EDMONDS GETS CENTURY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 847, 16 December 1929, Page 6

EDMONDS GETS CENTURY

PONSONBY AND W.Y.M.I. DRAW 1 The Ellerslie-W.Y.M.I. match full of interest. Ellerslie, batting first, scored 237 for three wickets and declared. Dike Albion on the' neighbouring wicket W.Y.M.I. elected to pla; ! out time, but with more success, for j 6.30 found Albion with three wickets ! still in hand. Edmonds and Masters continued Ponsonby’s innings from the previou. | Saturday. The wicket was ideal for - I batting and this pair was soon making the bowling look futile. Edmondss innings was a model. He played strokes all round the wicket, and played them well. He reached the hundred after batting about two hours, and hit 10 fours. Masters made 57. his score including several boundaries He took a special delight in stealing runs of the cheeky type. At 57 ii» ! skied one to leg and H. Chapman effected an excellent catch. Of the bowlers. Young came off best as far as average was concerned, but Albrecht and Scott seemed to be commanding most respect. Kasper and Young gave W.Y.M.I. a foundation on which to build a stonewalling innings. Albrdcht and Thomas topped it olt despite a dangerous-looking rot at on* stage. Details: PONSONBY First Innings MORMAX. run out 17 EDMONDS, c Scott, b Young .. .. 1« MASTERS, c H. Chapman, b Yates .. 57 SALLEN, not out *6 Extras 1* Three wickets for 237 | Bowling: Young. 1-1; Yates, i-63: A’- , brecht, 0-43; H. Chapman, 0-l0; Lewis. 0-19: F. Chapman, 0-27: Scott, 0--j4: Allan, 0-21. W.Y.M.I First Innings j KASPER, b Robertshaw i YOUNG, b Robertshaw j LEWIS, hit wicket, b Nickim .... 7* MILES, b Barnes 9 ALBRECHT, b McFarlane CHAPMAN, Ibw, b Barnes 3 ALLEN, b McFarlane 1 YATES, not out * THOMAS, not out Extras .. .. •- 1» Seven wickets for 131 DOWN THE GRADES SENIOR GRADE B Fawcett, Limited, v. Tramways.—TramI ways: First innings, 140 for nine wicket#, I declared (Robertson 23, Cornwall V- | Stewart 18, Moore 22 not out). Fawcett j Limited: First innings. 159 for eight wickets (R. Rowe 51, Bell 19, D. Feeble* 16, Skeen 16). Fawcett, Limited, won j by 10 runs. Harbour Board v. Ellerslie. —Harbour Board: First innings. 66 (Speedy 14. Tcrner 13 not out). Bowling. Mitchel, 3-I*'. Stanley. 4-29; Miskell, 1-13: Guiniven. | 1-4. Second innings, 233 for eight I wickets (Turner 41 retired. Store/ 23. j Douglas 30, Turbott 2S retired). Ellershe. first innings, 124 for seven wickets, de- ! blared (Guiniven 43. Stanley 21, Stewart 3 9). Bowling. Denize, 1-28: Sarron. Storey, 4-29: Turbott, 1-11. Ellerslie v* r »n the first innings. SECOND GRADE Green Lane v. Richmond.— IFirst innings, 175 (Warner 52, Hewitt -- E. Cullum 31, H. Cullum 20. Clark 1-’ Richmond: First innings. 76 (Dunn 37 •■ut). Green Lane won by 99 runs on lh~ first innings. Green Lane v. Richmond.—Green ! first innings, 175 (Warren 52. Hewitt IC. Cullum 31. H. Cullum 20). Richmond. ; first innings, 76 (Dunn 37 not out). Green Lane won by 99 runs. Otahuhu v. Avondale.—Otahuhu. i innings, 44 (Wood 20 not out. Pierce * ! Second innings 34 (MeGieham 13. Dowall 11). Avondale, first innings. | for six wickets (Somerville 31. Warn*** , 31. Allen 7 not out). Avondale won by aJ Innings and 29 runs. THIRD GRADE Gas Garage v. Avondale. —Gas Garr.ev ! First innings. 118 (Moore 51. Fear.e - ; ; Brighton 11. Cole 10). Avondale: ; innings, 45 (Blennerhassett 30). Moore eight wickets, including the ru ; trick. Second Innings 40. Gas Garbs' ! w.on by an innings and 33 runs. . __ Auckland Milk Company v. Amburr • _ i Milk Company: First innings, !•»* | 30, R. Butler 40. W. Butler 26). A*^ ■ bury’s: First innings, 63 (Manly f ter 12). Milk Company won by 74 Avondale v. Maungakiekie.— kiekie, first innings. 74 (ThoOTP*° n i Foreman 19 not. out. Foresman l->- * _ j ond innings. 54 (Holmes lt r 22). Avondale, flwt innings. I -mines. lot (J. Shaw 27, John 2C H S* l ** jlB not out). „ an <f <~. FT. Frankliain v Hondersnß *. Pollard.—Henderson and Pollard. I innings. 17 (Howartb 7-3. Clause" i Second innings. 53 (J. Marshall I*. - j 16). C. H Frankham. first in* : ** ; :’7 7-10, Marshall 3-16>. • | 77,7Jn n n77 S o„; s ,2V "C. | won on the first innings.