CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 212, 27 January 1913, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, January 20. New South Wales, in their first innings, lost eight wickets for 473—Hordern 25, Body 33, Macartney 04, Trumper 13S, Barbour (not out) 144. Trumper and Barbour put on 270 for the eighth wicket.

AUCKLAND COMPETITIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The district cricket competitions were continued on Saturday in perfect weather and on excellent wickets. The batting was disappointing. Eden, the leading team, sustained its . first defeat of the season, and Ponsonby are now almost level. Details: Grafton 312, beat Eden 102 (Brooke Smith 21, Hemus 20, Gordon 47, Taylor 24) and 107 for six (Smeeton not out 21, Hemus 22, Gordon not out 43). • For Grafton, Pratt took six for 40, and four for 32, and Mason four for 41, and two for 40. Ponsonby, 227 and 31 for two, defeated North Shore, 157 (Stewart 44, Sale 44, Howden 14, Bush 12). For the winners Woods took three for 39, McMath three for 18. In Ponsonby's second innings Howden took two for 10. Parnell 312 beat University 105 (Vickerman 22) ani ,ISG (Jacabsen 79, Avery 22). Bowling (for Parnell, Oliff took 'five for 52 and i six for 88, whilst Kerr took five for 20 and four for 44.

UNITED SERVICE v. NEW PLYMOUTH New Plymouth went under to United Service on Saturday to the tune of 116 runs. Batting first, the latter team compiled 199 runs in about two hours. The first five wickets fell for 99 runs, and it looked as if New Plymouth had a chance of wiping off old scores. Bain hit out freely while he stayed, but he was caught in the outfield before he had done [much damage. Osborne was bowled for nought, and Colvile, after being missed early, was dismissed at cover-point, while Sullivan, who made such a creditable stand last week, was thrown out before he could "get going. The rest of the team, however, all contributed something, and although individual scores were not high, each man ran into double figures. The bowling was good at the start, but as the score mounted up the trundlers tired considerably. New Plymouth made a poor showing against the keen opposition bowling, Mason being the only one of the eleven to reach double figures. He made 45, and wave only one chance—a difficult one. "Although he only contributed 10 runs. W. Shepperd effectively stonewalled for some time, outlasting several confreres. Arden had the bad luck to be dismissed by a "bailer" for nine, and after that it was a mere procession. Scores:—

SERVICE.-First Innings. i Bain; c Harding, b Mason 22 Perliam, Ibw, b Mason 35 Osborne, c Mason, b O'Donnell !. 0 Sumner, b Mason 5 Colvile, c Harding, bNo well .' 19 Maekay, c Mason, b Stohr 18 Sullivan run out 7 Simpson, b Hooker 25 Ingram, c Hooker, b O'Donnell!!!!! 18 Dinniss, not out .■ 15 Hooker, b Mason !!!!!! 19 Extras ''"" lg Total j^ Bowling Analysis.—Mason, four for 70Hooker, one for 37; O'Donnell, two for 45; Newell, one for 13 ; Stohr, one for eight. NEW PLYMOUTI-L-First Inning Arden, b Bain B g W. Shepperd. c Hooker, b Ingram 10 Mason, b Osborne " ' 45 Green, run out !!_'_' \ Stohr, c Sumner, b Ingram 1 Harding, c Perham, b Osborne 0 Monk, e Perham, b Colvile .. 2 Hooker, b Osborne fi F. Shepperd, b Osborne .!!! ', [O'Donnell, c Simpson, b Colvile 0 Newell, not out n Extras !!!!!!! 4 Total ~ Bowling Analysis.-Bain. one!'for 17D™ none for 27; Ingram, two for ,20; Osborne, four for 11; Colvile, two