CRICKET.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 734, 6 January 1915, Page 5

CRICKET.

There has always existed ascertainamoiffitof rivalry the Tau : J rharunui Post Office and the local office, and on New Year's Day a cricket team from the latter office visited Taumarunui and succeeded in inflicting defeat on them to the-ex-tent uf an innings and 31 runs. The -Te Kuiti team speak' very highly of the hospitality received, every member thoreugly enjoying the trip. The following are the scores: —

TE KUITI.— First Innings. McNamara, c Spiers b Winger 0 Parlane, c Spiers b Clark "" 12 Lsraon, b Clark 0 Barker, b McPnerson 18 Mjller, b Winger . 3 Halliday; b Winger . ..4 Rigby, not out; . - -~ - -5\ -Blackburn, b Winger 1 "' - '..'B *DGwney, c Winger b Clark --... 8 ■ Taylor, run out ' >■ ■ ; ; " ', 0 Parlane, run out ' » 4 Extras ._ , - <: : r . 10 Total ;- , - 118 Bowling r .Analysis:,. Clark - .three wickets for 32 ; runs, Winger, four;, for 44, Rowan nil,/ for 18, Parker nil for 8, McPherson one for 7.* •*_ " "';. ' TAUMARUNUI,—First Innings. - Spier?, b Lemon 0 Parker, c and b Rigby 1 Sustins, c and b Rigby ~~ 0 Bcurke, b Lemon 6 Winger, b Rigby 3 Tyler, b Rigby - 0 A- Clark, b Lemon J H. Clark, c Downey b Lemon 0 Rowan, b Rigby ' 0 Sherson, run oat 0 - MacPherson, not out 0 , i Extras . 5 Total ' 16 Bowling Analysis: Lemon three wickets for 3 runs, Rigby five wickets for 8 runs. TAUMARUNUI.— Second Innings. Winger, b Parker 17 McPherson, b Pailane o Bourke, b Downey 0 Parrker, b Parlane 1 H. Clark, run out 1 Soiers, b Miller - 9 Sustir.s, c Halliday b Miller 27 A Clark, b Parlane 0 Sherson, b Parlane 0 Tyler b Lemon „. * .Rowan, not out « Extras d Total 7I Bowling Analysis: H. Parlare four wickets for 14 runs, Downey one. for « Halliday nil for 9, Parker one for % Miller two for 5, Lemon one for 1. Mr Parlane performed the "hat ' trick." _