CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14950, 25 March 1912, Page 4

CRICKET.

i THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SNEDDEN GETS A CENTURY.

THERE is-goln* to bo a keen fight for the championship of the senior grade- in the Auckland Cricket Association's district competitions. The penultimate series of matches ended with the teams in wry in.creating positions. North Shore being only one point ahead of Grafton and Eden. Thia meant that if North Shore won their match against Ponsonby. who are bracketed with University at the bottom of the list, the Shore players would carry off the championship. When North Shore and Ponsonby nied in the first round the former won fairly easily, and it seemed as though they would repeat the performance with Ponsonby weakened by O. J. Thompson's return to England. Now. however, the. prospects have altered, and North Shore -will have to tight hard to tret the championship. The last series of matches started on Saturday, and the two teams in Question met at Victoria. Park. Batting first on a good wicket, Ponsonby started with N. C. Snedden and Woods at tho wickets. Woods went when the score was only six runs, and Collins, who succeeded him. did not last loug. and two wickets were then down for 27 runs. But the teteran. Robinson, then joined Snedden, and * partnership which, for a, long: time defied nil tho efforts of the North Shore attack teas set up. The score mounted steadily, intil Robinson was caught out by Sale, oft* prime, when he had scored 54. The partnership had put on 155 runs, and it was the turning point.jn the fortunes of the game. Snedden batted on until his score was 101, when he. too, was caught out by Sale, this lima off Bush's bowling. Snedden batted well, but not quite in his best form, for his innings was not rhanceless. However, it was a fine performance. It is the third lime this season that Snedden has scored ,i century for his club, and each innings has been made against a different team. Kavanagh batted briskly for 21 runs, Jacobsen (10) was the only other batsman to get into double figures, and the innings closed for 233 runs, just on the call of time. Nortu Shore, who had two juniors—Stewart and Coleman— their team, tried seven bowlers, Howden was ?h© best; he took four wicket* for 56 runs. Bush-five wickets for also bowled well. On a good batsman's wicket Eden failed to make a successful stand against the Parnell bowlers, and the score-sheet only showed 124 runs up when the final wicket fell. The team started exceedingly well, hut the first three men's efforts received little support from tho others. BrookeSmith compiled a smart 52. when he was caught behind tho stumps. L. Taylor secured a. creditable 44 by means of very forceful batting, and then fell a victim to Kerr, who got the fine average of seven wickets for 37 runs. The other three wickets fell to Olliff at a cost of 61 runs. Cummings had jnst passed into double figures when his wicket went down, and Hay notched 24 by good play. Parnell put 100 inns on the board for the loss of four wickets before time was called. Wright's total •vas 35. a well-hit score. Three wickets went down with very little addition, until Ellis and Olliff became -associated, and scored -:i (not out) and 13 (not out) respectively. The University team was another that did not make a good showing in the first innings. The majority of the eleven ton ad that the Grafton attack had a sting in it. and cautious play was adopted, bnt the total score was just 139. Ellis, first man in, made 31 by good play, and seemed to have settled down to business when Mason effected a smart catch off .Tones's bowling. The highest scorer was • 'aradus. who, going in after the fall ■if the second wicket, played right through for 35 (not out). The next best scorers were: Wallace (17), Jacobsen 'ID. and Graham (11). Mason, for Grafton, secured six wickets at it cost of just over five runs apiece, bowling with excellent judgment. Pratt took three wickets for 46 runs. Grafton put on 100 runs before time, losing only two wickets. Itorspool made 20. and was then clean i owled by Walker. Fryer made a lively display, and is still in, with 60 runs to hi» credit.

A century was also made in the second grade. C. Moller (Waitemata) scoriae 106 against Ponsonby. Riddell. another Watte* mat% batsman, scored 59. and Gilmour (University) made 60 aeainst Eden B. In the third grade Jones (University) scored 56, and Colder (Waitemata) 50. The best bowling performances in the lower grades were made by the following:—Second erode: Tfaresnape (Grafton), five wickets for 17 runs; Bennett (Parnclt). four for 19. Third grade: ifcGrath (Eden A), three for 3.

% THE SCORES. The scores in the senior matches were as follow i— PONSONBY V. NORTH SHORE. PONSONBY.— Innings. N. 'C. Snedden. c Sale, b Bush .' 101 Woods, b Bush 1 Collins, b Bush ... ... 4 v Robinson, c Sale, b Prime 54 Wilson, b Howden .-. 1 C. A Snedden, c and b Howden 2 Kavanagh. b Bush 21 \ (ravin, c Sale, b Bush '/ 6 ' cnllimore, lbw, b Howden 2 .lacobsen, b Howden 10 McMath, not out . >> Extras ! 17 *'■"' Total .. "223 Bowling Analysis: Howden took four > wickets for 56 runs: Bush, five for 90; : Townshend, none for 27; L. Daere. none for , 7; Stewart, none for 5; Coleman, none for i j 9; Prime, one for 12. ;J,., PARNELL V. EDEN. * >■:■' EDEN.— Innings. :■ W.B. Smith, c. Ellis, b Olliff 32 . L. Taylor, c Lusk, b Kerr 44 "VI. .Mills, b Kerr 2 L. G. Hemus. c Kerr, b Olliff ... 1 . G. Cummings, b Olliff 10 " 11. Gordon, b Kerr 1 W. Sm«etoD. "b Kerr ... ... ... ... 1 0. Mills, b Kerr ... 2 '" .lev. Hay, b Kerr ... 24 it. Alexander, 'not, out 2 1L Smith, b Kerr 0 Extras ... • 6 Total ... ... 124 Bowling Analysis: Warner took no ; wickets for 21 runs-. Olliff, three for $9: Kerr, seven for 37. PARNELL.—First Innings. R. Somervell, c Hemus. b Taylor ... 5 - IL Wright, c Hemus, b Smith 35 v, A. Anthony, b Alexander 5 V. Sutherland, b Taylor 0 Ellis, not out 41 .. Olliff, not out 13 Extras 1 Total for four wickets 100 Bowling Analysis: Rev. Hay took no wickets for 16 runs; Alexander, one for 12: Taylor, two for 28; B. Smith, one for 22; Gordo.n, none for 15; Sraeeton. none tor 7. UNIVERSITY V. GRAFTON. UNIVERSITY.— Innings. Ellis, c Mason, b Jones 31 Airey. b Pratt 5 Wallace, c Pratt, b Mason 17 Caradua, not out 55 Walker, b Mason 0 .:aoobsen, b Mason It "ngley, b Mason o Graham, b Pratt ... 11 Muljran, b Pratt 4 Fenwick. c and b Mason 7 DattTcann. b Mason 2 Extras , 16 Total 135 Bowling Analysis: Mason took six wickets for 30; Pratt, three for 46; Jones, one for 1?; Neill, none for 27. GRAFTON.—First Innings. Willis, c Wallace, b Jacobsen 3 llorspool. b Walker 23 Fryer, not out ... 60 * "D. Hay, not out 6 Extras 11 Total for two wickets ... "0^ SECOND GRADE. PARNELL V. EDEN A. Eden First innings: Sale, c Dennison, ! b Stephens, 0; Murray, run out, 4; Alexander, b Bennett, 0; Horspool, c Mclnnes, b t Bennett, 0; Robinson, b Stephens, 0; Elliott, not out, 28; Gray, b Stephens, 7; McJ. Laughliu. b Bennett, 13; Gilmore, b Stephens, 13: Iloneycombe. c Breeze, t> Bennett, 2: Hobson, b Stephens, 0; extras. 9. Total. 82. Bowling analysis: Bennett took four wickets for 19 runs; Stephens, five for 54. V Parnell.—First innings: Breeze, b Robinson, 0; Badeley. b Robinson, 3; Foster, b Alexander, 39; Mclnnes, c Elliott, b Honey- ;.: combe, 22; Stephens, not out, 14; Rose, run «nt, 6: Daw. not out, 9; extras, 8. Total •►- for five wickets, 101. ; * • Bowling analysis: Honeycombe took one wicket for 37 runs; Robinson, two for 29; , Alexander, one for 17; McLaughlin, none V;" ; ; for 11. . WAITEMATA V. PONSONBY. Waitefiata.— innings: C. Moller, not nut. tO6; MayaH, b Plumraer, 7; Hunt, o 5 ~~ Comber, °» K. Moller, b Mills. 19; lonns. b Mills, 9; <Biddell. c Cary, b H ' i l ' > , ', , , '."- ,'• ." ' % ' ', . i

Mills. 59: Hnrly. b H. Milk, 0; Satcholl. i lbw.b Plummer. 4; Smith, et Gary, b Mills. , 11; extras, 10. Total, 225. Bowling analysis: Plummer took two wickets for 62 runs; A. Mills, three for 45; H. Mills, two for 37; Comber, one for 67. Ponsonby.—First innings: Plummer, not out, 3; A. Mills, b C. Moller, 2; Thompson. o Young, b K. Moller, 1; Comber, not out, 1; extras, 4. Total for two wickets, 11. GRAFTON V. NORTH SHORE. Grafton.—First innings: W. Horspool, 36; J. O'Shea, 16; Sloman, 14: Richards, 49; Yates, 6; Jack. 24; Haresnape, 0; P. Horspool, 7; Lepine, 37; Rutherford, 22; White, not out. 1; extras. 25. Total. 237. Bowling for North Shore, Colieburne took five wickets for 75 runs. North Shore.— First innings: A. Rankin, 4; McArthur, 7: Fisher, 4: Coleburne, not out, 2; Daore, 0; Spence, 4; W. Rankin, 1; Whelan, not out, 3. Total for seven wickets, 25. Bowling for Grafton. Haresnape took five wickets tor 17 runs; Rutherford, one for 8. 'VARSITY V. EDEN R. 'Varsity.—First innings: C. Moore, b Mills. 3; M. M. Hockin, b Clark, 6; N. Vickerman. ibw, b Clark, 5; Gray, c Mills, b Gilmour. 60; R. O. C. Marks, h Gilmour. 33; A. M. Goulding. run out, 20; P. Skinner, b Haase, 32: R. E. Fawcctt. b Hcigiiway, 7; F. S. Colliding, b Haase, 2; W. H. Fisher, 5. Total. 243. The details supplied are not complete. Bowling analysis: Mills took one wicket for 42 runs: Clark, two for 52; Haase, two for 23; Heighway, one for 43; Murdoch, none for 21; Gilmour. three for 50; Bcule. none for 10. Eden I?.—First innings: No wickets for 13 runs (A. Brown 6 nor out, K. C. Bealo 7 not out). THIRD GRADE. Eden A v. University.— first innings, 196 (Winks 10, Worker 41, Blundell 17. Jones 56. Richards 32, Thomas 15). Bowling: McGrath, three for 3; Freeman, one for 22; Jenkins, two for 35; Rowe, two for 34; Eyre, one for 33. Eden A. first innings, 62 for two wickets (Carr 20, Rankin 17. Jenkins 15 not out). Bowling: Thomas, one for 13: Wallace, one for 18.

Wnitemata v. Waitematn, first innings, 161 (Golden 50, Edmonds 28. Hall 32, Langsford 13, Gracie 11. Metge 14 not out). Grafton, first innings, four wickets for 43 (Horspool 12, Read not out 15).

Parnell won from North Shore by default, which counts as a three-point win. Eden B won by default from Ponsonby.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS- COMPETITION

Parnell v. Graft-on.—Parnell: First innings, 11l (Cloke 40 not out. Anderson 16, Saunders 16. Martyn 13). Grafton: First innings. 73 (Longvilie 10. Ifwerson 14. Mcsser 13). Bowling for Parnell Cloke took five wickets for 27 runs. Martyn three for 25. For Grafton Hough took six wickets for 35 runs. Parnell won by 31 runs. Remuera v. Mount Reranera: First innings. 54 (Bennett 18). Mount Eden: Firstinnings. 94 (Martin 26, Alexander 38. Cook 17); second innings, five wickets for 43 runs (Martin 21, Cook 29>. Bowling for Remuera Menzies took five wickets for 31 runs, Bennet four for 24. For Mount Eden Cotton took five wickets for 20 runs. Martin four for 12. Mount Eden won by 40 runs on the first innings. Ponsonby v. Newton Ponsonby : FJrst innings. 27 (Arneil 10). Newton East: first innings. 244 (Bresano 83 retired, Kelly 68 retired. Mclntyre 30 retired. Peart 21, Wheatcroft 12. Miles 11 not out). Newton East won by 217 runs. Newton West v. Newmarket. — Newton West: First innings. 127 (Hobson 48. Mills 28 not out. Crawford 14). Newmarket : First innings. 83 (Simpson 61, Thomas 15). Bowling for Newton West Hobson took three wickets, and Somervell four. For Newmarket Simpson took four wickets and Smith five. Newton West won by 44 runs. Ellerßlie v. Mount Ellerslic: First innings. 170 for three wickets (Austin 102 retired, Warren 43. Blewden 18). Mount Albert: First innings. 64 (Wheelan 22, Stephens 13). Bowling for Ellerslie Dibble took two wickets for no runs. Ellerslie won by seven wickets and 106 runs. Edendale v. Edendale : First innings, 63 (Gasparich 27. Jackson 22); second innings, 23 for no .wickets (Jackson 18 not, out). Epsom: First 'innings. 41 (H. Robinson 13, Wright 10); second innings, 40 (Leslie 21. C. Robinson 10). Bowling for Edendale Fletcher took 13 wickets for 46 runs. Jackson seven for 34.. For Epsom Wrieht took seven wickets for 11 runs. Edendale won by 10 wickets and 5 runs. Richmond v. Devonport: Richmond (batting four short): First innings. 11 (Smith 5); second innings, 17 (Lovett 10). Devonport : First innings, 125 for two wickets iDacre 71 not out, Renshaw 35 not out). For Shore Johnson. Dacre and Grey shared bowling honours. Devonport won by an innings and 97 runs.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES.

SENIOR GRADE.

Pah College v. King's College.—King's College, first innings, eight wickets for 213 (Lamer 132, Cowie 18, Bevins 16). Sacred Heart College v. Grammar School. Sacred Heart, first innings, 37 (Brownlees 19). Bowling for Grammar School, Jones took eight wickets for 14 runs. Grammar School, first innings, four wickets for 182 (Jones 87, Blnndell 34). Bowling: Brownlees took one wicket for 12 runs.

SECOND GRADE. King's A v. Grammar A.—King's A, first innings. 110 (Palmer 26, Irving 18. Manning 13). Bowling: White took four wickets for 21 runs. Garrard four for 28. Grammar A, first innings, three wickets for 12 (Senior 5 not out, Nisbet 3 not out). Bowling: Mc~ Kenzie one for 6, Palmer two for 6. Sacred Heart College v. King's College B. —Sacred Heart College, first innings, 78 (Cullen 18, Cody 12, Murray 12). King's College B. first inning*, four wickets for 84. Bowling for Sacred Heart, Darby -took one wicket for 2 runs. Murray two for 22. Grammar B v. Grammar B, first innings, 132 (Hyburn 40, McArtUur 20. Wade 151; second innings, one wicket for 59 runs (McArthur 22 not out. Wade 18 not out, Farrell 19). McArthur's score included a hit for eight runs. Pah, first innings. 36 (Mahuta 8. Ward ii. 8). Bowling for Grammar School, McArthur took three wickets for 4 runs, Farrell one for 9, Chitty four for 23.

CHURCHES' ASSOCIATION MATCHES.

SENIOR GRADE.

St. John's v. W.Y.M.L--W.Y.M.1., first innings.. 230 (Greenwood 48, Jacobson 10. Gosnell 21, Halstead 24. C. O. Eyre 79. Campbell 12). Mutton took four wickets for 56 runs. Medwell two for 38, Taylor two for 21. St. John's, first innings, 21 for one wicket. Y.M.C.A. v. Excelsior.—Y.M.C.A.. first innings (batting eight men), 169 (Drearer 76, JoneH 40, Buckle 21, Beech 17). WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIP. [BY TBLEGKAPH.— OltS t'ORBESPOXMSI.j HAMILTON, Saturday. In the final match for the Waikato cricket championship to-day,. Hamilton United B defeated Frankton A by 61 to 46, thus securing the championship for 1912. SOUTHERN" MATCHES, 'ltt iKr.':op.Ai'U.--pi!K!>.s ASSOCIATION, "j tt'ELLixcTO-v. Sunday. The final series of matches for the senior cricket championship was commenced yesterday. The play generally was dull. Chief interest was centred in the East A-Central game, in which Blamires made 88, after a display of sound cricket. In the East B-North game Wilson, the cx-Otago representative, made his first appearance, and added 4b to North's score. Central made 333 (Blamires 83, Naughton 39, Jackson 56. and East A scored 24 for no wickets). Bowling for East A. McGirr took seven wickets for 56 runs, Gibbes one for 40, and Grimmett one for 65. North made 254 (Fialayson 54, Crombie 32. Wilson 45). Bowling for East B, Hales took two wickets for 66. Nash, two for 63, McOardle three for 28, Hutchings, one for 18. Playing against Victoria College, South made 160 (Burton 72. Grace 27). College replied with 46 for five wickets (Fanning 13). Bowling for College, Dickson took seven .wickets for 70, and for South Fenton took three "for 13. and Keys one for 5. CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. Perfect weather prevailed for the continuation of the final round of senior cricket matches, whilst the wickets and outfields were in perfect order. Both the matches at Hagley Park were very close. lliccnrton just got home against East Christchurch for a two-point win, whilst St. Albans, who appeared to bo in a losing position towards the end, came with a rush and just got home. Linwood made an unexpectedly good stand against Sydenham, and the latter' chance of getting the three-point win' which will be required to gain them the championship appears somewhat remote. Scores:—St. Albans, 310, v. "West Christchurch. 297 (Donnelly 68, H. B. Lusk 57, I). Reese 77): East Christchurch. 282, v. Riccarton, 299 (K. H. Harper 57. W. Guiney 72); Sydenham 307. v. Linwood 278 for eight wickets {?.. I'errin 71. E. Taylor 60), Dcxhdix, Sunday. Senior cricket matches were played on canital wickets yesterday.- In the Diinedin v. "Grange match, the former made 62 in the first innings and 51 in the second innings, while Grange rattled up 156 for four wickets (Malcolm 681. and declared the innings closed, securing a four-point win. , Albion met Opoho and scored 285 in tl eir first innings (McFarlane 211). Opoho responded with 96, and their opponents thereby secured a two-point win. The Carisbrook A v. Carisbrook B match is unfinished. The A team made 309 CSeldeberg 192), and the B team 133 for five wickets (Jones 38). The Grange Club wins the championship for the season. GOOD. SCORING. [»T TELEGRAPH.—-OWtf CORRB3PO2JDEST.] DUNEDIN, Sunday. «^v. yinp , for A i b S n against Opoho, on the north ground, McFarlane hit up 211 hi an eight a s"xes three " QUarterS ' his S co-re including ♦iS 01 * 11 ?-}" 8 hi - ******* at Carisbrook for the A team against the B team. Seidcbenr raised his not out score of 142 to iy> °° rsr