DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14926, 26 February 1912, Page 9

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

EIGHTH SERIES OF MATCHES. SLOW BATTING IN SENIOR GRADE. The eighth series of the Auckland Cricket Association's district championship matches i" the senior, second, ami third grades started on Saturday. In the iourth grade (one-day iniitcflfes) tho thirteenth .series was played. • Tile batting in the senior games was slow, and in no match were two innings completed. Thero was only one individual score of 50 or more. Jacobsen just reaching the half-century tor University against -North Shore. 'Hie best, bowling analyses were obtained by McNeill (North Shore) and McMath (Ponsonby), who each got four wickets for i? runs; but McNeill's bowling was not as good as these figures indicate. Kerr U'arneilj took five wickets for 62 runs. . There was a good, easy wicket at tho ! Devonport Domain for University and North j Shore. University won the toss, and proj reeded to spend tho greater part of tho j afternoon at the wickets. The students, who i Played a man short, amassed a fair score, but their batting was cautious, and with tew bright features. The North Shore bowling. on the whole, was poor. University opened well, 145 runs for three wickets being the score at one time. But the last few wickets were obtained by Shore more cheaply, and tho innings closed for 221 runs. Of this total, Jacobsen made 50. Carotins 45, Walker 41 (not out), and Airey 38. McNeill (four for 37) and Howden (four for 50) took most of the wickets. With about 55 minutes left for play, North Shore started very badly, four wickets having fallen for 15 runs when stumps were drawn. The- Grafton-Eden match commenced at Eden Park without much show of lively hatting, and tho rate of run-getting made tho game a slow- one to watch- Grafton went, to the wickets first, and after ono wicket had fallen with only 11 runs on tho board, I). Hay and lleCormick made a stand that added a useful 72 runs. Hay, though ho gave two chances in the slips before ho was caught, gave a creditable display, his score of 44 including live fours. The next highest scorer was Neill. who put on 36. Sloman made 29. and McCormick 26. The innings closed for 135 runs, of which extras were responsible for 18. Brooke-Smith took four wickets for 55 runs, and G. Mills three for 45. Eden lost four wickets before thero wero 50 runs up, but then Sineeton (27, not out), and I. Mills (52. not out) saved total disaster, and tho score was 88 when time was called, without further loss. The match between Ponsonby and Parnell was commenced at Victoria Park on a wicket which was not all that could be desired from a batsman's point of view. Tho pitch was broken at one end, and this fact was fully taken advantage of by the bowlers of both teams. Ponsonby won the toss, and elected to bat. The batting was not exceptional, but Cullimore created some interest by opening his Innings in a confident manner, and showing good form, although he. got only 10 runs. C. A. Snedden was top-scorer with 22 runs. Kerr took five of the Ponsonby wickets for 62 runs. Olliff three for 46, and Warner the other two for 3 runs. Wright and Robinson were the only Parnell batsmen to make a good showing against the bowline of Woods and McMath. and when time was called, Parnell had six Wickets down for 82 runs, McMath having taken four for 56. and Woods two for 26. Wright, who wits one of the opening batsmen, made, 45 not, out, with steady, cautious cricket, and Robinson scored 17. There was some heavier scoring in tho lower rrrade.-\ Eden A knocked up 240 for three wickets airainst Ponsonby. To thi9 total Gray contributed 87, and Murray 50. Thompson scored 62 for Ponsonby. Eden B made 315 for six wickets against Parnell: Gilmore made 61 Mills 60. and Haaso 58-not out. In the third grade. McArthur scored 58 for North Shore against Eden A, and Wangh got 61 for Grafton against University. Bennett (Parnell) scored 66 against Ponsonby. In the fourth srrado Cullerne (Grafton) made 68 against North Shore, and McKcnzie (North Shore) scored 59 not out. In bowling-, the best performances in the lower grades were obtained by the following:—Second grade: Haresnape (Grafton), six wickets for 43 runs: Fawcett (University), five for 30; Fisher (University), four for 27. Third grade: "Wangli (Grafton), three wickets for 12 runs; Williams (Parnell), three for 2: Kyd (Eden B>. three for 12: Burton (Eden B). three for 21. Fourth grade: Dingle (Parnell). five wickets for 19 runs: Whittingbam (Parnell). four for 24 and four for 21: Rich (Parnell), five for 3; Dacre (North Shore), five for 29. THE SCORES. The scores in the senior matches are as follow :— UNIVERSITY V. NORTH SHORE. UNIVERSITr.-First Innings. Ellis, st Sale b Townsend 17 Airey. lbw, b Howden 38 Caradus. lbw. b Howden .. .'. .. 45 1 Jacobsen, b Howden 50 Taylor, c Joyce, b Howden 1 Ongley. c Bush, b McNeill 12 1 Walker, not out 41 j Grahame, c Sale, b McNeill .. ....... 2 Fen wick, c L. Dacre. b McNeill .. ... 0 Dettman, b McNeill .. .. .'. ..3 Wallace, absent 0 1 Extras 12 Total 221 Bowling Analysis.—Mitchell took four wickets for 37, Howden. four for 50. Townsend, one for 46: Bush, none for 18; Ralfe, none for 10: Joyce, none for 2!: L. Dacre, none for 13: Howie, none for 12. NORTH SHORE.-First Innings.Farquhareon. b Fenwick .. 0 i Bush, run out 2 j G. Dacre, c Dettman, b Jacobsen .. 0 I Howie, not out 9 j Ralfe. lbw, b Jacobsen 0| Townsend, not out 3; Extra .. ..1 | Total for four wickets .. .. .. 15 j GRAFTON V. EDEN. GRAFTON.—First Innings. Willis, b Hay .. .. ' 7 i D. Ray, c Cummings, b Brooke-Smith.. 44 i McCormick, b Brooke-Smith .. ..26 ! Cullen, b Mills 3] Fryer, run out I) j Neill. c Mills, b Brooke-Smith .. .. 3& Ward, lbw. b Mills 16 Sloman. hit wkt, b Brooke-Smith .. 29 Pratt, b Mills 4 Harvie, not out 0 Mason, absent 0 Extras •• 18 Total .. ' 183 Bowling Analysis.— took three wickets for 45; Brooke-Smith, four for 55; Hay, one for 20; Alexander, none for 22; Gumming:;, none for 23. EDEN.— Innings. Cummings. c Harvie, b Neill .. ..1 <). Mills, b Pratt 8 Gordon, c Sloman. b Neill .. ..6 Brooke-Smith, b Pratt 1 Smeeton, not out "7 | I, Mills, not out 32 Extras " j Four wickets for .. -. 88 1 PARNELL V. PONSONBY. | I'ONSONBY—First Innings. Woods, b Kerr -H Collins, b OllifT .. • • ? Wilson, c. Sutherland, b Kerr .. .. lo | Kavanagh, b Olliff •■ . ]> i Cullimore, c Olliff. b Kerr .. .. 10 Gavin. c Sutherland, b Kerr C. Sneddon, c Olliff. b Warner .. .. 2: 1 O'Leary, c Olliff. b Warner .. .. 5 Jacobsen, b Olliff H Robinson, not out 13 McMath. c Lusk, b Kerr 0 Extras _^ Total 12S Bowling Analysis.—Olliff took three wickets for 46 runs; Kerr, five for 62; Warner, two for 3. PARNELL.—First Inning. Wright, not out 4 '> Sutherland, b McMath •■ •• •- ;; Robinson, C Robinson, b Woods .. * ■■ i< Olliff, c Wilson, b Woods 1 Kerr, c Woods, b McMath 5 Oaro. b McMath . •- .. •• •• ' A. Warner, C Gavin, b McMath .. 0 It. Warner, not out " Extras '_ Total for six wickets 32 Bowling Analysis.—McMath took four wickets for 36 runs; Woods, two for 1.6; Kavanagh. none for 13. SECOND TIRADE. UNIVERSITY V. GRAFTON. University.—First Innings: Moore, run out, 11; Vickerman, b Richards, 11; Skinner, b Richards. 0; A. M. Goulding, b Haresnape, 1; O'Doughlin, st Horspool, b Hare6iiape, 1; Gray, b White, 15; Fawcett, st Horspool, b Haresnape, 18; F. S. Goulding. c Horspool, b Haresnape, 7; Marks, b Haresnape, 14; B. Wallace, o and b Haresnape, 3; Fisher, not out, 5; extras, 7; total, 96. ... Bowling Analysis.—Haresnape took six wickets for 43 runs; Richards, two for 19; White, one for 27. Grafton.—First Innings: Horspool, c Fisher, b Fawcett, 12: Haresnape, o and b Fisher, 5; O'Shea, b Fawcett, 0; Richards, c and b Fisher. 5: Yates, o and b Fawcett, 5: Hill, c Moore, b Fisher, 6; Fletcher. b Fawcett, 4; Lepine, o Wallace, b Fisher, 9- Cossey. run out, 4; Jack, not out, 6; extras. 10; total. 67. Bowling Analysis—Fawcett took five wickets for 30 runs; Fisher, four for 27. University—Second Innings: Fisher, b Richards, 1: Moore, lbw, b Hill, 19: Vickerman, st Horsnool, b Haresnape, 37: Gray, b Cossey, 2; Skinner, not out. 15; Fawcett. not out, 8; extras, 3; total for four wickets, 85. PONSONBY V. EDEN A. Ponsonby.—First Innings: Pluramer, b Francis, 12; Mills, b Honeycombc, 6; Bar-

, clay, b Honeycombe. 4; Thompson, c Alexander, b Honeycombe. 62; Gary, b Alexander. 11; Browne, not out, 0: Young, b Honeycombe, 32; extras, 20; total for s:x wickets, 147. Bowling Analysis.— took one wicket, for 4, Honeycombe, three for 37; Francis, one for 18. ; Eden.—First Innings: Gray, c Robinson. b Barclay, 67: Murray, c Barclay, b Plumit mor, 50: Alexander, c. Young, b Mills. 17: H Horspool, not out, 39; Punch, not out, 41; 9 extras, 6; three wickets for 240. s PARNELL V. EDEN B. Eden B.—First Inni'gs: Brown, c sub., '• b Stephens. 44: Canghcy, b Stephens, 25; , Gilmore. st Holland, b Stephens. 61; • Heif-hway. st Holland, h Stephens. 18: Ben 5 nett. st Holland, b Stephens, 15; Haase, „ not out 53; Mills, b Holland, 60: Thomas, j not out. 9; extras. 27- six wickets for 315. Bowling Analysis.—bUmhens took five a wickets for 109 runs: Fail-burn, none for 80 r Barnsdale. none for 46; Holland, one for 14; Badeloy, none for 30: Rose, none for 7. o !i 0 THIRD GRADE. North Shore v. Eden A.—North Shore: First '. inning?. 155 (McArthur 58. Coleburn 25, Palairet 16). Eden B : First, innings. 121 for j eight wickets (Rankin 49, Freeman 38). j Grafton v. University.—Grafton: First, in--3 nines (tour short). 132 (Rutherford 20, Mci (ircgor 19. Waii'rh 61. Roopo 19 not out). 9 Second innings, three wickets for 102 (Kuthcrr ford 25. Hamlin 28. Waugh 24. Ashton 15 ~ not out). University: First innings (four E short). 82 (Thomas 11. Winks 11. Worker 24, t Jones 15). Bowling for University, Thomas took four wickets lor 67 runs and one for J 38; Jones, two for 52 and two for 29. Bowling for Grafton. Hamilton took two wickets j. for 28 runs; Rutherford, one for 34; Waugh, . three for 12. , Parnell v. Ponsonby.—Parnell : First in- •, nmsrs, 163 (Henderson 11, Flatt 31, Bennett j 66, Brown It. J. Williams 23 not out). Bowlp ing for Ponsonby. Kavanagh took three wic- . kets for 6) runs; Glenister, two for 39; ! , Roberts, three for 32; Osborne, two for 21. , Ponsonby: First innings. 75 for six wickets , (Osborne 28. Peglar 16. Watson 14 not out). 6 Bowling for Parnell, Plater took one wicket L for 13 runs; J. Williams, three for 2. , Eden B. v. Waitemata.—Waitemata: . First Innings (ono short), 75 (O. Langs- - ford 32. Riddel 11). Cowling analysis for « Eden: Kyd took three wickets for 12 runs; > Burton, threo for 21; Hill, two for 9; Dee, , one for 15. Eden: First innings. 182 (Hill ■ 32. Burton 30. Dee 24, Hamilton 19. Day 14. i Hebdon 10, Kyd 14 not out, Blair 13). Bowling analysis for Waitemata: Hazlewood - took four wickets for 53 runs; Clow, three i for 79; Golden, one for 0: C. Langsford, one 1 for 20. Waitcmata: Second innings, 126 (Hall 27 rot out. Golden 25, C. I.anirsford I 23. Metge 11). Bowling analysis for Eden: Hill took two wickets for 14 runs; Kyd. 1 two for 19; Burton, two for 21; Hall, ono ■ for 18; Dee. one for 27. FOURTH GRADE. ; Grafton v. North Shore.— Graf : First in* . nings (three men absent). 49 (Cullerno 15. Simmonds 11). Second innings (four men absent). 119 (Onllerne 68, Burton 18. Tugby 11). North Shore: First innings (innings ■ closed), 148 for nine wickets (McKenzic 59 1 not out. Jackson 32, Dacro 14). Bowling for North Shore, / Dacro took five wickets for 29 runs; Pearce, one for 10; Jackson, one for 1 10. Bowliujr for Grafton. Tugby took three wickets for 41 runs; Cullerne. three for 45: Simmonds, two for 29; J. McGregor, one for 21. Grafton scored 119 runs in an hour, all run out. and Cullerne was run out by a man in another match returning the ball to the North Shore fieldsman. North Shore won the first innings by 93 runs—a two-point win. Parnell v. Eden A,—Eden A; First innings, 89 (Crombio 10, Alexander 19, McMurtrie 15, Clarke 15). Second innings, 45 (Crombie 22). Parnell; First innings (closed with three wickets), 176 (Gedyo 39, Ohitty 49, Hardwicke 45. Davidson 23 not out). Bowling for Parr iiell, Davidson took one wicket for 21 runs; 4 Whittingham. four for 24 and four for 21; Dingle, live for 19; Rich, fivo for 3. Bowlins for Eden A, McMurtrie took one wicket for 43 runs; Love, one for 17; Bayliss, one for 11. Parnell won by an innings and 41 runs—a three-point win. CHURCHES* ASSOCIATION MATCHES SENIOR GRADE. Y.M.C.A. v. W.Y.M.1.-Y.M.C.A.. 70. three short (C. F. Jones 41, Beech 12). Jones batted well, being particularly good on tho cut. H. G. Lovell secured five wickets for 8 runs. W.Y.M.1., 152 for five wickets Macobson 23. A. Eyre 12 not out, Gosnell 97). Gosnell hit hard, and gave a fine although not chanceless display. C. F. Jones took three wickets. St. John's v. All Saints'.—St. John's, first innings, 123 (0. McCowen 42. R. J. Morris IS. E. L. Metherell 17. R. 11. Hosley 15). Bowling for All Saints", N. J. Morris took five wickets for 29 runs, F. Medwell three I for 11. All Saints', first innings, nine wickets for 77 (Liversidee 24. Nesbitt 12. Stephen- [ son 12). Bowling: Nesbitt took four wickets for 28 runs, Andrews four for 49, De Audney I two for 6. Croydon v, St. Peters.—Croydon, first in- ! nings. 159 (A. Rowe 86, H. Wilson 22*. St. j Peter's, three wickets for 75 (Doughty 33. j Brinsden 15). Bowling for St. Peter's. Mills I took three wickets for 20 runs and Doughty two for 2. For Croydon 11. Wilson took" two wickets for 25 runs. Beresford v. Great North Road.— Great North Road: First Innings, 70 (Whalley 25). Beresford: First innings, 116 for six wickets (Ennor 35, Mahoney 17, Jones 52 not out). Great North Road played three men short in first innings. I . I SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. i FIRST GRADE. Grammar School v. Pah College.—Pah I College, first innings, 30 (Harrison 13). Bowling: Jones took six wickets for 7 runs, i Perry four for 20. Grammar School, first i innings, three wickets for 172 (Smeeton 43, j Sellars 83 not out. Fisher 19 not out). 1 Sacred Heart v. King's.— Sacred Heart, first innings, 70 (Brownlie 19. Cahill 13). j Bowline: Bevins took four wickets for 27 i runs, Clifford four for 33. King's, first inI nings, one wicket for 155 (Earner not out I 104, Bevins not out 31). 1 SECOND GRADE. St. John's v. King's.—St. John's, first innings, 24 (Ward 6). Bowling: Perry took eight wickets for 11 runs. King's, first inpings, 241 for threo wickets (McLean 97 retired, Howard 96). __ PRIMARY SCHOOLS' COMPETITION : Devonport v. Mount Eden.—Devonport: first innings, 186 for eight wickets (C. Dacre 118, Grey 55). Mount Eden, first innings, 73 (Martin 24. Cotton 20, Mills 14). Devonport won on first innings by 113 runs. Bowling for Mount Eden, Mills got six wickets for 38 runs; while for Shore Johnson got four wickets for 21, Jennings three for 8, and 1 Cosgrove. two for .6. I Newton West (80) drew with Mount Albert (80). Parnell beat Ponsonby by an innings and I 28 runs. j Edcndale beat Newmarket by three wickets and 1 run. Grafton, 207 for three wickets (Longville i 47,. Ifwersen 76 not out. Haugh 69 not out), j beat. Richmond by an innings and 121 runs. Ellerslie beat Epsom by 78 runs. j Remucra beat Newton East by 33 runs. | THAMES CRICKET. [BY TELfcRBAFIJ.— OW;.- COBRESPOXmJXT.] THAMES, Saturday. The match. Tararu A v. Tararu 8., was continued on Saturday, and will be conI cluded next week, the position at present j being: Tararu 8.. first innings, 113 (Bro- ! kenshirc 56 not out, Cooto 16, Dare 11); j Tararu A. (three men short), first innings, 193 (Gordon 34, Peters 18, Qleeson 14). In I the second innings the B. team have lost fonr wickets for 62 (Broltcnshiro 40 not I out, and Buchan, sen., 13). 1 " CHRISTCHURCH CUT. , .MATCHES. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION'.] CJIRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The weather was dull and very cold for Ibe commencement of the eighth round of grade cricket matches. Riccarton batted against Sydenham, and than lis to a fine, score of 120 by Hayes totalled 312. Patrick also batted well for 62. whilst llohbs, a -promoted junior, made 43. Riccarton replied with 17 for no wickets. St. Albans, playing against Linwood. made 146, to which Linwood replied with 120 for five wickets, A. B. Ridley giving a fine display for 45, whilst Pcrrin and Thomas each made 22. West C hristohiirch. batting against East Christchurch, totalled 215- Reid made 89 by one of ,the best displays of hitting seen hero for some time, and D. Reese made 36. East Christchurch replied with 178 for five wickets, W. Carlton going in first, and being still unbeaten with 90 to his credit, ma do by a magnificent display of hitting. He scored 24 off one over of Fuller's, T. Carlton also played carefully for 21. SOUTH AUCKLAND SHIELD MATCH. HAMILTON SCORE WELL AGAINST WAIHI. [bt TEi.ian.vra.--ow.N- coiuiespoxdest.] WAIHI, Saturday. The competition for the South Auckland cricket shield was continued here to-day, the Hamilton representatives meeting Waihi on the local ground. Hamilton, batting . first, completely collared the bowling, knocking tip no less than 235 for seven wickets, when tho innings was declared closed. Shepherd was top scorer, with 99; he had hard luck in missing the century by only one run. Farer (52) and Pomeroy (50) also batted well. Waihi only managed to reply i with the small score of 87, King 25, Williams 15, and Young 13, being the chief scorers. Pomeroy took four wickets for 43 runs, and j Lipscombo four for 37. J