CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20819, 11 March 1931, Page 15

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

RE-ENGAGEMENT OF COACH.

MATTER DEFERRED FOR WEEK,

The question of whether the Auckland Cricket Association wished to re-engage the Sussex professional, A. F. Wensley, as player-coach, was raised by Mr. H. Watts at a meeting of the management committee last evening. Mr. E. E. Nalder presided. It. was resolved to defer the matter until next week's meeting.

There were soveral suggestions as to what should be done with the two playing Saturdays left st the completion of the senior grade competition on March 21. Mr. H. Duncan was of the opinion that two representative matches be played between teams c losen from t.he A and B sections in the senior grade competition, these tenmß to bo selected by the Auckland selectors. This suggestion waji adopted.

The Waikato Association wrote regretting its inability to agree to Auckland's further request that the suggested match to be played against the Waikato representatives in Hamilton be a two-days, fixture. This docision was due to the difficulty in gaining leave for the Waikato players. - Mr. Nalder said it would not be worth while sending an Auckland team to Hamilton for the one day. The committee decided not to go any further in the matter.

The secretary reported that the total shares subscribed to date in Auckland in the New Zealand Cricket. Limited, totalled 995.

The committee decided that play should cease at 5.45 p.m. on March 21.

The University Club was granted permission to play its annual match with Victoria College at Eden Park on April 3, 4 and 6. Following are the senior fixtures for Saturday

vf 6D^r> r , f*rade.—Grafton v. Ponsonby, Eden Park Iko. 2; Eden v. University, Eden rtk Y.M.C.A. v. North Shore, at Eden Park! e ko 3" U " ited Suburba ' Senior Grade B.—Papatoetoe v. Parnell. » atC ! et xr l T-Hr C -A- v ; Ponsonby, at Eden No. 4; North Shore v. Univer--Bii£' . ) I £ f f ria T J >a , rk: Balmoral v. Mount Albert, at Eden Park No. 5: Eden v. King's Old Boys, at King s College.

SECONDARY SCHOOL GAME.

MT. ALBERT V. WHANGAREI.

VISITORS DISMISSED FOR 38.

The annual cricket match between the first elevens of the Mount Albert Grammar and Whangarei High School was commenced at Eden Park yesterday. The wicket was on the slow side after rain and winning the toss, the visitors sent Mount Albert in. Fairly even scoring all round resulted in a total of 199 being made. Whangarei fared very badly and was dismissed for 38 runs. The visitors, who have been accustomed to concrete wickets, could not judge the pace of the slower wicket at Eden Park. Allan, a medium pare bowler, took seven wickets for 17 runs for Mount Albert", all clean bowled. In its second innings Mount Albert compiled 72 run's for the loss of three wickets and declared. Everson batted aggressively for 48 runs, hitting 22 off one over (five fours and a brace). Details of the play are as follows:

MOUNT ALBERT.—First Innings. Everson, b Robb .. .. .. . 2fi McSetridge, c Ross, b Robb .. . 10 Woods, b Given ■ ..2-1 Lange, c Tait, b Ross .. .. -..24 Johnson, c Robb. b Tait .. r.. 9 Sawers, b Given .. ... t". Solomon, lbw, b Ross .. ..i . 35 Bennett, c Jounneaux, b Robb ... 11 Hook, not out. .. .. .. ... . 15 Jones, b Tait .. .. ...i .... 24 Allan, e Tait, b' Given . .. 1 Extras , . .. •. .< . ..14 Total .. •.. 109 Bowling. —Ross took two wickets for 20 runs. Tait two for 20, Robb three for SG. Given three for 71, Jounneaux none for 18. Second Innings. Everson. st Williamp, b Robb 48 McSetridge. run out .. .. ... 4 Sawers, c Williams, b Given .. . 2 Hook, not out ..12 Johnson, not out .. .. .. .. 2 Extras .. ..• •. .• .. .. 4 Total for three wickets (declared) . 72 Bowling.—Robb took one wicket for 22 runs, Given one for 13, Taii, none for 14, Ross nono for 19. WHANGAREI.—PirsI Innings. Williams, b Allan .. .. .. ..10 Robb, b Allan .. .. '..15 Harnett, st, Everson, b Woods .. .. 0 R. Ross, b Woods .. .. .. .. 1 .Kelly, b Allan 3 Simmons, b Allan ; .. o Given, c Sawers, b Woods . .. .. 2 D. Ross, b Allan .. .. .. .. 0 Jounneaux, b Allan ..• .. .. 2 Keene. b Allan . .. .. . 1 Tait. not out •..■ .. .. . 0 Extras ■..• «... ..• '.. 4 Total .. •.. 38 Bowling.—Allan took seven wickets for 17 runs, Woods three for 17. The match will be resumed at 11 o'clock this morning.