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Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1921, Page 3

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.AUSTRALIA V. SOUTH AFRICA. THE FIRST TEST MATCH. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. G, 5.5 p.m. Capetown, Nov. 5. The Australian cricketers have commenced their first test against South Africa at Durban. The weather was fine, after rain on the previous day, which had not affected the wicket, though the outfield was slow. The attendance was 7000. The Australians won the toss and batted first, Collins and Gregory opening to the bowling of Marx and Nourse. The batsmen opened freely, causing frequent bowling changes until Blanckenburg, and Carter found their length and steadied the scoring. The first wicket fell at 85. Play was very keen, but the fielding was patchy, though sometimes brilliant. Gregory was* twice missed. * Macartney was lively, punishing the bowling. After ills departure the scoring eased until Ryder and Taylor were partnered, putting on 37 for the sixth wicket. Hendry joined Ryder, the pair adding 70 for the seventh wicket, which went at 277. Ryder gave a chance early in the innings, but otherwise Ins was a good allround display. Blanckenburg’s bowling was excellent. He got good speed on, and varied his pace. The South Africans made a poor start a few minutes before the bad light stopped Play. Scores: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, b Carter 31 Gregory, b Bianckenburg ...51 Macartney, c Nourse, b Nupen •» 59' Bardsley, b Bianckenburg .........5 Andrews, b Bianckenburg ... •« 3 Ryder, not out 78 Taylor, b Carter 18 Hendry, c Nourse, b Chapman 23 Carter, c Nourse, b Bianckenburg 4 9 Macdonald, b Carter 2 Malley, b Bianckenburg .... 2 Extras 18 Total 299 Bowling analysis.—Bianckenburg, 5 for 78; Carter, 3 for 68; Nupen, 1 for- 42; Chapman, 1 for 51; Nourse, none for 36; Marx, none for 6. / SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, c Hendry, b Gregory ............. 1 Zulches, not out 7 Frank, not out ... 0 Total (for one wicket) 8 —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NORTH TARANAKI COMPETITIONS. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. The competitions in North Taranaki were continued on Saturday. Western Park and New Plymouth teams drew in a one Innings rhatch, making 59 runs each; Urenui beat 01<i Boys; and Waitara defeated High School. In 1 the B grade matches Western Park won against > High School, Harbor Board beat Old Boys, and New Plymouth “B” defeated Waitara. SENIOR GRADE. WESTERN PARK v. NEW PLYMOUTH. The match between the Western Park and New Plymouth Clubs resulted in a draw, each making 59. For Park F. 11. Robertson (17) and Scrivener (11) were the most successful | v-ith the bat, and Clarke (26) was the only j j one to reach double figures in the New Ply- > mouth innings. Clark, howling for the Western I Park, took 5 wickets for 17 runs, and Nieoll i secured 4 for 29. For New Plymouth R. i Macdonald took 7 wickets for 21. Details are: iVESTERN PARK. A. B. Macdonald, b Clarke 0 S. Palmer, c Nieoll, b Clarke 6 R. B. Macdonald, b Nieoll 2 F. H. Robertson, b Clarke 17 Dinnis, c , b Nieoll 0 Stevens, b Clarke 1 Gray, b Nieoll 1 E. Hoffmann, b Nieoll .j 2 V. Elliott, b Clarke 2 Halley, not out 4 Scrivener, run out n Total 59 Bowling analysis: Clarke took five wickets for 17 runs; Nieoll, four for 29. NEW PLYMOUTH. . Nieoll,’b Macdonald, 4 Morrison, c Halley, b Scrivener 2 Bragg, c Robertson, b Macdonald 0 Newbold, b Macdonald 3 Clarke, c Stevens, b Robertson 26 Ferry, c Stevens, b Macdonald 2 Hughes, b Macdonald o Sheppard, b Macdonald 5 Inch, c Gray, b Macdonald 7 Luwrey, c Stevens, b Robertson .... ... 1 Callaghan, not out 0 Extras 9 Total - Bowling analysis: Macdonald took 7 wickets for 21 runs; Scrivener, one for 7; Robertson, 2 for 11.

OLD BOYS v. URENUI. At Urenui the home team secured a margin of 40 runs over Old Boys on the first innings. Of their total of 96 I’. Sarten was responsible for 49. Old Boys replied with 56 (Billing IG). Bottrill took most wickets for Old Boys, and O’Neill and Blundell put up good averages in bowling for Urenui. Urenui had a second innings, which netted 79, Sarten, with 24 runs, being again ton. The match was notable for the absence of extras in the scoring. Urenui gained none in the first innings, .and New Plymouth had only one, a leg bye. Details of the scoring arc :

URENUI. First Innings. W. Fuller, b Osborne 3 S. Managh, b Bottrill 0 I’. Sarten, c Oshorne, b Bottrill 49 T. O’Neill, b Bottrill 2 E. K. Blundell, lbw, b Bottrill 3 H. Foreman, c Quilliam, b Bottrill ....\* 11 Lye, b Bottrill 3 E. O'Neill, b Papps 4 W. Wilson, not out *' § G. Fuller, c Quilliam, b Bottrill 0 Des Forges, b Monteath 3 Tot al 9g Bowling analysis: Bottrill, seven for 57; Osborne, one for 30; Papps, one for 6; Monteath, one for 3. Second Innings. K. Blundell, b Bottrill 7 W. Fuller, c Monteath, b Osborne 19 P. Sarten, c Willis, h Colson 24 T. O’Neill, b Colson 0 H. Foreman, b Colson J 3 W. Wilson, c and b Osborne 2 Lye, b Osborne .? .’ E. O’Neill, b <’olsen ..I.]??.J”/’ 2 Managh, b Osborne 0 Fuller, b Colson 6 Des Forges, not out 4 Extras 6 Total , e , e # OLD BOYS. Bewley, c Foreman, b O’Neill 9 Papps, c and b Blundell g Osborne, h Blundell 10 ! Bottrill, c. Sarten, b O’Neill ’’ ’’’’’ 9 I Monteath, c Foreman, b Blundell ...... / 0 i Billing, run out 1G Colson, b O’Neill 0 Quilliam. lbw, b Blundell .....I.’.*? 0 Willis, not out ’** j Dinnis, b O’Neill .' .’’’J 2 11. Blundell, b O’Neill 0 Extras ’ *’***’’}** 1 Total ™ Bowling analysis: O’Neill took fire wickets tor BluadeU, tear £or s;.

HIGH SCHOOL v. WAITABA, * At the High School grounds Waitara defeated the school team on the first innings. The school team’s batting realised 39 runs, and Waitara put up 148. School went to the wickets again, and had one wicket down for 44 when play ceased. B GRADE. NEW PLYMOUTH "B” v. WAITARA, This match was played at WaUara. The home team, batting first, scored 170 runs (J. Taylor 49, M. Fowler 42, and V. Laurent 22). New Plymouth replied with 231 (Oliver 62, Osborne 47, C. H. Stephenson 29). Bower and Hughes each took four wickets for New Plymouth, and W. Skelton and J. Klbby, bowling for Waitara, each secured three. Details of the play are: WAITARA. 3. Taylor, b Andrews 49 W. Kettle, b Hughes 2 J. Klbby, b Hughes 2 R. Kirby, b Hughes 19 M. Fowler, b Bower 42 0. Skelton, c W. Hughes, b Andrews 4 W. Soffe, b M. Hughes S V. Laurent, b Bower 22 J. Ellis, b Bower 6 S. Lalnge, b Bower 4 B. Skelton, not out 1 | Extras 11 Total 170 I Bowling analysis: Bower took four wickets for 42; Hughes, four for 51; Andrews, two for 16. new Plymouth. Stephenson, b Kibby 29 Trevalla, b Kettle 18 Oliver, c and b Taylor 62 Thomas, b Kibby 8 Andrews, b Kibby 18 W. L. Hughes, c Soffe, b Laurent 0 Osborne, b W. Skelton 47 Vv’. H. Stephenson, not out 27 Bower, b Taylor 2 Balchin, b Skelton 3 M. Hughes, e anti b Skelton 2 Extras ig Total 231 Bowling analysis: J. Taylor took two wickets for 33 runs ; W. Kettle, one for 46 ; J. KLfiby, three for 47; Laurent, one for 14; W. Skelton, three for 21. WESTERN PARK v. HIGH SCHOOL. Western Park and High School 111 met at. Western Park, and after a close game the suburban teain won by three wickets, gaining a three-point win. High School compiled 34 (Ward 10) and 74 (Ward 20, Pope 12). Bowling for Western Park, Kinsella took eight wickets for 13 runs; Bullot, two for 18; Harrison, two for 18; Hoskin, one for 11; Barnden, one for 2; Hoffmann, two for 7. Western Park made 97 (Rowe 35, Oakley 14), and 13 for 7 wickets. > For School, Fletcher took seven wickets for 36 runs: Le May, three for 12; Strombom, six for 26 ; and Rawson, one for 15. A featufe of the game was the fine catching of the school team, particularly Brewster and Fletcher. HARBOR BOARD V. OLD BOYS.

At the racecourse the .Harbor Board had an easy win over Old Boys. Batting first, the harbor team made 87 (G. Carey 16). Old Boys were all out for 14, G. and T. Carey securing all the wickets. In a second Innings the Harbor Board team made 132 (G. Papps 48 and G. Carey 28). Details: HARBOR BOARD. First Innings. G. Papps, st., b Burton .. .. .4. x *... 10 R. Galbraith, b Coleman ... . 11 T. Carey, b Newell 2 G. Carey, b Newell «...k 16 H. Boyer, b Crapper .. . 6 Fitzpatrick, b Crapper 7 F. Griffiths, b Crapper 11 H. Rogers, b Wright . 7 Standring, b Crapper 0 F. Dent, b Crapper 0 A. Henderson, not out 0 Extras .. ** ” ' 17 Total ST. Second Innings. A. Henderson, c McConnell, b Coleman < T R. Galforaith, b Crapper- 15 Standrihg, run out Crapper (; G- Papps, retired 48 'C. Carey, c Jillett, b Crapper 1 Fitzpatrick, st., b Coleman 1 J. Griffiths, b Coleman 1 H. Rogers, b Crapper 3 G. Carey, b Wright 28 H. Boyer, not out 8 Dent, b Coleman q Extras t . ’ *34 Total .........xsax-.-MXJEtt 132 OLD BOYS. Coleman, c and b G. Carey 0 Newell, b T. Carey 1 Crapper, b G. Carey .*»**? 0 Hawkins, b G. Carey . .. 5 ... p Burton, b G. Carey ........... o Rae, b G. Carey 0 Wright, bG. Carey . .77.. .’ 0 McConnell, b T. Carey 4 Bracegirdle, st., hG. Carey .*.**** 3 Jillett, lbw, b G. Carey 0 McHardy, not out k Extras *7?’" 1 Total ....... M