DOWN THE GRADES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 259, 23 January 1928, Page 7

DOWN THE GRADES

SENIOR B CLASH PARNELL’S FIRST DEFEAT By administering the first defeat of the season to Parnell, the Shore Colts’ eleven have now established a substantial lead in the competition, and still remain unbeaten. The colts secured a lead of 20 runs in the first innings, and rattled up 249 for nine wickets before declaring on Saturday. Parnell played out time with the loss of seven wickets for 187, Shore Colts securing a threepoint win on the first innings. Shore Colts, first innings, 136; second innings, 249 for nine wickets (declared), (Long 66, J. Woolley 65, T. Smith 19, Gerrard 16). Parnell, first innings. 116; second innings, ISS for seven wickets (Stehr 78 not. out, Gilmore 41). Shore A v. Ponsonby Shore, first innings, 269 (Goldsworthy 51, D. Lusk 48, L. Johnson 35, Foster 55, F. Archer 30). Bowling: Abrim, 4-51; Mills, 4-61: Smallwood, 2-4 S. Second innings. 25 for one wicket (Peckston 20). Ponsonby, first innings, 154 (Smallwood 63, Worth 30). Bowling: Johnson, 5-76: Foster, 3-8: Coates, 2-58. Second innings, 132 (Worth 28, Mills 23). Bowling: Coates, 4-10: Foster, 3-26; Johnson, 2-60. Shore A won by nine wickets—a fourpoint win. Second Grade Takapuna v. All Saints. —Takapuna:: First innings, 112. Second innings, 191 (Holliday 50. Minogue 36, Griffin 32). All Saints: First innings. 161. Second innings 65 (D’Audney 18). Takapuna won by 77 runs. Third Grade Papatoetoe v. Balmoral. —Papatoetoe, first innings, 85 (Wotherspoon 17. Adams ing for Balmoral, Shepherd 3-7, Newdick 3-20. Barber 2-24, Young 1-22. Balmoral, first innings, 40 (Shepherd 16). Bowling for Papatoetoe, Lusby 4-4, Sanderson 1-1, Adams 4-11. Thompson 1-6. Balmoral, second innings, 128 for seven wickets (Newdick 45, Shepherd 24, Young 18, Mills 16, Jones 12). Bowling for Papatoetoe, Gladding 3-14, Blyth 1-8, Adams 1-21, Lusby 1-21, Thompson 1-21. Western United v. Point Chevalier. — Western. United: First innings, 144 CJones