Batsmen’s Busy Day

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 515, 19 November 1928, Page 6

Batsmen’s Busy Day

HEAVY SUBURBAN SCORES Innes Knocks Up a Century AFTER a drab and slow beginning, play in the second series of matches, conducted by the Suburban (-Ticket Association on the Domain on Saturday afternoon, livened up to a surprising degree. Heavy scores were the order. With eight wickets down, Ponsonby scored 344 against Harbour Board, Victoria made 258 against Green Lane, and Glen Eden scored 206 against Ellerslie. Amid a welter of scoring, Innes ran up a smart 113 for Ponsonby.

Caution marked the tactics of the opening batsmen in all the games. They plodded away, and paid attention only to the loose bowling. By mid-afternoon, however, more enterprise was being shown. The players showed a belated realisation that the fast wicket favoured the batsmen more than the bowlers. Fireworks were produced occasionally, and there was a good deal of enthusiasm among the large numbers of spectators. George Cox, the Sussex coach, took a hand at bowling for Green Lane, and was treated with respect by the Victorians. But, like most of the bowlers, his task was a hard one. Tie secured one wicket after 86 runs had been knocked off his deliveries. The most successful wicket-getters and consistent trundlers were Turner (Harbour Board), 4-43; Wroatli (Green Lane), 5-69; Seccombe (Green Lane), 4-55; and Burton (Ellerslie), 4-51. Harbour Board tried seven bowlers, Ellerslie six, and Green Lane only three. Undoubtedly the features of the afternoon were the impressive recoveries of all the teams after mediocre openings. Ponsonby proved itself once again to be a solid batting combination, the Victorians are giving indications of finding their feet in their first season in the leading grade, and Glen Eden has three or four batsmen of decided ability. Next Saturday’s play should be notable for hard tussles. The senior competition will be full of interest this season. Cox will coach team members on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, the association secretary has announced. He will visit the nets on Tuesdays. Saturday’s play was ended abruptly at 6.5 p.m. by rain, and stumps were drawn. PONSONBY V. HARBOUR BOARD Energetic Bob Innes and his able partner Barnes lifted Ponsonby clear of mere plodding scoring with a prolific show of run-getting. The two ran up a fine score in just over an Itour, and were responsible for an addition of 156 runs to Ponsonby’s tally. Innes’s score of 113 was smartly done. It was a fine century. When Innes gave his firsts chance, Dunning was ready, and the batsman was caught. In his early season ventures Innes gave promise of becoming a dashing player. On - Saturday he had an overdose of enterprise, and opened his shoulders at the least chance. He banged three balls over the fence for sixes, and knocked 11 fours to the boundary. Barnes’s 61 was enterprising. Fletcher plodded away for a score of 55, and the best of the other scores were by Blair (30), Robertshaw (29) and Cooper (20). Spicer, who opened with Fletcher, was dismissed before he could get into his stride. To have their bowling banged all over the field was a new experience for Harbour Board’s trundlers. Ponsonby’s first few batsmen were kept on the qui vive, but the Innes-Barnes partnership changed the order of things. Thereafter, the fieldsmen were kept on the move and, at times, four men were posted on the boundary line. Turner did really well for the Board and took four wickets for 43 runs. He should have been tried earlier. He was the only trundler to find a penetrative length. Dunning, Matthews and Martin were hit freely. Harbour Board will have a trying task next Saturday. There is every indication that Ponsonby will prove too much for last season’s champions. , Details were; PONSONBY First Innings SPICER, b Matthews 5 FLETCHER, stpd Badeley. b Matrin 55 COOPER, b Martin .. .. 20 INNES, c Dunning, b Turner .. .. 113 BLAIR, c Badeley, b Dunning .. .. 30 BARNES, c Badeley, b Turner .... 61 ROBERTS, c Mann, b Turner .... 4 ROBERTSHAW, lbw, b Turner .... 29 MACKIE, not out 5 NICKLIN, not out 8 Extras .. 14 Total for eight wickets .. .. .. 344 Bowling.—Turner, 4-43; Martin, 2-102; Matthews, 1-30; Dunning, 1-71; Moore, 0-42; Mann, 0-21; Bennett, 0-13. Fall of Wickets.—l/9, 2/55, 3/114, 4/124, 5/280, 6/288, 7/312, 8/335. VICTORIA V. GREEN LANE Victoria batted first and opened rather disastrously, six wickets falling for 73. A good stand by Dixon and Sallen pulled the game out of the fire. They put up 50 and 63 respectively. Moore put up a good last wicket knock for 51, the innings closing for a total of 258. After the tea adjournment Green Lane commenced its innings rather promisingly, C. Watts making 45 before being clean bowled by Turner. McGregor and Clarke played out time, the game closing with one wicket down for 56. Details: VICTORIA First Innings ASHBY, c and b Seccombe 26 VISCOE, c Cox, b Wroath .... 17 EDMONDS, b Seccombe .. ' MANLY, b Cox * “ STALL WORTHY, b Seccombe ... 9 WTLLIAMS, b "Wrathall .... 0 DIXON, b Wroath * *. .1 "* 50 SALLEN, c E. Watts, b Wroath *.*. 11 63 TURNER, b Wroath .. .. n A c .™ W:uts ' b Seccombe !! 51 McFARLATsE, not out 31 Extras # “ * * 7 25S Boding: Wroath, 4-63: Seccombe 4-55* Cox. 1-86; Wrathall, 1-28; Clark, 0-13. ’ Fall of wickets: 1/27, 2/44 3/40 4/^0 5/63, 6/73, 7/153 8/153/ 9/192, 10/258. ’ GREEN LANE. First Innings C. WATTS, b Turner 45 McGREGOR, not out .... - - - • CLARK, not out .. .. .. « Extras “ * J * * * * t One wicket for ~ ~ ~ tt # % 5^

GLEN EDEN V. ELLERSLIE The Glen Eden players made a mediocre beginning but finished very strongly. Kerr made a great sixth wicket stand, knocking up 73 after the previous five wickets had fallen for

103. When A. Belsliam’s wicket fell to Lawrence for 19 the rot set in, the remaining two wickets falling for four and five, leaving A. McNeil seven not out. The innings closed for 206. Ellerslie took over the pitch with Yates and Gedye opening. Yates’s wicket fell to Richardson in the first over for a duck. The same bowler claimed Gedye’s wicket when 20 was reached and Hollis’s for 10. Details:—GLEN EDEN First Innings. NORMAN, st, b Baxter 29 IvAY, b Baxter 0 BELSHAM, J., b Matthews 20 CLARK, c Gedye, b Burton 22 KERR, St, b Burton 73 McNEIL. b Elliott 11 ANDERSON, b Hollis 11 BELSHAM. A., b Lawrence 19 RICHARDSON, b Burton 4 SPEARPOINT, c Te Puni, b Burton.. 5 McNEIL. D., not out 7 Extras .. 5 Total .. .. .. 206 Fall of wickets: 1/18, 2/39, 3/65, 4/77, 5/103, 6/124, 7/190, 8/194, 9/194, 10/206. Bowling: Lawrence, 1-39; 'Baxter, 2-55; Burton, 4-53; Matthews, 1-11; Elliott, 1- Hollis, 1-29. ELLERSLIE First Innings S. YATES, b Richai*dson .. 0 A. GEDYE, b Richardson 20 R. H. BURTON, not out 33 C. HOLLIS, stp Kay, b Richai'dson .. 10 J. ELLIOTT, not out 5 Extras 1 Three wickets for 69 Bowling: Richardson, 3-29; Kerr, 0-30; McNeil, 0-9. DOWN THE GRADES SENIOR GRADE B Ponsonby v. Parnell. —Ponsonby: Tsl (Smith 36, not out, Harper 33, E. Collins 27, T. Collins 19); Watkins four for 29. Parnell: Six for 33 (Cox 11). Harbour Board v. Railway.—Railway: 78 (Russell 38. Porteous 16, not out, V. Williams six for 10). Harbour Board: Two for 33 (O’Hara 17). Nathan’s v. Chelseat.—Nathan’s: 81 (Peters 17, Nicols 19, Dale 14). Moore seven for 45. Chelsea: Three for 99 (Speed 71, Blundell 24). Ellerslie v. Workingmen’s Club.—Workingmen’s Club: Dryland, b Stanley, 8; C. Yates, c Misken, b Stanley, 28; iKng, b Stanley, 6; Langley, b Mitchell, 0; Mason, b Stanley, 1; Doonin, e and b Stanley, 31; Pedley, b Stanley, 0; P. Archer, not out, 0; Barlow, b McEwan, 12; Archer, b McEwan. 0; J. Yates, b McEwan, 2; extras, 1; total. 89. Bowling for Ellerslie: Stanley took six wickets for 27 runs; McEwan, 3-14; Mitchell, 1-14. SJI?,T slie: W - ’Williams, retired, 108; H. Williams, b Langley, 2; McEwan, c and b Ching. 65; R. Simpson, not out, 23; T. White, not out, 10; extras, 13; total for three wickets, 221. Ellerslie won by seven wickets and 132 runs. Manurewa v. Tramways.—Manurewa substantiated its claim to senior B grade on Saturday by. decisively defeating Tramways by an innings and three runs on the Manurewa Sports Ground. Details are:— Manurewa, first innings, 189 for four wickets, declared (Watts 83, L. Chaplin <o not out, C. Guy 12). Bowling for Tramways Larsen. 1-26; Nash, 1-20; Tinkler, 1-43. C T r^2? w %' s, -, ftrst innings, 72 (Nash 17, Sutcliffe 17, Bragandale 16. ■> f -2r a ! a I\P r f wa: D - Peebles, 2- w Peebles, 3-18; Watts, 3-15; Chapnn. 2-14. 01 T , 3e S o ? d inninps, 114 (Hall 21. Sutcliffe 17, Robertson 12, Larson 10). Bowling for Manurewa: Chaplin. 3-1 S; ®i^ e wk e tVi-i B .^ owe ’ 2 ' 25; w - Peebles - SECOND GRADE Takanini v. City Council.—Takanini accounted for City Council at Takanini on Saturday by „„ runs on the first innings after declaring with seven wickets down. Details are:— Takanini, first innings, 101 for seven wickets, declared CVV. Clayton 43, L. McIntosh 25, H. Mclntosh 15, S. Lawless 6 not out). Bowling for City Council: Colebourne, 2-21; Magee, 1-16; It. Wilson. 0-5; R. O-lI”’ °" 16: r>eI S TOSSO - 2-25; Clayton, City Council, first innings, 79 (Delgrosso 19,, Davies 16, Colebourne 12, Cleroisi 10). i ?-> OWI -iT g Takanini: T. Mclntosh, ill’- ILMcHitosh 3-15: L. Mclntosh, R. Roberts, 2-0; Clayton, 0-16, _-2® w . Lynn v . Richmond.—New Lynn: fS' m IV n ? 3S (Simpson 11); second lmpson ID- Bowling for Richmond. Clmeoe took six wicekts, Jones four, Biddick five. Hemingson three. Kicbmpnd: First innings. 107 (Patterson 21. Mincham 1-3. Clincoe 17, McKay 22, Clincoe, jun., 31) Richmond won'bv an innings, and .9 runs, a three-point win Invicta v. Green Lane.—lnvieta: 132 for e ! s . ht o^' lckets .„ (Mellor 41 ■ Gwilltm 34. not out. Rimmer 19, Stone 11. not out). Green Lane: First innings, 24. Bowling for Invicta James took- six wickets for 10 runs, Cheseman four for seven. Second innings. 88 (Neiper 24. not out. Clark 17. Watts Leech 12). A three-point win for Invicta by an innings and 20 runs. ett c- v - Otahuhu.—Playing at Otahuhu, Fawcett s proved too good for the local eleven by 21 runs on the first innings The winners were the most consistent batters, while the last seven men for Otahuhu only added 16 runs Details are:— Jr-st. innings 157 (Fawcett kkeen Ivllsour 1T - Issulden 13, Bowling for Otahuhu: Pierce 6-30-0^ ’ o ki9 Conachie ’ 2 ' 5; Rai’nsford!

BEST BATTING AND BOWLING PERFORMANCES BATTING: Innes (Ponsonby) .... ... Kerr (Glen Eden) .. ** ** *45 Sallen (Victoria) .. .. / ** Barnes (Ponsonby) .. .. */ * X Fletcher (Ponsonby) . * ’* ** Moore (Victoria) .. Dickson (Victoria) .. */. / BOWLING; Richardson (Glen Eden) 3.90 Turner (Ponsonby) .... 4/, Burton (Ellerslie) .. .. I * 4-53 Seccombe iGreen Lane) * *’ 4’?! Wroath (Green Lane) .. /.gg

Otahuhu, urst innings. 136 (Pierr* w S Clark 27. White 13. Marflitt 141 **> Bowling for Fawcett’s: Skeen’ ~ Axon, 2-43; Kilgour, 0-33. THIRD GRADE Otahuhu v. Ellerslie.—Ellerslie Saturda'V:— ree " POinl Win ° Ver ° tah uh Q *n Details arc:— Otahuhu. first Innings, 69 (Kidd in Second innings, 120 (Jones 28. Clark •>-' Brewer 15). “*’» Ellerslie. first Innings. 125 (Kerr Veare 22). Second innings, '72 for oi* wicket (Veare 44 not out. Smith 24 not out). not FIFTH GRADE Comrades v. Belmont Rechabites. Com. rades: 36 and 58 (A. Flyger 16, Suns r not out). Bowling for Comrades: mV’ Kenty four wickets. Pennycook two, Silva three. Belmont Rechabites: 84 and vi for four wickets (Yarnton 35, Freak/ 17. not out, Denny L2 and 35, V. Dixon r not out). Bowling for Belmont bites: Yarnton eight wickets, Adams eight, Denny three. Belniont Rechabii/ won by six wickets and 47 runs. . GIRLS AT AtCKET A.G.C.A. OPENS SEASON GAMES AT REMUERA Some had wielded the willow before, but many, obviously novices at the sport, played with all the keenness and vim which makes the game worth while. Thus members of the Auckland Girls’ Cricket Association opened their season at thse old Remuera Hockey Grounds in Market Road on Saturday afternoon. 1 Before taking the field, the girls gathered round the grandstand to listen to the president of the A.GJLA., Miss Jean Begg, and the president of the Cricket Association, Miss *W. Averill, both of whom, in declaring the season open, expressed pleasure that at last the girls had a ground of their own, and cricket was actually under way. The' Cricket Association, which is ] really a branch of the A.GAA., has acquired the use of seven pitches, and within a few weeks it is expected tha: there will be at least a dozen teams or. the field. On Saturday eight elevens took part in a knock-out competition, there being short one-innings matches of 20 minutes each. An admirable feature of the afternoon’s sport was the keenness displayed by the girls, who were all triers, and even in the matches later in the afternoon a vast improvement was shown. The chief weakness lay in the batting, where some of the girls showed a little fear of the hard I composition sphere when pounded down the pitch by some mild form of hurricane bowler, but even so, somo fine and effective hitting was seer. The standard of bowling, as the afternoon progressed, became of high order, the girls bowling over-arm, and layin? down well-pitched balls. The two teams which mejt in the final of the competition was Grammar Old Girls’ (A) and Hockey (A). Th“ game was closely fought, and resulted in a win for the former eleven by a* mere eight runs. Details of the first and second rounds are as follow: FIRST ROUND Grammar Old Girls, 55 for no wickets (N. Gallagher 26, G. Gebbie 23) beax Diocesan Present, 47 for three wickets s (B. Buddie 24). Diocesan Old Girls, 49 for six wickets (S. Blundell 21), beat Grammar Old Girls B, 30 for two wickets (is. Nagle 21 noout). Technical School, 39 for three wicke” (H. Roberts 22), beat Y.W.C.A. B, 22 for ? five wickets. Hockey A, 37 for six wickets (J. Cairpion 25), beat Y.W.C.A. A, 23 for siwickets (J. Barkell 9). SECOND ROUND Hockey A, 39 for six wickets dBlakey), beat Technical School, 30 for five wickets (E. Jeffrey 11). Grammar Old Girls A, 48 for tu> wickets (L. "White 22 not out). I**’ Diocesan Old Girls, 3S for eight wicket 8 - <C. Mayo 14). SOCCER IN BRITAIN LATEST RESULTS Following are results of P r * nc Soccer matches played in the Oww® Kingdom on Saturday. ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division Aston Villa . . 2 Blackburn B- • 1 Burnley ... 2 Manchester C* * Bury 1 Arsenal • • • Cardiff .... 0 Huddersfield Leeds ....OS. Wednesday . - Leicester ... 1 Sunderland . • Liverpool ... 3 Bolton W- • •• . Manchester U. 0 Derby • - • • f Newcastle U. . 1 Birmingham • Sheffield TJ. . . 2 lOverton • • •' , West Ham . . 0 Portsmouth . • Second Division Hull 5 Bristol . . . • 1 Aliddlesboro . 1 Stoko .•• •’j Milwall .... 2 Chelsea ; • * ' i Notts 3 Blackpool • • • . Oldham ... 0 Grimsby • •* e Port Vale ... 3 Barnsley • • * # Preston N.E. . 5 Clapton Or. • Reading . . . 5 W. Bromwich Southampton . 2 Bradford U. • • Hotspurs ... 2 Notts F. • • * # Wolverhampton 0 Swansea • • * SCOTTISH LEAGUE Airdrie .... 1 Bartick T- •* 4 Avr 2 Kilmarnock • * 6 Celtic 4 Clyde ; • Iw'.l Cowdenbeath . 1 Third Lanai j Dundee .... 1 Aberdeen • * 9 Hibernians . . 2 Kaith R- • • ’ 1 • J Motherwell . . 1 St. j Queen’s P. . . 1 Falkirk •** # • j Hangers ... 4 Hamilton - ' j T St. Mirren . . 2 Hearts . • * INTERNATIONAL LEAGU Match at Swansea f England . . . 3 Wales ENGLAND BEATS WALES AT SOCCER FOOTED (Australian end S.Z. Press A - r (United Service) LONDON. England defeated Wrf** ' girt ßAssociation football rnat<^ hft sea by 3 goals to was unsettled, and the £* a There were 14,000 spectato