Leaders Beaten

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 585, 11 February 1929, Page 10

Leaders Beaten

SUBURBAN CRICKET SURPRISE

Two Big Wins Recorded

THE second series of the second round of the Suburban Cricket Association's senior competition was concluded at the Domain on Saturday. Ponsonby beat Harbour Board by 12S runs on the first innings. Ellerslie defeated Glen Eden by 331 on tlie first innings and Green Lane beat Victoria bv 52.

There was little spectacular batting:, compared with Ellerslie’s 500 of the lirst day of the match, but Fletcher for Ponsonby. scored a satisfactory 87 in about an hour and a half. Clarke, for Glen Eden, made 51, and Turner, of Victoria, hit up 49. Cox, for Green Lane, was responsible for Victoria's downfall at the crease. He bowled steadily and trickily all the afternoon, and finished with an average of seven wickets for 39 runs. Mann, of Harbour Board, bowled well in the latter part of Ponsonby’s innings, and secured four wickets for 32 runs, while Hollis, for Ellerslie, took two for IS against Glen Eden. Harbour Board is still leading on points in the competition in spite of its defeat at the hands of Ponsonby. The team that was next in order was Victoria, but it was also beaten, and the wins of Ponsonby and Ellerslie brought their totals up to second and third respectively. The present positions of the teams are as follow: Cham.

PONSONBY BATS WELL

HARBOUR BOARD BEATEN STILL LEADING IN POINTS Ponsonby had no difficulty in decisively defeating Harbour Board in the last day of the match on Saturday. The Board made only 129 in the first innings, and by the end of the first day’s play Ponsonby had already hit up 105 for four wickets. In less than an hour’s play on Saturday the score was passed, and by the time that Ponsonby was all out at about four o'clock the side had scored 257.

The innings of the day was Fletcher’s. In an hour and a-half of pretty batting he hit up 87 runs. He was helped at first by an excellent partner, Blair, who scored a well-de-served and patient 41 and the two gave a delightful displa3 r of finished batting. The team’s greatest fault was in its tail, which showed up only too clearly on Saturday, the last four men only adding 11 to the score. Otherwise they •would be an excellent all-round combination.

Harbour Board fielded disappointingly and “extras” managed, in some way or other, to score 24. Martin and Dunning seem to have lost all their old sting with the ball, and only succeeded in getting one wicket apiece for a combined total of over 100 runs. Mann was the only bowler showing any promise and be had to be content with four wickets for 32 runs—a good average, but not to be compared with some of the Harbour Board bowling earlier In the season. Details: HARBOUR BOARD First innings 129 j Second Innings BREESE, not out »7 BADELEY, c Nicklin, b Barnes .... 13 DUNNING, lbw, b Mackie 27 STOREY", b Barnes 14 TURNER, b Spicer 4 MARTIN, b Barnes 9 MOORE, c Robertshaw, b Barnes .. 21 Extras 3 Six wickets for 14S Bowling: Barnes. 4-40: Mackie, 1-26; Fletcher, 0-31; Robertshaw, 0-5; Nicklin, 0-14; Spicer, 1-11; Cooper, 0-IS. PONSONBY First Innings SPICER, lbw, b Mann 42 COOPER, c Martin, b Dunning .... 7 BARNES, b Turner 10 INNESS, c Turner, b Martin .. .. 25 BLAIR, b Turner 41 FLETCHER, lbw, b Mann 87 ROBERTSHAW, lbw, b Man n .... 10 MACKIE, b Mann 0 ROBERTS, b Matthews 3 WITHERS, b Matthews 7 NICKLIN, not out l . Extras 24 Total 257 Bowling: Mann, 4-32; Dunning, 1-46; Martin, 1-67: Matl thews, 2-34; Turner, 2-36; Moore, 0-IS.

THREE-POINT WIN

NO TROUBLE FOR ELLERSLIE

Compiling a score of 500 on the previous Saturday, Ellerslie declared the innings closed with four wickets down on Saturday. The Glen made a poor response to this total, and its innings closed for 169, of which the principal scores were Clarke 51, Mormon 42, and Anderson 36. Mormon played a good steady innings, he and Anderson being responsible for over 60 runs during their partnership.

The absence of E. McNeil and Richardson was a stroke of bad luck for ihe Glen men for. although it is unlikely that they would have passed .‘-.llerslie s total. it would not have closed the innings so early without giving Glen Eden a fighting chance. After tea Glen Eden followed on for its second knock, but it was not to be expected that that would reach Ellerslie’s total of 500, and they did well to get 141. ith Glen Eden’s second inning’s

BEST PERFORMANCES BATTING C. WATTS (Green Lane) .. .. 106 FLETCHER (Ponsonby) 87 BREESE (Harbour Board) .. . 57 CLARKE (Glen Eden) 51 BOWLING COX (Green Lane) 7,-ja MANN (Harbour Board) 4-32 BARNES (Ponsonby) .. 4.13 BAXTER (Ellerslie) “ 4.^

total amounting to 141. Ellerslie won by an innings and 290 runs. Details: ELLERSLIE First Innings. GEDVE, lbw, b McNeil ia* BURTON, R.. retired ' HOLLIS, b McNeil . ™ MATTHEWS, c Belsham, b Everett 4t LAWRENCE, not out 37 YATES, not out Extras ... . *9 Four wickets (dec.) for 500 Fall of Wickets.—l/23, 2/323, 3'345 4/454. GLEN EDEN First Innings. EVERETT, c Matthews, b Baxter .. 4 MORMON, st Yates, b Matthews .. 4* BELSIIAM, A., c and b Burton .... 2 KERR, c and b Matthews 1$ CLARKE, b Burton 51 ANDERSON, b Hollis JOHNSTON, b Hollis ,3 McNEIL, D., not out 7 McNEIL, E., absent 0 RICHARDSON, absent y Extras 9 Total 169 Bowling: Lawrence, 0-20; Baxter, 2-66-R. Burton, 2-34; Matthews, 2-21; Holin' 2-19. Second Innings BELSHAM, A., lbw, b Elliot .. .. 4 EVERETT, c Gedye ,b Baxter .... 7 MORMON, lbw, b Baxter .. .. .. .. s'* ANDERSON, run out SO KERR, b Baxter 10 CLARKE, c Elliott, b Baxter .... 0 McNEIL, D., st Gates, b Williams .. 3:; RICHARDSON, b Burton 3 BELSHAM, J., b Burton .. 3 JOHNSTON, not out 6 Extras 4 Total 141 Bowling for Ellerslie: Baxter, 4-41; Elliott, 1-24; Hollis, 0-17; Lawrence, 0-1$; Burton, 2-28; Williams, 1-4.

C. WATTS BATS WELL

GREEN LANE WINS

When stumps were drawn on the first day Victoria had four wickets down for 78 and there seemed to be a likelihood that they would pass the first innings total of 173 compiled by Green Lane. However, the Victorian “tail” refused to wag and the last six wickets fell for 36.

In Green Lane's second innings Clive Watts settled down to solid rungetting and at the end of the days play was 106 not out. Cox proved to be Victoria’s stumbling block, the coach’s deliveries tempting the younger men to take chances. Green Lane won on the first innings. Details: GREEN LANE First Innings 172 VICTORIA First Innings. WRIGHT, lbw, b Cox la EDMUNDS, c Watts, b Cox 14 VISCOE, lbw. b Seceombe 5 SALLEN, c Hughes, b Cox 5 TURNER, c Watts, b Cox 49 DIXON, b Cox 7 MOORE, b Cox 0 MAC FA RL A NE. b Seceombe 10 MANLY, lbw, b Seceombe 1 WILLIAMS, e Clark, b Cox 4 STALLWORTHY, not out 4 Extras I Total 121 Bowling for Victoria.—Cox, 7-39; Seccombe, 3-75. Fall of Wickets.—l/17, 2/26, 3/37, \ as, 5/97, 6/97, 7/111, 8/113, 9/114, 10/121. GREEN LANE Second Innings. WATTS, C., not out 1«« HUGHES, c Turner, b Viscoe .. •• 16 CLARK, not out - •• Extras ** Total for one wicket (declared) .. 161 VICTORIA Second innings VISCOE, c Cole, b Cox 13 EDMUNDS, c H. Watts, b Cox .... SALLEN, st C. Watts, b Cox 38 WRIGHT, c E. Watts, b Cox J TURNER, not out 3* MACFARLANE. c M. Watts, b Cox ? MOORE, not out j? Extras 0

Five wickets for I -3 Bowling: Cox, 5-65; Seceombe, 0-34; Clark, 0-24.

DOWN THE GRADES Senior B Grade Harbour Board v. Tramways.—Trainways: First innings. 166 (Moore L. Larr 10, Hall 35, Caw lu, Tinkler al, Larsen 10, Sutcliffe 18). Bowling: V M lilianu--5-55; Jaquierv, 2-32; C. Williams, l*-5-Learning, 1-27. Harbour Board: rll = innings, 168 for two wickets (A. 74 not out; C. Williams, 50). BowlingLarsen, 1-40; Tinkler, 1-31 Harbour Roaru won by eight wickets Second Grade Fawcett. Ltd., c. Green Lane. —Grte" Lane: First innings 139 (W ar , n » er llbert 21, Hewitt 20. Leach 11, U. son 10). Bowling for Fawcett: &kee*‘. 3 wickets; Axon. 3; Le Daz. I; Ki, £°.!i’ 1. Fawcett: First innings, 206 for s** wickets declared (Robinson 101 not O ' Kilgour 28, Russell 26, Le Daz Is, 12). Bowling for Green Lane: Nullum, * wickets; Warner. 2; Hewitt, 2; Clarke* • Green Lane: Second innings, 58 ('-'• son 14, Clarke 12). Bowling for Axon, 7 wickets; Skeen, 2. „***?-. Ltd., won by an innings and 9 rune—-three-point win. Richmond v. City Council.—Rwrhmojfl* First innings, 293 for eight w} ck * clared ((Mincham 78, Clark 81, D. dock 72, Patterson 21. C. Diddock, City Council: First innings, o 3 ana • wickets for 40. Bowling for Blincoe 10 wickets; Diddock. 4. Richn won by 260 runs on the first inning • Takanini v. Otahuhu.— Playing at huhu on Saturday. Takanini defeated u home team by 72 runs on ings. Both teams were senouslj dep on account of the military camps held. Both teams bailed one short. Details:— (£. Takanini.—First innings, r. Roberts 39. Mitchell 31, Clayton - • t) Buckle 14. Evans 13, Mclntosh J not J™.. Bowling for Otahuhu: M Wells, 3-46; White, 1-6. Otahunu.* innings. 80 (White 29, Woods I®’* ini : lord IV Ogilvie 8. Bowlins lor Buckle. 3-2: Roberts, 2-4: T. 1-12; H. .Mclntosh, 1-20; Clayton, i Third Grade Maunsakiekie v. Kingsland^-M a “ n6 J kiekie, first innings, 147 Sampson 17, C. Smith 30. F. rd. 18). Bowling for K ings land, I\-jngs--3-58; Denize. 2-51; Burrell, «>-**• *ti land, first innings, 70 (Denize “ 4, xfaU nxa* 10. Burnell 14). Bowling for kiekie, J. Menzies, 2-14; D. y- ; ' n jngs, Patrick, 6-36. Kingsland, secona__ w | orl } ! 49 for four wickets (follow' on)for ; 13, Jones 16, not out). -r p‘ lloo, Maungakiekie, J. Menzies, Z-IP. ! 2-11. Maungakiekie won by ii f* i the first innings, a two-po*®' i Maungakiekie.

P. W. L. D. Pts. Harbour Board ..7 4 3 — 11 Ponsonby ...... 7 4 3 — 9 Ellerslie 7 4 3 > — 9 Victoria 7 4 3 — 8 Green Bane .... 7 4 3 — S Glen Eden 7 2 5 — 4