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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 207, 2 March 1914, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN'S v. CANTERBURY. BRILLIANT SCORING. TRUMPER 21)3. SIMS IN COOL) FORM. By Telegraph—Tress Assoti;ition. Christchurch. Saturday Night. Tliiy in tlio mnti'li Australia v. Canterbury was resumed at 12 o'clock by Cody (47) and Sims, who were a I ihe wickets wlicn steumps were, drawn on Saturday night. Cody lifted one sharply to cover, where Carlton -brought oIT a one-handed catch. 18—0—54. Armstrong came in, and the partnership added 77 runs in a shade under an hour. With the total at 20!), Armstrong opened out to Carlton, and putting one into the slips, Patrick made an easy catch—2o9—7—3l. Trumper was the next man. and lie i got going with a magnificent display of hatting, 300 being hoisted on the board after 235 minutes' play. Trumper, who survived an emphatic appeal for 1.b.w., reached his century in an hour and thirteen minutes. At the tea adjournment the total was 423 runs for seven wickets. On resuming runs came steadily. Trumper made 200 for 131 minutes' play, and Sims reached 150 in 2311 minutes. Trumper reached 250 in 152 minutes. When he made 293 he opened -out for a big hit from Bennett, but failed to get on to it and skied the ball to Sandman at point—o42—B—293. 'Hansford was the ingoer, but only to be beaten by Carlton—o49—9—2. Crawford was the last man in, and the total had risen to 651 when stumps were drawn. Scores: — CANTERBURY. First Innings 92 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Dr. C. E. Dolling, c Boxshall b Carlton 0 L. L. Collins, c Boxshall b Bennett 10 E. L. Waddy, b Bennett 0 M. A. Noble, e Sandman b Carlton 30 A. A. Marley, c Patrick b Carlton 3 L. A. Cody, c Carlton b Bennett .. 54 W. ,T. Armstrong, e Patrick b Carl-

ton 31 Sims, not out 182 Trumper, c Sandman b Bennett .. 293 V. S. Ransford, b Carlton ..., 2 J. N. Crawford, not out 1 Sundries 13 Total for nine wickets 051 Bowling analysis: Bennett took four wickets for 179 runs; Carlton five in 142, Wilson none for 97, Sandman, none for 83,-Hickmott none for 45, Patrick none for 41, Whitta none for 19. AUCKLAND MATCHES. Auckland, Last Night. Another round of the senior cricket championship was commenced on Saturday in fine weather. Results were as follow: University 112, v. Eden 128 for seven wickets. Grafton 176 (W. llorspool 60). v. Ponsonby 147 for two wickets (N. Snedden 64, C. Sneddon 63). Waitemata 143, v. Eden A 94 for one wicket (Taylor, not out, 47). North Shore 296 (Prime 53, C. Dacre 72. Wallace 51), v. Parnell.

TEST MATCH TEAM. RE-ARRANGEMENT OF MATCHES. Christchurch, Last Night. E. llorspool (Auckland), and W. Patrick (Canterbury) have been selected to fill the vacancies in the New Zealand team for the first test match, mused by L. 11. llemus and N. C. Sneddon (Auckland) being unable to travel to Dunedin. To allow the members of the Australian team to visit the West Coast instead of going by steamer, and also to accede to the wishes of Wellington for a return match, the programme after the test matches has been re-arranged. The match against Southland will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10 and 11, the return match against Canterbury on March 13 and 14. the. Nelson match on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19, and the Wellington match on .March 21 and

THE SENIOR COMPETITION. 'The North Taranaki Cricket Assoeiation's senior competition was continued on Saturday in perfect weather. Wins were secured by Tikorangi and by Law. HIGH SCHOOL v. TIKORANGI. The High School team journeyed to Tikorangi, and was defeated by the home team by 117 runs on the first innings. High School batted first, but Tikorangi's bowling was too good. Monteath was dismissed for a 'duck,'" Oliver being top scorer. The innings closed for 33 runs. Tikorangi then gave the High School some brisk leather-hunting to the tune of 150 runs. In a second strike, High School made 107 runs. The visiting team was hospitably entertained by the Tikorangi ladies. LAW y. NEW PLYMOUTH.

Tim match betwven Law and New Plymouth, on the Sports Ground, retulted in a victory for the legal fraternity by nine wickets on the second innings, after a. game in which the total score for tlio four innings only reached 130 runs. Law won the toss, but, put their opponents in first, Marsh and .Mason opening to the bowling of Las]f and Elliott. Then ensued a quick-step procession. Marsh, succumbed to Lash's first ball without scoring, ami Xicull tool; hi-- place. The wickets fell in rapid Kiicce'sion. seven falling for 21 runs. Harding and Mackie attempted a lastwicket stand, but. the former was well howled by bash for 5, leaving Mackie. 111 l not out) the highest scorer of the innings. The total score was Oli. New Plymouth batted a man short in this innings. This looked like nu easy win for Law, but the wicket favored the bowlers, and another rapid procession ensued. Lash was well caught behind the wickets by Ptainton before he had scored, and four wicketw fell for 11 runs. Billing, the fifth man in, made a stand which brought 13, and the total crept up amid great excitement. Ron Quilliam, who 1 stuck to Billing for some time, was bowled, and the tail of the Lm team

started, with the score at 28. Billing was bowled when the score stood at 33, but the required runs were too inauv for the rest of the batsmen, tlie innings coming to a clo.-« when Anderson was well caught by Marsh, leaving New Plymouth ,'J runs ahead.

It now appeared as though New Plymouth had the victory, but the Nrv Plymouth batsmen were evidently determined not to score, even when tile fortunes of the game were with them. Another procession, more rapid even than the first, «nv 2S runs mi the board, leaving Law wanting 3:1 to win (exactly the -ame as they had made in the first inningsi. The Law team opened their second strike with Ron Quilliam and IScwley, to the bowling of Mason and Nicoll. The first wicket fell for 9, but liewlcy and Billing were able to pass the New Plymouth score, the former making 21 runs. Law thus won by nine, wickets, after tlie lowest scoring match on record: — Following are the scores 1 :

NEW PLYMOUTII.-First Tunings. Marsh, b Lash o Mason, c Lash b Elliott ;j Nicoll, c Little h Lash 7 Sheppard. b Laih 4 Stainton, b Elliott 1 Mackie, not out 10 -Martin, b Lash 2 O'Donnell, b Lash o Lawrence, c Anderson b Elliott ? A. Harding, b Lash r, Extras j Total -a) Bowling analysis: Lash took six wickets for 19 runs, and Elliott three for 11. LAW.—First Innings. Lash, c Stainton b Mason 0 Bewler, b Nieoll , 3 Little," b Mason 2 Snell, b Nicoll o Billing, b Nicoll 13 Elliott, c Nicoll b Mason 7 Reg. Quilliam, b Mason 0 Ron. Quilliam, b Mason 3 Johnson, b Nicoll o Anderson, c Marsh b Mason 3 Hughes, not out o Extras 2 Total 33 Bowling analysis: Mason took six wickets for 15 runs, and Nicoll four for 10. NEW PLYMOUTH.—Second Innings. Mackie, st Quilliam b Elliott 2 Marsh, b Billing 2 Nieoll, b Elliott 1 Stainton, e Johnson b Hilling t) Sheppard, b Billing "'.. 3 Mason, c Bewley b Billing 2 A. Harding, st Quilliam b Elliott .. i Martin, b Billing ] Matheson, not out 2 Lawrence, b Elliott 2 O'Donnell, b Billing 0 Extras 2 Total 28 First innings S6 Grand Total 04 Bowling analysis: Elliott took four wickets for 14 runs', and Billing six for 12. LAW.—Second Innings. Ron. Quilliam, e Martin b Mason .. S Bewley, not out 21 Billing, not -out 4 Total for one wicket 33 First innings 33 Grand total 06 Bowling analysis: Mason took ene wicket for 9 runs, Nicoll none for 8, ami Mackie none for IS.

JUNIOR COMPETITION. HIGH SCHOOL v. SERVICE. The match between United Service and High School Juniors, on tlie High School ground, resulted in a win for the School by 85 runs and three wickets. Tho Service team was fire men short, so five of their men followed on in a second strike. Following are the scores:High School.—Sinclair, c Way b —, 70; Hamblyn, b Sheppard. 40; Terry, b Girling, 22; Jenkinsoii, run out. 0: Waller, c sub b Sheppard. 3: Sloddart, c and b Girling, 27; Fox, run out, 5; Atkinson, retired. 7: extras. 17; total, 19). Bowling analysis: Sheppard took one wicket for 34 runs:. Sheppard (ii.) two for 54, Milne one for 38, and Girling one for 48. United Service.—Crone, b Hamblyn. 3: Milne, b Hamblyn, 4; Way, b Terry, 0; G. Sheppard, rim out. 48; P. Sheppard, not out, 21; Girling, b Hamblyn, 1; F. Sheppard, not out. 4; Girling, n Hamblyn, 0; P. Sheppard. e and !> Hamblyn, 9; Milne, run out. 0: extras, 10; total, 106. Bowling analysis: Hamblyn took five wickets for 21 runs, Terry one for ,10, Stoddart none for 14, Quilliam none for IS, and Sinclair none for 12.

WAREHOUSES v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Low scoring was the only feature of the match between these two teams, on the racecourse on Saturday. There were only nine men on each side. Warehouses made 37 run*, to which the College could only respond with 7. The bowling of Hooker and Richards wis mainly responsible for the collapse of the College boys. Green, the lop scorer of the Warhouse team, only made 7 runs.