Green Lane’s Hope

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 619, 22 March 1929, Page 6

Green Lane’s Hope

Play With Harbour Board

Final Cricket on the Domain

WHAT chance has the youthful Green Lane team of winning the senior A championship of the Suburban Cricket Association:

A three-point win by the Laners over Harbour Board, leading in the competition at present, in the big match bn the Domain to-morrow afternoon will mean that the Laners have the honours for the season.

To-morrow afternoon's play will mark the beginning of the final play in the championship. It is two weeks since Suburban senior games have been in progress, and sudden changes in form may occur. Surprises may be expected even more should the wickets be exceptionally damp. Harbour Board leads the other teams through sheer merit in all-round play. Green Lane, chiefly through the training of the coach, Cox, who has just returned to England, lias shone in the second round. Cox will be missed. The Laners have a fighting chance. Ponsonby plays Glen Eden on the first wicket, and a three-point win, should Green Lane succeed, would put Ponies in line with Harbour Board. Victoria and Ellerslie will play on the third wicket. Both teams have excellent batsmen. Second Grade Green Lane.—Leach, Clark, Hewett, Warner, Beeson (2), Baxter, Phillips, llbert, Saunders, McElwain. Invicta.—Gwillim, Hudson, Clieeseman, Mellor, Houston, Rimmer, Stone, McLoughlin, Game, Everitte, Booth, Grant, Howarth, Northend. Third Grade Maungakiekie.—C. A. Smith, E. A. Forsman, F. Hockenhall, T. Dillon, J. Jessop, D. Fitzpatrick, J. Menzies, W. Reid, D. Menzies, J. Fitzpatrick, G. Melrose', W. Harford. Emergencies: L. Irvin, 9*. Moule, E. Bevan. Edendale. —R. Warren, R. Ninkie, A. Punch, C. White, A. Gargan, A. Bruce, H. Lloyd. A. Jamieson. A. Bleckley, S. Ninkie, G. Warren, "11. Coulhurst, N. Gould, G. Hurst. Kingsland.—Speck, Jones, Chambers, Scott, Crawford, Denize, McLoughlen, McLeod, Barrett, Burrell. Ludgate. F. J. Fawcett, Ltd.—E. Fawcett, W.

MILITARY SPORTS MANY NOVELTY EVENTS TO-MORROW’S MEETING Over GOO cadets and territorials will take part in a big tabloid sports carnival promoted by the Military Sports Association at Carlaw Park to-morrow afternoon. This annual meeting is gaining in popularity every year, and according to the enthusiasm being shown by the members of the various units, to-mor-row's meeting promises to be one of the best staged so far. The two big trophies to be competed for will be the “Herald” Cup, for senior cadets, and the new Carlaw Shield, which will be contested for among the territorial competitors. Apart from the tabloid athletics which always form a prominent part in military sports there will be numerous individual events for which good trophies will be awarded. Boom racing will be introduced for the first time, and should prove most

interesting. A team of 12 sit astride the boom with their backs to the finishing point, and the leader sits astride in the front facing the finishing point. At the word “go” the teams start to run backward, the leader endeavouring to guide them to the finishing post. Relay races and suen novelty events as spar-boxing are also being featured on the programme. The Senior Cadets’ Band will be in attendance. OTAHUHU RINK’S WIN BOWLING AT PAPATOETOE The final full-rink tournament of the season was held by the Papatoetoe Bowling Club yesterday, and was won by an Otahuhu team skipped by Gardiner. The summary of play is as follows: Gardiner, 5 wins, 0 losses; Walter Knight, 4—l; White, 4— l; Little, 3—2; Flowerday, 3—2; Brown, 3—2; Prangley, 2—3; Parker Hill, 2—3; Smith, 2—3; Rawnsley, 2—3; Bell, 2—3; Will Knight, I—4: G. F. Hosking, I—4; Smytheman,

MARTON GETS CRICKET ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR

The small town of Marton should be en fete on Easter Saturday when it will stage one of the biggest attractions of the cricket season in New Zealand. H. M. McGirr is taking a team through midNorth Island, and on that date his team will play a Rangitikei XI captained by Tom Lowry, which will include the English test captain, A. P. F. Chapman, and the brilliant Australian player, Dr. R. H. Bettington. The Rangitikei team is as follows:—A. P. F. Chapman (England), Dr. R. H. Bettington (N.S.W.), T. C. Lowry (capt.), Dr. D. L. Sinclair (T a - hape), K. Smith (Taihape), G. Chrystai' (Taihape), A. E. Glennie (Taihape), W. Cameron (Marton), M. Lyon (Marton), A. Staples (Marton), and another.

Fallon, P. Skeen, N. Drew, L. Robinson, R. Kilgaur, E. Rowe, R. Rowe, A. Axon, A. Bell, Russell, Le Dez, Mahoney. Lodge Competition Good Intent.—Sibun (2), Matson, Stewart, Mcßae, Hutchinson, Houlahan, Rothville, Hodgson, Atkins, Bruce, LarMYERS CUP CONTEST RAILWAY WORKSHOPS MATCH The annual railway workshops cricket match for the Myers’ Cup will be played on the Domain on Good Friday and Faster Saturday, commencing at 10 a.m. each day. The Hillside team which will arrive by the Limited on Thursday next is reported to be very strong and is running second in the SubLirban Association championship of Dunedin. The personnel of the team has not yet been disclosed, but by all accounts it is a well-balanced side with the advantage of having played together as a team. The Otahuhu team, which has now held the cup for the past four years, has been strengthened by the inclusion of D. Cleverley, late of Petone, who is now playing for the Ponsonby Club. Added interest is being taken in the match, as this marks the reappearance of Hillside in the competition after an absence since 1914. The Hillside team will be quartered at the Criterion Hotel and will be the guests of the Otahuhu team at St. James’ Theatre on Saturday evening. The personnel cf the Otahuhu team is as follows: A. Boardman. D. Cleverley, J. Elliott. J. Everitt, A. Gedye, H. Hunt, J. Hawkes, PI. Lawrence. L. Parkes. A. Rankin, R. Stehr, and G. Davis, 12th man.

BOWLING DRAPERS’ MATCH WHOLESALE V. RETAIL The Wholesale v. Retail Drapers’ annual bowling match, played at the Auckland Club’s green yesterday, resulted: — Afternoon Game (Wholesale names first. —Allnut, Goudie, Wilson, Woolley 24, v. V. Choyee, Ferguson, G. Taylor, Wright 20; Abdullah, Kirkwood, Bigelow, Gavey 25, v. H. C. Choyee, Brunnell, Blakey, Whitton 31; Gai'rett, Israel, Reid, Rei*» wick 8, v. Miller, Gardiner, Wells, Johnston 35; Hosking, Stohr, Oswald, Miller 21, v. McDougall, Monk, Pollard, Snedden 21; Marshall, C. H. Jones, Keesing, Blamires 27, v. Anderson, A. Court, L. Jackson, J. Jackson 19; Salomon, Mitchell, Smith, Amtman 25, v. Milne, Nelson, Fernley, Clarkson 23; Hunter, Hartman. Dickey, Corbridge 34, v. Allwood, Lonsdale, Kent, Williams 27. Aggregate: Wholesale 276; Retail 237. Morning Game (Wholesale names first). —Murray, Mitchell, Oswald, Woolley 15, v. Allwood, Nelson, H. Wright, Johnston 19; Kirkwood, Garrett, Corbridge, Bigelow 15, v. S. Milne, Fei'guson, Taylor, J. Jackson 13; Allnut, Goudie, Wilson, Miller 14, v. V. Choyee, A. Court. Fearnley, Whitton 25; Hartman, Stohr, C. H. Jones, Amtman 26, v. Miller, Lonsdale, Kent, Pollard 22; A»bdullah, Marshall, Dickey, Renwick 17, v. McDougall, Monk, Wells, Clarkson 24; Hunter, Smith. Reid, Keesing, 24, v. H. C. Choyee, Brunnell, L. Jackson, Williams 19; A. L. Jones, Temm, Blamires, Gavey 8, v. Anderson, Gardiner, Blakey, Snedden 32