MODERATE SCORE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 8

MODERATE SCORE.

EDEN PARK CRICKET.

Auckland Meet The Suburban Representatives. There were cricket onn(ra?t». at Eden Park tn-d.-iy when loam- from the Auckland Cricket Auckland Suburban Cricket Association niff. The Auckland A«v*oi-ial ion players ha<l the of batlin™ lir.-t un a fa-1 wicket, lull acraiii-t steady f»owliii™. <»ii|>ported by keen lieldinjr. tlicy wore riphtin? for run* all !'in morning. The opening pair. Winter and tlc.i). put. on •'>•{ ruiif for Ibo lii>; wicket. :ui.l then ("leal, t-lic repre*enJai i\ o player, hit a catch liark t" Roliin^on. Rlauilforil. tlio Auckland repre*entatime w ii-kol korpo , -. who ha- rliown ~o<kl bat tin? form this teaeon. only ?"t a .-inj:lc, and Wiles, the younjf Haliuoral hat>inau. also weni <hca]>ly. Homniinp-nn. the Suburban lefthandei-. Wat- bow lino , woll at thi- t-taji , . and liis cunt ildivery «f t:or«l length bowling. «itii a tendency t n -win? on to the ripht haliden-. had 10 Ikwatched all ilu- way. IJnvvniree pave a luiplit exhibition <>f play to help ilie score ah-n?. but Hojn inin?snii e\entually ?<•! a ?0,.<l ball through iii* defence, an<l four wicket* were down for 74.

Winter wa« -Imuin? characteri-l idefence, and was pafherin" rui*> -lo«lv. nis next partner «. : * llartOd Walton. the \-I'm-.mi player am" coach. '1 lie pair carried |ho M-ore at a -loaijy rate, and Winter opened mil wish a couple r«f nicelv placed fours 1.» brin? the century up. Watsnn was bat tin? well, and «-!mwin? ?i>fKl stylo when ho snicked a ball from rieniniin?*on. and ws> rnapped up by Iy»n?\ illo nt t !io i\ioke(. It meant that bnlf of the Auckland team wa.s out for 104 run-.

■T. Hetlierinjrton came on fo bowl, and with ?ood lenstli and ability to turn both way-, flowed down the" Auckland rate of scorinjr. \'. Butler r-tarted uncertainly a?:iin-t tho two-way bowling. an<l Winter, who had put up a ?reat defence, wa* out lbw to ilic new howler.

V. But lor. itfirr prttiup two. reae lio<l fo:v.ar<l .it !Icniniin?.*on, an<l \\a< cloaii b.nvlod. At lunch. Auckland had !<">r-t seven « i.kctr; for 110 run-. So.ro.- : — AUCKLAND.—First Inmngx. M. wii.tcr. ibv . b Hfher:ngion D 5 O. C Clcal. c ar.d b Robinson IT J. A n. Blandiord. Ib-a-. b iirmmine&on 1 A Wll»s, Ibn-. b Hcmmmtson fi H. Watson, c Uonfvillr. b Hemrainsson 1 V. Ejrlrr. b Hcmminsson 2 I Krhnaurr. no! out o L. Krr.t. no: out . 0 Extras ; Seven wirkrts for !I0