CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1920, Page 7

CRICKET.

POSITION OF TEAMS. Following is the position of each team In the senior competitions in the matches played up to Saturday last:— SATURDAY COMPETITIONS! Matches Champion Team. Played Won Lost Point* New Plymouth "A" ..4 4 Old Boys G 4 1 7 Freezing Works S 2 3 2 Tlkorangl 5 32 3 High School ' 4 1 3 minus 4 New Plymouth "B" .. 5

THURSDAY COMPETITION. Matches Champion Team ' Played Won Lost Points New Plymouth 7 5 2 8 Inglewood 6 4 2 0 Yft' rek * 5 3 2mlnus2 Albion 5 _ smlnusl2 NORTH v. SOUTH TARANAKI. TO-DAY'S MATCH. A one day (match between North Taranakl and South Taranakl will be played on the Boys' High School ground. New Plymouth, to-day, play commencing at 9.30 a.m. The last match between North and South Taranakl took place in 1915, when the North won at New Plymouth by 4 runs. The season prior to that the match was played at Hawera, and won by the home team by 206 runs. The teams for to-day's match are:— South Taranakl—Messrs Penny, Penfold, Fearon, Gunn, Hughes, Carey, McCarthy, Pratt, Beechey, Worrall, and Nellson. Emergencies: Messrs Marsh, Harrison and Whalin. North Taranakl— Messrs G. C. Clarke, Eggleston, A. Hasell, J. Heskett, E. G. Johnson, E. Lash, AY. P. Nicoll. A. H. Osborne, I. W, Palmer, A. Bewley, and P. E. Stainton. NOTES ON PREVIOUS GAMES. By "Spectator." Although Taranakl has never taken any prominent part In interprovlnclal matches, the players of this province have, nevertheless, had many fixtures with Wanganul and other visiting teams, but it is questionable whether these contests have proved any 1 more Interesting than those decided between elevens from the north and South divisions of Taranakl. Records are not available of those matches which are now but a memory, but the writer has pleasant recollections of a good number. It Is looking back many years when Rlddlford, George Bayly and George Syme swung a bat for the Hawera division. In those days Crawshaw, now of Stratford, was a prominent man In cricket, and one who had previously played for Canterbury. After these South laranakl had the services of Gudgeon (Inglewood), Pratt, McCarthy, and Harry Elliott, anil liese were later on reinforced by Jimmy Sullivan (Eltham), a player who would havo made a name If able to play in city matches. Frank Glasgow, of All Black fame. Is another who helped the division along to victory. Kaponga occasionally had a quota represented and Price and Trower were two lamtllar faces In those days. Okaiawa has also been honored with representation and Keg Penny and Whalin have tried their hand against the Northerners. Joe Fearon of Mungntokl, has In his career played for Eltham, Kaponga and Okaiawa nnd stlU comes up smiling ever ready to score a boundary Looking thfough the list of to-day's players I find many who are not lacking in experience. If years at the game count for anything, These are Pratt, next to Heskett, the most finished batsman in Taranakl, and certainly one of the most attractive to watch. McCarthy a left-handed batsman, who pasted Southail, left-handed bowler, in the 1910 match. Fearon, a stone-waller, and Penny a bat capable of knocking up 30 runs against any bowling. Whalin is emergency, and has proved a very fair bowler, but is an indifferent bat.

i!n^-S lat ,n,l? nt Nw I mentioned the 1910 malcii, and looking up the 6CQre4iook of that, game I find that although hat Is ten years ago we have available for to-days play: Lash, Nicoll, Eggleston, Clarke, and Hasell. Robertson and Weston also Played in that game, and Robertson was picked for to-day's fixture. It seems that North Taranakl does not make many changes In lint game South Taranakl won on ihe first nnlngs, and for the benefit of those who like to compare play of that date with to-day's fixture I publish the details of the game South Taranakl, Ist Innings-Sullivan 0, £ ?i. ' £ ralt , 17 ' Moore ' 21 - Dunl "P 20, McCarthy 50 (Including three 6's), Smith 20, toman 1, Mather 6, Jurd 2, Goldstone 0, extras 1(1; total, 154. Southail took 4 wickets 9- r =„/ U „ n \ Clarke 4 for 47 - N'MoU 2fM . , 2 !or 10 - - Second innings.—Goldl°m °' ??" !h *• Inmnn 6 - Cole 21, Jurd 1, Sullivan 33, Dunlop 19, Pratt 4, extras 10; total 7 wickets for 85 runs. Southail seS"?, 3 Eckels for 17 runs, Clarke 3 for 28. Nicoll, Hill and Robertson all failed to obtain wickets, the last mentioned in three overs having 22 runs scored off him r n h T, aranakl ' lst 'nnlngs.—Robertson 0, Lash 14, Weston 0, Greatbach 6, Nicoll 1 E»|ft„ 8 „' |* k »ni„ 3, Clarke 1, Hill 13, M» ?« ' w n*'L 7 ' e * tniS 22 (ton Scorer > : total 7b McCarthy secured four wickets for 4 runs Dunlop 3 for 20, Cole 3 for 22, Pratt. 0 for 8.