Green Lane Leads.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 51, 1 March 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Green Lane Leads.

SUBURBAN COMPETITION.

Manukau Fall to Dilworth — Clarke Routs Tui — Six-point Wins to R.V. and Air Force.

Tli.! eon. In.-ion of the eiiilltli rolln<l i>f nint.-lies in the Suhiirliail cotnpetitioll at (ho Doiiuiiii tlii- iii'teinoon liroujilit witl> it. r-oiiic i>xi-ii inir eriek'l. After e,-t;il>li-h----inif a lii-r.l innings lend of -1 over U.V., TiiL i-nllap.-i'il Kii eoiupletfly that the whole side w.i- mil for III) in the si'eond venture. Cood U'lijitll fust howling jieeonnted for ei.L;ht of nine Tui wicket.-, for 11> run-. With 70 minuter* ielii:iiliin.u tor nlilV II.V. set out on t he eoinparat ivolv onfV task of scoriiif,' the nPi-ivwary :<•! ruiw for an victory.

The tea ad jonrninent bfoiiylit ahimt. tliii downfall of Manukau. tin- loading team. When play was resumed after tea Maniikau required <>nl\ runs with six wiekeU still standing _t o overhaul J.lilwortli's store of 178. 1"). Mi'liicriiigtoM started ;i rout, from which .Manukau <li<l not recover, with l'nrfridjro In I'misli off the remaining haUnieit. Dilwortli secured a first inninjs* lead of :34. The last three Manukau wii-kct* fell without addition to the wore.

With pra<tieall\- no chance of overtaking (ireen Lane's total of :il7, Urixtoii started cautiously. Tlie loss of three quick wickets brought the , danger of outright, defeat nearer. However, with Lonpvillo defending solidly at. one end, the later batsmen, particularly Seheule and Heniininiisoii. hit lo jro<xl effort, thereby avertin.tr a oomj»leto debacle. Lonjrville, the captain, eventually got to ">!) —a partieularly eolid knock.

Though they managed to avert a follow-on. Hoskill wen , soon in troiiKle wlien. after *\ir F<>rc<- ha<l declared, Rnnkill \v<'iit in for tlte second time.

Orpon Lane now lal<e (lie lead with Miiniikau one point, behind. A similar margin separates hi>t year's cliainpioiis from Brixton, who are also one point ahead of Dilworth.

Details': I"; MANUKAU V. DILWORTH. £ No. 1 Wicket. b j DILWORTH OLD BOVS. ci First Innings .... 173 T MANl'KAV.—First Innings. Loader, lbw. b Hethcrington . 1 Viscof. b Partridge . 7 Dunning, run out 44 Rollins, b Hethcrington . 33 Hoskins. lbw. b Hethrrineton 20 Motion, c Partridge, b Hetlicrinclon ...... 5 c Beattle. b Partridge f> ' Turner, c Ghent, b Partridge 11 i. Blewden. hit wicket, b Hetherington 3 J Mann, b Partridge 0 J Calder. not out 0 f Extras J4 j C Total 144 IBowllng: Hetherington five wickets for 68. Part- ( ridge four for 43. Metge none for 12. Taylor none ' for 7. Stumps.-Dilworth second Innings, three wickets ; for 16. Four-point win for Dilworth. Umpires. Messrs. 11. C. Burr and J. Ball. BRIXTON V. GREEN LANE. | No. 2 Wicket. [ GREEN LANE. j First innings ...... .. . 317 BRIXTON—First Innincs. T,onßVille. st Wlberc. b 11. l.yon Sβ Witheridce. b Kerr ■ 3 Seaton. b Kerr . 0 Wright, c Montelth. b Kerr .. ~ Ritchie, c Montcith. b Kerr 17 Scheglc. b H. Lyon 23 Hemmlngson. lbw. b Kerr 23 Howell. run out « Bunting, c Kerr. b H. Lyon 12 J. Hether'ington. c Kerr. b H. Lyon 0 Extras • 3 I Total 151 Bowling: H. l.yon four wickets Tor 47. Kerr five for 63. Clark none for 14. .lames none for 2-1. Stumps.-Brixton. second innings, three wlckc'.s for 59. Four-poliu win lo Orecn Lane. Umpires. Messrs. E. Price and H. E. BenncU. TUI V. R.V. No. 3 Wicket. TUI. First Innings 138 Second Innings. Butler, b Clarke 2 Williams, c Robrrtshaw, b Clarke 0 E. OlfTord, b Clarke 1 Jones, c Webster, b Clarke 3 Spratt. lbw. b Clarke 14 Crow-hurst, c RoDertshttw. b Clarke 0 Walters, b Clarke 9 A. Taylor, b Clarke 0 Dean, c Robertshaw. b Peebles 0 Chapman, not out 0 D. Giflord. absent 0 Extras 1 Total . 30 Bowling: Clarke eight for 10. Peebles one for 10. R.V.—First Inning*. Webster, rim out '....... ...'.. 1« I R. Simpson, b Crowhurst Oj H. frimpson. h Chapman 261 Llverstdge. b Walters 221 Jones, b Crowhurst 7 Banbury. not out 12 Robertshaw. run out . 14 Hooke. c Walters, b Chapman 0 Clarke, b Walters 0 i Peebles, lbw. b Chapman '2\ Extras 18 j Total 117 I Bowling: Walters iwo wickets for 48. Crowhurst \ three for 28. Chapman thrcf lor 7. E. UUIo.d none i for Iβ. Stumps.—R.V. lost th.rce wickets for 56 (Webster ] ; 3'- not out). Six-point win to R.V. Umpires. I I Mesrrr.. /\. S'asiley and A. E. Jupp. I I AIR FORCE V. ROSKILL. No. 4 Wicket. : AIR FORCE. First Innings .. . 193 > Second Inningrs. j ! Morlcy. b Castles . '3! ' Kelly, c Holly, b Castles IP! Scholium, no' out 37 1 Ellis, c Watkins. h Holly 3 1 McSherry. run out 0 1 Ores-son, b Blocklry 2R J Lemin. not out 3 ' Extras . . . .' 4 3 1 Total for rive wickets (declared) 07 i Bowling: Castles two wickets tor IS Saundcrs - none for 25. Hnlly one for 19. Berkley one for 22 i Roc none for 12. f- ROSKILL.—First Innincs. ■ Langdou. c Waters, b Lemiii 7 Wilson', c' Money, b Scholium '.'.'.'.'.'.'..'. 31!' Smdf rs. b Lemin .... u ! BtreUon, b Lemin 1 ' Wntklns. Ibu. b I.cmin <i I Roc. s;. Kcily. b Scholium ■' ~ Blockley. b I.emm . ".'.'.'. l> ri Cox, b Scholium jj I Castles, not out , ... n s Holly, st Kelly, b Schol.um . 1 : I Extras 1..;:. , is ': Total : 39 Eo'.vUr.c: Lomin five wirkets lor 29 OrcEson one for 14. Scholium four for 2G. McSherrv none for 12. Second Imiiiurs. . Wilson, si Kelly. 1, Scholium .. .. 3 . Castles, pi Kelly, b Scholium u " Strclton, c Kellv. b Scholium ; i ir Watkins. b McSherry -.- :: Biockiey. b cireßson .::::::.:::: ri ■■ Roe. not our. , II Saundtrs. b McSherry n Cox, b drcgaon " c £on Ex™as " ot °" 1 :■'■•■■■■■.■.:'.'.:::::::.: ; t-xtras „ j Tola! for seven wickets 6 1 Stumps.— ROEkill. all out In second innlnui inr 109 (Roe 2!). Holly °o. ihc MM ttlcket "h ch added 48 fell ten minuses before giumiw) Bowline (iregson. lour wickets lor 15 Sls-iloinl. win hr .. Air ot ,.orcc. Umpires, Messrs. L. ' Marks Vn'd '?,'