CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21961, 19 November 1934, Page 13

CRICKET

, jFOURTH series of matches

JI TWO CENTURIES REGISTERED

I Whitelaw and n. e. snedden

Tho> fourth series of matches in the jfirst round of the Auckland "Cricket JAssociation's. senior championship was Commenced on Saturday, when good : was again general. Intermittent s ishowers made the ball difficult for the I Jboiyleirs and heavy gram at 3.30 o'clock ? Jcausedfatt adjournment for 20 minutes. Chief interest ai: Eden Park centred |n the meeting ol : 4 the leading teams,

and .Parnell. The match was I rplayed on the No. 1 wicket, which was '•used for the first time this season. . li'arnell batted all the afternoon in making 306 for fivfe wickets. On the No. 2 ji\ icket Grafton, scored quickly against Jiden in making 324, the latter replying with 19 for no wickets. On the No. 3 wicket Ponsonby, batting one short, compiled 290 7 against Y.M.C.A. At

Jsorih Shore King's Old Boys scored 212 against the local team, which replied with 23 for no wickets. Two "centuries were scored on SaturHay, P. E. Whitelaw making 134 for parnell and jNi. C. Snedden 120 for ■ Ponsonby. The? next best'scores were:— if. Angus. Grafton, 89; M. Wallace, .> parnell, 85 not out; -N. Ellis, Grafton, 81; S. G. Sihitli," King's Old Boys, , 42; E- Horspool, Grafton, 40; L. It. .I; Spring, Grafton, 38; H. T. Pearson, ■j King's Old. Boys, 37; J. D. Lewis, ; King's Old Boys, 36; H. G. Vivian, I Parnell, 36; G / , Langton, Ponsonby, 35; y S. Guiniven, Ponsonby, 31. The best bowling performances were 1 : > S. Newdick, Eden, six for 70; T. ! iLypn, Y.MC.A-, six for 95; L. H. iSaunders, North Shore, five for 44.