CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

PROSPECTS IN TARANAKI. INTEREST IN ALL CENTRES. Everything points to the forthcoming cricket season being a successful one. ' In South Taranaki the game appears to be Advancing with gieat strides. Hawera is hopeful of having .'our senior teams in the ’ Saturday competition, and there is also a likelihood of two Wednesday teams being formed. It is also proposed to have a senior and junior competiThe Saturday half-holiday in New Plymouth will make it difficult for Inglewood to enter a team in the northern competition, and it is probable that a central division will be formed, comprising Inglewood and Eltham, which has also suffered in the past owing to the holiday in the other towns in South Taranaki being held on Wednesday. In Stratford and Midhirst cricket has been practically dead during the past few years, but it is stated that there is every chance of fairly strong teams being established in each place. In North Taranaki the competition will probably be confined to the New Plymouth teams and Urenui. 3he formation of the new West End team should give added interest to the competition, whilst the Inclusion of Urenui will also be appreciated by cricketers, who always look forward to the visit of the coastal team. Urenui will probably enter with a. senior and junior eleven. Tikorangi, which has played a prominent part in Taranaki cricket in the past, finds it impossible to get a team to enter the competitions—at any rate, before the New Year—members being unabje to spare the necessary time away from their farms during the busy season. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. All members and Intending members of the New Plymouth Cricket Club are requested to meet on the racecourse this afternoon at 2 o'clock for a practice match. A full muster is necessary, as the committee wish to ascertain the number of players available for both senior and junior teams. THE ELTHAM CLUB. A team from the Eltham Cricket Club journeyed to Inglewood on Thursday and played a match with the Inglewood Club. Mr. J. Sutherland captained the home team, and before play commenced extended a hearty welcome to the visitors. This was the first occasion on which the two teams had met, and hr- expressed a wish that they may meet on many occasions in the future. Mr. K. B. Bain (captain) acknowledged. Mrs. J. Sutherland entertained the visitors to afternoon tea, which was greatly enjoyed by all. The following are the scores, Inglewood batting first:—r Inglewood.—Gibson, c. Marsh, b. Goldstone, 11; Nicholls, b. Bain, 8; O’Byrne, b. Bain, 2; Cutfield, b. Bain, 14; Partridge, b. Bain, 0; Coutts, not out, 21: Barlow, b. Shipton, 11; J. Sutherland, b. Shipton, 0; Chapman, b. Bain, 3; Foster, b. Bain, 0; L. Sutherland, b. Shipton, 2; extras, 17. Total, 89. Eltham.—Marsh, b. Gibson, 28; Rain, b. Gibson, 16; Goldstone, run out, 0; Shipton, not. out, 26; Holland, b. Cutfield, 2; Stratford, b. Gibson, 0; Greenwood, b. Gibson. 0; O’Neill, b. Coutts, 2; Gernhoefer, h. Coutts, 0 ; Hamerton, b. Gibson, 2 : Bennett, c. Gibson, b. Coutts. 0; extras, 5. Total, 81. The following is the bowling analysis:— li.glcwood : Gibson 5 wickets, Coutts 3, Cutfield 1. Eltham: Bain. 6 wickets. Shipton 3, Goldstone 1.