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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 26 January 1914, Page 7

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TIIB SLNIOK COMPETITION. Tin! North 'i'aranaki Cricket Association's senior competition was continued on Saturday ill excellent weather. W ins were scored by I'ikorangi and by Law. LNtTKD SKRYJCE v. LAW. I'niteil Service, the leaders in the competition," journeyed to Tikorangi, and were lienten by the country team by 1!) runs. The scores throughout were very low, and the bowlers' analyses prominent. Service look lirst strike, Bain and Osborne opening to the bowling of Kartell and .jupp. Bain had a short anil merry life for 17 runs, and then put one up to Hick's oil' the bowling of Sofi'e, who had then taken a hand. Osborne lifted a catch to the same bowler when he. hail !) on. .McOie made a stand, and got IS runs, but the rose of the innings was a dismal procession, in which six "ducks" appeared, and the total of 03 included 10 "extras." Sarten, .'lupp and Soti'e handled the attack between them. .Tupp was ill great form, and his bowling was a fac-' tor in the defeat of the town teajrf. Scrimgeour and ('. Wilson opened for Tikorangi, to the bowling of IVnin and Dinniss. Bain made things warm, with the result that three wickets fell for 1') runs. Lye and Sotl'e made a stand, but | when they wcro both run out, for 22 and | U respectively, there was "nothing doI ing" except a contribution of 14 runs by 11. Foreman,- the result of strenuous I hitting, anil the innings closed for 32 I runs, including 11 "extras." J tain dealt destruction among the | batsmen, and gathered in six wickets. The Service fielding was* good, and two .men were rim out and two caught. Following are the scores: — < UNITED . SERVICE. Bain, c 11. Ilicks b Sofi'e 17 Osborne, c anil b Sofi'e 9 Medic, c Ilicks b Jupp IS Sumner, b Harten '1 Dinniss, b Sotl'e 5 Brabant, c Scrimgeour b Jupp 0 Cargo, lbw b Soll'e 0 Newell, not. out 0 Fuller, b Jupp .0 Sole, b Jupp 0 llutchins, b Jupp 0 Extras W Total Howling analysis: Sartcii took one wicket for Jli runs, ,lupp live for 23, ami Sotl'e four for 14. TIKOIIANCI. ! Scrimgeour, lbw 1> Bain 11 C. Wilson c Osborne b Dinniss .... 3 Wood, b Bain Lye, run out 22 SoilV, run out 14 E. Sarten, b .Millie - Foreman, b Bain 14 Jupp, c b Bain z (!. Ilicks, b Bain 0 H. Ilicks, not out C»le, b .Bain 1 Extras 11 Total 82 Bowling analysis: Bain took i'ix wickels for 35 runs, Dinniss one for 13, Osborne none for 7, and .McGie one for 10. LAW v. NEW PLYMOUTH. Tlie meeting of Law and New Plymonth on Sut unlay resulted in an uninteresting victory ior the iegal fraternity by 04 runs. Law look lirst strike. Lash and Bewlcy opening to the bow. jug Masi.il and O'Donueil. Lash had co.it,piled eight runs when a ball from Mase* got inside his defence, and Little tool; • bis place. Bewley, who was in a hitting mood, quickly got his eye ill and the score went up with a run, the secou'i wicket falling for 02 runs. Hon. Quilliam was the next, man to partner Uewle)', but he did not last longer than whs necessary to make several nice strokes and compile 11 runs. Bewlcy meantime was hitting in all directions, but several oilier wickets fell cheaply. Bewlcy was eventually bowled by Mason for 80 runs. Then ensued a long and slo.v partnership between Elliott and Billing, and the Nmv Plymouth fielders ami bowlers had a wearisome time. Klliott eventually fell to Laurence for HI and Billing was bowled by Nicoll for 27. The tali did not wag. The innings closed for IS4 runs.

.Now I'lvnioutliV fielding was fairly but l:; extras wen* scored. .Mason and Nieoll and 0:l)onnell handled the bulk ol' the attack. Kami with a bijr iHmlle, Mawh and X. Harding opened to the howling of and KUiott. Harding was soon clem bowled for a, "duck" by Lash, and Xirol 1 took bis jil»co and to hit out almost immediately. Marsh, howevv. ■■ could, not last, nor could the. next man. Sheppard, and New Plymouth *U-k tumbled ill with a run. Mason, however. aided Nieoll in Ihp stand of ihc , innings. Koth batsmen hit out and t ; :e 8 runs came ijniekly. Mason was snapped in the slips by KUiott aflw making •27, am! T. Simpson took his place. Simpson look tlii> bit in liis (cclli lor a sluo'l I lift" and a nicrrv one. ami tin' score still mounted, l>nt Nieoll wns caught by Anderson for HI runs, and tin- iimini>s crumpled up for 120. The. LaW\ fioltliwas better than New Plymouth's. -Hid onlv live extras , were. scored. Ijisli ami ICUiot bowled wolL J' Followinj; air the scores: LAW. ! Las!,, h Ma-'li , S I lieu-lev, b Mason I Little, li Nieoll . .. . ijiiilliani, Hon., b Nieoll 1 ' Snell. b Marsh ; " Onilliani, I!. T. e Kopcr b Marsh KUiott, b Laurence g Hilling, 1) Nieoll .lohnsim, not out j 1 Unities, b Nieoll ' Anderson, li "Mason jj I a ; raTotal ' SS iinalysis: - took three wickeU for ."il runs. O'Doimell none Nieoll four for Marsh two no [1 liii. and Laurence one for U. 11 NEW I'I.YMOITIL 11 Marsh, e and b Killing J. H;i i-.IinLT N.. b Lash, y ■Nicoll, e Anderson li Elliott Slieppni'd. li HiHiiiS? 'j ,J \lason. e Elliott b Lash ' Simpson 'J'., b Lash ,•••;• *" lliirdiii", A. c I!. I'. QuiHiuni b l.asii 0 Uoper, b Elliott ' O'Doimell, b Lash Lanrenee. b Elliott Wadnian, not out "'■ t Extras 2. Total I 111 wli uIT analysis: La.-,h look live viri.iU U<r "'1 nin*; KllioU three tor

21!; Hilling 2 for Hi; Anderson none fur i:i; SncU 110110 for 12. JUNIOR COMl'F.Tl'l i(>.\. In the junior competition, tin- Uaichousemen plaved I'nilrd > r! '- aM:I Tikorangi played the hoys trowi the Technical College. WAttEilOl-SES V. IIN'ITKI) Sl-'.UVH.'K. The match between Warehouse; ar.". United .Service .Juniors rc-iilied in a win for the Warehousemen by lid runs. . Following are the scores: Warehouses. —Wilson, c Shenp.ii'd ' 1 Girling. IS; W. Hooker, b I'. Sheppav I. '*• Doiclas, b wirlinu', -il; Sneppaid, ' Sutherland h Girling, 1: Crei-n. run out, 7- Res. Richard ■>. b Ui"ling. -co. Rienai'ds, Ibw i. Girling. («•: HawUi.-. I. V. Slieppard, 0: S. Hooker, b I'ryor, 22; McAlluni, b Keu, 2S: (lliey. not out, :i; extras, lb; total. 181. Howling analysis: Milling took -io wickets for 42 runs. I'. Sbeppanl one for Hi, Girling live for 2(i. F. Slieppard one for 4f>, Ant ridge none forj'.'. "ryor one for 13, and Key one lor 7. I'liitecl Service—Key. <• Slieppard 0 Hawkins 4; Drury l.b.w. Ii Richards .1; Bill in", <• -McAlluin b llichnrds la; l'Hheppanl, c McAllum b Hichards 2(1; (iirling, C McAllum b Uicliards, 0; 1 . Slieppard. b Richards, 0; I'ryor b Hooker 1; Autridge. b Hooker, 2; Sutherland, b'llooker."l: Elliot, b Richards, 1; Sturmey, not out, 0; extras, S; total, (il. Bowling analysis: Hawkins took one wicket for Hi runs, l.eo. Hichards lour for 11, Hooker three for IS. and I-.es. Richards two for (i.