CRICKET SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23594, 1 March 1940, Page 12

CRICKET SEASON

SERIES OF ONE-DAY GAMES UNIVERSITY TO MEET EDEN The one-day system will operate for matches to be played under the control of the Auckland Cricket Association to-morrow. The battinjr time will ho equally divided and the team scoring the most rims will he adjudged the uinner. With the senior premiership still in tlie balance, close and exeiti'.'" P l;, . v should he witnessed. University and Kden will provide the principal attraction 011 Xo. 2 wicket at J'.den Park, and the former team's chances should he improved bv reason ol the match beiny decided on the oncdav principle. Middleinore, 'jthe lending team, will engiign j .MX.A. 011 Xo. 'J wiekel, and another interesting Kaiiie should result. In what pronuses to lie 11 fast-scoring game. Craft on should have a slight advantage over Parnell V." 1 North Shore and PonsonhvBalmoral will play at Devonport.. Following are the teams:--EUcn.— First grade; Mills, Post Irs. Wvatt ueir. Burgess, Johnson, Masters, Thompson' Harrison, A. Smith, Sneddon. Senior B grade! J. Lewis, Halliday, Freeman, Barber. Johns', Axon, M. hewis, Warrington, 11. Price 7 Price, Carroll. Parnell.-—First grade: Hay, Carroll, Clark Goodsir, Marvin, Richards, Robinson, Warner Wallace, Cameron, Forsman. Senior B grade' L. Holzer, Siddall, Fanning, Smith, Adnaiii, hades. Jmi.v la lid. Pearinan. Cooke, A. Worth C. Worth. Second grade: Cord, Shanlev, Tavlor, McCord, Yacka, Moriteith, liavies Juitson, Dow, Watts, Shepherd. Third gradeCouncil, J. Burton, C. Burton. Biichan, MilTcr. Walker. Chalmers, Moloiitrhncy, hudgate, Fraser, Paul. Reserve: Foster.

SUBURBAN FIXTURES SENIOR COMPETITION The second series of matches in the second round of the Auckland City and Suburban ( Ticket Association's senior jrradc championship will be coiiiiiienced al the Domain tomorrow, when keen panics are anticipated In the principal match (ireen Lane. which lends the competition, will play Brixton. Hrixton lias shown good tonn on occasions and is generally strong in batting. On x„ I wicket I {oskill will play Manuk.ni, while Old Boys will meet H.V. on Ko. :i wicket. The senior B section and junior grades will also bp. continued. Following are the teams:— Green Lane.—Senior A grade: R. Robinson, L. Monteith, C. Kprr, D. McCormick, R. Roughton, H. Cullum, M. White, J. Menzies, G. Sampson, G. Russell, R. Russell.