SUBURBAN CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 254, 17 January 1928, Page 11

SUBURBAN CRICKET

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE REPORT ON TOURING TEAM At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Suburban Cricket Association, held last evening. Mr. E. Stallworthy, secretary of the association, submitted a report on the conference held recently at Wellington. It was stated that the next Walker Shield matches had been offered to Christchurch, but it was considered possible that Auckland would be requested to carry jut the fixtures, as there was a probability of two Plunker. Shield matches being played in Christchurch at the same tim.e. The following resolution was agreed to concerning the “eight-ball” over: “That in all Walker Shield matches the eight-ball over or revert to the sixlocal centres be allowed discretionary powers as to whether they play the eight-ball over or revert to th esixball over.” It was decided that the council endeavour to arrange representative matches against the winners of the Hawke Cup. In referring to the splendid showing of the representative team on tour, Mr. Stallworthy said that the standard of play had been exceedingly high, and the defeat of the strong Wellington team was a credit to the association. Permission was granted Mr. Von Der Hyde to take a team of colts to New Plymouth at Easter time. The names of the players are to be submitted at the next meeting of the executive. It was decided that no senior matches be played on January 29. It was resolved to call a conference of all junior club captains and secretaries to be held at the Y.M.C.A. next Monday.

LODGE MATCHES

The opening matches of the second round of the A section of the lodge matches of the Suburban Cricket Association saw Alberta meet the leading team, Good Intent. As each team had had only one defeat in the first round, a good deal of interest was centered in the clash. Good Intent batted first and found the runs hard to get. Good length bowling and keen fielding made the batsmen adopt safety first methods and the score mounted slowly until 65 was reached. At this figure the last man was dismissed, Sibun (19) and Mcßae (11) being the only two who shaped up to the bowling with any degree of confidence. Buckle had the best average of the Alberta bowlei's, taking three wickets for 10 runs. Atkinson took five for 42, Graham one for 5, and Satchell took the -remaining wicket for the same number of runs Facing the bowling of Houlahan, Wrathall and Walters, Alberta also was forced to play safe. It was not until the fifth wicket that a stand of any magnitude was made. During that stand the score went from 27 runs to 86 runs. The remaining wickets fell cheaply and the innings closed with 98 runs on the board Had it not been for nicely compiled scores of 41 by Atkinson and 39 by Buckle, Alberta would have been in a bad position, but the knocks by those two, coming at a time when things looked black, changed the tenor of the game and left the team in a winning position. Wrathall returned the best figures of the Good Intent bowlers, taking three wickets for 8 runs. Houlahan came next with five for 35, while Waters took one for 35. The fielding of the Good Intent team was well up to the mark, being equally as good as that of their opponents. Good Intent fared better in their second strike. Cautious batting took the score up slowly until the deficit was wiped out. a hen the men went more for the bowling and the innings raised a total of 76 runs, Warner top-scoring with 36 not out, a valuable score and compiled by sound methods. Alberta’s fielding was again good, being if anything even better than in the first innings. Requiring only 44 runs to win, Alberta seemed certain of victory. The quick 1 fall of three wickets for 5 runs changed ; -heir outlook, and they abandoned their ' leisurely methods in favour of cautious ! batting. Keen bowling and a well-placed field, with every man ready to keep down the runs, made this necessary, and the required runs were reached with the loss of five wickets, Buckle 23 not out and Waldron 15 being the main features in preventing the likelihood of a collapse.

BRISK BATTING

SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. BRISBANE, Monday. The Sheffield Shield cricket match, Queensland v. South Australia, in which Queensland made 143 runs in their first innings, was continued to-day. South Australia had lost six wickets for 438 runs (Sangster 61, Grimmett, not out, 48. Schneider, 114, Hack 77, Alexander 62), when stumps were drawn. The weather was dull and showery, which necessitated the use of sawdust on the wicket, which, however, was good. The visiting batsmen played very carefully and the rate of scoring was slow. Schneider had a very lucky innings, as he made many mishits.—A. and N.Z.