CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17105, 10 March 1919, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

DAY OF LARGE SCORES.

Matches in the Auckland Cricket Association's championship weie played on various grounds on Saturday,. The weather ■was excellent, and conditions generally favoured the batsmen. NORTH SHORE V. PARNELL. The North Shore-Parnell match was commenced on Eden Park. Shore batted first, making the largest score of the afternoon— 480 runs for nine wickets. Both Midlane and Frater made centuries, the former compiling 110 and Prater 101. The scores were:—

NORTH SHORE.-First Innings. Frater, c and b McLeod 101 Elliott, b McLeod 61 Midlane, run out 110 Scott, b McLeod 5 Rankin, st Menkes, b Remus .. ~ 5 Anderson, st Menziuß, b Hemus . . 48 Dacre, b Mcleod 77 McDonagh, not out 18 Doble, c Hemus, b Andrews . . ~ 4 Townshond, b Turbott 0 Extras 66

Total for nine wickets .. .. 480

GRAFTON V. UNIVERSITY. Two of the three leading teams, Grafton and University, met at Eden Park. Grafton made 416, Sloman compiling 117. The scores were —

GRAFTON.-First Innings. E. Horspool, b Nicholson 51 Brooker, b Graham 3 R. Sloman, c R. Garrard, b Gaul ton . . 117 Nixon, b Jones 11 Bevendge, not out 69 F. Horspool, c W. Garrard, b R. Garrard 20 Hughes, run out 26 Baker, c Cross, b W Garrard .. .. 71 Hopkinson, c Wylie, b W. Garrard . . 16 Haresnape, c Cox, b Fawoett . . .. 10 Barnes, b W. Garrard 0 Extras 23

Total 416 Bowling Analysis: R. Garrard took one wicket for 114 runs; Graham, one for 69; Jones, one for 66; Nioholson, one for 28; Cox, none for 26; Fawoett, one for SO; Gaulton, one for 27; W. R. Garrard, three for 13.

PONSONBY V. EDEN. Ponsonby, in their first strike against Eden, at Victoria Park, made 328, to which Sneddon contributed 126. The scores were: — PONSONBY.-First Innings, Sneddon, o Heighway, b Cummings .. 126 Smith, c Cummings, o Taylor . . . . 18 Speor, b Cummings 2 Burton, b Cummings 2 Righton, b Taylor 0 McMath, run out 1 Craig, b Heighway .. 86 Innes, b Taylor 21 Cullimore, b Cummings 0 Morris, not out .. ~ ~ .. 64 Robinson, b Taylor 16 Extras 2 Total .~328 Bowling Analysis: Cummings took four wicketß for 113 runs: Taylor, four for 97; Brooke-Smith, none for 81; Gillespie, none for 13; Whelan, none for 20; Blair, none for 18; Heighway, one for 17; Shepherd, none for 17.

SECOND GRADE. EDEN V. PARNELL. Eden.—First innings: Cotterall, hit witckot, b Green. 36; Gillespie, Ibw, b Wilson, 9; Gasparich, st, b Wilson, 0; Ricketts, b Mukan, 24; Mills, b' Farquhar, 111; Bennett, hit wicket, b Farquhar, 47; K. Alexander, c and b Booth, 9; J, Alexander, b Booth, 3; Baxter, c and b Farquhar, 11; Hcwaon, not out. 20; Rankin, b Booth, 26; extras, 26. Total, 322.

THIRD GRADE. Beresford v. Excelsior.—Beresford: First innings, 201 (Manby 18, C. Mills 19, Stretton 18, Ramage 69, Shaw 37 not out). Bowling for Excelsior, Hutchison took four wickets, Rabbidge five, Bicknell one. Excelsior: First innings, 71 for eight wickets (Hutchison .12, Rouselle 10, Palmer 14 not out, Bicknell 13 not out). Bowling for Beresford, Manby took four wickets for 37 runs, Tonkin three for 31.

SUBURBAN ASSOCIATIONS. REMUERA V. MARITIME. Remuera: First innings, 357 (Sanders 125, Rows 70. Dormer 29, Mavin 39, H. Rows 24. Henderson 21, Riddell 18). This match will be concluded next Saturday at Victoria Park. UNIVERSAL V. PENROSE. Universal: First innings, 112 (Mullinger 20, McConnick 26, G. Walsh 18). Second innings, 16 for one wicket. Fenrose: First innings. 71 (Ball 14), Bowling for Universal, C. Carter took six wickets for 86, J. Langstaff one for 6; R. Avery two for 15. RAILWAY V. LEAGUE. Railway: First innings, seven wickets for 388 runs (Lonergan 89, Thomas 89, Hendy 58, Buraside 56, McDowell 12, V. Williams 30 not out, A. Williams 14 (not out). Bowling for League, Searle took two wickets for 63 runs, Liversidge two for 23, Stallworthy two for 88. Owing to the Domain being in use for St. Patrick's carnival next Saturday, all suburban' matches will be concluded at Victoria Park.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS MATCHES.

KING'S lA. V. GRAMMAR 18. Grammar.—First innings: Freeman, b Heard, 0; Broberg, c Buckland, b Philips, 6; Mclnnis, c Eddowes, b Heard, £; Bridgens, b Heard, —; Macklow, c Gee, b Philips, 0; Coltman, not out, 21; Freeman, c Buckland, b Philips, 22; Grant, b Gee. 11; Ellis, b Philips, 22; extras, 12.- To'al, 98. Bowling for King's. Heard took tb.ree wickets for 33 runs. Philips four for 31 {ineluding hat trick), Gee one for 9. King's.—First innings: Farquhar, b Macklow, 6; Otway, run out, 37- Reegan, b Macklow, 14; Philips, Ibw, b Broberg, 71; Heard, o Bridgens, b Freeman, 14; Murray, b Bridgens, 9; Buckland, lbw, b Bridgens, 2; Gee, b Bridgens, 4; Colville, not out, 1; Pritchard, not out, 0; extras, 16. Total for eight wickets, 175.

GRAMMAR V. SACRED HEART. Grammar.— innings: Jaggs,bO'Connor. 12; Stretton, b O'Connor, 4: Dunning, b Reid, 9; Kelly, c Reid, b O'Connor, 13: Cox, c Reynolds, b O'Connor, 56; Badeley, b Reid, 1; Burns, Ibw, b O'Connor, 8; Lintott, c O'Shea, b O'Connor, 23; Whelan, b Reid, 1; Postlos, not out, 21; Macklow, c O'Connor. 2; extras, 11. Total, 161. Bowling analysis: Reid took three wickets for 71 runs; O'Connor, Beven for 75; Renolds, none for Sacred Heart.—First innings: Reid, c and b Cox, 9; Renolds, run out, 0; Rae, c and b Jaggs, 12; O'Connor, not out, 2; V. O'Shea, b Cox, 1; Cooke, b Cox, 1; extras, 9. Total for five wickets, 84, Bowling analysis: Cox, took three wickets for 4 runs; Jaggs, one for 25. The match will be continued next Saturday.

SECOND GRADE. King's B 11. v. Technical School: Technical School, first innings, 311 (Morton 99. Rankin 56, Mathias 45, Miell 32, McLeod 200. Bowling for King's, Mitchell took five wickets. Hood font, Hodges one.

THIRD GRADE. Technical School v. Sacred Heart: Technical School, first innings, 81 (Harvey 33, Street 10, Simpson 13). Second innings, 129 (Street 25, Wolfgram 22, McPherson 21. lieLennan 21, Upton 11). Bowling: First innings, Smythe five wickets, McMahon three, O'Connor two; second innings, McMahon five wickets, O'Connor one, Smythe _ three. Sacred Heart, first innings, 46 (Levin 14). Second innings, 69 (O'Connor 21, Goldfinoh 13, Smythe 11, O'Farrell ,10). Bowling: First innings, Upton three wickets, Harvey three, Wolfgram three, Street one; second innings, Wolfgram five, Upton two, Harvey one, McPherson one, Street one. Grammar lIA. v. Sacred Heart HA.: Sacred Heart, first innings, 28 (O'Brien 10 not out). Bowling for Grammar, Owen took four wickets for 2 nips, Beid two for 10, Weir four for 12. Grammar, first innings, 144 (Page 21, Weir 21, Potter 41, Shipherd 36, Owen 11).. Grammar 118 v. King's IIA: Grammar, first innings, 95 (Burrage 20, Bigelow 16, McCrystal 20). Bowling for Kings. Johnson too kfour wickets, Vinson two. King's first innings, 32. Bowling for Grammar. Winter took five wickets, McCrystal two, Maries two. _~,,. Grmmar 11. v. King, s.—King's, first innings, 22. Second innings, 31. Bowling for Grammar, Goldwater took nine wickets for 16 runs. McGregor two for 3, Smith eight for 32. Grammar, first innings, 168 for eight wickots, declared (Smith 48, McGregor 28, Goldwater 03, Bach 19). Second innings, 65 (Smith 22). A three-point win for Grammar.

PRIMARY. SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A GRADE. Napier Street beat Vermont Street by 210 runs. Mount Eden beat Epsom by 66 runs. B GRADE. Grey Lynn beat Ellerslie by 61 runs. Ponsonby beat Newmarket by 14 runs. Bayfield beat Normal by 60 runs on the first innings. C GRADE. Nelson Street beat Edendalo by 41 rang. Stanley Bay boat Newton Wert by 77 runs. II GRADE. Meidowbank best Arosdale by 114 ram, )