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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19799, 21 November 1927, Page 13

CRICKET.

?THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND SERIES COMPLETED. PONSONBY HEADS THE TABLE. The second series or matches in the first round of the Auckland Cricket Association's senior competition was concluded r.n Saturday. The weather was fine, with a cold wind blowing. The rain which fell in the morning did not affect the wiekets to any great extent. North Shore was the only side to gain a comploto win. Ijnited Suburbs wass robbed of like victory through lack of time. Three men were dismissed without scoring when only one run was required for a four-point win, and then stumps were drawn. Eden and Ponsonby won on the first innings from University and Par noil respectively. The following table shows the positions of the teams in the senior championship:— Team. . Won. Lo3t. Draivn. Pts. Ponsonby 2 7 Eden ...... 2 G North Shore ..1 1 —. 5 Y.M.C.A 1 L __ 4 Grafton .... I i 3 United Suburbs ..1 ] y University .... 22 Pamell .. .. 22 NORTH SHORE V. GRAFTON. On the first day North Shore scored 418 hi response to which Grafton made just under half that number of runs. Snedden, Horspool, Sloman and Pope all batted well and then Hopkins and Dykes attacked the bowling vigorously. Grafton followed on end, although Dykes and Horspool gave the side a good atart, with the exception of Hopkins and Wylie, the remaining batsmen did not do much good and the last wicket fell in the final over of the day. North Shore thus won by an innings and !X) runs. Following are the scores;— NORTH SHORE. First Innings 4JB GRAFTON.—First Innings. C. A. Snedden, c Frater. b Webb .. 48 R. K. Wylie, run out, 3 E. Horspool, c Gerrard, b Saunders . . R. Sloman, o and b Johnson .. . .35 K. Pope, run out . . . . .. .. 21 C. P. Hopkins, b Johnson. 1.. 22 Xi. Goodwin, b Player .. .. :.. 2 H. Dykes, not out .. .. ... ~.40 R. Rowntree, b Player .. .. .. 0 ■A. Olsen, run out .. .. .. .. 0 M. Hamilton, b Player •... .. 1 Extras .. .. . 3 Total ' 207 Bowling Analysis.—Player took three ■wickets for 52 runs; Saunders, one for 20; Johnson, two for 107; Webb, one for 2; Coates, none for 17. Second Innings. H. Dykes, c Johnson, b Scott .. .. IS B. Horspool, c Colebourne, b Saunders 24 R. Pope, c and b Saunders .. .. 0 It. Sloman. b Saunders .. .. .. .11 C. P. Hopkins, b Johnson .. ..21 H. K. "Wylie. b Johnson .. .. 17 A. Olsen. c and b Johnson .. .. 13 M. Hamilton, b Saunders .. .. .. 1 L. , Goodwin, at Scott, b Saunders .. 2 R. Rowntree, b Saunders .. .. 0 C. A. Snedden, not out 0 Extrais .. . .. .. ..14 Total *..121 "Bowling Analysis.—Scott took one wicket for 24 runs; Johnson, three for 31; Player, none for 17; Saunders, six For 33. EDEN V. UNIVERSITY. Eden had very little difficulty in obtaining a first innings' lead against University •when their game was continued on No. 2 wicket at Eden Park. Cooper and G. L. Weir both batted cautiously and only seven runs were needed when Cooper was run out owing to a mistake im calling. BrookeSmith and Weir raised the score above University's total of 154, and it reached 212 befora the side was dismissed, G. L. Weir carrying his bat for 44. University's eecortd inningß opeiied disastrously and,, when four wickets fell in rapid succession and G. L. Weir bad taken three wickets for three runs, it seemed that an innings' victory might not be outside Eden's powers.. However, Gee and Barnes stopped the procession and, -when Barnes was dismissed, Bannister and Gee batted very steadily It took them 80 minutes to wipe off a deficit of 58 runs, but when Gee was caught by Butler off Whelan, Matheson and Garrard lost their wickets cheaply. Then came another partnership between Bannister and Dow, who took the total to 153. There was only about a quarter of an hour left for play and stumps were drawn with Eden victorious by 58 runs on the first innings. Following sre the scores:— UNIVERSITY. First Innings '••i r.. 154 Second Innings. R. H. Kelly, run out %. 6 Jj. Schnaeur, bG. L. Weir .. . • 0 K. P. Raifo, c Brooke-Smith, b 6. L. Weir .. .• t i W*. J. Smeeton. b A. Weir . . .. 3 S. S. Wilson, Ibw. b G, L. Weir .. 1 E. C. Gee, c Butler, b, Whelan .. .. 41 H. Barnes, st McCarthy, b Butler .. JO K. G. Bannister, not out . . . . • ■ oi A. M. Matheson, c Bennett, b G. L. Woir - . .. • • .. 16 D. R. Garrard, c Butler, bG. L. Weir 0 P. 11. Dow, b Hockin 11 Extra:» •• 11 Total ..153 Bowling Analysis.—G. L. Weir took five wickets for 38 runs; Hockin, one for none; Whelan. one for 20'; Butler, one for 24; A. F. Weir, one for 27; Cooper, none for 25; Postles, none for 8. EDEN.—First Innings. A. J. Postles, lbw, b Smeeton .. 6 F. McCarthy, lbw, b Matheson .. .. 0 I. W. Cooper, run out .. r „ A. F. Weir, b Barnes .. A. H. Bennett, c Wilson, b Garrard .. 10 V. C. Butler, b Schnauer .. •• •• ~ R. F. W. Whelan, c Dow. b Garrard .. t W. 'Brooke'smithro Ralfe. b Matb«son 20 N. Ellis, "st Kelly, b Garrard .. 12 y. H. E. Hockin, c and b -rarrard .. 0 Extras rr 1 , .... 212 Total *' Bowling Analysis.—Garrard oolc four ■wirketa for 45 runs; Matheson, two for 83, Schnauer, one for 16: B™®®' °P? l° r Smeeton. one foi 29; Gee,, none for

PONSONBY V. PARNELL. On the previous day Pons on by in its first innings and Parnell replied with two wickets for .32. Continuing on Anthonjf' rW J~After dismbsal Parnell was soon .disfc* ng ,Rfci "r\~°k "S for 76 runs. Ponsonbv thus three-point win. Details are as follows. PONSONBY. 223 First Innings .. Second Innings. Tl. Wnrneford, lbw. b Anthony .. • - £ ,1. Commons, c Turbott, b An F. S. Taylor, o Irving, b Goodsr -. s S O S'-'ith. c Stev.-art, b Anthony .. W. Wh: :«t. c Kissl'.ns. b A^ ,h ( ?" y " ]5 T. McLeod. c Duncan, b McCoy .. Js IS". CI. Smallwooa, not out .. •• H. Roy, b Aitken .. >; " " j S. Newdick. o and b McCoy .. 0 X. C. Sneddon, nnsent .. •• .0 J. Langridge, absent •• ** q Exlras .. •• •• ** " . •• 138 Ttowlins Anaiyßis Tr, , thinv fouT^or PARNELL.—First Innings. L. Rigbton. o and b R«J * ** 14 M. Turbott. c Roy. b Sned n .. - 0 H. Duncan, b Snedden •• , g S. A. Irving, c and b Smith .. * ..8 A W. McCoy, b Taylor .. h 62 A. Anthony, c McLeod, b omi»n N. Ooodsir. c Wheeler, b £ e ™;£ b 0 A. G. Aitken. c McLeod, b amuu g ,V. Stewart, not out •• 4 .Extras • • • • " , " •• IGO Bowling took two Snedd'en, two^foV'B*' Taylor, one for 33^ M. Turbott, ' st Wheeler, b Bg nth ;; 3 7 A. McCoy, o Commons, b bnntn 2( , Iv. R. Kissling, not out •• .."Hi A. Anthony, not out •• j! Extras - < •• '' * . , . , ... 76 Total for two wickets .. -• (WQ Bowling An a lysis .9m, )orie for' 18;

UNITED SUBURBS V. Y.M.C.A. United Suburbs held a strong advantage J» e «nd of the first day's play, having for fQUI " wickets m reply to \ .M.C.A. 8 96. Strengthened by the return of Bowley, Y.M.C.A. quickly disposed of the remaining. United Suburb!) batsmen. , J " second innings. Y.M.C.A. scored 10, Bowley playing a fine innings for 65. Kequirmg 57 runs to win outright, United Huburba had scored 56 for two wickets. '"fee men were dismissed without adding to the score and stumps were drawn. United Suburbs winning on the first innings, following are the scores:— Y.M.C.A. First Innings 9G •- tt , Second Innings. <?• -S;. Bowley, b Kerr . ... ... 65 ™ Elliott, c and b Williams ... 11 4* j Ibw - b Williams . . . . 5 n w n lbw. b Kerr 11 rt. Wells, b Kerr , lt 0 _Wayne, b McLaren .. .. ..22 V. Pearce. run ou» 2 F. Pa ton, b Williams .. .. n* W. Gorrie, lbw, b Kerr 21 xx* i? r » c Somers . b McLaren .. 16 H. Riddolls, not out .. ~ 7 Extras .. .. .. ]' 4 Tot . al "175 Bowling Analysis.—Martin took no wickets for 32 runs; Williams, three for °2; Leikis, none for 19; Davis, none for 13; Kerr, four for 48: McLaren, two for 7. UNITED SUBURBS—First Innings. N A. Bushill, c Wells b Elliott .. .. 21 N. Martin, lbw, b Pearce .. .. 0 C. Kerr, b Elliott 51 W- Hendy, c Riddolls, b Elliott .. 73 « T W?t' l enll. c Gorrie. b Pearce .. 23 A. # Leikis, c Riddolls, b Bowley .. .. M R." Somers, b Bowley .. .. 4 O. Davis, run out .. .. ] 3 •I. C. McLaren, st Riddolls, b Elliott 15 A. Williams, not out 2 C. Mills, c Paton, b Bowley .. .. 1 Extras .. g Total .. .. .. .. .. 215 Bowling Analysis.—Pearce took two wickets for 53; R. Riddolls, none for 47; Elliott, four for 47; Poppel, none for 34; Paton. none for 9; Bowley, three for 17. Second Innings. W. Hendy, c Elliott, b Pearce ~ .19 C. Davis, c Bowley, b Pcarco .. ..26 C. Kerr, b Riddolls .. .. .. .. 7 A. Leikis, not out 0 M. Wetherill, c Paton, b Riddolls .! 0 A. Williams, c Riddolls, b Bowley .. 0 Extras • .. ~ 4 Total for five wickets 56 Bowling Analysis.—Bowley took one wicket for 22; Elliott, none for 19; 11. Riddolls. two for 7; Pearce, two for 4. SENIOR B GRADE. / EDEN V. PONSONBY. Eden.—First inningß, 344. Ponsonby: First innings, 149; second innings, 150. Eden won by an innings and 45 runs.