CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 248, 19 April 1912, Page 7

CRICKET

BOROUGH DEFEATS THE COUNTY. The [Borough and County Councillors I were favored with beautiful weather for ' the continuation of their match, which | had "been commenced on Easter 'Monday, ' in aid of the funds for the erection of ! King George's Agricultural Hali. • The j public did not attend in very large num- j bers, but those who did attend had much i to amuse them. What the players J lacked dn skill was mo:.' than compensated for 'by their enthusiasm. The Borough scored a somewhat easy win, | securing the victory by an innings and ■ 17 runs. Features of the game were the fine iwicket-keeping of T. J. Mannix, the brilliant one-handed catch by 11. -Stevens, which disposed of Hartnell, and also the fine display Iby J. R. Hill, who knocked up 22, including two boundary hits, in such a finished style as to suggest that he must be a near relative of his namesake the ex-Australian skipper. With two wickets down for 'l3 i runs, the County chairman and J. R. Hill | continued the Cotifity's innings, in the vain hope, as it proved, of overtaking I the 9(5 amassed 'by 'the city fathers. Their hopes suddenly sank, for the chairman skied Holder's first 'ball, and Mannix effected a pretty catch. Ambury followed, but only to see J. R. Hill run out without any further score. Two runs later Holder clean-bowled Greenway. The next man, Rayner, had one or two narrow escapes from Hartnell, who had replaced Holder, for the only reason that he was doing too much execution. The deputy-Mayor, who was not bowling very well, now began to find his length, and in one over found his way into Rayner's | and Ambury's wickets. R. Stevens followed. He remained in while C Andrews' scored three, and was bowled by J. Clarke. He also saw Mark Hopson measure his crease, take centre, go through the other preliminaries adopted by firstclass cricketers, and retire first ball to Hartnell. Stevens and Billing fell victims to Clarke, who also bowled two wides. D. 'MeAllum carried his bat. The innings, which comprised 12 men, closed for 82. Following-on, D. MeAllum and Billings faced Gilbert and Gilbert, two underhand bowlers, who might be effective as drivers on a bowling green. MeAllum blocked two or three, and then hit a hard one, which the Mayor fielded finely, and Billing -was run out. J. R. Hill followed, and signalised his arrival by'lifting Gilbert over the bowler's head for two. MeAllum was scoring singles, and J. Hill hitting vigorously. The score mounted .surely. MeAllum hit a two and followed this up by placing the 'ball ■nicely among some grass, where it was not found until five had been scored, and he was nearly pumped out. MeAllum was then finely ran out by a clean throw-in from Holder. Hartnell and J. Morey here took the bowling. Hill hit the former twice to the 'boundary, but the latter got Brown first ball. Ambury followed, scored three, the result of an overthrow, and was then caught and bowled by 'Hartnell. Hill gave Ben Tippins a chance, which Ben did not take, off Morey, but next over he fell to Hartnell, as did Greenway, after scoring two. Stevens had hard luck. He hit a ball hard. Morey tried for the catch, which he could not hold; but the ball cannoned to Holder, who held it. C. Andrews stepped out on to the mat about two feet to 'Morey, missed and remained there while Mannix removed his bails, ; and looked annoyed when the umpire said "out!" Nicholson and Rayner, the last men, added 8 before the latter was well caught by J. Clarke off Morey. The innings terminated for 51. Though the Borough won by an innings and 17 runs, they had a second Ibat, and at call of time had lost eight wickets for 28 runs. Nicholsen proved the destroying element, though 'Mark Hopson's underhand googlies gave much trouble to the batsmen. Mannix was top scorer wiili ;'. when he had the. hard luck to hit his wicket. Hartnell succumbed to a line one-handed catch out in the field by R. Stevens when going well, whilst Jim Clarke remained undefeated for (i. Ben Tippins surprised many by his play. He scored two, and 'but for his attention being distracted by a 'bicycle on the footpath would have been in Vet.' As it was he stopped in-fche .middle of the pitch when he should have endeavored to get .to the other end, and was run out. Both teams were photographed during the after-

Scores: — THE'BOROUGH. >First Innings. G. W. ißrowne, b J. Brown 7 J. Clark, run out 19 G. Hartnell, b J. "Brown 9 J. Kibbv, b Sampson 4 H. J. Gilbert, b J. Brown 1 W. Ambury. b J. Brown 1 J. T. .Mannix, ib M. Hopson 33 J. Buttimore, not out 12' T. Buxton, b J. Brown 2 F. T. (Bcllringer. c Anrburv, >b Hi 11... 2 E. Jackson, t> Hopson 0 Extras <3 90 Bowling analysis: J. Brown, five for 30; C. Garter, none for 12; H. Sampson, one for 30; J. R. Hill, one for 13; M. Hopson, two for 5. Second Innings. J. T. Mannix, hit wicket, b Nicholson 8 G. Hartnell, cR. Stevens, uJ. Brown 3 J. Morey, b Nicholsen 0 J. Buttimore, c and b Nicholson <S F. T. Bellringer, b Nicholsen 1 J. Clarke, not out <? H. J. Gilbert, b Hopson 0 Holden, c Raynor, 'b Nicho!-cn 4 Ben Tippins 2

Extras 4 Eight wickets for 28 COUNTY COUNCIL. First Tnnings. C. Carter, lb J. Clarke ... 0 H. Sampson, bJ. Clarke ■... , 5 J. Brown, c Mannix. b Holden , 0 J. R. Hill, run out 8 R. Stevens, ib Clarke 0 M. Hopson, b Hartnell 0 A. Rayner, <b. Clarke 3 C. Andrew, <b Hartnell 3 | A. Ambury, b Clarke 5 C. Greenway, b HoJden 1 D. iMcAllum, not out 0 C. Billing, b Clarke 0 Extras 3 28 Second Innings. D. McAllum, run out 9 C. Billing, run out 0 J. R. Hill, '!> ■Hartnell 22 A. Ambury, c and b Hartnell 3 J. 'Brown, b iMorey 2 M. Hopson, b Hartnell 0 R. Stevens, c Holden, b Hartnell.. 0 C. Greenway, b Hartnell 2 A. Rayner, not out 2 C. Andrews, st Mannix, b Morey 0 Nicholsen, cJ. Clarke, b Morey... <i : 51

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