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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 31 January 1914, Page 7

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THE SEXIOK COMPETITION". The following table shows the position of the. senior teams, compiled up to and including last Saturday's matches. In the table published last ' (Saturday Law was credited with a win too many. This has been rectified in the table below. The uncompleted game between Xcw Plymouth and Law has not been counted. United Service and High School have yet to play their first round fixture: Played. Won. Lost I'ls. United Service 7 5 ■> Jo Tikorangi 8 5 3 K) Law 7 4 3 S Xcw Plymouth 7 2 5 4 High School 3 ll 3 I) Jl'XlOll GRADIC. j The following table shows the posi- I tion of the teams in the junior competition uj> and including last, Saturday's gamps:— Played. Won. Lost Pt.-. Warehouses 4 4 0 ,S Tikorangi 4 3 1 0' " ■United Service 4 I 3 2 Technical College .. 3 0 3 (I High School 1 o 1 0 (The last win by Tikorangi was on a forfeit from Technical College). BATTIXG AVERAGES. The hating averages as last published have suffered a revision, owing to the decision of the Xorth Taranaki Association thai scores obtained in a second innings should not be coun/.ed except where they affect the result of the .match. The following table shows the average runs made by the leading batsmen in each of the senior teams, up fo and inclusive of last Saturday's matches and exclusive of any innings which did not afiVat. the result of a match UXITKD SERVICE. I

NOTES AX I) COMMEXTS. Last Saturday's matches were rot very exciting. Law's being hot a hollow victory, and Tikorangi winning aniaich in which the highest score was 22. and in which nine "ducks" were registered. I The total scores in the I-aw-Xe-.v Plymouth match were high, as scores go | here, but the game was most uninteresting. Law gave New Plymouth a little of their own back anil kept them lea-ther-hunting for a hot two hours. Their innings opened slowly, but liewley's line exhibition was an oasis in a desert ol "singles." Then the partnership between Billing and Elliott was the proverbial last straw to the tired bowlers and fieldsmen of (the Xcw Plymouth team. Mason bowled well in the. first part, of the innings, but went oil' towards the. close. Xicoll bowled well, with a share of hard luck. IPs face when Ijiiwreneu dropped an easy catch .oil' his bowling was a study! , Nicoll is in good form with the hut this season. Ilis score for New Plymouth was another exhibition of free I run-gotting .He showed a good defence, and no reckless "punching." Mason did better again last week, but does not yet appear to have struck true form. X. Harding, until recently the rising star of the New Plymouth Club, never seems to have recovered from the effects of having come within 13 of his century. Since that time he has not done anything with the bat, and his average is dropping. Perhaps he will get into his stride again soon. He has a good eye. and with good coaching should make a 1 good bat. ' Lash was bowling well on Saturday ! and took live wickets for 51 runs. 1 Tim' match between Tikorangi and 1 United Service was a very poor display i of cricket. Service simply went all to ' pieces, and their highest scorcil only I made 18 runs. Soll'e's bowling was the - chief destructive factor, and a marvel- ? lons one-handed catch by H. Ilicks at long-on disposed of one man in sums niary fashion. Jupp took more wickc efs than Solfe. hut did not so I well. Ho got in among the "tail" of - the team with great success. I SolVe and Lye made the only decent s stand for the team. and. curiously enough, botk were, run out. i' Bain was in great form with the f ball and secured six wickets for "■> f runs, after bowling unchanged thi-ougli-t out the match.

THE XORTH v. SOUTH MATCH. 'flic, chief object of interest to North Taranaki cricketers just now is- ihe nuiteh between North and South laraliaki. to he played at llawera next week. The following is the team selected to represent Xorth Taranaki:—Bain, Itewley, Gwillim, Little, Monteatli. McGie. Xicoll, Ron Quilliam, Sarten, Snell and C. Wilson. Any of these who are unable to play are asked to notify the selector. Mr. A. K. Buhl, as goon «« possible.

I Some difficulty was experienced in | Rotting it team, owing ti> t no lot' business and other trillc-i which interI /ere with ei'ieket, but the team selected ; should give a good account of itself.

SOL-TII TAIIAXAKI c. WAXCASI'I. (I!y "Moturoa.") "Xot quite good eirnigh," slim- ii]> the Soutli Taranaki cricket team which met Wanganui in a llawkc Cup contest on Wednesday and suli'cred defeat. 'l'lie eleven ca|>tained by lilamires im'de up what was probably tile hot!est team sent down from Taranaki for some years and,-' their attempt to lilt Ihe bauble, though uuMK'ce-st'ul, was decidedly meritorious. When a team loses it i- u-ual to look for a cause, ai.d the weakness of tlie South Taranaki eleven was in catching. .McCarthy was the chief oH'cm'.er in this respect, though Cave and one nr two others dropped catches which prove! expensive, lilamires' fielding was a treat ; to witness, and the catch lie brought oil' in dismissing Trace;, on Thursday was a remarkable one. Fielding dose in at line slip he. gathered in with one hand a lightning Jjlance high up an.l at arm's length with the ease 01 a man picking "an apple oil a tree. The Taranaki bowling was good and deserved a better fate. Dunlop, 11. McCarthy and Oaglcy trundled Well throughout the match. There was 110 "star"' bat-man, though Mel,area, lilamires, Dolierty and .McCaitliy ran up respectable scores in the lirsi innings, and McLaren, Cave, Dunlop, IVnny and Onglev reached double figures in their second strike. Holland, Ilus-ey, and lirown were the only bowlers tried by Waiigaiuii. Holland was deadly, am! secured eight for HI, and live for .~>S. llussey took live for 44 on the second' day. Orton, liuttorwortli, Traccy and Johnston all played the Tarnaaki bowling fairly easy, though Orton's display ! was not bv any means chanceless, and liis stvle wa's more cramped than that ; usually exhibited by Wanganui's ' Willie."

AVanganui took first strike, but disaster marked tlie opening over, one wickcL being down for 2 runs. Sanders stonewalled effectively while Butlerwoith smote all and sundry, and the score rapidly mounted.. Sanders was caught at 73 and l!ntterwortli was dean fowled by Mct'-arthy at 77. Of the others, Fiinie notched a lucky 37 and Tracer 38. The •innings clo-en for 20;!. I'ratt and McLaren opened i'or Si.utli Tarumiki, the last name,! going for the bowling. and running up M. Ulamii'is batted gracefully for 1">. Dolieitv got his Hi in five hits and Met art'iv sbowd solid defence for his It;. The total reached 130.

Wangamii's second inning-- s•■ ,v Orion in luck. Six wickets were down for .Si when Johnston partnered Orion. The pair hit out at anything loos- and had many ''lives." At length the fates could stand it 110 longer and Orton retired clean bowled by Ongley. The partnership put on 02 runs. 1737 —IW. Then the wickets fell rapidly, the las' threw i only adding 3 runs. / With 2.">0 to get to win I'ratt ayA McLaren went to the wickets anil hit out recklessly. Fratt went out for S—two "fourers," and McLaren for 13 —scored in five hits Four wicKcts were shattered beyond repair for a naltry 24. and five for 38. Dunlop an.l Cave ! then became associated and the next | wicket put oil 31. Penny partnered I)unI lop and play brightened up. Penny had ! made 28 when Holland got one him. I McOarlhv did not add to the total, bill [ Omrlc.v bit bard for 1!), Dunlop's 2-1 j included one six—over the fence, r.nd I was n solid performance. Walker made | 8 and the innings closed for 141. leaving t Wanganui winners by 10!) runs, 'ihe | better team won. j. The following will represent New Plymouth again.-t. Tikorangi on (be Sports Oronnd to-day at 2 p.m. sharp: ,'Mason, Xiclioll, K. Mar-It. ft. Marsh, JMatheson, O'Donnell, A. Thirdins, Sliep•pard, Laurence. Simpson and. X. Harding.

MoCie Stewart Baiu Osborne Mackav Dinniss Cargo | 1 § 3 ►—I A 7 1 2 0 7 0 7 0 (1 0 7 1 7 0 fog 40 20 3(1 41 IS 18 22 to to t£ 140 411 113 !!3 (!."> 48 51 r •5, 2:1.(10 20 10.25 13.2.) 10.83 S 7.28 TIKOIiAXOI. (!. Foreman 2 0 IS (!. Wilson 7, 1 27 Serinifreour .... .'1 1 IS Sai-ion 7 o :>;) I,ve S 0 -12 •In])]) S 0 2(1 Soll'd 8 2 10 Hicks S 1 31 II. Foreman .... 7 0 20 Foreman 7 0 23 38 111 30 lo:> 102 84 71 7") 72 (i,") l!l 1 S..'j0 15 15.57 12.25 12 iui 10.85 10.28 11.28 Ilewlcy Little, Snell Ron. Qiiillium , lie};. Quilliani . Lush LAW. 7 0 7 0 (! 1 7 0 (> 0 7 « HI) 22 47 411 32 23 14(> 104 74 !)8 20.'.5 17.33 14.80 14 12.5J 10.28 ! 1 NEW PLYMOUTH. Cwillim 3 1 37 88 Nicoll 4 1 4!) 8!) Marsh 7 <1 3!) 142 Anion 2 0 22 211 N. Harding , , , 7 0 21) B2 Tlie unfinialicri maU'li between and New Plymouth lias not been into account. 1 1 41 2!l.(ill 20.1! 11.5(1 8.85 f.'iw ; akeii IKGtl SCllWOl;. Moil tenth , 3 2 43' (loss 3 0 22 Campbell 3 0 21 Mr. Moyes .. . . , 10 7 Mr. Itvder 1 0 7 87 2(5 2o 7 87 8.0(1 s.:>3 7 7