320 For No Wickets

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 579, 4 February 1929, Page 10

320 For No Wickets

ELLERSLIE’S GREAT OPENING

Btirton Retires with 200

WHAT must be a record for Suburban Association cricket was put up on Saturday when the two opening batsmen for Ellerslie, Burton and Gedye, scored 320 runs before Burton retired with a double century to his credit. Ellerslie scored 500 for four wickets during the afternoon. This occurred in a match against Glen Eden in the second series of the second round of the Suburban Association senior competition.

THE wicket was in bad condition, being fast and bumpy, and in the other two matches the scoring was poor. Harbour Board, batting first against Ponsonby, only succeeded in putting up 12,9, the best bowling of the Ponsonby side being done by Robertshaw, who took three wickets for 11 runs.

With the magnificent first-wicket partnership of Burton and Gedve, Ellerslie scored 500 for four wickets, and Green Lane, batting against Vic* toria, got 173, the highest individual score being Clark’s 55. Apart from the Ellerslie-Glen Eden match, the play was fairly dull. Cox, the Green Lane coach, had remarkably bad luck when he was caught at square-leg off his second ball, and a feature of the same innings was the fact that 'two men were run out before they had reached double figures.

500 FOR FOUR WICKETS

STILL GOING STRONG A DOUBLE CENTURY Ellerslie Avon the toss in its match against Glen Eden on Saturday, and sent Gedye and R. Burton to the Avickets. The score of these two alone should prove sufficient to win the game; but, in addition, the men that followed kept their Avickets to good effect. The total Avas 500 for four wickets at the end of the day’s play. This score took 4£ hours to amass. In lauding the openers, one must not forget that Lawrence, third man, hit 87 not out. His bright hitting started when Burton retired at 200. Avith the total at 311. All the batsmen got well into double figures. Matthews made a solid 43 against the Glen bowling. The attack was made futile by Burton and Gedye. The wickets might Avell have been behind a wall. Richardson bowled most overs, and while this pair batted, he boAvled only two maidens. Seven bowlers were tried, but Avith no success, until McNeill got Gedye IbAv at 102. The same ball artist skittled the next man. Details: ELLERSLIE First Innings GEDYE, Ibw, b McNeill IQ2 R. BURTON, retired 200 HOLLIS, b McNeill *' 22 LAWRENCE, notout 87 MATTHEWS, c Belshani, b Everett . 43 YATES, not out 37 Extras 29 i Four wickets for 500

POOR SCORING GAME

GREEN LANE V. VICTORIA

Mediocre batting was shown by Green Lane and Victoria hitters on Saturdav. The only man to pass the half-century was Clark, batting for Green Lane, the opening side. This team made only 173 for a total, leaving Victoria an apparently easy task to better it. That side, however, is not shining on the score-board, having compiled only 78 for four wickets at stumps. The odds are even for next week’s result. Bowling for Victoria, StalTworthv averaged four for 45, and Dickson three for 38. Cox captured three out of the four Victoria Avickets to have so far fallen, his average being three for 2S He had bowled three maidens obit of 10 overs. Details: GREEN LANE. First Innings. jfUGHES, c and b Stallworthy ... « w^Sl| H c - ru b „ s “ t - • ;; SLA 1132 !..?* Edmunds, b Moore .... 55 COX, c Viscoe, b Stallworthv’ 0 SECCOMBE, IbAv, b Dickson 37 WATTS, E., not out .. .. 17 COLE, run out .. .. 2 McGREGOR, Ibw, b" Dickson .. .. 3 HAYSON, c and b Dickson 2 BAXTER, b Stallworthy 1 Extras 12 Total 173 Bowling: Stallworthy, 4-45; Moore, 1-44; Turner, 0-19; Dickson, 3-3 S; Wright, 0-18. VICTORIA. First Innings. WRIGHT, Ibw, b Cox 15 EDMUNDS, c Watts, b Cox 14 VISCOE, Ibw, b Seccombe 5 SALLEN, c Hughes, b Cox 5 TURNER, not out 32 DICKSON, not out 1 Extras 6 Four wickets for 78

DULL BATTING DISPLAY

SLOW GOING IN HARBOUR BOARD-PONSONBY GAME

Turner and Badeley opened for Harbour Board, who batted first against Ponsonby on Saturday afternoon. The wicket was bumpy and gave considerable help to the bowlers so that the two were forced to bat extremely carefully. So carefully did they bat, however, that it Avas not until almost three o’clock that the score passed the 20 mark. Then things began to open out and Turner Avas bowled and Dunning took his place, batting freely and openly and sending the score mounting up. The next wicket did not fall until the score was 66, when Badeley was bowled by Fletcher. Badeley had made 34 in one and a-quarter hours’ play. The rest of the wickets fell for trifling scores, the highest being a 13, and the whole side, save Breese, who was absent, Avas all out for 129. The

best bowling of the innings Avas done by Robertshaw, who took three for 11 and by Barnes, who took two for 11. Harbour Board has been giving disappointing performances for several matches past, but this was one of its worst. It is to be hoped that it may be able to retain its present satisfactory lead in the competition. Ponsonby started its innings shortly after 4.30 p.m. The opening was bad, one wicket falling for 16 runs, but a fine innings by Spicer, Avho got 42, improved things, and the total was 105 for four when stumps were drawn. Details: HARBOUR BOARD First Innings TURNER, b Barnes 2 BADELEY, b Fletcher 34 DUNNING, c and b Fletcher .. .. 3i MARTIN, b Fletcher 0 MOORE, c and b RobertshaAV .... S STOREY, b Robertshaw 5 CANDY, c and b Robertshaw’ .... 6 MATTHEWS, c Robertsha-w, b Mackie 8 HORSPOOL, b Barnes 13 MANN, not out 7 Extras 12 Total 129 Bowling—Barnes, 2-11; Cooper, 0-22; Mackie, 1-35; Nioklin, 0-15: Fletcher. 3-23; Robertshaw’, 3-11. PONSONBY First Innings SPICER, lbw r , b Mann 42 COOPER, c Martin, b Dunning . . 7 BARNES, b Turner 10 INNES, c Turner, b Martin 25 BLAIR, not out 14 Extras 7 Four wickets for 105 DOWN THE GRADES Senior B Grade Manurewa v. Tramways—ManureAva first innings, 120 (D. Peebles 37 Robinson 31, Craig 16, Sainsbury 13 Gray 3 not out). Bowling: McFadgen 7; Ching, 1; Bates, 1. Manurewa, second innings: 87 (Young 37 not out Robinson 11, Sainsbury 17, D. Peebles

11). BoAvling: Notes, 6; McFadgen, 1; Ching, 2. Tramway—First innings, 123 (Love- j grove 70, Ching 13, Clayton 11). Second Grade Otahuhu City Council—Otabuhu j gained a tAvo-point Avin over City Coun- ; cil on Saturday. The latter team was 1 four men short. Details: Otahuhu —First innings. 120 f Mar fit t j 29, White 25, Pierce 22, Gillies 15, Highfield 11 not out). BoAvling for City Council, Campbell 4-21, Davies 2-14. Clayton 2-27. City Council —First innings. 99 (Campbell 46 not out, Clayton 34. McGee 11). Bowling for Otahuhu, Marfitt 2-15, OgilA’ie 1-12. Wells 2-27. Pierce 1-20. Takanini v. Fawcetts—Takanini. first innings, 104 (T. Mclntosh 47, W. Clayton IS, H. Mclntosh 15 not out). Bowling for FaAvcetts, Axon 3-36. Rowe 1-32. Skeen 3-26. FaAA'cetts —First innings, 12S (Robinson 60. Kilgour 15. Drew 15. Russell 11, Bell 11). BoAvling for Xakanini: Clavton 2-26, H. Mclntosh 3-22. T. Mclntosh 1-34. L. Mclntosh 2-23. Third Grade Maungakiekie a. Edendale. —Maungakiekie, first innings, 105 (J. Menzies 37, G. Melrose 27. G. Sampson 17). Bowling for Edendale, Blockley took four wickets for '43, Ninkie three for 56. Edendale, first innings, 72 (Jamieson 12 Blockley 20 not out). Bowling for Maungakiekie, G. Sampson took three wickets for 16; D. Fitzpatrick five wickets for 24. Maungakiekie. second innings, 107 for five wfickets (G. Sampson 58 not out, Menzies 29). Bowling for Edendale, Blockley took two wickets for 7, Jamieson tAvo for 15, Skelton, one for 4. Maungakiekie won by 33 runs on tfie first innings—a two-point win for Maungakiekie.

but each has. in aciditiun. an h m «. able scoring record for the season. aQ * Burton's consis. ttncv is outstand. mg. Ip to the be. ginning of Decemr he had hardlv got into his strokes but since then best scores have been 125, 87, ami 200 (not out)"’ Gedye's cari has been staid tiiough not so brilliant as that of h a team-mate. utmost notable hit! h av*> been for S 3 (not out), 40. 76. 32 and 102.*

Their display on Saturday creates a record in suburban cricket for a onewicket partnership. This was attained by regular cricket, to total 300 in three hours. Gedye made one to his partner's two all the way through; he reached the 100 mark five minutes after Burton retired at 200.

LAST SEASON’S BEST PARTNER SHIP During neither last cricket season nor the present one has there been a partnership to approach Saturday’s record, in first-grade suburban cricket. A review of files reveals that first or second wicket stands were greater last year than they have been this season. The crack suburban partners then were Dunning and Breese, playing for Harbour Board A.

Their best day’s play together was on December 17, 1927, when theft* yield for a second-wicket stand was 204 runs. On January, 14, 1928, they were the opening batsmen. Breese on this occasion made 155 not out, and Dunning 52. The following Saturday saw Breese knock up 116 as the opeiv ing hitter. Then, on February n Breese, 98, and Turner, 88, opened fta* their side in another good scoringmatch.

Gedye and R. Burton distinguished themselves at the beginning of last season’s series, when a lirst-wicket hit brought 130 up. After that occasion they were net in the limelight, although both batted consistently well for the season. Gedye and Hetherington later on put on 153 between them as openers. On December 15 last year Gedye. 82 not out, and Hollis 62, started their side’s innings well. R. Burton had come to light on December 1 with 125 to his credit in the green-ruled book. Since his 164 on the same day Dun* ning has done nothing startling. Gedye and Burton have raised themselves 09 this season’s play to the position of champion partners in suburban cricked Their record strike on Saturday cer* tainly caps the lot.