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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 224, 10 February 1913, Page 7

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NEW PLYMOITII V. I'XITED SEKVK'K. Service experienced tlu-ir second defeat of this son son on Saturday afternoon, when they went under io Law to the time of 24 runs. Lash won (lie toss and elected to bat first. He and Bewley opened, lint the latter was caught by Pelham in Dinniss's first over. (Ireatbatch stepped into tlie breach, and together the twain piled on runs in good stylo till the board showed 77, when Great;batcli was caught bv Mackay. His tally of 55 included eight boundaries. The remaining eight players distinguished themselves in a negative sense, contributing between them only 17 runs. Quilliani, who was run out for four, deserves credit for blocking to some purpose. and thus enabling Lash to add to his total. Bain and Dinniss did not bowl as is (heir wont, and there should have been a double change earlier in the match. Hooker and Osborne secured most of the wickets. The latter started o(T badly by having 14 hit off his first over, but lie improved considerably immediatelv afterwards. The Service batsmen had a day off. although the team's runs were better distributed than those of their opponents. T!am opened in his usual style, hitting four consecutive boiindarie-. but early in his career was clean-bowled by Lash. Perhain batted steadily for some time, securing 27 runs. Tie also hit three cons"cutive boundaries. Simpson and Sullivan each made 10. The latter, although rusty through lack of practice, opened as of old, his first hit being a six. ITc could not last long, however. None of the others climbed into double figures. Detailed scores: —

LAW. Lasli, c Osborne, h Hooker 45 Bc-wlcr, e Osborne, b Dinniss 1 • Greatbatch. e Maekav, b Bain 55 King, 1) Osborne 1 Elliot, b Osborne 5 Quilliam. run out -! ][. B. Reid, 1) Hooker 0 R. B. Reid, b Osborne 0 Johnson, b Hooker -2 Anderson, not, out 5 Brokcushire. b Hooker 0 Extras 12 Total ]:;oi Bowling analysis: Bain, one for 43; 1 Dinniss. one for 20: Osborne, three for 35; Hooker, four for 1-1. I SERVICE. " j Bain, b Lasli 15 ' Stewart, b Lash 1 Perliam. b Las'n 27 ! Slimmer, b Lash 2 Mackay, b Elliot 2 Simpson, e Quilliam, b Grentbatchl!) Osborne, b Greatbatch 0 < Ingram, e H. B. Reid. b Greatbatch.. 4 Sullivan, b Lash 10 Dinniss. bElliot Hooker, not out -3. Extras fx, Total lOCBowling analysis: Elliot, two for 42;' Lash, five for 47; Greatbatch, three for 12. : 1 -- • * NEW PLYMOUTH v. HIGH SCHOOL. ( High School and Xew Plymouth erfgaged in a friendly match on Saturday, and neither team did great stroked Both sides played twelve men, and practically the whole of the scoring' arid'; howling of both teams lay to the credit of a very small minority. School batted first, the first three wickets falling for, three runs, and Ward (21) and Goss (15) were the only double scorers. Williams' bowling was not to the boys' liking, and he captured seven wickets for 2S runs, Harding and O'Donnell opened for New Plymouth, and contributed half of the score. The former registered his best total this season., and Iris tally .included eight boundaries,.one of:which was a six. Mason. Gwillim ami .Shepherd also helped materially to produce a total score of JlO. Ward was very mu<h at home with the ball, securing eight wickets for 48 runs. Detailed scores: HIGH SCHOOL Col«on. c Okey. b William? " Montcath. c Ardcn. b Williams 0 Richards, b Williams 1 Ward, lbw, b Williams 21

Ewinjj 'll. c Hooker, b Williams.... 2 I Oliver, c Shepperd. b fiwillini 0 . Cos®, run out 15 Candy. 1) William-> 1 Ewimn (2). c Siolir. Ii Williams 0 Sutherland. run out 1 Sinclair, not. out 3 Terry. b Newell • 0. Extras 2 Total -i-l Bowlinp analysis: Williams, seven for 28; O'Donnell, none for t.wo: Owillim, one for I.k Hooker, one for six; Newell, one for none. NEW PLYMOUTH. Harding, e Colson. b Ward 4;> O'Donnell. b Wanl 1° Okey. b Ward Monk, b Ward Newell, b Ward 0 Hooker, b Ward Stohr. <• Sinclair, b Wan! fi Mason, e Sinclair, b Ward HI Ciwillim. c Ewinjr. b Sinclair IS William-. <■ and b t'olsen '1 Sliepperd. b Sinclair I'l Ardi'ii, not out Extras 3 Total 110 Monteatli. now for 17: Ward, for 4S : Oandv. none for four: fioss, none for eifr'nt : E\vin«. none for nine; Sinclair. two for three.

i.ocal cricketers ~vi- beginning to look :<r<inixt fur a new ground tor next season, ami in 11) i~ connection the Tnkapa Cround -ili(1 tlie l!aceeour-c \ _<> Jiltoinalelv )i( I'll mentioned. the oii.ject ill desiring to cut the painter with the Sp/n-tCroimd is to enable evieketers. in improving their ground, to get. the full benefit of the money tliey ?peud in iinlno vc n icn ts. and. incidentally. not to he ;,t. the licck and eall of sports gatherings and tin- like desiring to use the Sport - f!round. rni|Uest ionahly. cricketers would lie niueh liettev till' if they had permanent, i|iiartcrs ol their own. whcie iliev eouhl reign undisturbed. Considering last. Saturday's match and previous exhibitions of just about (he same calibre, the standard of play obtaining on the whole in New Plymouth is not very much to write home about. This is not to be greatly surprised at when one considers irregular pi a dice, combined with the lack of coaching facilities. Some day. perhaps, the powers that be will make an earnest effort in tlie direction of securing the seivices of a professional coach. Until they can we can never hope to get first-class cricket —even as gauged by the New Zealand standard. By the way. when are (he schools iroing to commence their competition for ' the Whittle Shield? Earlier in the season the assurance was given that a start woub' be made immediately after the holidays.