CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 143, 4 November 1912, Page 7

CRICKET.

season opexi:d. Saturday saw the opening of the North Tuntnaki Cricket Association's season under the most favourable auspices. Tin' weather was perfect and the wickets fair. Considering the earliness in the season, fairly good cricket was witnessed.

LAW V. NEW PLYMOUTH.

Some surprise was caused on the Recreation Ground, where Law went under to New Plymouth to the tune of 44 runs. Batting first-, New Plymouth compiled 148 runs in two hours. Arden and Mason first entered the lists, the former having the hard luck to be l.b.w. in his his first over. Mason, however, outlasted the bulk of hie side, and by dint of careful batting scored 75 runs as the result of about an hour and a half's play. The balance of the runs were distributed fairly evenly amongst the remainder of the team, only, however, after numerous chances had been missed. Besides Mason, two others, Williams (15) and Harding (ll not out) ran into double figures. The bowling lacked I spirit, Lash alone putting vim into his work. Law continued to bat at about 20 minutes to five, and were all out for 104 .by a quarter to six. They certainly had hard luck in two such able rungetters as Lash (5) and Bewley (15) being run out, quite apart from the fact that Greatbatch. threw his wicket away to a catch from an easy ball. Lash and Bewley opened, the former early retiring. He was succeeded by Greatbatch, who made the pace exceedingly hot while he lasted, knocking up 31 runs in about ten minutes. He hit three sixes, two in succession, and also netted a four. Lawrey batted steadily, and thirteen runs stood to his credit when he was dismisscd'by Holden. H. B. Reid contributed a good innings. In all he made 18 runs, and his tally included two fours. The Bewley-Greatbatch partnership—short as it was—was easily tlie most successful combination, securing 40 runs.. Well on in the -innings H. B. Reid and H. Johnston made a Stand, their partnership producing 27 runs. figures:— NEW PLYMOUTH.—] st Innings. N. Ardern, 1.b.w., c. £Uio,tt .... 2 Ei Slasoij, c. find b! Lash 75 Sheppard, b. 'Elliott .. 9 M. G. Williams) b. Lash, b Greatbatch 15 ' R. Green, c. and b. Lash' 3 ! E. Holden, b. A. Anderson .......... 0 A. V. Stohr, b Greatbatch '......... 9 1 S. Okev, b Lash 1 1 N. C. Harding, not out 11 G. Newall, b. T. P. Anderson ...... 1 A. G. Monk,, run out 7 .Extras, 15 ' Total' 1'.148 -Bowling; Analysis:. Elliott, 2, wickets, for 42-runs; Lash, 3 for 30; If. P. Anderson, 1 for 31; Greatbatch, .2 for 23; A. Anderson, 1 for 7. ; ,i . '■} LAW.—lst r '/' E. Lash,, run out - 5 A.,Be\vley, run out .'. 15 , E., P, c. Items ' k aji' C. Lawrey, b.' Holden ................ 13 Y.-Ulliottj/c. Monk,'b. Williams 0 ,A, Anderson,, b. Williams ..'...'..4 H.. 13,. ißeid, b.. Mason , 1t ... [ 18 T. P. Aildersoh, c. Harding,'!). Holden 2 H. jjohhston, b.'Williams ! 8 R. B. not out.. .... 5' G,., V. Shepherd, ,c...Mason,;, b. Wil- . .lianlg'. t , - iC.V . . 0 . Extras'' . V.\...V....• 3 '.Total' ... . 104'

Bowling Analysis: Williams. s"wickets for 39 runs;. Mason,, l.fpr ,31.; t Holden,';2 for 13; Sheppcrd, 0 for. J; KeWilH/''o for

UNITED SKK.VfGE'; yi ! 4XGLE\¥p!<m

United Service joiirne'yed Q.ut to Inglewood, and batting one''man short, defeated the local team/by 1^1 Thfe visitors were at the wickets' for two hours, and their ntost successful getter was Osborne, who carfieGl his bat for 54' runs. /Mackay and Bain opened,, the former being caughi 'by Mjarsh.with only :on© ; '"run tto ,liis ,: crcdit. l< Perfoam succeeded him; bu't did-not. brea.-(c his du.ck. Their Summer came in, and he and liaiu did big-strokes, and" when the partnership was broken Osbonie' came ort the scene. Diniii'ss (13) also obUineddoublc figures, including a "live." 'The rest tff the : wiclfets, however, werc not' of lnuch 1 afccoiint. Irtglewood' were at: the wicketi for &bou't' an hotjr and a ° half. They started off badly, the first two beitfg '-dismissed for 1 ajid 0 respectively. 'Marsh; Fowler and McKae were the. next >three men to bat, and between theim '-contributed three-fifths of ',_ the. total! (98), which,. incidentally, included 18 -extrsts. C. W. Matthews carried liis .bat :-for 10, and the least said about the remainder the better. Scores:—

UNITED SERVICE.—Ist Innings. Mackajyc..Marsh;.]». Eussell'..'.'.',;/.. 1 Bain, b. Fowler 132

Perhani, b. Mcßae ............... .0 Summelr, c. Pullen, b. ,Mcßae . '35 Osborn'e, not .out '...54 Sullivan, d,'.'Therkels6n, : 'jb'. ! ''ilrßae.. 0 Huso, b. Pullen'.. ....'.. . . I Iloby, c. and b. Russell ! .3, Wellcr,-run out .... ; 1 Dinniss, c. Brown, b. Mafsli,. 13 Extras 0 Total , v ....152 Bowling Analysis: Meßae, $ wickets for 40 Tuns;' Russell, 2 for 10; Brown, 0 jfor 18; Pullen, l for 23; Marsh, 1 for 10; Fowler, 1 for 17; Bonar, 0 for 19. INGLEWOOD.—Ist Innings. C. Therkelson, 1.b.w., Bain 1 Gr. Pullen, c. and b. Dinniss 0 G. Marsh, b. Bain 11 M. Fowler, c. Sumner, b. Dinniss .. 32 M. Mcßae, c. Osborne, b. Bain 16 IT. Stratford, c. Sunnier, b. Dinniss.. 0 M. Bonar, c. Maekay, b. Dinniss .... 0 W. Matthews, c. Bain, b. Dinniss .. 4 C. W. Matthews, not out 10 W. Brown, b. Bain 0 A. Russell, c. Ilobv, b. Dinniss .... G Extras 18 Total 98 Bowling Analysis: Bain, 4 wickets for 30 runs; Dinniss, 0 for 38; Osborne, 0 for 12.