Suburban Cricket.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Suburban Cricket.

CLOSE CALL FOR LEADERS.

Green Lane's Last Pair Add 30 for Victory—Brixton Tail Fails Against Mann.

Bowlers far the first time for many weeks received some assistance at the Domain this afternoon when file ninth series of mate lies under the control of the Auckland City and Suburban Association was brought to a conclusion. Rain tliroiiii'hout .I In* week had rendered the uickeL soft and responsive to spin. The faster howlci-s. t'oo, such as Clarke, of K.Y., who bowled so steadily during the afternoon, were able to get some lift from the wicket.

Brixton, after playing themselves into a winning position last week, collapsed to-day before tile bowlinp; of the medium7>aoed left'-hondor .Mann. l>ilworth were not. troubled by the wicket conditions, and I). Hctherinjxton and Partridge ■all showed good form. Oil worth declared at t.lie tea adjournment in the Jiopo of (raininii six -points from Roskill. Before t'he victors, Green I/ane, in tlie main frame, pave his supporters many anxious moments. Indeed in the closing stages, when the last pair, H. Lyon and Metihie, were tet 3() runs to win, Green Lane's hopes were at a low cibb. The last mien, however, resisted stuibbornlv and carried Green Lane to victory. The scores were level for an anxious live minutes. Championship points with one series vet. to ;ro: (iroen Lane 34. Manukau Xi, Dihvorth 0.8. :>l, Brixton 2t>, Air Force Jii, HA'. 2H, Tui 15, lloskill t>. Scores: — AIR FORCE V. TUI. * (No. l wicket.) AIR FORCE. First innings 150 TUl—First Innings. Spratt. lbw. b McSherry 5 Williams, b McSherry 11 Taylor, lbw. b Lemin 2 Chapman, b McSherry 8 Walters, c Kelly, b Scholium 28 Butler, b Scholium 0 Crowhurst. st Kelly, b Scholium 7 E. GifTord, c and b Sharrock 7 G. GifTord, lbw. b Greg son 28 Horrocks. c . b Scholium 3 F. Crowhurst, not out 0 Extras 8 Tota! 107 Bowling: McSherry three for 12. Scholium three for 42, Lemin one for 13. Sharrock one for 20. Waters none for 12, Gregson one for none. Stumps: Air Force declared at 4.40 with two wickets down for 72 (Morley 30 not out. Waters 28). Tui: Second innings. 63 lor seven wickets. Four-point win for Air Force. Umpires: Messrs. H. E. Bennett and J. Elliott. GREEN LANE V. R.V. i No. 2 wicket.) R.V. First innings J52 GREEN LANE—-First Innings. Kerr, run out 0 Mont.eith. lbw. b Peebles 40 T. Clark, b Clarke .. 12 Wtberg. b Peebles 4 1 Russell, b Peebles 1 Nolan, c sub., b Clarke 2t 1 Munns. c Hunt, b Clarke 10 McCormack. b Clarke 16 H. Lyon, not out 26 M Lyon, b Clarke 2 McGhle. c Goldsworthy, b Hooke 15 Extras 9 j Total 156' Bowlinß. —Clarke five tor 79. Peebles three for 42. Goldsworthy none for 26. Hooke one for 0. Stumps: R.V. were dismissed In the second l innings for 43 (R. Simpson 12; Kerr seven wickets I lor 21). * Green Lane: Second innings. 41 for seven wickets (Kerr 11. Munns 10 not out; Clarke six wickets for 25). | Six-point win to Green Lane (in the last: over). I Umpires: Messrs. A. Stanky and A. J. Gaily. |