CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14854, 4 December 1911, Page 10

CRICKET.

DISTRICT , COMPETITIONS POSTPONED. Cricket, of-course, wag out of the question in such weather, anil the Auckland Cricket Association therefore postponed its fixtures until next Saturday. , Other matches net down for the alternoon went put ott, but in the morning several secondary and primary schools' matches were played, the weather then not being so bad as it was later. Remits of these matches were :— SECONDARY SCHOOLS' COMPETITION. ' , The secondary schools' competitions were fln. isbed, except for matches which have boon started and not concluded. Tho senior competi- ■ tion has been won by the Grammar School first eleven. • • ■ • •• . SENIOR GRADE. King's v. Grammar.—Grammar: First innings. 172, King's: First innings, 137 for four wickets (Outhic 57 not out, Bavins 33). Bowling-for Grammar, Hockin took one wicket for. IB runs, and Holford two for 55. The match will bo finished later. Sacred .Heart v. r the Pah College I.—The Pah.. College 'I,: First- inning:*, '98' (White 60 not out). Second innings, 123 for three wickets (Boucher 50, Turner 26, Olarko 20 not out, Barry 13). Bowling for Sacred Heart, Karlly took four wickets for 33 runs. Sacred Heart: First innings, 79 (llerlly 38 not out, Foley 25). Bowling for the Pah "College 1.. Clarke took seven wickets for 32 runs and White three for 19. The Pah College I. won on the first innings by 20 runs. JUNIOR GRADE. Grammar 11. A v. Grammar 11. B.—Grammar 11. A : First innings, 203 for nine wickets, innings declared closed (Dormer 50. Little 34, Beehan 32, Perry 19). Bowling for Grammar 11. B. Smith, IViulgrain. and Wake took two wickets each. Grammar 11. B: Firs! innings, 229 for seven wickets (Wake 136, Amodeo 28 not out, Bcoaley 18). Bowling for Grammar 11. A, Winks took four wickets and Dormer two. Grammar 11. B won on the first innings by three wickets and 21 runs. 'King's 11. v. The. Pah College ll.—King's: First innings, 226 for live wickets. « The Pah College II.: First inning*, 87 for nine wickets (Boucher 25, Harrison 15). Bowling for King's 11., Hodgeon took si* wickets for 13 runs. Tho,match was not finished '■***" "■ "' ' *>s> ••''- : King's 11. B. v. Sacred Heart ll.—Sacred Heart II.: First innings, 44. - Second innings, 64 (Mob toy 24. Flynn 14. Hart 11). King's II.: First. innings, 171. Bowling for King's 11., Foster took live wicket* for 29 runs, and Gibbons one for 11. King's 11. won by an innings and 63 runs. PRIMARY SCHOOL MATCHES. A GRADE. Bercsf.ud-street v. Newton East: Bercsford. street made 70 (P. Skeen 27. It. Sheen 18. Condon 11). Newton Fast scored 80 for one wicket (McDowell 33 not out, and Bresana 31 not out). Newton East won by nine wicket* and 10 runs. Bowling for Newton East, McDowell took five wickets and Bresuia four. Mount Eden v. Parnell.— Eden: First inning;*, 78 (Pooley 30, Oalderwood 25 not out). Parnell: First innings, 85 (Chitty 56 not out, liraidwood 20 not out). Bowling for Parnell. Chitty took thrco wickets for 27 runs. Am*-son one for two, and Hootcn two for 23. Parneh won by nine wickets and seven runs. Remuera won bv default from Newton West. Grafton v. Devo'nport.—Grafton: First innings, 58 (Hough 21, Longeville 12, Ifwerson 10). Devonport: First innings, 129 for three wickets (C. Grey 75, Nettleton 18). At this stage, with 45 minutes to play, Grafton intimate*! they had had enough, and tho game closed— a win for North Shore. Bowling for North Shore, Johnson ' took five wickets for 22 runs and 1.. Daere three ; for I*. JUNIOR CRADE. Nelson-street v. Newton East.—Nelson-street made 65 (Davidson 20 and Tattersall 15). Newton East made 46 (Kelly 26, Metge 8). Nelsonstreet won by 19 runs. ,»-,-,.. Bayfield v. Normal.—Normal made 102 (Farqu. har 52 and Robinson 12). Bayfield 34 (Ivill 10, Jensen 9). In the second inning* Bayfield made 116, but there was not time to finish, so it was a win on the first innings. Ivill made 53 and Jensen 42. Grafton v. Edendale.—: First innings, 65 (Moore 26, Burton 15). Edendale: First innings, 25 (Hughes 10). Second innings, 28. i Bowling for Grafton, Speak man took six ,wickets j for 8 runs, and Hedley eight for"10. Bowling . for Edendale, Hughes took three wickets for 4 ; runs. Grafton won by an innings and 12 runs. ! I'oneonby won by default from Mount Albert.

SOUTHERN MATCHES. " [Br TBLEORAFH.—PRESS ASadCUTIOS.J , Wellixgtos, Sunday. Senior cricket matches were resumed on Saturday. South, with 131 runs for their first innings ; against East D, made 185 in their second innln<rs (Patrick 48. Grace 47, Walter* 37, Laws 24).. Kant, I B closed their first inning* with 193 (Hutching* ! 23, Nash 14), and in their second venture »cored 140 (Will* 10, Goldfinch 10). South thus gained a. I three-point win by 83 rum. East A scored .-. three- ' point win oterVlctoria College by 251 for six wicket* to the college's 32 and 190. For the winner*, Hickey took four wicket* tor 52 runs and Oibbes three for 56. ' Christchtoch, Sunday. Heavy rain at noon yesterdav made tho wickets greasy at the start of the grade cricket matches, but a hot sun afterward* dried the wickets and 1 imdc them exceedingly difficult, with the result that tome phenomenally low scoring was reI corded. Kiccarton, batting first against East j OhrUtchurcb, made 139, Harper (47 playing a capital innings. East Christehurch were all out in an hour for 35. No double-figure score* were made. Following on, East made 8 run* for no wickets. West Chrißtchurch, batting first against St. Albans, made a fair start, but the last. five wicket* only added two runs to the score, ■ the , ! inning* closing for 55. D. Reese was the only i batsman able to negotiate Sandman'* bowling,' jhe making 25 by solid cricket. St. Albans replied 1 with 182 for nine wickets, Ollirier playing a very ! sound innings for 62. Linwopd, playing against. I Sydenham, totalled 160, tho outstanding features I being a good innings by It. Ridley, for 44 and a' ' dashing display by Thomas for 54. ' Sydenham rej plied with 82 -for four wicket*, Hayes following j up his previous batting success by-notching 38, i (not out). ■<, . , | * . DtJNEDrjr, . Sunday. I In the first day grade cricket matches Dunedin' ' scored 104 against Oarisbrook, B'e score of 164 for I three wicket* (Hopkins. 87-not out). Carisbrook. I A made 89 and Opoho 81 for nine wickets. Grange I made 34 and 4a against Albion, who scored 61 I and 21 for no wicket*,' thus , securing a fourpoint win. ,' .';..; RAIN STOPS INTER-STATE MATCH. By Telegraph.—Pre** Association.—Copyright, (Received December 3, 7.10 p.m.) " , t SrosßT, December 2. Heavy rain prevented the inter-State cricket match, New South Wale* v. South Australia, from being continued yesterday. \ '; * » !