Albion Fights For Runs

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 935, 31 March 1930, Page 7

Albion Fights For Runs

B. WRIGHT’S FINE INNINGS Struggle For Championship FIGHTING liartl for every run, Albion made a determined stand with a slow and desperately defensive exhibition of batting against Green Lane, at the commencement of the Suburban cricket championship battle on Saturday. The clash between the competition leaders, who are separated by only one point, attracted a large gallery and the play, though tedious, was watched with the keenest interest.

The. young batsman, B. Wright, saved Albion after five wickets had collapsed for 79. After two lucky “let-offs” early, he settled down ami played sound, steady cricket, knocking up 71 in good style, his innnings including 11 boundaries. Late in the day Longville further improved the team's position with a forceful 47, Albion having sei’en wickets down for 216 when stumps were drawn. STONEWALL TACTICS FAIL ALBION’S GOOD RECOVERY A good-conditioned wicket favoured the batsmen when, in winning the toss, Viscoo and R. Stallworthy opened Albion’s innings against Green Lane’s two best bowlers, Scarborough and Seccombe. Both lacked confidence, and adopted stonewall tactics for some time. The fast bowler was treated with the utmost respect, and sent down | five successive maidens before a run I was scored off him. Neither of the | batsmen was willing to hit out, and took 25 minutes to knock up 10, and 40 minutes to put on 20 runs. Viscoe, who escaped being stumped when one, twice hit Seccombe to the long leg boundary, but the bowler scored a double triumph next over, when the opening pair were caught off successive balls. ,

The ingoing batsmen, Gedye an*l Wright, settled down to counteract this setback with really inspired blocking for fully 20 minutes, until the slow break bowler, Kerr, induced the latter to open out. Gedye followed suit to a lesser extent, and slowly tho total crept to 40. Wriglit was lucky to get the benefit of an appeal for a catch behind the wickets, and then escape dismissal by a ball that scattered his bails just the bowler was “no-balled.”

• Chasing the loose ones with the utmost care, he then settled down to a studious but solid innings, in which his hooking past fine leg was an artis- j tic feature. He lost Gedye after 45 had j been added to the score, and another man followed him back to the pavilion very quickly. Partnered by Dickson, Wright played more confidently., and driving and hooking prettily on the leg side, lie carried the score along at a faster rate, hoisting 300 for two hours’ play. Several changes were rung by Green Lane, aild although the runs came steadily—the batsmen showing more enterprise running between the wickets—at no stage did they collar the bowling. It was on good strokes alone that the batsmen were able to gain runs in a well-placed and keen field. The pair substantially improved Albion’s position by 69 runs before Dickson was caught behind the stumps, and his partner, whose 71 included 11 boundaries, quickly followed him, being clean-bowled by Wroath. The brightest play of the day was' provided by the eighth-wicket partnership between Longville and Young. The former infused plenty of vigour into his hitting, and pulled Kerr to leg for three successsive boundaries. He nevertheless was cautious with the other bowlers, but, with good carpet drives and well-judged cuts, brought his score along to 47 not out. The light was exceptionally bad during the last half-hour’s play, it being practically impossible to see the ball. Green Lane’s fielding was- very keen practically throughout, although toward the end it began to slacken appreciably. Details: ALBION First Innings VISCOE, c sub, b Seccombe 13 STALL WORTHY, R., c C. Watts, b Seccombe s GEDYE, c C. Watts, b Scarborough 3 6 WOODS, c E. Watts, b Kerr .... 0 TURNER, b Kerr 7 DICKSON, c C. White, b Wroath .. 19 WRIGHT, b Wroath 71 LONGVILLE, not out 47 YOUNG, not out 3:1 Extras 3.6 Seven wickets for 216 ELLERSLIE’S GOOD EFFORT

INSTITUTE COLLAPSES Taking first strike against W.Y.M.I. at the Domain on Saturday afternoon, Ellerslie compiled the god total of 209 for eight wickets, the team being two men short. Going to the crease just after 5 p.m., the Young Men collapsed iri a rapidly failing light and had lost seven wickets for 41 by stumps at six o'clock. The Watkins brothers opened for Ellerslie, X. Watkins falling to Harold Chapman when he was three. His brother carried on to reach 30 before being caught by Lewis off Denis Chapman. His partnership with Hollis was particularly profitable, the pair altogether adding 71 to the total. When he was 20 Watkins had a “life.” He lifted on;- to square-leg, and Scott, making too sure of an easy thing, dropped the leather. The effort of Elliott, who top-scored for the innings with 43, was a particularly bright one.

Bowling for the Young Men. Harold \ Chapman, 2-33, and Corner, 3-49, did best. COLLAPSE IN FAILING LIGHT Lewis, who opened for W.Y.M.I. with 11. Chapman, ran three and was cleanbowled by Elliott. The next two ' wickets down were those of Chapman and Young, who went for 13 and 9 respectively Only one of the remainder reached double figure, and that was Yates, who was unbeaten with 31 at stumps, and the day closed with the Young Men having lost seven wickets for 41 runs. The cause of the collapse was undoubtedly the light, which toward the close was extremely bad, dusk having fallen with the batsmen unable to sight the ball at all. Under the adverse conditions it was little wonder that the wickets fell quickly. Baxter had a day out with the ball, having j five wickets to his credit at a cost of j 16 runs when time was called. Details: PONSONBY First Innings. .MASTERS, b Martin 0 COOPER, b Mann 17 BARNES, b Martin 52 EDMONDS, run out L MORMAN, c Bennett, b Matthews.. 36 SALLEN, c Bennett, b Mann 17 WARD, c sub., b Williams 3 2 ROBBETSHAW, b Turner 5o McFARLANE, b Bennett 13 NICKLIN, not out 0 Extras Total ..237 Bowling: Matthews, 1-40: Martin, 2-53; Mann, 2-45; Turner, 1-36; Bennett, 1-21; Williams, 1-24. HARBOUR BOARD First Innings TURNER, b McFarlane 9 MANN, not out •• 21 DA DELE Y, not out 29 Extras 5 One wicket for 64 A.H.B.’S STIFF HURDLE ROBERTSHAW IN FORM Knocking up 237 in its first innings at the Domain on Saturday, Ponsonby set Harbour Board a stiff hurdle to overtake. At stumps, the Board seemed well on the way to reaching Fonsonby’s total, having lost one wicket for 64. Ponsonby lost two wickets cheaply, the opening men, Cooper and Masters, going for 17 and 0, respectively. However, Barnes made a great thirdwicket stand in company with Edmonds. He raised 52 on the book, the total including seven fours. Edmonds let his partner do the bulk of the scoring, and was finally run cut at 17, after a patient innings. Morman’s 36 was a sparkling display, but Sailen’s 17 disappointed the gallery. j ROBERTSHAW HITS OUT The best display of the day was undoubtedly that of Robertshaw, who had 55 to his credit when Turner bowled him. He reached 44 in quick time, his tally being made up of two sixes, four fours, two twos and two singles. Ward, at the other end, played solid cricket, only sneaking an occasional two or single, while Robertshaw flogged the bowling unmercifully. After the dismissal of Robertshaw tho end came quickly, McFarlane, the eighth man only making 13. Ponsonby was a man short. A.K.B.’s opening did not look healthy when Turner went to McFarlane for 9, but Mann and Badeley then got together and played for the best part of an hour, to be undefeated with 21 j and 29, respectively, at six o’clock, when stumps were drawn. Bowling for Harbour Board. Martin 2-52, and Mann 2-45, had the besL averages, •while Matthews, Turner Bennett and Williams took one wicket each. Details: ELLERSLIE First Innings. WATKINS, N., b 11. Chapman .*. .. 3 WATKINS, E., c Lewis, b D. Chapman 30 HOLLIS, b Scott 41 MATTHEWS, cD. Chapman, b Y'atcs 26 ELLIOTT, b Corney 43 BURTON, H., b Corney .. 2 WILLIAMS, b H. Chapman 26 YATES, c Lewis, b Corney 14 BAXTER, not out 0 Extras 24 Total 209 Bowling: Chapman, FI., 2-23; Scott, 1-44; Yates, 1-45; Corney, 3-49; Chap- ; man, D., 1-24. | W.Y.M.I. First Innings LEWIS, b Elliott 3 : CHAPMAN, H., b Baxter 13 YOUNG, c Williams, b Baxter .... 9 - CHAPMAN, F., c E Watkins, b Baxter 0 THOMAS, c Matthews, b Baxter .. 0 • FOX, st Yates, b Elliott 4 SCOTT, b Baxter 1 : CORNEY, not out 0 ; YATES, not out 11 Extras , .. .. 0 ; l Seven wickets for 41

WHIPPET RACING AUCKLAND CLUB'S MEETING KEEN SPORT AT OTAHUHU There -was a fair attendance at the Otahuliu Trotting Club’s course at .Mangere on Saturday afternoon, when the Auckland Whippet Racing Club held its autumn meeting. Keen interest was taken in the races, and some keenly contested finishes were witnessed. The officers for the meeting were: Starter, Mr. F. McConnell: hundicapper, Mr. J. W. Cowley: judges, Messrs. X. Wade, H. It. Grierson and \V. R. Arnold. Details of the races are: Maiden Sweepstake.—First heat: Mr. X. Callagher's Flashlight (22yds), 1; Stevens Bros.* Mustard (14 yds), 2; M. C. Hardy's Northern Light (ISyds), 3. Time, 17sec. Second heat: M. C. Hardy's Molly’s Kobe t!syds), 1; H. Taylor’s Swanson Girl (10yds), 2; George Hunt’s Fleetfoot (ISyds), 3. Time, lOsec. Final: .Molly’s Robe, 1: Mustard, 2; Swanson Girl, 3. Time. lOsec. Otahuhu Sweepstake.—First heat: M. C. Hardy's Laughing Lass (7yds), 1: A. A. Avery’s Duke (4Jyds), 2; George Hunt’s Fleetfoot (19yds), 3. Time, lusec. Second heat: A. A. Avery’s Juliet (l£yds), 1; M. C. Hardy’s Count Comedy (9yds), 2; W. Dyer's Bonny Argyle (4yds), 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Filial: Duke, 1; Bonny Argyle, 2: Laughing Lass, 3. Time, 10 l-10see. This event provided the most closely-contested finish of the day, only a head separated the placed dogs. Mangere Hurdles Sweepstake.—First heat: L. Davies’s Miss Overland (9yds). I ; M. C. Hardy’s Laughing Lass (3yds), 2; Stevens Bros.’ Mustard (10yds), 3. Time, 13 2-ssec. Second heat: Mr. M. C. Hardy’s Lightning (2ftyds),-3; A. A. Avery’s Duke (Syd), 2; M. C. Hardy's Molly’s Robe (10yds), 3. Time, 12 2-3seo. Final: Miss Overland, 1; Lightning, 2; Duke, 3. Tamaki Sweepstake.—First heat: W. Dyer’s Bonny Argyle (4yds), 1; A. A. Avery’s Juliet (lyd), 2; L. Davies’ Miss Overland (18yds), 3. Time, lOsec. Second heat: A. A. Avery’s Duke (4yds), 1; Mrs. .\f. C. Hardy’s Lightning (6yds), 2; George Hunt’s Fleetfoot (18yds), 3. Time, II sec. Final: Juliet, 1; Duke, 2; Bonny Argyle, 3. Time, lOsec. Consolation Sweepstake.—l-I. Taylor’s Swanson Girl, 1: Stevens Bros.’ Mustard, 2; George Hunt’s Fleetfoot, 3.

MINIATURE RIFLES N.Z. FOURTH IN KING’S PRIZE i LONDON, Saturday. The King’s Prize in the Empire miniature rifle shooting competition was won by South Africa, with an average score of 83.2 points. Canada was second, with an average of 80.25: Britain third, with 69.46; and New Zealand fourth, with 66.49. Australia did not qualify. New Zealand established a record for the Dominionsw itli an entry of 13,147 boys in the competition. Australia had 2,370 entrants. Sixteen Aus- | tralians and 13 New Zealanders won medals for scores of 97 or higher. The Dominion had 10 units, all Aucklanders, headed by the Auckland Grammar School, which was thirteenth among the Empire’s best 100. The Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Sydney, eleventh, was the best of Aus- | tralia’s seven honour units.

RIFLE SHOOTING CITY CLUB S TROPHY SERIES The second shoot in the final trophy series was 11 red by members of the Auckland City Rifle Club at 500 and 600 yards on Saturday. Conditions appeared good, but a puzzling light caused many points to be lost in eler vation. and the shooting was much* below standard. P. J. Pring improved his aggregate by three points, and is now leading A. G. Robertson by one point for the club championship. With adjusted handicaps, B. M. Tasker, H. W. Verrall and S. Griffiths win spoons, and trophy points went to B. M. Tasker, J. A. Spry and W. K. Thompson in the ratio of 3,2 and 1. Scores off the rifle were: J. A. Spry, 43 at 500yds, 45 at 600yds, total S 3; P. J. Pring, 43, 45—88; H. Simmonds, 46, 42—88; R. C. Russell. 42, 45—87; 11. W. Verrall, 44, 42—86; H. J. Verrall, 40, 45—So; B. M. Tasker. 42, 43 85; A. G. Robertson, 46, 39 —8a; A. C. Watson, 44, 40 —84; W. H. Thompson, 43, 40—83; C. J. M. Clark, 43, 39 —82; A. Sommerville, 44, 37 —81; H. Judkins, 43, 37 —80; S. Griffiths, 43, 34—77; C. Robieson, 37, 35—72; J. Dunningham, 31, 39—70; R. McLeay, 35, 33 —68; G. Watson, .40 retired. The ranges for next Saturday will be 300 and 500 yards.

AKARANA CLUB’S SHOOT The second shoot of the fifth trophy series was shot over the ranges of 500 and 000 yards by the members of the Akarana Defence Rifle Club on Saturday, under fair shooting conditions Trophies were presented by Mr. J. Gyles and Mr. A. G. Devore. The shooting was slightly below the club's usual standard. Silver spoons were won by Mr. J. R. Draffin and Mr. A. Walker. Details of the shooting are as follow: Section A (Mr. J. Gyles’s trophy).— J. R. Draffin, 45 at 500yds, 43 at 600yds —total 88; 3£J. J. C. Reston, 45, 42 —87; A. G. Devore, 46, 41—87: W. Colquhoun, 41, 43 —S 4; A. H. Dixon, 43, 4l S 4; A. W. Powell, 42, 41 —S 3; D. Calder, 43, 39. —82; J. F. Atkinson, 44, 32 —7 6. Section B (Mr. A. G. Devore’s trophy).—A. Walker, 43. 42, handicap 3 —total 88; F. Starkey, 41, 41 (2) —84; W. T. Norris, 41, 40 (3) —84; A. M. Richardson, 39, 41 (2)—82; K. Davies, i 39, 37 (6) —82; F. Ellett, 41, 36 (2) —79; J. Perry, 38. 25 (10) —73; IT. Snell, ! 38, 24 (5) —67. > j

CLAY-BIRD* SHOOTING AUCKLAND GUN CLUB A series of clay-bird matches was held at the Auckland Gun Club’s grounds, Pakuranga, on Saturday. Conditions were ideal, and some excellent shooting resulted. E. N. Barratt sljot 45 out of 46; C. E. Hodge, the back-marker, 42 out of 46; and several others also did well. Two ninebird matches were divided by E. X. Barratt and D. S. Ewing, off 15 yards, in the first match, and off 16 yards in the second. The chief match, for a silver afternoon tea service, presented by Mr. E. P. Mitchelson, produced a very keen contest, being won by D. Hyauiason, 14yds, with the possible of 21. A. E. Macredie (16yds), E. X. Barratt (15 yds), and I. Lomas (11yds) divided second and third money with 20 each. C. E. Hodge (18yds), M. Delicli (3 6yds) each sot 10 birds. D. S. Ewing (Loyds) shot 17, and R. 11. Bartley (123 r ds), and W. H. Hazard (14yds), 16 each. A gimcrack match was divided by C. E. Hodge, starting on 16yds, and finishing on 22yds; A. E. Macredie, 14 and 20; E. X. Barratt, 13 and 19; M. Delicli, 11 and 17; D. Stoupe, 11 and 17; I. Lomas, 11 and 17. All these shooters got the possible of seven. A double rise match, five doubles, was won outright by M. Delicli (13yds), with the possible of 10, C. E. Hodge (16vds) being second with nine. The next matcli will be the big Easter shoot on Wednesday, April 16, when Mr. E. PI. Seccombe’s trophy will be competed for.

K.O. IN FIRST ROUND NEW YORK, Saturday. In a boxing match at Denver, Colorado, Camera, 19st 91b, knocked out McAuliffe, 14st 11 Jib, in the first of 10 scheduled rounds with a straight right to the jaw. McAuliffe made the mistake of going in to meet the Italian’s blows. He was down twice for a count of eight before the knockout. PEARCE BEATS MONSON SYDNEY, Sunday. After a hard-hitting bout at the Sydney Stadium, J. Pearce, lOst 131 b knocked out Ted Monson, list 21b, in the 12th round.