SUBURBAN MATCHES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20421, 25 November 1929, Page 14

SUBURBAN MATCHES.

FAILURE OF PONSONBY.

SOME EXCELLENT BATTING,

ROBERTSHAW'S FINE BOWLING. After experiencing several wot Saturdays tho Auckland Suburban Cricket Association was favoured with good condi- ' tions on Saturday when tho second sorios : : of matches was commenced. On fast 1 wickets several fino performances with ' tho bat. wero registered. Excellent bowling, t 00, was a feature of the day's crickok Batting for Harbour Bo&\rcJ, A. Dunning, 1 with 73, was the principal scorer. Broese, ' 63 not out, also batted splendidly. For Green Lane, R. Wroath, 67, K. Paxton, 42, and T. Clark, 52, each pfoyed a useful innings. C. lfollis made 71 for Ellerslie, while Gates added 60. Tho bowling honours went to W. Robertshaw, of Ponsonby, who took seven wickets for 28, a really fino performance. Matthews, Harbour Board, bowled well to get sovon wickets for 59. Most interost was centred round tho ; meeting of Ellerslie and Ponsonby on No. j 2 wicket. When Ellerslio compiled 206, ; the scoro did not seem beyond Ponsonby. However, last year's runners-up did not do so well as oxpoctod, and are in a bad position, having lost seven wickets for 124. A solid stand with Robertshaw and Withers, the not out batsmen, may be Ponsonby's salvation. Cautious Opening. Ellerslie was fortunate to win the toss, and Yates and Hethorington played cautious cricket. Both adopted a defensive attitude, for the bowling of Barnes and Cooper was very accurate. In fact, half an hour had passed before tho score •reached 20. Soon afterwards Hetherington was bowled by Withers for 29. His batting was characterised by forceful driving. Ilollis joined Gates ind gavo two chances in his first over. Luck, however, stood to Hollis, who after giving a third chance at eight got going and scored freely all round the wicket. The cricket was bright at this stage and a hundred was scored in ninety minuses. The partnership, which added 142, was broken when Gates was caught by Edmunds behind the stumps for 60. Tine Ellerslie captain played a most patient innings, being content to score singles with well-placed shots. Robertshaw was given a turn with the ball and in his second over got both Williams and Watkins with successive balls. Burton added only six when Robertshaw beat him with a beauty which scarcely left the ground. Watts and Elliott wero also included among Robertshaw's victims in his next over. Colt's Good Showing. Matthews made an effort to keep up fiis wicket for Hollis, the colt having carried his scoro to 71.- He then pulled one to leg and the ball rose high off tho bat, Edmunds running from behind the wickets to take a smart catch. While ho was lucky at the start, Holli* gavo a good display. He hit with the full face of the bat, and scored a lot of runs with solid off 'driving. Matthews carried his bat. for 13, and Ellerslie's innings closed for 206. , , Robertshaw,, who was Ponsonby s most successful bowler, has not figured as one of the regular trundlers for some time. On Saturday, however, ho bowled a goodlength ball which came off the wicket with plenty of snap. He sent clown only nine overs, one of which was a maiden, and ho secured seven wickets for 28. Robertshaw is one of the keenest player 3 ' in the association. Edmunds and Morman opened conh- ' dentlv for Fonsonby, without taking any i unduo risks. Tho pair seemed content to scoro off tho loose ones, as the bowlers , kept a good length. J. Matthews bowled particularly well, and every run off his 3 bowling had to be earned. Edmunds 3 scored 13 and then Matthews bowled him } with- a nice-length ball. Masters added 26 to the score, compiled mostly by pull i shots, tho hall landing clear of the field. i Morman gave a nice display for 2b, at 1 which figu'.-e ho hit ono back to Matthews. 1 Sallen was expected to get runs, but was :1 bowled by Watts on reaching double o figures. Barnes scored freely for 17. The n ex-University player executed several c splendid drives past the covers. After tho dismissal of Cooper and Mills, Ponsonby y was in a bad way. Robertshaw and 3 Withers carried on until stumps. Brilliant Fielding, t Green Lane did not begin too well n against W.Y.M.1., but a great stand by d Wroath and Paxton proved i s salvation, e Clark also added considerably to tho g score, and the innings closed for -ML It I- was W.Y.M.I.'s second game in tho d senior grade, and tho colts above all I. thincrs, gave a brilliant exhibition in tho field. Several brilliant catches wero a effected, while from the outfield two bats- •• men, Hughes and Scarboro, wero thrown h ° U \Vroath, 67, gave a very fine display, h jj c timed his strokes well and revealed a nico leg shot off tho fast bowlers. Wroath '* scored eight boundaries. Paxton, a leits hander, compiled 42 in quick time. Ho punished the bowling with well directed 0 pull shots. Seven fours were included in 0 his total. ■ There are few more stylish bats than Clark, whose 52 was compiled with perfect cricket. Clark played a . straight bat to every ball pitched on tho u wicket. With good coaching he should bo j an outstanding batsman. With the exception of H. Watts, wfio D scored 14. Green Lane's batsmen disaps pointed. W.Y.M.I, has a fast bowler in Allen, who is likely to get wickets in tho r best company. W.Y.M.L has been set 1 an almost impossible task to overtsiko r Qreen Lane's score. Tho colts have lost i three wickets for 32. Kerr and Scarboro - wero the only Ellerslio bowlers tried.

Harbour Board Leads. Harbour Board, which won the championship last, season, was responsible for a good display by dismissing Albion for 145, and passing that total for the loss of ono wicket. Judicious handling of Harbour Board's bowling prevented any of Albion's batsmen from getting going. No fewer than six bowlers wero tried, and, with the exception of Matthews, fivo overs wero the most sent down. Mincham, 33 not o-it,, played a good innings for Albion, lie used his feet to advantage, and opened his shoulders to any loose bowling. Viscoo, 20, batted solidly, and was unlucky to be caught. Stallworthy added 21 in quick time, while Collins, 11, and Longville, 11, were too impatient to make' runs.

Harbour Board has always had good opening batsmen, and Breeso and Dunning upheld the reputation. It would have taken far stronger bowling than Albion's to have separated tho pair, who carried the score to 120 before Dunning was dimissed. In getting 73 Dunning registered the highest total this season. He showed scant respect for any balls pitched on tho offside. Breeso was unheal en for 63. and, as in other seasons, may bo tho first batsman to reach tho century.