CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1921, Page 8

CRICKET.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCH. By Teiegraph-4-Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. Considerable interest was taken in the first match played this season for the HeathcoteWilliams Shield between Palmerston Nortr High School (holders) and Napier Boys’ High School (challengers). Palmerston North batted first and compiled 101, to which Napier replied with 67. Palmerston North, in their second attempt, lost two wickets for 47.

TEST AND COUNTY MATCHES. By Telegraph. —Press Assn —Copvright London, Dec. 14. The Pall Mall Gazette says: “We are not to have another Australian eleven here until 1926. It will be all that time before we are ready to meet them with a chance of winning Judging by the behaviour of tne organisers ’of English cricket, everything is still being sacrificed to the selfish interests of the first-class counties. The Marylebone Club endorsed the decision restricting the tests to three days. We know what the Australians think of three day tests. The English pub- ' <• recognise they are right, but the old irtional system continues that we shall neier organise a victorious English side on the basis of county cricket alone.” TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Western Park 11. v. New Plymouth, at Western Park: Rowe, Oakley, Berg, Bullot, Hoskin. Barnden. H. Hoffmann, Wrigtt, E. Hoffmann, Beard, Harrison. Emergency, LoverSOUTHERN TARANAKI FIXTURES. The following are the fixtures for the second and third rounds of the senior championship: Second Round. Dpc 17 —Midlands v. Manaia, at Manaia; Excelsior v- El'tham, at Hawera ; Kaponga v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa. Jan. 14—Excelsior v. Kaponga, at Kaponga; Midlands v. Eltham, at Hawera; Okaiawa v. Manaia, at Okaiawa. Jan. 21—Excelsior v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Midlands v. Kaponga, at Kaponga ; Eltham v. Manaia, at Manaia. Jan 28—Excelsior v. Midlands, at Hawera; Eltham v. Okaiawa. at Eltham; Manaia v. Kaponga, at Kaponga. Feb, 4—Midlands v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Excelsior v. Manaia, at Manaia; Kaponga v. Eltham, at Eltham. Third Round. 4—Midlands v. Manaia, at Hawera; Excelsior v. Eltham, at Eltham; Kaponga

v. Okaiawa, at Kaponga. Feb. 18—Excelsior v. Kaponga, at Hawera; Midlands v. Eltham, at Eltham; Manaia v. Okaiawa, at Manaia. Feb. *2s—Excelsior v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa; Midlands v. Kaponga, at Hawera; Eltham v. Manaia, at Eltham. March 4—Excelsior v. Midlands, at Hawera; Eltham v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa: Manaia v. Kaponga, at Manaia. March 11—Midlands v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa; Excelsior v. Manaia, at Hawera; Kaponga v. Eltham, at Kaponga. JUNIOR FIXTURES. Junior fixtures are as fellows: p ec j7—Manaia v. Eltham, at Eltham; Hawera v. Technical School, at Hawera. Jan. 14 Mane'i v. Hawera, at Hawera; Eltham v. Technical School, nt Eltham, or Jan. 21—Manaia v. Technical School, at Hawera, or bye; Hawera v. Eltham, at Eltham. j an \ 28—Manaia v. Eltham, at. Manaia; Hawera v. Technical School, at Hawera, or bye. Feb. 4—Manaia v. Hawera, at Okaiawa; Eltham v. Technical School, at Hawera, or bye. The following will represent the New Plymouth club in Saturday’s matches. A Team v. Urcnui, leaving Bank of New Zealand corner at 12.45 p.m. sharp :—R. H. Newbold, L. Inch, B Bragg W. I’. Nicoll, F. C. Ferry, P. E. Stainton, C. G. Clarke. R. Burns, P. Sheppard, z A. C. Lawrey, W. C. Weston. Reserves : Baker, and W. H. Quickfall. B. Team v. Western Park, at Western Park, at 1.45 p.m.:—R. Oliver, Trevalla. O. Kinsella, B Higgins, E. Andrews, Bowfer, Osborne, Stephenson (2), W. Hughes, Johnson. Reserves : Vale, Thomas, Ayres, M. Hughes.