CRICKET.

Grey River Argus, 21 February 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

MELBOURNE v. TARANAKI. GAME INCONCLUSIVE. NEW PLYMOUTH, February 20. The match between the Melbourne touring team and Taranaki was continued in good -weather yesterday, and ended in a draw. To Taranaki’s first innings score of 259, Melbourne replied with 250, the feature of which was Woods’s score of 75, made in less than half an hour. It included eight sixes, five of which were in succession, and five boundaries. Taranaki’s second strike began disastrously, four wickets falling for 19 runs, but the score was carried to 132 for nine -wickets when the innings was declared closed. Melbourne had only twenty minutes play left, losing two wickets cheaply stumps were drawn. Details are as follows:— TARANAKI. , First Innings 259 SECOND INNINGS Lash, 1.b.w., b Ebeling 2 Naismith, b Ebeling 2 Monaghan, b T. Armstrong . . 8 Haughton, bT. Armstrong .. .. 5 Cheevers, b Ransford 41 Grayson, b Ebeling . . 9 Kingston, c T. Armstrong, b Rodger son 16 Bottrill, c Ebeling, b Ransford . . 26 Dykes, c Sandford, b Ransford . . 1 iCole, not out 19 Extras 5 Total for 9 wickets (dec.) . . 232 Bowling analysis: Ebeling 3 for 33, T. Armstrong 2 for 47, Rodgerson 1 for 20, Ransford 3 for 26. MELBOURNE. FIRST INNINGS. Onyons, c Dykes, b Bottrill . . . . 48 Sandford, c Kingston, b Cole . . 9 Jewell, st Kingston, b Bottrill . . 21 Rodgerson, st Kingston, b Cole .. 5 I Johnstone, c and b Cole .. .. 2 Ransford, c Haughton, b Cole . . 5 T. Armstrong, c Grayson, b Cole . . 41 Wood, b Cole 75 W. Armstrong, 1.b.w., b Cole . . 33 Dakin, not out 6 Ebeling, c and b Bottrill . . . . 1 Extras 4 Total 250 Bowling analysis: Cole 7 for 86, Bottrill 3 for G 7, Haughton 0 for 63, Dykes 0 for 24, Monaghan 0 for 7. SECOND INNINGS. Sandford, c Cole, b Bottrill .. 0 Rodgerson, c Haughton, b Dykes 3 Dakin, not out 26 Extras 2 Total for 2 wickets 31 VICTORIAN GAMES. MELBOURNE, February 20. Tn the grade cricket yesterday, playing for Hawthorn-East Melbourne against Richmond, Millar made 101. For University against Carlton, King made 123 not out. NORTHERN CLUBS v. SOUTHERN. YESTERDAYSS MATCH. A team representing the clubs of Westland arrived hero by motor yesterday and played a team representing the clubs of the district at the Recreation Ground. The home team won by an innings and 12 runs. The visitors made 101 and 112, and though defeated, they put up on the whole a good display. For the winners, Mclntosh, Thomson, Barlow and Nightingale batted well, while C. Dewar and Fass secured the best averages with the ball. For the losers, Webster and Morris ’performed best with the bat, Fleming being the best bowler. SOUTHERN CLUBS. FIRST INNINGS. Clarke, st Mclntosh, b Warnes .. 1 Thomas, b C. Dewar 0 Owens, run out 8 Webster, b Fass 28 Morris, b Warnes 26 Ring, b Fass 4 Thomas, run out 2 W. Fleming, c Knapp, b Fass . . 12 Wells, not out 11

C. Fleming, b Fass . . . . . . 2 Whitehead, c Nightingale, b Revell 2 Extras 5 Total 101 Bowling analysis: Warnes 2 for 29, C. Dewar 2 for 11, Knapp 0 for 6, Revell 1 for 21, Thomson 0 for -0, A. Fass 4 for 20. SECOND INNINGS. W. Owen b Barlow 7 H. Wells st. Mclntosh b. Barlow . . 10 A. F. Thomas not out 39 E. Morris b. Barlow 12 S. Whitehead b. Nightingale . . 7 A. Thomas b. Barlow 9 C. J. King c. Nightingale b Revell 13 W. Fleming b. Matthews . . .. 3 Clarke st. Mclntosh b Fass . . . . 1 C. Fleming c. Nightingale b Warnes 11 J. Webster b. Fass ? Total 113 Bowling analyses. —Barlow 4 for 36; Nightingale 1 for 22; Revell 1 for IS: Matthews 1 for 3; Fass 2 for 3; Warnes 1 for 9. NORTHERN CLUES Mclntosh, retired 51 Nightingale, b Fleming . . . . 36 Warnes, hit wicket, b Fleming . . 2 Knapp, b Fleming 9 Thomson, retired 52 Casey, c Fleming, b Whitehead . . 4 Barlow, b Fleming 42 Matthews, run out 5 Dewar, e Ring, b Fleming . . . . 2 Revell, not out 5 Fass, b Fleming 9 Extras 20 Total 226 C. Fleming with 3 for 32 had the I best average, W. Fleming and Whitehead securing the other two wickets. i UNITED JUNIORS'BEAT STARS. At the Victoria Park on Sunday United Juniors defeated Stars by 27 runs. The following are the detailed scores: — STARS. Halliday, c Jones, b Baldwin . . 10 Ingram, b Baldwin 1

Harrington, c Grooby, b Baldwin 0 Brown, e Hughes, b Gibson . . J Goodall, 1) Rogers 7 Smith, b Gibson 0 .Dixon, b Baldwin 1 Mills, b Gibson 2 Steel, b Gibson 5 Pascoe, b Gibson G Oxenliam, not out 9 Extras 3 Total .“.I Bowling analysis: Gibson 5 for 11, Baldwin 4 for 14, Grooby 0 for 3 Rodger 1 for 2. UNITED. l.b.w., b Brown 2 Rogers, retired 31 Baldwin', hit wicket 4 Gibson, b Brown 3 Grooby, st Ingram, b Brown .. 2 A. Hughes, <• Smith, b Goodall .. 2 O’Neill, b Brown 4 L. Hughes, c Harrington, b Smith 6 Grooby, e and b Smith .. .. 9 Jones, b Smith 1 Furness, not out 2 Extras 2 TotalsB Bowling analysis: Brown 4 for 26 ; Goodall 2 for 24, Smith 3 tor 7.

The Macartney Match.

AUSTRALIAN’S BIG SCORE. ONLY ONE BYE. SYDNEY, February 20. In the rtenefit cricket match yesterday Australia in the f : rst innings made 533. Ponsford scored 131, Woodfull 140. Andrews (not out) 115, Gregory 44, Macartney 26, and Eveictt 26. . In the bowling, Williams was 6 for 174, McNamee 2 for 122. The Rest of Australia, in the scor'd innings made 32 for no wickets. Morgan scored 25. Stumps were then * drawn. Woodfull and Ponsford gave a de-

lightful exhibition, and put on 223 To Ho first wicket. This is Ponsford’: sixth century during the present sea soi, and is an Australian record. An drtws made many fine shots, but too-! no risks. Macartney on going to bat, was givei an enthusiastic ovation by 25,000 spec tatois. Tie was also cheered by the res of Australia, led by Vic. Richardson. A feature of thebaine was the wicke keeping by O ’Connor, who allowed onb one bjc.