CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15249, 12 March 1913, Page 10

CRICKET.

I. Mill* and /TatteireaM, two player* who have assisted the Eden senior team daring the season, appeared ip new. roles on. Saturday last, both being members of the Eden A junior team. Junior players aro complaining about the regradmg of these men, 'and it certainly appear* as if they have grounds for their complaint. MiQ» has been a regular member of the Eden senior teoun throughout the season, v and Tattersall has also taken part in a good few matches. The latter can hardly be classed as a junior player, as his name appears among those selected to practice for the Hawkee Bay match, sad as he is the only wcketkeeper ; selected, it looks aa if the selectors intend including him in the team. If the associa- i tion wishes■: to retain the of < junior players, it should carefully consider ; all applications for transfers. Large numbers of young players are lost to district cricket each year through lack of encouragement, and -he association should at one® ; review the whole position regarding transfers. PUBLIC SCHOOLS' competition. The matches and grounds in the three • grades of public school cricket for Saturday next, March 15, ara as follow: — , A Grade: Devonport v. Remuera, at Victoria Park; Mount Eden v. Newton , East, at Domain; Ponsonbir v. Richmond ' Road, at Victoria Park; Grafton v. Par- , coll, at Domain. B Grade: . Bereeford Street v. M&rist • Brothers, at Domain; Napier Street v. 1 : Newton West, at Victoria Park; Mount Albert v. Normal, at Domain; Bayfield v. Nelson Street, at Victoria Park. C Grade: Epsom v. Stanley Bay, at Victoria Park; Edendalo v. Maungawhau, ' at Domain; Ellmlie v. Newmarket, at '■ Domain.; ■ 1 * JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. The first junior representative cricket match of the season is to, bo played on Monday '• (St. : Patrick's Day), when the Ohurohes' Association's representatives will play a team selected from .among the junior players ,of the Auckland Association. Arrangements for the match have been made by Lj£t. P. J. Melville, of the alternate Club, who is a member of the Auckland Association, and to him ' the task of > selecting the junior team was delegated. Although, several «of the most prominent players will not bo available, Mr. Melville has selected a, team which should r make a good showing, and if the Churches' Association's strongest team takes the field the match should 'be well worth seeing. The Auckland junior team is as follows:— ... T. Harris, A. Haas* (Eden A), S. 0. blaster, Claude 'Holler, D. Mayan aitemata), R. Doble, M. Moore (rarnell), J. CShea, 'J. Baker, H. Richards, Captain (Grafton), F. S. Goulding (University). ->The ; match, will •be played at V Victoria Pari;, play commencing at 10.30 a.m. Mr. Von de Hyde will act as umpire. .j' • ■

NOTES AND COMMENTS* As none of tie fixtures had any bearing an the championship, but little Hiterw M taken in the > senior competition on Saturday. Certainly there -was a fair at " tendance at Victoria Park, but the pre•enee of His Excellency the . the match caused many to His Excellency takes a very keen interest in cricket, and when that the Grafton-Ponsonby m* was to bo made the occasion of a benefit lor p. Shaddock, he immediately expressed * wish to be present. Shaddock, it may be mentioned, was a prominent member of the Notts County team, which elev had the hearty support of His Excellency. . play in the •, match hardly came up to expectations, the Grafton men _ faihng badly with the hat, being all dismissed; by Snedden and Kavanagh for total of 7J. fi little fault could be fo»P« •with the wicket, and condition* tbo batsmen, but WM&W fell with '• monotonous regularity, untd Dadley, • * promoted jnnW, caat discretion to the • winds and far » few. minatea hit with the utmost freedom. It was : the only bright spot in a 5. drab display, and the hard-hitting r colt was accorded an ovation on his return to the*pavilion. ; . - Grafton had done so well in matches of late that it was quite expected that they would prove too good for Ponsonby, but at • the end of , the , day's ; play the western players held a very commanding position, '■ and it looks now as if Captain * Gavin's team will fill the position of4numer-up to V T - " j \- • ; c ; v ~r 1 •>; / >*' What bad luck! We've lost the ''lam," said st prominent Ponsonby player after', the captains '•: had 3 towed. • " It's a grand wicket and ? the team having first • strike will make' some runs." He was a bad prophet, however, a* Grafton's wickets ■'■■■; fell : like > 'ninepins before; the attack of gnedden and Kavanagh. E. Horepooi mis-hit the first ball he received, and Gavin ■ v took'on easy Catch, and Saurranii:, a moat • consistent scorer, returned to' the. pavilion : a iew minutes later. only Dailey and : : ICcGeranck made - s fcta»d, but they only ' - ioUUsd M hstwem '- them.r : .; ; N: <3. Snedden eeriy found a length, wad the attempts of some of the batsmen to : foare> off Mm amused the crowd . greatly. Ha got considerable wotic •. on, ana the batsmen were always caught in tw> minds» Dadtejf imi an «sception* He left Ilia <s*ase and hit lmitily, but . - oveotoally paid the penalty. ; ' i a- . i: v-h i / Ponsouby's fielding wis really good »in fact, it was thebestduplay the. team *ihis riven to date, the stoppm&;ca«hmg, agdreturning to the wickets feng ■ good. ■ v ; " v''.* ; i Njf Ci Snedden followed up his success with the ball witl* *fine with toe ■ bat. :He commenced veiy direftflhr,; brat r M once ha got -the pace: of the { Tric«et he ' scored freely,' and ' with his -.yoimgiw p*3 brother earned the scose to 10$ Cyril r ; , "5 Sc^W^thfiflL-being' smartly ; stumped. F*»it met with littje success with the , ball at firA t cn"bemg given a second * . oori of threa runs apiece.. J As a beaefit it . cannot be said tfcatthe match was,a great. s«moss*' as it is-not - expected that Shaddock will - benefit to 'V •■ *'• •. benefit, aa tl»ore «*n be : no; douljt-, t§at He * has", 'done much , for the cricketer in Auckland. It is not yet too Ute far enthusiasts to contribute their mites. The secretary ofthe Ponsonby ',".Club ,wijl glad'y I acknowledge all dqna:vl Paymetl, the champion team test sea- - son, &m oc^iMthf bottom tuna <?n the chapqiionship uidxler. On paperthe team 1* very strong,. but it is seldom that the .. players play up ,* to ,/^tir^xJ^putailicHnk • They were treated to another afternoon's ißathrr-hunting on Saturday, and unless a : - lew of them rise to the occasion n»xt'Satur- • day North;sl)ore wiQ",g<un a three-point The bright feature of this game on Daqre has been absent from the district | for. a few wealu, but apparently ha;did ~ .-foC neglect his cricket . while sway, as fe ' duripg Ids stay at the wickets be never kofced getting out. He ran into 'the j nineties, ana then fell a victim: to Olliff, who only captured ofte wicket iluWng ttH *. : afternoon.. £ - Dacre .hit, two.sixes and 10 foursL Howie batted vipy caijefolly fOz -;•:•, 66 m>t ; out, jy» did Bush for ii; but L. - Dam had a short and irarxy life, hitting / *' * two sixes and four /ours in. quick time. . . The only PanieU bowler to - meet with suoceas W'M Stephens, who .took nix wicketi for 34 runs. He kept a, «ood'l«Migth, eod also got a little "work"* on. 'OSiff wmi rv never and Anthony titao' failed. Little"' neii bo,' staid about the Edeh•Vacrity game at the Domain. The 'Var- • sity men wans, outclassed, and Eden should r ; have "little difficulty in gaining anotMi v three-pointer. " li." Taylor and Gordon. ws« ",; : ;the;prinbpal scorers for JBden., .and th« ■ Bev. Hsr slao gave 'a good diiiplay. -i : v -. :- • v Ons of the most popiilar te«ms in thi junior competition is the Waitemata di* • tract team, present leading for th* championship. At the preeeixt time ii f< has a dear lead o£ three .points fjron •> Eden 'A . and[ .'Parneli, and-,as the znatel with; Grafton is as good as won, th< • lead - should be considerably f increased Parnell has the best of matters in Uu "'V ;':-. match ;!ißtlt : Eden .B, and should notct at least a two-point win, but Eden A is :ii a had position ss with Ponsonbj , A; .. ; PoMonby, made 187 on Saturday. ' and divpoaiMi of five Eden nun ;for 79, and and as ihs wicket is ne| liksly to im ■■if peove » Witt for the western teflp is mart : than probable. Sa£urday will tee the enc of the round of matchejß, but it is probable - that the association will arrange extn games 4 for the four - leading teams. . A :.' win -. tot Waitemata- will be; hailed■, witl by . ell who follow the fortunes oi junior cncket, as it is recognised that th< suhfarban team' is one of the! most sport ing aides in the city. Winning the cham ••• pionshlp vrfll mean a good deal to thi i dob, as * majority ,of the payers favouj ' entry of a team for the senior champion ahip next year. j;. Ones' again has the Ponsonbjr • Clul > 1 :. carried off the fourth grade championship, . bol:;nofc .a single member of last: year' f vjustorions eleven assisted this year's team Captained by that enthusiast, Geo. Edlin, the team went through the season wit! i only one loss debited, against it, and titer > can be no doubt that to •• the. efforts cI• the popular captain, more than to an;thing else, was success due. Edlin is i fine type of : clubman, ■ and the ifay it .which he managed ,his team has earn© I for him the congratulations of all his clul • mates. When the season was in its'- it ■ ; : . fancy /the" was thi ' ? popahM' fancy - for premier honours, bob Ponsonby brought about ■ the:. downfall c f . - .the suburbanites, and with the' exceptio i of the . Parnell gajae^. which was lost,. the team proved too good for the oppos - tJ> ttonr —Smith, Bn»ano,'r: and ; McEwer, - V three members of the team, were coache I. by Shacklock, and they made their pr<sence-' felt in almost all "the rhatc&ei. '' ; /; Bresaiw/ in < particular, performed ' • mo« fc creditably with both bat ■ and ball. - .W.i IL/ Ellii; ex-Parnell and Aucklanl Povert r Hi* With tho bat were 2I