CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 1 February 1915, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE SATURDAY COMPETITION. 7Tie Saturday competition was continued in fine weather. On the Recreation Ground, United Service gained a three-point win over Albion just on the eall oi time. At Tikorangi, Law defeated the local team on. the first inI nings, and gained a two-point win, their first this season. Inglewood were unable to raise a team, owing to harvesting and other causes, and forfeited to New Plymouth, v:ho indulged in some useful practice in Western Park. There were some fine performances with the bat and ball. The best were:— WITH THE DAT. E. Roberts (Tilcorangi) 82 Billing (Law) 30 WITH THE BALL. Ingram (United Service).. .. 3 for 0 O'Donnell (Albion) 5 for 10 Elliott (Law) 6 for 17 Bain (Unitell Service) 3 for S Dinniss (United Service) .... 7 for 22 Lash (Law) 4 for 17 UNITED SERVICE DEFEAT ALBION. United Service batted first, Bain (25) alone getting double figures. O'Donnell and Clarke divided the bowling honors, the former coming out with the best figures. Albion could make no stand against the bowling of Dinniss and Bain. The two first wickets fell for 1 run, and the innings only totalled 31, Clarke alone making double figures. Bain did the hat trick. Batting again, United Service hit up SI for the loss of four wickets, antl declared', with the object of trying to secure a three-point win. Albion had 124 runs to get to save defeat. The first wicket fell for 1 run, but fine stands by Clarke, Foote, Martin and Girling carried the score to 70 for the loss of five wickets, and it looked as if Service would have to be content with a two-point win. Seven wickets were down for 90, and with three minutes to go Ingram came on, and, though his delivery was very doubtful, he took three wickets for no runs in the over, and Service gained a three-point win just on time. Detailed scores:— f

UNITED SERVICE. First Innings; 'Bain, c Girling, b ODonnell 25 Colvile e Wadnian, b Clarke .... S McGie,'b Clarke 0 Ingram, c Sutherland, b O'Donnell.. !> Osborne, f.b.w., b O'Donnell 0 Dinniss, b Clarke 7 Purdue, 1) Clarke 6 Crawshaw, c and b O'Donnell .... 5 Mewton, h O'Donnell 0 Brabant, b Clarke - ■Newell, not out G Extras 5 Total .. .. * 73 Bowling Analysis: O'Donnell. five ■wickets for 10 runs; Clarke, five for 37; Bain, none for 21'. Second Innings. Bain, run out M Newell, b O'Donnell 4 Colvile, st Green, b Bevan 13 McGie, not out 26 Ingrain, b Clarke Dinniss, not out 3 Extras .. - 2 Total for four wickets .. 81 (Innings declared.) Bowling Analysis: 0T)onnell, one for 31; Bevan, one for 35; Clarke, one for 8. ALBION. First Innings. Hardwick, 1.b.w., b Dinniss i Martin, c Purdue, b Dinniss 0 Shephard, b Dinniss 0 Girling, c Crawshaw, b Dinniss .... 5 Clarke, c Bain, b Dinniss 11 Green, b Dinniss 3 Wadman, b Bain 2 O'Donnell, not out 1 Sutherland, b Bain ® Foote, b Bain L 0 O'Donnell, c Crawsnaw, b Dinniss .. 0 Extras 1 Total 31 Bowling Analysis: Bain, three for 8; Dinniss, seven for 22. Second Innings. Hardwick, c Brabant, b Bain .... 0 Clarke, c Ingram, b Dinniss ...... 24 Girling, c Purdue, b Bain .... .. '2 Foote, run out 22 O'Donnell, c Colvile, b Dinniss .... 0 Martin, c Osborne, b Purdue .. .. W C.reen. e Bain, b Ingram 17 Sutherland, c Osborne, b Purdue .. 0 Slippliard. b Ingram 12 Bevan, not. out ® Waiman, fc Ingram 0 Extras . ' Total M Bowling 'Analysis: Ingram, three for none: Bain, two for 12; Dinniss, two for 2!); McGie, none for 28; Purdue, two fcr 17.

LAW'S FIRST "WIN. Tikorangi wont first to the wickets, but couid make very little headway against the "bowling of I ash and" Elliott, who dismissed them for 38, H. Foreman being the only double-figure scorer. Bewley was dismissed early, but Lash and Billing carried Law's score past Tikorangi's total before a separation was effected. Tikorangi then gave Law a great leather-hunting, compiling 146 for the loss of five wickets, Roberts putting on the fine total of 82 by good cricket before he went forward to Elliott, and Quilliam him. His score included eight boundaries and a fi. Detailed scores: — TIKORANGI. First Innings. Roberts, h Elliott 3 Lye, c Elliott, b Lash 0 H. Foreman, b Lash 14 C. Foreman, b Elliot! 2 Rev. Grifftn, b Elliott 3 Woods, b Elliott 0 G. Foreman, b Elliott" 8 Purdue, c Reid, b Lash 2 W. Foreman, c Quilliam, b Lash .. 1 West, b Elliott 0 Lye, not out 0 Total 38 Bowling Analysis: Lash, four for 17: Elliott, six for i 7. Second Innings. K. Lve, b Elliott 1 E. Roberts, st Quilliam, b Elliott .. 82 C. Foreman, cR. Quilliam, b Elliott 10 11. Foreman, b Lash 22 Rev. Griffin b Billing lf> Extras 15 Total for five wickets .. .. Mfl Bowling Analysis: Elliott, three for 44; Lash, one for 41; Billing, one for 40. LAW.

First- Innings. J ST~~ n Lash, b Purdue 2a I Bewley, b Purdue 0 Billing, eC. Foreman, b Purdue .. 3(1 Elliott, c Lye, b Purdue 2 Little, c Lye, b Roberts 5 Hon. Quilliam, b Purdue 0 Hughes, b Roberts 5 Harle, b Purdue 3 It. Quilliam, b Roberts 0 ''.eid, c Roberts, b Purdue .. ... ... 6, (J. Quilliam, not out .......... 0 Extras 9'i Total 83 Boivling Analysis: Purdue, seven wickets for -45 runs; Roberts, three for 13; C. Foreman, none, for 19." VICTORIA DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 31, 5.15 p.m. Brisbane, January 31. Victoria won by ten wicketn. Queensland, in the second innings, made 13S (Avres 35, McLaren 26, MacAndrew not out 25). Victoria, in the second innings, lost no wickets for 44 (Ryder not out IS Park not out 29). The return match has commenced. Victoria has lost four for 155 (Ryder 24, Cody not out 98, Souter not out 17). WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Night. Petone made 234 (Brice 121), against Central, seven for 147 (Dind 41, Bowles 33). East scored 437 for nine wickets against University (Gibbes 107, Baker 81, Midlane 74, Lambert 42). East ' occupied the crease all the afternoon. Old Boys, playing against North, made i 255 (Beecbey 08, Borrows 40). North replied with 85 for nine, wickets. Tucker i took five for 20. In this match, the lead- . ing team in the competition went to i pieces against the bottom team. ( i

[ AUCKLAND COMPETITIONS. Auckland, Last Night. The matches wore played yesterday in fine weather, hut on heavy wickets. ■ In the senior grade matches the results were: North Shore 217 (L. Dacre SS, Stewart 53), v. Grafton 5!) for three wickets. Parnell 120, v. Eden B. 10S for three wickets (Blair 4fi, Sale 44 not out). Ponsonby 95 (Wilson 44], Player taking six wickets for 50 v. University 71 (Snedden took seven wickets for 30). Ponsonby has lost <;hree wickets for 14 runs in fhi. second innings Waitomata 248 (Young ICO), v. Eden A. 3 J for no wickets. i