halliday, Lewis (2). Grafton United. —First grade: G. Wallace. Burke, Archer, Cowie,' Ellis. Emery, Felts, Martin. Turner, Waters, Williams. Senior B: Annan, Brown (2), Donald, H. I M. Dowding, Byerley, Lewis, Meltzer. McLean, Ron. McMuhon. Ritchie. Second Grade: >1. F. Kent, Andrews, Cameron, Child, E. Dowding, Haeusler. M. M. Jones, Roy McMahon, Pedrotti, Sayers, Warn. Third Grade: Millar, Bennett, Barclay, Churchill, Driver, Jackson. Lawson, Rlggs, Stewart, Strong, Whalen (St. Helier's bus leaves terminal at 1.30 p.m.) Marist. —Second grade : Graham, Burton, Mills, Early, Moodabe. Connor, Keith, Penny, Gourley, Hunt, Bond, Ringrose. ALTERATIONS TO DRAW. ' 1 The third grade A match between Middlemore and Eden, which was arranged for to-morrow, will not be played, owing to the withdrawal of the former team. The third grade B match between West End nnd Flexile at Waikaraka Park has been shifted from No. 15 wicket to No. 13.

SUBURBAN CARRIES ON.

I When the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association's second series of games in the final round of the senior championship Is resumed at the Domain to-morrow, tlin positions at the outset of play will be :— Manukau 77, v. R.V., 151 for five. Brixton (all out) 212, v. Dilworth Old Boys. Green Lane 194, v. Mount Rosklll, 52 for three. Teams for to-morrow :— Manukau.—Second grade : Barnett. Rainsford, T. Sauvarin. Cardwell, Bailey, Fricker. Coubra.v. Cameron, Smith, Schoen. Third grade: Bennett, H. Wilson. C. Burndred, S. Burndred, Beattie. Bingley,' McConnell, McCaughey, Turner, F. Sauvarin. Preston. R.V.—Second Grade: Ellis (4), Maher, Surtese. Appleby, McElwnin, Pufrtick, Gray, Banks, Olesen.

WOMEN ON FIELD.

At a meeting of the Auckland Women's Cricket Association, the dates offered by Wellington for the Halliburton-Johnstone Shield championship match were accepted. The match will be played on March 0. 7. 8. I A selection committee, consisting of Miss I P. Dawson, Miss M. Coull and Miss E. , Smithyman, have chosen the following players to attend practice:—E. Page. (Arawa), J. I Hanks, P. Batty, I. Johns, |M. Ever ton, H. McCutcheon, D. Pilcher I (Training College). M. Trapani (Suburbs), IE. Smithy nan, T. Bond, J. Bilkey, K. Bilkey, I. Peterson, P. Melford (A.L.H.A.).