CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 223, 20 March 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. % HOLLOW VICTORY AT NELSON. ' By Telegraph—Press Association. Nelson, Last' Night. The cricket match Australia v. Nelson resulted in a victory for t]ie visitors bv ten wickets. Yesterday Nelson knocked up 145 runs, and Australia had no wickets down for 20 runs. Continuing today, the Australians' first innings ended for 170, Trumper (54) beinsr the- chief scorer. Nelson's second innings was a procession, the 13 wickets falling.for 35 runs, Broad being responsible for 19 In the second essay Waddv and Me flregor knocked up the nine runs required to win iu three hit*. For Nilson Allcott (five wickets for SO .runs) v.- ?' the best bowlei, while'for. the visiter Armstrong took seven wickets for ;-' run*, Collins three, for 2, and Crawford two for 19.

NEWTON KINO'S v. TIKORANCI VETERANS. Newton King's head office staff join'neyed to Tikorangi yesterday, and played a friendly game of cricket with the Tikorangi. Veterans. A 'most enjoyable outihg resulted, the visitors bein« entertained most .royally, and" the Tikorangi ladies deserve.the hearty thanks of all for the sumptuous .lunch and tea provided, r everybb()v returning home delighted with the trip. . match 'resulted in a win for the visitors by the narrow margin, of, six runs after a' closely-contested game. Mr. Jas. Sarten, r the' veteran of ■ the home team, arid the father of cricket in 'North Taranaki, was the hero' of the match, and proved a veritable : thorn in the side of the.New'Plymouth bdwlers. He topped the score, and carried his bn!t in the first innings, narrowly escaping repeating the performance in the second. Mr. Sarten, Who played in representative cricket for. .Taranaki against Auckland some forty years ago, showed by his play yesterday that his eye 'ist'as' keeil as eVer. and that his hand h"s »nt its cunning. Long •mav old-''Jim.'.' who is the truest of sport's, be sp:ived'to handle the willow ■\nd li-m,Tlo *hb ball. -•,•..■•. ' Mr. F.'Ovhril ..nd Mr. Sarten kindly acted as .inspires. Scores:— TfKORANfiT. First Innings. , A. Jnpp, b Outfield ... ....14 T. West, c Renner b Simpson .. 0 J. live, 1) Simpson 2 H. N. Purd'ie, b Cutfleld :. 3 J. Sarten. not out ..: .-. 1!) J. Whitehead,'b Simpson .......... 2 C. Sarten, b Simpson 1 R. LVe, b Cutfleld 4 T. Jury, b Cutfleld ....:..,. 3 C. Jury, b Simpson 9 J. Foreman, b Simpson I Extras .* 8

Total 62 Bowling analysis: Simpson took six wickets for 28 i-uns, Cutfleld four for 20. Second Innings. A. Jnpp, c Simpson b Outfield ...... 9 T. West, b Hawkins 3 J. Lye, b Simpson 3 H. N. Purdie, c Fairlirother b Hawkins "1] J. Sarten, b Healy 12 J. Whitehead, b Simpson 22 C. Sarten, c W. King b Healv 0 T. Jury, b Healy \ 2 C. Jury, b Simpson > <J J. Foreman, not out 4 R. Lye (did not bat) Extras 7 73 Bowling analysis: Simpson took three wickets for 16 runs, Cutfield.one for 27, Hawkins two for 19. Healy four for 4. ■

NEWTOX KING'S ' First Innings. H. L. Simpson, 1.b.w., b Jupp 1 H. Hawkins, b J. Sarten 3 C. Fairbrother, c C. Jury b Sarten 17 E. King, b J. Sarten ...".. 11 R. Renner, b J. Sarten 10 F. Watson, cC. Snrten, bJ. Sarten 0 G. Goldsworthy, b Purdie ... 0 W. Healv, b J. Sarten . .'. 4 H. L. Outfield, b Whitehead 5 Honan, not out) ........' ] W. King ,run out .. 1 Extras 3 Total 58 Bowling analysis: J. Sarten took six wickets for 20 runs, A. Jupp one for 23„ H. M. Purdie one for 6, J. Whitehead one for 4. Second Innings. C. Fairbrother, b Whitehead 19 H. Hawkins, c Foreman b Whitehead 16 H. L. Simpson, c West b Foreman .. 0 F. Honan, b Foreman 4 W. Healy, b Foreman '. 12 F. Watson, b J. Sarten 14 H. L. Cutfield, b Whitehead ..." i E. King, b J. Sarten 4 R. Renner, c Jury b Foreman i W. King, not out <j G. Goldsworthy, run out .' \ Extras 5 Total Bowling analysis: J. Sarten took two wickets for 17 runs, Whitehead three for 14, Foreman four for 29, Purdie none for 13, C. Sarten none for 7. The following will represent United Service against Law on the Sports Ground to-morrow, play commencing at 1.45 p.m. sharp:—Dinniss, Bainy Rev, A. H. Colvile, Sumner, Sullivan, McGie, Newell, Cargo, Brabant, Ingram, and Osborne; emergency: Colson. The Law team will attend at the ground this evening to prepare the wicket.