CRICKET.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1044, 10 March 1910, Page 11

CRICKET.

The representative cricket matches being over, the Auckland Cricket Association’s district championships were resumed on Saturday in fine weather, and some fairly good scoring was made during the afternoon, Eden especially putting up a creditable batting performance. The Edenites were pitted against Ponsonby, and they managed to knock up 242 runs, and have yet another wicket to fall. Grafton played Parnell at the Domain, and were all dismissed for 157 runs, while the Parnellites opened their first innings moderately. University, playing one man short, made a fair showing against the North Shore eleven at Devonport, while the latter team commenced their first innings in a highly promising manner. Considerable interest was taken in Saturday’s matches in view of the New Zealand v. Australia match, in which the Aucklanders, Olliff (Parnell), Hadden (North Shore), and Howden (North Shore) have been selected to represent the Dominion, and their respective displays were closely watched during the afternoon. Hadden took four wickets in the match against University for 51 runs and scored 9; Howden, in the same match, took no wickets for 22 runs and made 45; while Olliff in the match against Grafton captured five wickets for 54 runs and scored 8. Another feature of Saturday’s matches was that A. E. Relf (Eden) played his last game in Auckland for this season, as he left on Monday night by the express for Wellington en route to England.

FIRST GRADE.

Eden v. Ponsonby.—The Eden men batted the whole of the afternoon, and when stumps were drawn they had 242 runs on the board for the loss of nine wickets (G. B. Cummings 68, R. W. Gordon 11, A. E. Relf 16, G. Mills 90, T. Elliott 14, J. Hines 25 not out). Bowling for Ponsonby, Woods took three wickets for 40 runs, J. Gavin two for 22, Snedden three for 65, and McCoy one for 24. Grafton v. Parnell.—The Graftonites batted first, and with S. P. Jones, E. Horspool and F. Mason playing well up to form, managed to compile a total of J 57 runs (S. P. Jones 26, E. Horspool 44, F. Mason 49, C. Archer 8, F. Hors-

pool 8. not out). Bowling for Parnell Olliff took five wickets for 54 runs, Anthony four for 24, and Fairburn one for 42. Parnell then set to work, and when time was called had 34 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets (Olliff 8, Fairburn 15, A. Jones *>, Mason taking'one wicket for five runs. University v. North Shore. —University were first to take their stand at the wicket, and altogether made 137 runs, one of their men being absent. The chief scores were as follows: — Wallace 38, Taylor 16, Sisam 33. Bowling for North Shore Hadden took four wickets for 51 runs, Bush two for 29 and Kallender two for 3. North Shore then opened their innings, and, batting in good style, put together the nice little score of 107 runs for four wickets (Hadden 9, Howden 45, Spence 38 not out, W. Jacker 11 not out).

SECOND GRADE.

Eden A v. Parnell.—Eden A, first innings, 144 runs (Freeman. 55, McLaughlin 42, Taylor 17, Alexander 15). For Parnell Schofield took one wicket for 40 runs, Barnsdale two for 52, and Warner six for 15. Parnell, first innings, 62 runs for two wickets (Andrae 33, Breese 21). For Eden Mason took one wicket for 5 runs and Neill one for 3. North Shore v. University.—North Shore, first innings, 221 runs (Farquharson 8, Woolley 30, Westbrooke 92, Andrews 12, McNeil 33, Kent 13 not out, Rankin 11). University first innings, 42 runs for five wickets (Brown 13, McLean 15 not out). Eden B v. Waitemata. —Eden, first innings, 106 runs for eight wickets (Bridges 23, Murray 44 not out, Buckland 15). Waitemata, first innings, 90 runs for eight wickets. Ponsonby v. Grafton. — Ponsonby, first innings, 130 runs (Caradus 15, Plummer 14, Walker 12, Cary 12, McMath 15, Nesbit 23). For Grafton W. Harvey took two wickets for 33 runs,

Tidswell one for 19, and Eastgate five for 32. Grafton, first innings, 72 runs for five wickets (C. Harvey 31, D. Jack 11, W. Harvey 14 not out). For Ponsonby Cossey took two wickets for three runs and Nesbitt three for 7.

THIRD GRADE.

Parnell v. Eden.—Parnell, first innings, 86 runs (Sale 22, Doble 13, Sheffield 10). For Eden Heigh way took five wickets for 16 runs and Smeeton four for 16. Eden, first innings, 31 runs (Heighway 11, Freeman 8). For Parnell, Turbott took six wickets for 10 runs and Seed three for 14.

FOURTH GRADE.

Waitemata v. Eden. — Waitemata, first innings, 34 runs (Satchell 16). For Eden, Bennett took four wickets for 13 runs, and Alexander five for 10. Eden, first innings, 103 runs (Bennett 29, Player 25). For Waitemata, P. Melville took two wickets for 13 runs, Satchell one for 11, Crook three for 23, Wilson one for 14, and R. Melville one for 5. Waitemata, second innings, 29 runs. For Eden, in the second innings, Foster took five wickets for 9, and R. Bennett three for 12. Eden won by an innings and 40 runs. Ponsonby v. Parnell. — Ponsonby, first innings, 15 runs (one man short) ; second innings, 72 runs for four wickets (Delaney 17, Moore 17 not out, and Hobbs 16 not out). For Parnell, in the first innings, Pountney took three wickets for 8 runs, and J. Williams six for 4. Parnell, first innings (two men short), 142 runs (L. Pountney 38, A. Pountney 36 not out, R. Campbell 28, C. Vinemore 27).

THE GAME IN THE SOUTH.

At Wellington a commencement was made with a fresh series of senior cricket matches, the scoring being as follows:—Central got South all out for 100. Central scored 147 for six wickets. Petone, playing against Waiwetu, made 105. Waiwetu lost six wickets for 51* East B made 130 against Victoria College. Victoria College (batting one man short) were all out for 30. In their second innings Victoria College lost three wickets for nine runs. East A, playing, against North, scored 170.