SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION.
FIRST ROUND CONCLUDED. DEFEAT OF LEADING TEAMS. GREEN LANE'S OUTRIGHT WIN. The Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association concluded tha first round of matches in its senior grade competition at lite Domain on Saturday, when good conditions prevailed. The defeat of the leadins teams, Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys and Harbour Board, has mado the competition even inoiv, interesting. Mount Albert failed badly against the attack from Invicta, which secured a four-point win. Invicta compiled 239 in its first innings, while Mount Albert replied with 189. I'onsonby, which scored 302 tho previous week, caused a surprise by dismissing Harbour Board for 113. The latter followed on and played out time, losing six wickets for 157. Ponsonby gained a four-point win. Green Lane considerably improved its position in the championship by defeating lt.V. by an inninrs and -13 runs. Green Lane made 275 for the loss of six wickets, while R.V. scored GO and 172 respectively. Following are the positions of tho teams in the championship:— Ch. P. XV. L. D. Pts. Mount Albert . . 5 3 1 1 18 Harbour Board ..5 3 1 1 16 Green Lane . . . . 5 3 2 l5 l 5 Ponsonby .. .. 5 3 2 lt lt Invicta .. .. 5 2 3 R.V 5 HARBOUR BOARD FAILS. VICTORY FOR PONSONBY. Contrary to expectations, Harbour Board failed badly against I'onsonby, being dismissed for 113. Ponsonby compiled 302 the previous week. Harbour Board followed on and was rathar lucky to avoid a, sixpoint /defeat. Good batting by C. Williams, 05, was a feature of Harbour Board's second innings. Ponsonby secured a fourpoint win. Scores:— PONSONBY. First innings . . 302 HARBOUR BOARD.—First Innings. R. Stallworthy, c and b Chapman . . 2 A. Dunning, c Masters, b Bennett . . (i M. Wetherill, run out 0 N. Martin, c and b Bennett .. ..19 C. Williams, b Chapman 23 W. Hendy, b Bennett 37 W. Flower, c Lewis, b Robertshnw . . 3 M. Webster, not out G L. Martin, c sub., b Bemuitt .. .. IP. J. Mann, lbw, b Robertshaw .. .. 1 M. Turbott, absent .. 0 Extras . . , . o Total 113 Bowling.—Bennett took four wickets for 34 runs. Chapman two for 20, Robertshaw two for 59. Second Innings. M. Webster, c Masters, b Innes . . 4 M. Wetherill, c Chapman, b Bennett 13 C. Williams, c Maher, b Yatea . . G5 W.. Hendy, b Robertshaw 9 N. Martin, c France, b Lewis . . . . 15 R. Stallworthy, not out 29 A. Dunning, c Chapman, b Yates . . 13 W. Flower, not out . . . . . . . . -1 Extras 5 Total for six wickets . . . . . 157 Bowling.—Bennett took one wicket for 29 runs, Innes one for 15, Yates two for 22, Robertshaw one for 23, Lewis cue for 30, France iiom for 1 (>. Chapman none for 12, Masters none for 5. LEADING TEAM DEFEATED. ' GOOD BOWLING BY PEEBLES. Invicta proved too pood for Mount Albert and secured a four-point win over the (Trade leaders. Invicta made 239 in its first innings, while Mount Albert's batsmen compiled but 189. Peebles bowled particularly well for Invicta, securing fivo wickets for 5G runs. Scores:— INVICTA. First innings « ..230 Second Innings. R. Sterling, b Bush . . 0 E. Holliday run out 10 J. Russell, run out 3 N. Davies, not out . . . . . . . . 14 D. Peebles, st Newdick, b Cantlay . . 19 N. Watkins, not out 11 Extras 1 Total for four wickets 53 Bowling.—Bush took one wicket for G runs, Mills none for 23, Spence none lor 17, Cantlay one for 11. MOUNT ALBERT.—First Innings. R. C. Aickin, c and b N. Watkins . . 24 A. F. Spence, c Mellor, bD. Peebles . . 8 R. G. Bush, lbw, b D. Peebles . . 2 J. Cantlay, c Rimmer, b Morman . . 7 H. Barnes, c Mellor, b N. Watkins . . 27 W. Hebden, b Russell 35 M. P. Hook, c Davies, b Peebles . . G J. Mills, c Mellor. b Peebles . . . . 4 J. Lanse, c Davi»s, b Holliday . . 2G V. G'. Butler, b Peebles 2 A. F. Newdick, not out 2G Extras . . 22 Total 189 Bowling.—Peebles took five wickets for 5G runs, Holliday one for 2G, Morman one for 13, Davies none for 12, Watkins two for 25, Russell one for 35. WIN BY AN INNINGS. GREEN LANE DEFEATS R.V. Green Lane had an easy win against R.V., which in two innings fail°d to reach Green Lane's first innings 101111. Goldworthy, 45, and Mills, 32 not out, batted well for R.V. Scores:— R.V. First innings ... ». CC Second Innings. S ; Guiniven, c Clark, b „ Elliott .. 21 N. Goldsworthy, c H. Watts, b Clark . , 45 R. - Simpson, e Scarborough, b Elliott 0 A. Cloke, c E. Watts, b Scarborough 23 P. Simpson, b Elliott 5 C. Mills, not out 30 H. Cullum, b Scarborough . . . . 0 L. Nairn, c Elliott, b Watts . . . . 10 A. Nelson, b Clark 7 0. Mitchell, c Elliott, b Lonergan . . 10 W. Shelanco, c Gedye, b Seccombo . . 2 Extras 17 Total . . 172 Bowling.—Seccombo took ono wick n t for 43 runs, Scarborough two for 2G. Elliott three for 23, Cledye nono for 20, Clark two for 10, Hart nono for 7, Watts ono for 18, Lonergan one for 2. GREEN LANE. First Innings.—Six wicked for 275 (declared!.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21101, 8 February 1932, Page 12
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