CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19857, 30 January 1928, Page 13

CRICKET.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. . SIXTH SERIES COMMENCED. TWO CENTURIES SCORED. The sixth series of matches in the first found of the Auckland Cricket Association's senior competition was commenced on Saturday under ideal conditions. Fast wickets and outfields favoured Hie batsmen and some good scores were registered. Parnell and University occupied the No. 1 wicket at Eden Park, the • former compiling 267, of which the veteran, Duncan, scored just a century. University has replied with 52 for two wickets. United Suburbs won the toss against Eden and put its opponents in. Both sides had players with the representative team in Wellington, but Eden filled up its eleven and batted a full side. It compiled 224, Postles being unfortunate in just missing the century by one run. United Suburbs lias made a good start • with 48 for one wicket. A very solid innings for 145 by Langridge enabled Ponsonby to run up 388, the highest scoro of the day, against Grafton, which has replied with 27 for cne wicket. At North Shore the local team lias its game well in hand against Y.M.C.A.' North Shore made 214 (Frater 70), but Y.M.C.A. collapsed and was dismissed for 43. Saunders gained the fine bowling average of seven wickets for 17 runs. Fol'owing are details of the play:— PARNELL V. UNIVERSITY. Due mainly to some fine batting by Duncan, Pannell made a, good start in its game against University on No. 1 wicket at Eden Park. Against an attack that was weakened ■qv ioe aosence of MctthesoD, Parnell ran up SB7 in good time. Duncan showing a return to the form that won him an Otago representative cup in scoring a fine century. Smeeton took five wickets for 40 runs. University list two wickets for 52 before stumps were drawn for the day. Scores:— PARNELL. —First Innings. g. C. Hay. Ibw, b Garrard .. >. 35 H. Duncan, c Kelly, b Smeeton. . . . . 100 I. Macallan, run out 17 A. E. Irving, Ibw. b Gee 0 A. W. McCoy, b Bannister 48 K. W. Turbott. o Schnauer, b Smeeton . 4 R. R. Kissling, not out 35 R, Stehr, o Burbidge, b Gee .. ~ 8 A. G. Aitken. b Smeeton . . . > ». 4 F. Goodsir. Ibw, b Smeeton .. .. 0 V. J. Stewart, b Smeeton , . . . . 0 Extras < .. -. ■ • • • ~ 16 Total 267 Bowling Analysis.—Smeeton took five wiciets for 40 runs. Gee two for 71, Bannister orne for 20. Garrard one for 85. Schnauer Hone for 13, Burbidge none for 22. UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. W. J. Smeeton. c Hay. b Aitken . . . . 28 35. G. Bannister, b Aitken 3 L. B. Schnauer, not - out .14 R. H. Kelly, not out .. .. ». 0 Extras . " Total for two wickets . ■ m » . 52 EDEN V. UNITED SUBURBS. Batting first, Eden made 224 agai.nst United Suburbs at Eden Park N. 2 wicket. United Suburbs had opened its account with 48 runs for the loss of one wicket when stumps were drawn. United Suburbs could not field a full team, and three Edem players were called on to act as substitutes; Eden s early batsmen took full advantage of the conditions, and made the most of somewhat irdifferent bowling. A feature of (ho game was Posiles'- fine score of 99. He played ioumdlv throughout, making his runs by strokes all roana the wicket. Especially tow»rd the - end of Eden's innings. United jjeburbs' fielding was keen. Scores: — EDEN.—First Innings. A. J. Postles, c sub., b Martin . . « . 99 H. Bennett, c Sub., b Davis _.. „. 13 K. D. Gillespie, c Sub., b Martin .. 2/ F. McCarthy, c and b Martin .. „. 25 V. Butler, c Leikis, b Martin .. ». 0 W. Brooke-Smith, b Kerr . . .. ... 20 H. Buisson, c and b Martin .. . • 4 G. B. Cnmmings, b Martin 0 J. Phillpotts, rot out . . .. / . . . . 10 A. Gillespie, >; and b Martin .. • • 1 S. Fraser, b Martin 0 Extras -_2i> Total - - . . 224 Bowling Analysis.—Martin took eight wickets for 54 runs, Davis one for 13, Kerr one for 55, Somers, none for 8, Atkinson, none for 11, Bush.ll none for 17, Leikis none for 41. UNITED SUBURBS.—First Innings. A. Bnshill, not out . . 24 C. Davis, b Fraser .. " C. Kerr, not out . . . . • • • • * J? Extras . .. , v ' Total for on© wicket .» *» ». 48 EONSONBY V. GRAFTON. Pcnsonby won the toss against Grafton en No. 3 wicket at Eden Park, and taking full advantage of the conditions, compiled the good total of 388 for nine wickets. A place was kept open for N C Snedden, who was in Wellington. Langridge scored his first century in club cricket in Auckland, compiling a very sound 149 before being dismissed. Batsmen who followed tc.olc advantage of a loose attack. Grafton had made 27 for the loss of one wicket when stumps were drawn. Scores:— PONSGNBY.—First Innings. J. Lamgrklge, c Goodwin, b Dykes .. 149 T. McLeod, c Horspool, b Goodwin . . P. Taylor, b' Turvey . . •• • ■ •• f! S. G. Snitih. c Goodwin, b Turvey . . 20 C. G. Guiney, si Horspool.b Turvey . . b N. Lendrum, c Wylie. b aoodwm .. oa J. Commons, c Dykes, b Goodwin .. 20 H. E. Warneford. st Wylie. b Dykes .. 37 W. Wheeler, b Horspool h } H. Ray, not out - • • • - • • • „ J*. C. Snedden, absent .. .» Extras . .. > 1 • • ** • • _ Total •• •* 393 Bowling Analysis.—Turvey took three wickets for G4 runs. Goodwin three for <7, Dykes two for 63, Horspool one for 52, Oisen none for 60, Hamilton none j'or 26, Wylie none for 20, Sloman none lot 9. GRAFTON—First Innings. ." C. P. Hopkins, c Langridge, b Smith .. 1 E. Horspool. not out . . . . • • " " o R. K. Wylie, not out ... .. »• •/ Extras « • * Total for cne wicket . * .« »« 27 ( _ NORTH SHORE V. Y.M.C.A. On the North Shore ground, Y.M.C.A. "on the toss and, being without the services of Bowley, sent North Shore to the tickets. After one wicket had fallen for only eight runs, Frater, Bush and Gerrard hatted freely, and the innings finally closed for 214. Y.M.C.A.'s innings proved a debacle, the whole side being dismissed shortly before the closing hour for otnly 43 runs. Saunders, bowling f9r North Shore, finished *rith seven wickets at a total coist of 17 tuns. Scores: — NORTH SHORE.—First Innings. R. E. Frater, c sub., b Peoppel .. • • 70 ii. Monteith, c Hunt, b Elliott . . 2 J. Bush, b Pearce ;>;? P. Gerrard, run out .. .. • • •\t ™ fi. Walters, st Hunt, b Peoppel . .. M L. Snunderc, b Lyon * A. Si-ott, r.ot out . . L. Co'obourno. b Peoppel _ J D. Webb, b Elliott \ H; Webb, c Hunt, b Elliott 0 C. C. Ducre, absent . . .» •• • • A i Extras . _ lo Total «• •• • • 214 Bowling Analysis.—-Lyon took one wicket for 52 runs. Elliott three for 34. Peoppel three for 63, Pearce one for 2i, Kiddoi.s llone tor 29. Y.M.C.A. —First Innings. R. Riidolls, run out .. .. •• •» A. W>lls, st Frater. b Saunders . . . C T. Lyon, c Gerrard, b Saunders . . . . W. Some. Ibw. V> Saunders .. .. 8 F. Peoppel, b Scott • • • • • • ® E. V Pearce. st Frater. b Saunders, . . .! D. Miller, c Frater, b Saunders . . .. C. Otter c Colebourne. b Saunders .. 0 11. Hunt, c Bub., 1) Saundera . . : . 2 , . L. Elliott, not out h. H. Bowley, absent *' Extras •• J Total i -• •• Bowling Analysis.—Saunders took seven %i«ktls for 17 rune, Sc«tt one for 17.

SENIOR fe GRADE. NORTH SHORE A V. EDEN. North Shore.-—First innings, 295 (F. Archer 101, N,. Goldsworthy 45, D. Lusk 31, W. Coates 31, W. Edmonds 2G riot out, M. Archer 15, es;tra3 32). Bowling: "Webster took si:c tickets for 74 runs, Angell one for 35, Beale one for 3t>, Caughey one for 49. Eden.—First innings, four wickets for 29 (Blyth 11), Bowling: Coatea four wickets for 7 runs. THIRD GRADE. "Western United v. C.C.C.C.—C.C.C.C.: First innings, 07 (Craig 47) Bowling: L. Goldfinch took seven wickets for 28 runs, A. Whimster three for 34. Western United: First innings, 159 for two wickets, declared, (W. Smith 73 not out, G. Jones !?2, W. Dobson 19). C.C.C.C.: Second innnigs. 7G (Craig 22, Feist 19), Bowling: W. Dobson took fi\e wickets for 36 runs, L. Goldfinch four for 24, A. Whiraster none for 5. Western United won by an innings and 16 runs—a four-point win. A feature v® :Ena^c k was the fine first-wicket partnersuin of Smith and Jones, who'put on 114 runs before being separated.