A LATE STAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 917, 10 March 1930, Page 6

A LATE STAND

GREEN LANE SAVED BY TAIL-ENDERS SUBURBAN CRICKET GAMES Spectacular individual batting performances saved several teams from collapse in the first day’s play of the new series of secondround Suburban Cricket Association matches commenced on Saturday. When a rout seemed imminent, a ninth-wicket stand for over 80 runs strengthened the position of Green Lane, the competition leader, against Ellerslie. After losing three for 19, however, Ellerslie's fourth wicket partnership of sparkling batting placed the team in a commanding position, only 36 runs behind its opponents at stumps. On the other hand, a splendid opening partnership averted a debacle for Wesleyan Young Men's Institute against I-larbour Board. On a bad wicket, Ponsonby collapsed in astonishing fashion against Albion. ELLERSLIE’S GOOD POSITION GREEN LANE’S RECOVERY A cross-wind that assisted the bowlers was a big factor contributing to the failure of the Green. Lane batting. The Laners’ opening pair, Kerr and C. Watts, played with extreme caution. gaining runs only from loose ones. With 33 on the boArd, Kerr was caught off one he pulled to leg. Then began a procession. The .'Ellerslie captain. R. Burton, was responsible for the rot that resulted in the loss of six wickets for 48. Sending down good length breaks, which the wind made tricky and deceptive, he accounted for four in a row, including two in one over. He was solidly punished by the ninthwicket men, but emerged with a good average of six for 55. Eight wickets had fallen for under 100 when the brothers, Uric and Harold Watts, established a bright partnership. Both played confidently, and ran well between the wickets. The Green Lane skipper delighted the spectators with his vigorous ancl forceful hitting, driving, cutting, and pulling all round the wicket in brilliant fashion, despite numerous bowling changes. The pair added over SO runs to Green Line’s score of 172. The fast bowler, Scarborough, made the first three Ellerslie batsmen look sick by dismissing them for 19 runs, but he was tired at the end of half a dozen overs. A spectacular hitting partnership was formed between A. Watts and Matthews, both of whom soon mastered the bowling, and flogged it unmercifully. Watts bit three beautiful sixes in his 48. Matthews’s display was more entertaining and polished. Hitting powerfully, he drove skilfully on both sides of the wicket, placing shots well, and scoring at the rate of two runs a minute.

GREEN LANE. First Innings. C. WATTS, hit wkt, b Elliott 10 KERR, c Watts, b Burton .. .. .. 14 CLARK, b Burton 0 DYKES, b Burton .. ] SCARBOROUGH, b Burton 1 SECCOMBE, c Yates, b Elliott .... 0 WROATII, b Burton 20 HART, c. McCarthy, b Burton 12 E. WATTS,, b Hollis 72 11. WATTS, b Elliott 32 CLARK, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 172 Bowling: PI. Burton, 6-55; Watts, 0-12; Elliott, 3-27; ITollis, 1-7; Baxter, 0-25; Watkins, 0-16; Matthews, 0-IS. ELLERSLIE. First Innings. WILLIAMS, b Scarborough l WATKINS, c and b Scarborough .... 2 HOLLIS, b Scarborough . . .... . . 8 WATT, o Scarborough, b Kerr .... 48 MATTHEWS, run out 68 BURTON, not out 8 Extras 2 Five wickets for 136 PONSONBY COLLAPSES ALBION STARTS WELL The chief feature of the game between Ponsonby and Albion at the Domain on Sturday was the remarkable batting collapse of Ponsonby, which was dismissed for 67 in the first innings. Many were inclined to blame the collapse on to the state of No. 2 wicket, which was crumbling and fast breaking up. This was not borne out, however, by the display of Albion, which, when stumps were drawn, had lost four wickets for 103. LOW SCORING Sallen 29, and Cooper 11, were the only Ponsonby batsmen to reach double figures. Martin was next with eight, the remaining seven wickets falling for an average of slightly less than two and a-half runs a wicket. The Ponsonby debacle gave some of the Albion bowlers wonderful averages. Viscoe, six for 21, and Woods, three for 7 were the best. Although he only took one wicket, Ralph Stallworthy proved himself useful in keeping down the score. He bowled four maidens in succession. Albion’s first strike opened disastrously when R. Stallworthy fell without scoring, but the following batsmen pulled the game out of the fire, and at the call of time Gedye appeared to be set for a week, with 49 not out on the book. Details: PONSONBY First Innings. EDMUNDS, c and b It. Stallworthy. . 3 SALLEN, c and b Viscoe .... 29 MASTERS, c Longville, b Viscoe . . . S COOPER, b Viscoe 11 MORMAN, b Viscoe 1 BARNES, b Woods 2 ROBERTSHAW, c E. Stallworthy, b Woods 4 NIC KLIN, b Woods 2 WITHERS, b Viscoe 2 WARD, lbw, b Viscoe 4 McFARLANE, not out 1 Extras .. .. 0 Total 67 Bowling: R. Stallworthy, 1-13: E. Stallworthy, 0-26; Viscoe, 6-21; Woods, 3-7. ALBION First Innings. j STALLWORTHY, R., e Withers, b ; Robertshaw 0 VISCOE. c Sallen, b Robertshaw .... 25 WRIGHT, lbw, b Cooper 15 WOODS, lbw, b Cooper 12 GEDYE, not out 49 Extras 2 Four wickets for 103 W.Y.M.I.’S WEAK TAIL HARBOUR BOARD IN FORM Wesleyan Young Men gave a fairly good account of themselves in their match with Auckland Harbour Board

at the Domain on Saturday. In their first innings they hit up 169, while at the call of time the Board had put on 30 for the wicket. Institute's opening partnership was a profitable one, Harold Chapman and Kasper between them adding So of the side’s total. Chapman received a severe blow on the knee during the afternoon and was compelled to retire to the pavilion for a time, his place being taken by Lewis. However, with the permission of the Board’s captain, he returned later to the crease to playout his innings. THE START OF THE ROT The rot set in at 3.30. when Kasper skied Turner to Dunning. The score was then 99—1—53. Chapman lasted until he was 32 and then fell to | Turner. Lewis made nine and Young; ; 23, and from then on the book read, j 0, 0, 3,8, after which Allen’s 23 gave ! Institute a much-needed fillip. "The ! innings closed at 4.50, when A.H.B. i took the crease in an effort to make up the deficit of 169. ; Dunning opened disastrously bv 1 being caught off Yates before he had j scored. At 5.45 it was decided to ! draw stumps on account of the failing light* on No. 3 wicket, and by that time • j Breese was 22, and Mann six not out. , 1 Bowling for the Board Turner, with six for 62. and Matthews, two for 12, [ did best, the other two wickets falling to Martin at a cost of 43 runs. Details: W.Y.M.I. First Innings KASPER, c Dunning, b Turner . 53 CHAPMAN, PI., b Turner .. . . . 32 LEWIS, b Martin <“ YOUNG, c Mann, b Turner 23 CORNET, c Mann, b Turner . . . . 6 CHAPMAN, F., stumped Bafieley, b » Turner * « r THOMAS, b Martin . . ..* 0 ; FOX, lbw, b Turner .’!!!!.’ 3 , YATES, c Dunning, b Matthews .... 8 ALLEN, b Matthews 25 • SCOTT, not out ‘ 4 Extras ’ 1 Total 109 Rowling:: Dunning, 0-9;. Matthews, 2-12-Martin, 2-1.1; Mann, 0-35; Turner, 6-C2. HARBOUR BOARD First Innings. • DUNNING, c sub., b Yates 0 ■ BREESE, not out 22 • MANN, not out n ; Extras 2 j One wicket for .. .. 39 SENIOR B GRADE ; Invicta v. Ellerslie.—Ellerslie: First innings, 107 (Williams 17, Stanley 17, Miskeil 15, Hetherington 26), Second innings, 135 (Stanley 33, Goldsworthy 55, Hether- ! ington 21, T. White 16, L. White 14). In- ■ victa: First innings, 223 (McLaughlin 36, • Russell 44, Watkins 44, Moore 34, Hous- ; tin 34), Second innings, 24 for three wickets. Fawcetts, Limited, v. Harbour Board.— Harbour Board; First innings, 122 (Hayes : 41, O’Hara 27, Learning 16, Saxon 10). , Frwcett, Limited: First innings, 61 . (Skeen 11, E. Rowe 31. W. Peebles 10). Harbour Board; Second innings, 110 (Turbott 27, O’Hara 20, Speedy 14, Turner 13, ■ Armstrong 10). Fawcett, Limited: Sec--1 ond innings, 181 (Kilgour 64, W r . Peebles . 49, Skeen 18, Axon 11, E. Rowe 10). SECOND GRADE . Otahuliu v. Comrades.—Otahuhu: First Innings, 32 (White 11). Bowling: Por- ; teous 2-5, Howlett 2-4, Edmonds 2-7, Page 1-6, Marvin 1-5. Second innings, 27 for one wicket (Pierce 20 not out). Comrades: First innings, 110 for one wicket, declared (Marvin 52 not out. Edmonds 26 not out, Lonergan 24). Bowli ing: Marshall, 1-18.