ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION

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

ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION

FIRST ROUND CONCLUDED A Btrong cross-wind and scattered showers made conditions unpleasant at Waikaraka Park on Saturday, when the concluding series of matches in the first round of the Onehunga Cricket Association's competition were played. Some good cricket, nevertheless, was witnessed, a keen but ineffective struggle for a six-point win against time being a feature of Belief Club's match against Trafalga® Bowling for Woollen Mills against Reid Rubber, T. Cowley just missed the hat trick, but succeeded m taking four wickets with five balls in one over. Cowley with 53 runs and A. Strong for Relief Club with 51. runs made the highest scores for the day. _ The points scored at the conclusion of the first round are Onehunga, 19: Trafalgar, 16'; Relief Club, 16; Woollen Mills, 15; Te Papapa Works, 11; Reid Rubber. 1. Results of Saturday's play were:— Relief Club v. Trafalgar.—Relief_Club: First innings. 125 (A. Strong 51, T. Harvey 25. J. Hall 11). Bowling: Wolfenden five for 20, J. Whisker two for. 24, A. Gibbons two for 21. Trafalgar: First innings, 45 (A. Gibbons 14). Bowling: A. Strong five for 23, T. Harvey three for 17. Trafalgar: Second innings, 73 for nine wickets (K. Menzies 25, V. Roy 11, I*. Wolfenden 10). Bowling: T. Harvey six for 22. A. Strong one for, 21, Anderson one for 15. Relief Club gained a four-point win. • Woollen Mills v. Reid Rubber.—Woollen Mills: First innings, 126 (T. Cowley 53, C. Smith 21). Bowling: H. Preston four for 14, J. Preston three for 45, Murray ory; lor 0, Dunn one for 22, Longley one for 16. Reid Rubber: First innings, 97 (H. Preston 48. D. Franklin 15). Bowling: T. Cowley seven for 29. C. Sniith two for 28, J. one for. 11. Woollen Mills gained a fourpoint win. __ , Onehunga v. Te. Papapa _Works. —Onehunga: First innings, 145 (T. Budge 47, C. Benjamin 24. K. Ord 12. P. Littlejohn 11. W. Wilson 11 not out). Bowling: J. Wheeler two for 7, Muir one for 7. W. Hatfield two for 19, E. Hatfield two for 39. P. Lynch two for 39. Te Papapa Works: First innings, 92 (E. Hatfield 27, P. Morris 14. W. Muir , 12, P. Lynch 10). Bowling: W. Hayward five for 15,' W. Smith three for 30? C. Benjamin one for 32, C. Agnew one for 8. Onehunga gained a four-point win. ,

PUKEKOHE ASSOCIATION [fbom oub own cohhespondent] PUKEKOHE, Saturday Play in the third series of matches in the Pukekohe Cricket Association's competition was commenced to-day. Results are as follows: — . Waiau Pa v. Mauku, at Waiau Fa.— Waiau Pa: First innings, 63 (J. Wright 18, H. Schofield 10, C. Wright 10). Bowling: Hickling took seven wickets for' 17 runs. Bones one for 5. Mauku: First innings, 101 for four wickets (Dempsey 40 not out, Adamß 19 not out, B. Haycock 29). NORTH AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Saturday A meeting of thp North Auckland Cricket Association was held last evening, preaided over by Mr. F. H. Cowan. A letter was received from' Mr. E. C. Beale, of Auckland, offering, if possible, to bring a representative cricket team from Auckland to play naif a dozen matches in North Auckland during the period between December 22 and January 9 Mr. Beale said he thought that in the event of a tour being arranged • the itinerary should include three two-day matches at three different centres afjamst the North Auckland representative, team. Delegates at last night's meeting , were very enthusiastic at the offer, and considered it to be the finest yet made for assisting cricket in the North. It .was unanimously decided to forward an invitation to the Auckland Cricket Association asking for a North Auckland tour this season on the lines indicated by Mr. Beale, of whose action a motion of 'appreciation was earned. •