CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 40, 12 March 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

INGLEWOOD WIN" THE CHAMPIONSHIP. EASY DEFEAT OF WANDERERS. Inglewood met Wanderer* on the ltccreation Sports Ground yesterday in fine weather. This match was expected to lie very closely contested, but the town team were decidedly "oil'," and victory rested with Inglewood by 101 runs. Inglewood had their strongest possible team ill the field and Wanderers also wore at full strength, with the exception of Goss, whose place was taken by Osborne. Clegg won the toss. He and Crombie opened up the batting to the bowling of Whittle and Hill. By good cricket tihe total was carried to 31 before Clegg (11) was taken by Hill with a "beauty." O'Byrne was run out tlivee runs later. —2 for .'l4.—.Without any alteration in score Crombie (20) got in front of a straight ball from Hill and was retired 1.b.w.—3 for 34.—!mn;vn and NiclioHs now became associated and made a great stand, carrying the score to 110 before Nieholls was splendidly caught bv McT-nren at ( the wickets. The outgoing player had made 36 in capital style.—4 for 110. Dr. Gault came in. Inman got a couple of runs more and was then well caught l>y Jack at IT) illolT. Tnman started uneasily, but once set gave all attractive display for 3(1. 5 for 113.—Gudgeon opened with a couple of singles, but when 5 spooned a ball and Steeds took the catch. —G for 120.—The remaining wickets fell for the addition of 28 runs.—Total 148. The Wanderers' fielding was execrable, catch after catch being missed. Hill bowled well and got seven wickets for 50 runs-. Whittle lacked "devil" in his' trundling. Wanderers went in to bat at 4.30 ,p.ni„ hut were; all out an hour later for the poor score of 47. Steeds- (12) was the only player to get double figures. O'Byrne was in splendid trundling form, and secured the fine average of seven wielcets Vor 29 runs. He was backed up by good fielding. Scores:—

INGLEWOOD. CromWe, 1.b.w.. b Hill .. .. 20 Clegg (capt.), b Hill .. >. H O'Byrne, run out 1 Inman. e Jack, b Hill .. : .. 36 Ntcholls. c. McLaren, b Hill .. .. 36 Dr. Gault, b Hill .. .. .. 7 Gudgeon, c Steeds, b Hill .. .. 5 Billing, run out .. •. .. 7 Pullan, c and b Whittle .. .. 6 Matthews, b Hill .. .. .. 5 Harris, not out 0 Extras ... 14 Total 148 Bowling.—Whittle, one for 42; Hill, seven for 50; McLaren, none for 17; Strang, none for 8; Steeds, none for 17. WANDERERS. Hill, c Pullan, b O'Byrne .. ■•. 0 Cook, c and b O'Byrne .. .. 0 McLaren, c Crombie, b Harris .. 2 Whittle, 1.b.w., b O'Byrne .. .. 7 Steeds, c andi b O'Byrne .. .. 12 Jack (capt.), 1> Harris .. .. 5 Strang, run out) ... .. .. 4 Osborne, b O'Byrne 0 Clapham, b OTByrne 4 Smith, b O'Byrne .. .. .. 4 Baker, not out .. .. .. 9 Extras •. 9

Total if Bowling.—O'Byme, seven for 20; Harris, two for 9.

Inglewood are to be congratulated on winning the championship for the second time. They have without doubt proved themselves to lie the champion team of the season, 'having only once suffered •Meat. Urenui, with two defeats, are the ruuners-up. The Robertson Cup has been won. three times by New Plymouth and twice by Inglewood.

Questionable taste and poor sportsmanship was shown by some members of a rival town club yesterday afternoon on the Recreation Ground, laughter, sarcasm and clapping greeting the fall of each of the New Plymouth wickets. This little coterie of "sportsmen " were conspicuously perched on a terrace by themselves, and certainly did not raise the reputation of their club in public estimation. The writer of this paragraph is no partisan, is not even a cricketer, and knows not one team from another. Verb sap.