Reps. in Front.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 86, 12 April 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Reps. in Front.

COLTS OUT FOR 116.

Cricket Wind-up—o. C. Cleal Makes 70 and Passes 1000 Mark

for Season.

The Auckland cricket representatives hold the advantage against the Colts" team at the end of the first day's play to-day. After a fair start the Colts' batting slumped and the team was dismissed for 110 runs. W. H. Cooper and C. Snedden each took five wickets at a cost of 51 and 30 respectively.

Auckland lost two wickets cheaply, but a third-wicket partnership between O. C. Cleal and X. Ellis added 91 tubsIn making top score for Auckland with "0 Cleal passed his 1000 runs for the season. G. L. Weir and Matheson pnt on 50 for the seventh wicket. Auckland finished with 219. gaining a lead of 103 on the first innings. Taking advantage of the favourable conditions A. .T. Postles, captain of the Colts team, had no hesitation in battinf on winning the toss. A fairly £°?r start w as made by D. Taylor and "■ * - Snedden. who added 37 for the fir? wicket bv s-ound batting against » steady attack. G. L. Weir, the land captain, and Matheson were opening howlers. After n _°Ts rS * double bowling change saw W. H- Coop* and C. Snedden take up the attaic. Tavlor and W. X. Snedden scored good shots. Snedden being stron ?' n "I driving. Taylor at 15 was caught ana bowled by Cooper. AUCKLAND COLTS—Firit Inaiat* JS D. Tavlor. c and b Cooper .. Jfi W. N." Snedden. b Cooper ... » H. S. Mills, b C. Sneddrn ... 1J B. SutcUfla. b Cooper if A. J. PostS*. b cooper J N. Sherer. c MatHeson. b Cooper S. Matthews. not out .. . '"" f R. McKay. C Matheson. b Sneooen . 5 E. Prentice. b Snedden f J. Kelsey. b Snedden I R. Sorenson. lbw, b Snedden 1® Extras TOta! r ftff Bowling: Snedden five for 30. Cooper 1L 51. Weir none lor 11. Matheson none •» ACCKI.AND.— Hrrt lnntw*- , r E. Whitelaw. r Prentice. b Kelsey « G. Burgess. b Prenticc ;.... « O. C Cleal. c Matthews, b "tta - •' J7 N. Fills, c Sutclifle. b Sorenson J£ H. T. Pearson, b Prentice 1 5" O. 1.. Weir, c Tavlor. b Poytles - 2J W. H. Cooper, b Mills 1» A. M Matheson. b Matthews » W. M. Winter, run out i> C. K. Jarfcman. not out "• * C. Snedden. b Matthews 3* Extras I Total tm far ®- I Bowline Matthews two for #.• 'K- 14. ' Prenticc fan lor 48. Postles one pone one lor 23. Kclsry one lor 3.. 23. ,