IN OTHER CENTRES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 17

IN OTHER CENTRES

Auckland.—A feature of Saturday's cricket in Auckland was the score put up by the Parnell batsman, H. G. Vivian, who made 200 runs'not ■ out. Vivian scored 105 not out on the previous Saturday. V.M.C.A., 229 and 217'(Scott 88 not out, Cpwie eight for 57), beat-Grafton, 147 (Marshall 35, Donaldson four for 28, Cooper four for 45) and 134 for, four (Ellis 43, G. Wallace 42 not out). University, 220 and 91 for four (Boaden 36), beat Ponsonby, 77 and 233 (Clark 53, Cotterall 59, Garrard six for 94). Parnell, 361 for three, declared (Vivian 200 not' but, Whitelaw 63, W. M. Wallace 80), beat North v Shore, 191 and 179 for five (Sale 44, Archer 48, Goodsir, three for 50). . Mt Eden, 231 for. four, declared (Mills 122■- not out," Weir 39, MacMahon 38), and 18 for no wickets, beat King's Old Boys, 110 and 138 (Caughey 36, Harrison three for. 23, Snedden three for 29). , Christchurch.—The twelfth round of seniori.cricket matches was played on Saturday in hot, overcast weather. Showers interrupted play twice during the afternoon. Riccarton, 213 (Bull 36, Strachan 35 not out, Alexander five for 56), met Old Collegians, ,83 (Byrne 30, Roberts six for 15); Riccarton won on the first innings. Lancaster Park, 224 for eight (Read 60, Spring 46, Mulcock five for 49), met St. Albans, 163 (Nelson 67, Cromb .five for 44); Lancaster Park won on the first innings.. Sydenham, 161 for three (Butterfield 56, Gray 53, Davis two for 35), met East Christchurch, 274 for seven declared (Coupland 40, Kennedy 63, Waine 79, Burtt three for 92); the match was drawn. Old Boys, 186 for eight (Hadlee 33, Anderson 96, Harbidge 42, Mackay four, for 34), met West Christchurch' 205 (Gregflry 88, Hay 23, Graham four for 141); the match was drawn. Dunedui. —Rain which set in soon after the tea adjournment was responsible for Old Boys being the only team to score an outright ■ win in first grade • cricket and this gave them an eight-point lead in the championship [from University, Grange and Caris- ' brook A being one and three points further back respectively. Old Boys, 122 and' 62 for two wickets, beat Dunedin, 89 and 93 (Groves six for 38), by "eight wickets. Carisbrook A, 191 (H. Cameron not out 87, Jolly four for 40, L'aney five for 84), beat Universityr 170 (Dunning five for 45), on the first innings. Albion, 174 and 201 for eight wickets (Duncan not out 86, Elmes five for 81), beat Grange, 128, on the first innings. Carisbrook 8.-357 (McMullan not out 136, Pinney 57, Bell 53, Lambert 42), beat Kaikorai, 237 and 7 for no.wickets, on the first innings.