CRICKET TEST MATCH FOR AUCKLAND LIKELY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 249, 11 January 1928, Page 12

CRICKET TEST MATCH FOR AUCKLAND LIKELY

OFFER JO A.C.A. MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIANS Aucklanders will probably witness a test match her© this season between the Australian cricketers and New Zealand. It had not previously been considered that Auckland would get a test match this season, but as a result of negotiations between the New Zealand Cricket Council and the A.CA, it appears likely that a test match will be allotted to Auckland. The first intimation to this effect was received at Eden Park on Monday during the progress of the Auckland-Can-terburv match, when a telegram was received from the chairman of the New Zealand Council (Mr. Dan Reese) asking if Auckland would accept a test game. A special meeting of the executive was at once summoned, and it was decided to accept a match, to be played as late in the season as could be arranged, and after the Australia-Auck-land match, if possible. WIN FOR MARYLEBONE EASTERN PROVINCES GAME By Cable. — Pi-ess Association. — Copyright. CAPETOWN, Monday. In their match against the English team the Eastern Provinces in their second innings scored 98. Peebles took four wickets for 24 and Staples three for 21. Marylebone in their second innings made 187 for no wickets (Sutcliffe 79 not out, Wyatt 101 not out) and won by 10 wickets. —A. and N-Z.-Sun.

SUBURBAN CRICKET

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES Following are the suburban cricket fixtures for next Saturday: Senior A Grade. —Matches continued from last Saturday. Senior B Grade.— L. D. Nathan v. Ellerslie, Victoria Park No. 7. umpires, Messrs. Whyman and Potter; Tramways v. Harbour Board, Victoria Park No. 10, Messrs. Luetener and Augur; Ponsonby v. Victoria, Domain No. 6, Messrs. Von der Hyde and Brown. Second Grade. —A section: Otahuhu v Green Lane, Victoria Park No. 10; Victoria v. Invicta, Victoria Park No. 12; Power Board v. Edendale, Remuera No. 6. B section: Tramways v. Takanini, Victoria Park No. 9; New Lynn v. Manure wa, Victoria Park No. 4; City Council v. Public Works, Domain No. 6a; Tamaki, a bye. Third Grade. —A section: Waratah v. Railway, Remuera No. 8; Fawcetts v. Epsom Baptists, Domain No. 11; Gas Garage v. Auckland Meat Co., Remuera No. 5; Green Lane v. Chelsea, Remuera No. 7; Parnell v. Ellerslie, Domain No. 7. B section: Victoria v. Public Works, P.W.D. Camp; Otahuhu v. Power Board A. Otahuhu; Power Board B v. Tamaki, St. Heliers Bay; Takanini v. Richmond, Takanini. C section: Hayden v. Parnell B, Remuera No. 9; Manurewa v. Amburys, Manurewa; L. D. Nathan v. Glen Eden, Glen Eden; Edendale v. City Council, Remuera No. 10; Carlton v. Avondale, Grey Lynn Park. Fourth Grade. —Glen Eden v. Richmond Baptists, Grey Lynn Park; Carlton v. Chelsea, Outer Domain; Victoria v. Green Lane, Outer Domain. House Match. —Working Men’s Club v. Navy, Domain No. 15. NOTES AND COMMENTS Green Lane is faced with a formidable task in the match with Harbour Board A and everything points to an easy win for the latter team. With a total of 271 for five wickets against Green Lane’s 107, it appears that Harbour Board will declare and send their opponents in for a second time. Green Lane may manage to make a draw of it but a win for it is practically impossible. * * • The century by Breese for Harbour Board A against Green Lane on Saturday was the outstanding feature of the game. He was the opening batsman and played until stumps were drawn, being undefeated with 114 runs to his credit. Until he reached his century he batted freely and the bowling presented little difficulty to him. On passing the hundred mark he quietened down. He gave no chances.

Billiards, apparently, is not the only game in which Roberts excels. He has been showing consistent form with the bat, as his last few scores show. They read: 24, 77, 55. Roberts has a preference for the leg stuff, but he can find other spots in the field, too. His 55 on Saturday was a solid knock. ♦ * *

Going back to two-day games seems to have taken the sting out of the batsmen. Both sides in the Ellerslie-Pon-sonby match showed little inclination to run between the wickets, apparently content with easily got singles rather than extend themselves. Scoring ?£L b ° th « s L < i eJ t was extremely low. but there might be an excuse in that the fielding, particularly Ponsonby’s, was very keen. * * * One of the most useful men playing f? r i-k°? S °. nby ls Mackie - - Any time he make a score and always his fielding is smart and keen. Of course, his most sensational doing to Th l e lw 'rv, K lersli , 6 Tvickets for 8 runs. The last three wickets fell for no score trick! 16 WaS unlucky hot to do the hat LODGE GAMES were resumed last w™tA the final games of the first round of the A section were played. That the plav,stlll the holiday fueling was evident. One of the teams failed to put m an appearance, while several regulars were missing from the teams which took the field. teams Alberta v. Remuera.—Alberta had held its own through the’ round met defeat when, with some of ?ts stofs P id?h rS t? liSSingr ’ tried conclusions with Remuera. Batting first ?:f',oo era could only compile 33, of which Hamilton accounted for 10 kfnson who ° f Buckle and At-' proved m, ’a QU ,‘ Ckly strikin S a length, ™ bard to Play- Buckle aeseven wickets for 16 runs while Atkinson collected the remaining three wickets for 15 runs. To Remuu Alberta ’ chiefly as the result of knocks by Graham of 22 Buckle 19, and Mitchell 18, replied by - or - k 0 runs. Hamilton, two for for V2° h r^° n r- two / or 22; Snell, one , nd G^ ay ' three for 15, taking the wdeke s y, lt h 37 runs down on the first innings, Remuera began a fine uphill fight. Potter, sixth man t e°te U s ht £'. U t a Itrf stand which put Remuera in what proved ultimately to be the winD“?,?°f lGon - In this he was assisted by Cory 10, Keys 12 and Hamilton 10. the innings closing for 93 runs. foTi? C ot With - the not very formidable of . co F™ s 57 runs for an outnght win, Alberta started off confid-

ently. but It had a tail whir* wag. and against the bowhCT ilton (four for 25) and Siw? ? Saf 26), Buckle 17 and Graham the only batsmen to make. 17 S sion and a keen and close with the last wicket f*l]h“ Remuera gaining a thrawSL*l five runs. 1 Ponsonby v. PuDuke.— ft--,, ing against the bowling fared disastrously, two wick—before the score was one*-? fifth wicket stand when theiL. taken from nine to 22, nrov.e r, »! stand of the Innings and thk the faU of the last wicket Wilson 12 being the only an.** «t< double figures. The PonsonxJ” he lers, Aitken and White changed throughout the inn)?* » the former finished with a hS® 1 * wickets for 22 runs, while TvS, of s lected two for 15. “*• it Ponsor.by's opening pairs half Pupuke's total score befomu : dith effected a separation, bnttti 1 * continued to pile up the scor* *• tail wagged effectively, the S men In, 3ougher and on 36 before McAulay was A?* caught in the field and the s? closed for 109 runs. Matters looked bad for Puts*, it started its second innirga first wicket again fell witha, -J unopened, but a second wicket and a last wicket stand pan—*' l score up and with the total i; . last wicket fell. Mclnman J 1 u} dith 17 not out, and Guinlven chiefly responsible for the i which, added to its first innlnggll equalled Ponsonby's score. three for 27. and White, fir. sT again proved themselves as foL for Ponsonby. Requiring one run to win. wv lifted the second ball from kcru over the fence, Ponsonby winnS, ten wickets. Good Intent gained a win h. Agover Wynvard, owing to the falW the Wynyard team to put In u i pearance. This wins puts Good h* with the leaders.