FOUR-WICKET VICTORY TO PONSONBY SIDE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 253, 16 January 1928, Page 7

FOUR-WICKET VICTORY TO PONSONBY SIDE

KNEEBONE’S SPEEDY KNOCK Ponsonby was already assured of a win on the first innings (a twoPomter), but the Ellerslie captain is to be commended for his sporting action in giving Ponsonby' the chance—although it was a slim one—of adding the extra point. After seeing Kneebone get his century' he closed the innings with six wickets down for 254, leaving Ponsonby to get 101 in threequarters of an # hour, which was done with four wickets to spare. To Ellerslie’s first inning’s score of 104 Ponsonby had replied with 174 for seven. Blair and Stallworthy', the two not-out men, continued the innings on Saturday, but the Jatter added two only to his score when he was bowled by a good ball from Burton. Dickson was good company for Blair, and runs came fast till Blair nicked one into Elliott’s hands. Cain put a good complexion on the innings’ total with his 34. It was a good last-wicket stand. Facing a deficit of 153, Ellerslie sent Gedye and Wattrf to the crease. The former was very' slow to settle down, as can be shown by the 17 Watts ran up while Gedye scored only 3. ITetherington made no score, but H. Burton gave a fillip to the game with some smart shots. KNEEBQNE TO THE FORE

Both Burton and Lawrence provided Fletcher with his only' wickets, the ball beating Lawrence being a “perler.” Four wickets were down for 95 when Kneebone joined Burton. He straightway' started to collar the bowling with powerful shots all round the wicket. At 30, Robertshaw. who, as Roberts was suffering from an injured hand, had gone behind Llie stumps, missed a good chance of catching hiffb I>j)ee-