CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 247, 8 March 1913, Page 7

CRICKET.

UTAC.O v. SOUTHLAND.

lnvercargill, Thursday

The match Otago v. Southland was drawn. The wicket was soft, through rain falling overnight. Otago carried their iir-'t innings score to 117, Condlill'e and .McLaughlin putting on 47 for the last wicket. Southland declared their innings closed at 151 for iix wickets (D. Hamilton 57, A. Hamilton 31, Poole 2(i not out). This left Otago 201 to get in an hour and a-half and they lost three wickets for ill (l.trydon 32.'Tuckwell 30 not out).

WANDERERS v. TIKORANGI.

A team from New Plymouth played j Tikorangi at the country team's ground on Thursday and won an exciting game. Tikorangi batted first and scored 85, no fewer than six batsmen obtaining double Jigiires. E. Whittle (six for 40) ami Robertson (two for 9) were the most successful trundlers. Nicoll (14) and Simpson (!)) were the only two of the New Plymouth team to stand up against Sarten and Soffe, and the innings quickly closed for 47. Tikorangi's second venture produced 92, C. Foreman contributing 33 and G. Foreman 20. Whittle (six for 57) and Robertson, (two for four) did the bulk of the bowling. Monk, behind the wickets, was in good form, stumping one in each innings. With 130 runs to get and 55 minutes to play. New Plymouth's chances did not look too bright, but thanks to very forceful play by Hasell (52 not out), F. Robertson (35) and Nicoll (32) the required runs were secured with 12 minutes and eight wickets to spare. The hospitality of the local team was unbounded, the visitors being entertained to both dinner and tea. Scores:

TIKORAXGI.— First Innings. E. Sarten, b Whittle 17 j Scritngeour, c Xicoll, b Whittle 0 ■ H. Cole, b Whittle 10] W. Foreman, b Whittle 0 I H. Foreman, st. Monk, b Xicoll ,1 j C. Foreman, b Whittle 12 Soffe, b Xicoll 4 J G. Foreman, b Robertson 12 » Hicks, c Hasell, b Robertson 11 1 L. Jupp, b Whittle 3 j A. Jupp, not out 11 j Extras ....' 4| Total 85 j Bowling analysis.—Whittle, six for 40; Roberston, two for !); Xicoll, one for 31. Second Innings. A. Jupp, b Whittle 2 H. Cole, c Arden, b Xicoll 4 G. Foreman, "c Bcwley, b Simpson .. 26 H. Foreman, b Whittle 3 C. Foreman, b Robertson 33 Scrimgeour, st. Monk, b Whittle .. 2 t L. Jupp, c Robertson, b Whittle ... 2 i W. Foreman, b Robertson 5 j Soffe. c Broome, b Whittle 0 > E. Sarten, b Whittle 0 H. Hicks, not out 0 Extras 15 Total 92 Bowling.—Xicoll, one for 12; Whittle, six for 51; Simpson, one for 8; Robertson, two for 4. WAXDERERS.—First Innings. Xicoll, b Sarten 14 Bcwley, b Sarten 0 Arden. c and b Soffe 8 Robertson, b Sofl'e 0 Broome, b Sarten 3 Robson, b Sarten 1 ! Whittle, b Soffe 2 i Hasell, b Sarten 4 j | Mackay, not out 3 j | Simpson, b Sarten • 9 ' Monk, b Sarten 0 I Extras 3 Total 47 Bowling.—Sarten, seven for IS; Soffe. three for 2G. Second Innings. Hasell. not out 52 Xicoll. b Jupp 32 Robertson, b G. Foreman 35 Mackay, c Jupp. b Soffe 4 Arden. not out 10 Extras S Total 141 Bowling.—Soffe. one for 39; Sarten. none for 42: Jupp, one for IS; H. Foreman, none for 19; G. Foreman, one for 15. SATURDAY COMPETITION. The following are the positions of the teams in the two competitions: United Service 10 8 2 Hi Law 11 1 7 8 Xew IMymouth 10 4 0 S TIHIISDAV COMPETITIOX. <k -3 Z>. Ik a -« a I Xew Plvnmii:'i 7 4 12 8 j Inglewood .'.. .. S 4 22 S ' Urenni S 4 3 1 S Waitara .7 2 4 1 4 Tindfwood I!. .. 5 1 3 1 2 Iliii-h School .... 7 1 3 3 2

Centuries cm the Recreation flrounds have been made on three consecutive Saturdays. To-day will see the final match of the season in the Saturday competition, wln'u Uniii-d Si-wii-e and New Plymouth try conclusions. Should the former win .Mid but for the uncertainty that so oi't'-n govern.'- (he game one would be inclined to -mv they will- Law and Xew l'lvnioufh will be eipial as runners-up. The-e two club- will probably play oil' to deride the (|iie>tion.

I.a-t Saturday I'nited Service had a very ea-y win over Law: in fact, they were never c\iended. Law"- total was verv mediocre, onlv amounting to h'S. and of this Kivalbatch (27). Lash (12) F.lliott 112 not out) ami Johnson (R) -cored .")!*. United Service responded with 2.">! i for live wickets. I'crliam retiring unbeaten for 102 after a display of free hitting. Lain. Sumner and Rev. Colvile all made useful contributions, wliil-t Stewart |2!I not. out'l and Ingrain (22 not out) look'-d like making a fine -land, when time was called.

The Thursday competition is still in a dormant stale. Another week has gone, with no further progress. The writer was in hopes of seeing a match between the Thursday and Saturday competition winners, but the former, from present appearances, will not be disclosed this year.

The ground question, through force of circumstances, is hung up again for another year, ami the Recreation ftrounds will lie the home of cricket next. year. The Park Board are to be asked to top the tree* on the terrace-. This should L'reatly improve the light on the field of play, and will not materially a fleet the ground- from a -cenii- -landnoint. Tin' Park Tin.iril at a committee meeting mooted the idea themselves. Indeed.

one member suggested the removal of the trees altogether.

High School are showing improved form from the result of the practice and confidence gained h (heir Saturday matches. Last; Saturda • they beat a fairly strong Xew Plyr.'outh eleven. Next year we hope to see them participating in the Saturday competition. The primary schools competition commences to-day. when Central and Waitara meet at Waitara and Fitzrov and High School at the High School grounds. Cricketers are looking forward to the return match between North and South Taranaki. which is to he played at the Recreation Grounds on Easter Monday and Tuesday.

There was some vigorous batting in the Tikorangi-New Plymouth match on Thursday. Requiring 131 to win, and less than an hour to obtain the runs. Nicoll and Co. got going to such effect that the required runs were knocked up in -13 minutes. It was delightful cricket, and a complete reversal of form of the first innings, which closed for 47. Tlasell scored 4 and 52 (not out) and Nicoll 14 and 32. Robertson, who made his appearance for the first time this season, scored 0 and 35. As a trundler jhe bagged two for 9 and two for 4. E. [ Whittle was bowling well, as his figures for the two innings (12 for 01) prove. Tikorangi were more consistent, scoring 85 and !12. The first venture saw the runs evenly divided, but in the second innings G. Foreman (20) E. Foreman (33) and extras (15) scored the bulk of them. Sarten (seven for IS) was .deadly in flie first innings, but could not get a wicket in the second, and had 42 runs scored off him in the attempt. Xew South Wales had a picnic at Hobart during the week, when they simply "walked over" 1 the Tasmani.tns. After disposing of the Islanders for 130 the .Mother State batted until a lead of nearly 500 had been obtained for the loss of four wickets, when—perhaps so as not to dishearten the Tasmanians—the innings was closed. Tasmania scored 186 in the second attempt. Collins gathered in 282, the mighty Trumper ' 87 (not out) and lesser lights, Gregg' and Davis. 70 and 77 respectively. Tasmania has some distance to go before she can aspire to the Sheffield Shield. j To the Rev. E. O. Rlamires. who plays j both Wednesday and Saturday cricket ' in Wellington, attaches the unique dis- ] tinction of having topped the thousand runs for the present season. On Wednesday week he got LSI (not out), last Wednesday 00, again unbeaten, and on Saturday last 88. He is under orders i to transfer to Hawera. C