CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 131, 27 October 1914, Page 7

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON MATCHES. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, October 2j. Cricket fixtures were continued on Saturday in fine weather. The Peloiie Old lioya mulch wa.i concluded, Pi tone winning by an innings and throe run?. Petone nia.de'2sß and Old Boys J-3t> and VS. Univer-ily beat Central 'ill the .lii'su innings by 41 runs, ami East beat North by three wickets. NIIW PLYMOUTH Y. HAWERA. A team from New Plymouth journeyed to Hawera by the mail train yesterday morning, an t after a most enjoyai)!e day succeeded in beating a South Taran tki eleven by 58 runs on the iirst innings. The New Plymouth team, which was strong in both batting and bowling, d;s- • posed of the Hawera learn for (il runs, Lash (six wickets for 17 runs) being the principal destroying clement. Penny was the only southerner who was able to play him, and his 21 included two j four's and a three, of which a four and i a three were got oil' La-di. Johnson (10, including a boundary) was tile on!;, other double iigure scorer. New Plymouth got going quickly and passed the local team's total before the sixth wicket fell, the innings totalling lli). Lash 28, including two boundaries, was top scorer, the next best being Osborne "27 (including two boundaries and a six), 15ain 20 (three boundaries),] Ilasell lG (two boundaries), and Neweil thirteen in four hits. A feature ol the innings was the lino wicket-keeping of Badceek, who only allowed one bye to pass him. Gardiner, 5 wickets for lit runs, and Penny, o lor 211, were the moat ' successful with the ball. |

In their second innings Haweva luul scored SO for the loss of nine wickets, when stumps wciv drawn. Penny was again top scorer villi 17. Machin 13, Stewart 12, Gardiner 10 (including a ssxer) also reached double figures. Mason, Osborne and Nieoll divided the bowling honors. The visitors were hospitably entertained by the members of the Ha'wera team, and al?o by Mr ami Mrs Gardiner, whose guests they were at afternoon tea.

The detailed scores are as follow: NEW PLYMOUTH. I'TKST INNINGS. Nicoll, c Stewart, 1) Penny .. .. 7 Lash, c Badeoek, b Gardiner .. .. '2S Bain, b Macliin 20 llasel], c and b Gardiner .. .. l(i Osborne, b Penny 27 j McGie, c Badcock.b Macum .. ci Mason, b Garoinu- LI Mackay, c .Mwanliy, u Gardner .. 0 SUunton, 1.b.w., b uaidiner .. .. 0 Newell, b Penny 13 Colson, net out o Extras 2 1 LI) Bowling analysis: Penny, 3 wickets for 2ti runs; McCartin, none j'or "22; 0;u----diner, o for 34; Macimi, one ior ij; Harper, none for 9. lIAWEBA. I'TKST INNINGS. Penny, b Lash .21 McCarthy, b Bain o Gardiner, e Mcliie, I i.a-ii .. .. 3 llarper, b Lash 4 ntcuari, c McGie, i; La,a .. .. 2 Machin, c Osborne, b Lasli .. .. 0 Grill in, c NicoU, 1) Mason .... 4 ISadeoek, b 0 •Johnson, e .Va.-o;i. b liasell .. .. 10 •liu:(jihi. ( n L ;,:i, b A.a-oii .. 4 Louailli. i.ol olu '2 L.ui.;:> li lil Howling analysis: [.ash, 0 wickets lor 17; Mason 2 lor 0; lla.-ell, one for -I; Bain, one for 'J; Usb u ni.', nolle lor (i; Nieoll, none ior 12. SECOND INNINGS. Penny, c Lash 17 Stewart, e Newell, b Osborne .. .. 12 Johnston, c —, bNieoll .. .. 2 Gardiner, b Nitoil 10 McCarthy, c . b Nicoll .. .. 3 Harper, b Osborne 7 Macliin, c ,1) Mason .. .. 13 Griffin, not out 1 llowarth, b Mason 1 Badcock, e Mason, b Osbomu .. .. 7 Jtcquer, not out 0 Extras 7 Nine wickets for SO Bowling analysis: Osborne, I! for 1">; Sicoil, II for 23; Mason, 2 for (i; Laj!l, one for IS; Maikay, none for 11.

NEW PLYAIOITH V. HIGH (SCHOOL. A match h.ul been arranged for last .Saturday between the lligli t : di<>o! t.ain and tlio Xew Plymouth Cricket Club, to bo played at t'lio High School ground. Only seven of the Now Plymouth players turned up. and the (School had 110 trouble in very easily disposing of tlnm. Jiattiny first, School scored 104, to which .Moiiteath BU, £vkes IS, Poit 11, and extras 13 were tie biggest contributors. The New Plymouth septet!e svoivd 21 in the first innings' and' only I) in Hie second- Hev. Chappell, with 'fi, was the highest contributor. J''or the bo;, s, iloriobtained 4 wickcls for 14 runs, ami 'Jlamblyn two for 5 in the first innings and Hughes two for 2, and Sybs fi.ur for 7in t!ic second. Richards, live for !!0, and 'Wilson, two for 11, were the most successful of the New Plymouth trunillers.

' A London cabl.-irram slates tlwt K. 11. Spooner, tile Lancashire cricketer, ha! been wounded' in France.