CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20758, 29 December 1930, Page 13

CRICKET.

'JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. y/ELLINGTON BEATS AUCKLAND. I VICTORY ON FIRST INNINGS. Tho annunl cricket match for the Brabin Cup between ths Auckland and Wellington junior representative teams was concluded at Eden Park on Saturday, tho match resulting in a. win for Wellington by IR7 runs on the first innings. Tho weather was perfect and tho wicket played true. With five wickets down for 109 runs from the previous day's play in roply to Wellington's first- innings total of 316. Auckland icsumed its innings, and tho total was taken to 140 before the side was dismissed. Tho remaining Auckland batsmen did not show • up promisingly and tho deficit of 167 runs on. the first innings was a fair reflex of ' ! the play. Mallard was tho most successful bowler for the visitors, taking three wickets for 21 runs. His slow, flighty deliveries fyid iho batsmen scratching on many occaBions. Auckland was forced to follow on. and this time the batsmen did not experience so much difficulty with the bowling. u profitable innings yielding 2SO runs. Angus batted well for 72. wjiilo Maclndoe, 62, Gillies. 42, and Everson. 34. also batted splendidly. Ashenden was the only bowler to offer many difficulties in this inning 3 and his average was seven wickets for CI runs. Wellington made a bold effort to gain . the runs needed for the outright win, ' the score at stumps being 72 for three •wickets. . Reynolds batted very aftraciively to compile 48. Following are tho details:f WELLINGTON. First Innings „ *.316 Second Innings. Cleave, lbw, b Burke .. .. 5 Reynolds, o Gillies, b McGehan ( ... 1 O'Loughlin. c Maclndoe, b Burka ... 4S Duffy, not out Ell, not out .. ~.1 ... 3 Extras ... 4 Total for three wickets . iri .... 70 Bowling.—Burke took two wickets for 17 tuns, McGehan one for 31, Gillies none for 19, Davies none for 1. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Angus, o O'Loughlin, b Stephenson 29 Everson, b Mallard 1.. 35 McGehan, o Ell, b Duffy .. !.. 19 Hastings, b Duffy , 5 Stuart, c Duffy, b Ashenden . 2 Maclndoe, b Mallard .. ig Gillies, 0 Cleave, b Mallard i. ,t ; .. 3 Wilkinson, b Ashenden .. t ... . 8 Burke, b Stephonson 1. .1 ~ t .. 16 Floyd, not out r ., . ... (j Davies. run out ~ j .". 0 Extras ... j 0 Total .. .... .... ~.. ... 149 Bowling.—Ashenden took two wicke'a for 39 runs. Duffy two for 40, Stephenson two f0r,22. Stevens none for 32, Mallard three for 21, Cleave nono for 6. Second Innings. Everson, b Ashenden r . 34 Floyd, lbw, b Duffy .. ~. .. . 7 Burke, o Watt, b 1 Ell 03 Angns, b Ashenden .. .. .■ | 72 Gillies, c and b Ashenden ... 42 Stuart, ,c Duffy, b Ashenden .. .. 13 Maclndoe, lbw, b Ashenden .. .. 52 McGehan, 0 O'Loughlin, b Stephenson 2 Hastings, not out 9 Wilkinson, c and b Ashenden . ] !! 0 Davies, c Donald, b Ashenden .. ~. 7 .. ... .. . 19 Total .. .. ... .... ... 2SC Bowling.—Ashenden took seven wickets for 64, Duffy one for 25, Stephenson ono for 89, JEll one for 16, Mallard nono for 83, Cleave nono for 27, Stevens nono for 7. . / NORTH SHORE V. STANLEY BAY. A friendly cricket match was played at Devonport on Saturday between teams representing the North Shore and Stanley Bay Cluos, resulting in a win for the former by S3 runs on the first innings. A feature of the / match was the first-class wicket-keep-ing performance of H. Smith of the North Shore team, who took five catches. Following were the scores:— North Shore.—First innings, 200 (Cowie 47J I>. Webb 41, H. Smith 33, O. S. Hintz 17). Bowling: T. Lyon took nix wickets, Saunders four.

Bay.—First innings, 167 (XT. Lyon <9, T. Lyon 40, Saunders 18). Bowline: Hintz took six wickets. Sale two, Webb two. WALKER SHIELD CONTEST. Junior teams representing tho Auckland Suburban and Wellington Cricket Associations will commence a match for the Walker Shield at the Domain this morning at 10.30 o'clock. The respective elevens are as follows:—. Wellington.—J, Ashenden, A. Donald, J. Dufiey, J. Ell, R. Cleave, E. Mallard, J. O'Loughlin, J. Reynolds, J. Stevens (captain), J. Stephenson, P. A. Watt. Auckland.—J. Mann, L. Martin, R. Stallworthy, A. Gedye, E. Stallworthy, J. LonerRan, E. Watts, C. Scarborough, R. Innes, A. Lewis, N. Watkins. WIN FOR PUKEKOHE. / Suburban juniors beaten. Following are the scores in a cricket /inatch between Pukekohe and the Auckland City and Suburban Association's junior representatives:— Pukekohe.—First innings, 148 (P. Howden 42, C. Howden 26, Drake. 18, Taylor 13. Kaha 12. Cooper 11). Bowling for Junior Representatives: Blenltley took five wickets for, 30 runs. Motion three for 19, Maher one for 21, McConnick one for 28. . . Junior Representatives.—First innings, 144 (Neal 37 not out, Buckton 24, Anderson 21, Bleakley 10). Bowling for Pukekohe: Heise took four wickets for 30 runs, Cooper "two for 35, Kaha one for 5, Drake ono for 89. . - , , Pukekoho won by four runs. •// ~~ HAWKE CUP MATCH. i taranaki plays waikato. ' // . [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] , HAMILTON, Sunday. The chal'cnge match for the Hawke Cup '■between Taranaki and Waikato, the holders, •was continued at Seddon Park yesterday in perfect weather. Waikato 8 first, innings on Friday closed for a total of IG7, and iaranaki had made 130 runs for seven wickets •when stumps were drawn. . . Continuing yesterday, larnnaki increased its score to 147, Groombridge scoring runs, Haughton 1, and Eggleton 2 Winter, 1 with two wickets for 4 runs, Hawko two for ' 18 Lumsden two for 20, and Bndeley two for 28, headed the Waikato bowling. Waikato compiled 138 runs in the second innings. Hawk© contributed 59, Winter 20, nnd Lumsden 17. The best Taranaki bowlers •were Ninkie, with one wicket for 4 runs, Groombridge five for 44, and Eggleton three '°ln' its second innings Taranaki had scored 100 for five wickets (Checvers 30, Betts not otft 38, Haughton not out 13) when stumps •were drawn. Taranaki requires an additional 59 runs to win, and has fivo wickets in hand. The match will bo continued tomorrow. VICTORIA COLLEGE TEAM. MATCH AT WANGANUI. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI, Sunday. The Victoria University College cricket team commenced a match against the Wanganui representative team at Wanganui yesterday in fine weather. Tho visitors batted first and scored 325 runs (Osborne 124). Wanganui had lost four wickets for 88 runs when slumps were drawn. The match will be concluded tp-morrow. THAMES RETAINS TROPHY. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] THAMES, Saturday. The Thames cricket team successfully defended the Court Cup in a .match played yesterday against the Hauraki Plains team. < H thames-hauraki team. [by TELEGRArk.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] / ' THAMES, Sunday. The Tlinmes-Itauraki cricket team to play the Auckland Suburban team on Monday nnd Tuesday ia as follows:—Brokenshire (captain). R. Buchan. W. Baker, J. Buchan. C. Stretton. G. Twentyman. C. Billing, C. Lawrence, A. McMillan and y. Buchan. The twelfth man on Monday will bp J. Fox and on Tuesday N. Pratt. / '