CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 253, 5 April 1915, Page 7

CRICKET.

A REPRESENTATIVE HATCH.

SOUTH TARANAKI v. NORTH TARANAKI.

POOR DISPLAY OF HATTING

The match between South Tiininnki

and Xortli Taranaki, which was commenced on Saturday afternoon at th" Recreation Grounds, Xew Plyinou.'ii. marks the second occasion on which these teams have, met this season, the first occasion being at Jlawcra during the Xew Year, when South Taranaki won somewhat easily by an innings and ■ft runs. The North Taranaki team on Saturday was on pap_»r a much stronger team than that which did battle at Ifawera, still, with TloskcU, Nicall, Olarkr. Ifasell, MeGio, ar.d others away, it eo'.iM hardly be called repi-esoutntivc. SouOi Taranaki had a weaker team, Icing minus Blamircs, Staiilcton, Gardiner. Coleman, and Lynskoy.

The wicket was in fair order, nvl though after the heavy rain of ilc previous- day the outfield was dead 'led against fast'run-getting, still the batting was, with but few exceptions, miser ibly weak, both sides being disposed of :'<-Y a total of 143 runs, which took over three hours to compile. Sarten and Penny, respectively, held the howiing honors for their sides, taking six wickets for twelve and six for thirteen. McCarthy captained the visitors, am! Bain the local team. McCarthy won tintoss, and sent Pratt and Cundy to opr-i to the bowling of Bain and Robertson. Runs came very slowly, three singles oil' Bain's first over, and'a maiden to Robertson. After five overs, ten was on the board, all singles, including two bye ■... Pratt then got a two off Robertson. Both batsmen were playing steadily, and with a view to effecting a separation, several changes of bowling were tried. Purdue replaced Bain, and after three overs, which produced only two runs, Osborne was put on. a?id bowled two inexpensive overs. Sarten then replaced him. and Roberts replaced Robertson, who had bowled six overs for 11 runs. The score had mounted very sly.'-, ly, mostly in singles and an occasional I two to each batsman. Cundv scored »

couple- of threes off Roberts, whose bowsing the batsman appreciated, and at :"3. Pratt was run out from a. smart return by Monteath for a very useful sco-e. 53_l_ 2 (i. Penny followed, to fall first ball to Sarten, who was bowling v.'il'. r>3—2—o. Two balls later the" same bowh-r got Douglas, n.l—3—o. McCarthy joined Cundy, who was batilvur well, and assisted in raising the score to 72 before. Sarten got Cundy with a bailer. 72—4—2(1. McLood fell one run later to Bain, who had replaced Roberts ™ •'i-O. Two balls later McLaren fell

to the same bowler. 73—fi—0. Cole fidlowed. Two byes went past Matthewswho was not up to his usual form, for a couple each time, and then Sarten took McCarthy with a bairer. 777 —D. Tn the same over ho bowled Piters. 77-s' —(>. Bain scattered Cole's timber with a. trimmer. 77—!)—0. SHnger scored oi.e. and Sarten quickly accounted for Phillips. 78—10-- 0. After the tea adjournment Roberts and Monteath opened' to' Slinger and McCarthy. Roberts lifted Stinger's third ball for a safe two, but McCarthy's Hist, over proved fatal to Monteath. 2—l -I). Robertson filled the vacancy, and snicked McCarthy for a single. After a slowperiod, Robertson opened out and drove McCarthy to the boundary, also lifting him for two, Cole missing a high catch. Roberts also put McCarthy to the boundary, raising twenty. Attempting another boundary, Robertson was rhv.'n bowled by Slinger. 25—2—13. Gwiilim followed, and Roberts welcomed bin by playing McCarthy for a single and bringing bis score to ten. Gwiilim opened with a forward stroke for two. At i'X

McCarthy vovked Roberts with the last ball of his over, Roberts had jdaved prettily for his runs. 20—3—11. M--Konzic followed. Gwiilim sored f!ir,e oil Slinger. McCarthy howled a mam-n to Gwiilim, but oil' his next over McKonzie drove him to the boundary, and also cot him for two. bringing -II) up. Penny here replaced Slinger. Gwii'im scored a two and a single, and dun Penny bowled McKenzie. -14—4—8. Bain followed, and opened with a sim'ic. Gwiilim lifted McCarthy, but no one was with reach, and he scored a single. A'

nice cut for two oil' Penny, and then he poked one up to McCarthy' at mid wick"!:. Jil-i)-12. Osborne followed, but four runs later fell a victim in a similar manner. r>fi—(!—l. Purdue went next ball. .-i5--7--n. Matthews snicked Penny for a single, ami thin Bain lifted him'right under the trees for six". Next ball he hit for a single, getting his foot struck. At (13 MeLcod replaced McCarthy. Bain survived ah appeal for l.b.w. first bill, but (wo balls later was out l.b.w. to a ball that struck him high up. Sumrnr followed. A single to each batsman, and ihen Matthews touched one which Douglas held. (i!i-~<|.-2. Sarten. who followed, was bowled two balls later by Pen ny. (15-1(1-0. The details were: SiHTIT TAtSANAKI -First Innings. Pratt, run out 2(1 Cundy, b E. Sarten 20 Penny, b E. Sarten 0 Dou-las, b E. Sarten 0 McCarthy, b E. Sarten :) Mcl.eod.'b Bain 0 McLaren, b Bain ft Cole, b Bain 1 Peters, e Purdue, b E. Sarten (I Slinger, not out 1 Phillips. 1) E. Sarten n Extras TO 7S BOM-LING ANALYSIS. Overs Mdns. Runs YVkts. Bain 12 3 10 3 Pobertson (i 1 ]] Purdue 3 1 2 Sarten 11.4 3 12 (i Roberts 4' -

NOKTII TARANAKI—First liming. Mmiteatli, b McCarthy C Roberts, 1) MeCartliy ;1 Kobertson, 1) Slimier 13 (iwillim. c "MeCaiihy, )> Penny .... U MoKciizio, li Penny S Pain, Ihw. h Mel.eod 1! Osborne, e "Mi-t'sirtliv, 1) Penny 1 Purdue. 1> Pennv ..'....:....'. 0 Matthews, e l)ou;>Ias, b Penny .... 2 Simmer, net (Hit 1 Sarten, b Pennv 0 Extras ." fi

BOWLINC! AXALYSTS. Overs Mdns. Rims VTckt MeCarlhv !) 2 2:1 > Penny ' :!.5 - V.) (! Mei.eml ] _ 2 i

TO-DAY'S PLAY

The match will be resinned at IO.SO Ibis inoniiiij;.