CRICKET.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XXI, 19 November 1904, Page 21

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

CONCLUSION OF SECOND ROUND. SOME EASY WINS. In the second round of the Auckland Cricket Association’s competitions, concluded on Saturday, the teams which had won the toss on the previous Saturday and had sent their opponents in to bat on a poor .wicket easily topped those scores on Saturday’s wicket, which showed a big improvement. Fine weather was experienced, and on the Domain the attendance of spectators was fairly large. City continued their innings against Grafton, scoring 198, thus winning by 116 runs on the first Innings. Eden secured 190 runs in their innings, thus defeating Ponsonby (89) on the first innings score by 101 runs. An easy victory was •ecured by Parnell against North Shore. The latter’s two innings produced 98, while Parnell, scoring 142 in their first innings, .won by an innings and 44 runs. SENIOR GRADE. CITY V. GRAFTON. City, having dismissed Grafton for 82, And making 29 runs for four wickets, continued their innings on the greatly improved wicket, and totalled 198, giving them ft Win of 116 runs and placing them a clear Win ahead of any other team. The top •corer for City was L. G. Hemus, with 94. R. Hay being next with 29. Grafton in its second innings scored 114 for the loss of seven wickets, most of the batsmen contributing fair totals, the principal ones being: Avies 24, F. Clayton, 19, Stemson, 18, C. Hay 16. Rowden 15, D. Clayton 12. C. BarrBrown took 5 wickets for 48. EDEN V. PONSONBY. Eden added 178 runs to their previous week’s score of 12, and beat Ponsonby by 101 on the first innings. Ponsonby went in a second time, but the batting was poor, and six wickets went down for 41. For Eden, Smith scored ST, Lusk 46, Elliott 20, Sheppard 15. PARNELL V. NORTH SHORE. C. Olliff and N. B. Lusk, the Parnell bowlers, had easy work against North Shore, their averages being greatly improved. Parnell won by an innings and 44 runs. In Shore’s first innings the score was 36, to which Parnell replied with 142, the double figure men being Lusk 38, Philson 32, Itesteaux 19, Barry 15. Shore’s second innings, batting one man short, realised 62— Haddon 17, Quintali, Palairet, and Fdyer 10 each. Olliff took 6 for 24, and Lusk 3 for 34. SECOND GRADE. Grafton v. City B. —Grafton, Ist innings (W. Brier! y. not out. 13): total, 47. Second innings (W. 11. Graham 18, Bates 57, H. Totman 35): total. 9 wickets, 141. Bowling analysis: Neilson took 4 wickets for 11 runs. City, Ist innings: Total, 42. Second innings: Total, 38. After close scoring in the first innings, Grafton showed a glimpse of their last year’s form in the second innings, and won by 107 runs. Eden A v. North Shore.—North Shore, Ist innings (Fogarty 17): Total, 40. Second innings: Total, 55. Eden, Ist innings: Total for 8 wickets, 54. Second innings (A. Brown, not out, 24): Total for 1 wicket, 45. Eden won by 10 wickets and 4 runs. Parnell v. City A.—Parnell, Ist innings, 63; 2nd innings, (J. B. Jack 33, H. B. Cullerne not out 41): Total for 2 wickets (inti ings declared closed!, 91. City, Ist innings: Total, 63. Second innings: Total for 4 wickets, 83. This match resulted in a tie on the first innings. Eden B v. Ponsonby.—Eden B, Ist innings, 58; 2nd innings (Jessup 48, Drummond not out 22). Total, 121. Ponsonby. Ist innings, 50; 2nd Innings (Gallagher 35, Dyson 19. Gavin 21, Johnson 31, White not out 17): Total for 7 wickets, 131. Ponsonby won a splendidly contested match by three .Wickets. THIRD GRADE. Graftou 111. V. North Shore It 111 (nt Northcote). —:Gi’afton, Ist limings, 22; N. Shore It, Ist timings, 20; Grafton, 2nd innings, 64; North Shore, 2nd innings, 22. Grafton thus won by 25 runs. Bowling for Grafton. Wilson took 5 wickets for 1 run, and 6 for 2, doing the hat trick. Pannell v. I'onsouhy.—Ponsonby, Ist innings, 12u: 2nd timings, 57. Parnell, Ist innings, 113; 2nd Innings, 35 for 0 wickets. As I’onsonby failed to dispose of the Parnell batsmen before the close of time, the match ended in a draw. Eden A v. Eden ll.—Eden A, Ist innings, 20; 2nd innings, 72. Eden B, Ist Innings, 78: 2nd Innings. 31 for 5 wickets. Eden IS won by 5 wickets and 8 runs. FOURTH GRADE. Parnell v. North Shore..—Purnell, Ist innings, 73; 2nd limings, 71. North Shore, Ist innings, 26; 2nd Innings, 26. Purnell won by 92 runs.

Eden A v. Ponsonby.—This match resulted In a win for Eden by 41 runs. Eden, Ist innings, 77; 2nd innings, 72 (Latimer 14, Bain 18, Emmins 11). Ponsonby, Ist innings, 52; 2nd innings, 56 (Gunson 19). FIFTH GRADE. Parnell v. Ponsonby.—Ponsonby, Ist innings, 55; 2nd innings, 85 (bated one short). Parnell, Ist innings, 37; 2nd innings, 54. Parncll won by 49 runs. SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE. Excelsior v. Alexandru. —Excelsior, Ist innings, 26; 2nd innings, 22. Total, 48. Alexandra, Ist innings, 33; 2nd innings, 2 wickets for 11. Total, 44. Alexandra want five runs to win, and have nine wickets to fall. Walker took 6 wickets for 5 runs, while Jerratt captured 4 wickets for 5 runs. In addition to this Walker performed the ‘•hut trick" in the second innings, taking three wickets with succeeding bulls. Edon Terrace v. W.Y.M.I. —W.Y.M.1., Ist innings. 17; 2nd innings, 24. Total, 41. Eden Terrace, Ist Innings, 32; 2nd innings. 23. Total, 55. Eden Terrace won by 14 runs. For the winners Longville (12) and Andrews (12) were the highest scorers. DRAW FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. The draw for the public schools’ championship competitions has been made as under: — First round, November 19: Mourvt Edon v. Newton East. Devonport v. Remuera, Newmarket v. Grafton, Marist Bros. v. Beresford-street, Rlchmond-road v. Welles-ley-street, Parnell a bye. Second round, November 26: Mount Eden v. Devonport, Newmarket v. Remuera, Marist Bros. v. Grafton, Richmond-road v. Beresford-street, Parnell v. Welles leystreet, Newton East ft bye.

Third round, December 3: Mount Eden v. Newmarket, Newton East v. Devonport, Marist Bros. v. Remuera, Rlchmond-road v. Grafton, Parnell v. Beresford-street, Wedlesley-street a bye. Fourth round, December 10: Mount Eden v. Marist Bros., Newton East v. Newmarket, Rlchmond-road v. Remuera, Parnell v. Grafton, Wellesley-effect v. Beresfordstreet, Devonport a bye. Fifth round: Mount Eden v. Richmondroad, Newton East v. Marist Bros., Devonport v. Newmarket, Parnell v. Remuera, Wellesley-street v. Grafton, Beresfordstreet a bye. Sixth round: Mount Edon v. Parnell, Newton East v. Ric'imond-road, Devonport v.| Marist Bros., Wellesley-street v. Remuera, Beresford-street v. Grafton, Newmarket a bye. Seventh round: Mount Eden v. Welles-ley-Street, Newton East v. Parnell, Devonport v. Rlchmond-road, Newmarket v. Marist Bros., Beresford-street v. Remuera, Grafton a bye.

Eighth round: Mount Eden v. Beresfordstreet, Newton East v. Wellesley-street, Devonport v. Parnell, Newmarket v. Rich-mond-road, Grafton v. Remuera, Marist Bros, a bye. Ninth round: Mount Eden v. Grafton, Newton East v. Beresford-street, Devonport v. Wellcsley-street, Newmarket v. Parnell, Marist Bros. v. Rlchmond-road, Remuera a bye. Tenth round: Mount Eden v. Remuera, Newton East v. Grafton, Devonport, v. Beresford-street, Newmarket ▼. Wellesley, street, Marist Bros. v. Parnell, Riehmo'udroad a bye. Eleventh round: Newton East v. Remuera, Devonport v. Grafton, Newmarket v. Beresford-street, Marist Bros. v. Wellesleyetreet, Rlchmond-road v. Parnell, Mount Eden a bye. Note.—All matches v. Devonport at Devon port; all matches v. Richmond road at Ponsonby ground, Rlchmond-road; al! matches v. Mount Eden at Kingsland; Mount Eden v. Richmond-road, first round, at Ponsonby.

WAIHI CRICKET. WAIIH, Monday. In the senior cricket match, Suburbs V. Waikino, the latter failed to put in an appearance, and Suburbs consequently won by default. In the junior division, Y.M.I.C. registered another win, defeating West by the narrow margin of 8 runs. For the winners the Rev. Southern scored 11. For the losers. Cullen 10, Wilson 10, were the principal scorers.

HAWKE’S BAY RESULTS.

NAPIER. Monday

Cricketers were favoured with line weather and excellent wickets on the Recreation Ground on Saturday, but a gusty wind in the early part of the afternoon occasionally carried clouds of dust across the field. In tho High School v. Scindo match, the school signified their initial effort In senior cricket by inflicting a hollow defeat upon their opponents, the scores being: High School, 129; Scinde, 74 and 48. Drummond

secured 6 for 23. In Suinde’s second Innings none of the batsmen ran into double figures. In tho United eleven v. United fifteen match, the eleven made 150 and lost 8 fur 73. Cato secured 6" wickets for 12. For the fifteen, whose first innings produced 185, Cotter!! made 36, Macassey 30, Levers 26. Jardine 22, Cato 12, Smyke 11. In the second innings the score stands at 17 for the loss of 5 wickets. Munro, 5 for 48; Heaney, 3 for 27; and Tuke were the most successful bowlers for the eleven. In the junior cup, Hastings defeated Railway by 10 wickets. The latter in their second innings knocked up 111, to which Smirk contributed 68 and Peterson 10. The former hit out freely and scored 30 runs off two overs. Hastings made the 12 runs required to win without the loss of a wicket. A one innings match between Ahuriri and Napier High School resulted in a win for the former by 3G runs, the scores being 81 and 48. .W AIR A K AP A F 1 NT U RES. MASIJERTON, Monday. The match Masterton 1. v. Greytown 1., played at the Park Oval, resulted in r win for the home team by 96 runs. The scores were: Masterton, 57 ami 150 (Dr. MeKibbon 34, Redmond 26, Jones 29, Me Keeler 14, Parton 14). Greytown, s?i and 59 (F. Hawke 20, Ticehurst 12). For tho winners. Lopping, 3 for 45, and for the losers, Logan, 5 for 23, and MeKibbon, 4 for 35, were the most successful bowlers. In the junior match Bidoford v. Featherston, played at Carterton, the latter won by 68 runs, tho scores being: Featherston 74 and 56; Bideford, 30 and 21. WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSIIIPS. WELLINGTON, Monday. The weather was extremely boisterous for cricket, a strong cold wind blowing from the north. The final stage was played in each of the first senior heats. Midland defeated Gas Works by an innings and 5 runs. The latter registered 108 in its second essay. Laws, who hit freely for 33, Cobcroft, who stonewalled during his compilation of 21, and Dredge, 15, being tho only batsmen to offer resistance to Upham, who bowled well against a gale. Australs effected a surprise in defeating Old Boys by 7 wickets. When play ceased on the previous Saturday Old Boys in second innings had lost 5 wickets for 12. The innings closed for 45, Hay (12) and C. Blacklock (1.0) being tho only double-figure scorers on tho slate. Bartlett secured T wickets for 40 runs. Australs scored the necessary 70 runs to win‘after losing three wickets, Dakin playing steadily for 29 and Mahoney carrying out his bat for 16. Tucker was the only bowler who got any wickets. The Phoenix v. Newtown match resulted in the defeat of the erstwhile juniors by 7 wickets. Newtown made 165 in its second innings, F. Alpe (33), Day (27), Perkins (27), Caroline (23) providing the backbone of its batting. Hickey, 5 for 62, and Barton, 4 for 64, divided the wickets. Phoenix

made the necessary 40 runs to aecnre • victory for the loss of 3 wickets. Bartou (22), Houston (IO), being the undefeated batsmen when the winning hit was obtained.

In the Junior championship Old Boys defeated Midland by 23 runs; Wellington College beat Midland by 9 wickets; Wellington defeated Wadestown by 131 runs; Johnsonville beat St. Patrick a College by IT runs; Walwetu beat Australs by au Innings and 60 runs; Rovers beat Thorudon by 3 wickets.

Third Class: Ohl Boys, 61 and (JU for 5 wickets; Karorl, 84; Newtown, 58; St. Patrick’s College, 63; Johnsonville, 97; Weiiingtou. 72; Midland, 207; Wellington College A, S’A; Thorudon, 86 for 5 wickets against Gas Works when stumps were drawn; Wellington College B, 232; Wadeatown, t*2; Rovers, 78 and 2 lor 48; Y.M.C.A., 83; Australs had compiled 83 against I’bnenix when play was interrupted for the day.

Fourth Class: Wellington, G 9; Old Boys, *l7; Midlanders, batting three men short, 12; Johnsonville, 75; Newtown won by default against Thorudon A. Seven mutches in connection with the Hutt Valley Association were commenced with the following results: —Old Boys, 53 and 7 for (55; Hunt, 91; United, 58; St. Augustine, 212 for 7 wi* kets. in me junior matches Hunt defeated P.U.C.C. by 49 runs; Rivals A, 35 and 67; West Em!, 5T and 73; and Old Boys have a lead of 27 on their first innings against Rivals B. GOOD GAME AT WANGANUI. WANGANUI. Monday. The senior cup match Regina I. v. Victoria 1., played on a good wicket at Vlctoiia Park, proved one of the most interesting contests yet seen on the ground. Regiua winning the toss took first strike, and amassed 150 for seven wickets before closing their innings. Beavan played stylishly for 54, and Cave shaped solidly for 46. Mackay three for 36. and Varney three for 25. bowled best for Virtorki. whose score at the drawing of stumps was 137 for the loss of two wickets. Armstrong gave a sound and vigorous display for 8a not out, his score including ten fours and two fives. Gordon 27, and Smithies 16. not out, helped materially to swell the number on the slate. A LATE START AT PALMERSTON NORTH. PALMERSTON NORTH, Monday. 'rhe result of the winter hibernation is ft lethargy that weighs heavily upon local cricketers. Only two clubs have hold meetings, and the others have not yet made a start in this direction. last season the Cricket Association was dodging a debt of £9 odd, but. Inquiiy of its secretary has converted that debt, into a surplus of 15/ CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. In the cricket competition the matches were continued on Saturday in perfect weather. A number of p avers were, however, absent. 'fho Midland A continued its innings against the United, and took its total to 277 (Ga v raid 49, not out. and Fuller 26). The United started badly, losing three wickets for 25. However, the remaining men, playing up. took the total to 223, thus losing by 55 runs on the first innings. Olllvler made 24, E. Frankish 48, not out. Blunden 87, and Fisher 13. At the call ot r ilme the Midland had lost four wickets for 21. The Midland B team shaped very poorly against l.aucastcJ I’i.rk. They made only 53, and lost by an innings ami 97 runs. Callaway bowled effectively for the Park. In reply to the Sydenham total of 222, the Lancaster Park B. in their first effort made 8!) (Hart. 26. Marony 24). Following on. they did better, and made 170 (Hart 56. Redpath 36, Danks 31, Marony 25). At half past six Sydenham had lost three wickets for 33, and thus won by 133 runs on the first innings.