TOP GRADE ELEVENS IN P.B. SERIES OPENING LAST GAMES OF FIRST ROUND

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22822, 17 December 1948, Page 8

TOP GRADE ELEVENS IN P.B. SERIES OPENING LAST GAMES OF FIRST ROUND

The programme of competition play during the holiday period was revised at this week’s meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association In view of the inclusion of five players in Ihe minor association match at Hamilton January 1. :t and 4. one of the New Zealand representative trial series and the visit of the association senior B representatives to Hawke's Bay.

As a result the plan for association competition, play on January 3 has been abandoned. The revision provides for competition play in all grades tomorrow, followed next by Senior A and Senior B fixtures on Monday. December 27. after which there will be no play in the' competitions until January 8. when all grades are to resume. Cancellation Needed. Following an explanation that ‘ho preparation of the Oval grounds for the representative match with Hawke's Bay meant the sacrifice of needed work on' the Childers Road Reserve, the committee decided also to cancel the competition play planned for the two matting-on-turf wickets on the Reserve last Saturday. Play. in the two Senior B. two-day matches concerned. Rugbv Old Bovs fAI v. R. 5.0.8.. and United v. Rugby Old Boys (P»). is to commence tomorrow. Last Saturday's play in the same grade between High School and Marist,, which took place on the High School mounds, is not affected. The match is being continued tomorrow and the teams will have byes on tire succeeding day of plnv when the other two matches are to be completed. Top and Bottom Teams Meeting.

The. Senior A teams tomorrow commence the concluding matches of the first round, the leading eleven, Rugby Old Boys, meeting United, at. present in bottom position, while Marist. holding second place by the slender margin of one point, meet H. 5.0.8.. occupying the third rung on tire championshin ladder. In the last games completed. Rugbv Old Bovs gained a first-innings win over Marist and U. 5.0.- secured a similar decision against United, who havr. yet to collect winning points.

The Scmor B games are the third series of the five in the first round. Marj s f ooened last week with 87, in reply to which High School had scored Pi at the cost of seven wickets when Stvwins we’-o rtrawn. Rugbv Old Boys (A) at present hc" r i the Scv'cr B romo' v t.ition with 29 eeints. ,T .S 0.8.. United and Rugbv old Br-vc <pi bein'* equal seco n d with 10 point'. High School and Ma-ist have v et. to men a ohamnionshin seore. g""h” O'd Bovs (B > and Marist fi-ive oiaved only one name, compared with two completed by the othersSixth Series in Second Grade. Elevens in the Second 'Grade competition are to play the last series but one of the first round. Tim leaders. Wanderers fAI. who have 32 points, plnv the bottom team. Rugby Old Boys fBL who have only one point. Much more eloseiv matched are Marist, second on the list with 29 noint.s and High School 4. fourth with 24 United and Rugbv Old Bovs (A), who also meet, are sen-u-ated bv five points, havin'* 23 'pd °3 V n SpCCf i VClv, while the High School (B) p 1 avers, with 1.2 have an advantage of onlv one noint over their opponents of tomorrow. Wanderers (B). Fixtures and TeamsThe draw and teams announced for tomorrow follow: Senior A. —First day: Marist v. H. 5.0.8., Oval Mo. 2 wicket: Rugby Old Boys v. United. Oval No- 4. Senior B.—First dav: Rugby Old Boys (At v. H. 5.0.8.. Oval No. 1 wicket: United v. Rugby Old Boys <B),

Oval Mo. 3. Second day: High School v. Marist, Rectory wicket. Second Grade.—Wanderers <A) v. Rugby Old Boys (B). rep. wicket; High School (A) v. .Marist., Rectory No. 2 wicket: High Scnoo”i iß> v. Wanderers (B), bath wicket: Rugby Old Boys <A > v. United, High School concrete wicket. Marist, Senior A. —J. Roche. C. Scholium, T. Riley. R. Conole. .1. Blanc. A 'I '"-In,'. C. Rrittcnden. E. James, E. Clapham, W. Purcell, S. Ritchie- S.-na.i it: M. Gilbert. P. Scholium. J. Hepburn, B. Donovan, X. Bennett. J. Reed, J. Smith, V. Storey, M. Lynch. T. Lyle, W. Lund. B. Ritchie. Second Grade: A- Coker, .1. Penny, J. McGachic. B. Scholium. J. Riley. L. Gibson. Les. Gibson. A. Bartlett. D. Reardon. Baker. Sutton, McLoughlin, Bigncll, B. Nissan. K. Lynch. United.—Senior A: S. C. Calcott, P. H. Dow. C. R. Fraser. T. N. Gedye. I. A. Niven. A. McLean, R. C. Machines, L. Mitchell. L. Hyct.t, 1. C. Stewart. J. Thomson. Senior B: A. Bignall, W. Blair, E. Bridge. D- H. Broad, E. A. Foster, O. Grant, R. Harrison. 11. Iloldsworth. D. Jones. S. McKay, F. Stenner. Second Grade: P. Blair, R. Clarke. L. Duncan, D. Foote. NGeard, B. Hansen. P. Moscich. E. Pederson, C. Pollard, J. Sweeney, D. Moore.

U.S.O.B—Senior A: L. Roderick. G. Slade. H. Lee. R. Fyson. C. Swan. T. Turhitt. D. Wells. G. Sheppard. J. Roes, J. Allen. D. Neilson Senior B: D Lockwood. M. Dunphy, 11. Nicol. B. Brcbner. T. Donovan. J. Martin. R. Pittar. D. Scholium, B. Watson, T. Warner. R. Shields.

High School. —Senior B: R. IT. Cook, D. Dalrymple, N. Graham. B. Herbert, Q. Kemp. D. Kohn. L. Machines, A. Mackie. R. Neale. R. Watson. B. Woods. Wanderers.— Second Grade (A): W. Thornton. R. Green. G. Watts. D. Haydon. T. Knox, K. Davoren, G. Harris, L. Asliweil. R. Sharpe. E. Middleton. II Cater. Second Grade (B): B. Black. V. Read, W. Bull. E. McGregor, .J, Carlson. R l . Horne, C. Rowe, KSharp, A. Richardson. .T. Easton. R. Osgood, M. McKenzie, J. Larson, H. Cud cl.