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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 265, 2 November 1908, Page 4

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UNITED SERVICE A. v. UNITED SERVICE B. The opening matches of the Saturday competition ivere played ou Saturday, Hie above game, played ou Hie 't:U,;ij.a ground, resulted in a win lor the A. team I> V 47 runs. Had I lie I!, team not ln-r u without the services of KmgliL and Allkin, and also not buffered Hum a common complaint of InJ fielding, tlie match would have proved a more even one. For the A. team the l,e\. I.ohile and Mackay showed good torni with the bat, wlitle the bowling honors iell lo Hartigan and Crawsliaw, tile former taking 5 wickets for 11 runs and the latter 3 wickets for a runs. For the B. team, Simmonds, Dinniss. Findlay, aud Southall, batted well, Dinniss being unfortunately run out when well set. The bowlers 'were rather discouraged at the bad fielding at times, which will doubtless be remedied as tie se ison progresses. »Scon:s:— A. TEAM. Colvifo. c Huse, b. Preshaw .. .. 34 Lawrey, b. Preshaw o Fletcher, run out 2 Maekav (captain), b. Dinniss .. 43 Stafford, b. Dinniss 12 Hartigan. run out 0 Thompson, c. Brabant, b. Dixon .. 11 Urawshaw, b. Southall .. 2 Boeock, not out 11 Mclsaacs, 1.b.w., b, Southall .. 0 Watson, b. Southall 1 Extras .. ic

Total 132 Bowling analysis;.—Southall, 3 for 37; Preshaw. 2 for 38; Dinniss. 2 for '23; Dixon, 1 for 10. 1). TEAM. Simmons, b. Colvile 10 Dinniss, niu out 17 Finlay, c. Thompson, b. Hartigan.. 10 Southall (captain), c. Fletcher, b. Crawsliaw 27 Napier, b, Hartigan 0 Dixon, b. llartigan 0 Preshaw, not out 0 Kennedy, b. Hartigan .. . • 0 Wiggs, c. and b. llartigan .. .. 0 Brabant, b. Crawsliaw .. .. 0 Huse, b. Crawsliaw 0 Extras .. .. .. I) Total .. .. .. .. 80 Bowling analysis.—Colvile, 1 for 21; Thompson. 0 for IS; Mackay, 0 for 14; Hartigan, 5 for II; Fletcher. 0 ior !); Crawsliaw, 3 for 3.

NEW PLYMOUTH v. FIKE BIUGADR. This match was played on the Recreation Grounds on Saturday and resulted in a win for New Plymouth by 10 runs. For the winners lash (31) and Whitt'e (14) were the highest scorers. I'or the losers W. Kiehards, with 14, was the! only man who leached double figures. Hooker (4 for 19) aud Billing (3 tor 27j were the most successful bowlers for' Fire Brigade, while for New Plymouth E. Whittle and (joss divided the wickets between them. Scores:— NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 Williams, run out ... 2 Goss, I). Billing .. .. J t 5 Whittle, 1.b.w., b. Hooker ... U Lash, b. Richard* .. ... ... 31 Muldoon. b. Hookey .. ~10 McLaren, c. Richards, b. Billing ~ 8 Stohr. c. Richards, b. Billing .. 1 Johus, not out.. .. .. 8 Berg, b. Hooker .. .. .. I Goss, juur., b. Hooker.. ... 0 | Steed*, c\ sub., b— .. ~ .. 4 | Extras .. .. .. ... o

Total 87 Bowling analytic W. Richards, 1 for 21; Hilling, 3 in!' 27: Hooker, 4 for ID; Buli»>t. o ior J«>. FIRE BRIGADE. W. Richard-?, b. Goss 14 E. Billing, c. Lish. b. Whittle .. 2 L. Bullot, b. Whittle .. 5 F. Tuiuiiciiffe, b. Whittle .. .. U G. Hooker, b. Whittle .. .. U F. Colenian, b. Whittle .. .. 0 W. Roch. b. (joss .. .. i J. Way, b. Whittle 5 Bray, b. Whittle 1 J. London, c. Lash, b. Goss .. . 2 W. I.<cgg, not out 2 Extras .*. 0 Total 41 Bowling analysis.—E. Whittle, 7 for J8; Go*-, 3 fur 17.

IHGII SCHOOL v. EG MONT VILLAGE This match was played at Egmont Village on Saturday, resulting in a win for High School bv 53 runs. Scores:— HIGH* SCHOOL. Mr. Severne. b. OT»yrne .. .. !U Grey, c. (J. Marsh, b. O. Kinsella .. U Sinclair, b. O. Kinsella .. .. S Mr. Ward, 1.b.w., b. O. Kinsella .. I) McArthur, c. 0. Kinsella, b. O'Bryne 20 Mr. Wills, b. E. Kinsella .. 5 Glasgow, run out .. .. 5 Baily. b. O'lJrvne .. .. ~ 1 Wright. not out 2 Tuohy, h. O'liryne ~ ~ ~ (> Uoby. b. U*i»rync U Kxtra- * 4 1 ot;(l SU analy<i>.-n. KinscHa. :t for IU: K. M:u>h. o for IS: .1. Kinsella. U for H: P. olmiu. o for l.">: O'Bryne, 0 for 17: K. Kinsella. 1 for /. KGMOXT VILLAGE. O'Uryne. b. Mr Ward ft T. Kinsella. c. and b. Ward .. ..22 R. Marsh, b. Grey 0 Gilwm. c. lloby. b. Grey .. .. 3 O. Kinsella, b. Ward .. .. .. ] 11. Aeklom. c. S. Hobv, b. Grey .. 5 Gordon Marsh, b. Grey .. 1 E. Kinsella, b. Grev 2 G. Marsh, c. and b. Ward .. .. ] W. Kinsella. not out 0 P. Olson, c. and b. Ward .. 0 Total 41 Bowling analysis.—Mr. Ward, 5 for Uj P. Grey. 5 for 24.