CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21727, 16 February 1934, Page 9

CRICKET

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION FIRST GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP PARNELL TO PLAY UNIVERSITY Owing to rain last Saturday, play in the first series of matches in the second rouncV of the Auckland Cricket Association's first grade championship will be confined to one day to-morrow. With the object of making the games more interesting and giving teams a chance to secure a decision in the limited time available, the association has decided to extend the playing timo for to-morrow. The games will start at 1.45 p.m. and finish at 6.45 p.m., while no set afternoon tea interval will be recognised. A new ball will be used at the commencement of each team's innings. The championship is in a very interesting state at present, as there are about four teams with chances of clinching the premiership, so that to-morrow's matches should provide some close and hard-fought contests. Main interest will centre in the meeting of Parnell and University on No. 1 wicket at Eden Park. The Parnell side, which shares the lead in the competition with Eden, ig a solid proposition and University will have to reveal its best form to stand a chance of winning. Eden and Y.M.C.A. have been drawn to play on No. 2 wicket and should provide a fairly even struggle. Y.M.C.A.'s greatest difficulty should be in dismissing Eden, for the former in games to date has shown- that it possesses a very weak attack. The improving Grafton side will ha.ve King's Old Boys for its opponents in the game on No. 3 wicket, while Ponsonby will travel' to Devonport to play North Shore. The extended time for play to-rtiorrow will apply only to the first,', senior B and second grades. Lower 1 grade competitions will also be continued, commencing at 2 p.m. Following are the teams: — NORTH SHORE First Grade.—D. Edmonds, L. H. Saunders, J. T. Bush. C. Walters, D. Webb, H. Nicholas, R. Nettleton, T. Smith, V. S. Sale, L. Curtayne, S. Ferguson. Senior B Grade.—Woolley. Adams. Emery, McDevitt, Blanchfield, Yarnton, H. Smith, McArthur, Archer, Shepherd, J. Stevenson. Reserve: Rankin. Y.M.C.A. First Grade— Fiater, Cooper, Elliott, Scott. Vipond, Stowell, Sutherland, Lyon, Chapman, Riddolls, Rawle. Senior B. 'Grade.—Paton, Harris, Harrison. Airey, Swift," Coleman, McKenrie, Brown, Bird, Pears.on, Coltnlan. KING'S OLD BOYS First Grade.—Pearson, McMillan, Andrews, Lewis, Martin, McCarthy, Jackson. L. Smith, S. G. Smith, W. S. Smith, Thomson. Senior B Grade.—Wilson, McArthur,Uuinn, Gill, Tovey, Smith, Hendel, Western, Keddle, Murray, Foster. Third Grade.—Eddowes, Abel, Bruce, Duncan, Graham, Handyside, Reyburn, Beale, Coles, Stacey, Makgill. EDEN First Grade.—W. Carson, O. Donaldson, H. D. Gillespie. G. Laneton. J. E. Mills, D. Mcßae, E. McNabb, S. Newdick, A. J. Postles, A. F. Weir, A. E. Wilkinson. Senior B Grade.—G. A. Ball, R. Blair. G. Cummings. A. Flyger, A. M. Jamieson, M. H. Jerram,' W. Johnson, W. McGregor, C. Mahon, N. I. McKean, R. Price..

SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION SECOND SERIES OF MATCHES The second series of matches in the second round of the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association's senior grade competition will be played at the Domain to-mor-row. The match between Green Lane and Ponsonby on No. 1 wicket should provide some good cricket. Both teams hold prominent positions in the championship. R.V., which leads the competition, will meet Harbour Board on No. 3 wicket, while Mount Ajbert Grammar Old Boys will play Mount Roskill on No. 2 wicket. The senior B grade and junior competitions will also be continued. i R.V. Senior Grade A.—A. Cloke, W. T. Bi.mbury, H. H. Hunt, R. H. Burton, C. A. Mills, C. G. Finlayson, N. G. Goldsworihy., C. L. Metge. D. T. Peebles, W. H. Peebles, L. N. Guiniven. , Senior Grade B.—P. Simpson, R. Simpson, A. Nelson, A. Burford, H. Cullum, J. R. McKeown, E. M. Mackie, H. G. Rowe, W. Rimmer. <T. Marshall, F. ,T. Smith. Second Grade.—A. Bowater, J. Guiniren, D. Daniel, L. H. Simpson, L. Trembath, R. Miller, Mitchell, G. Kelcher, W. Woodford, E. Woods. PONSONBY Senior Grade A.—A. Lewis, W. Robertshaw, J. Lonergan. R. Innes, T. Bennett, R. Watkins, O. Everson, F. Cooper, E. Masters, C. Broberg, E. Counahan, J. Simpson. LADIES' ASSOCIATION The following match will be played under the control of the Auckland Ladies' Cricket' Association to-morrowßridgen's v. Hockey A, Remucra, Messrs. Franklin and Adams. REPRESENTATIVE MATOH WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY : [by telegraph—press ASSOCIATION]' . CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday ' Canterbury yill play Wellington in a, special representative cricket, match on February 23. 24 and 2fi. Wellington will be' represented by the full team which played, in. the Plunkefr, Shield match against Otago.' : MOTOR-CYCLE RACING j MEETING AT TAKAPUNA A decision to hold a motor-cycle race j meeting at the Takapuna racecourse on ; March 10 was reached at a meeting of the i Auckland Motor-Racing Club last evening. It. was announced that P. .Coleman, of Wanganui, holder of world's grass track records, and a favourite with local crowds, i would compete. Other grass-track riders of | note will be matched against the younger I school of cinder-track experts.