CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 15 February 1915, Page 7

CRICKET.

, THE SATURDAY COMPETITION. The week-end competition was continued on Saturday under favorable 1 conditions as regards weather. Law ii'HVcted a surprise !>v defeating tlie leaders, ,United Service, at Western Park. and seeming a two-point win. At the Recreation Grounds, New TJlymoutli gained a two-point win over Alliion by five runs. Inglewood gained an easy win over Tikorangi, <ml the latter's ground, securing a two-point win with a margin of ,'SI runs. The following were the best performances:—

<V,TFII TITE BAT. Bain (United Service) 47 BewleV (J.aw) 4(i Lash (Law), not ont 45 Nicoll (New Plymouth), not out .. 30

WITH THE BALL. Bevan (Albion) 3 for 4 Heskett (Xew Plymouth) .. 5 for 1!) Clarke (Albion) .. 4 for 10 Elliott (Law) C for 25

LAW DEFEAT UNITED SERVICE. The meeting of the teams holding respectively top and bottom positions on the championship ladder attracted little interest at Western Park, but it provided a very interesting contest, resulting in the downfall of the leaders by the narrow margin of eight runs on the first innings. The wicket was in good order, but the outfield was against run-getting. The fielding was not particularly good, several catches being dropped. Bain batted well, lifting Lasli to the hospital bank twice in one over, but in the same over lie was well caught bv Little, having scored 47 out of 48. Tlis score included four 4's and three G's, and only three singles. He only gave one chance, in the slips. Purdue, who came next, saw Ingram run out three runs later. The fourth wicket fell for 7"). and Service had a good chance, but MeGic and Osborne went without addition. Dinniss assisted Purdue to carry the score to 1)2, but the others could not play Elliott, and when the last man went in 13 runs were required. Purdue batted well for his 30. his score including five boundaries. He escaped one appeal for stumping. With an hour yet to plav, Service sent Law in again, but a fine innings by Lash, assisted by Bewlev and Little, saw Law with 81 runs and six wickets to spare at the call of time. Detailed scores:

LAW. Firs'; Innings. Bewle.v, 1) Dirmiss 40 Ln*h. c Purdue, 1) Bain 12 Elliott, run out R Billing, run out 2 Hughes, c Colvile, b Ifefiie .... 0 Johnson, c Stewart, b Colvile .... 1 Little, not out 10 Harle, 1> Dinniss - R. 11. Quilliam, c Brabant, b Dinniss S H. P. Quilliam, b Bain 2 Anderson, b Bain 0 Extras IS Total 100 Bowling Averages: Medio, one for ti; Bain, three for 22; Dhmiss. tliri'e for 33; C'olvile, none for 14; Osborne, none for 15. Second Timings. Lash, not out 45 Bewley, c Osborne, b Purdue .... IS Billing, run out 0 Elliott, st Purdue, b Colvile 2 Little, not out 12 Extras .. 4 Total for three wickets.. .. SI Bowling Averages: Purdue, two for 10; Stewart, none for 3; Dinniss, none for 20; Bain, none for 44.

UNITED SERVICE. Bain, c Little, l> T.ash 4i Stewart, b Elliott 1 Ingram, run out 1 Purdue, not out 3( Colvile, b Elliott ( Mcfiie, e Johnston, b Elliott f Osborne, b Billing ( Dinniss, c anil b Elliott i Crawshaw, li Lash ] Mewton, b Elliott ' Brabant, b Elliott • Extras - Total 9! Bowling Averages: Elliott, fix for 23 Billing, one for '24; Lash, one for 47.

ALBION V. NEW PLYMOUTH. This matcli pave Now Plymouth a two-point wi n by live runs on the first innings. The match was remarkable for a double batting collapse. Til- 1 wicket played true, and there seemed little excuse for sueli uniform inability to withstand the bowlers. The light was not good in the early part of the afternoon, and this may have had most to do with the disasters. Colso n (21) and Oliver (10) were the only New Plymouth men to reach double figures, tin: "Extras" coming next with 0. Heskett and Chappell were»caught olf mis hits. Colson's batting was stylish and patient, while Oliver hit freely. Be van's three wickets cost, but four runs, and Clark (four for 10), was bowling very well In their venture, Albion met like disaster, losing their first three wickets for two runs, one being a live.. Clark (14) could get no one to stay with him. and apparently got reckless. He should hav.o bee n l»ut out (stumped) after scoring four, and a misunderstanding in the field saved him from being caught soon after. Sutherland hit confidently for his 12. Tlardwick had three '"lives." the first at the wickets off a snick 1o the wicket-keeper, and the other two <;IF simple catches dropped by TTumhlvi; and Stohr. These blemishes apart. New Plymouth's fielding vas very good, bring brisk and clean. A comparison of the fall of the wicket:; in the two decisive innings is of interest. New Plymouth: one for two, two for two. jhr-'e for !2. four for 12, five for 12. six for 111. seven for 20. eight for f>o. nim• for ten for Albion: one for 1. two for three for 2. four for lft. five for l"l. six for 20. seven for 21, eight, for 2.1. nine for ten for 50. I.i im 1 r in again. New Plymouth men made the bowling look easv. After Heskeit and ('happell had each notched 12 bv five hitfing and smart running. Nicoll (IMt. ami BoitriM (111, confidently carried the score to 102 without being beaten. Then the innings was declared closed. Martin (llii and Clark (?4i had seeio fine linttieg ticc- against a variety of New Plvmotiili

bowling. They were still G-l short of the necessary runs to avert defeat [it call of time. The detailed scores are appended:— NEW PLYMOUTH. First Innings. Ueskett, cF. Sheppard, b O'Donnell i Nicoll, b Clark (> Pottrill, b Clark 5 ! tohr, li O'Donnell 2 < n. b lievan i'l Mai-on, b O'Donnell 0 Chnppell, c Hardwick, b Clark .... (i Stainton. e I'. Kheppard, b Clark .. 5 Oliver, b Bevan ]o Ilamblyn. not out ] Newell. 1) Bevan (I Extras n

Total 55 Bowling Averages: O'Donnell, three for £0; (lark, four for )(>; I>van, three for four; Jlartin, none for eight. ALBION. First Innings. Monteath, b Nicoll, ;) Green, b Heskett 0 O'Donnell, c Mason, b Heskett .... 1 Hardwiek. e Chappell, b Nicoll .... 4 Clark, b Heskett 14 F. Sheppard, c Colson, b Ileskelt .. 1 Martin, run out 5 Girling, c Stohr, b Heskett 1 W. Sheppard, c Ileskett, b Nicoll .. '■ Sutherland, not out 12 Bevan, b Nicoll 7 Extras 5

Total 50 Bowling Averages: Nieol!, four for 23; Heskett, live for 1!). NEW PLYMOUTH. S<■ * Hid Tnr.ings. Heskett. c Green, b Clark 12 Stohr, thrown out ,'i Chnrnell, c Clark, b Bevan ...... !? C'olson, e F. Sheppard. b Girling .. !) Nicoll, not out lid Bottrill, not out |<) Extras II Total, for four wickets (innings closed) ]O2 Bowling Averages: Clark, one for If): Bevan, one for 2(i; O'Dounell, none fiir lfi; Girling, none for II; Sutherland, none, for 12; Hardwick, none for seven. A LUTON. .Second Innings. Tilartin, not out .. ](j Clark, not out 24 Extras ;j Total for four wickets .... ii Bowling Averages: TCicoll, none for eight; Heskett. none for seven; Bottrill, none for ir>; ATason, none for 10; Chappell, none for none.

:IXGLK\YOOD DEFEAT TIIxORAXGT. Inglewood put up 88 runs. McKenzie and Pullen made a good first-wicket stand, but Matthews {1*1) and Harkncss (10) were the only other double-figure scorers. Jupp took five wickets, Sa rten and Foreman two each, ami Roberts one ; but in the absence of bowling averages on the score sheets supplied the detailed figures cannot be given. Tikorangi scored 5.1 (IT. Foreman 13, G. Foreman 15, and Griffin 12). Smith took four wickets, Mcßae three, and Pullen two. Matthews again kept wickets well, not allowing an extra to be scored. Detailed scores.—

IXGLEWOOD. MeKenzie, 1) Sarten og Pullen, 1.b.w.. b Roberts ]0 Thomas, b C. Foreman 0 Mcßae, c Purdue, b C. Foreman .. 2 Matthews, b .lupp ]4 Harkncss, b Jupp in Stratford, b Sarten 8 Smith, b Jupp 1 Darlow, c Purdue, b Jupp 0 Sutherland, b Jupp 0 Russell, not out 0 Extras 7

Total S(i TIKORAXGI. Scrimgeour, b Meßae (i Roberts, c Matthews, b Smith .... 2 11. Foreman, b Smith 13 C. Foreman, c sub., b Smitli 1 Lye, b Smith 2 G. Foreman, b Meßae 15 Griffin, b Pullen 12 Jupp, rim out 2 Piirdie, not out 1 Sarten, b Meßae 0 Garner, 1) Pullen 1 Total .. 35 THE HAWSE CUP MATCH.

POVERTY BAY v. WAXGAXUI. AYanganii', Last Xiirht. The cricket, match. Poverty Ray v. Witniramii. for the Htnvke Cun w« continued on Saturday, when the visitors made a splendid recovery. !Witli nine wickets down for 271, Wanganui continued their innings, which closed for 307. Poverty Ray then went in, and made 302 for the second innings, bringing the total score to 400. Scores:—

WAXGANUI. First Innings. •T. M. TTusscv, l.b w.. b Scholium .. 0 H. !?. Cave, b Gates fi-f L. P. Cave, b Scholium 1 L. Woods, b Mc.Mahon 28 R. W. Orton, b Guthrie 38 K. 11. Cave, c and b Oakcs 08 L. Furrie, c Gibson, b Scholium .. 1 C. Holland, b Cook 54 W. Bnrrell, b Cook 0 J. 11. Williams, e Guthrie, b Cook .. 5 A. G. Ilaines, not out 12 Extras 27

Total .. '• •• 307 "Bowling Analysis: Scholium, two for TO; Guthrie, one for 'IT; McMahon, one for 40: Cook, three for .10; C'lark. none for 31; Maude, none for 33; Oakes, two for 30. POVERTY HAY. First Innings 107 Second Timings. W. Gibson, 1.b.v., b Holland .. .. 34 W. -T. Scholium, b T\ Cave .... 14 L. McMahon, b Holland 03 A. C: Cooke, b L. P. Cave 7!) M. Guthrie, e Haines, b Holland .. 72 S. McConnell, run out 4 "\Y. Cakes, c and li Holland 1 11. E. Maude, c Orton, b Holland .. 0 P. Garthorpe, b Holland 0 T T . Clarke, not, out S J. Moore, b Holland 0 Extras 21

Total 302 AUCKLAND MATCHES. Auckland, Last Night. Tlie second series of rounds in ilie senior grade was commenced yesterday in light rain. Kesu'ils: Grafton, '229 (I>. Hay 8)1), v. Ponsonby, three for no wickets. -V-iainst Eden A, North Shore made for seven wickets (('. Da ere 02, Stewart ">S. Uowden 58 not out). Against Vnivei'sity. Eden ]! made 203 for eight, wickets (Hurlon 78, Tiealc fit!). Again-t Parnell. Waitcmata made 233 (C. Moller 81, C. Temperton 52 not out, A. Young 47).

WELLINGTON V. HAWKE'S BAY. Wellington, Last Night. The inter-provincial cricket match, Wellington v. Hawke's Hay, commenced on the' Basin Reserve on Saturday morning. A strong wind blew i R the morning, but at noon it died down to almost ::i The vickei was good although : :>:ne\vhat slow, and was in favour of the l.atsman stood his team in good stead. I :ie inclusion of Board, the English cricketer, who lias been engaged as coach by the Hawke's Bay Association, and hisj gimiais-hip in (he field and ability as a baismeen stood his team in good stead. Wellington'!! first innings produced 25i>, e.nd Hawke's Bay replied with 11)4, the last wicket falling at 5.50. For Wellington Ilay 3li, Tucker 42, and Rodgers 41, batted best, and for Hawke's Bay Board 03, Stevens 23, O'Brien 25, Bishop 24, ami Patcrson If) were the double figure batsmen. Napier five for S3, was Ilawktf's Bay's best bowler, and for Wellington, lliddlestone took five for 57.