CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 192, 12 February 1912, Page 7

CRICKET

LAW v. OT3LEWOOD. Inglewood team fulfilled its .engagement against Law at the Recreation Grounds on Saturday under considerable difficulty. Many of the visiting team's beßt mea were unable to get away. Nevertheless, with that true 6porting spirit that the foofebaD club has in past years shown the district to possess, eleven men were gathered together and the engagement was kept. Some of the team had not played cricket for many years, some members even met the others for the first time on the cricket field. Despite this, however, the visitors did fairly well, and when the captain knows his men better the team should give a good account of itself, as some promising material was unearthed, particularly in fielding. , Inglewood went first to the wickets. Anderson and Elliott mowed down the first seven wickets; for 25 runs, but a fine stand by Gibson (30) and F. Brawn (12) was responsible for the score being raised to 68 before the innings closed. Bewley and Greatbatch opened for Law. The bowling suited the latter, who was in fine form and rattled on the runs, principally in boundary hits and an occasional lift for six on to the terraces. The Inglewood skipper would have been well advised had he changed his bowling sooner, as one over from Mcßae produced 20, and one of Gibson's 18. Ninety-nine runs were up before Thomas, who had re-' placed Gibson, found Bewley's timber. Bewley had batted patiently for 18. Greatbateh was well caught by Scholefield off Thomaß when he had compiled 83. These runs were rapidly gathered together in pleasing style, and included 11 fourers and three sixers. The inninTs closed for 170. Thomas secured f wickets for 36. In the 40 minutes !■ t for play, Inglewood 6coredi 79 for I:. loss of two wickets. Scores!— ..<, J INGLEWOOD. ..' ' '■ ' i First Innings. W. Brown, b Elliott 0 G. Marsh, st Quilliam, b Elliott... -i % Codd, b Anderson 1 Mcßae, b Anderson 6 I Rumball, b 'Anderson 2 Thomas, Ifow, b Greatbatch ■'. :.. , 4 Chapman, b Elliott 4 F. Brown, c Lash, b Anderson. 12 Bcholefield, c Anderson, b Elliott.... 0 Gibson, b Lash 30 Bell, not out B Extras avtli Total ...;'. 68 Bawling .analysis.—{Elliott, four ,ffo r 30; Anderson, four for 16; Greatbfttch? one'for IS; Lash, one for 8. * Second Innings. Bell, not out 28 Codd, c Lash, b Elliott , .}& Bumtell, c Johnson, b Elliott ,'. -12 W. Brown, not out -..;.-..*: i.... r-. .>' 7 Extras r . .-.-• 13 Total for two wickets : 79 LAW. -: ..:» -':. Bewley, b Thomas ;"'..." or lß Greatfoatch, c Bcholefield, b ThoriuW' 83 Lawrey, b Scholefield r 'lo Quilliam, c Scholefield, b Thomas..'.. ' 9 Paton, run. out '..'..' 11' Reid, c and .h Gibson .•...•'.•..'.•.v.';'. ,:; 4 Anderson, b Thomas 0 Johnson, run out ; ; - 7 "Ellis, c W. Brown, b Mcßae. ; :■/.'..••'• <* Elliott, not out .".:../;.■■' 3 Lash, b Mcßae .. ;j/; *' * g Extra* : .. -.i'iit" Total ....•'. v l7O. Bowling analysis.—Mcßae, two for '535' Gibson, one for 43j Thomas, four for 36; Scholefield, one for 21. " ''■"''•'

1 MEW (PLYMOUTH v. UNITED,* SERVICE, :-.'.'' The wicket was bad and the. even more so at the High School ground where United Service defeated New P}y» mouth by 71 runs, their tally sEactly, doubling that of their opponents*" .New Plymouth's display at the .wieJUta/uM. not good,,to say the least, of which fact the unfavorable-cbnditjonfc were doubtless in. some measure «-rersponsible. Mason, Goddard, and Mom teath were the only players to luaantp double figures, but, as in the ca6e of several members, the innings of the first two were marred with chances. Thanks to two boys (Sinclair and Monteath) the tail wagged somewhat. Between them, in half an hour's stand, they contributed 20 runs. Altogether it took New Plymouth about two hours to compile the modest total of 71. Perham and Bain opened up for Service, and thev both kept the pencillere fairly busy, till Perham's wicket fell to Williams (in the bowler's third over) after about 25 minutes play to the tune of the unluoty numeral (13). Bain continued to make things Jively-hia tally included ''nine boundaries—with the result that haif an hour saw Service with only a' 'lfeW runs to get in order to equal New !: Plyi mouths score. Bain had several lives, however. Twice he was dropped by Weston just on the boundary. On each occasion he lifted the ball right into the latter player's hands,.and once Williams missed running him out. When Bain reached 50 only two wickets had,fallen, and all posible chance of his side being defeated had been passed, and there were some who thought he should retire .and give the tail a chance. He played ™on, however, only to be given out ,1.6: w. t» Mason at 62. -Mackay gave gpice to ,hi» exhibition ,by once lifting the leather over two fences, causing all-hands* to,eftf gage in the hunt after its recovery,. The Kf A Df l P rocee ? ed and.iNew Plymouth had again to draw upon the resources of the youthful members of its complement Hooker was put on to bowl, and he embellished his first over (a maiden) with a wicket, that of OsV y^nt of a y° rker - Three more wiekets fell to his lot, and altogether only 10 runs were hit off him. Indeed, it is difficult to see how his side would have fared without the services of this boy player. Monteath, another boy bowler, was also tried, but he was at times severely pasted. Detailed scores-! NEW PLYMOUTH. Mason, b Bain .... ■,« Weston, b Bain ... % Goddard, c Mackay, b Bain '['. i« Steeds, b Bain ...... „ Williams, b Dinniss ...'.'. a Kempthorne, Ibw., b Bain -i Ward, c Girling, b Dinniss ...". r, Hooker, c Sullivan, b Bain *"" o Monteath, c Osborne ... ~ Clarke, run out « Sinclair, not out ~'. 7 'Extras _'" ,( Total Bowling analysis.—Bain, six for <KDinmss, two for 22; Osborne, one for 6 UNITED SERVICE. Perham, b Williams .. ,o Bam. Ibw., b Mason . r l Mackay, ,1, Hooker . „ Osborne, b Hooker "' r -Simpson, c Ward, b Mason n Dinniss, b Monteath , Sullivan, b Mason . i Girling, ,1, Mnson "" . Napi", c Sinclair, b Hooker'.' ,7 teller, not out ';'"•• Total ~~ Bowline, analysi..-floddaVd7 none for 13; Mason, four for 44- w;ii;„ fnr on tt i , ' WlJli ams, one tor 20; ITookr-r, four for 10; Afonteif, one for 34. ' - UUII rerun,