RESULTS OF AUCKLAND MATCHES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 17

RESULTS OF AUCKLAND MATCHES

MOUNT EDEN AND NORTH SHORE LEADING (P&LUS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, March 15. The second to last series of matches in the senior championship of the Auckland Cricket Association concluded on Saturday in, ideal conditions. Grafton, 102, and 130 lor two wickets (Ratcliffe 66 not out, Spring 40), beat Parnell, 66 and 180 (Vivian 40,-Gowie three wickets for 32 runs. Spring four for 47). North Shore, Iff# and 140 for six wickets, declared (Webb 87); beat University. 149 and 76 (Simpson eight for 30), Young Men’s Christian Association, 250 for flve wiftkets (Gillespie 108 not out, M. Lyon 32 not out, T. Lyon 43), drew with Eden, 289 for nine wickets., King’s; College Old Boys 373, beat Ponsonby, 232 (Cotterall 36, Langton 105, Smith eight for . 126). •Mount Eden and North Shore, who are leading in the championship, meet next Saturday. Grafton is one point behind the leaders.

club, it is Read. Though he 1« now a veteran,' his bowling has lost little ot the arts and fire that took hint into Canterbury and New Zealand teaine and so far this season he has taken 58 wickets, for an average of IS runs a wicket. . , . . Another player who has given meritorious service to Lancaster Park isi a J. Yates, who joined it about 1922. Hjs stubborn batting has often saved ms side from awkward situations, and he lias been a valuable bowler, his wickets this season numbering 26. P. Kerr, a natural cricketer, has distinguished himself as a batsman for Lancaster Park recently, and is regarded as. one. of the province’s most promising young batsmen. He puts plenty of wood into his strokes, and with an average of more than 40 this season, made by consistent batting, he was extremely unfortunate to be omitted from the representative side. Cobden, who found a place in the Canterbury team, is another forcing batsman, who has the right temperament for the important occasion, as he showed by his cheerful hitting In representative games. Formation of Club The history of the Lancaster Park Club, Which has been known for about half of its existence as the Linwood Club, is bound up with the sports ground at Lancaster Park, the, club being formed in the same year as the park-1882. It was in this same year that Hornby and Barlow, Spoffforth, Boyle, Grace, and Bannerman, with 16 other old-time giants played the most famous of all test matches at the Oval, in which Australia snatched the victory by seven runs. At this time in Christchurch there was only one recognised cricket ground—that at Hagley Park—and It was through the enthusiasm and' foresight of three prominent Canterbury cricketers a. M. Ollivier, F. Wilding, and W. P. Reeves, that Lancaster Park was founded. All these men lived at Opawa, and the long trudge home after practice at Hagley Park led them to consider seriously how to provide a cricket ground for players ih the eastern outskirts of the city. They began their Self-set task m the early 'eighties, and as they received the support of some influential men, including the Hon. W. Pember Reeves and Mr Andrew Duncan, who

gave financial 'toe ground was ready 'for the visiting English eleven in 1882, Hie original area of the ground was 11 acres, but the adjoining area of three 6r four acres,, then known as the “frog pond," was later added and on the Suggestion of Mr D. Reese an oval was formed. From the first the club had its headquarters at Lancaster Park, the Midland and United Clubs playing at Hagley Park, and the Sydenham Club at Sydenham Park. As well as the founders of the club, among, whom the present piesldent, Mr Wilding, was included.: other prominent members in early days' were H, H. Loughnan, Henry Cotterill, and W. H. Atack. Of the four teams then playing, Lancaster Park was one of the Strongest and several times Won the championship. Just as ah English side is said never to be complete unless there is a Yorksluremao in it, so ttveft., as now, Lancaster Park was neatly always represented in a Canterbury side. Lancaster Park cricketers who won places n early representative teams included Wilding, who is still remembered by some enthusiasts as a dashing batsman and a shrewd slow bowler, D: Dunlop, a fine bowler, WP. Reeves, and A. Cant, a good batsman and smart fieldsman in the “country." Mr Cant has been president of the club for about eight years, and is now a vice-president. He has presided ov*r many annual meetings. Ohature of Name In 1905, when - the district scheme, basing membership of clubs upon a residential qualification, was introduced, the Lancaster Park Club became the Linwood Club, though a few. of its members had to change to, East Christchurch. The purpose of this reform was to even up the strengths of clubs, but through a condition, allow-* ing old members to remain in their clubs, even though they might live in another district, and later through the admission of Old Roys and Old Collegians, the competition lost its residential aspect and eventually this qualification - was abandoned. 1 So in 1980, the Linwood Club decided -to revert to its former name. In the records of Canterbury team? in the years after the inception of, the district scheme, Linwood names recurfrequently, and many outstanding feats are those of Linwood men. S. T. Callaway, who.. played., for Australia in a test match, turned out dor Linwood, and other prominent mem-

beta were H. A. Bishop, S. A. Orchard, C. Boxshsll (considered the finest wicket-keeper to have represented tlte province), A. E. and C.- Ridley, J-H* Bennett, and E. Humphries (an English professional). During this period. Linwood won the championship five times, three times in succession between 1915 and 1918. This season’s success is the first since the .club reverted to its old name, and against 1935-36, in the championship roll Drill go the rume of Lancaster Park, for tiie first time since the district schema was -begun, in *1905-06. ' - - The complete list ctf winners sinoi that date is as follows; 1905-06—West Christchurch* 1903-07—West Christchurch. 1007*08—West Christchurch. 1008-09—Linwood. , 1909-58—St. Albans. 1910*11—St Albans 1911-12—Hiccartoo. , 1012-13—Sydenham. 19131914- Sydenham A. 1915*16—Linwood. 1918-17—-linwood. * 1917-18 -Linwood. 1918- Sydenham. 1919- Riccarton. 1920- Sydenham* 1921- —West Christchurch 1922- linwood. » 1923*24—Sydenham. 1924- Sydenham. 1925- Albans. 1926- Riccarton. 1927- Oid Boys. 1928- Old Boys. « 1929- Riccarton. 1930- Riccarton. 1931- Sydenham. . ' 1032-33— Sydenham. 1933- West Christchurch. 1934- Riccarton. . 1935- Lancaster Park. AUSTRALIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA V - 4 i > MATCH WITH WESTERN PROVINCE O'REILLY’S BOWLING OUTSTANDING (twrtiß nxi M«oeu*to»—coWKiwßi) (Received March IS, 6 pan.) CAPE TOWN, March 14. The Australians played Western Province in ideal warm weather. The wicket was good. EichatdsonwoAthe r, tpss and sent in the Province, - 'Province team included the veteran South African mtemauoaais, H. Taylor and D. Nourse, toe fetter -- being the father of the South African . test match player. Ncmrse pfeyod ... sound cricket, of his form in the good old days, and was apiy warn side of ihe local team, finishing With MX wickets for 35. When ' the Australians hatted Richardson Was missed first ball In the slips. Scores: — WESTERN PROVINCE First Innings Glantz. c O’Reilly, b McCormick 27 Van der Byl, Ibw, b O Reilly , •* > 17 Ralph, Ibw, b Chipperfleld ~30 Taylor, b O'Reilly •• • • « . NourSe, e, and b Qupperfieid .65 George, c Brown, b CPRefily ... 1 Steyn, c Fingiettn, b A Little, c McCormick, b OReilly 0 - Van der Spuy, not out ' Bblaskas, c and b Chipperfleld ... 2' . Price, c Brbwn, b OReilly ... -3 Extras •’ ‘ • - ■ Total •• -.198 Bowling: McCormick,. One lor 44; „ Siavers, none for 28; Chipperfleld; three for 84; O’Reilly, six for 85. AUSTRALIA First Innings : ' -.VRichardson, not out • - 32 O’Brien, not out 12 Extras 3 Total for no wicket .. 37