FOUR CENTURIES IN BRABIN CUP CRICKET GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 309, 30 December 1940, Page 3

FOUR CENTURIES IN BRABIN CUP CRICKET GAMES.

In addition to the Country Week cricket tourney, the semi-final games in which were played at the Domain on Saturday, leaving Pukekohe and Hamilton to decide the issue to-day, two interprovincial junior representative matches were started. Result.* were:— Auckland v. Canterbury Colt«. —Auckland. 443 for nine wickets (declared). Wellington Colts v. Suburban Association. —Suburban, 287; Wellington Colts, 27 for three wickets. Hcllaby Shield. —Rodney, 187, defeated Hamilton. 132: A.C.A. (B) team, 283. beat Thames, 97; Pukekohe, 252, beat Ex-ser-vicemen, 108. Positions of teams in the Country Week tournament at the end of Saturday's play were: —Pukekohe. 16 points; Hamilton, 13; Rodney, 11; Thames, 4; Ex-servicemen, 4. Three centuries were scored by members of the Auckland XT. which lost the Brabin Cup to Wellington oti Friday. They were compiled by R. R. McKay (Auckland Grammar School). X. M. Sherer (Mount Albert. Grammar School) and R. G. Stuhl- ' man (Eden), against Canterbury, whose junior representative team i« the first ever to come so far north as Wellington. Against the successful Wellington side in last week's Brabin Cup contest at the Domain. ('. Wybcrg hit up 101 for the Auckland City and Suburban junior representatives. The Wellingtonians were scheduled to finish at 1 p.m. to-day in order to catch the three o'clock express home, where they meet Canterbury in a Brabin Shield challenge at Basin Reserve on January 1 and 2. Canterbury holds that trophy. Scores on Saturday in the two junior representative games were: — AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. H. B. Jones, c Monaghan. b Mann 48 D. C. Ritchie, c Britton. b McSweeney 1 L. W. Deas. b Shaw 11 R. R. McKay, st Britton. b F. B. Smith 101 N. M. Sherer. c F. B. Smith, b Monaghan . 10S V. McCarthy, run out 4 O. L. Noakes. st Britton. b Mann 11 A. D. Pike, c F. B. Smith, b V. Smith 5 R. G. Stuhlman. c Smyth, b McSweeney .... 113 A. D. Blackie, not out 21 G. R. Kelsey, not out 0 Extras 17 Total for nine wickets (declared) 443 Bowling: Mann two for 51. McSweeney two for 56. V. Smith one for 48. F. B. Smith one for 55. Monaghan one for 69, Shaw one for 83. Tregonning none for 28. Anning none for 36. Canterbury did not bat. SUBURBAN V. WELLINGTON. SUBURBAN JUNIORS—First Innings. J. Wetherldge. e Wilson, b Fisher 6 G. Russell, run out 14 T. Gibson b Alexander 88 J. Hetherington, lbw. b Fisher 6 J. Hosklns, c Wilson, b Grey 0 J. Spratt, c Clark, b Alexander 37 S. Rollins, lbw. b Wilson 0 F. Bell, b Simtn 12 C. Wyberg. c Clarke, b Alexander 101 M. Williams, lbw. b Wilson 33 G Kennedy, not out 1 Extras 19 Total 287 Bowling: Alexander three wickets for 55. Wilson two for 43. Simm one for 23. Grey one for 94, Fisher two for 15. Metcalf none for 33. Wellington lost three wickets for 27.