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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 248, 10 March 1913, Page 7

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i THE SATURDAY COM PETITION". OiTI-D SERVICE DEFEAT \'EW PLYMOUTH. Saturday saw the conclusion of (.he Saturday competition, when United Service defeated Xew Plymouth by ail innings and 10 runs, notching the lirst innings victory of the season in the Saturday .matches here. They were, nearly robbed of this honor, as the last wicket fe!! just as the town clock struck six. New Plymouth went first to the wickets. Bain and Dinniss bowled, both doing well, the former being deadly. He secured tthoppherd, Arden, Mason, "Williams and (ireen for one run, with the total at two for live wickets. The next two wickets added three runs, when [ Xcwell came in and spoilt Bain's average by hitting 12 oil' him in one over and live in the next before Dinniss got one past him. The innings closed for -o. of v.iiicli Xewcll accounted for 17. Bain finished with (he lino average, (if six for 2(!. and Dinniss, who bowled six overs, got four wickets at an average :of one run apiece. United Service, in ' their venture, scored 122, Bain being toji score)' with 27, though he had two or three let oil's from Williams, who was bowling on the ofl' theory. Xew Plymouth's total was eclipsed for the fall of two wickets. Rev. t'olvile l!l, Simpson (not out) 1(5, Extras 12, Perham 10, and Sumner 10, were the principal contributors. Williams and Mason divided the howling honors. Requiring 04 to save an innings defeat. Xew Plymouth did much better than on the first attempt. lr.it; tiie last wicket fell when ten runs short, and Service notched a victory by an innings and 10 runs. O'Donnell IS, Mason 10, Shoppherd 12, were doubleligure contributors. Scores:— XEW PLYMOUTH,. First Innings. W. Shepherd, c Mackay, b Bain 1 Arden, b Bain 0 Mason, b Bain () Williams, c Perham, b I'ahi 0 Wafiman (not out) 0 Oreen, b Dinniss i Harding, h Bain 1 Sheppherd, e Ingram, b Dinniss .... 2 O'Donnell, b Dinniss *2 Xewell, b Dinniss 17 Hooker, c Osborne, b Bain 0 E.vu-as 4 Total 2S Bowling analysis: Bain, six wickets for 20. runs: Dinniss. four for four. Second Innings. W. Shepherd, c Ingram, b Rev C'olvilo 1.2 Arden, b -Osborne 8 j Mason, run out Hi Williams, 1) Ingram 5 j Wadman, 1) J.ev. Colvile ..• 3 (ireen, b Ingram 2 Harding, b Sumner 0 Shep])herd, b Rev. Colvile 7 : O'Donnell, b Stewart IS ; Xcwell, not out 1 Hooker, b Sunnier 0 Extras " Total 84 First innings 2S (Trand total 112 . Bowling analysis: Colvile, three for 21; Osborne, one for 24; Ingram, two : for 2:5: Sumner, two for nine; Stewart, one for three. UXITED SERVICE. Rev. Colvile, lbw, b .Mason 19 Perham, c. Hooker, b Mason 10 Bain, c Arden, b Williams 27 Sunnier, b Williams 10 Ingram, li Mason 4 Stewart, c Arden, b O'Donnell •"> Mackav, c Mason, b Williams .7 OsboriHy.lbw, I). Williams •'> • Simpson, not out 1<) Dinniss, e'tnocn. lr Mason 7 Brabant, h Mason 0 Extras 12 Total ' 122 Bowling analysis: "Mason, five wickets for 4.~> runs; Williams, four for 48; and O'Donnell. one for 17.