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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 19 December 1911, Page 7

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TARANAKI REP. TEAM. !

Tlic following team has been chosen by I Mr. Frank Robertson, the., selector, to J ploy for Xortli Taranaki in the match again Wangauui at the Recreation Grounds, Now Plymouth, on December 20 and 27: K. Blundell, C. Wilson (Uremii), G. Gudgeon, W. Matthews (Ingle- : wood), W. Perham, B. Gvvillim (Carrington Road), W. C. Weston, W. P. Nicoll, A. S. Hasi'lu (Xew Plymouth), K. Bain (United Service), H. Eggleston (Waitara). Emergencies: Bowler, Dinniss (United Service); batsmen, D. Clegg (In-gl-ewood), X. Ardeu (Xew Plymouth). WAITARA v. URENUI. Woitarn and Urtnui met' at Waitara cm Thursday last. Urenui, who arrived twenty minutes late, were disposed of | for 80 runs, and at call of time Waitara had scored a similar number for the loss of seven wickets. The match will probably be continued later. Scores:— URENUI. C. Wilson-, c Kershaw, b P. Skelton 14 Wilkinson, b Purdie 0 W. Fuller, c and b P. Skelton 11 W. Wilson, b W. Skelton 3 O'Halloran, c Sinai!!, b Eggleston .. 10 P. Spurr, b W. Skelton 2 Blundell, e C'udby, b Kershaw 2 O'Don-nell, b Eggleston 1 Bertram?, b Kershaw 19 W. Fuller, c Eggleston, b Kershaw .. 4 Scrimegour, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 80 Bowling analysis.—Purdie, one for 21; P. Skelton, two for 14; W. Skelton, two for 17; Eggleston, two for 15; Kershaw, three for 6. WAITARA. Smaill, b W. Puller 4 Harrison, c Bertrand, bW. Fuller .'. 2 W. Skelton-, b W. Fuller II Eggleston, cW. Fuller, bB. Fuller .. 41 W. Kershaw, 1) W. Fuller 2 P. Skelton', c Lash, b W. Fuller... 5 Dowsett. not out 4. Purdie, b W. Fuller 1 Somerville, not out 3 Extras 7 Total for seven wickets 80 I Bowling analysis.—Blundell, none for 22; W. Fuller,'three for 15; B. Fuller, four for 12; Bertrand, none for 19. SCHOOLS COMPETITION. WEST EXD v. CENTRAL. The match 'between the West End and Central schools was played on the Sports Ground yesterday, and resulted in a win for the former by 61 to 31. The highest scorer for the winning team was Mi'lue (14), and -for the losers Hughes (17). The following are the scores:— ■ West End.—Milne, b Brokenshire, 14; Oi'one, 1> Sykes, 3; Boswell, b Sykes, 9; Oliver, b Brokenshire, 4; Turnbull, run out, 0; I/?aland, b Brokenshire, 6; Jenkinson, c Gardiner, b Sykes, 6; Kirkby,] b Brokenshire, 2; Cole, b Brokenshire, 0; Bridger, c and b Sykes, 9; Hedley, : not ouit 6; extras, 2; total, 01. Bowling ; analysis: Sykes, four for 30, Broken-' hire, five for 30. Central. —Sole, b Turnbull, 4; Medway, b Turhibull, 0; Sykes, c sub., b Turnbull, 2; Hughes, b Oliver, 17; 11. Gi'bert, b I Oliver, 1; K. Brokenshire, b Oliver, 0; N. Brokenshire, hit wicket, 4; H. Gardiner, b Turnbull, 1; Jury, b Turn-bull, 0; Duke, e sub., b Turnbull, 1; Frewin, not out, 0; extras 2; total, 31. Bowling analysis: Turnbull, six for 20; Oliver, three for 11.

Referirng to the recent inter-State match, the Referee says that Trumper's defence was so sound, his scoring shots on the cut, the drive, the glance, and the forcing shots to the oil, so clean and sure, that it may be questioned whether biii form was ever better. He has been more electric and daring, but never sounder. Warren Bardsley's defence, like Trumper's, was perfect, but in forcing shots once or twice he appeared to trust, the wicket more than his comrade. But his form, like that of Trumper, was excellent, and it is good to feel this in the light of the test matches to be played this season.

C. Kel.leway, who made his first appearance in this season's first-class cricket at Brisbane against the English team, when he scored G7 runs and took no wickets for fi and two for 52, has shown excellent all-round form for his club. To judge by the slip-catching seen in Sydney this season (remarks tho Referee] off the bowlers of pace, Ke-lleway's fielding in the slips will be required as miuch as his batting and bowling in the test matches.

Macartney's form is good (says an Australian paper), but he is not "getting them" just now, probably because he is trying forcing-shots too soon after going to the wickets, without getting to know quite what the bowlers are ding. He seems t-o have run into a succession of those small scores which dogged him last season, though he has had the advantage of starting with a century in inter-State cricket this season.

Tim Board of Control will meet at Melbourne on the 2flth inst., when arrangements for the visit of the Australian team to England will be made. The selection committee will be appointed, thy number of players decided, and other matters of similar importance attended to.

The matter of putting a curb on barracking at Sydney's big matches has been considered, and the matter left in the hands of officials. As a result, during the Xew South Wales-South Australia match, a spectator was removed from the terrace by the police. Otago will make an onslaught on Canterbury for the Plunket Shield on Christmas Day. The Canterbury men have gone into practice, anl the team will be selected from the following:—J. Bennett, W. R. Patrick, W. Hayes, H. Watsou, H. B. Lusk, D. Bcese, C. Box-shall, W. Carlton, T. Carlton, A. Sims, D. Sandman, K. M. OHivier, S. A. Orchard, Alf. Xorman, E. 1!. Caygill, A. Thomas and E. Crawshaw.