Good Wickets Tomorrow

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 861, 3 January 1930, Page 6

Good Wickets Tomorrow

FOURTH SUBURBAN MATCHES Ellerslie's Big Handicap WICKETS at the Domain should be in good condition tomorrow, benefited by a fortnight’s spell, when the Suburban Cricket Association’s competitions will be concluded. The finish of the fourth series of games started two weeks ago promises some excitement, particularly the chief contest between the level-pegging competition leaders, Green Lane and Ellerslie.

Seventy-four runs ahead, and with two wickets Mill to fall, Green Lane has a strong claim to retain its position at the top of the competition ladder. To draw, Ellerslie will require to run up an exceptionally big score in a remarkably short time in the second innings, and then dismiss Green Lane—a task that will be possible with only exceptionally good luck. With a substantial score built tip, Harbour Board’s prospects of gaining a two-point win over Wesleyan Young Men’s Institute are distinctly bright. True, Institute has started in good style; but it is doubtful once the first four and best wickets drop if the tail can “wag.’* Albion has made a promising start in batting against Ponsonby, whose batsmen collapsed in the first innings. The new team has a fighting chance of securing & narrow win if the opening wickets, Viscoe and Gedye, continue in the same solid fashion of a fortnight ago. Teams are as under; Following is the draw for matches to be playecl under the control of the Auckmo?row-- rban Cricket Association toSecond Grade.—Otahuhu v. Green Lane Domain No. 15: Avondale v. Kingsland' Avondale: Comrades v. Richmond, tcria Park. -Third Grade A.—Star of Eden v. Royal Oak, Onehunga; Maungaklekie v. Avonda e. Domain No. 6: Gas Garage v. Edendale. Domain No. 7. t r<^T».-r Grade B.—N.R. Ambulance v. Ja D. Nathan’s, Domain No. 6a; Rich™on,d l Ambury’s, Grey Lynn Park; Auckland Meat Company v. Glen Eden, Victoria Park. Third Grade Intermediate.—ParkerLamb v. Richmond. Grey Lynn ParkEdendale v. Maungakiekie, Outer Domain. Dodge Grade.—Good Intent v. Pupuke, victoria Park; Mount Albert v. Remuera. Victoria Park. PERSONNEL OF TEAMS The following teams will represent their respective clubs in games to be played tomorrow:— GAS GARAGE Third Grade.—Bayliss, Brighton. Bailey, Billings, Bates, Cole, Davis, Dang, Dittle, Moore, Peachey, Pearce, Ruby. ROYAL OAK BAPTIST Third Grade A.—Cox, Walton, Johnson, Hine, Bentley, Harris, Wiison, Sager, Watts, Fulljames, Estcourt, Walker, Needham, Greenman. FAWCETT, LTD. Senior Grade B.—Axon, Bell, Barrett, Farwcett, Rowe (2), Peebles (2), Skeen (2), Robinson, Kilgour, Drew, Matherson, Madagan. STANLEY BAY MATCH A match was played at Stanley Bay yesterday between elevens called the “Seagulls” and the “Pigeons,” and resulted in a win for the latter team by 33 runs on the first innings. Following were the scores:—“Seagulls.”—First innings: 194 (R. Frater 118, Player 30. Walters 20, Saunders 10). Bowling: Mills took six wickets. Bell three, McCoy one. Second innings: 149 (Worrall 48, H Whitley 20, Scott 19, A. Whitley 15). Bowling: Bell

took five wickets, Olsen two, McCoy one, Vivian one. Gee one. “Pigeons”: First Innings, 227 (Mills 107, McCoy 90). Bowling: Saunders took three wickets. Player three, Nelson two, Frater one. MYERS CUP CRICKET OTAHUHU WORKSHOPS WIN BY AN INNINGS CLEVERLEY’S GREAT BOWLING Thanks chiefly to the fast bowling of Cleverley, Otahuhu Railway Workshops had no difficulty in retaining the Myers Cup against Hillside, Dunedin, in the cricket match at the Domain 3'esterday. Stehr and Elliott gave the Otahuhu team a great start, and Cleverley completed the task with the ball, taking eight wickets for 11 runs in the first innings and four for 19 in the second. Otahuhu won by an innings and 96-runs. Details:— '/ OTAHUHU First Innings. RANKIN, b Kelland 0 GEDYE, c Keane, b Ravenwood .. IS STEHR. c sub, b Ravenwood .. .. 64 WIDDIAMS, run out 47 CDEVERDEY, b Ravenwood 11 HUNT, c Nelson, b Ravenwood .... 2 ELLIOTT. not out 19 DAWRENCE, b Kelland 0 HAWKES, st Keane, b Ravenwood 1 PARKES, c Nelson, b Eckoff 15 BOARDMAN, b Kelland 4 Extras 9 Total 196 Bowling: Ravenwood, 5-64: Kelland, 3- Eckoff, 1-29; Townsend, 0-14; Dixon, 0-9. HILDSIDE First Innings. ECKOFF, c Hunt, b Cleverley .. .. 9 DEANE, b Williams .. .. 0 DIXON, b Williams 4 KELDAND, b Cleverley 1 NELSON, b Cleverley 0 DOODAN. b Cleverley 1 TOWNSEND, b Cleverley 0 RAVENWOOD, not out 0 McGEE, b Cleverley 4 BROCK lE, c Stehr, b Cleverley .... 2 LAWRIE, b Cleverley .. .. 0 Extras 4 Total 25 Bowling: Cleverley, 8-11; Williams, 2-8. Second Innings. ECKOFF, b Elliott 7 RAVENWOOD, not out 26 KELLAND, b Rankin 0 NEAME, b Elliott 6 DIXON, c Boardman, b Lawrence.. 33 NELSON, lbw, b Williams 16 DOOLAN, b Cleverley 0 TOWNSEND, b Cleverley 1 McGEE, b Cleverley 0 BROCK lE, b Cleverley 2 LAWRIE, absent 0 Extras 4 Total 73 Bowling: A. Rankin, 1-13; Elliott, 2-15; Parkes, 0-16; Lawrence, 1-6; Cleverley, 4- Boardman, 0-4; Williams, 1-2.