CRICKET SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24142, 8 December 1941, Page 3

CRICKET SEASON

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY PARNELL WINS BY ONE RUN EXCITING GAME AGAINST ARMY Success by one run was gained by Parnell in a highly exciting finish to its game against Die Army side at Eden Park on Saturday, when the seventh series of one-day games in the Auckland Cricket Association's senior championship was contested, Army made 202 runs and Parnell had scored the same number when the last batsman went to the crease. The side was dismissed after only one more run had been scored. Wins were also recorded by University against Middlemore, and North Shore against Training College, while the matches between Eden and Graftou and Ponsonby-Balmoral and Y.M.CjA. were drawn.

■ Three players narrowly missed scoring centuries. The Grafton batsman R. H. Cleave was bowlod at 08 when he was going very nicely. D D. Taylor, of Middlemore, who scored the first senior century the previous week, was caught at 90, while B. Sutcliffe, of Parnell. was run out at 90. Other good scores were:—l. W. Cooper (Y.M.C.A.). 71; H. Walters (North Shore), 67; G. E. Butler (Ponsonby-Balmoral), 07; A. J. Postles (Eden), 54: W. N, Strachan (Army), 53; D. Edmonds (North Shore), 51 ; .P. Elliott (Training College), 50; N. Ellis (Grafton), 48; L. Archer (Army), 43; C. W. Rowntree (Ponsonby-Balmoral), 41 not out; L. Currie (Ponsonby-Balmoral), 39; W. N. Sneddon (University), 38 not out; L.. Marvin (Parnell), 37; W. H. Cooper (University), 35. Good bowling performances were registered by the following:—J. Cowie (North Shore), five for 18; D. P. Dumbleton (North Shore), five for 44; M. Clark (Parnell), five for 50; D. R. Garrard (University), four for 49; D. C. Cleverley (Middlemore), three for 43; I. W. Cooper (Y.M.C.A.). three for 57 : k. Iruscott (Ponsonby-Balmoral). three for GO. Details of the games were:— ARMY V. PARNELL ARMY.—First Innings H. S. Mills, c Holzer, b Clark .. .. 1 N. Stevens lbw, b Clapham .. .. 0 R. E. J. Menzies, b Forsman .. .. 32 B.'H. Warner, run out .. .. •• 4 W. Jessup, c Hay, b Clark .. •. 1 W. Strachan, lbw, b Clapham ... * .. 53 L. Archer, st Holzer, b Capstick .. 43 J. McKeowan, c and b Clark .. . • 12 A. Hensleigh, c and b Clark .. .. 3 G. Stanley, not out • * 2 £ S. G. James, c Marvin, b Clark .. 0 Extras ■■ •• •• • • 27 Total 202 Bowling.—Clark took five wickets for 50 runs, Clapham two for 52 Forsman one for 31 Capstick one for 31. Wilkinson none for 11. T . PARNELL. —First Innings L. R. Marvin, lbw, b Stanley .. 37 Jj. Holzer, c Menzies, b McKeowa n .. 0 J. A. Forsman, c Menzies, b McKeowan 4 B. Sutcliffe, run out .. 00 P. Nicholson, run out .. • • . • '' J. V. McLean, c Archer, b Mills .. 3 E. Clapham, run out 0 M Clark, lbw, b Warner .. .. 1 S C. Hay, lbw. b Warner .. .. < JR. Capstick, not out .. .. • • f H. Wilkinson, lbw, b Stanley .. <> Extras . . • • • • • • Total 20:? Bowling—Warner took two wickets for 48 runs McKeowan two for 60. Stanley two for 25. Mills one for 37. GRAFTON V. EDEN GRAFTON: —First Innings N. Ellis, c Burgess, b Warrington ~ 48 R. H. Cleare, b Harrison .. •• »8 N. Martin, c Weir, b Warrington .. 13 G. Wallace, b Postles ... •• 22 D. Ritchie, c Warrington, b Ellis .. 18 T. Cleave, b Price "H Meltzer, not out 3U Extras .. •• •• Total for six wickets (declared) .. 237

Bowline. —Warrintrton took two wickets for 3S runs, Postles one for 01, Price one for 33. Ellis one for 3S, Harrison one for 46, Weir none for 14. Thompson none for 31.

EDF.X. —First Innings A. '1- Postles, b Wallace •»1 \ N. Thompson, c Martin, b Brown o GW. Burgess, cT. Cleave, b Brown . . O GL. Weir, c Wallace, bT. Cleave . 07 A. 0. Ellis, c Meltzer, b Martin .. 30 S Halliday, c Ritchie, b R. H. Cleave 10 R H. Johns, run out A J. Harrison, run out .. • • * N. J. Robson, not out .. •• * Extras • • • • • • • • 1_

Total for seven wickets .. • • 149 Bowling.—Brown took two wickets for 09 runs, R. H. Cleave one for 1. G. Wai.ace one for 13. T. Cleave one for 16, Martin one for 36, Childs none for 8. Meltzer none for 11 Felts none for 03.

UNIVERSITY V. MIDDLEMORE MIDDLEMORE. —First Innings H. T Pearson, c Bell, b Matheson .. 0 D D Taylor, c Garrard, b Cooper .. 06 L. A. Fisher, lbw. b Garrard .. • • 3-_ L. Johnson, b Matheson .... • • « H Nottman, st Jackman, b Garrard .. i L. M. Smith, lbw. b Garrard .. .. 7 R. Manile, run out JA. M. Beale, lbw, b Cooper .. .. 00 G. McArthur, not out .. . • • • * D. C. Cleverley. c and b Garrard .. 0 Extras •• ■■ •• _ Total (one player absent) .. • • 107

Bowling.—Garrard took four wickets for-1!) runs, Matheson two for 45, Cooper two for IS, Albrecht none for 46.

UNIVERSITY.—First Innings D. R. Garrard c Pearson, b Cleverley 33 A F. Bell, lbw, b Cleverley . . .. 23 W. H. Cooper, lbw, b Cleverley .. 3o L. B. Schnauer, c sub, b Johnson .. 34 W. N. Snedden, not out .. • • • • 38 D. Pike, not out Extras a ~

Total for four wickets (declared) .. 105 Bowling.—Cleverley took three wickets for 43 runs L. Johnson one for 64, none for 32, McArthur none for 44. PQNSONBY-BALMORAL V. Y.M.C.A. PONSONBY-BALMORAL.— -First Innings K. Truscott, lbw, b Cooper .. .. 32 L. Currie, lbw, b Hingiey .. •• 3» ,T. K. Johnson, run out .. .. 4 G. E. Butler, b Collings .. • • G j, E TTorspool, b Sutherland .. .. < C. W. Rowntrcc. not out • ■ • • 41 F C. Barber st Swift, b Cooper .. 21 H. E. Warneford, lbw, b Cooper .. u D F. Bcffernan, not out .. .. - Extras . • • • • • • • °

Total for seven wickets .. • • 108 Bowling.—Cooper took three wickets for 57 runs, Collings one for 11, Sutherland one for 10, Hingley one for 41, Frew none for -0, Stevenson none for 54. Y.M.C.A. —First Innings A. S. Brown, b Truscott .. •• 0 E R. Sutherland, retired hurt .. .. l V. McCarthy, lbw. b Rowntree .. 0 It AV. Riddolls, run out .. .. f! R. Paton, c Barber, b Truscott .. lo I W. Cooper, c Butler, b Truscott .. 71 j". Frew, c Horspool, b Barber .. .. 31 B. Ceilings, not out J. B. Stevenson, not out .. .. -la Extras ®

Total for seven wickets .. . i 184 Bowling.—Truscott took three wickets for GO runs. Barber one for 32 Rowntree one for 42, Currie none for 14, uarneford none for 19 Johnson none for 8.

TRAINING COLLEGE V. NORTH SHORE TRAINING COLLEGE.—First Innings W. King, b Dumbleton J H Elliott, st Edmonds, b Dumbleton S P Elliott, c Webb, b Dumbleton .. 50 E. Hoggs, b Cowie \ R Fulton, b Dumbleton . • • • 14 W. Boaden. b Cowie - K. Hemus, b Cowie ; • • • • • « Afsickie lbw. b Cowie « C Carnachan, c Edmonds, b Dumbleton 0 B. Brown, not out 14 I. Turbott, b Cowie .. • • -• • J} Extras .. • • "• •

Total 182 Bowling.—Prentice took no wickets for 21 runs. Dumbleton five for 44, Cowie five for 18. Cleal none for 25. NORTH SHORE. —First Innings D. B. Edmonds, b Mackie • • • • 51 H G. Walters, c Brown, b Turbott .. 0/ A. Richards, c Boaden, b Carnachan .. < C. Jessup, b Mackie .. • • 0 N. Blanchfield, b Carnachan .. .. 14 E. Prentice, not out l» Extras .. •• •• •• Total for five wickets .. .. 101

Bowling.—Carnachan took two wickets for 150 runs, Mackie two for 20, Turbot one for 16 J H. Elliott none for IS, Hemus none for 16, Boadcn none for 17, Boggs none for 20. POSTLES FOR PRACTICE The Edeij opening batsman, A. J. Postles, has been added to the list of players for practice with a view to selection in the Auckland representative eleven. OTHER GRADE RESULTS Senior B Grade. —West End v. PonsonbyBalmoral: West End, 107 (Williams 37, McCamish 44; Sorenson three for 02). Pon-sonby-Balmoral, 143 for six wickets (Jones .-,(i not out, McConnell 45 not out; Ashton five for 5o). Tho game resulted in a draw. Middlemore v. Technical Old Boys: Middlemore, 119 (Dearie 33, J. Calder 26 not out, P. Robinson 17. J. Beale It; L. Hope-Ede seven for 413. Technical Old Boys, 101 for three wickets (Drake 67, A. Quinton 40, Hope-Ede 3!) not out). A six-point win for Technical. Marist v. Papatoetoe: Marist, first innings, 163 for seven wickets, declared (Righton 04 not out, Quill 32, Graham 27; Lusby three for 39). Papal,oetoe. first innings, 101 for three wickets (J. J. Valentine 86 not out. L. W. Deas 52, E. H. Lusby 32 not out; Mara three for 68). Papatoetoo won on the first innings. ' ,

Ex-Servioemen's Games.—Parnell R.S.A. v. Diggers' Club: Parnell, 132 for nine wickets (Cheeseman 55, O'Donnell 34, J. Baxter 26; Lightband live for 14). Diggers, 42 (Anderson 17 j Cheeseman five for 10, J. Baxter

five for 30). Grey Lynn v. Newmarket: Groy Lynn, 126 for four (Jones 47, Fayen 34, Earley 21, Everitt 14 not out). Newmarket, 84 for eight wickets (Middleton 18). Business Houses.—Culpan Dry Cleaning v. Hillside: Culpan Dry Cleaning, 1237 (Davidson 72, Cheshire 53; Thomas two for 65, E. Cheat two' for 56). Hillside, 57 (James 12, Clieal 12; Cheshire five for 23, L. Phillips four for 26). SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS Wellington.—Karori, 114 for 8, declared (Burnett 36: Riddolls four for 58) beat Petone, 84 (Pointon 33; C'oupland five for 20, Dickinson three for 23) arid 52 for one on the first innings. Hntt, 2123 for four (Wall 115 not out, L. Muir 53) beat Wellington, 220 (Thomas 54; C. Muir five for 86, Gillies four for 72) on the first innings. Midland, 271 for nine, declared (Rabone 60. O'Neill 39, Hepburn 32; Bartlett four for 64) beat Institute, 185 (McCarthy 31, Bilby 30; Menzies three for 24). Old Boys, 218 for eight, declared (Lamason 118, Wiggs 48; Parsloe five for 86) beat Johnsonville, 111 (Hardy 33; Reynolds fivo for 43, Lamason four for 30) and 144 for five (Williams 55, Mason 42; Boyes four for 83). Kilbirnie, 297 for seven, declared (Rice 93, Mooney 58, Bain 44 not out, Eaton 41 not out) beat University, 120 (Wilson 47; Ashcnden seven for 37).

Christchurch. —Lower scores were general when the eighth round of matches in the Canterbury Cricket Association's competition was played on Saturday. Only one century was scored. Hill making 101 not out for Old Boys- in two hours, including 11 fours and two sixes. Scores: —Old Boys, 202 for five (Hill 101 not out, Colville 30), beat Sydenham, 176 (F. Kerr 59, Mahoney 30; liadlee three for 28, Escott three for 31) on tho first innings. Riccarton, 217 for eight, declared (Whitford 68, Andrews 54), beat Army, 68 (Roberts four for 27, Andrews four for 35), on the first innings. Air Force, 185 (Kemp 46. G. Rabone 43 not out, Burns* 40; Read five for 53, Cromb four for 93), beat Lancaster Park, 101 (Chapman four for 33. Rabone three "for 29), and 86 for four (Dryden 57 not out; Chapman three for 32), on the first innings. East Christchurch, 197 for nine, declared (Lohrey 59, White 52; Nee six for 61), drew with West Christchurch, 132 for five (Ager 38 not out; Lohrey three for 31). West Old Boys, 178 for four (Gillies 57, Prebble 38, Skinner 36, Besley 30), beat Old Collegians, 159 (S. R. Scott 37, R. C. Saunders 30; R. H. Scott four for 52). on the first innings.

Dunedin.—Cricketers had their third day's play this season yesterday in weather that was dull and threatening. Carisbrook B, 142 (It. O. Talbot 67; E. Ledgcrwood four for 49), beat Dunedin, 121 (G. J. Robertson 32; H. Hogg four for 24, Talbot four for 34). Old Boys, 104 (A. R. Knight four for 43, F. Bellamy three for 12), beat Grange, 87 (I. Payne 34; L. J. Groves three for 1), and 80 for three wickets (R. Orr :E? not out). Carisbrook A, 236 (J. Harwood 36 not out, I. Buckley 36), beat University, 73 (A. Jack seven for 17). Kaikorai. 158 for six (K. Burke 51. ?G. McGregor 42 not out: J. Frood five for 77), beat Albion-Y.M.C.A., 147 for nine (L. Smith 57 not out, O. Everson 39; C. Allcott four for 41).

ARMY TEAMS' MATCH

[by telegraph—press association] WELLINGTON, Sunday

An army cricket match between teams representing the Waiouru and Trentham camps was drawn with the honours in favour of Waiouru. The latter made 203 and 158 for eight, declared (Gallichan 38, Donnelly 27, Hearsey 20 not out; Andrews four for 52, Wilson four for 47). Trentham scored 173 (Tricklebank (!8, Holden 39; Burgess three for 7, Pritvhard three for (50) and at stumps in its second innings 105 for nine wickets (O'Brien 45; Brooker four for 51, Burgess three for 31).

WOMEN'S COMPETITIONS

Semi-final.—Training College v. A.L.H.A.: Training College, 159 (McCutcheon 49, Leather 30. Carncross 37, White 21, Briggs 12; Hulse three for 29, Pointon three for 28, Peterson two for 38, Stewart two for 4); A.L.H.A., 143 (Melford 21, Bilby 29, Bull 23, Phillips 13, Hulse 21 not out; White four for 33, McCutcheon three for 46). Intermediate Grade.—Suburbs v. Berlei: Suburbs, 112 declared (McKenzie 14, Light 12. Gill 36 not out, Kelly 26, Bicknell 12 not out); Berlei. first innings, 37 (Light three for 5, Kelly two for 0. Bicknell two for 7), second innings, 4S (Rich 16; Light two for 13, Kelly two for 2. Bicknell two for 11). A.L.H.A. v. Training College: A.L.H.A., 119 (Berridge 32, Holding 43, McClymont 10; Palmer five for 44, Watson two for 26, Rnddell two for 23); Training College, first innings, 32 (Eaddy five for 20, Holding two for 0), second innings, 60 (McPhail 18, Palmer 13, Gilbert Smith 10 not out; Eadd.v six for 42, Holding three for 2S).

junior Grade.—Abbott, Armstrong and Howie, 123. and 26 for two wickets, declared, defeated Suburbs 20 and 123. A.L.H.A. defeated Childswear A.