CRICKET SEMI-FINALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 56, 8 March 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

CRICKET SEMI-FINALS.

Eden Bats Stubbornly — 'Varsity in Wimiiiur Position—Teachers Ahead of t - Camp—Parnell Score 199 at Shore.

r n I 111' -i' in i |i nal- of the A u -kln ml ( i i.■!.,■! A— o<■ r,i t 11.11" ~ 11i<11- chii 111{>i■ >11 - | -!ii|i I In, ;i ll<■r 11 oo 11. the bowleis of t 111' ; 11 •. i. 1111 - I i';i in (Y.M.C.A.). liikl the Kden i I i.i I -11 ir ii I'iniiril down lo (Icfencc for tlic irnMtrr pari of the time. The scoring nn~ -l.i\\ considering the fa voura ble con - (I'll 1011-.. Mills (."it)), and I'ostles (54), were the principal scorers, ati, 1 later 11. .1 11. Harrison, the Kden fas' bowler, i e is {, 11 •e d over half a century. Kden were all "ill for -7!1. The second team in the champion. I n'nersity. played itself into a winning position against I'oiiisonby-Halmoral. The -! ndenl s ilisinissiv,! thoir opponents for 1 10, and parsed tliat moderate ttftal with -i \ u ieket s in ha lid. Miilillemore. la>t season's cham|>ion, made well over :it)t) against (Irafton. Leading t.he way was L. K. Vivian with in:;, making liis second three-figure score in consecutive innings. Of Papakttra. (lamp's medium total of 111! against. Training College, P. K. V\'hitela.w accounted for 52. J. I?. Stevenson was responsible for a line bowling effort of five, for 40. O. 0. (.'leal replied for the soldiers and took six of the first, seven wickets which fell. A fine stand by Fulton and Kingstonc for the eighth wicket put. Training College a hcia d. At, Devon |>ort, \V. M. Wallace's 81. going in late, gave Parnell a fighting chance against North Shore.