CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18861, 8 November 1924, Page 14

CRICKET.

THE C L,U B COMPETITIONS.

SECOND SATURDAY'S PLAY.

Club cricket competitions will be continued' on the various grounds this afternoon. The senior and second grade matches commenced last Saturday under the auspices of the Auckland Association, will be resumed, while the second series of games in the third and fourth grades will be played. University are in a good position against Eden in the senior inafceh at' Eden Park, .having scored 114 runs for the Ices of four wickeis as against the total of 124 compiled by Eden on the first day- The ParnellPotfsonby game will be resumed at Kin j s College grounds, 3ftiddbemore. Parnell having 166 runs to their credit for seven wickctv. at the close of last Saturday's play. At Devonport, North Shore, who have 157 runs for seven wickets, will continue their innings ,-gainst Grafton. The four* senior matches commenced last Saturday under the Suburban Associa- j tioiv will be continued to-day, and the junior competitions vill be advanced a further stage-

GRAMMAR V. AN AUCKLAND TEAM ! -A, cricket match, was played on tlie Domain, between an Auckland eleven cap*id.by E,.C. -Beale, and the AucU and Grammar School eleven. Ihe. Aucklana tnau, batting first made 154, ot why* lieutenant Sft well scored 55 and Eton iZ by! bright crkket. The scores were v— Julian§er 14. Arblaster 20. Nettletou 0, J«ieutenant Lame 2, C apt ain Lewis TO, Lieutenant Sitwell 55, Eton 42. L/eutenant. Spark c 4, Coaxes 2, Ev ercll 3, Beale not out 0; extras 2- Bowling for ]??ftnimar Mathjeson took five wicketfi for 4§ n and Wells four for 45. Both boys ftfwled well. , The School side -opened with > s Ytd Watkins, who put on over 50 '/or the ftrsfc wicket as the result of solid letting. The scores were:' —McCarthy 37, Watkin 3i; Matheson 25, Kaspcr 8, Hay .4, Colgnn 6 not out, Wells 9, Horsley 7 p extras k6.; total 145 for seven wickets, //jrblaster *oo'k three wickets for 53 and Coates three-for 35. The match was dr/awn. j> A feature of the game was ijhe smart imd clean fielding of the Grammar School team.