Suburban Cricket

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 231, 19 December 1927, Page 10

Suburban Cricket

Harbour Board A Secures Commanding Lead in Points

END OF FIRST ROUND

SATURDAY rather sealed the fate of one-day cricket in the Suburban Senior competition. Harbour Board A beat Ponsonby and got a firm grip of the championship, but the game was a jest on cricket from the important fact that only 10 bats were called out all day. There were several good batting hands on the Domain. Dunning came to light with a century and Breeze partnered him with 91 not out.

THERE has been a good deal of debate in the grandstand about one-day matches. This evening the Management Committee will discuss the position, for the one-day arrangement expressly subject to review at the end of the first round and that has now arrived.

ever, it brightened up considerably, and Ellerslie got a fine win. Old Alex Kerr, for Glen, proved a batsman of no mean prowess. He knows just how to take the bowling, and makes few mistakes when he opens out. His repertoire of strokes contains some pretty cover shots, and 'when the bowling suited —which was often —he exploited it to the full. E. McNeil lent Spartan aid. and together these batsmen compiled a tidy figure before being sepai'ated. Kerr was the first to go, rather cheaply, to a ball from R. Burton, when he had knocked up 62. McNeil carried on. and with the assistance of a good knowledge of how to treat the leg stuff, and being enterprising enough to step out to everything loose, entered up a good 77 in the scoring book. Shepherd played a good 23, and Anderson, never lacking in courage, punished the bowling while he was at the crease, to hit up -8. A. Belsham showed up well in compiling a handy 15, as also did D. McNeil, who was responsible for 10. At the signal for time, Glen Eden had eight wickets down for 225 runs.

Probably the end of one-day cricket has also. It can be said for it that the round of short matches has been good to watch and that it has improved the hitting ability of many batsmen, but it has not as many friends in the Suburban Association as when the scheme was launched.

HARBOUR BOARD A INCREASES ITS LEAD FARCICAL MATCH AGAINST “PONIES” When Ponsonby wanted nothing so much as runs and then more runs the batsmen were travelling on the bit. That is a reasonable explanation of why Harbour Board A licked the Ponies „by the comparatively small margin of 34 runs—sufficient to put the side in an almost impregnable position for the suburban championship. However good to watch the scoring batsmen on both sides, the game went a long way to convince any waverers that there is a farcical side to the one-day match. For Ponsonby called on only seven bats and Harbour Board —and it was as ridiculous as it sounds —needed only three. The remainder cooled their heels in the pavilion. No doubt there is a joy for cricketers in a good day in the field, but most men like a turn at the crease

Gedye and Yates were co-pilots for Ellerslie in its reply, and as partners they proved exceptionally sound. Both men played everything sent down to them —and played it solidly. They reaped a harvest of fours and sixes, and had 150 on the score book before the partnership was broken, Gedye going to a. beautiful catch by E. McNeil, off A. Belsham. His contribution was 77. Yates continued on his “wielding” way, and had 86 to his credit when he jabbed a crazy-looking ball to Kent, who accepted. Hetherington and R. Burton were both in form, and, playing nice strokes all round their wickets, each hit up 34. Two runs to win and five wic————M kets to fall —this was

Ellerslie’s position when Watts stepped to the crease. Watts hit good and true at the first ball, and fetched home the necessary brace. The tension, no doubt, was overaweing to him, and he went after getting his useful four.

FIVE-POINT LEAD ON FIRST ROUND HARBOUR BOARD A by beating Ponsonby on Saturday has increased its lead to 5 points for the Suburban Senior grade championship. The positions now are; Won. Lost. Dr’n. Pts.

and several matches this season, but none more than the Ponsonby versus Harbour Board game, have shown this disappointing twist. Not only are batsmen turned away but in such cases as these the outcome is no criterion of the sides’ strength and the match becomes a sin and a farce against the game of cricket. No amount of lively batting by individuals can ever compensate for the loss of team play. In such a prime specimen of the one-day cricket as the Ponsonby versus Harbour Board match anything might have happened had it been fought out. What really did happen was that Ponsonby failed to knock up enough runs—runs that were potential in the five wickets it had in hand. Then Breeze and Dunning got set for Board and knocked up a century each—9l and 102 to be specific. So the game which might easily have been • a draw went against “Ponies” and they have no one but themselves to thank for that. The scoring was woefully slow in the first part of the innings. Innes tipped a rising ball into the air as a gilt to Sterling. Then Fletcher came in and played a splendid hand for 95 not out, to show just what he could do at Wellington. Ponsonby woke up too late to the necessity of runs and then they became hard to get. Against such doughty men as the Harbour side no team could afford 3 feel comfortable with only 196 runs.

Harbour Board’s innings was a simple affair. After Martin had been bowled with the score at 23 Dunning and Breeze got together and hoisted 227 when, Dunning having reached his century, Breeze declared with his own score at 91. Beyond the splendid knocks of Breeze, Fletcher and Duifning the match was a disappointing one considering that the fate of the competition probably hinged on it. Scores:— PONSONBT, First Innings. WRIGHT, c and b Martin 2 INNESS, c Sterling, b Turner .. .. 31 ROBERTS, b Martin 24 BLAIR, c Breese, b Martin .. .. 5 MACKIE, b Dunning 14 FLETCHER, not out 95 ROBERTSHAW, not out 10 Extras 15 Total for five wickets (time limit) 196 Bowling.—Bennett, 0-32; Dunning, 1-26; Mann, 0-20; Martin, 3-54; Turner, 1-28; Matthews, 0-21. Fall of Wickets.—l 7, 73, 100, 114, 174, 196. HARBOUR BOARD A, First Innings. BREESE, not out 91 L. MARTIN, b Stallworthy 16 DUNNING, not out 102 Extras ig Total 227 Fall of Wickets.—23, 227. Bowling.—Stallworthy, 1-64; Cain, 0-48; Fletcher, 0-7; Mackie, 0-32; Wright, 0-18; Robertshaw, 0-39. ELLERSLIE GETS WIN AGAINST GLEN EDEN SOME BRIGHT PATCHES When Glen Eden and Ellerslie met on Saturday, the opening play gave the impression that both batsmen and fieldsmen were suffering from acute ennui. For the first half-dozen overs the batting was languid, and many attempts at fielding on the part of the Ellerslie players were pathetic. How-

At time Ellerslie had scored 237 runs for five wickets, as against Glen Eden’s 225 for eight, thus emerging victors in a delightfully spectacular game by 12 runs. Scores: GLEN EDEN. First Innings. KERR, b R. Burton 62 SHEPHERD, lbw, b R. Burton .... 23 J. BELSHAM, c sub, b R. Burton .. 0 D. McNEIL, b Baxter 10 E. McNEIL, c Gedye, b Lawrence . 77 KAY, b Hetherington 0 SPEARPOINT, b Hetherington .... 0 KENT, b R. Burton 5 ANDERSON, not out 28 A. BELSHAM, not out If* Extras 5 Total for eight wickets (time limit) 225 Bowling: Burton. 4-51; Hetherington, 2-44; Lawrence, 1-41; Elliott, 1-14; Baxter, 1-42. ELLERSLIE First Innings. GEDYE, c McNeil, b A. Belsham .. 77 YATES, c Kent, bA. Belsham .. . . 86 FUNNELL, c D. McNeil, b A. BelHETHERINGTON, c Spearpotnt, b Kerr R. BURTON, not out 24 A. WATTS, c Anderson, b McNeil . . 4 Extras 1 Total for five wickets 237 Bowling: Belsham, 3-27; Kerr, 1-108; Anderson, 0-23; Shepherd, 0-29; McNeil, 0-46. ' COLTS SECURE LEAD OVER GREEN LANE GOOD ALL-ROUND SCORING ; Harbour Board Colts fought out an j interesting game with Green Lane, j The match was noticeable for the low, j but even all-round scoring, the big- j gest run-maker being Storey, for Har- ; bour Board, with 41. With this win ! Harbour Board is now a step above the Lane on the ladder. Elliott and C. Watts had first strike for Green Lane, but at 11 the former played a ball lrom Storey on to his wicket. Wroath, the stylist, joined Watts and both started to score freely. Watts was the more aggressive and was unlucky to go to an lbw decision in favour of Richardson. Robinson and Kendall failed to make any stand and Seccombe was caught after a useful 10. Eric Watts soon settled down and runs came very quickly, quite a string of fours coming off his bat. Watts Brothers both scored at a fast rate. Clive hitting six fours and a sixer and Eric six fours. Nine wickets were down for 147 when Kilgour joined Cole, and this last wicket partnership was good to watch. Neither man showed much respect for the bowlers, punching the stuff all round the field. The innings closed with 193 on the board. Nicklin, for the Board, was the most successful bowler with an average of 4-57. With close on 200 to get for a win, it looked a rather difficult task for

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ith only nine men. Storey and Mormon opened the account and found everything to their liking, each scoring at an easy and even rate. Sixty-three was up before Elliott got Mormon with one of his characteristic round-armers. Storey gave E. Watts a chance in the deep at 36 which was not

wmen was not taken. He was rather unfortunate in being run out after apparently being well set. Each batsman hit six fours. Hayes did not stay long and Mitchell and Brighton carried on. With a trim little daisy-cutter Mitchell brought up the century. Candy joined Mitchell He was the more forceful, Mitchell being content with singles. Kilgour. though he failed to obtain a wicket, was

t of Saturday’s bowling games will be found on page •I —ir ~fc ~r ~r -y- -It -r -f- -It S~ instrumental in keeping the runs dour Nicklin and Candy continued Trith the good work, but Candy was next t go after a well-played 33 and r? wickets were down for 172. Nicklin gave two chances to Seccombe at mid off, but neither was taken. Thompson made the winning hit with a beautify' boundary to leg and then Nicklin lef* him. With everything to gain and nothing to lose. Richardson and Thompson made things lively for the fields men. The innings closed, with a mar short, at 216. Green Lane played out the half hour of time that remained and had on® wicket down for 37. Scores: — GREEN LANE. First Innings. ELLIOTT, b Storey • C. WATTS, lbw, b Richardson. ... WROATH, b Nicklin J ROBINSON, c sub., b Nicklin “J KENDALL, b Richardson SECCOMBE, c Brighton, b Nicklin .’ io E. WATTS, b Storey H. WATTS, b Nicklin * COLE, not out j|j GREEN, c sub, b Storey * KILGOUR, c Thompson, b Richardson .. Extras Total .. Fall of wickets: 11, 46, 54, 64, 73, 10fl 118, 133, 147. Bowling.—Hayes, 0-1 S; Storey. 3-g] Nicklin. 4-57: Richardson, 3-44. Second Innings SECCOMBE, not out K. WATTS, c and b Richardson .... •. WROATH, not out j Extras 4 Total for one wicket .. .. 3; HARBOUR BOARD B First Innings STOREY, run out „ 41 MORMON, b Elliott HAYES, b Elliott « MITCHELL, lbw, b Kendall -7 BRIGHTON, b Wroath 1„ CANDY, b Robinson .. 3; NICKLIN, b Seccombe RICHARDSON, c sub. b Seccombe .. 15 THOMPSON, c and b Kendall p STEWART, not out it BALDWIN, absent 11 Extras t> Total 216 Fall of wickets: 63, 82, S 3, 100, 140, 172, 106, 216. Bowling: Seccombe, 2-75; Kendall, 2-44; Elliott, 2-29; Wroath, 1-23; Robinson, 1-li; Kilgour, 0-19. -|t :It -h -It rl~ tlt ~1~ ~r ’lt -It -It -It ri- y SUBURBAN CRICKET HONOURS BOARD BATTING DUNNING 102* FLETCHER 95 BREEZE 91* YATES 86 E. MeNEIL 77 GEDYE 77 KERR 62 BOWLING R. BURTON 4-51 NICKLIN 4-57 A. BELSHAM 3-27 RICHARDSON 3-44 MARTIN 3-54 * Denotes Not Out. -I- -> -i- -l- n- -I- tt- -r ~r t v

Senior B Grade Ellerslie beat Ponsonby by 20 runs. Pcnsonbv in its first innings made 113 (Ward 24, Parker 15, Davis 15, Wright 13. Smith 12, Houston 10). Bowling for Ellersli®. Watts two wickets, Myscall three wickets. Mitchell two wickets and Stanley one. Ellerslie made 133 (R. Watts 30, L. White 23, Mitchell 17, Simpson 17, Stanley 1"> Bowling for Ponsonby, Harper six wickets, Ward three wickets, and Smith one wicket. Second Grade Manurewa v. Tramways. —Manurewa: First innings, 135 (D. Peebles SS, Adams 20). Bowling for Tramways, Martin • 1-54, Dawson 7-46, Harris 1-0. Tramways: First innings, 67 (Crow 14. Martin 25, Ure 12). Bowling for Manurewa, Gibbons 2-19, Gray 5-29, Peebles 3-14. Tramways: Second innings, 87 (Martin 27, Menzies 15, Mcßeady 15, Palmer HO. Bowling for Manurewa, Gibbons 4-24, Gray 4-13, Peebles 1-15, Robinson 1-34. Manurewa: Second innings. 28 for no wickets (Gray 22, not out, Peebles 5, not out). Manurewa won by 10 wickets. Takanini v. Public Works.—Public Works: First innings, 128 (Weaver 12. Crewther 12, Rea 17, Abbot 17, Sheridan 30). Bowling for Takanini. Hewitt 1 wicket, H. Mclntosh 4. T. Mclntosh Clayton 1. Rowe 2. Takanini: First innings, S 3 (E. Roberts 15, T. Mclntosh 15, H. Mclntosh 22, J. Sturgeon 16). Bowling for Public Works, Abbott 2 wickets, McKenna 7, Crewther 1. Public Works won on first innings. Otahuhu v. Victoria. —Victoria: First innings, 53 (Drew 19, Rowe 15, not out*. Bowling for Otahuliu, Williams 6-7, Bright 3-31, French 1-11. Otahuhu: First innings, 65 (French 25, Matson 10, S. ClarK 10). Bowling for Victoria, McKeown 3-9, Russel 5-34, Lonergan 2-15. V ,c " | toria: Second innings, 71 for six wicketf } Otahuhu won on th« first, innings. Third Grade Takanini v. Otahuhu, at otahnhti Takanini: First innings. 161 (Hammoao I 69, Vince 20, not out, Kagnally It, '-«• ; lings 11, Cain —. Bowling for Otahuri McDowell 4-37, Gillies 4-22, White 1--Kemplay 1-36. Otahuhu: First innings--81 (Kemplay 11, White 29). Bowlingr xor Takanini, Hammond 6-38, Mclntosh Looker 0-7, Cain 2-15. Takanini won ©n the first innings. nr . Ellerslie beat Railway by 98 runs the first innings. Ellerslie made * (Kerr 57, J. Matthews 35, Vear ~ • Bowling for Railway, Parkes took tn--wickets, R. Williams three. made 60 and 116 for six (Davis, not ovu 37, Hawkes 26). J. Matthews took s«ve.i for 18 and five for 25. « . Hadyn v. Edendale.— Edendale: thinnings, 23 (East 11). Bowling * Hadyn, Sheen 4-12, Kingdon *-£ Hadyn: First innings, 121 < Hogg _ Sheen 17, Kingdon 25. retired). dale: Second innings, 26. Hadyn, Sheen 6-14, Kingdon 4.12. wao. won by an innings and 72 runs.

Harbour Board A . 5 — — 10 Ponsonby . . 2 2 1 5 Ellcrslie . . . . 2 2 1 5 Glen Eden 2 3 — 4 Harbour Board B . 2 3 — 4 Green Lane 3 2 2