SUBURBAN CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TO GREEN LANE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 93, 21 April 1941, Page 3

SUBURBAN CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TO GREEN LANE.

; Three teams. Green Lan«\ Manukau and i i)il worth OKI Boys staited the last day s i | play in the Suburban championship with a I | hope l>i securing the seasons In.nous. Jt I was not long befjrc Giecn Lane had I broken down the eaily resistance of Manu- • li.iu'tj batsmen to ?e,:ister a tirst inningJ win and wrest t'.ie championship iroiu I its opponent s, who won the trophy last I NM.-UJI. A <iie -n Lane vic.ory precluded Dilworth shaiing in tiie championship 'honours. J lie linal ciia4ii t jionship points jweie: Urecn Lane *58, Diiworth Old Boys ' '>•"). Manukau .*>4. Bi ixton 32. Air Foice 27. K.\ . 27. Tui 10. lioskill G. Kes nil's of iwmos: (iieen Lane 11G and ; 101 lor live wlckets. beat M inukau £Ni. on the tii >t innings. Dilworth 14."i and 92 tor thiee wickets, beat lui 101 on the fiist innings. Brixton 117 and S for one \\ icket, ' beat Koskill 70 and .~»3 In nine v. ickets. The Manukau Innings. Manuj\,iu st.u lr*l I'llo day only 6.*> runs : behind IJieen Lane. with seven wickets ftiil It was < onsidercd lHat Manu-1 kuus cnarices wci e grt-at lv dependent on t:ie mini ot the noi out batsmen Rollins ! and Ma: tin. who battrd so soundly on the] tiist <J.i\. adding 40 vuns before tiic drnw- • i n-j hi stumps. I nt.n tunaioly for M.iniikan liutli these bat-men lather tlirew . away thru wick<ts. Mai tin, before getting fit. attempted to ].nl! a ball pitched outside rlie off sf.inip. but mistimed it. plaving it. on to his wicket. This blow to .Manukau s chances was soon followed by the dismissal o* Rollins. He wais shaping confidently. lmi a .-niavt return from i s, l";Ji"e leg saw liini out c>f his; ground | while attempting a rjuick tingle. Th? I i cmainmu! batsmen offered 1 itiie lesistance land iiisi before 3 o'clock lac last wicket I l c-l 1 .ml <J-rcc>i Lane re«mn?d to the pavilion as the champion bid; for the . I!I40 !1 season. The Green Lane Attack. I Inn ?:h I lie low Manukau total of 96 tended t i llafter the atta-k theie can" be no douot th it Kei r and Al* Cor mack, j u h<> bou led nm-hanged on Satuiday. were at the top of their form. MeC.Y«Tmaek in particular lound the conditions to ?ii.likinir. Bouiin- with the wild behind him MrCoimaeu made the "1 :a 11 liit .it times in a manner. Siniilnly the skilful a 'ill chancre of pace by Kerr had ta* .Manukau batsmen constantly on the . jvatclK I he bowling w.:s ably supported by keen fielding. No catches w ere dropped on .'atnrday. ami the let urns to the wicket were ■ onsistently jroo.l. The "keeper, too. j save quite a pei forman<-t. Partridge Again in Form. Much m Dilwoith's success this season i" iis i ti> sec ond place on t!:e < liani-pion-dup t ible is due 1 to the consistent .i.l-i i.iiiii] in: hi c»t Partridge. He is not yet but i.~ one of tiie notable all-rounders in th:- competition. On Saturday he kept jan excellent length. He captuiecl si.\ | tt'iikettf fur !i'2 off fit teen ovo.s with his iir.-cliu'n-ji.H-i-d off-spinners. Thanks chiefly to his effort. Dilworth claimed first inning* points from Tui af-.-r it looked lor a while* as i: the latter might stir]u :-<■ the t»1.1 Bays. | Full Points to Brixton. • Once again l\oskill tell an eas" prev to : its opponents. After establishing a usrful lead on tae first dav 111 ixton soon forced i Home its cat Iter advantage. Heiiimingson < a |>t in ill hah" ihe wickets that tell for 1.% runs. In file first innings all but one of tiie w :< kets w ei e <*: edited to him. Brixton | hist one wicket in compiling the seven • inns necessary for an outright vietorv.