CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 179, 16 December 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND MATCHES. By Telcgrapli—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. The weather was perfect for cricket to-day, and the wickets were in fine order. Eden, the only unbeaten team,! met North Shore at Devonport and scored 101, the principal contributors being Smeeton 28, Hay 27, Gordon 22, Jlcmus 20 and Heighway 20. L. Dacre took 3 wickets for 41 runs, Townshend 3 for 85, Archer 2 for 5, aiul Bush 2 for 2. North Shove put on 92 for the loss of 3 wickets, L. Caere 20, Sale (not out) 10, and Coleman (not out) 4li, being the principal scorers. Honevcombe took 2 wickets for 33 runs, and Cumming« 1 for 17. Parnell made 181 against Ponsonbv, the principal scorers being llrenier 5(5, Briu'e 20, OllifT 10 anil Brown 31. Kavanagh took 2 .wickets for 48 runs, Shepherd 2 for 27 and Sneddon 2 for 43. Ponsonby lost 4 wickets for 82 (N r . C. Snedden 20, Woods 28). OllifT took 3 wickets for 35 runs. Grafton made 170 against University, the principal scorers being E. Hovspool 77, McCormick 25, and liay 21, Fetiwick took 3 wickets for 33, and Jacobsen 3 for 50. University lost 2 wickets for 70 (Caradus 23, Avery, not out, 34).

UNITED SERVICE v. NEW PLY- 1 MOUTH. New Plymouth scored a popular win on Saturday by defeating the redoubtable United Service after an exciting game. The wicket was playing well, and Service batted first. Their wickets fell fairly quickly. Perham was shaping well' when he succumbed to a shooter, witheleven to his credit. Osborne played too far forward and gave a soft catch to Monk, before he had had time to get going. Sumner replaced him at the wickets-, and soon after got into his stride, but lie discounted his innings by causing his partner (Ingram) to be run out. He called for a run, and when Ingram was half way between the wickets he sent him back again. A run was impossible. Colvile followed and opened his shoulders to some effect, but did nit last long enough, being clean-bowled by Gwillim, with an off-break. Of the re-1 maining batsmen, Sullivan was the only | one to stay at the wickets any length of time. His score of 20 included four "fours." The innings closed for 01. Service having been at the wickets for about an hour and a half. Mason and Arden opened for New Plymouth, and almost immediately Mason was nearly run out through being over-anxious to sneak a run. Both batsmen soon settled down to work, the score slowly mounting up till Mason was caught and bowled by Colvile, when the score was 29. Williams followed, but was nicely caught in the slips by Dirniss, off Colvile, before he had scored. Gwillim was next in, but he did not seem at all at home, being clean-bowled by Dinnisg in attempting to lift a straight ball. W. Sheppard followed and he and Arden soon raised the figures, but when Arden looked as if he was in to make a big score, he had the misfortune to mishit a ball from Hooker, which was caught by Dinniss at mid-on. Harding joined Sheppard, and these two batsnun carried the score beyond Service's total, amid applause from the spectators. Both players, when the game had been won, hit the bowling about in a free and confident style. Once Harding gave a f airly easy chance, and Sheppard plaved a good steady game throughout. Scores:— SERVICE.—Ist Innings. Stewart, c Mason, b Williams 0 Perham, b Mason 11 Osborne, c Monk, b Williams 3 Sumner, c Mason, b O'Donnell 19 Ingram, run out 0 Colvile, b Gwillim 12 Dinniss. b Gwillim 2 Simpson, b O'Donnell 9 Sullivan, b Gwillim 20 Hooker, b O'Donnell o Huse, not out o Extras o

Total 91 Bowling analysis: Williams, 2 lor 27; Ma«on, 1 for 21; Gwillifn, 3 for 17' O'Donnell, 3 for 17. ' NEW PLYMOUTH.—Ist Innings. Mason, c and b Colvile 22 Ar<len, c Dinniss, b Hooker 29 Williams, c Dinniss, b Colvile 0 Grwillim, b Dinniss 3 W. Sheppard, c and b Osborne 25 Stohr, b Colvile 2 Harding, b Simpson 22 Green, b Osborne 0 Monk, e Simpson, b Osborne 0 O'Donnell, c Hooker, b Simpson 0 F. Shephard, not out 0 Extras 15 Total 118 Bowling analysis: Colvile, 3 for 52; Dinniss, 1 for 12; Hooker, 1 for 17; Ingram, 0 for 13; Simpson, 2 for 3; Osborne, 3 for 5, VISIT OF AN AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. Telegraphed advice was received on Saturday from Mr. A. H. Harding, delegate of the North Tarunaki Cricket Association to the New Zealand Cricket Council, intimating the despatch of a letter regarding the arranging of a match between Taranaki and one of the Australian elevens which are visiting New Zealand this summer. A special" meeting of the N.T.C.A. will.be held to-night to consider the question.