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Taranaki Daily News, 4 April 1921, Page 8

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SECOND TEST MATCH SATURDAY’S PLAY. NEW ZEALAND’S HARD TASK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, April 2. The test match was resumed to-day in fine and cool weather. ) Ransford and Forssberg resumed Australia’s first innings. /’ Both batsmen were very aggressive, carrying the score to 517, when Sandman beat Forssberg. Kippax filled the vacancy and gave a very fine display of forceful batting. He lost Ransford at 562, the Australian captain having compiled a well played 128. Ratcliffe assisted Kippax to increase the total and the pair carried the score to 662, when Ratcliffe left, and the innings closed for 663. New Zealand opened badly, the crack Canterbury batsman, Blunt, being run out when he looked like getting set. Smith gave a very fine display, his 89 runs being invariable. Re played freely all round the widfet. Patrick also played a useful innings when runs were most wanted. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bogle, c Hiddleston, b Mcßeth 67 Richardson, c Smith, b Mcßeth .... 112 Liddicut, c Rountree, b Smith 25 Lampard, c Brice,, b Patrick 132 I Ransford, c Shepherd, b Sandman .. 128 i Waddy, b Patrick 3 • Forssberg, b Sandman 5*2 I Kippjx, not out 84 Ratcliffe, b Snedden 48 Ironmonger, b Mcßeth 1 Hornibrook, b Mcßeth 0 Extras 11 Total 663 Bowling analysis: Brice took no wickets for 131 runs; Smith 1 for 13fl<; Mcßeth 4 for 109; Sandman 2 for 104; Patrick 2 for 67; Blunt 0 for 19; Snedden 1 for 36: Hiddleston. 0 for 14; Dacre 0 for 37. NEW ZEALAND First Innings. Blunt, thrown out 16 Hiddleston, c Waddy, b Hornibrook 17 Snedden, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger .... 1 Smith, c Waddy, b Lampard 89 i Patrick, lb Lampard 28 I Shepherd, c Richardson, b Lampard 24 ' Dacre, not out 28 Sandman, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger .... 2 : Brice, not out 31 Extras 6 Total (for 7 wickets) .; 239 AUSTRALIA'S PROSPECTS.

KEEN BATTLES IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Ipril 1 Warber, in a special article in the Morning Post, entitled “Our Chances Against tlie Australians”, says the season promises to be the busiest on record, t'he fixture list being more overcrowded than ever. Every county naturally desires to have the Australians on their own ground, though the result is too. often a foregone conclusion. The huge, programme brought most unfortunate ciashings. Surrey plays Kent and Yorkshire meets Notts on the same day as the test match at Old ’Trafford. “Is it too late to remedy such a state of things? lam not altogether pessimistic regarding Britain’s chances on our own ground, and with a wide field of selection we should put up a/good fight,” he says.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received April 3. 11.5 p.m. London, April 1.

The Lancashire Cricket Club passed a resolution declaring that trial matches in connection with the approaching tests are impracticable. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

PARENTS v. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. AN INTERESTING MATCH. A match between the New Plymouth Boys’ High SeTool eleven and a team of parents was held on the school grounds on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the school by an innings and 15 runs. 'There was a good attendance of onlookers, including a number of ladies. Afternoon tea was kindly dispensed by Mrs. Moyes.

The mateh was a most r/hjoyable one and the boys jiispHyed a real sporting spirit. Parents, winning the toss-, put the boys in first. In the early stages of the innings the parents’ bowling was good, but there was a falling-off in the latter part, due to lack of form, and runs came quickly. The school declared for 156 with six wickets down. Of this total Lash secured 43 and, Mahray 40. Bowling for the parents’ team E. Lash took 4 wickets for 44. The parents’ batting was also noticeable for lack of practice. Moyes (27) and Lash (14) were the principal scorers in the first innings of 6)1. Four wickets were taken by Hughes for 13 runs. The parents followed on with a second innings and showed better form after their previous experience, the total of runs being 78 with five wickets down, when stumps were drawn. Taylor was ttye principal bowler for the school. The best feature of the parents’ play was the fielding, which was exceptionally good. It ; is hoped to have an all-day match next year. Details of the scores are:— SCHOOL. Palmer, b Lash 20 Lash, c Griffin, b Robertson 43 Brown, b Lash 0 Hughes, c Fookes, b Lash 13 Mahray, b Fairbrother 40 Brodie, b Lash 0 Palmer, not out 21 Taylor, not out 11 Extras 8 Total (declared for 6 wickets) ... 156 Bowling analysis: Lash took four wickets for 44 runs; Moyes nil for 48; Robertson 1 for 20; Fookes nil for 24; Fairbrother 1 for 9. PARENTS. First Innings. Griffin, 1.b.w., b Hughes 2 Lash, c Moyes, b Hughes 14 Palmer, run out 4 b Mahrayy x

'Fairbrother, b Hughes 0 Moyes, not out 27 fookes, stpd. Mahray 0 Kebbell, b Hughes <x. 5 Hine, b Taylor X 7 List, b Taylor 6 Nolan, b Taylor 4 Total 64 -Bowling analysis: Hughes 4 for 13; Mahray 2 for 3; Taylor 3 for 8. Second Innings, Moyes, c Moyes, b Taylor 35 Griffin, b Palmer 11 Fookes, c Palmer, b Taylor 0 Palmer, c and b Taylor 6 Robertson, b Brown 2 ■Fairbrother, not out 17 Kebbell, not out 1 Extras 6 Extras (for 5 wickets) 78