ATHLETIC SPORTS. CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20479, 3 February 1930, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

PLAY ON SOH' WICKETS. parnell increases lead. The first series of matches in (he seroml found of tho Auckland ■ Cricket Association's senior competition was concluded on Saturday, Parnell the leading team, on account of a four-point win, increasing its lead to four points. Rain during Saturday morning made tho wickets very soft, and the principal match, between University anil Eden, did not commence until after three o'clock. Owing to the slow outfields and wickets slow scoring resulted. University managed to make a draw of tho game against Eden, which compiled 223 on tho first day. At stumps University had lost nine wickets for 154 runs, gmeeton (42) being the principal scorer. Ponsonby again failed against the Parnell pttaek and was defeated by an innings. [Wensley took five wickets for 44 runs. United Suburbs' just failed by four runs 5n a splendid effort to pass Y.M.C.A.'s first innings scoro of 223. lverr (55) and Martin (68 not out) gavo very sound exhibitions. Elliott took seven wickets for f?7 runs. North Shore notched its second (win this season by defeating Grafton by an innings. Coates in the first innings took six wickets for 21 runs, and in the second Saunders captured six for 35. The following table shows the present positions of teams in the championship:— P. "W. L. D. Pts. I'jFwneJl ~ ..9 6 ISTTnivemfcy ■ .« 0 -1 1 4 22 Isden - ..9 22 6 19 f?.M.C.A. •• ..9 3 3 3 lb j Iponßonby •» .• 9 3 4 2 1 < 1 terttfton .. .. 9 3 3 3 16 IGSorth Shore .. 9 2 4 3 !.-> | pjuited Suburbs .. 9 G3 10 EDEN' V. UNIVERSITY. f The late start and the state of the wicket 'biade it impossible for University to get :»he required runs for a first innings lead Ifegainst Eden. ( It was just a question •whether University could play out time, and Wilis it just managed to do, the ninth fsricket falling: on time. Smeeton, who cpened the innings, gave a solid display tecores | EDEN. : sTirst; Innings 223 UNIVERSITY.—First Innings. •IL "W. Pearson, lbw. b Mills . . . . 10 <jW. J. Smeeton, c Gillespie, b Butler . . 42 iR. G. Bush, c sub. bA. Weir .. . . 12 !A. M. Matheson, c Gillespie, b A. \\ cir 5 iW. D. Metge, c'G. Weir, b Butler .. 13 McDougall, c sub. b Butler . . . . 1 IL. B. Schnauer, bA. F. Weir .. ..19 E. W. Wells, b Gillespie 20 E. Hay, c Gillespie, b Langton .. 3 p. Burbidge, not out 9 Extras . . ..' . • . . -0 Total for nine wickets 154 Bowling.—A. F. Weir took three wickets 'for 23 runs. Ihitler three for 22. Milk one for 25. Langton one for 31. Gillespie one for 16. Aitken none for 1, G. L. Weir none for 11: ' . Messrs. Duff and Andrews were the umpires. PARNELL V. PONSONBY. Parnell held a strong position against Ponsonby after the first day' 3 play. Foneonby made 51 and 20 for one wicket and Parnell IST. The Parnell bowlers again held the upper hand on Saturday, and Ponsonby only added another 64 runs -o its score, the game finishing at 4.10. Parnell thus secured a four-point win. Vv ensley took five wickets for 41 runs. Scores: PARNELL. First Innings t JI PONSONBY. First Innings 54 Second Innings. K. Burton, c Wensley, b Ooodsir .. 0 F. S. Taylor, c McCoy, b Wensley .. 20 H. Boy, b Anthony . . - - • - ~ ,W. Fletcher, c Aitken, b Wensley .. 5 C. G. Finlayson, b Anthony .. .. 11 S G. Smith, c Aitken. b Wensley . . 22 1,. Monteilh, c McCoy, b Wensley .. 4 C. E. Guiney, c Ooodsir, b Wensley .. 0 D. Cleverley, b Anthony . . .. 2 H. Hunt, b Aitken Sf. Lendrum, not out * Extras 1 Total .... 84 Bowling.—Wensley took five > wickets for runs. Anthony three for 23. Goodsir one for 5, Aitken one for 7. McCoy tfne for 4. Messrs. Levien and Tnrton were the umpires. UNITED SUBURBS V. Y.M.C.A. , The match between Y.M.C.A. and (United Suburbs on the No. 3 wicket at <-£ den Park resulted in a narrow victory for :the former by four runs on the first; innings. Y.M.C.A. had made 223 runs dur'ing the previous clay's play, while United ■Suburbs had lost 110 wickets for 31 runs. Steady batting by Kerr (55) and Martin (68 not out) helped materially to bring United •'Suburbs' total within reach of that . of ("Y.M.C.A., and only 23 runs were required Vhen the last man went in. "'hen 19 of (these had been made a neat catch by Pan- I Uher in the slips brought the game to a fclose. Scores: — Y.M.C.A. STirst Innings .. 223 1 UNITED SUBURBS.—First Innings. jC. Kerr, c Miller, b Elliott .. .. 55 &. Lonerean, c Panther, b Elliott .. 22 'A. Bush ill, c Lyon, b Elliott .. .. 0 !K. Wetherill. c Lyon, b Elliott . . 20 jW. Hendy, c Miller, b Clark . . .• ' !N. Martin, not out 68 W. Webster, lbw. b Elliott, . . .. 18 C. Nolan, c Smith, b Elliott .. .. IF. Watkin, lbw, b Cooper . . . . 5 (A. Leikis. run out . . . . .. 0 (A. Williams, c Panther, b Elliott .. 3 Extras Total • 219 Bowling.—Elliott took seven wickets for JT7 runs, Cooper one for 38. V?t o:fie r° r s7, Lyon none for 4G, A. Riddolls nono for 512. Messrs. Harvey and Haggett were the umpires. ./ NORTH SHORE V. GRAFTON. Grafton could not get within call of INort.h Shore's total of 220 when it resumed it.3 first inning 3 at North Shore on Satur'day, compiling a meagre 75. Horspool scored a good 40 with powerful shovs all ground the wicket, while Hockin also hit ■with effect. Compelled to follow on. Grafiton was neain dismissed cheaply for 112, •giving North Shore a four-point win. A ieaturo of the innings was the hurricane hitting of S. S. Wilson, who took 34 runs of! one over from D. Webb. Scores:— NORTH SHORE. First Innings 220 GRAFTON.—First Innings. G. Sale, o Wheeler, b Coates . . . . 6 W. McCormick, o Frater, b H. Webb . 0 P. Sheen, lbw. b Coates 5 E. Horspool, b Player 40 S. Wilson, b H. Webb 0 C. F. Allcott.Vb Coates 4 N. H. Hockin, c I). Webb, b Player .. 15 H. Wilson, c D. Webb, b Coates .. 3 L. Johnson, c Saunders, b Coates .. 0 L. Wilson, b Coates 0 I?. W. Rowntree, not out .. .. 0 Extras / 2 Total 75 Bowling.--Coates took six wickets for 21 funs. 11. Webb two for 19, Player two for 23. Second Innings. E. Iloraponl. c Goldsworthy, b Saunders 13 P. W. ilp ßowntree, c sub. b Player .. in G. Sale, lbw, b Saunders 17 P. Sheen, cD. Webb, b Saunders ~ 10 f;. F. Allcott, lbw, bD. Webb . . . . 1 N. Hockin, c Bub. b Saunders. . . . . f> S. S. Wilson, c Playpr, b Saunders .. 43 w. McCormick, c Frater, b Saunders . 1 H. Wilson, c and bD. Webb . . . . 0 L. Johnson. »not. out 4 L. Wilson, c Coates, b D. Webb . . 0 Extras 2 Total 112 Bowling.—Saunders took six wickets for 85 runs, D. Webb three for 48, Player one •or 13. Coates none for 14. Messrs. Donaldson and Luke were the urn-1 Sir co.

LOWER GRADE RESULTS.

SENIOR GRADE B

KINGS' V. NORTH SHOaE A

Kind's Old Boys.—First innings: 134

North Shore A.—First innings: 71 (Npismitb 22, Nicolas 15). Bowling: Kisslaig look seven wickets for '24 runs, Simpson one for 20, Palmer two for 15. King's Old Boys.—Second innings: Kissling. c Nicolas, b Naisthitb, 45; Morris, c Lusk, b Nicolas, 2; J. Caughey, b Nicolas, 0; H. Caughey. c sub. b Lusk, 22: Jackson, run out, 8: L. Caughey, not out, 28: Simpson, b Horsley. 30: extras. 0: total for six wickets (declared), 153. Bowling: Nicolas took two wickets for 51 runs, Lusk one for 38, Naismith one for 10, Horsley one for 4.

North Shore.—Second innings: Lusk, run out, 33: Buisson, c Morris, b Kissling, 12: Nicolas, c M. Caughey. b Livingstone, 21; Nnismith. lbw, b Livingstone, 7; B. McIndoe. c Palmer, b Kissling. 1: S. Horsley. c Walker, b Kissling, 27; Archer, b Kissling, 1; Simpson, b Kissling. 2. Smith, not out, 5; extras, 12: total, 124. Bowling: Kissling took five wickets for 40 runs, Livingstone two for 31. King's Old Boys secured u four-point win SECOND GRADE. North. Shore v. Takapuna.—Tnkapuna : First innings, 119 (Cooper 37 not out, Hopkins 29, Craig 15, Yarnton 12). Bowling. Blackie took three wickets for 27 runs, Jackson two for 22. Jacques two for 23, Davies one for 32. Second innings, 84 (Craig 36. Dalton 10). Bowling, Clcul three wickets, Smith four, Davies two. North Shore: First innings, 96 (Jacques 20 not out, Wilson 20, Cleal 19. Oralis ton 17). Bowling. Dalton three wickets, Craig five. Second innings, 112 for seven wickets (Ormiston 48. Cleal 21, Wilson •19 not out). Bowling. Craig six wickets, Dalton two. North Shore won by two wickets. Tamaki v. Parnell.—Parnell: First innings. 47 (Brown 10. Kelly 10. Sharp 10 not. out). Bowling. Graham took one wicket for 3 runs. Fletcher five for 6. Cclemnn two for 24. Second innings, 45 (Lamb 19). Bowling. Williams one for 1. Coleman four for 10, Graham one for 9. Tamaki: First innings, 75 (Webster 35 not out). Bowling. Sharp five for 16. Lamb three for 21. Sayne one for 7. Second innings, one wicket for 20 runs. Tamaki secured a fourpoint win. Mount Albeit v. Western United.—Mount Albert: First innings. 171 (K. Rankin 16. Angus 77, Wilkinson 20. Floyd 12, De Lugar 13. Slaney 18). Bowling. Goldfinch took one wicket for 44 runs. Whimster four for 35, Richardson two for 42. Raethal one for 2S. Western United: First innings, 58 (Holiday 11, Raethal 21). Bowling, De Lugar five for 24, Jamieson two for 18, W. Rankin two for 12. Second innings, 92 (Whimster 15, Raethal 36, Holiday 10, Martin 17). Bowling. Ott one for 20, Hirst four for 21, Jamieson four for 9. Mount Albert won by an innings and 21 runs, a four-point win. . Ponsonby v. Parnell.—Ponsonby; First innings, 59. Second innings, 73 (Scott 11. Stuart 10, Rawle 23. Wallace 13). Bowling: Clapham four for 28. Corbett four for 33, Briggs two for 4. Parnell: First innings, 65. Second innings, 51 (Fulton 12, Chipham 17). Bowling: .Jolly one for 13. L. H. Atkinson two for, 24. Rawle ono for 6, C. E. Atkinson two for 5. THIRD GRADE. Power Board v. W. Y.M.1.—W.Y.M.1.: First innings, 52 (Riddell 18. Murray 12). Second innings, 158 for five wickets ( \\. MacGregor 68 not out, W. Lewis 27, Murray 16, Reid 12 not out. Riddell 13, Crooks 12). Bowling, Robertson took five wickets. Wilson three. Magee four, McDonngh one. Power Board: First innings, 100 (Wilson 29, Green 22, Magee 17). Bowling, W. MacGregor took six wickets for 46 runs, W. Eastoe two for 27. W. Lewis two for 22. Power Board won by 48 runs on the first innings. Telegraph v. Swanson.—Telegraph, 94 (Sparon 15, Holdsworth 15, Bundle 10). Swanson. 33. Telegraph secured a threepoint win. FOURTH GRADE. Excelsior v. North Shore.—Excelsior: First innings, 19. Second innings. 25 (Horrocks 10 not out). Bowling. Prichard took fivo wickets for 20 runs, 'Lockley four for J2. North Shore: First innings*ss (Prichard 18, Cox 14). Bowling, Manning four for 17, Horrocks three for G. North Shore won by on innings and 11 runs, a four-point win. SOUTH AUCKLAND SHIELD. RETENTION BY WAIPA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AWAMUTU. Saturday. Waipa retained possession of the South Auckland Shield in a cricket match at Te A warn utu to-day. when the challengers. Maniapoto. were defeated, by I*7 runs. Batting first, Waipa scored 261 runs for eight wickets, declared (Winter 41, C. Tarr 36. R. Mexted 23, Becchey 53 and Lord 56) Maniapoto scored 71 (McLcod 25. S. J. Timms 16). Bowline for Maniapoto Hughes took three wickets for 18 runs, Patrick three for 100 and N. Lusk one for 62. For -Waipa M. Barnett took five wickets for 16 runs, Tarr two for 15. R- Snowden two for 20 and IT. K. Smith one for 13.

CENTURY TO MARK NICHOLLS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—I'ItESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Sunday.

Senior cricket matches yesterday resulted: —University, 333. v. Kilbirnie. '277; Old Boys. 212 and three wickets for 101. y. Institute, 306 for six wickets: Wellington, 298, v. Petone, 255: Hutt, 252, nnd 87 for none. v. Midland, 20f> The best performances were: —Batting: Reynolds (Old Boys). 50, not out; Bilby (Institute). IQO Dempster (Institute), 75; M. Nicjiolls (Petone). 102: Glover (Petone). 62. Bowling: Cousins (Wellington), seven for 67. CHRISTCHURCH GAMES.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The cricket competition was resumed yesterday in good weather. Linwood n ™ c '® ilo and Old Boys 132. Riccarton made 231 (Allen 54T Powell 59). ami Old Collegians 57 for five wickets. St. Alban s made r l>o (O'Brien 53), and Sydenham made nine runs for no wickets. East Chnstchurch made 206 (Davis 62, Brosnahan oi),. and West Cbristchurch have lost three wickets for nine runs.