VARSITY SCORES FOUR POINTER AGAINST SHORE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 829, 25 November 1929, Page 6

VARSITY SCORES FOUR POINTER AGAINST SHORE

TEN MINUTES TO SPARE With id.-al weather and ground conditions at Devonport on Saturday, Varsity succeeded in securing an outright win by seven wickets, w ith ten minutes to spare. The students led by 50 runs on the first innipgs and then dismissed Shore again for 126. The Shore bowlers tried hard to save a complete loss, but without success. Varsity had established a useful lead of 22. with two wickets in hand, on the previous Saturday, and might well have declared at once to get all time available for a possible fourpointer. But Lunn (18) and Mathieson (24) resumed their match-winning* partnership on an easy, plumb wicket, with the outfield in excellent order. Mathieson went at once in lashing at Coates, but the last wicket plodded along unnecessarily to add another 27 before the first change in the attack saw Saunders finish Lunn’s valuable top score of 36. SHORE OPENS BRIGHTLY With a deficit of an even 50 runs Shore started its second spasm in a gallant attempt to force the pace, and with the forlorn hope of getting a lot of runs quickly enough to put Varsity out again for a four-pointer. After Saunders failed to survive the first over from Smeeton, the colt Goldsworthy and Captain Frater laid the wood on hard and often, wiping off the debit balance of 50 in half as many minutes. It was the one purple patch in a very dull match, and was heartily applauded by the meagre gathering of spectators. Goldsworthy was cheered for a joyous smack, which lifted an express half volley from Mathieson well over the path, but in lashing at an off ball the colt edged it to the professor deep in the gully. Hugh Webb fell to a hot catch by Metge at deep point, and Frater was bowled by Smeeton for a hard-hit 36. and from then on only a brief halt by Player and Kelly interrupted another mournful procession, which dragged out until just after five o'clock. a brilliant catch by Schnauer breaking the Kelly-Player partnership. Mathieson and Smeeton bowled unchanged, the former finishing with the good average of five for 48, while Smeeton bowled very steadily in securing the other five. The students had exactly 73 minutes in which to get 77 runs for the full win, but by bowling well off the wicket the Shore bowlers made a tactical attempt to save a hard-earned point from the wreck, and the position was a bit of a deadlock with Shore aiming to keep down runs instead of knocking down wickets, while the Varsity men were taking no chances of forcing matters until Schnauer and Mathieson got together. Mathieson shocked the umpires by taking guard on the off stump! Ronald Bush had been responsible for a steady 26. and it seemed as though a first innings win would result, but Schnauer and Mathieson managed to get to the bowling and landed the four-pointer with but ten minutes to spare. Details:— NORTH SHORE First Innings gj Second Innings. FRATER. b Smeeton SAL'N’DERS. lbw, b Smeeton .. .. 3 GOLDSWORTHY. c Burbidge. b Mathieson . . . 20 WEBB, H. T., c Metge. b MatlisrOTT, e Browne, b Smeeton .... 2 WEBB. D.. b Smeeton 1 PI-AYER, b Mathieson 17 KELLY, o Schnauer, b Mathieson .. 11 GRRRARI), not out S NAISMITH. b Mathieson 4 COATES, c Garrard, b Smeeton .... 2 Extras 13 Total !.126 Bowling: Mathieson, 5-48: Smeeton, 0-60. VARSITY First innings PEARSON, c Kelly, b Coates .... 6 MoDOI'GALL, c Coates, b Scott .... 1 c p,a >' er * b Coates .. 1 METGE, b Coates 19 GARRARD, b Coates *. ** 17 BUSH, b Coates .. 4 SMEETON. b Scott ** 7 BURBIDGE, b Scott V. 1 MATHIESON. b Coates .. .. .. .. .. 25 LUNN, b Saunders .. 36 BROWNE, not out 6 Extras s Total 131 Bowling: Saunders. 1-1; Coates, 6-70; Scott. 3-52. Second Innings. Fil'SH, L. G.. c Frater. b Coates ~ 26 LINN, 1 bw. b Coates 2 SOHN \I’ER, not out 30 SMEETON. h Scott M ATHI ESI >N, n< I out .. .. 11 Extras 0 Three wickets for 78 Bowling: Coates, 2-16, Scott, 1-22; H. T. Webb, 0-10.

GRAFTON MADE MERRY WITH SUBURBS BOWLERS LATTER'S BREEZY REPLY Fine \\ < other and a splendid pitch favoured Grafton and United Suburbs for tli* second day of their match on Grafton continued its first innings with G 3 runs on the board, and no \\ i* kets down. Sale and Sh< en, t i • notout men from last wools, continued their knocks and lasted about half an hour before Sheen went out lbw Cor a good 32. The next man in, Horspool, proved a good partner for Sale, and the pair brightened up the match considerably. They reached and passed United Suburbs’ score before they were separated. Horspool went out lbw to Kerr atfer a brisk 47. The next man In, Adlcott, was disposed of before lie had even opened his score. He gave a chance to point anil Stutter took it. SALE’S FINE INNINGS Kerr’s bowling was extremely good, and he it was who eventually got rid of Sale, who had put up a splendid 66. It was one of his best innings since he can 10 to Auckland. A\ helm. MaeCormaok and Wilson were all responsible for good scores, the two last-named being 30 and 40 not out when Grafton declared. Taken on the whole, this was the best. A.C.A. match of the day. Batting a second time, Suburbs soon showed that there was no chance «>r the side collapsing. Wctlierill and K«•••;* set a merry pace and when | stumps were drawn. Suburbs had scored 157 lor one wicket—more than it had scored in the whole of its first innings. | Details: UNITED SUBURBS First Innings 146 Second innings \\ FT 11 Eli ILL, b Horspool .. .. .. 50 , KERR. not out N .. . (J'.i LON ERG AN, not out !’ 2S ! Extras 1 One wicket for 157 Bowling: Horspool, 1-25; McCormack, 0-22; Stone, 0-24; Wilson, 0-33; Alleott. 0-34. GRAFTON SHEEN, lbw, b Martin 32 HORSPOOL, lbw, b Kerr 47 ALLCOTT, c Stutter, b Kerr 0 WALTERS, b Bass 0 WHELAN, b Williams r > I lOC KIN, b Bass ' & SALE, f,5 McCORMACK, not out 30 WILSON, not out 40 Extras is Eight wickets (declared) for .. .. 282 Bowling: Bass, 2-37; Williams, J-32; Martin, 1-42; Webster, 0-34; Kerr, 3-67; McLaren, 0-43; Lekis, 0-12.