CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 11, 6 February 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

NOTES. ("Third Slip.' 1 ) Fire Brigade made a very gallant effort 031 Saturday hut to lower the colours of tlie United Service "A" team. Without a doubt it was their pluckiest light this season, as the Service had its strongest team out against tlieui. Hard* wick was back right on top of his old bowling form, and in the iirst innings jiad all the batsmen in trouble. He uiad<3 03W2 very serious mistakeone which probably cost his team the match—in taking himself oil' at a very critical stage of the game. Had he not .done so, it is generally averred that the Service total must have been lessened by at least fifteen or twenty runs. However, he did it undoubtedly in a verv nnsellish was unjustly rewarded. That is the one great itwadvantage of a bowler being selected as captain of a team. Jle either does not do himself justice or else gel* credited with being awfully selfish. Ingram was the only batsman to make any headway against, the lure brigade bowling, and his was a very bright aud serviceable innings. The butting of the losers was not of a very high order, ih McCord.like llarduit k, found a suitable spot, and played havoc with his opponents, i Tiie lieldiug of both teams was parlicularh good, especially that of the Ib-igiidesnien. Coppen wa> a tower of .strength behind the wicket*, as out of an aggregate of ITS run* in the two killings of Service, only It! of these were extras.

Thanks to the energies of an "experience! workman," the Tnkapa wicket Mas in "lirst-class order" for the Ilig'h School t'niti'd Service *'H" match. Judging from the published team of High 1 School, it looked as if they would give their opponents a real hard tussle, but the 'reps" did not come ol! to any great extent, and tire Service men won easily by mi innings. High School batted lirst, Sumner and (ircy opening lo the bowling of Southall and Preslniw. These two by very patient tactics ran the score rnto double ligiires before drey was bowled by Southall. Very soon afterwards Sumner played a bull <m, ami then followed a procession,—Ouilliam oemg the only batsman to make any stand. The inniags elo-cd for 32. of wJiich Sumner and "extras'" luid made half. Southall tiuislied up with the good average of 7 wickets for 10 runs—seven of which were scored oil' him in one over.

Dinniss and Napier opened up for Service, but neither batsman seemed comfortable. With seven runs on the board Dinniss was rim out, J&iapier was bowled in (Irey's next over, and Kinlay likewise succumbed to Orey's next ball. Simmons and Alkin then adopted forcing tactics, ami were well supported by Tressider. At the fall of the lifth wicket, the Jiigh School total was passed, and then the remaining batsmen,—easy in their minds—hit at nearly everything. Southall had a charmed life whilst making his 20, as lie was dropped three or four times.

High School went in to bat again, but showed very little improvement, Sumner and King being the only batsmen to reach double figures. Dinniss going on an first change, caused quitM a sensation by bowling Bullard ajidi Ward with his first two balls. The lidding of the High School was much below their usual standard, with the exception of King, who kept wicket* in unite his old form. The Service lidding was fairly good, but sonic of the men have still a great deal to learn. New Plymouth pursued their laurelstrewn way by turning the tallies 011 Kgmont Village, and thoroughly aveng ing their two former defeats. As their two teams are ornamenting the bottom of the Thursday Competition list, th'\v seem determined lo annex the Saturday competition, despite the fact that they only entered a team for the competition "just for a bit of fun." Kgmont. Village had au afternoon's leather hunting, and consequently the Xew Plymouth bowlers had a glorious chance of gelttog right in amongst a team of tircd-out batsmen. The following is the state of the Saturday Competition to date:

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