SCHOOL CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12355, 27 January 1926, Page 11

SCHOOL CRICKET

HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD CHRISTCHURCH v. AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. January, 26. The first Heathcote Williams Shield match played in Auckland for a considerable time Was commenced on a perfect, wicket at Eden Park yesterday. The challengers, the Christohurch Boys - High School, were 59 runs behind, Auckland Grammar School on. the first innings. Grammar School hatted first, but owing to the good bowling by Merritt were dismissed for the comparatively moderate total of 155. The fast wicket accounted for the failures of the Christchurch; Boys in the .first innings, and they were dismissed for 104. Grammar School replied with 38 for three wickets, and then stumps were drawn for the day. Kasper, of Auckland, was responsible for a very fine bowling performance, capturing six Christchurch wickets at a cost of only 46 runs. The batting of both sides was-not very impressive, but McCarthy and Schnauer, of Grammar, and Ward and Innes, of Christchurch, all made their runs with good shots. Scores:— AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Watkin, o Ward, b Merritt ... * 19 McCarthy, st Jacobs, b* Merritt .33 S. Hay, b Merritt » Matheson, c Billcliff, b Merritt 12 Whitelaw, b Williams 8 Schnauer, b Thorne 29 Cashmore, b Merritt ..% JJ Kasper, o and b Harris -■ 17 Chapman, c Mortlock, b- Merritt 3 Davenport, b Thorne 2 Atkinson, not out ” Extras Total •• I®* Bowling analysis Merritt took six wickets for 81 runs, Thetpe two for 5, Williams one for 8, Harris one for 47, Chambers none for 5. • Second Innings. McCarthy, b Thorne .... 13 Watkins, not out ® Hay. c Billcliff, b Thome 7 Matheson, not out 1° Total for two wickets ~... 38 CHRISTCHURCH.—First Innings. Thome, b Matheson O' Jacobs, b Kasper j> Harris, st McCarthy, b Atkinson ... 13 Merritt, o Matheson, b Kasper ......... 4. Billcliff. b Kasper Williams, c McCarthy, b Atkinson ..: 19 Ward, b Kasper 23 Innes, not out a •• 11 Mortlock, st McCarthy, b Davenport 6 Grose, lbw, b Kasper : 3 Chambers, o Cashmere, b Kasper 4 Extras 7 Total I? 4 Bowling analysis Kasper took six wickets for 46 runs, Atkinson two for 19, Davenport one for 13, Matheson one for 17, Schnauser none for 2.