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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 175, 2 January 1915, Page 8

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Xl.-Urit TARAXAKI v. SOUTH TARAXAKI. PLAYED AT .lAWERA. Fine weather prevailed for the interAssociation match, which was commenced at IJawcra yesterday between North and Eolith Tarauaki. The wicket was in good order, and the outfield was keen. A strong wind blowing up and down 1....: ili-ld proved rather baffling to the bowlers at times. .Neither loam was represented by the eleven sekcled, the defections 'from Xorth Tar.maki boiii- Lash, Roberts, Xicoll, and ila.iell, who were replaced bv Smith, Monteath, Elliott, and Hughes, iiiid fr.;.:i ooutu wuar.aki Diudop, Gardner, and McCarthy, who wore replaced by Colmau, Machin, and Douglas. Matthew's captained the Xorth team, and Blaunr, the South. The former won the toss, and batted. Xorth Tarauaki opened badly, but fine stands by Gwillim and Richards, and by Gwillim and McGie, raised the total to four wickets for 109 runs. The tail, however, wagged feebly, and after luncheon wickets fell rapidly, the innings of two hours and -28 minutes closing for 135. Gwillim played a great innings. Blamires and Ongley were the most successful bowlers. .South Tarauaki, too, started badly, losing Pratt and Column for 12, but Penny and Blamires soon changed' the position, and, batting well, defied numerous changes of bowding, ami passed North's total before Penny was bowled. Blamires went on, and carried the total to 203 before being caught behind the wickets for 110 off Hughes. The innings closed for 2(iS. The bowlers were severely punished, the best figures being obtained l,y Osborne, with four wickets for -17. The visiting team wero hospitably entertained at dinner and afternoon tea by the local Association. Messrs. Osborne and Hoyes were umpires. Details of the play:— XORTH AT THE WICKETS. At five minutes past 11 o'clock Richards and Stewart opened for Xorth Taranaki. the former taking strike from Ongley, who was bowling from the eastern end. Four runs came off the first over. Stewart snicked Pratt to the boundary, and also got a single, but Ongley "s second bail—an off-break—-proved fat.il io him. o—l—fi. Osborne was given a life bv Peters' first ball, but carefully playwi out the rest of the over—a maiden." Runs came slowly, four overs only producing 7 runs, tiie last of which opened Osborne's scoring account. Oli' the last ball of Pratt's next over he was smartly held in the slips by Ongley from a rising ball, 10— 2—l. Richards scored a collide by a nice cut through the slips, ar.d Gwillim opened carefndy, but brought. 20 up by lifting Pratt to leg for 4. A slow period followed. Richards having a life through Ongley being just unable to reach a ball which had been hit back. Gwillim, who hail been playing carefully, got Pratt away for a i and two 2's. Smart running brought the score to 39, when Lynskey replaced Pratt, and opened with a maiden to Richards. Gwillim was dropped by Machin at point off Ongley's first ball, and returned thanks by hitting the bowler away for two couples and a boundary. Lynskey's next over proved Richards' downfall. The retiring | batsman had played patiently for 50 minutes, but .had two or three lives. 49—3—13. Medio got moving quickly, and CO went up as the result of singles, mainly off Lynskey, after as many minutes' play. McGie had a narrow escape of being run out, and Gwillim made an uppish stroke off Ongley. Xext over he lifted Lynskey to the boundary. The runs were coming mostly io singles, and at 72 Blamires replaced Ongley, who had bowled It overs, and had bowled well. Both batsmen got a single off the first over, and in the second Gwillim was nearly caught and bowled. Blamires falling as lie got to the bail. Gwillim next drove, to leg along the carpet to the boundary, bringing SO up, of which be had made just half. The fielding, especially of Stapleton and Douglas, was good, and saved many runs. At 87 Penny replaced Lynskey, opening with a maiden. Gwillim gave a chance from Blamires high in the slips, but Penny dropped it. The batsmen were undefeated at the luncheon adjournment, wdien the total stood at SS, Gwillim 47, McGie 15. On resuming, Penny, bowling with a strong wind, opened to Gwillim, who brought up 90 with a hit for 2, and off the same bowler's next over registered his half-century. McGie put Penny through the slips for a boundary. Playnow livened up. Gwillim hit 7 off Blamires in one over, and brought up the century. McGie a run later was nearly run out through a fine throw-in. Another boundary to Gwillim off Penny, and Ongley replaced him. Gwillim scored u single, then fell to Blamires' first ball—a Wutiful leg-break. 109—1—03. The partnership had added CO. The retiring batsman's score included seven boundaries. Mason followed, and put up the first ball, but Penny failed to get it. Osborne here went out to run for McGie, who had received on the leg a fast ball from Blamires. Mason put Ongley to the boundary, but tapped the next back to the bowicr. 120—5—6. KUiott opened with a single, and then d'ove Blamires to the boundary for four. McGie's end came next, when he gave a chance to Blamires in the slips off Ongley, and next ball played the same bowicr on. He had played a valuable and patient innings, which only included one boundary. 125—0—24. MoDtoath cut Blamires nicely for 2. am! next ball had a narrow escape of being caught and run out. Elliott, next ball, was smartly held by Stapleton at point. 1297 —5. Monteath welcomed Smith by driving Blamires for 3, and was missed by the same player off a hot chance in the slips from Ongley. Smith was soon out, caught and bowled, to Blamires. 133—S—1. Monteath cut Blamires for 2, and then Ongley clean bowled Matthews. 135—9—0. Hughes went next lull. 135-10—0. THE SOUTHERNERS BATTIXG. South Taranaki opened at 10 minutes to 3 with Pratt and Colman, to Smith and Mason. Pratt pulled Smith to the leg boundary, and also for a single, in the first over. Pratt drove Mason similarly, and lifted 10 up. Colman had a narrow escape from being run out next over, when he also survived an appeal for caught behind the wicket. Xext ball he opened his account with a single, but fell to the last ball of Mason's over. 12—1 —). Smith's fourth ball got Pratt, leg-before-wickct. without any addition to the score. 12—2—11 Blamires and Penny were now associated. The forii'M- survived an appeal for lcg-beforc-wicket off Smith's second ball. Penny drove Mason twice to the boundary, and brought up 20. Blamires opened carefully. whilst Penny was very vigorous, and found the boundary on several occasions. Blamires soon opened out, and, making log stuff of most of the bowling, quickly passed Penny's total, and 50 went up after 3S minutes' ilay. Elliott here replaced Smith, but did not stop the scoring, and 11 went up rff his two overs. At CI Osborne re-

placed Mason, but he proved to Penny's liking, and was driven for a 4 and a 6, 13 coming off the over. Runs came very fast, Blamires hitting all around the wicket, whilst Penny was content with an occasional singly varied by a boundary. At 99 Penny lifted Osborne into the out-field, and was dropped by Mason. The century went up after 43 minutes' play, Penny being 43 and Blamires 45. At 104 McGie went on in place of Elliott. Blamires gave a chance to Osborne off' the second ball. Runs steadied down a little, but Penny, with two boundaries off Osborne, brought his score level with Blamires, and the total to 120. At 125 Richards replaced Osborne, and was promptly driven by Blamires to leg for 4, the over producing 12. Penny drove McGie to the boundary for 4, bringing 149 up, but n-xt ball pulled McGie on to the wicket. His score of 59 included ten 4's and one fi. The partnership had added 131. 143—3—59. After the tea adjournment Ongley played the balance of the over without scoring. Gwillim replaced Richards, and his fourth ball was pulled by Blamires to the boundary. Soon Blamires got two boundaries in succession off Gwillim. Ongley also got busy with leg strokes, and ISO was within reach, when Mason went on again. At 182 Ongley was dropped by Monteath off Gwillim'. The batsmen continued to punish the bowling, and Ongley brought up 200 by a leg hit to the boundary off Gwillim. ' Trving to repeat the dose, he was clean bowled. 20S—-J —24 Blamires bronght'his century up with ' a drive to the boundary off Mason, and followed with, another. Mason bowded a maiden over. At 215 Hughes replaced Gwillim, bowling short. Blamires pun- j ished him. but tipped the fourth, a nice- ' length ball, and Matthews held smartly. Blamires had batted splendidly, and his total included sixteen 4's. 221—119—5. Stapleton was partnered bv Lynskey. Both scored freely. At 235 Osborne re- j placed Hughes. A little later Lynskev ! was dropped by Smith off Mason. Tfitii.-i came more slowly, Osborne bowling a maiden. A smart return by Richards, well fielded by Mason, saw Stapleton run out. His stand was very useful. 247 If!— 0. Peters had two lives in the first over, j Monteath replaced Mason, and bowled a | maiden Lynskey was smartly caught by ] Osborne off his own bowling." 248—8—7. j Penfold and Peters were very uncom- I fortable. The former was missed by I Richards off Osborne, but was held a I little later by Mason off the same I bonder. 254—8—C. Douglas put Monteath to leg for 4. I Peters scratched along, and brought the ! field in close, until Osborne got a break j past him 2Cs—9—t. Smith replaced Monteath, but Douglas, ! wdio was playing carefully, put him to ! leg for a. boundary. Osborne's first ball ' took Machin. 2(58—10—0. | Stumps were then drawn. The ground fielding of the visitors was good. The scores were as follow: XORTH TARAXAKI. I First Innings. Richards, b Lynskey 13 Stewart, b Ongley '. 6 Osborne, c Ongley, b Pratt 1 Gwillim, b Blamires 03 ( McGie, b Ongley 211 Mason, c and b Ongley rj' Elliott, c Stapleton, b Blamires .. 5 Monteath, not out 9 Smith, e and b Blamires 1 Matthews, b Ongley 0 Hughes, b Ongley 0 Extras : . 7 Total 135 I Bowding Analysis. Ongley, five wickets for 40 runs; Blamires, three for 32; Lynskey, one for 20; Pratt, one for 23; Penny, none for 13. SOUTH TARAXAKI. First Innings Pratt, 1.b.w., b Smith .. n Colman, b Mason 1 Penny, b McGie 59 Blamires, c Matthews, b Hughes .. 119 Ongley, b Gwillim 24 Stapleton, run out i<; Lynskey, c and b Osborne 8 Penfold, c Mason, b Osborne .... 6 Douglas, not out 11 Machin, b Osborne 0 Extras 9 Total 2CS Bowling Analysis: Osborne, four for 47; Hughes, one for 13; Smith, one for 25; McGie, one for 32; Gwillim, one for 38; Mason, one for 58. Monteath, none for 7; Richards, none for 12; Elliott, none for 27.