B SECTION MATCHES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 189, 31 October 1927, Page 10

B SECTION MATCHES

UNIVERSITY V PONSONBY Rix-Trott, Lunn and Cleary all batted brightly for University against Ponsonby at Victoria Park on Saturday. All three batsmen were crisp in their strokes all round the wicket. Bartley, who made the top score, did not seem able to place the ball between the fieldsmen and many line drives did not alter the score book because of Ponsonby s good fielding. Later Bartley livened up and his 49 was a very patient effort. The best scores were Bartley 49, Cleary 28, Rix-Trott 24 and Lunn 23. The innings closed for a total of 177 runs. Peebles was the outstanding bowler for Ponsonby. He wound up with an average of six wickets for 3S, but at one stage he had the same number of wickets' for 15 runs. He varied fine fast bowling with a slow one, but occasionally the change was pitched short and was weak. Kemp took three wickets for 32 runs, and Warneford one for 43. Ponsonby early lost two wickets and when stumps were drawn had two down for 36, Worth 19 not out. Y.M.C.A. v. Shore A Y.M.C.A.’S score against Shore A at Victoria Park on Saturday would have been very poor indeed if it had not been for Wayne. He was rather slow in scoring at first, but when he had got set he hit the ball all round the wicket. His 54 was particularly pleasing. The only other double figures were scored by Carson (17) and Cato (13). Both are promising batsmen, particularly the former, and much better scores can be looked for from this pair during the season. The wickets were divided between Lusk, four for 24; Chisholm, two for 19; Foster, one for 28; Edwards, one for 14; and Beckston.

one for 24. The innings closed for 123 runs. At the close of day’s play Shore had two wickets down for 53, Goldsworthy 16 not out, and F. Archer 29 not out. PARNELL V PAPATOETOE When Parnell met Papatoetoe at Papatoetoe on Saturday the former team scored 191 in its first innings. The best scorers were Kissling, 54, not out, Von Hotter 32, C. Broberg 27, Singleton 20, and R. Broberg 19. P. Swaffield took three wickets for 18 runs, E. Burnside two for 30, Strachan two for 41, Rankin two for 33 and Valentine one for 36. EDEN V SHORE B Eden met Shore B at North Shore on Saturday. Eden’s total reached 155 before the innings closed, the best scores being registered by Hook, 34, not out; Jeffreys 32, Buisson 24 and Hopkin 18. Smith took two wickets for 32, Jay two for 25, Cowie one for 25, Walters one for 22, Jackson one for When stumps were drawn Shore had scored 39 for no wickets, Long 16 not out, Walters 19 not out.