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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 35, 10 February 1909, Page 7

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lE S (29), for the Eden score was compiled by cricket, and his batting was Had it not been attempt to squeeze * tvrron out of one of his hits, it 13 this player who had by that 'JESS «"■■••* Wald haT ! ?° tr leased Ponsonbys total as his -\ l«s were given few and far between. >3 successful, and dropped four wic■!s £ 3!) runs. G. Mills took two ■ JSm_ Woods (for 3 for the match stands at present, Eden i tas five wickets Sown in the first in- • re for 81 runs. The remaining mem- ' Sfof the team will have to make a ■HsderaMy better stand at the wickets jjat Saturday to exceed Ponsonby"s fatal of 192Pjrnell is eviden"y gomg to have very little tranble in securing a three-point jiaVer University. Graham won the Saturday, and elected to bat. i|se ivicket was in good order, but the -feirify batsmen were not capable of ptting up a stand against the Parnell Urn, OIM and Kerr. "Varsity's first innings produced a tohj of 65 runs only, and to this Wallace (21) Fawoett (12), and Stewart (10) B jcre the only members of the eleven hi (ontributiDg double figures, the remainif gjj eight batsmen hitting up a total of 11 Jj ; rtß3 between them. H e bowling of Olliff and Kerr in the 3 Tirsity-Parnell match was really exH gnat, and ietween them they toppled 1 Hi eleren wickets inside an hour and a- ■ I Julf. Olliff-howled twelve overs, in-dud- ' 1 jj, two maidens, and tcok five wickets j I jl?» total of 25 runs. Kerr trundled I overs, three of which were maii jflßi eai took four wickets for 32 runs. I last and Wright commenced Parnell's H jßsmg3, and the pair gave a great exhibim tioß. Luak's display of big hitting was H afalii, and he piled up the score very |§ eckly. He found the boundary time |§ trier time, and twice lifted sixers. The H £st gave a chance to Robinson, who enm isHrared to take a long catch on the H jotmd&ry, and dropped it on the other Si ale of, the chalk line. I is the result of less than an hour's H pliy, Lnsk : and Wright hit up a een--1 My. With the score standing at the I hundred, Gray gave up wicket-keeping I intake on bowling, and his third ball 1 lettered lusk's stumps. The veteran. 1 PinieU batsman played a tip-top inI jigs, and his 62 was well deserved. ; Wright continued to bat cleverly, ana I ifter Somerrille and Hartland had been 'M feposedof, was joined by Olliff. There ; to plenty of big hitting, and at the j 5 ad oi two hours' play the second cenI tnfv vent upT Olliff was then disposed of, and a'little'later Wright was rather ! iiiKhly run 'out, with hie score at 82, * side by-stylish cricket. Sale contributed 25 (not out) to the ■ (tote, and when the bell sounded' at y 515, seven wickets were down for 248 g im A three=point win by an innings T, is imthe cards for Parnell. ■ffie'Gijtfton-Isorth Shore match is at a imie&tjr interesting stage just at preja4 the result of the concluding dij's.piay on Saturday next will toe mtched -.' with considerable' interest. Gnrftoi's first innings was productive of I « total: of-141, and North Shore has I , Ek rakets down for 91. ' ftttdl'and D. Hay were the only Grafton batsmen to_ strike form, and the former :was responsible for some fine hiti ting. With his score at 47, however, he sas cleverly caught by Prime, off McSdupL His score included five f ourers, rae fiver, and two sixers, both Howden Jid MeMahon being lifted over the \ kmdaiv. ; 11. Hay had reached 43, including five j , fctiOT, when he gave Howden a chance, *%h.*as held." Except for S. T. Jones' 11Vthe remaining Grafton batsmen gave i ijoor display, and the innings closed J foUil runs. . Korth Shore's hatting was disappointi H in file extreme, Mason was in splen- ¥ bowling form, and the first wicket »M;to>b43 credit was that of Bush, »!■ four.; Prime and Philson made J Wetting of a stand, the former hitI «Sg np 36, including five boundaries, and I flatter.3s, when both wickets fell ,rlhe : nest three wickets fell one after i -™« other, for a total of 14, of which WodwaTd- scored 12. Howden had his fPpa.seattered by-Mason for two, and i "«teoa went under to the same bowler I WMaght. Hadden and Kallender play. I « wt time, and North Shore has six £ Wtets down for 91 runs. j I -mis inaking centui-ies freely this , I i r ah ould at least be near the 1 £ - a Yerages. His 110 on Satur--1 m,' sß^ was hi 3 four ta this 1 Ik i: test 51,5 so far na s been 1 tohS!? oUt Scores of l 27 ' Mt out » 1 1 toY? agaiMt Gt 7 oa Saturday ! I tei CODI Pi ed ¥ careful, yet interesting, i S 2 ' ■ ■' hit out freel y from th e I !uxment .- A couple of boundar- ; 1 L^ 8 ? ou aded off each of the two ' 1 there was a delicious I £H of chalk-liners throughout his 1 f generally his luck, he I liiiiajrj;." trylns a left t0 the: 1 &$ pL't « e f ent bat Per- ! 1 L ! bowled remarkably well, 1 awi ? g of stum P s his re - I Boa^Lrf- 66 TOeke ts for three runs. I &rt Iw but tha t does not reI Stt^. 011 the Col^ 5 for Eelf I pnilcl P al item in our repreI «*d e?eM x His batting I • i >AuSJ UlS J l)Owlill g are unequalled I a ? d Jn the Dominion. I 1 fl, Cketer whose fowling ' I Amon'l I «&tf 1? „ ?° ? ften i ni get by the , m ■=-'•* the man who keeps ' \ tl^* orei3 tb.emanwhoiswanii I Pinion «» yer Jnig ' }lt take tickets by si 'tta^^^Ag oo,l b °wler has been Wiw for a lO °S spell. t he oredit p the Q J ° ? e man who has been m nms.down for an hour or = 0143 are mprorfng, and isaL °? S tte Promisinl well. ***»«»" on mg tendency t? avoid t rtofa " of them, and %, Mt geaeraUy score heavtte n mc S of on ac-Qitaoar-,Tsfi c the y 6 : ? . ot °«t, was a very ffl A f*ich patience anil - over the I *«^^^.^ S - 20 stained by

INeill sent ids average up on a bump. He took six wickets, and performed the hat trick, with, the last tluee balls of the innings, and in the last ifive balls got four -\vickets. SECOND GRADE. The eighth set of matches in connection with, the first round of the second grade premiership was commenced last Saturday. The two sensations of the afternoon's cricket was the display of Parnell B. against Eden A., and that of Ponsonby against North Shore A. During the day some good scores were made. Parnell A. knocked up 279, Grafton have 190 for 5 wickets, North Shore B. totalled 258, and Parnell B. have scored 168. Ponsonby journeyed to Devonport last Saturday, and are making a gallant fight against the crack Shore team. Batting first, they made 99 with two men absent.. North Shore A. only totalled 78 for nine wickets, saving a place for Holland, but the inningß did not last long enough. Ponsonby have mustered 32 for two wickets, which is practically 53 on the slate with eight wickets to fall. Shore are a team that die very hard, so I anticipate a most interesting finish. Jackson (33) collected a third of the Ponsonby runs, and, although not a fast scorer, he played a nice Innings. Button met with the most success of the Shore ■bowlers, taking four wickets at a cost of 10 runs. He was also their highest scorer, getting 24 in a steady manner. The chief wicket-taker for Ponsonby was V. Plummer, with 4 wickets for 17. Against, the moderate bowling and fielding of the 'Varsity team Parnell ran up 279, and occupied "the wickets all the afternoon. At 240 Parnell closed, but a book - of the laws of the Association was produced, which showed that they had just overstepped the closing limit, and were therefore compelled to continue . their innings. Jackson proved that his 117 not out ' was not merely a flash in the pan, as J the display he gave last Saturday was just as good, and in making 83 showed excellent cricket. G. SaJes (42) also batted well, and Caro (24) was going nicely when he was caught. Dinnison, with the exception of a few false strokes, showed good form, and Bishop rattled up 32. Notwithstanding the big score, Goulding came out with the line average of sis wickets for 10 runs. ' At Eden Park Parnell B. accomplished ' by far their best performance in putting up 165, minus three batsmen, against such a strong eleven as Eden A., and then dismissing seven of Eden's batsmen for 109 runs. The latter's position, is none too promising, as they still require 57 runs with three wickets in hand. Dufaur was the hero of the Parnell • side, and played rather free cricket. His 76 included 14 fours, a sixer, three brace, I and eight singles. Warner (29, not out) • J and Moss (22) also helped to swell the ; ,' total of the B.'s. ' I Beyond a good display by Mills for 32 ' and a stubborn innings by Gray for 29, j not out, the Eden batting was much below their usual form. Dufaur finished off his successful afternoon's outing by capturing 4 wickets ! for 13 runs. Grafton seem to have City very well 1 in hand, getting the latter out for 88, and then making the substantial score of 190 for five wickets. Hunter (18), J. Watts (12), and Heney (10) were the only batsmen to negotiate the bowling ' of Gilmour (5 for 34), Lusk (3 for 16), and Russell (2 for 10) to any extent. ; Grafton's hitting department had a day out at the expense of the City bowlers. Lusk (32) was collecting runs quickly until a bumpy one caused his retirement. Jack was in a similar mood for 46, and Horspool went just one better in making 40, hot out. He clean hit a seven, a six, and a five. After being badly beaten by Eden A. . on the previous Saturday, North Shore ' B. appear like having their revenge on the former's B. team. Winning the toss they had first strike, and ran up the handsome total of 258. Nettleton headed the Shore list with 97; obtained in brilliant style, and was unfortunate in just missing the century by three runs. Hobday (30) batted nicely, and Oakden (35) also showed good form. Eden, who had not long to bat, compiled 41 for the loss of one wicket. The public schools championships commence on Saturday next.