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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 24 February 1915, Page 8

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VJt'TUIUA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. I'.V Cable I'lvs:; Association —Copyright. Adelaide, February 22. .South Australia in their second inning lost three wickets i'or ll>;5 (Peilew zii ..loves 01, Steel not out Hi.) j THE IIAWJvU CUP. WAMIAXUI V. KOKTJI TAnAXAKI. NPilTOKtt - POOR UA'i'TkVU. ]'.y Telegraph,—Press Association. YVanganui, Last Night. The ITawke Cup match, W'anganui v. North Turanaki, comnu'iiced to-day in brilliant weather. The. wicket and out. field were fast. 'W'anganui won the toss, and batting first, compiled 271. by consistent batting. L. P. Cave was top scored with til. scored in a patient innii>"s and Holland and Ilussey hit freely for 4(i and 39 respectively. Heskett and Clarke were the best of the visiti n«» bowlers, but the fast trundler was not suited by the true wicket. The fielding on the whole was smart and alert. Tara° iiaki gave a poor display with tho bat. A one of the visitors was at home to Holland, who bowled unchanged. At one stage Taranaki had six wickets down for 32 runs, and but for an easy ditch beiii" drojiped by Ilussey seven wickets would have been down for the same number, (iw.llnn and Osborne were the onlv batsmen to reach double figures. Til's latter played a good innings, and was caught out by trying to force the pace when thp last man arrived.

: Taranaki followed on, and had lost | two wickets for 42 when stumps were I drawn. Scores:— I WANGANUI. First Innings. IT. .Cave, run out j i Hussey, c Heskett, b Clarke .'.' " ri<) I'urrie, 1) Heskett ;>> L. Cave, e Purdie, b Heskett .. .'. !*(!'•! I Wood, b Bain ! L. Cave, c Bain, b Robertson 21 J Orton, b Ileskett 23 Holland, run out .' 4 ( | Murchie, c Osborne, b Clarke s | Haines, c Heskett, b Clarke 1 i Barrett, not out Extras \' nlTotal 271 j Bowling Averages: Bain, one for 33-1 Nieoll, none for 41; Ileskett, three for' <i2; Robertson, one for 7; Purdie, nam-', for 1(1; Clarke, three for 80. TARANAKI. First Innings. Nicoll, b Holland, 7 Heskett, c Furrie, b Holland . <) Robertson, b Holland 7 . /> Bottrill, b Holland '....!! 0 (•william. c Wood, b Hussey ... 90 McOie, b Holland "1 ! Bain, b Holland '' 2 Clarke, c Hussey, b Holland 7 Osborne, c and b Hussey 15 Purdie, b Hussey .. . 7 Stainton, not out '' Extras .. " . ' '4 Total Bowling Averages: Holland, six fur 37; L. Cave, one for 20; Hussey, thre c . for 17. " Second Innings. Osborne, not out g Purdie, c Haines, b Ilussey Nicoll, run out '<> Heskett, not out ... " in Extras j i Two wickets for j >