CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 7

CRICKET.

TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. Following are the fixtures in to-day's cricket competitions:— Senior.—New Plymouth A v. New Plymouth 8., at Recreation Grounds; Old Boys v. High School, at School grounds; Freezing Works v. Tlkorangl, at Tlkorangl. Juniors—High School A v. Walreka, at Tukapa; Freezing Works v. Whiteley, at Show Grounds; High School B v, Tlkorangl, at Racecourse. TEAMS. Tha following teams have been selected to play:— New Plymouth A.—Heskott, Lash, Johnson, Qulckfall, Mackay, Macdonald, Sutherland, Dinniss, Clark, Pascoe, Stalnton; emergency, Oliver. N.P. B. Purdue, Qulckfall, Brabant, Sheppard, Prlar, Hughes, Fitzherbert, Dunstan, Lawrey, Hewitt, Baker; emergency, Henry. Old Boys .—Bewley, Qullllam, Osborne, Monteath, Colson, Johnston, Bottrill, Saxton, Oliver, Eggleton, Fox. Freezing Works.—Sheppard, Reed, O'Donnell, Hellaby, Rae, Morrison, Kerr, Burns, W. Kinsella, E. Klnsella, Girling (cars will leave x.jli stand at 1.15 p.m.) Freezing Works Junior.—Elms, Hoskin, Goodall, Bartley, Foote, Haskell, Barrtball, Way, Sutherland, N. Klnsella, W. Gunson. Whiteley.—Coleman, E. White, S. White, Hoffmann, P. Wright, JlUett, Sutton, Morris, Frethey, Well 3, Boon, T. Dickson, Cooper, A. PicJtSOßi Walreka,—Morrison, Gardner, Brokenshlre, Flbpatrlck, Frewln, Wylie, Parker, Handley, Gnylard, Feek, Yardley; emergency, Harris.

NEAVS AND NOTES. Inglewood has won both matches played. Against the New Plymouth team the finish was most exciting, 19 Tuns being required when the last man went in. The score was not beyond the batsman, who thus snatched an unexpected victory. On Thursday the Walreka men found Sutherland and O'Byrne unplayable, and never looked like making a decent stand, the collapse commencing with O'Dnnnell's dismissal by the first ball, the majority of the team failing bodly to time Sutherland, the concrete pitch being decidedly against them. In the second strike for Walreka, Waller Bave an exhibition of crisp batting, which, whilst hardly enterprising, was sound and steady. He should prove the anchor of the team. Rowlands only requires nxperlence to develop Into a good bowler and batsman. He possesses some good Bcoring strokes, but is father'lmpulsive, and should remember It Is fatal to slog at every ball. O'Donnell, who made a good score the previous Saturday, made 0 and 7, Partridge In each Innings holding catches,off balls that went to point instead of being. driven to the boundary. His trundling was of value to the team, and 5 for 38 was very useful, and broke the back of the Inglewood team. Fair average fielding would have Improved his average considerably. Considering he stands at the bowling crease Currin gets- good ■ work on the ball, and some pace, too. With practice he should secure fine averages.' Townley, as wicket-keeper, was In fair form, keeping the byes down. Considering the heavy outfield, Inglewood did well to total 104 runs; as the long, heavy grass made boundaries almost an Impossibility, and the two secured were made by a pull and hjt : by Darlow and King, both left handers. Nicholls is batting as well as ever, playing a straight bat to a good length ball, and punishing anjthlng loose. Partridge Is a solid bat, and should get many more runs He is the worst judge of a run In tha team, and had Nicholls perspiring freely in attempting runs that would have proved disastrous with goon fielding. Harkness was solid, his defence being sound. The success of the Mldhirst player was pleasing to all, and Snookes, another Midhirst man; looked good for a fair score when dismissed by Hoffmann's fine catch. Sutherland's bowling was much too good for the Walreka men, and ho demonstrated his form by securing six wickets for seven runs—an average that will take a lot of beating. Inglewood's fielding was very good, the placing of the field excellent, and all chances given were accepted. Although the outfield was decidedly uneven the picking up and returning were cleau and prompt, whilst the wicketkeeping of Nicholls was good enough for representative honors. Mr. W. Sager'Kas promised a £1 Is trophy to the best Individual score amongst the Inglewood players. This should resolve Itself Into a contest between Nicholls, Partridge and Harkness.

"Dave" Clegg, who has teen .associated with Ingiewood in many past triumphs, was an interested spectator. An injured knee prevents hira taking the field. Now the matches are In full swing players should make a point of being punctual. At Inglewood play was delayed through several of the home team belnfr slow in arriving, and the previous weak the New Plymouth Club were offenders In tills respect. The Inglewood-Walreka elevens, with one exception, played in the orthodox flannels, and all looked spic and span. The exception was not in "togs" but wore a club hat that was a Telle of many seasons and served to give a little color to the scene. The recently published memorial volume of W. G. Grace deals with this champion of champions as well as a cricketer. .Tust after he' hod played his record 400 against 22 of Grimsby, where the fishermen are, he was bowled by Allan Hill, of Yorkshire. "Thou'rt not plnyln' a lot a' cockle 'aw kers to-day," yelled a Tyke from outside, to be instantly reproved by another with: "Thou silly devil, dost expect a chap to make a boat load a' notches ivvery day?" That was just what thousands of his countrymen did expect from Grace upon every appearance—infallibility. It was an ecclesiastical admirer who described him os "Lord of Lord's and Ruler of Prince's"; though when on a visit to Marlborough School he failed as a batsman. Canon Bell asserts that it was wholly by chance that the hymn in the chapel that evening was "The Scanty Triumphs Grace hath Won." Ohce in a village match the local postman was standing umpire, with "W.G." batting, and the bowler appealed for l.b.w. "Not out," said the postman, "the ball hit the wrong leg." "W.G" laughed heartily, and remarked: "Quite so, ho delivered the ball to the wrong address, didn't he, postman?"