DOMAIN GAMES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 271, 15 November 1943, Page 5

DOMAIN GAMES

KERR MISSES 100

YOUTH'S BOWLING FEAT Early plav at the Domain on Saturday, where the third series of Suburban matches was decided, contrasted strikingly with the cricket later in the afternoon. All four teams having first use of the wicket scored at a good rate and eventually Avon their respective matches. Between them they supplied five of the six half-century scores of the day. Manukau and Brixton still remain unbeaten, while R.V. recorded its first wm of the season. Championship points after Saturday's games are:—Brixton is Manukau IS, Green Lane 13, Dilworth 0.8. 8, M.T.P. 8, Railway 8, R.V. 8, Air Force S. Charlie Kerr, like Speed of the same team the previous week, failed by only five runs to reach 'a century. Actually these two were mainly responsible for Green Lane amassing the best total ot the day. Kerr, who hit ten fours, was run out easily when attempting a short run off his own bat. He dismissed four Air Force batsmen later on for 30. J. Wilson, who was at the . wicket throughout the Manukau innings, carried his bat for a nicely played 72. He hit eight fours and a six. Half-centuries by Longville and Hemmingson laid the foundation of a Brixton score that M. 1.1 . never looked like passing. Hemmingson scored faster than his captain, hitting a couple of sixers and five fours. The game between R.V. and Railway provided some of the best cricket of the clay. After losing six wickets foi /«, Cloke and Dawson helped to place K.\. in a winning position. Between them they added 85 for the eighth wicket. This is not the first time that the lefthander Cloke has saved -R.V. when ; the batsmen higher up failed. Davison, who was not out with ol to his has likewise shown that when given the chance he- is a valuable member, of the team, ~ It is to Jim Bracewell, a IG-year-old_ lad from Matamata, that the honour. df the best bowling performance of t£e»aayj must go. Sending down a medium paced delivery that swings at times a little from the off, Bracewell bowled un changed for Railway. In *£*. stances his performance of six wickets for 80 off IS overs was a splendid one. Only nine wickets fell, and two of these were run-outs. Railway made a good fight taking the R.V. score of 151. . Tha^V» e y failed by only 14 runs was due chiefly to a fine innings of 66 not out by Lonegan. He hit two sixers in the last over, but it was then too late.

Results in brief:— R.V., nine wickets declared for 151, beat Railway,, seven wickets foi Ida.. ■ Brixton, five wickets for 153 deciaiea, beat M.T.P. 80. .•• _. 19R de . Manukau. four wickets for 12b ae clared, beat Dilworth 0.8. 71. Green Lane, five wickets for 168 ue elared, beat Air Force 120.