CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 259, 25 March 1913, Page 6

CRICKET.

Noirni v. sntTi! tauaxakl A CLINK ri.:\TK>T. Tlic cricket inaltii between the North iilld Son til Taranaki repre-eiitativcs attracted :>. fair crowd to Hip lvccreation Urounds. ami if thcv were not treated io sin exhilarating- display 'if balling, (hoy cxpt'i"n'lit'cd th.' excitement of a close contest. North just siicce'ding in healing tlic Southern tut:il in .Hi' first innings l>y one run.

Uiinloji captained (lir vi-ilors. from whom Coli'. Coleman and Sullivan \vt re ,ili-i'nf. their place.- being taken by Ongley. Stevens and Haliiin. I'legg i retained the lix-i! teem. Th" turf wk-kc' played well, though at limes ii;ry. Peuuv scored 2:!. the highest on eiihev 'hit' :.nd

captured live wickets for nine ruin. M. Ongley end IV'cchov r, -"l.';I for South Taranaki to the bowling of Pain and Lash. Ongley scored one '.lf Bain and a boundary oil' La-h. In niu's second over J'.eeciiev was howled in trying, to hit a short pitched ball from lie in. s—l—o. Stapleton followed, and a period of very slow play cnsu-d/ntns coming by singles, the fielding, particularly by Ai'den. being good. At sixteen Mason relieved Lush, and bowled , <ot.pk of maidens. Plav had been very slow, twenty taking 33 minutes io compile, six overs producing 3 runs. Ongley at: 21 gave Sommerville a chance w the boundary, but it was a diflVdt one. Sommerville replaced Ha in. and ofV his last ball Matthews lost an opportunity of stumping Stapleton. and Ongley got thvce twos hi succession, and was then bowled by Mason. 27—2—Hi. Hill followed, 'but had a short life, being smartlv caught almost oil' his bat at sillv point bv Arden. oil' Sommerville, before scoring. 27—3—0. Ongley, the new-comer, livened up matters, but had only made eight when lie was finely taken bv Mason at fine slip off Sommerville. tlie hall glancing off the wicketkeeper's hands. 3S—4—B. Dunlop followed, and opened by hitting Sommerville to leg twice in succession for four. Runs came verv slowly for the next few overs, until Dunlop' again found the boundary. At fiftv-five Osborne replaced Sommerville. and'his first ball, Stapleton, who was stonewalling, drove for one. Dunlop also drove him for four and a single. Stapleton .got a single/ The bowler then obtained'his revenge, his last ball scattering Dunlop'* timber, with the score reading I) 2—.') —10. Two balls later Mason lifted Stapletpn's bails with nn oil' break. (12—li—15/ The retiring player had batted a very steady and "useful innings, his fifteen all being comprised of singles. C'undy opened with a single off Osborne. Penny opened out next over and drove Mason to the' boundary. A period of very slow play; followed'*singles coming at intervals. At 77 Bain replaced Mason, and his second ball was late cut by Penny for two. A couple of overs later he beautifully cut the same bowler to the boundary, and followed this up with a two, bringing up /W). Xext over Cumlv emulated this by scoring two off Osborne, but was bowled by'lhin ;«. few halls later. SB—7—7. Day tilled the vacancy, and brought fit) up"with a leg hit off Osborne, and Penny also scored two oil' the same bowler. Lash went on in place of Osborne at !).">, and his second ball proved fatal to Penny, who had played line assertive cricket for top score. 00 —8 —2:1. .Stevens, who followed, was howled two runs later hy Bain with a snorter, the bails lifting yards into the air. SIS—!> —1. Next ball saw the last man llalpiu out l.b.w. to Bain. The innings lasted just live minutes under two hours. After the tea adjournment Bain and Lash opened for North Taranaki. the latter facing Hill at minutes to 4. The first over produced five. Lash getting four. Both batsmen ran, smartly between the -wickets. Bowling at the other end Ongley proved acceptable to Bain, v. ho hit seven off him. including a boundary. Lash also scored a single.' Hill's next over only produced a single, but off Ongley's second over Bain lifted a three and a four, and twenty went up after ten minues' play. A few balls later Bain, in trying to drive Ongley to the boundary, was well caught by Day. 2(i —l—l7. Perham followed, and opened by cutting Hill for one. Lash doing likewise and bringing 30 up. Runs now ■came slowly, the next overs producing only 10 runs and four byes. At 40 Dunlop replaced Ongley and T. Ongley replaced Hill. The'last ball of Dnnlop's first over found Perham's leg in front. Perham had been verv uncomfortable throughout. 43—2—3. Greatbatch followed, but lost his partner, when three runs were added, Dunlop finding his timbers with a beautiful ball, which completely beat the Law skipper. 40—3—20. Mason was next, and opened by driving Dunlop

for a single, and Creatbatch opened his account likewise. Another single, to .Mason saw 50 on the hoard, after as many minutes' play. Oreatbatch broke the monotony by driving Duniop to leg

for 4 and cutting him for 2 next ball. A two and ;i single to Mason elevated <>(). and singles to Mason anil Creatbatch oil' Ongley saw wu-h batsman into double figures, but the next ball Ongley got one

past Creatbatch. (ill—4—lo. Osborne followed, and oil' Dunlop's first ball gave a hot chance in the slips oil' which two resulted. linns mounted very slowly until Mason, wilh a drive for four oil'

Dnnlop, raised the score to SO. At So Penny went on in place of T. Ongley,' who had been howling very well. Mason hit his second hall'for 'two. but was cleaned bowled with the third, a full | toss, lie had plaved well W top score. 87-.,')—21. Cleg.; "opened his scoring account with a single. At S!) Dill went on again, at the terrace end in place of I)uhlo]j. and opened with a maiden. Term's second over despatched Osborne. <!o—(i~S. With no addition to the score Olegg was caught bv Duniop oil' Dill. !ll).f_-j_-7. ]!ev .Colvile followed, and eight nic- later saw Matthewsywho had scored live singles, caught away out in the field bv Stapleton oil' Penny, a beautiful catch", its--B■-."). Next hall Arden was out the same way. OS—o—o Pommevville. the last man. arrived in time in s,.e Colvile howled by Penny, this howler just failing to get the hat trick. Scores: SOUTH TAPAXATU. M. Ongley. b Mason l f ' Peechcy. h I'.ain 9 Stapleton. b Mason 1"> Dill, c Arden, 1) Sommevville 0 P. Ongley. c Ma.-on. h Sommerville S Dnnlop. 'li Osborne PI !!. l'ennv. h Lash 23 Cundy. b fluin ' Day. not out 3 Stevens, b Pain 1 llalpin, 1.b.w.. b Pain 0 Pxtras 5 Total M" Fall of wickets: 1 for .">, 2 for 27. 3 for 2S, 4 for lis, 5 for f>2. (1 for ti2, 7 for 88, '8 for !H>. i) for 07. 10 for 07. Bowliti"' Analvsis: Pain 13.2 overs, 3 maidens, 19 runs, 4 wickets; Lash, 0 overs. 11 runs, 1 wicket; Mason. 12 overs II maidens, 22 runs. 2 wickets; Sommer- . ville, 7 overs. 2 maidens. 10 runs, 2 wickets; Osborne, 7 overs, 1. maiden, 21 runs. 1 wicket. NORTH TAKANAKI. Lash, b Duniop 20 Bain, c Dav. h M. Ongley l> Perham. 1.b.w., b Duniop J Orentbalch. h P. Ongley 'P> Mason, b Penny ■ -4 Osborne, b Penny • •> ° Cle<"'. c Duniop. b Hill 2 > Matthews, c Stapleton, b Penny ..- 5 Colvile, b Penny ■• 2 4eß , c Stapleton, b Penny. 0

Sommerville, not out fl Extras 10 Total 08 Fall of Wickets: 1 for 20. 2 for 4:!, 3 for -Hi. 4 fur 00, 5 for 87, 0 for ill), 7 for ffl). 8 for !18. !l for 08, 10 for 08. Bowling Analysis: Hill, 12 overs, 2 maidens. 17 runs, 1 wicket; M. Onglev. 7 overs. 1 maiden. 23 runs, 1 wicket; Diinlop, S overs. 2 maidens, 24 runs. 2 wickets; !'. Ongiey, 7 overs, 0 maidens. 15 runs, 1 wicket; Penny. 4 overs, 0 maidens, 11 runs. 5 wickets. In the evening the South Taranaki cricketers were the guests of the Umpire I'iclure Proprietary at the Empire Picture Palace. The match will be reslimed at H> n.m. to-day.