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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1093, 23 March 1911, Page 11

CRICKET.

A start was made on Saturday with the tenth and final round of the Auckland Cricket Association’s district championship matches, which were played in ideal weather. Although no centuries were registered during the afternoon many batsmen put together good individual scores, the best performances being those of A. Anthony (62), R. Woods (59). and H. Caro (54). The bowlers had a day out, several of them being responsible for highly creditable displays. Mulgan, of University, succeeded in bringing off the “hat trick” in the match against Ponsonby, taking three wickets for 7 runs. Other bowlers who displayed good form were A. M. Howden. of North Shore who took five wickets for 39 runs and A. Hadden, of North Shore, who secured four for 45. At the Domain Parnell batted nearly the whole of the afternoon in their match against Grafton, and had a fairly large total to their credit when the last wicket fell. Ponsonby batted below form in their match against University at the Domain, and had it not been for Woods and Wilson their total would not have been very large, as several of the men were dismissed for “duck’s eggs.” The North Shore-Eden match was commenced at Devonport, and the bowling of Howden and Hadden proved disastrous to the Eclenites. who did not make much

over the century. On going to the wickets the Shoremen made an excellent start with their first innings, and it is practically a certainty that the North Shore Club will now win the 1910-11 district championship. FIRST GRADE. Eden v. North Shore. —The Eden men batted first, but only managed to compile 115 runs (F. Ward 1, L. G. Hemus 26, G. Cumming 0, L. Taylor 2, W. Brooke-Smith 24, R. W. Gordon 14, G. Mills 5, T. Elliott 0, J Hines 12 not out, G. Hayward 0, R. McLoughlin 13). For North Shore, A. M. Howden took five w’ickets for 39 runs, A. Hadden four for 45, and F. McNeil one for 13. North Shore then opened their first innings and at the conclusion of the day’s play had 73 runs on the board for two wickets (C. Farquharson 25 not out, F. L. Prime 12, E. Bush 25, C. Bruce 11 not out). Parnell v. Grafton. —The Parnell batsmen took their stand at the wickets first, and put together 211 runs (W. Andreae 28, A. Jones 11, A. Anthony 62, E. V. Sale 1, C. Olliff 0, H. Wright 14, H. D. Caro 54, L. G. Robinson 15, A. Fairburn 5, H. M. Warner 2 not out, R. B. Lusk 0). For Grafton, W. Harvey took one wicket for 56 runs, E. Horspool two for 28, F. Shacklock one for 14, P. Hay one! for 8, F. R. Mason two for 73 and Cullen none for 10. Grafton then set to work on their innings, and placed 17 runs on the board for the loss of one wicket (D. Hay 6 not out, W. Harvey 2, P. Hay 5 not out). Ponsonby v. (University.—Ponsonby played with one man short, while Wilson received a blow on the mouth from a cricket ball which necessitated his retiral after making 25 runs. Altogether Ponsonby scored 179 runs (Snedden 1, Collins 12, Woods 59, Wilson 25 retired, Robinson 20, Kavanagh 5, Gavin 35, G. Jackson 0 not out, F. Cullimore 0, H. McMath 0L For University, Mulgan took three wickets for 7 runs, Taylor one for 38, Fenwick two for 34, Graham one for 26, Wallace none for 26 and Fawcett none for 19. SECOND GRADE. Parnell v. Ponsonby—Parnell, first innings 224 (C. Restieaux 25, T. A. Jackson 40, W. Thomson 48, D. Dufaur 24, R. Somervell 12, R. Barnsdale 19, R. Doble 7 not out). For Ponsonby B’arr-Brown took four wickets for 56 runs, Cheshire two for 45, S Magee one for 53, Coomber one for 20, one for 13 and Craig one for 1. Ponsonby, first innings, 21 for three wickets (R. Cary 11). Grafton v. Eden B—Grafton, first innings, 140 (W. Horspool 9, Rev. H. Reeve 15, Jack 35, D. Horspool J.2, F. Cossey 29 not out, J. Lepine 17). Eden B, first innings, 77 for one wicket (Hobson 45 not out, C. Brown 25 not out). THIRD GRADE. Parnell v. Waitemata. —Parnell, first innings, 175 (A. Warner 11, J. Brown 47, C. Clarke 45, C. Seed 27, R. Eevins 21 not out, C. Hull 10). For Waitemata Metge took two wickets for 25 runs, Melville one for 33, and Satchell six for 55. Waitemata, first innings, 48 for four wickets (A. Satchell 22 not out, T. Satchell 10, McMurray 12 not out). For Parnell H. Turbott took one wicket for 17 runs, R. Dingle two for 19. Grafton v. Eden B.—Grafton, first innings, 108 (Baker 45, Rutherford 27, Brierly 10). Eden B. first innings, 62 (Smeaton 16, Player 11). University v. Eden A—University, first innings, 56 (Burton 13, Day 18, Walker 12). For Eden Johns took three wickets for 9 runs, Carr two for 5, Eyre two for 12 and Horspool one for 11. Eden, first innings, 150 for

five wickets (Butler 13, Carr 12, Jenkin 39 not out, Johns 61 not out). Ponsonby v. Parnell. —Ponsonby, first innings, 84 (R. England 43, S. White 12). For Parnell J. Williams took three wickets for 12 runs, S. Caro two for 19, S. Smith two for 19, W. Dinnison three for 6. Parnell, first innings, 124 for five wickets (S. Smith 11, W. J. Dinnison 45, R. Williams 24, C. Ventmore 21 not out. W. T. Rich 10). For Ponsonby White took three wickets for 53 runs and England one for 30. Eden A v. North Shore.—Eden, first innings (four men short) 6. For North Shore Rankin took four wickets for 1 run, and Smith two for five. North Shore, firs't innings, 116 (L. Dacre 44, C. Rent 43). Eden second innings 40. North Shore won by an innings and 70 runs. Eden D v. Graton B.—Eden, first innings (three men short), 118 (Martin 54, Whalley 18, Bayliss 10, Nixon 10 not out). Grafton, first innings, 107 for four wickets (Haase 41 not out, Cullerne 13, McGregor 8 not out). For Grafton Haase took four wickets for 26 runs, Beale one for 16. For Eden Colton took one for 49 and Martin three for 31.