Three Centuries

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 615, 18 March 1929, Page 6

Three Centuries

SATURDAY’S AX.A. CRICKET Mills’s Fine Innings SATL RDAY was a day of big individual scores in the Auckland Cricket Association’s senior A grade competition. no less than three centuries being registered. J. E. Mills topped the list with 1105 for Eden against United Suburbs, while his partner during the greater part of the innings, 11. D. Gillespie, ran up 108. At North Shore, Alan Player was undefeated for 136 at stumps, when his partner J. T. Bush was 81 not out.

point wins were scored by A the following: University against Parnell. Grafton against Ponsonby. Eden against United Suburbs. North Shore against Y.M.C.A. Eden now definitely takes the lead in the competitions for the first time this season with 25 points to University’s 24. Ponsonby, formerly the leaders, are now in third place with a total of 23 points. Theer was a close finish to University’s first innings when the students succeeded in passing Parnell by one run. After the dismissal of Guiney, Ponsonby never looked like getting the reunited runs in its match with Grafton, although a good partnership by Snedden and Lendrum stemmed the tide for a time*. Eden made light work of United Suburbs, and at stumps had 341 runs on for only three wickets in response to their opponent’s first innings score of 207. At North Shore Player and Bush made merry at the expense of Y.M.C.A., taking North Shore’s total to 320 for four. MILLS GETS 205 RECORD FOR SEASON’S PLAY SUBURBS BADLY BEATEN At the end of the first day’s play in the United Suburbs v. Eden match, it looked as though Suburbs would have an excellent chance of winning. The team made a bad start, but was pulled up late in the afternoon by Leikis and Weatherill, who brought the score up to 207. Last Saturday afternoon’s play opened with Suburbs at 207, and Eden with no wickets down for 29. Mills and G. L. Weir were batting,' and played steadily for half an hour, until Weir was stumped by Weatherill off Martin. Gillespie followed him, and he and Mills went into a partnership that lasted three hours, and added 311 runs to the total. Of this 311, Gillespie got 108 and Mills 205, the highest individual score in senior cricket this season. The two men gave a display of fine, confident batting, scoring steadily all round the wicket, Mills especially producing some delightful leg shots, and following them up, by way of contrast, with perfect off-drives. The bowling was changed fairly frequently, and these changes had some effect in keeping the runs down. But it was only a question of time before each batsman got the measure of each new bowler, and then the runs began t.. come just us freely as ever. By the tea interval, the partners had added 17 L runs to the score. Mills had just reached his first century, and Gillespie was well on the way to his. Play slackened again after the interval, and it was not until nearly 5.15 p.m. that the 200 mark was reached, but runs then began to roll in, and Gillespie, with a shot to leg, reached his century. Gillespie kept the bowling, and scored in singles. When he had made eight of them, he attempted a. boundary, and was caught at longoff by Stotter, off the bowling of Leikis. Shortly after six o’clock Mills was caught behind the stumps by Weatherill off Martin. His score was then 205. When stumps were drawn, the side had made 341 for two wickets. Be tails: UNITED SUBURBS. First Innings .. . 207 EDEN. First Innings. MILLS, c Wetherill, b Martin .. .. 205 L. WEIR, st Wetherill, b Martin 15 i; I LLESFtE. c Stotter, b Leikis .. 108 POSTLBS, not out 10 Extras 3 Total for three wickets 341 Bowling Analysis: Williams, 0-47; Martin, 2-97; Webster. 0-S6: Kerr, 0-41; l.oneigan, 0-21: 0-20; Stotter, 0-21.

BY ONE RUN VARSITY BEATS PARNELL Parnell has had some losses this season, hut it got its closest against University on Saturday, going under by one run on the first innings. Previously this season Ponsonby has defeated Parnell by five runs and North Shore beat the same side by a brace. When .McCoy went in to bat on Saturday it looked as though Varsity were going to get there rather easily, but Duncan was shrewd enough to replace him with Anthony. The veteran sent down a maiden, and off the fourth ball *>f his second over, secured McDougall’s wicket without a run being scored off him. Aitken at the other bowling i rease was also keeping the runs down. The Parnell fielding could not have been keener. WON BY MIS-HIT When Mutheson went in five runs w re still needed. He held himself in with remarkable restraint for a batsman of the do or die type. He lost patience in the end, however, and. stepping out to on-drive Anthony, mislut him to tine leg for two. This made the score 123 all. Matheson repeated the shot next bail, and with that Varsity were ahead, and as it turned out. had already won the match. At this stage Duncan put Kissling in place of Aitken. Off Kissling’s first ball Matheson was caught at square-leg by Von Rotter. Anthony finished up with two wickets for 5 runs. Ait ken’s figures were 3-41, and McCoy’s 4-53. There was never a great deal of interest in the game after the end of Varsity's innings Parnell opened its second effort with all the hitters high on the batting list, in an endeavour to set a hurdle for Varsity and perhaps secure a four-point win. The attack of Matheson was again too good for

them, however, and although Anthony, Turbott and McCoy forced the pace lor a time, the side had only 133 on for six when Duncan declared. The students* had scored 78 for two in reply at stumps. Details; UNIVERSITY First Innings. GARRARD, b McCoy 9 PEARSON, c and b McCoy 0 SCHNAUER, b Aitken 9 GEE, c Anthony, b McCoy 7 SMEETON, b Aitken 14 BUSH, b McCoy 17 LI’NN, b Aitken 20 M(DOUGALL, b Anthony 28 BROWNE, lbw, b Anthony 1 HUDSON, not out 4 MATHESON, c Von Rotter, b Goodsir J Extras v 9 Total 124 Fall of Wickets.—l/7, 2/12, 3/20, 4/41, 5/42, 6/70, 7/96, S/116, 9/119, 10/124. Bowling.—Anthony, 2-5; Aitken, 3-41; McCoy, 4-53; Goodsir, 1-16. Scecond Innings PEARSON, c McCoy, b Anthony .. 12 BUSH, c Turbott, b Goodsir 12 McDOUGALL, not out 38 GEE, not out 11 Extras •, ~ .. .. .. .. .. ~ # . 5 Two wickets for * ... 7S Bowling.—Goodsir, 1-29; Anthony, 1-14; Aitken, 0-12; McCoy, 0-12; Kissling, 0-6. PARNELL First Innings ' 123 Second Innings. McCOY, b Smeeton 44 ANTHONY, b Matheson 5 KISSLING, b Matheson 0 VON ROTTER, b Matheson 12 TURBQTT, c Browne, b Matheson .. 42 STEHR, b Matheson 14 AITKEN, not out 6 Extras 10 Six wickets (declared)) for .. .. 133 Bowling.—Matheson, 5-49; Smeeton, 1-30; Gee. 0-10; Garrard. 0-34.

LIVELY LEFT-HANDERS PLAYER AND BUSH WIN EASY VICTORY FOR SHORE Shore needed 223 runs to overtake Y.M.’s first innings score at Devonport and won very comfortably with six wickets in hand and a hundred runs to spare. The Young Men complained that the wicket had been saturated with water too soon before resuming play. It was certainly dead and easy after tea when Player and J. T. Bush completely collared the bowling and added 190 runs in less than 100 minutes. Player (136) and Bush (81) were both undefeated when stumps were drawn early. The result of the game had no bearing on the championship, but the match was full of interesting possibilities when Shore had three wickets down for 73. ‘'Tiger” Lyon claiming all three victims with his tear-away express stuff. For the first hour or so tho fast bowler was difficult with deliveries which kicked or shot indiscriminately, but, after Saunders had ractled up a lively 39, Player and Naismith put. up a stubborn partnership which took all tho sting out of Y.M.’s limited bowling reserve while the wicket was drying out to a plumb condition which gave the pace bowlers no assistance. Y.M. MISSES BOWLEY

Tho departure of Bowley had weakened the Y.M. attack and there was no break bowler to take advantage of the vagaries of the pitch. At one stage Lyon had three wickets for 24. but then irritated the Shore hillites with frequent appeals for lbw and a catch which the wicketkeeper dropped. Naismith again showed good promise as a budding batsman, and cultivates a useful late shot off the back foot in Bowley’s best style. But it was after tea that the spectators were treated to an exhilarating display of hard hitting all round the wicket A FINE PARTNERSHIP The two tall left-handers settled down to rapid scoring, after Bush had started rather streakily, and by 5.15 p.m. the Y.M. total was passed. Then Player was loudly cheered as he notched his first century of the season by clipping two threes off Whaley, and the colt reached his 50 soon after with a sweet four through the covers. The pair piled on the last 100 runs in 45 minutes, and Bush was going strongly for another century, when an unusual appeal from the fielding side against the dull light saw stumps drawn just before six o’clock. Both batsmen got a great reception as they returned. Player’s 136 not out occupied two and a-half hours, and included two sixers, a fiver, and 13 fours. Bush scored his 81 in 95 minutes, and in addition to a sixer off Lyon he found the boundary nine times. The Y.M. catching was faulty, but Don Miller got through a tremendous amount of work and seemed like a magnet to the ball at inid-off and third man. The slip fielding was erratic and patchy. Lyon bowled tirelessly at frequent intervals and never weakened, but Elliott did not find the pitch to his liking. Details: Y.M.C.A. First Innings 222 SHORE First Innings. SAUNDERS, b Lyon 3.9 ARCHER, c Stallworthy, b Lyon . . 5 FRATER, b Lyon 7 NAISMITH, lbw, b Stallworthy . . 22 PLAYER, not out 136 BUSH. J. T., not out 81 Extras 30 Total for four wickets 320 Fall of Wf kets. —1/26, 2 50, 3/73, 4/130. Bowling.—Lyon. 3-79; Stallworthy, 1-61; Bowley, 0-4: Miller. 0-5; Ridclolls, 0-24: Whaley, 0-32: Elliott, 0-S 5.

PONSONBY FAILS DULL INNINGS AGAINST GRAFTON Scoring: 330 for eight wickets on the first day of the match against Ponsonby, Grafton decided to declare and give Ponsonby the benefit of a clear afternoon’s batting. Ponsonby did not take advantage of this, being all out at 5.30 p.m., for 200 runs, thus giving Grafton a three-point win. McLeod and Guiney opened for Ponagainst the bowling of Horspool and Goodwin, the batsmen taking good care of their wickets, and not risking anything more daring than an occasional single. The fielding was good, and 30 came up in about half an hour. McLeod then began to wake up, and runs came in missed McLeod twice running off Plockin’s bowling. The bowling was changed, Allcott replacing Horspool, and soon Guiney was bowled by a twister from the new bowler. He had made a useful 30, and the score had reached 70. The two men following went rapidly, only getting 10 runs between them. The runs were coming in very slowly, McLc-* who was doing most of the work, not taking the smallest chance. Taylor was bowled for a duck, and Snedden came in and showed whaf he could do by reaching the boundary at once.

The century came, up after over two hours’ dull and uninspiring' play, and then McLeod was run out. He had played a •.oful innings, making a great stand, but his performance was not inspiring to watch. lie had only made 48, an average of one run in three and a-half minutes. Lendrum joined Snedden, and the two played on until the score had been brought up to 182—an excellent partnership, in which Snedden got 42 and Lindrum 40. The rest of the wickets went Cor a total of 12, and the innings ended at about 5.30 p.m. for 200 runs, giving Grafton a three-point win on the first innings. GRAFTON. First innings, eight wkts, declared . 339 PONSONBY. First Innings. JMcLEOD, run out 4S GUINEY, b Allcott 30 MONTEITH, c sub., b Horspool .... 1 SMITH, c Hockin, b Allcott !> TAYLOR, b Horspool 0 SNEDDEN, lbw, b Horspool 42 LENDRUM, lbw, b Wylie 40 CLEVERLY, c and b Horspood .... 3 WARNEFORD, not out S WHEELER, c and b Allcott 1 Extras 18 Total 200 Bowling Analysis: Horspool, 4-45; Allcott, 3-47; Wylie, 0-S; Hockin, 0-26; Goodwin, 0-56. POSITIONS OF TEAMS The following table shows the positions of the teams in the Auckland Cricket Association’s senior A grade competition:

SHORE A WINS SENIOR B GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP OTHER GRADE RESULTS Shore A v. Windmill Wlt U- a f°V r -P° int win by ISS runs over Windmill on Saturday, Shore A Placed itself m a winning position for the Senior B grade championship, the Shore team having - gone through the season without defeat. In both innings Shore started badly, but possessed no tail, the last wicket partnership with Baialey and Edmunds adding 53 runs on Saturday, after Colebourne had hit freely for 31. Windmill could make no showing against the bowling of buisson and Nicholas, and were dismissed in the second innings for 17 runs. Details:— Shore.—First innings, 117; second innings 156 (J. Bartley 35, Colebourne 31: Edmunds 20 not out, Earner 14, Goldsworthy 13). Windmill.—First innings, 68; second innings, 17. Bowling: Buisson, 5-8; Nicholas, 4-4. Papatoetoe v. Eden.—Eden, first innings, 102 (Lawrie 35, Philpott 37, Poeppel 0). Bowling for Papatoetoe Burnside, 3-25; E. Kerr, 2-29; W. Bright, 3-30; Valentine, 2-17.. Eden, second innings, 176 ior five wickets (Bennett 75 not out, Aickin 33, Poeppell 23, Philpott 13, Lawrie 13, Gillespie 13 not out). Bowling for Papatoetoe, P. Swaffield 1-23; Burnside 1-22, Rankin 1-17, Bright 2-46. Kerr 0-23, Valentine 0-23, A. Swaffield, 0-13. Papatoetoe, first innings, 267 (Dr. Valentine 82, Henderson 39, Winks 24, Rankin 24, Bright 20, Leighton 19, A. Swaffield 16 not out, P. Swaffield 14). Bowling for Eden, Broadman 2-57, Gillespie 2-52, Philpotts 3-51, Hintz 1-44; Poeppel 1-43. University v. Balmoral. —University, first innings, 119 (Howell 35, McKean 26). Second innings, 152 for five wickets, declared (Howell 4S, Simpson 24, Burbidge 53 not out). Balmoral, first innings, 97 (Evans IS). Second innings, 69 (McCormick 29). For University Simpson 3-3 S and 2-33; Waddingham, 6-42 and 5-16; Clarkson, 2-5. For Balmoral McCormick, 6-50 and 3-23; C. Broberg, 3-31 and 2-46. Second Grade All Saints v. Western United.—All Saints: First innings, 2SI (De Audney S 6, Thom 56. Williams 31, Swinton 28). Bowling, R. Gillam. 5-35. Western United, first innings, 124 (L. Jones 34 not out, W. Gillam 2S, L. Goldfinch 22, Smith 16). Bowling: Good 3-37: Blackmore, C-S3. Second innings, 109 for seven wickets (Donaldson 2S, Glover 23, Whimster 17 not out, W. Gillam 13). Bowling: Williams, 2-25; Good, 0-8; Blackmore. 3-66. All Saints secured a three-point win on the first innings. Takapuna v. Mount Albert.—Takapuna, first innings, 172 (Craig S 4, Yarnton 45, Hopkins 17). Second innings 78 (Holiday 4S, Burton 15). Bowling: Deleear, 2-36: Hirst, 1-31, Rankin 4-33, Camp 1-5, Hirst, 5-25. K. Rankin 3-35. Mount Albert. first innings 140 (Camp 29, K. Rankin 32, Slanev 28, Floyd 10, Wilkinson 17).

Second innings 5S (Camp 12). BowlingCraig 2-33, Howden, 3-34, De Groen 1- Burton 3-20, Hopkins 2-11, Burton 7-20, De Groen 1-5. Takapuna won by -2 runs, a four-point win. University v. Ponsonby.—University, first innings, 172 (McKay 66, Lintott 27 McDougall 16, Yates 12, Cooper 12). Secong innings, three wickets for 10S (Lintott 42, McDougall 30, Howell 15, Cooper 41 not out). Bowling, Wheeler 2-70. Lindrum 6-109. Ponsonby, first innings 98 (Lendrum 40, ’Wheeler 20, Stewart 10, Kemp 15). Second innings, two for SO (Wheeler 53 not out, Kemp 12 not out). Bowling: Binmore, 6-64, Rawle 2-25. Lintott, 1-15. Univeristy won by 74 runs on the first innings. Third Grade W.Y.M.I. (Section B winners), v. Victoria (Section C winners). —W.Y.M.1., first inymgs, 232. Second innings, 61 for no wickets (A. Lewis 30 not out, H. Chapman 28 not out). Bowling-, G. Olssen, 4-50, Robinson 2-83, Roy 2-88. Victoria, first innings 127 (H. Olssen 33, Robinson 31, Cullum 16, Roy 12.) Bowling: EC. Chapman, 4-24. W. Corney 3-38, K. Scott 2- W.Y.M.I. won by 105 runs on the first innings. Fourth Grade Northeote v. North Shore.—Northcote, first innings, 110. North Shore, first innings, 55; second innings, 74. Northcote won by 55 runs on the first innings, a three-point win.

SUBURBAN MATCH FAWCETTS BEATS OTAHUHU In a second grade suburban cricket match on Saturday, Fawcetts beat Otahuhu on the first innings. Details: — Fawcetts, first innings, 132 (Robinson 30, Fawcett 23, Russell 23 not out, R. Rowe 14, Le Dey 12). Bowling for Otahuhu, Ogilvie 3-24, Pierce 3-32, White 2-21, Rainsford 2-22. Otahuhu, first innings, 54 (Jim MacConachie 11, Ogilvie 10, Rainsford 8 not out. Pierce 8). Bowling for Fawcetts, E. Rowe 5-17, Kilgour 2-5, Axon 1-4, R. Rowe 1-17. Otahuhu, second innings, 58 for five wickets. GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION COMPETITION MATCHES Wins for Hockey Association and Grammar Old Girls were the feature of Saturday’s matches under the auspices of the Auckland Girls’ Cricket Association. Details are as follow: Hockey Association v. Y.W.C.A.— Hockey Association: R. Allison, not out, 33; E. Ushan, b J. Birkell, 1; S. Twiname, b 313. Salog 1; L. Blakley, b J. Birkell, 0; M. Hutton Whitelaw, b J. Birkell 6; 3VL Innes, c S. Fraser, 0; J. Champion, b J. Birkell, 1; M. Weeks, c Plietheam, 6; P. Duncan, c Phetheam, 0: M. Kleinman, c and b Phetheam, 2. Total, 51. Y.W.C.A.: J. Adams, b M. Hutton Whitelaw, 1; T. Arnold, c. Whitelaw, b Twiname, 0; M. McMurtree, lbw, 1; J. Birkell, b Whitelaw, 0; E. Salog. c E. Ushan, b Twiname, 4; E. Horne, c M. Innes, b Whitelaw, 1; M. Phetheam, not out, 5; S. Needham, run out, 0; E. Fraser, b Whitelaw, 0; M. Sadler, c and b Whitelaw, 0; M. Archer, c Twiname, b Innes, 0; extras, 2. Total, 14. Grammar Old Girls v. Technical Old Girls.—Grammar Old Girls: G. Geddie, b C. Carlaw, 0; J. McConkey, b M. McKain, 45; W. Bigelow, b M. Francis, 1; IC. Stewart, c and b Francis, 36; E. Hunt, c Roberts, b Carlaw, 16; C. Sharpe, b Jaffrey, 18; M. Davis, not out, 8; extras, 16. Total, 141. Technical Old Girls: C. Carlaw, lbw b W. Bigelow, 10; H. Roberts, lbw, b McConkey, 6; E. Jaffrey, b E. Geddie fi; A. Iriglis, b McConkey, 4; E. Hughes, b McConkey, 0; M. Francis, st, 1; M. McKain, b McConkey, 0; M. Wliiteliouse, b C. Sharpe, 3; S. Me Sail, not out, 1; H. Sheriff, c C. Sharpe b J. McConkey, 3. extras, 5. Total, 39. NEWMARKET FIRMS’ MATCH In a cricket match between Hardleys, Ltd., and Frankhams on Saturday, the former won by nine wickets. Frankhams made 45 and 50 (Adcroft 14, Parkinson 13 and Backhurst 11). A. Hardley' and Nelson took six wickets each and W. Bowden five. Hardleys made 91 and 6 for one wicket (A. Hardley 40, W. Jones 19). Bowling for Frankhams, Hall and Backhurst took three wickets each. Professional Boxing There were 12,000 spectators at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday evening, when the American bantam-weight, Fidel La Barba, Bst 91b, knocked out the South African boxer, Will Smith, Sst 101 b., in the 12th round. La Barba administered unmerciful punishment to the face and body, using mostly a left hook, with a right hit to the body. A large section of the crowd wanted Smith to win. At the Melbourne Stadium Jack Jones. 9st 71b, defeated Billy Negus, 9st 71b. The referee stopped the contest in the eighth round.

Team W L D Pt.s Eden 5 University r, 4 24 Ponsonby . . North Shore Grafton . . . . Y.M.C.A 4 5 1 1 Parnell 2 7 United Suburbs 1 8 1 11