CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20171, 4 February 1929, Page 13

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. COMPLETION OF xFIRST ROUND. PONSONBY'S USEFUL LEAD. The first round of matches in the [Auckland Cricket Association's senior championship competition was concluded on Saturday. The weather was dull though fine, and the wickets in good order, with the result, the batsmen held the upper hand throughout the afternoon. Pain set in shortly before six o'clock, causing an early cessation of play. Two of the games at Eden Park were drawn, Y.M.C.A. and Parnell, which had made tig totals on the first day, being unable to dispose of United Suburbs and Eden respectively. Ponsonby and Grafton gained first innings victories over University and North Shore. Ponsonby's win again places the side at the head of the championship list, and it has a useful lead with which to commence the second series of matches. Two centuries were scored at Eden Park, J. E. Mills making 129 not out for Eden against'Parnell, and L. J. Monteith contributing 101 to Ponsonby's total against University. S. G. Smith (Ponsonby), H. D. Gillespie (Eden), M. Webster and C. Kerr (United Suburbs), and A. S. Player and J. T. Bush (North Shore) all passed the half-century mark. The following table shows the positions cf the teams at the conclusion of the first round:— Team. W. L. D. Pts. Ponsonby .. 5 1 1 19 University ..4 3 Eden .. ..0 Y'.M.C.A. . . 3 3 1 14 Grafton . . ; . 3 3 1 31 North Shore .. 3 3 1 13 Parnell . .. 1 5 1 11 United Suburbs 15 1 8 Following are details of Saturday's P'ay:— Y.M.C.A. V. UNITED SUBURBS. Y.M.C.A. scored 365 for six wickets on •the first day and the innings was declared closed on Saturday. United Suburbs stayed at the wickets all the afternoon to make a drawn game of it. The total at the drawing of stumps was 319 for nine wickets. Bowley was absent from the Y.M.C.A. team and tHis made a great deal of difference to the side Hard hitting by Kerr, and useful partnerships by Stotter and Smith, and by Webster and Leikia took all the sting out of: a weak Y.M.C.A attack. Scores:— Y.M.C.A.—First Innings 365 for six wickets (declared).

UNITED SUBURBS.—First Innings. A. Bushill, c Miller, b Riddolls .. .. 13 C.- Kerr, c and b Elliott . . .. G2 M Wetherill. b Lyon . 3 W Hendy, o Hunt, b Sutcliffe .. .. 5 B. St'otter. b Elliott . .. . , .. 45 N. Martin, -lbw. b Elliott .. .. . . 0 G. F-. Smith, lbw, b Lyon 35 A. Vfilliams. c Stallworthy. b Lyon .. 11 M. Webster. not out . . . . . .. 81 A. Leikis, o Stallworthy, b Kemp .. 33 G. McLaren cot out 17 Extras .. 14 Total for nine wicketa 319 Bowling Analysis.—Lyon took three wickets for .94 runs. Riddolla one for 2S. Sutcliffe one for 23. El'iott three for 114, Stallworthy none for 8, Miller none for 16. Paton none for 8. Kemp one for 14. PARNELL V. EDE^i. Parnell. scored 34G for five wickets on the first day. and. continuing for another halfhour on Saturday, carried its total to 387 for ■even wickets before declaring. Eden made a good response, having scored 273 for five ■wickets when stumps were drawn, a bright partnership between Mills and Gillespie added 96 runs for fhe second wicket, while Mills and Brooke-Smith put on 59, unfinished, at the end. Mills carried his bat for a nicely played 129 not out. Scores:— PARNELL.—Firsv Innings. S. C. Hay, c McCarthy,' b G. L. Weir . . 81 P. E.- Whitelaw. c G. L. Weir, b Postles . 27 H. Duncan, c McCarthy, b Butler . . 21 A. W. McCoy. b Cooper .. , .. 12 • A. Anthony, c Gillespie, b G. L. Woir . . 115 M. W. Turbott, lbw. b Whelan .. ..49 R. R.. Kissling, b Butler 23 .R. W. Stehr. not out ..31 von Rotter, not out .. . .. 13 Extras 35 Total for seven wickets (declared) . . 357 Bowling Analysis.—G. L. Weir took two •wickets for 70 runs. Butler two for 125, Postles one for 22. Mills none for 34. Cooper one for 53. A. F. Weir none for 24. Whelan one for 19. Brooke-Smith none for 5. EDEN.—First Innings. • J. E. Mills, not out .. . 129 G. L. Weir, c Turbott. b Aitken . . .. 22 H. D. Gillespie, c von Rotter, b Aitken . 57 A'. J. Postles. hit wicket, b Duncan .. 51 A. F. Weir, run out 12 R. F. Whelan. b McCoy 2 iW. Brooke-Smith, not out .. . • . . 28 Extras 12 Total for five wickets . . . . . • 273 Bowling Analysis.—McCoy took one wicket for 98 runs. Kissling none for 34, Aitken two for 63. Anthony none for 38. Duncan one for 16. Hay none for 12. "* PONSONBY V. UNIVERSITY. On the No. 3 wicket at, Eden' Park Poniotiby experienced little difficulty in making •he reauired runs against University, and scored an easy win on the first innings. On ■the first ■ day's play University made 208 end Ponsonby replied for 42 for no wickets. A fine third wicket partnership between Monteith and SmitU added ICS runs, the University total bt'ns passed with seven ■wickets in hand. Monteith played an excellent innings for 101. Scores: — UNIVERSITY. First Innings . 208 PONSONBY.—First Innings. T. McLeod, c Browne, b Matheson .. 3S C. E. Guiney. c Browne, b Garrard . . 25 1». Monteith. b Schnauer 10) ti. G. Smith, b Bush 66 !N. CJ. Snedden, b Bush .. . • . • 0 F. S. Taylor, not out . . . . . . . . 21 H. E. Warneford. not out .. » ..13 Extras - . . .. 18 Total for five wicke'.3 282

Bowling Analysis.—Malheson took 011 c wic&et for 73 runs. Dunning none for 10, Hay none for 15. Gee none for 31. Smeeton none for 19. Garrard one for SO. Bush two for 17. Schnauer one for GO. GRAFTON V. NORTH SHORE. Grafton secured a win on the first innings V>v 132 runs against North Shore, pla-ying at. Devonport. North Shore in its first, innings on the previous Saturday mn.de_Bo. and Grafton had lost six wickets for 179 runs. The latter total was carried to 213. North Shore batted again. and when play w;as abandoned, owing to the bad light and rain, had made 221 runs for the loss of five ■wickets. There was a troublesome wind Wowing diagonally across the pitch, handicapping the bowlers to snmo extent, and making conditions fairly unpleasant after the tea, adjournment. Scores : GRAFTON.—First Innings. E. Hnrsriool. Ibw. b Coates \ . . . . . H J. Langridge. c Saunders, b Player .. 11 G. Sale, b Webb . t>4 C. C. Walters. Ibw. b Plnver . . . . 0 N. H. Hockin. c Archer, b Player . . 25 R. G. Sloman. b Saunders 1-' R. C/liffe. c Player, b Saunders . . . . 0 G. L. Goodwin, c Naismilh. b Webb . . 4> E. G. Bannister, not out 24 J. Wylie, c Gerrard. b Webb . . • • E. W. Rowntree, c Bush b Webb .. 11 Ejtras ~ 11 Total ./21S Bowling Analysis.—Coates took one wicket lor 76 runs. Player three for 51. Saunders two for- 16. Webb four for 61. NORTH SHORE. First Inuiuss .. .. .. . • *. EG - , ' Second Innings. Ji. E. Frater, b Langridge .. <• » . 33 P. Gerrard. b Langridge 24 iN. Archer, b Langridge 7 A. S. Player, b Bannister . . .... 70 Xi. H. Saunders, c Wylie. b Horspool . . 1 J. T. .Bush, not out 60 iF. Nuismith. not out . . . . .. .. 10 Extras .. .. 10 Total for five wickets .. - •. 221

SENIOR GRADE B. UNIVERSITY V. WINDMILL. . University—First innings: 114. Second innings: Wilson, c Cox. b Obren, 7: Pearson. b Stewart. 31: McDougall, c Obren. b Stewart. 31; Macklow. 6 Clarke, b Stewart. 17; Hudson, c Obren. b Clarke. 32: Simpson, c sub, b Stewart. 1; Clarkson. c Obren, b Clarke, 0: Hately, not out. 31: Horrocks. c Obren. b Clarke. 4: McKean. ° Obren. b Stewart. 2: extras, 15. Total, 1/1.. Bowling: Stewart took five wickets f °r 56 runs. Clarke three for 06. \\ indniill.—First innings: -271 (Clark ST. Davies 19. Wood 13. Stewart 75. Cox 21. Obren 04, Sinclair 12). Bowline: Simpson five for 45, Clarkson three for 58. McDougall two for 32. Second ioninc3: Gallagher, b Simpson. 0; Mcintosh, c McKean. b kJ? r kson. o. Obren. c sub, b Simpson. 0; W. R. Obren. not out. 5: Stewart, b Clarkson. 0* Davies. not out, 5: extras. 7. lotal for four wickets. 19. Bowling: Simpson two for 5. Clarkson two for 5. Windmill won by six wickets. ST.M.C.A. V. PARNELL. . Y.M.C.A.—First innings: 120. Second ummgs: G2 (Riddolls 10). Bowling: Singleton four for 24. Bell two for 24. Lewis three for 2. Parnell.—First innings: 191 (Badeley 26. Murray 16. Dow 21, Lewis 67. not out). Bowling: Riddolls five wickets. Parnell won by an innings and nine runs—a four-point win. SECOND GRADE. Parnell A v. Grafton.—Grafton: First innings, 94: second innings, 82 (Dykes 26). Bowling. Kelly four wickets. Kenny two. Cock two. Parnell: First innings. 71: second innings, 100 (Kelly 24 not out. Cock 20, Kenny 18, Brown 11). Bowling: Sneddon three wickets. Stone three. Grafton won by five runs—a four-point win. Parnell B v. _ Western Springs.—Western Springs: First innings, 96; second innings. 59. Parnell: First innings, 105: second innings, 60 for four'wickets (Walker 10. Fulton 17, Stehr 12, not out). Parnell won by seven wickets—a four-point win. Western United .. Balmoral.—Balmoral: First innings, 81 (Seaton 19, Barber 16. Johnson 12). {fowling: Donaldson five for 18. Goldfinch four for 29. R'aethel none for 19. Second innings, 79 (May 39. Barber 11). Bowling: Raethel two for 4. Goldfinch two for 13. Whimster two for 39. Donaldson one for 17. Western United: First innings. 112 (Donaldson 44, W Gillam 36). Bowling: Young four for 23. Second innings. 88 for two wickets (Donaldson 27. not out. Smith 26. W. Gillam 17. not, out). Western United won by eight wickets—a four-point win. THIRD GRADE. W.Y.M.I. v. Power Board.—W.Y.M.l.: First innings, 152 (W. Woods 31. R. Kasper 30, D. Chapman 17, W. Corney 15, W. Murray 22). Bowling for Power Board: Wilson six wickets, Strong three wickets. Power Board: First innings, 39 (A. Strong 11, Wilson 12). Bowling for W.Y.M.1.: W. Corney six wickets for 20 runs, H. Chapman two 'for 11, K. Scott one for 6. W.Y.M.I, wou by 113 runs on the first innings. Western Springs v. Aotearoa.—Western" Springs: First innings, 63 (Tinmiins 38 not out, Cooke 11). Bowling for Aotearoa: Davison five for IG, Enevoldson two for 3, Bowles_ two for 12, Dixon one for 20. Aotearoa: First innings, 62 (Knobbs 25, Davison 13). Bowling_ for Western Springs: Ratcliffo five wickets. Cooke two, McGarthe three. Western Springs: Second innings, 90 declared (Ratcliffe 62 l.ot out, Cooke 21). Bowling for Aotearoa: Davison one wicket, Enevoldson two, Dixon one. Aotearoa: Second innings, 95 for four wickets (Davison 60 not out, McDonald 10). Bowling for Western Springs: Cooke two wickets. Jones two. Aotearoa won by 6ix wickets and 3 runs—a four-point win. FOURTH GRADE. .'W.Y.M.I. v. Kingsland.—W.Y.M.l.: First innings, 33 (Thornley 25). Second innings. 28 (W. McGregor 11). Bowling for Kingsland: Wildm.an 12 wickets. Chambers four. Kingsland: First innings, 137 (Burke 35, Wildman 28, Manning 16. Wolloxhall 18). Bowling for W.Y.M.1.: W. McGreeor two wickets. J. MacGregor six. R. Thomle.v two. Kingsland won by an innings and 71 runs. WHITFORD V. DRURY. A match wa3 played at Drury on Saturday between teams representing Drury and VVhifford. The latter batted first and compiled 241 (Welch 102. retired. Totty 45. retired). Whitford replied with 46. and following on, made 89 for eight wickets. GAMES AT HAMILTON. [By TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Sunday. Tho Waikato Cricket Association's senior competition was continued yesterday. Frankton defeated Hamilton by 31 runs. Frankton made 165 in their first innings and 141 in their second, while Hamilton compiled 140 in the first innings and 115 in the second. Hamilton East drew with Old Boys. Hamilton East made 103 and in the second innings 2-35 for six wickets. Old Boys made 139 in the first innings and 199 in the second. RESULTS IN WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIAT'OX. ] WELLINGTON. Sunday. A sharp shower of rain about two o'clock yesterday afternoon made the wickets, easy when play in the cricket championship competition was continued, but batsmen were' puzzled by the varying pace of the balls. Old Boys. 346. beat Wellington. 92 and 319 for nine wickets. Kilbirnie, 409 (W. J. R. Christofferson 117. S. Ward 112). beat Institute, 328. Hutt, 322 runs for six wickets, drew with University. 249 for seven wickets (R. H. C. Mackenzie 94). Petone. 374 and 117, beat Midland. 141 (Baker 55) and 65 for two wickets. For Midland Baker took six wickets for 41 runs, and for Petone Brice five for 56. The positions on the championship table are:—Wellington, 13 points: Old Boys, 11; University. 11: Midland. 10: Institute. 8: Kilbirnie, 7; Petone, 7; Hutt, 6. PLAY IN CHRISTCHURCH. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] CHRISTCHUROH, Sunday. The senior cricket competition was resumed yesterday in ideal weather. Against Riccarton East Christchurch made 316 (Kennedy 110), Hiccarton made 27 runs for the loss of two wickets. Old Collegians made 143 and Old Boys 161 for seven wickets. For Old Boys Merritt took eight wickets for 66 runs. .. - In the match with Sydenham West Christchurch made 182 and Sydenham had mado 62 for six wickets when stumps were drawn. St. Albans made 157 (Crawford 69) against Linwood, who have scored 55 runs without loss.

DUNEDIN CHAMPIONSHIP. [BY TELEGBAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUKEDIN, Sunday. The senior cricket matches were played in beautiful weather yesterday. Against C'arisbrook Albion scored 210 (Caskie 63. MoCallum 54, Silver not out 52). Douglas took four wickets for 33 runs. Cam brook had compiled 40 runs without loss when stumps were drawn. Colts were dismissed by Grange for 12G (Eastman 37, Miller 2<i.) Lenn took five wickets tor 3S runs and Galland four for 28. Grange has lost two wickets for 10. Old Boys occupied the wickets all t.ho afternoon against Grange, compiling 329 for five wickets. Dickinson gave a chanceless display for 123, Harraway scored 70 not out and Gale 54.