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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7730, 4 February 1905, Page 4

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SENIOII CHAMPIONSHIP, lnglewood succeeded in defeating) Waitara at lnglewood by the comfortable margin of 70 runs on thfi first innings. The Wuitara captain won the toss, and sent his opponents to the wickets. Thanks mainly to a line innings by Gudgfcon and llayward (i 7) the score reached a total of 106 before the last wiclwt fell. Wa'ilara's response was only 36, the destroying agents ■being Crombie ((i for 8) and Gudgeon (4 for 20.) Purdie (with 11) was the only double ligtire scorer. This victory gives lnglewood a substantial lead fur the Championship. Scores IX<! LEVVOOJ). fludpeoii, c Scriingcour, b Knight 36 E. Nicliolls, b Skelton 6 Crombie, b Skelton > 9 Clegs, c Hawkins, to" ft llayward, b Purdie...i... v..... 17 h. Sutherland, c Knight, b I'urdie 7 T. Nicholls, c Sarten, I) Knight 8 Harding, b Purdie 5 iM. Sutherland, b Purdiu 2 Woodhead, b Knight 0 Clarke, not out 1 Byes 10, leg byes 1 11 106 UowUnff—Skelton 2 for 20, Ogle 0 for 10, Knight 3 for 24, I'urdie G for 41. WAITAIIA. Purdie, b Crombiel „ 11 Hawkins, b Crombie 3 Scrimgeour, c Woodhead, b Uud- ' geon 1 Skelton, b Croiubie 0 Sarten, b Gudgeon , 3 | Andrews', c L. Sutherland, b Gudgeon 4 Proctor, c M. Sutherland, b , Crombie 0 I-lavelind, 1) Guilgcon 0 Knight, not out 3 Sampson, c Harding, b Crombie 3 ' Ogle, b Crombie 0 1 Byes 7, leg byes 1 8 36 Howling—Gudgeon 4 for 20, Crombie 6 for 8. m