CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND DEFEAT WELLINGTON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Plunket Shield match was resumed in fine weather. The wicket was still good. McGirr (32 not out) was accompanied to the wicket by Brice, both batsmen playing carefully. After adding 7 McGirr was caught by Somerville off Smith in the outfield a few yards from the boundary.—l9s/8/39. Henderson followed Brice and made one run, being then caught by Hemus at point off Garrard.—l96/9/8. Barclay assisted Henderson to raise the score by 7 singles when Henderson went out to a drive from Smith, missed and was shortly stumped. The innings closed for 203. Scores: — McGirr, c. Sommerville, b. Smith .. 39 Brice, c. Hemus, b. Garrard 8 Henderson, st. Rountree, b. Smith 4 Barclay, not out 2 Extras ................. 2 Total 203 Bowling analysis: Smith 4 for 71, Player 0 for 14, Snedden 3 for 37, Alcott 0 for 24, Garrard 3 for 52, Hemus 0 for 2. Auckland won by ten wickets. Dacre, not out 34 Horspool, not out 13 Extras 0 Total for 0 wickets 47 Bowling analysis: McGirr 0 for 10, Brice 0 for 17, Hiddlestone 0 for Henderson 0 for 1. Horspool and Dacre went at the bowling from the start and knocked up the required runs without being separated, Henderson being the only bowler who kept them at all quiet, only one run being hit off his single over. PATEA v. WAVERLEY. Waverley A defeated Patea A, at Patea o” Saturday, by 113 to 67. For VVaverlc;, the highest scorers were Bralmore (25), Christensen (212), and Rock (20), Heginbotham (six for 2:5) being the best bowler, whilst for Patea Tinney and Cunningham (12 each) and Weir (10), were the most successful batsmen, and Weir (two for 2) the best trundler.

At Tarurutangi oh Saturday a most enjoyable match was played between the local team and a team from Newton King. Ltd.’s New Plymouth staff, the verdict going to the town house by the small margin of 8 runs on the first innings. Scores: —

First innings.—Newton King, Ltd.. 33 runs, Taruru’s crack bowlers, A. Giddy and P. Street, proving too hot, knocking over 7 wickets for 9 and 5 for 14 respectively. Taruru could only reply with 25, Akers’ lightning swerves accounting for 7 wickets for 6 and H. Oliver’s googly breaks 6 for 17. Newton King, Ltd., followed on, and declarr'.'l at 59 for 7 wickets (Akers 24, Stop ; 13 and Sarten 13), to which Taruru repliedi with 17 for 1 wicket (H. Skelton 8, A. Giddy 9 not out). The day’s play was brought to a pleasant ending with the serving by the Taruru ladies of a delightful afternoon tea.