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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 171, 19 January 1914, Page 7

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THE SEXIOII COMPE.ITiTOX'.

Tlic Xoi-tli Tarnnaki Cricket Assoeiatinn's senior competition was continued on iSiitnrday in perfect weather. Wins were secured by United .Service and by Law. LAW v. TJKOKAXGI. The match between Law and Tikorangi, which was played on the sports ground, resulted in a win for Law by 7!) runs on the iirst inniugt. Law batted first, Lush "mid Bcwlev opening to the bowling of Sartcn and Jupp. Lash settled down to his usual steady style, but Bewlov was not comfortable, and was dismissed in Marten's ■third over for 4. Utile joined Lash, and made 14 runs. Lash was dismis.erl for 31. and Snell then got into his stride, but could not iind a. partner until Kpn Quilliam joined him. Quilliam plaved a forceful innings, and notched 4!i run;;, including a 'six" and live "loui-ers." 'Snell carried his bat for 47, and the last three men made a "duck" each. The Tikorangi innings Was a dismal procession, in which '('. Wilson (18), SolTe (10), Jupp (]"). and .11. Foreman' (20), were the only players, to make a stand. Three "ducks" were scored and the innings closed for 7S runs. Til.orangi's lidding was better than Law s, and men in consequence, made only 3 '-extras" to Tikorang'i's in. The. 'best bowling averages for the match were: Sarten's, four wickets for 37 runs, and Billing's, three for 8. Following are the scores:--LAW. Lash, c Sartcn i> SolTe 31 Bcwiey. b Sarten 4 Little, b Jupp 14 Snell, not out 47 Elliott, o'Foreman b Sofl'e 0 Keg. Quilliam, c Lye I) Sod'e !i ' Billing, e Woods h Jujip 3 lion. Quilliam, J.b.w. b Sarten 4(i Johnson, l.b.w. 1) Sarten 0 Anderson, t> Sarten 0 Hughes, run 01a; 0 Extras [[[ U Total 157 Bowling analysis:—E. Sartcn took four wickets for 37 runs, Jupp two f.r 71, and W. Wilson three for 43. TIKORAXCf. C. Wilson, e Billing 1> Anderson.. 1!) Scrinigeour, !> Lash 1 Sod'e. c lion Quilliam b Elliott .... ]!) L.ye, 'b Anderson -_> Sarten, b Elliott " "[ Jupp, 1) Lash 13 H. Foreman, lbw, b Billing 20 Woods,, c Ron Quilliam b^Hilliii''"' i Hicks, e Hughes b Billing °. [ r, Cole, b LasH ' ' ft W. Wilson, not out 0 •Extras ' jo T °tal 7s fowling dialysis: Lash took three wickets for 22 runs, Elliott: two for 23 Anderson two for 15, and Billing three for S. NEW PLYMOUTH v./UXTTEL> SERVICE. A very..close. an ,l exciting finish resulted irora the meeting of the United Service and Kcw Plymouth teams on t'ie High .School's cricket ground en Saturday, the former eventually winning by six runs. United Service went first to the wickets, Lain and Osborne opening on a bowler's wiefcet to the attack of Mason and Xicoll. The first wicket fell for 12 runs, when Osborne was run out for 2 Ram played "chancy" cricket, and bad one "life" before Nicoll held a catch' from him. McGie, who came in fourfi made the iirst stand for Service but' when he had reached 5, the ball hit !•< = wicket without bringing the bails of!'. Ingrain, who joined him, made only 2, but Dmniss and Brabant made ll) each, and stayed long enough with Mel!it- fr> allow him to bring his score to 35 before Lawrence held a catch from him. The innings closed for 1)0 runs.

With Service so cheaply dispell of, New Plymouth looked conlidenllv lor' ward, despite the bowlers' wicket, to winning the match, but their innings opened more disastrously than their op-' pononts' had done. ?,larsh, Sheppard, N. Harding and Mason all failed to reach double figures. Three wickets had fallen for 12 runs, when Nicoll joined M;,--,Ji. 7"Jie pair were together for some time, Nicoll forcing liie pace a little. although playing geod cricket. M.isor, was beaten by Dinr.is, and hi,; pia:e was taken by A. Bailey (a new player for New Plymouth), who hit out .veil hit took a lot of chances, lie and Xicoll carried the score we'll on, Nicoll commandeering the bowling as much as possible. Ingram, who was then bowling -for Service, proved enmewhat expensive, and runs came (juickly. Bailey 'was at length bowled for 10, and 1!. Ilailey took his place, but not for long. ()T;onhell. the next man in, k"pt hi; wicket up far a Httie while, but soon fell a victim to an undue c!»:-irc to hit. When A. Harding, the ninth man, went to the wickets Now I'iymo.ith wanted IS runs to win, and there was only one man to follow. jJanlng stayed some time wit.i Nicoll. and bv dint of blocking, 12 runs were added before he was run out. La-r----rence follow d with a speedy "due!;," and the innings closed, six runs' Muni the Service rtorc. , Some of the Service men had a second strike, in. which the bowling averages were lb" main feature, but their sco-'S I' were not kiuf in -lie New l'lv-juu'lt hook. I'ollewiag -re the sewes:--vsirvD hkuyick. I Bain, e Xieol! I, Mason 10 I Osborne, run out ...'....' ? Maekay, 1. Nicoll 0 McOie, c Lawrence b O'Donnell ... .Ti Ingram, h Mason 2 Dinniss, b Nicnll II) Hrabnn!:. b Mi.son Jfi Cargo, b O'Donnell S Newell. 1) Mv."un 0 liobson, not e.ut 0 lluicbins, e sub b (Vl)onuei! 0 Extras f Total V.: Bov.liiv.' n-'vsU: Mason tool; four wick"N for ■■:, -ins, Nicoll two for 30 and n'D.eiT- ■'■'< !h:-.. for 7. "'TV P'YMOUTIf. Mar=h, ,■ "v I ''■■■ !' : nni?s 8 Shpppnrd. i' ; -Miiss " N. TTur'i-. i: "rn 0 Mason, b T: -': ; -s 3 Nicn!'. nor .m: *!> A. Ttoilev. ' ami h Osborne 1"> R, ■Rnilv, 1. Osbr.rne 0 , :'0"Donn?ll. b"©shorn* ~...' 2 ? iX-Ifarilmg, run ortt .'...i.r......... 2'

Lawrence, e Br.-Unit b Dinniss .... (i Extras If Total IK Bowling analysis: Bain took one wicket for 27 runs, Diiir.iss lour for 1(1, Osborne tliree for 2(1. an.: Ingram none for 13.