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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21717, 5 February 1934, Page 13

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THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADING TEAM BEATEN TWO CLUBS EQUAL IN LEAD The seventh series of matches in the ®rst round of the Auckland Cricket .'Association's senior championship was •concluded on Saturday under ideal conditions. In the principal attraction at Jiden Park, Eden, the leading team, suffered defeat by Parnell on the first innings after a determined effort to play out time. Ponsonby and Grafton :gained wins on the first innings over .King s Old Boys and University respectively, while at North Shore the local team also won on the first innings •over Y.M.C.A. The championship is now at an interesting stage, as Eden and Parnell are equal in the lead with 21 points, followed by University, 19, and North [Shore, 18. The highest score of the day went to the credit of N. H. McMillan, King's •Old Boys, 94. The next best scores were: —-C. Walters, North Shore, 89; "L. B.^Schnauer, University, 75; J. E. Mills, Eden, 72; J. T. Bush, North ; Shore, 69; T. H. C. Caughey, King's Old Boys, 57; J. Graham, University, 37; A. Kelleher, Ponsonby, 36; L. H. Saunders, North Shore, 35 not out; H. T. Pearson, King's Old Boys, 30. The best bowling performance was that of T. L. Martin, King's Old Boys, who took six wickets for 40 runs. The rnext best averages were;—D. C. Cleverley, Ponsonby, five for 38; F. 'Goodsir, Parnell, four for 51; H. G. Vivian, Parnell, four for 65; W. L. Elliott, Y.M.C.A., four for 82; J. (Cowie, Grafton, three for 59. _ The following table shows the present of the senior teams:— Out- Ist No right Ins. reP. W. L. W. L. suit Pts. SEden w s -. 1 :Parnell .. . 7 TTniversity ~7 . tNorth ; Shoro .. 7 King's O. B. .. 7 Ponsonby ..7 -Grafton .. ..7 "2T..M..C.A. . . .. 7 PARNELL'S SOUND BOWLING EDEN BATSMEN TROUBLED Continuing its match against Parnell on the, No.. 1 ground at Eden Park, 35den batted for most of the afternoon ~to make 208 in a rather slow innings, in which the batsmen were troubled by the bowling. Realising the value of a ' .good first-wicket partnership in face of the difficult task set by Parnell, J. E. Mills and L. E. Vivian played very •cautiously and runs came slowly. Mills, with 18 on the board from the first day's ■ play, took nearly two hours to reach 72, when he was caught by ~Goodsir off H. G. Vivian. In face of the bowling and the excellent fielding liis performance was a good one, and he again displayed his ability to place the ball where he wanted it. L. E. Vivian, after one narrow escape from being caught by Whitelaw, was run out when his score stood at 10, by a magnificent throw-in by G. Wallace from the outfield. Postles, too, was dismissed early, almost as soon as he-had succeeded .in settling down. Neither he nor A. F. Weir was very comfortable and the latter's total of 19 was compiled cautiously. Gillespie batted soundly and played some fine strokes before he, too, fell into one of Vivian's traps and was caught by Whitelaw. The remaining batsmen failed to stay until Mcßae and Donaldson made a determined last-wicket stand to play out time. The pair added ,51 to Eden's score. Mcßae used his feet well and his forward play was good. The chief reason for Parnell's victory was its consistent bowling. The attack consisted mainly of the two slow bowlers Vivian and McCoy, and Goodsir. Vivian bowled 42 overs, 14 being maidens, and took four wickets by varying his tactics well. McCoy, although he took no wickets, helped materially to keep down the runs, 10 of his 31 overs being maidens. Goodsir, obtaining pace off the wicket, dismissed four batsmen for 51 runs, and the veteran Anthony accounted for the remaining wicket. The Parnell fielding was excellent and some good catches were taken. The scores were as follows: — PARNELL First Innings .. 290 EDEN.—First Innings 3. E. Mills, c Goodsir, b Vivian . . .. 72 L. E. Vivian, run out 10 A. J- Postles, cM. Wallace, b Vivian 1 A. F. Weir, c Vivian, b Goodsir . . . . 19 W. Carson, b Goodsir .'. . . . . _. . 3 H. D. Gillespie, c Whitelaw, b Vivian 23 A. E. Wilkinson, c McCoy, b Goodsir .. 15 G. Langton, c Goodsir, b Vivian . . .. 2 D. Mcßae. not out 28 S. Newdick, b Anthony . . .... 3 O. Donaldson, cM. Wallace, b Goodsir . . 23 Extras 9 Total 208 Bowling.—Vivian took four wickets for G5 runs; 'Goodsir four for 51; McCoy none for 55; Anthony one for 13; G. Wallace none for none. Messrs. O. R. Montgomery and D. Thorneon were umpires. PONSONBY BEATS KING'S MARTIN'S BRIGHT DEBUT v Good bowling by Martin was a feature of the game between King's Old Boys and University on the No. 2 wicket at Eden Park. Although playing his first senior game this young player, who left school onlv last year, took six wickets at a cost of 40 runs. Toward the end of Ponsonby's innings he took three for 7. With six wickets down for 187, Kelleher and Stewart resumed for Ponsonby, the latter being the only one of the tail to make any score. Lewis and McMillan opened for King's again, but the former was bowled when, the score stood at 12. He was followed bv Pearson, who with AleMillan played steady cricket, both scoring all round the wicket and making the majority of their runs by boundaries. However, after Pearson let t at 99 McMillan slowed down. His long innings undoubtedly saved his side from a six-point loss. Martin (13) was the onlv other player to reach double figures until Caughey made a gooc stand. Caughey played aggressive cricket right from the start, senclinj, ball after ball to the boundary. Tho greater part of his 57 consisted of fours. Both he and McMillan were plying strongly when Turner was brought on and dismissed McMillan. The inning closed ' a few minutes later when Caughey was bowled by Williams. Cleverley was easily the most outstanding Ponsonby bowler, taking five wickets for 38 runs. Of his 24 overs, 10 were maidens. F. Clark also proved useful in capturing two wickets for y. I oi» lowing Avere the scores: — PONSONBY.—First Innings N. C. Snedden, c Andrews, b Martin .. 31 T. Clark, c and b Lewis ... •• •• "j. F. Clark, c Jackson, b Martin . . . . y V. Williams, c Martin, b McCarthy . . 8 } A. Kelleher, c McMillan, b Thomson . . 3 > C. Scarborough, c Andrews, b Keddle .. J) J. Williams, c Lewis, b Martin . . • • *;[ V. Stewart, b Martin . . ... •• 2 ! A. W. Turner, st Smith, b Martm .. jj J. Farquhar, b Martin .. •• • * '' D. C. Cleverley, not out Extras .. .. .. •• fc • Total .. . - 220 Bowling.—Martin took six wickets for 40 runs, Thomson one for 18, 'McCarthy one for 17, McMillan none for 18. Andrews nons for 87, Lewis one for 24, Keddle one for 48.

KING'S BOYS First Innings .. ... .. ■» 103 Second, Innings J. I). Lewis, b Cleverley .. „ 8 V H. McMillan, b Turner .. J. 91 H. 1. Pearson, bF. Clark . . . . ..30 uV. McCarthy, c Cleverley, b Clark 2 G. T. Jackson, b Cleverley .. .. 1 B. Lhomson, c Stewart, b Cleverley .. 0 T. L. Martn\, b Cleverley 13 M. Andrews, b Cleverley .. . . ~ o J. V. Keddle, b Scarborough .. «. 3 J- IT C. Caughey, b Williams .. ..57 \v. b. Smith, not out , «, ~ i Extras .. .. „. ..21 Total . . 230 Bowling.—Cleverley took five wickets for 38 runs, Snedden none for 37. Williams one for 27. Scarborough one for 44, F. dark two for 9, Farquhar none for 44. Messrs. R. E. Turton and F. J. Hellaby were umpißes. UNIVERSITY BEATEN SCHNAUER'S SOUND INNINGS University, which was second in the competition up to the last series of matches, suffered defeated at the hands of Grafton. On the first day of play Graftori made 312 and University 25 for two wickets. Continuing on Saturday, Schnauer (13) and Lange (1) added 62 before Lange was well beaten by Ratcliffe. He presented a stubborn defence in compiling 22 and played a sound innings.

In the meantime Schnauer was playing some nice all-round shots and any loose deliveries were severely punished. He was eventually bowled by a good ball from Cowie after compiling 75. Hehit two sixes and 6ight fours and had saved his side at a particularly bad time. Graham and Schnauer added 40 for the fourth wicket and the former played the "rock" for the most part; Later he had a lot of luck, being dropped on three occasions, once off Cowie and twice off Burke.. Bush (12) never settled down properly and fell to a good catch by Angus, who made a splendid recovery. Two run-outs, Graham and Hayden, made prospects brighter for Grafton, and the remaining batsmen did not give much trouble. Matheson scored 24 quickly and again fell a victim leg-before. The Grafton bowling was steady, but the bowlers received no assistance from tho wicket. Cowie bore the brunt of the attack in bowling 31 overs, nine maidens, for 59 runs and three wickets, Ratcliffe and Burke each secured a wicket, the latter being unlucky in having; catches dropped off him. Later in the, innings Spring bowled steadily in taking two wickets for 13. University bai;ted one short, D. R. Garrard being absent. Following are the scores:— GRAFTON First Innings 812 UNIVERSITY.—First Innings A. F. Spence, b Cowie 10 A. Sutherland, b Cowio 0 L. B. Schnauer, b Cowio ~ ~ i. 75 F. Lange, b Ratcliffe ~ 22 R. G. Bush, c Angus, b Burke . . , „ 12 J. Graham, run out . . . . .. ..37 A. M. Matheson, lbw, b Spring .. ~ 24 W. Hayden, run out 4 F. Pickmere, b Spring .. .. .^l2 W. McKearncy, not out 3 D. R. Garrard, absent 0 Extras 10 Total .. . . 209 Bowling.—Cowie took three wickets for 59 runs. Spring two for 13. Ratcliffe one for 23. Burke one for 70. Byerley none for 23. Horspool none for 17. Messrs. F. J. Vercoe and G. L. Robinson were umpires.

CATCHES DROPPED EXPENSIVE TO Y.M.C.A. Several catches dropped at vital stages of the game were greatly responsible for Y.M.C.A. losing on the first innings to North Shore at Devonport. Faced by Y.M.C.A.'s good first inning's total of 269, North Shore scored very consistently to compile 321 runs. The Y.M.C.A. ground fielding was of an exceptionally high standard throughout, which made the missing of important chances harder to understand.

After a bad start, in which the first wicket was lost without a run being scored, North Shore opened out brightly, Bush and Sale scoring nicely on both sides of the wicket. Bush had an early "life," but then settled down to very pretty batting, forcing the bowlers on the off repeatedly, while Sale was more successful on the on side. Sale was dismissed for 24 with the total at 42 and then, in company with Bush, Curtayne and Ferguson added an attractive 15 and 18 respectively. Sixty-two runs were then added by Bush and Walters before Bush threw his wicket away in attempting to force the pace. He scored 69. runs, including one six and five fours.

The best batting of the innings was then revealed by Walters. Picking the right ball to hit, he showed good footwork in getting to the pitch of the bovlmg, and exploited several splendid forcing shots on the off. In company with Webb, the total was takpn past the 200 mark and North Shore appeared to have a fine chance of overhauling its opj: onent's score. Webb left with 27 to his credit, and then Walters and Sai nders, attacking the bowling, passed Y.M.C.A.'s total with about 25 minutes to ipare. With his score at 89 Walters losl what appeared to be a certain centur t by hitting out wildly. His score incl ided six boundaries. Saunders batted attractively in making 35 undefeated, anc! the inning closed shortly afterwards for 321. Elliott, in taking four wickets for 82 run;, was the outstanding bowler. He ma: ntained a splendid length and any runs scored off him were well earned. During the afternoon he bowled 31 overs. Following are the scores:— Y.M.C.A. Firs t Innings .. .. 2G9 NORTH SHORE.—First Innings D. Edmonds, b Stowell 0 J. T. Bush, c Vipond. b Elliott .. .. 69 V. ■!:■. Sale, lbw, b Elliott 24 L. Curtayne, c Scott, b Elliott . . . . 15 S. ITergusoii, b Elliott 18 C. Walters, st Scott, b Sutherland . . 89 D. Webb, c Scott, b Stowell . . . . 27 R. Nettleton, run out 13 L. :;r. Saunders, -riot out 35 H. Nicholas, c Hook, b Sutherland . . 10 T. lilmith, b Hook 7 .ISxtran 14 '! Total ~321 Bcwling.—Stowell took two wickets for 92 runn, Elliott four for 82, Sutherland two for 18, iliook one for 28. Lyon one for 18, Chapman none for 19, Cooper none for 35, Vipond noni; for 15. Miiisrs. Ryan and Somervell were umpires. SENIOR B GRADE PARNELL V. NORTH SHORE Purnell.—-First innings: 117. Second inning i: McLean, b McDevitt, 12; Cleal, lbw, b S' ovenson, 32; Burt, c Woolley, b McDevitt, 8; Scholium, b McDevitt, 71; Worth, b MsDevitt, 2; Gillies, b McDevitt, 0; Vogtherr, c H. Smith, b McDevitt, 1; Aitken, c fticArthur, b Shepherd, 26; McGeehnn, retire, 0; Clapham, not out, 16; Archer, absent, 0; extras, 9; total, 177. Bowling: McDevitt took pix wickets for 58 runs, StoviHison one for 55, Shepherd one for 40. North Shore.—First innings: 108. Second innilMJs: F. Archer, lbw, b Aitken, 11; Blanchfield, b Aitken, 0; Yarnton, c Aitken, b ilioGeehan. 1; McArthur, c Cleal, b Aitk;n. 33; 11. Smith, not out, 0; Shepherd, b Vcgtherr, 0; McDevitt, c and b Vogtherr, 0; "Vi'oolley, not out. 10; extras, 6; total for six 'irickets, 61. Parnell won on the first innings. THIftD GRADE Gr»s' Lynn v. King's Old Boys.—King's Old Boys: First innings, 65 (Coles 32, Hands-side 26). Bowling: E. Nichols took four :for 23 runs, T. Kneebone two for 11. Grej l Lynn: First innings, 89 for eight wick;ts. declared (W. Hudson 28, E. Nichols 34, t!-. Meder 11). Bowling: Handyside three for (!, Skegg two for 23, Reyburn one for 38, IJddowes two for 30. King's: Second inningn, 73 for two wicketß (Coles 48, Kerry 17, Handyside 10 not out). Bowling: T. Kneebone one for 19. Grey Lynn won on the first Minings.

Grey Lynn v. Brogeda.—Brogeda: First innings, 112 (Comber 22, G. Butler 18, Malone 11, Strong 83). Bowling: E. Nichols five wickets for 38, G. Meder two for 27, T. Kneebone two for 11, G. Nichols one for 26. Grey Lynn: First innings, 136 (W. Hudson 54, G. Nichols 29 retired, F. Cobb 10, J. Davies 13 not out). Bowling: E. Butler two for 43, G. Butler two for 22, J. Comber three for 35. Grey Lynn won on the first innings. Northcote v. Nestle's.--Northcote: First innings, 173 for eight wickets declared (C. Arblaster 45, Taylor 34, Digney 28, S. Arblaster 22, Johnson 11). Bowling: Miell five wickets, Melrose two. Nestle's: First innings, 152 (W. JefTeries 48 not out, Daniels 33, Melrose 22, Hughes 17). Bowling: Johnson three wickets, Arblaster three wickets. Northcote gained a four-point win. Milne and Choyce v. Balmoral.—Balmoral: First innings, 101 (Cooke 28, Pollett 15. Otto 13). Bowling: Everett five for 41, Williams four for 15, Bastow one for 3. Milne and Choyce: First innings. 252 for four wickets (A. Poole 82. S. Hughes 52, R. Everitt 37 not out, J. Kendall 36, B. Turner 20, A. Bastow 19 not out). Bowling: Otto two for 79, Cooke one for 51. Milne and Choyce won by 151 runs.

OTAHTTHU ASSOCIATION GOOD BOWLING AVERAGES Excellent bowling was responsible for the moderate scoring which characterised the matches played under the control of the Otahuhu Cricket Association on Saturday. Of tho six teams engaged in the senior grade, only two succeeded in compiling Uirce-figure scores. The games resulted as follows: Kemplhorne-Prosser v. Borough,—Kemp-thorne-Prosser: First innings, 102 for six wickets, declared (Sutcliffe 28, McCrory 23, Marflitt 17). Bowling: Twidle took two wickets for 23 runs. Wells two for 32, Taylor one for 22, Cornelius one for 15. Borough: First innings, 40 (Steele 19); second innings, 52 (Wells 16, Cornelius 17). Bowling: E. Kemplay eight for 10, Clayton eight for 44, Marflitt three for 17. Kempthorno-Prosser gained a six-point win. Abattoirs v. Returned Soldiers.—Abattoirs: First innings, §2 (G. Miller 19, Rugg 19); second innings, 86 for two wickets, declared (N. Campbell 39 not out, F. Pearce 31 not out). Bo\yling: Eustace took eight wickets for 45 runs, McLaren two for 15, Coppins one for 46, Stevens none for 8. Returned Soldiers- First innings, 58 (Euslace 11, F. Smith 10); second innings, 35 for four wickets (Watson 12 not out, Deas 12 not out). Bowling: G. Miller eleven for 25, Pearce two for 9, R. Miller none for 4, Stanaway none for 20, Campbell none for 7, Whale none for 2. Returned Soldiers gained a four-point win.

St. Joseph's v. Hellaby's.—St. Joseph's: First innings, 138 (MoNeil 3G, McCowatt 23, Clark 19, Best 15, Martin 14, Johnstone 13). Bowling: Longbottom took five wickets for 15 runs. Jones two for 34, Haggle one for 34, Moore one for 43. Hellaby's: First innings, 34; second innings, 59 (Haggie 17, Lamb 16 not out). Bowling: Brady ten for 38, Brewer one for 41, Johnstone three for 13. St. Joseph's gained a six-point win JUNIOR GRADE Railway A v. Challenge.—Railway A: First innings, 111 for no wickets, declared (Boaden 47 not out, Cochrane 5G not out). Bowling: Carter one for 39, Greenhalgh none for 18, Thompson none for 32, North none for 13. Challenge: First innings, 25; second innings, 43 (Cartier 13, Apps 12, Greenhnlgh 10). Bowling: Smyth six for 35, Curry four for 24, Boaden two for 7. Railway A gained a six-point win. Railway B v. Trinity United.—Railway B: First innings, 76 (J. Pratt 36). Bowling: Stockcs took four wickets for 29 runs, Smith four for 27, Webber two for 13. Trinity United: First innings, 44 (Stokes 12, Smith 12, Webber 11): second innings, 80 (Barry 21, Webber 13, Mullins 12). Bowling: J. Pratt twelve for 57, J. Clarke five for 41, Mormon two for 2. Railway B gained a four-point win. ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION The third series of matches in the second round of the Onehuuga Cricket Association's competition was played at Waikaraka on Saturday &nd resulted as follows: Royal Oak Baptists v. Relief Club B.— Royal Oak Baptists: First innings, 31 (Musgrove 12). Second innings, 18. Relief Club B: First innings. 122 (Harvey 56, J. Williams 36 not out). Harvey, for Relief Club B, in the first innings took six wickets for 13 runs and in the second innings he secured seven wickets for 2 runs. Relief Club B gained a six-point win. Relief Club A v. Te> Papapa Fertiliser.— Relief Club A: First innings, 105 (Roy 39, Menzies 16, Robertson 18 not out, Lovett 12). To Papapa Fertiliser: First innings, mo (W. Hadfield 34). Relief Club A gained a four-point win. Onehunga A v. Onehunga Ex-Servicemen: Onehunga A: Firßt innings, 120 (C. Williams 28, T. Collins 25, A. Budge, 15, Hargreaves 13). Ex-Servicemen: First innings, 57 (Whisker 16, Adams 14, Zuill 12). Onehunga A gained a four-point win. Onehunga B v. Onehunga Woollen Mills. —Onehunga B: First innings, 76 (Longley 25, Taylor 20). Second innings, 60 (Beere 22, Wyberg 12). Woollen Mills: First innings, 72 (Willis 31). Second innings: 10 for eight wickets. Bowling for Onehunga B, in the first innings, Cylick took five wickets for 9 runs and Dickie two for 5. In the second innings, Cylick took four wickets for 5 and Dickie three for 3 runs. Onehunga B gained a four-point win.

' PUKEKOHE ASSOCIATION [from our own correspondent! PUKEKOHE, Saturday The Pukekohe Cricket Association's competitions were advanced another round by the completion of the second day's play in each match to-day. Results are as follows: Pukekohe v. Waiau Pa, at Pukekohe.— Pukekohe won by an innings and 59 runs, securing a four-point win. Pukekohe: First innings, 275 (Gaaparich 66, I'leydell 15, Smith 17, Cartridge 21, Tregidga, 12, Fox 18, Haslam 13 not out). Wills? took 'two wickets for 34 runs, Wright five for 35, and Butters two for 22. Waiau Pa: Second innings, 100 (Wright 23, Watts 22, Wills 12, Butters 13). Pleydell two for 31, Fox five for 25, Foster one for 8, and Smith one for 1.

Waiuku v. Pukekohe Colls, at Waiuku.— Pukekohe gained a three-point win by taking the match by eight wickets. Pukekohe: First innings, 116. Waiuku: Second innings, 80 (Heise 24, Jackson 18). Lawrie five for 22, Hewitt four for 34. Pukekohe: Second innings, 17 for two wickets (Wharfe 10).

Mauku v. Glenkohe (Waiuku), at Mauku. —A four-point win was secured by Glenkohe, which won by an innings and 41 runs. Glenkohe: First innings, 130. Mauku: Second innings, 46 (Deed 13). Cooper four for 11, Aspin one for 6, O'Brien one for 7, Zinzan one for 6. Hodgkinson one foT 6, Cameron one for 3.

PLAY AT HAMILTON [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Sunday The Hamilton senior cricket competitions were continued yesterday in fine weather. Old Boys made 199 runs against Hamilton, the principal scorer being Somers, with 105. Hamilton compiled 68 for the loss of one wicket. Playing against Claudelands, Hamilton East scored 267 runs. Claudelands replied with 69 runs for four wickets. INTEP-ASSOCIATION MATCH [from our own correspondent! TE AWAMUTU, Saturday The Waipa and Piako Cricket Associations' teams met at Albert Park to-day. Batting first, the home team opened with N. Oram und C. Tarr, who were not separated until 66 runs were on the board. The second wicket fell for 84, and at tho luncheon adjournment Waipa had lost four wickets for 120. A. J. Shepherd and L. Dalton carried the total to 173, and. the innings closed for 217, of which Tarr scored 57, Shepherd 41, L. Dalton 26, and Oram 22. With nearly three hours of play, Piako made a bad start, Beaver being clean bowled before a run was scored.. Eaotwood and Gibson carried on to 39;' and others made reasonable showings, but, when stumps were drawn. Piako had lost seven wickets for 104. For the challengers, Hughes took four wickets for 60 runs and Gear three for 37. For Waipa, E. P. York took two wickets for 22, and W. Dale two for 22, CONTESTS AT PAEROA [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] PAEROA, Saturday In tho Paeroa cricket competitions to-day Ramblers played Old Boys at Paeroa, and, after an exciting game, won by 12 runs. Ramblers scored 157 (Lawrence 53,. Stack 44, Thompson 17, Lang 13). Howard took three wickets for 24 runs. Winter four for 55, Boggs two for 44. Old Boys, 145 (Howard 53, Renton 32, Smith 17, L. Stevens 11). Thompson took four wickets for 46, Lawrence three for 22. Johnston two for 36. Wanderers journeyed to KTirangahake and defeated the local team. Wanderers: First innings, 114 (Cross 27, Howard 13, Edwards 13, Hall 12, Verran 10). Briggs took two wickets for 25 runs, Hardrnan one for 36, Goldsworthy five for 14. Karangahake: First innings, 70 (Goldsworthy 44). Taylor took six wickets for 30, Howard two for 13, Edwardß two for 29. Wanderers: Second innings, 55 for eight wickets, declared (Verran 22 not_ out. Howard 10). Goldsworthy took five wickets for 29. Karangahake: Second innings, seven for 61 (Goldsworthy 16, Hnrdman 14, Briggs 10, Hamilton 11). Ellerington took six wickets for 25. Old Boys and Karangahake each have 20 points. Ramblers 16, and - Wanderers 12. The two latter teams each ha.v« one game to play.