GOOD PLAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 14

GOOD PLAY

Taranaki Draw With Melbourne (From "N.Z. Truth's" New Plymouth Rep.) ' The Hawke Cup holders showed that they are entitled to their ' position fes the leading minor association by the great game they gave the Melbourne cricket team. CRNIE COLE' was there and kept the *-* visitors quiet, taking ,7 wickets for 86 runs and bowling for 33 overs, which included six maidens. Including ' Hawke Cup matches, Cole's figures read: 32 wickets for 299 runs or 9.3 runs per wicket. Armstrong did not like to disappoint the public though his leg,, was by no means better. So Campbell-,' ; the wicketkeeper, stood down and Jewell kept m his place. Ebeling' s fast bowling told and 9 wickets were, down for 215, when Cole and Haughton made a last wicket stand that put on 44. Ebeling — 5 for 32 — did most damage, T. Armstrong taking 3 for 62 and Johnstone, the, slow bowler, 2 for 83. Rans'ford did not . get a wicket; The Melbourne fielding was good, but it was riot as : good as the-locals, who were brilliant m the field, a »creat ' factor m • Seeping Melbourne's total down to 250. ' With nine 'runs' start Taranaki, started badly m their second innings? l T. Armstrong and 'Ebeling each ( taking two wickets and four were' down for I 19. .-..-, Young Cheevers, of ' Hawera, knocked up '44, including one six and. two fours, and with, Kingston ' (1.6, including one six), were* largely responsible for the score reach- ] Ing 94 for 7 wickets. ' Then a useful stand by Bottrill 26 (including one six) arid Cole not out 19 added 33 : for the ninth wicket and with tlie score at 132 Taranaki declared. Melbourne had 20 minutes left and stumps were drawn with the total 2 for 31. , I