CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 129, 24 October 1914, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE SATURDAY FIXTURES. October-.31,-TiKorangi v. Law; Albion v. United Service; New Phmouth .. bve November 7.—New Plviiiouth v. Tikolangi; Law v. Albion;" United Service a bye. November 14.—Albion v. New Blvmouth; Low v. United Service: Tik'orangi it live. November 21.—United Service v TikoTangij New Plymouth v. Law; Albion a bye. November 28.-TikoTO.igi v. Albion; United Service v. New Plymouth. Law a >byo.. The team first-named is the liome team, and has to prepare the wicket. THE INGLEWOOD CLUB. The JiigWood club has not vet hell its am,,,:.! meeting. 1t i„ n, m .rallv considered among Inglcwcod crickclors tha< the club will be able to euicr teams for both Saturday and Thursday competitions. If lnglewood decides to plav on Saturday it will obviate the bve. and will considerably add to the interest 'taken in the competition. NEW PLYMOUTH ~v. IIAW.ERA. . The New Blvmouth chilis are owning their season with „ mutch ae/ains't ilawera club, at llawoia, on Momlav. The following is the New Blvmouth' team, which i K to leave by the express on Monday morning:—llasell, Mason, Xicoil Siiiirlon, (.'. Xewell.Colson, Medic, Bain, Osborne, Ush and another.

Next Saturday will see cricket in full swing in North Taranaki.

By the time these notes appear in 'print lli : . list of fixtures for the Suturdn.v compel!.: ion should appear, as thev wore to have been drawn u.p on Kridav night by the iixhue comuiiiit tei>, consisting of Hie .Iter. Chapped ana Missi's E. lush ami K. ]!. Pain. As, at the time of writing, it, i H no; deliui'uly known what teams are entering j,, th,. senior and junior .Saturday competitions, we will icfraiu from making auc comment oa t'heiu until after-the lis! is drawn uji. The Cricket Council is hard at work getting the grounds at the itecreation Ground' and Western Park in older, and it is expected -that both will be in good trim lor the ovieuiiiir of the competition matches, which haw been fixed for next .Saturday. Considerable attention is being ]iaid to -the outfield tlii lS year, and, as a result, tie standard of fielding should be considerably improved, whilic the rate, of scoring should also increase, as_carpet drives will 'have a reasonable dinnce of reaching boundary without any assistance from, xla«k tietding. The slacker in the field, too, will not be wble to blame the roughness of the ground, but will have to bestir himself/ The grounds, particularly bin; Pu'creation Ground, are very rough in places and a heavy downpour of rain would enable them to 'be rolled with beneficial effects. The wickets, too, require considerable •attention, but by 'Oic opening day it is confidently expected that the ground will be in bettor cricketing order than has ibeen the case a<t the same time for some years past. ; Last [Saturday there was a general practice, and throughout the week members of the various clubs have attended at the net's. It is expected .that some of iilm clubs will amalgamate for practice instead of eac'h confining itiself to a separate practice wicket. This should greatly improve the value of the practices from a utilitarian point, as well as being much more convenient or the o!av- j •ers cintcnrd. I'ir.el iS.rvicc, Law,' an I , New Plymouth will probably have o.e practice wicket b tween rbi-iii at each ground, and this will -be UM-d bv lie

various player.-, as suit,; their c0m...:nice from a residHiiial p./nl ol v. w. This afU'i'iiouii there wul he a g> ;n .:■■.'. .practice at tile Itoeroatiou tiro.:.: I whilst the New Plymouth Club is cndoarvoriug to arrange a match-with .!;■ High School team on the lathi's ground. On Monday si match will pro- j bably J) C played at the High .School | ground be; ween the Phoenix Club (Thursday competition) and the High School. The school ground has received considerable attention, and is in | good order for the season. | The Wellington cricket competitions opened last Stt.liurday, when three . matches were played. The scoring \vm I on the whole low. The highest individual score was Midline's 43 for Ka.-t against North. Oibhes, of the same I 'it'.am, wan next with 3S. This playi r also secured the fin;' bowling aiiaiis's of six for 47. (til T.tran.vki pla/irs were participating, viz.. Bowles and Soul.hall. The form r scored eight for l.Vnl ral against I'nivcT-nt'-. Tii.. h - lor failed to score for North Kast. but took l : \vo of the n.wcii I ant wickets. , I