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Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1922, Page 3

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THE PLUNKET SHIELD. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. A Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Auckland was commenced to-day in fine weather. The wicket was last and the outfield keen. Wellington, in their first innings, made IG4 (Baker 56, Collins 33, Hiddlestone 12, Condliffe 12). Bowling analysis: Smith took three wickets for 39, Allcott one for 29, Garrard four for 46. Snedden one for 15. Auckland have lost two wickets for 80 (Dacre 49 not out). i NORTH TARANAKI PLAY. TO-DAY’S FIXTURES. The following are the fixtures for today’s competition matches: A GRADE. New Plymouth v. Western Park, at Western Park; Old Boys v. Urenui, at Racecourse No. 1; Waitara v. Inglewood, at Waitara. B GRADE. Waitara v. Western Park, at Racecourse No. 2; High School 11. v. Harbor Works, at High School; New Plymouth, v. Urenui, at Urenui; Old Boys v. 8.H.T., .at Bell Block. f f TEAMS FOR TO'-DAY. New Plymouth Club teams: — A team v. Western Park, at the Park, at 1.45 p.m.: A. S. Hasell, F. Newbold, L. Inch, W. C. Weston, C. Clarke, W. H. Quickfall, F. C. Ferry t Baker, I*. Sheppard, R. Burns, W. P. Nicoll. Reserves: A. C. Lawrey; P. Stainton. B team v. Urenui, at Urenui, leaving Bank of New Zealand corner at 1 p.m.: Thomas, R. Oliver, H. Oliver, W. N. Stephenson, C. H. Stephenson, Trevalla, E. Andrews, Higgins, F. Sheppard, O. Kinsella, Osborne. Reserves: W. L. Hughes, Bowe"P, Ayres. Western Park A to play New Plymouth A at Western Park: E. Lash, F. H. Robertson, A. B. Macdonald, R. B. Macdonald, C. E. Dinniss, H. B. Gray, C. R. Fairbrother, V. Halley, C. Scrivener, O. Clarke, S. Palmer, V. Elliott. Reserves: H. W. Stevens and A. Russell.

Western Park juniors v. Waitara, at Racecourse No. 2.: Bullot, Berg, Barnden, Oakley, Rowe, 'Harrison, Hoffmann, H. Wright, Loveridge, Hoskin.

Inglewood against Waitara, at Waitara: Coutts, Chadman, Gibson, Pnllen. Starkey, Darlow, Nicholls, O’Byrne, Street, Hamerton, Nicholls. The ’bus will leave Inglewood Post Office at 1 p.m. Old Boys’ A grade team to play Urenui, on. Racecourse No. 1, at 1.45 sharp: Osborne, Billing, Bottrill, Quilliam, Eggleton> Papps. Willis, Greiner, Monteath, Saxton, Bewley. Old Boys’ B grade team to play IjJell Block, and to leave Bank of New Zealand corner at 1.20 sharp: Crapper, Hawkins, Coleman, Burton, McLachlan, McConnell. Morrison, Stevenson, Hoffmann, Pellew, Rea. - Bell Block against Old Boys, at Bell Block (not Tarurutangi): A. Haskell, Giddy, Lionel Bishop, W. O’Donnell, W. Haskell, F. Jeffery, -Toe Jeffery, Roy Bishop, M. O’Donnell, P. Haskell, Claude Haskell, Son Barriball, Bob Jeffery, C. Holmes. STRATFORD v. Playing at Stratford yesterday, Strat-( ford defeated Midhirst by one run. Following are the scores: STRATFORD. Cole, b Fowler 9 Massey, b Davy 4 I Giblin, b Fowler o Hale, b Davy 12 Nelson, c Fowler, b Davy 10 Knight, b Fowler 3 Trotter, b Fowler . 4 Milner, lbw, b Fowler 1 Klee, b Davy fl Whittle, b Snooks 3 Ritchie, not out •... 21 Extras g Total gi MIDHIRST. Fowler, b Cole T .l Snooks, b Knight : (} Davy, b Cole 19 Richmond, c Knight, b Ritchie .... 41 Riley, b Ritchie 1 Fowler jnr., b Ritchie 5 J Carter, b Ritchie 0 Witherford, b Cole 0 McMeekan, c .Cole 0 Broddie q McMeekan jnr., not out .......... 0 Extras 7 Total ....J...... 80 ELTHAM v. INGLEWOOD. In the South Taranaki Thursday competition on Thursday, Eltham defeated Inglewood, at Ingle,wood,, by 156 runs. The scores were as follow: ELTHAM. Marsh, lbw, b Cutfield 4 Halpin, b Cutfield, 1 Davies, e and b Sutherland 3 Bain, c Clegg, b Sutherland 33 Little, c and b Cutfield 82 M'alker. b Arthur . 61 Shipton, c Sutherland, b Cutfield .. 3 Page, b Arthur 27 Morgan, run out 3 Holland, not out 10 Extras 10 Total 229 N_Bowling analysis—Cutfield four wickets for 01 runs, Arthur two for 13, L. Sutherland two for 43, M. Sutherland one for 43, and Wiley none for 59. INGLEWOOD. L Sutherland, c Bain, b Davies ... 8 Bullott, lbw, b Davies 8 •Partridge, b Bain 3 Carmine, c Stratford, b Bain 0 Wiley, c Halpin, b Davies ........ 1 Ciegg, bzßain 14 1 Cutfield, b Little 11 Gibson, b Little 14 M. Sutherland, not out 0 J. Sutherland, c and b Bain ........ 0 Arthur, b Little : 8 Extras 6 Total 73 Bowling analysis —Bain four wickets for 24 runs, Little three for 12, Davies ♦’’Tea for 25, Morgan nona for 7.