HOLIDAY CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23851, 30 December 1940, Page 4

HOLIDAY CRICKET

BE A BIN CUP MATCHES AUCKLAND'S* LARGE SCORE SEVERAL FINE CENTURIES Matches in which juniors took a prominent part wore continued in the holiday programme of the Auckland Cricket Association at Eden Park and the Domain in ideal conditions on Saturday. Four centuries were scored, while several other batsmen were unfortunate to miss the hundred mark by only a few runs. Notwithstanding the. high scoring some good figures were returned by tlu; trnmllors. Interest was taken in tlie first appearance of tlie junior Canterbury side, which played the Auckland Bra bin Cup team at Eden Park. The visitors only arrived on the morning of (lie match. At stumps Auckland had scored 4 13 for the loss of nine wickets. R. R. McKay (101), N. if. Sherer (100), and H. If. Stuhlman (113) made attractive centuries. The Wellington Bra bin Cup team met a Suburban Association team at I be Domain. In reply to the local team's score of '2S7, Wellington had lost three wickets fur l'T runs at slumps. A feature of this game was a cbanceless 101 by C. Wyberjf. In the Country Week tourney for ttie Hellaby Shield Hamilton, 1 was defeated by Rodney, I*7, while Pukekohe, '-'s'2, maintained its winning vein by defeating Ex-ser-vicemen, I OS. Hamilton and Pukekohe meet in the final to-day and should provide a great game. The A.C.A. (B) team, 'JS.'i, was too strong for Thames, 07. The positions of the teams after Saturday's games are as follows: —Pukekohe, l(i points; Hamilton, I.".; Rodney, J1 ; Thames, 4; Exservicemen, I. The results of the games were as follows: Auckland v. Canterbury Colts. —Auckland, I t:t for nine wickets. Wellington Colts v. Suburban Association. — Suburban Association, ys7; Wellington Colts, 'J7 for three wickets. Ilellabv Shield. -Rodney, 187, defeated Hamilton, 132; A.C.A. (15) team, 253. beat Thames, 07; Pukekohe, :»5'J, beat Ex-service-men, 10S. Details of the scores arc as follows: AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY AUCK LAX I).-—First ] linings IT. B. .Tones, e Moriaghan, b Mann .. 48 )}. C. Ritchie, e Brit ton, b McSweeney 1 •L. W. Deas, b Shaw Hi R. H. McKay, st Britton, b F. B. Smith tot N. M. Sherer, c. F. B. Smith, b Monaglian 100 V. McCarthy, run out . . . . . . I (). L. Xoakes, st Britton, h Mann II A. IX Pike, c F. B. Smith, b V. Smith 5 It, (!. Stuhlman, c Smythe, b McSweeney ll.'t A. D. Blarkie, not out .. .. 'JI (i. K. Kelsey, not out .. .. .. o Extras • .. .. .. ..17 Total for nine wickets, declared . . -1 13 Bowling.- Mann two wickets for 51 runs, McSweeney two for 50, V. Smith, one for Is, F. B. Sinil It one for 55, Monaghan one for (!0. Shaw one for S3, Trcgonning none for 'J-s, Aiming none for 3(i. WELLINGTON V. SUBURBAN SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION.—First Innings T. Gibson, h Alexander .. .. .. 58 I. Wetheridge, c Wilson, b Alexander 0 (I. Russell, run out . . . . .. II ,J. Hetherington, Ibw, 1) Alexander .. 0 J. llasking, e Wilson, b Gray .. .. O J. Spratt, c Clarke, b Alexander .. .. 3< S. Rollins, Ibw, b Wilson .. .. 0 F. Bell, h Simm . . . . . . .. 1 '-J 0. Wyhrrg, c <'larke, b Alexander .. lot M. Williams, Ibw, b Wilson .. .. 33 G. Kennedy, not out .. .. .. 1 Extras . .. .. ~10 Total 257

Bowling.—Alexander five wickets for 55 runs, Wilson two for 13, Simrn one for 28, Gray one for !M. Fisher none for 35, Metcalf none for 33. WELLINGTON COLTS.—First Innings W. Burton, b Hoskins .. •• ..30 T. Barber, b Hoskins . . • . • • 0 E. Fisher, st Wyberg, b .T. Iletherington «; ,7. A!uir, not out ■ • • • • ■ ..31 H. Si in in, not out .. • • ■ ■ " Extras Total for three wickets .. .. 27 HAMILTON V. RODNEY HA M IL'I'ON. —First Innings J. Aitken, lbw, bW. Dunning .. .. 10 K. Lowe, c Campbell, by R. Dunninsr . . 33 R Pedrotti. c. W. Dunning, b Armour o R. Choate, c Shepherd, bW. Dunning . . I ( » I>. Muriroe, c li. Dunning, b W. Dunning 3o 'l'. Burchell, c Guy, b. W. Dunning .. I R. Stowers, c Shepherd, b Armour .. 3o N. Wheeler, b Armour .. •• ( J \V. Munroe, c and b W. Dunning . ..2.) C. Unssitter, not out .. •• 1 I'. Mowbray, c Guy, bW. Dunning .. 0 Extras 11 Total . . . . • ■ • • • • !•'- Bo wI in y.—W. Dunning' six wickets for 55 runs, Armour three for 15, R. Dunning one for 17, Campbell none for 2, Gush none for 3. RODNEY.—First Innings W. Dunning, lbw, b l'edrotti . . 5 R. Dunning, b Mowbray •• _ •• !), J ,1 Hooper, c. Rossitcr. b Pedrotti .. «' G. Reid, c Lowe, b Burchell .. .. 5 H Hooper, run out . •• 3 > B. Campbell, c Lowe. b Stowers .. o E. Shepherd, b Mowbray .. .. ' I-'.. Guy. e Aitken. b Mowbray .. .. <> Gush, c Wheeler, b Mowbray .. I A, Armour, not out .. .. ..32 ,1. Hutchinson, b Pedrotti .. .. 21 Extras .. • •• •• I '' Total ! *7 Bowling.- Mowbray four wickets for 30 runs, l'edrotti three for 02, Stowers one for 13, Burchell one for 30, D. Munroe none for 8, Aitken none for 23. EX-SERVICEMEN V. PUKEKOHE EX-SKR VICEM EN.—First Innings Scott, e Vallance, b Johnson .. O Sutcliffe, c Metge. b Johnson .. .. 35 Phillips, c Moyle, b Johnson .. .. 5 Wlialle.v, st Vallance, b Johnson .. 30 < I eorge, b Johnson . . .. " Butler, c, Fox, b Johnson .. .. <> Checseman, c Moyle, b Johnson .. 2S I.lorspool, c Young, b Frew .. .. 3 1 Everilt, c and b Frew .. ■. .. ~> Axon, not out. • . • • • • • • '• Taylor, st Vallance, b Johnson .. O Extras . . . . ■ • . • Total 3 OS Bowling.— Johnson eight wickets for 72 runs, Frew two for 30. PU K EKOH E. —First Innings Vallance, c Scott, b Checseman .. .. I Melge, b Everilt, 73 Frew, b Chcesemin .. .. .. (l Johnson, lbw. b Checseman .. 82 Walsham, c llorspool, b Everilt .. 'l2 Deare, b Everilt .. .. .. 3 2 Moyle. b Everitt .. .. • • - Fox, st Scott, 1) Isverit .. .. .. 3!» Carmine, run out .. .. •• J Young. lbw, b Evcritt •• .. 0 Wilson, not out .. .. .. .. Extras 1' Total 252 Bowling.—Everilt. six wickets for 31 runs, Cheese ma n three for 01, Whalle.v none for 17, Phillips none for 22, George none for 2.'?, Taylor none for 28, Axon none for 4<. THAMES V, AUCKLAND TH A M F,S. —First Innings S. lloskin. Siduani, b Matheson .. '1 M. Smith, b Maliieson .. .. 5 T. Cleave, c AVood, b Matheson .. 8 1). Jeiikin, lbw, b Butler .. .. 2 E. Kingliam, lbw, b Matheson .. 2 G. McLennan, b Matheson .. .. 0 E. Olssrn, st Kent, b Jones .. .. 3 1 R. Morgan, b Armstrong .. .. 35 I). Raiubeau, lbw, b Jones .. .. !» N. Howard, not out .. .. (I M. Strange, c Armstrong, b Butler .. 2 Extras 3 0 Total 07 Bowling.—Matheson five wickets for 14 runs, Butler two for 10 Jones two for 32, Armstrong one for 6, Sidnam none for 11, Wood none for 12.

A UCIvLAND. —First Innings W. Armstrong, 1) Cleave .. .. 3 W. Rowntree, b Cleave . . -. \V. Sidnam, c Stran-re, b Cleave •> ,1 ,S. Jones, c and b Cleave .. 3-> F. Wood, c Kingham, b Cleave .. * \V. M Winter, run out . . ■ . .. V. Butler, c McLennan, b Cleave .. 0 R Harold, not out •• .. V! 1 ■L." Kent, c Strange, b Morgan .. <> A. M. Matheson, b Cleave .. .. 47 A. Godfrey, run out .. .. •• 30 Extras . . • ■ • • • • Total 255 Bowling.—Cleive seven wickets for so runs. Morgan one for .">O, Strange none for •12, Kingham none for *l3, lloskin none for ■V.K FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY All the holiday fixtures of the Auckland Cricket Association will conclude to-day. Canterbury Colts have a formidable task in front of them at Eden Park :n reaching (lie Auckland total id 133, while at the Domain the Wellington lirabin Cup team requires 201 runs, with seven wickets in hand, to beat Suburban Association. Chief interest in the Country Week tourney for the Ilellaby Shield will bo lakcn in Uie mrt'liiitf of Jhimiiton and Piikekolic on No. I wicket. Thames and Rodney will try conclusions on No. 3, while Ex-servicemen and 1 lie A.C.A. (B) te.'im will meet on No. I. WELLINGTON SIDE CHOSEN [IIY TKLKOKAI'H —I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION J WELLINGTON, Sunday The Wellington cricket team to meet Canterbury is as follows: —Lamason (c.-i i>f"a in), Donneily, Osborne, Burnc.tte, Norris, P. W. Wilson, D. S. Wilson, Russ, Rabone, Pritchard, J. Ashenden. Mr. J. 1). Ilowitt is manager. SHEFFIELD SHIELD CAME ADELAIDE, Dec. 28 The inter-State cricket match between South Australia and Victoria resulted in victory for the home side by 175 runs. Scores were as follows: South Australia: 101 and •121. Victoria: 172 and 205. The visitors required -I 10 to avert defeat, and, in spite of a disastrous start (23 for three), Hassett hit up 113. It was then of no avail, as the Victorians were all out for 205.