CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 230, 8 March 1915, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE SATURDAY COM.i'ETITH IX. Ti.e \vi■ (• i:-I■;i. 1 f iniiM'iiti<iti -was a I\:inccd another stage oil Salui'.-.y-', when the llU'itch between lllgloWoiii! ; ,':i) New Plymouth, 11 nlinislii-il on ,inni;:v'y lith, «;is ell m,,! et ed on the Hecrcation (.rounds, Xew Plymouth, re-uiting in a I wo-ji-iiiit win (or Inglcwood. The competition is now in a. very interesting position, United Service leading with 11 point-, Xew Phnt'iiith In, ,'iml lnglewood Ilic two latter have unlini hod iiiiit.i ln'.-, anil ' t irri-p('i ( point to 11unit i'liste issue being in doubt until the Jiiis*! match is played. Dn Saturday tlio ln'-i pcriuriiiances were: — WITH THE HAT. Ilottrill (Xew Plymouth), not out.. 2S II esk ell fXVw Plymouth) 2S McKenzie (lnglewood'l 23 WITH TWO BALL. Ife.-kett (Xew Plymouth) ~ 3 for I" Eggleton 11nglewood! .. .. 5 for 2(1 lleskett (Xew Plymouth) .. 7 for 33 IX'dLEWOOI) DEFEAT XEW PLYMOrTIf. There was some alteration in both eh ven- as compared with those which opened the match two months ajro. I'i'rlinv, (-ibson and Kempt-borne were absent from the Inglcwood team, The ♦wo former Mere replaced liy Moore and Smith, but Kempthorne, having batted, cuild not he replaced. Xew Plymouth were minus Chap-pel), floss. Cooper and Newel], One vacancy was filled by Ilesb It. The other* were not. filled, as two men having bowled, they had to be counted as absentee-, whilst there was a iburhi about the position regarding a substitute for the, third, who had kept '■■■■ ickets. Xew Plymouth accordingly batted three men short. The match was not commenced till 2.-15 p.m. Inglcwood (seven v.i. kets down for 123) sent the two not-out men—Matthews (.13) and llarkness pi—to face the bowling of Xicoll and lleskett. Matthews mi

smitrliy caught in the slips by Xieoil ofi" He 4, t('s second bail, and the same fate befel Darkness three runs later. Moore, by nice cricket, added S before Ifeskctt heat, him, and the innings closed for 135. i lli'skett ami Xicoll opened for Xew Plymouth, to the bowling of Meliae and Kggleton. Huns came freely, both being smart between the wickets, and having narrow escapes of being run out. At 33 Xicoll (15) was beaten by a good ball from l-.ggleton. A few runs later liottrill, trying to cut Smith, played him I'll, (01-on a-.-isted lleskett to the score to 52 before the lafter went lor 2S. At (13 Colson was out for and at 7fi who had played forceful cr eket for 11) rims, was beaten liy lOggleton, who bowled well right through. The last two men failed to score. Ingle wood in tlieir f e -oud ven_ ture opened well, losing four wickets for Co. McKcnzic topped the score with 23. Moore batted well for bis 17. and l'ullen s 13 included a hit to the terraces oir lleskett. The last five wickets 1 I ell to ITeskett for'l runs. Ifeskctt had I bowled well, had a hand in the dismissal !of every batsman, and effected one brilliant catch, Hughes also held three smart- catches. Xew Plymouth. re:|u'ri' 131 to win. set ont iii the hopeless task of trying to get them in 20 minutes. At the drawing of stupms they had ob- | tained. 41 for the loss of two wickets i 'S'tainton and ffcskettl. Bottrill liit out well, and .carried his bat for 28. fXci/EWono. First Timings. ! c ((liver, b Xicoll 13 Kenipthorne. run out -I Meliae. b Xicoll 0 McKenzio e X'ewell, b Stainton . . H , Xicholls, C Xicoll, 1) lleskett . . . . 2!) Matthews, h Xicoll 53 l'ullen. b Xicoll 4 Fggleton, c Xicoll, b lleskett 0 Darkness, b lleskett H Moore, b lleskett S A. Smith, not out 2 Extras H Total 135 Howling 'Analysis: lleskett. three wickets for 7. runs; Xicoll. five for 50: Stainton, one for 10: Cooper, none for 7; Colson, none for 10: Chappell, none for 11; Mason, none for 20. Second. Innings.

McK'-'iizii'. <t Stainton, b Jlrskett .. \ ' il'ullen, b Hc-kclt 1:1 ! Mcltui', o llcskrtij b Xieoll <> , Moon-, i' Hashes, h Jk-skett .. .. 17 NieholN, c !I;irknes:s, 1.b.w., It jb.-skett 2 Smith, c Huu'lios, b IJe.-jkett 0 - Kl'jjMoi], v Heskett. b Mason .... 1 i Matthews. b Jli*hkott . 1 Lewo, not out 1 1 Keinpthonie, absent 0 Extras 1 Total 7i Howiinjr Analysis: !!e-kt.lt. seven ■\vick«'t s for runs; one for 11; Xi■ (iJI, one for 22. NEW PLYMOUTH. Vlrst Innings. ilrski'tt. 1' Nieoll, b ].") Hoi trill, played oil, b Smitli ,1 Colsun, b ELTLrleion Masi.n, b Stainton, c, MeKenzio, b McKau .. 2 Stolir. not out It b 0 « absent 0 »' ab-r-nt *. 0 absent 0 K.'itra- : 5 ; Ti 't :il 70 Mf.v.iin:-' Anah >!••>: five . fur :!0 Smith. une iVr 1">: ' ovv f'i!' "21: Mooiv. /or 15. ' Si'i i) I' I ; on, 1j Sin it h IJottrill. not out' 2-> | e .McKvii/.ii'. Ij KirirMou .. ■: l-*.\i rn - •> Tm! >' '!\v, wi.'l .■! ' fur .. ' i KM 11 , iinv /■. r i:«11 -: -: ■ It'll. o'"' ■' i" 1 "t !■ 7 r ■ n- 'I »|. Mill- for 1 ! : ■ Mi-l!■;r, Ml" <• i iiai ma;; tb-iv " siM i !:•- man in the t r:tr, pointim' (■» a wan-Uu-<>t] r,l',. -. -mi.. y<-f : "WVli. ! I hj:.! ;t Vi';ir ;! 'J I I'i'l'l !D wil'l r! I v-H ! I i;i f i-i;> Jl' l ♦' W>' 1!"' a truer nf 111.' obi ti - <"H|b!e !■>.! iba:.:." i ; i 11! i ' \i't 1 ' of 1--in"< bc- ■. i:ti■ ■ v '■■■■ .!i ! - o . \I .n . !:lir;ini'U;-r,i , 2o CI L C2. ' ' t