SUBURBAN MATCHES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20723, 17 November 1930, Page 13

SUBURBAN MATCHES.

THE SENIOR COMPETITION. SECOND SERIES OF GAMES. GOOD START BY GREEN LANE. Tlio .Auckland Cilv and Suburban Cricket Association was compelled to jibstpone the second series of mutches in its senior competition on Saturday ■when heavy rain made the wickets at the Domain unplayable. Play was not commenced until three o'clock and an hour's further rain caused stumps to bo drawn for the. day. A good deal of interest was taken in the match between Green Lane and Albion, two of tho strongest teams in the competition. Green Lane made a good start, scoring 70 runs for the loss of two wickets. It. Lonergan 32 not out, batted well. Against Harbour Hoard, Ponsonby lost three wickets for 67. Invieta had tho use of a fairly good wicket and scored 92 for the loss of nine wickets against Ellerslic. LONEItGAN'S USEFUL INNINGS. GREEN LANE V. ALBION. Tlio toas favoured Green Lane against Albion and Lonergan and Elliott opened cautiously. Tlio latter was smartly caught by U. Stallwortby. Dykes plnyed a useful innings for It. Kerr and Lonergan played bright cricket and carried tho score to 70 when heavy rain caused play to bo abandoned. Scores: — GREEN LANK. —First Innings. R. Lonergnn, not out . . . . . . 32 J Elliott, c R. Stallworthy, b E. Stallworthy . . . . . . . . . 3 H. Dykes, c E. Stallworthy, b R. Stallworthy It A. Kerr not out 21 Total for two wickets .. .. 70 USEFUL PARTNERSHIP. LEWIS SCORES FREELY. Lewis. 31 not out, and Inness. 24, wero associated in a useful partnership for Ponsonby against Harbour Board. Lewis was in particularly good form, scoring freely with nice shots through the covers. Inness batted with plenty of confidence and appeared a little unlucky to bo dismissed leg before. Scores: — PONSONBY.—First Innings. A. Lewis, not out . . 31 E. Masters, Ibw, b Martin . . . . 5 G. Morman, c V. "Williams, b Bennett 1 R. Inness, Ibw, b Martin . . . . .. 24 11. Barnes, not out 3 Extras .. 3 Total for three wickets .. .." 07 WICKET ASSISTS BOWLERS. MATTHEWS TAKES SIX "WICKETS. The Ellerslio bowlers got assistance from the wicket and with the ball bumping considerably tho Invieta batsmen found scoring difficult. Houston (12) and D. Peebles (30) gave Invieta a good start. Watkins (22) also batted well. The remaining batsmen, however, disappointed. Matthews, who took six wickets, bowled well for Ellerslie. Scores INVICTA.—First Innings. P. Houston, c Watkins, 1> Matthews . 12 D. Peebles, c Smith, b Watkins ..> .. 30 A. Watkins, b Matthews .. .. ..22 C. Sterling b Baxter 4 W. Peebles, c Clark, b Matthews .. 2 S. Davis, e and b Matthews .. .. 1 F Cheeseman. not out .. .. 4 A. M oore, e Matthews, b Baxter .. 0 Ti. Rimmer, Ibw. b Matthews .. .. 7 D. Rowe, c Smith, b Matthews .. .. 0 Extras . . 10 Total for nine wickets . . .. ~ 02 SENIOR GRADE B. HARBOUR BOA HI) V. AVONDALE. Harbour Board.—First innings, 3!) (Kirbett 10). Bowling: Simpson took four wickets for 20. Crawford 6ix for 10. Avondale.—First innings, three for 40. declared (Blenuerhassett 21 not out, Browne 20). Bowling: Kirbctt two for 0, Jaouiery one for 8. A two-point win for Avondale by seven wickets. TELEGRAPH V. TRAMWAYS. Telegraph.— innings, 100. Tramways.— l%rst innings, seven wickets for 107. A drawn game. SECOND GRADE. Richmond v. Gas Company.—Gas Company: First innings. 2.31. Bowling: Blineoe took two wickets. Hunt two. Biddoc.k two, Thomas one. Richmond: First innings. 40. Second innings, 44. Bowling: Skeen took nine wickets. Ruby three, Brighton one. Gas Company won by an. innings and lit runs. Green Lane v Tramways.—Tramways: First jnnings, 94. Second innings. 03. Green Lane: First innings. 93. Second innings, 99. FRIENDLY GAME. Invieta v. Fletcher Construction.—lnvieta: 147 for six wickets (Howarth 58 retired, Stone 21. Russell 10 retired). Fletcher Construction: 87 (Drum 15, Lang 29). Bowling: Everitt took five wickets for 8 runs. PUKEKOHE ASSOCIATION. [BV TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORIIESI'ONDENT.] PUKEKOHE. Saturday. Playing in the Pukekohe Cricket Association's senior competition. "Wesley College secured a three point win from "Waiuku today. Waiuku's fust innings, played last Saturday, yielded 81 runs and the team to-day mado 43 (Sampson 14) in the second innings. "Wesley College had 05 runs from their first innings, and compiled another 65 runa"(Hickling not out 44. Kaho 12), for two wickets, in the second innings, wincing by a margin of eight wickets and eix runs.

iii the other pernor match, which concluded to-day, Pukpkohe recured .1 twopoint win from Pnkckohc Technical High School. To Pukekohe's first innings totnl 01 JO!) High School responded to-day with Sr. nuts (Taylor 40). High School wero following on with their second innings when heavy rain ended play, leaving Pukekolio the decision 011 the first innings. Playing to-day in the junior competition Pukrkohe ppenred a three-point win from Wesley College. College hatted first and rnado 41 runs, to which Ptikekolie responded with 30 runs. College's second innings yielded 51 rims, while Pukekohe compiled a further C>B runs for eight wickets. A inntch helwcpn Pukckoho Technical High School and Waiuiiu opened at Waiuku, hut heavy rain caused its abandonment before either side hud completed an innings. PI AKO COMPETriTONS. [ttv TELEGRAPH.--OWN C'OTt T1 F.fPON lIF.N'T. ] 'J'R AItOIJA, Saturday.' The Piako Cricket, Association Shield matches were resumed to day. Paeroa Wanderers played To Aroha North, the game ending in a draw. Rnin prevented Paeroa completing their innings. Tc Aroha batted firs) and scored 152 (C. Wallers, not out, DO, Kemp 10, I'ilkinslon lot. Slack look four wickcln for 40 runs, M. Curtis two for It, Shand two for lit. Wlirn rain slopped piny Paeroa. had lost five wickets for 120 (Slack 'ID. Knight M. Curtis 19). Walters took two for 54. RESULTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. [nv TEEEGUAPII. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCnUNCII. Sunday. The cricket competition was continued yestcrday in finp but. windy weather. Ricearton, '2!2 and 108 runs for four wickets (Cox not out 40, lost to Lancaster Park, 2, r i4 (Dryden 08, Read 48). West Christchurch, 219 (Kerr not out 130) and 147 for six wickets (Allen 59), beat Old Hoys. 174 and I C 9 for nine wickets, declared (Merritt Go. Clroao 52). Hill took six wickets for 50 runs. For Old Hoys Merritt took seven wicket** for 91 and four for 79. Sydenham, 307 (Oliver 00), bent Old Collegians, 221 (Lester oli. Talbot 01). Patrick took five wickets for 52. East Christchurch. 226 1 (Kennedy 66), beat St. Albans, 107 and 201 for tlirre wickets (Crawford not out 127, Condliffc 73). MATCH AT DUNEDIX. [BY TELEGRAM.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUN'EDIN, Sunday. Owiu~ to rain only one senior cricket match could be played at Dunedin yeaterdav. Albion against Cnrisbrook. made 90 (Shepherd 40). Dunning took seven wickets for 40, and Bhint two for 2a. Cansbrook lost one wicket for 30 (Dunning, not out, 30).