ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18267, 7 December 1922, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

FLXTUES FOR SATURDAY.

The following is the draw for the fifth round of the fourth grade, B section, of the Auckland Cricket Association, to be played on Saturday:—Richmond v. St. Stephen's. Victoria Park; King's College v. St. James', King's College; Fonsonby v. St. Luke's, Victoria Park; Grafton v. Y.M.C.A., Eden Park; Epsom, a. bye. Third Grade, B Section.—St. John'a ▼. Devonport, No. 3, North Shore.

AUCKLAND TEAM'S SOUTHERN TOUR. AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. Tho Wellington Cricket Association has confirmed tho dates, December 22, 23, and 25. for the Auckland-Wellington Plunket Shield match, to be played on the Basin Reserve, Wellington. Tho Auckland team will leave, for the South on Wednesday, December 20. At tho conclusion of tho Wellington match the Auckland team will travel to Christchurch, playing Canterbury on Lancaster Park on December 30, January 1 and 2. Tho team will next proceed to Duncdin, where an Otago eleven will be played icr the I'lunket SIno.U honours on January 5. G and 8. The players selected for practice in view of their final selection for the Southern tour, together with thoso players who were selected to meet the English eleven, are requested to attend practice at Eden Park this evening.

Arrangements are being made for an Auckland team, composed of playera not included in the Auckland representative team for tho Southern tour, and including a number of oolts, to make a trip to New Plymouth, Wangnnui, Hawera, and possibly Hawke's Bay, during the Christmas holidays. The tour is expected to extend over a fortnight. The Auckland University cricket team will tour to Wellington during the Christmas holidays, to play Victoria College Club at Kelb'irn Park, on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

GRAMMAR V. KING'S COLLEGE. , Tho annual cricket match between Grammar School and ...ng's College was played fit Mangere on tho oxcellont new ground. The Grammar team was hospitably entertained by the boys of King's College. The gnmo TCflulted in a victory for Grammar by 10 wickets. Tho following are tho scores:— KING'S COLLEGE.-First Inninss. r Morris, b Whitley „. 18 Caughey, b Seccombe. .. -. .41 Jackson, c and b Whitley .. „. 0 Sell, c Seccombe, b Whitley .. ..34 Heard, run out .84 McMillan ii., c Monteith, b Turei „. 1 Mitchell, b Seccombe . . .. „. 4 Tenpe, b Seccombe . . . . „ . 1 Jury, not out „. 9 McMillan i., c Matheson, b Turei „. 3 Palmer, b Turei . . 4 Extras „. 14 Total .... 130 Bowling Analysis.—Seccombe took three wickets for 30 runs, Turei three for 31. Whitley three for 24, Sutherland 0 for 19. Second Innings. Morris, b Turei 6 Caughey, b Turei 9 : Jackson, c Woolley, b Turei .. .. 1 Self, lbw, Turei 5 1 Hecrd. c Turei, b Seccombe .. .. 3 i McMillan ii., b Turei 12 1 Jury, run out 3 Mitchell, b Seccombe 15 Tea>-e, c Woolley, b Turei . . .. 2 | McMillan i.. c Sutherland, b Turei . , 0 Palmer, not out 0 Extras .. .. .. .. ..13 Total 69 Bowling Analysis.—Seccombe took three wickets for 35 runs, Turei six for 16, Sutherland 0 for 9, Whitley 0 for 3. GRAMMAR.—First Innings. Turei, run out 7 Stotter, run out 10 Monteith, b Heard 68 Reid, b Paimer 6 Stehr, b Palmer . . 7 Woolley, c Jury, b Palmer 28 Sutherland, c McMillan, b Palmer . . 30 Seccombe. c Jury, b Morris . . . . 9 Hewlett, b Morris - .. 0 Mntheson, not out ..26 I Whit'ey, not out 0 Extras .. .. .. .. ..15 Total for nine wickets 196 Bowling Analysis.—Palmer took four wickets for C 7 runs, Morris two for 41, Heard one for 10. Second Innings. Turei, not out 5 Stottor, not out .. 0 j Total for no wickets . .. 5 ! Bowling Analysis.—Palmer took no wickets for 5 runs. I i PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS The draw for matches to be played on Saturday under the auspices of the Primary Schools Cricket Association is as follows: — C Grade.—Meadowbank v. Takapuna, Victoria Park; Belmont v. Vauxhall, Devonport; Normal v. Epsom, Domain No. 6; Ellcralie v. Northcote, Domain No. 7. D Grade.—Cornwall Park v. Richmond West, Domain No. 8; Stanley Bay v. Napier Street B, Victoria Park; Avondale v. Point Chevalier, Ed«n Park; St. Heliera Bay v. Otahuhu (Otahuhu win by default). The A and B grades are closed, Edendale having won the A grade and Napier Street the B grade. A trial match for representa-tu-es from A and B grades will be held at Eden Park on Saturday. Will all boys , "fL™i mate ,? h , y Sachem from thews j grades attend at Eden Park at 9.30 a.m. ?