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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 13, 9 February 1909, Page 4

CRICKET

SEW PLYMOUTH v. FIIIE ISRKAUI-:

1 ,"\'T %»">uth suffered an unexpected deiau.t un Saturday afternoon at the , JJrigade, and particularly at llie lunula of uardwick, whose fast u b \wih a iiri'ak were too much 1,,r th » "1 , 1 M,5 ,"8 IM-Umen. He was de=ei\edlT eouiplniieiitcd at tile conclusion ot the giliiie by .the secretary of the Association. llv secured eight wickets for , wkeii it is remembered that tUe JiMV l\\ mouth Club's Saturday team included iiiule, Uisli, Steeds, Williams kind McLaren, iln> leading batsmen of 'the supposedly lumber grade Thursday competition, the [H'ilornrance becomes I ull the more creditable. In his eighth I lover he took his fourth and fifth wickets. At the wickets lie compiled a useful 11 not out, of the total of U3. L. ißullot (13) and -extras" (12) were the •oaly other double-figures scorers. For 'New l'himouth McLaren put up 18 before Uardwick got his wicket, and Cook 'made 18 not out. There was not a 'single extra made in the £2 overs. Their 'best bowler was Whittle, with six for 10, his analysis showing six maiden lovers. The mutch was not devoid of incident. One of the lire brigade team, who allowed His invective to get beyond a whisper was .threatened with a report to the Association. The New Plymouth te»m took exception at times'to the umpiring, and as a protest against one of the decisions walked oil' the field, ■a procedure on which they cannot be complimented, notwithstanding supposed •or actual provocation, Scores:— FIRE BRIGADE. Coppen, b Lash 4 Koch, c Williams, b Lash .. .. 1 Coleman, b Whittle 4 L. Bullot, b Whittle 13 Billing, e Whittle, b (joss .. .. U Daitks, b Whittle y tlooker, b Whittle li Clarke, 0 Steeds, b Gosu .. .. 0 'Uardwick, not out 11 Prior, b Whittle (J iWigley, b Whittle 3 Extras .. 12 Total (i;i Bowling.—Whittle, six for 18; Lash, .two for 11; Goss, two fur 10; Williams, none for 13. 1 NEW PLYMOUTH. ' Lash, b Hardwick (1 iSoss, 1) Clarlco 2 Whittle, c Clarke, b Hardwick .. 1 AVilliaims. 1> Clarke 2 McLaren, b Hardwick IS Steeds, b Hardwick 0 Cook, not out 17 Johns, b Hardwick .. .. .. 0 McAlluin, b Uardwick .. 0 Stolir, 1.b.-w.. b Hardwick .. .. 1 Baker, b Hardwick 0 Extras 0 Tofa( 47 Bowling.—Clarke, two for 20; Hardwick, eight for 21. FIRE BRIGADE.—Second Innings. I. Bullot, 1) Whittle .. .. ... 0 Clarke, b Steeds 15 Bocli, b Lash G Coleman, b Lash 0 Coppen, b MfLaren 2.1 Billing, b Whittle 1 Danks, not out .. .. .. S Extras 10

Total for six wickets .. .. <>;) Bowling.—(Whittle, two for 21; Lash, two for 18; Steeds, one for S; McLaren, one for 7. HIGH SCHOOL v. EGMOXT VILLAGE The ffigh School eleven was easily defeated by Egniont Village on Saturday. The score books are not available