CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 287, 28 November 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

■WAITARA v. INGLEWOOD. The match Waitara v. Inglcwood, which had been postponed, was begun on Thursday at luglewood. The local team batted first and compiled 15!) runs. At the call of time Waitara had lost seven wickets for 52. Following are the scores:— Inglcwood. Gudgeon, b Hawkins 20 E. Nicholls, b Hawkins 5 lnmau, b Skcltou 17 Cronibic, c and b Knight 37 Clegg, b Knight 20 Pullan, not out 11 Dull', b Bond 0 Billing, 1) Knight 1 Thomson, b Bond 1 L. Sutherland, c Bodley, b Knight 5 Matthews, b Bond 18 Sundries 18 Total 159 Bowling analysis: Bond, three for 3S; W. Skelton, one for 35; A l . Skelton, none for 20; Hawkins, two for 7; Bodley, none for 13; Knight, four for 29. Waitara. W. Skelton, c and b Gudgeon 2 Knight, b Crombie 1 Hawkins, 1.b.w., b Billing 15 Bodle.y, b Gudgeon 4 Bond, c Crombie, b Billing 10 Skelton, c lninan, b Gudgeon 2 Rev. Brocklehurst, run out 10 Purdie, not out I Sundries ~ l

Total (for 7 wickets) 52 Bowling analysis: Gudgeon, three for 30; Crombic, one lor 13; Killing, two for 3. NORTH TARANAKI ASSOCIATION. A meeting of delegates to the North Taranaki Cricket Association was held in Messrs. Webster and Mclvellnr's ollices on Thursday evening. Present; The President (in the (.-hair), .Messrs. W. Perliam and J. K. Avery (Carrington Road CO, T. H. Soutliall and Jlackay United Service), and Williams and Herg (N.P.C.C.i. Il was decided to wire to the Canterbury Association asking for a reply regarding a mat eh at Christinas. In the event °of possible fixtures with Otago and Canterbury not clashing, it was decided to send a team to play the Waugaiiui Association at Christmas, and to ask the Mannwatu Association to play a match at New Plymouth on December '2B and 2!). In reply to the Wanganui Cricket Association's suggestion for a West Coast Challenge Shield to be competed for by the North and South Taranaki, ilanawatu, Kangitikci, Awnrua, and Wanganui Associations, under similar conditions as for the Plunket Shield, it was resolved that the North Taranaki Association should heartily support such a sc-heuie. ft was suggested that the matter be pushed forward at once, and that the Association winning the greatest number of West Coast Association matches this season should hold the shield for the year. A subscription of £1 Is was voted towards the cost of a shield.

The secretary of the Recreation Sports Ground wrote"statiug that his committee would be agreeable to accept the proposed subscription and donation of £3O towards the expense of a groundsman.

SATURDAY FIXTURES,

The following ' Saturday fixtures lor the second round were approved:— December 5.—-Xew Plymouth v. United Service A. at Recreation Ground; High School v. United Service 15, at Tukapa ground; Egmont Village v. Fire Brigade, at Egmont Village ground. December 12—Now Plymouth v. Egmont Village, at Tukapa ground; United Service A v. High School, at Recreation Ground; United Service B v. Fire Brigade, at South Road. December I!).—New Plymouth v. High School, at Tukapa ground; United Service B v. Egmont Village, at Recreation Ground; United Service A v. Fire Brigade, at South Road. January 11— Xew il'lymouth v. live Brigade, lit South Road; United Service \ v United Service B, at Recreation Ground; High School v. Egmont Vil|a"c, at Tukapa ground. •himuirv Hi.—Xew Plymouth v. United Service B, at Recreation Ground; High School v. Fire Brigade, at Tukapa ground: United Service A v. Egmont Village, at Kgmont Village. All matches played against Egmont Village in town will commence at 1.30 p.m.

IThe New Plymouth team to play Hi»h School on the Tukapa grouii.l this afternoon at 2.15 is. as follows: - Whittle, Parker, Jluhloon, .McLaren, linker, Cook, Horner, Lash, llcAllum. Williams and Johns.

New Plymouth and United Service A are at present level for first place in the Saturday competition. The following will represent the United Service Club in a match against '•The World," to be played on the Recreation Grounds on Monday next, play commencing at i p.m. sharp:— Colvile. Dixon, Fletcher, Ingram, I.awrey, Muekay, Pfankuch. Pott, Preshaw, Soutliall (captain), and Stafford.