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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 268, 11 November 1940, Page 10

After three series of senior matches the position of the Auckland Cricket Association's senior

championship is: —

O'right Ist Ins. Ch. P. W. L. W. h. D. Pts. Y.M.C. A. (*) 3 1 — 1 - 1 12 North Shore (4) .... 3 - - 2 - 1 10 University <*) 3 1 1 - - 1 8 Grafton (2) 3 1 1 - - 1 8 Parnell (7) 3 - - 1 1 1 2 Papakura Camp ( —). 3 — — 1 1 1 J Middlemore (1) 3 - 1 1 1 7 Eden (3). 3 — - 1 1 1 7 Training College ( —) 3 - - - 2 1 4 Ponsonby-Balmoral (8)3-1-11 3 •Equal for fifth place. Figures in parentheses represents position of club in 1938-39 championship. Points reckoned: — Outright win. 6; win first innings, 4; loss first innings, 1; draw 2. Saturday's Decisions.— The results which about the changes ill the positions of tin- tennis were:- Papakura ( amp, 319 innl for one wicket, defeated Parnell, "Jin. on the first innings: Middlemore. 251, defeated Training Collide, 1!K) and !>4 for three wickets, on the first innings; North Shore. 1.V.1. defeated Kden. l.'il and 10(5 for four wickets, on the first inning: (irafton, l!Ht. defeated outright Potisonby-Baliiioral, .'(7 and M 7: V..M.CA,. !."><• and ."i6 for three wickets, defeated outright University.- 141 and O.'i. Middlemore had no difficulty in beating Traininji College on the first innings, while Papaknra Camp's total of ,'{|!) proved too hard a task for Parnell. North Shore gained a win on the first inniiiirs over Kden in an exciting finish, while mit i-i -_rl 11 wins were secured by <; 111 It I >11 and \"..\l.('.A. over PoiisnnbyIJalnioral and Cniversity respectively.

Best Performances.—l. A. K. Blandford I.Middlei ei. Inl: \V. M. Wallace I ParHell I. ! (S: .1. Couie (North Shore), 8"J; I). ((. IJeVI-ll iN.M.C.A.i. SI. 11 in out, and :W. not out: ■!. I'.. Mills (Kden), (iX. not out: 1). I). Ta.\ lor t M iddleniore), 4!). Iloulin-j: ('. liuike I(i rat ton I. five for l.'i and six fur .",7: Ivan Cooper I Y.M.C.A.I. six for '_N; A. N|, l.ean iPapakura four for 44: I). A. Dawson I Papaknra ('anipt. four fin S.'»: J. Oien (Training ( 011.-LTC ). three for S.

Skipper's Victorious Debut.—On Saturday week C. P. Lund took over the captaincy of Y.M.C.A., now the lending XI. in the senior championship, and he had the satislaction of leading his club to an outright victory against University, the previous team on top of the competition ladder. And it was one of the rr*>st exciting games played in Aurklund for years, as Y.M.C.A. required only 53 runs lor first innings' points and had nine wickets in hand when the second day's play commenced. Then D. G. Revell was run out when he was well set for the century, but despite two men being absent tlie Young Men looked certainties when only five runs were required and four wickets to fall. Three went without addition to the score, and it was left to ihe new admmistralive of the club. J. S. Jones, and bowier Stan Harrison (the hero of 'Varsity's first innings' collapse) to save the name. They added 14 runs for the filial wicket, after which with a nine-runs' lead on the first innings Y.M.C.A. set out to turn the vietorv into a sixpointer. I.und. by the way. disposed of M. W. Armstrong and W. M. Winter in the first innings lor five runs, a fine piece of change bowling. "C'larrie" is the most popular man playing senior cricket in Auckland and his initial success as skipper will be appreciated by his many admirers

Burke in "Double Figures." —The senior match at Pa pa toe toe was farcical, as Ponsonbv-Balmoral start in*: Ave for 27 in reply to Grafton's 190 »he previous week, had to follow on within a quarter ol an hour alter play was resumed last Saturday The innings closed for 37. owing to three men being absent. One man turned up in time for he second knock, which produced 87. leaving Grafton an early outright, winner by an innings and 66 runs. Of the fifteen Ponsonbv-Balmoral wickets which actually fell C. Burke took eleven :or 50 (five lnr 13 and six for 37).

Double Hat Trick.—Playing In tfie ex-service-men's competition on Saturday, two Grey Lvnn bowlers each took three wickets with consecutive balls against Newmarket. They were G. Norman, whose analysis was five for 26. and L. Church. The latter's hat trick was rather unusual, as he sent down only the three balls with which he secured the victims.

Blandford'* Century.- The former New Zealand and Wellington and present Auckland wicketkeeper. J. A. R. Blandford. was in fine form In carrying his previous weeks total from the thirties to 101. He played some beautifully timed on-drives, while also scoring rree!y with powerful leg shots. The captain, H. T. Pearson, was none too comfortable at times in making 29. and appeared to be troubled by the pace of the wicket. The youthful D. D. Taylor, who opened with Blandford, added only a few more to his not out score, losing his wicket in attempting a hook shot which has been nis downfall on other occasions this season.

Stuart Mills All Rounder.—H. S. Mills, who compiled 73. top score for Training College on the first day. proved that he is a most promising all rounder by taking three wickets for 53. He got Blandford leg-before, and clean bowled Pearson and L. E. Vivian. Tinning from the off he flighted his deliveries well, and changed pace effectively. In Training College's second innings he was unbeaten with 30. With his fielding sharpened up it is doubtful if there is a more promising all rounder in Auckland than the exTakapuna Grammar sxrpper.

W. M. Wallace's Fine Knock.—The Auckland and Parnell captain, W. M. Wallace, played a real captain s innings against the Papakura Camp team. Three wickets were down for 19. when he went to the crease, and he was not dismissed until the !£ ,s \: , w , as 189 - of which his contribution was 98. With his score at 97 he scored two runs, but one was short. The next ball saw his stumps shattered by Alan McLean, when he played back to a good length ball which broke in and made pace.

Honours Divided.—The bowling honours for the camp team were divided between A. McLean I formerly of Ins, it me. Wellington), and D. A. Davison, who each took four wickets, the former's cos: ins; 44 runs and l he laiter's 83. McLean is a l.vpe of medium-pace trundler. who makes the ball move and brings it back sharply at times from the oil. Dawson, slow leg-break, spun the ball well, but his length was a little erratic, and he sfnt down several full tosses on which Wallace was particularly severe. Caught Three But Missed Wallace!— Paul Whitelaw used his bowling to advantage, while Derek Lewis (Rhodes Scholar) was the outstanding fieldsman on the ground. He took three good catches and could be excused for missing Wallace off a particularly hard chance. Cleals and Coopers.—Top sccier for Ponsonby--3almoral in Saturday's debacle was O. C. deal's 37 in the second Innings, making his total for live innings this season 208. His nearest attendants are H. S. Mills (Training College) 164 for three times out, and Geo. Wallace (Grafton's 1,! >5 twice out. deal's cousin Ivan celebrated the birth of an heir to his estate" by helping Skipper Jack Cowie to add 69 for the seventh wicket in Shore's exciting victory over vSV.? 1 P ev '°nport. Ivan Cooper, the former Y.M.C.A. leader, turned out half a dozen of University's batsmen for 28 in the second innings at Victoria Park, and Henry Cooper was one of the opposition's stock bowlers throughout Y.M.'s exciting first innings. In the opening series, when university scored a six-pointer against Grafton, it was W H Cooper's splendid second Innings knock of 47 not out which turned a first innings deficit into outright victory for the students. Gordon Burgess In New Hole—Owing to the inability oi young Alan Smith (the 1939 Brabin Cup skipper > to keep wickets for Eden against vvi a ® .9' w - Burgess. brother of i M C A. s *G.R. . filled the vacancy behind the stumps. It was not his fault that Eden was beaten "on the r-ost." for he caught three mer " n< J.. wa ' s associated \.ith H. G. Freeman in the brilliant running out of Cowie when llie scores were all square at 151, and only one more Shore wicket to fall. Freeman, who had been a useful senior B player lor a i?»v seasons, is a son of Mr. E. Freeman, a Wairarapa Ranlurly Shieid referee about ien yea/s aso. AT THE DOMAIN. Low Scoring in Suburban Games.— Seldnin indeed lias the been so low a* it was at the Domain on Saturday. Mount Koskill co'ii: ii Khl a miserlv '22. Hrixtnn did little lioHcr in hem- dismissed lor 4S and -kS by t>he (ireen .Lane bowlers, and Dilwoi th were all out for ft'?. True, there was no excuse. The wicket' was a little on tlie soi t side, and tlie liowlptK were able to turn the ball with ease, especially in the early stages, but Ktill tile conditions were not :w ba l as the scoring would seems t'o indie.it". Many of the batsmen bad had apparently little pract ice. "Another Air Force Victors"—but not In the theatre of war this time. The Air Force was making its debut in suburban cricket, and after being 71 behind on the first innings it snatched a last-minute win over Mount Roskill. The latter, in the second innings, failed so completely that with one man short they were dismissed for 22. Seventy minutes remained for play, and the Air Force was not slow in making the most of it. It was a race against the clock, and at times it appeared that their chances were very slim: 30 runs were wanted with fifteen minutes to go. and in the last over a boundary brought victory with five vkkets in hand. Such a splendid victory was well earned. The Roskill wickets in the second :nnings were shared by four bowlers, and five Air Foice batsmen reached double figures in the second innings, the highest score of 25 coming from McSherrv. He was associated earlier in the day with Smith in a fine fourth wicket stand, which added 60 at a critical stage. But for this stand the Air Force would almost assuredly have fojlowed on. As it was. true to the tradition of the Air Fcice, the side gained a "brilliant victory." Three Teams Follow-on.—ln the other matches the side batting on the first day was able to enforce the follow-on. Green Lane inflicted a heavy defeat on Brixton, but neither Manukau nor R_V. could force a six-pointer against Dllworth J and Tui respectively. 1 r, S vs ve, V Wlckt * s Each.—Both Stallworthy and | Robertshaw captured seven wickets at a low cost i for their respective teams. They took full advantage of the favourable conditions, their medium .paced spinners earning the greatest respect ] Stallworthy dismissed seven Air Force players for 44. and Robertshaw. after capturing two cheap wickets in the Tui first innings, went on in the second innings to collect Ave wickets for only 13 runs. Splendid Double To Kerr.—This versatile allrounder captured half 'he Brixton wickets on Saturdaj and his score on the opening day was not far short of Brixton's aggregate for their two Innings. On Saturday he found the wicket to his "king, his spinners reaping a rich harvest In the first inmngs six wickets cost onlv 13 runs i 26 t^° IloWed ° n ht dl£mi66ed tw "J

Lively Knocks By Tui Openinr Batsmen. —Spratt. a newcomer to the Tui Club, played two short but enterprising innings before he went leg before. On the first day he scored 30 of the first 33 runs. In all he hit six fours, four of them off successive balls. He opened again in the second innings, and included two boundaries and a six in a score of 25.