CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

STRATFORD v. INGLEWOOD.

Playing at Stratford on Thursday, Stratfa J defeated Inglewood on the first innings by 62 runs. Following are the scores:— STRATFORD. • First Innings.. V 'K .-Cole, c Gibson, b M. Sutherland 48 Massey, c Clegg, b M.- Sutherland ...... 7 Hale, b M. Sutherland 7 Nelson, b M. Sutherland 1 Hill, b Starkey 21 Knight, c and b M. Sutherland 3 Ritchie, b Starkey 19 Giblin, c Clegg, b M. Sutherland ........ 12 Milner, c Wylie, b Starkey .......« M .«- 0 Trotter, not out 5 Moffett, b Starkey ...................... 0 Extras 5

Total .5 128 Bowling analysis—R. Cutfleld none, for 38, L. Sutherland none for 16, M. Sutherland six for 46, Starkey four for 23. , a , INGLEWOOD. ’

First Innings. L. Sutherland, b Cole 1 T. Nicholls, c Knight, b Ritchie 31 Starkey, b Cole 0 D. Clegg, b Giblin 9 T. Hamerton, b Giblin 0 ,T. W'iley, b Giblin 0 G. Gibson, b Knight ‘ 3 R. Cutfleld, c Giblin, b Ritchie 8 M. Sutherland, b Knight 0 N. Arthur, b Nelson 3 C. Nicholls, not out 3 Extras 8 Total 66 Bowling analysis—Cole two for 16, Giblin three for ,17, Knight two for 14, Ritchie two tea 11, Nelson .one for 0. ELTHAM DEFEATS MIDHIRST. The Eltham Thursday cricket team went to Midhirst on Thursday and secured a threepoint win. Batting first Midhirst made 29 (Richmond 16). Bain ‘ook seven wickets for 9 runs and J. Walker three for 19. Eltham replied with 70 (Davies 14. Walker .2, Bain 14, and Shipton 13). Witheford was the most successful bowler, taking five for 19. In the second attempt Midhirst mnde 75 (Snookes 28, Green 10). Bain took five wickets for 27, Walker two for 6, and Davies three for 26. Eltham knocked up the necessary runs for the loss of three wickets,. Walker making 28 not out.

HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE. South Taranaki has challenged Nelson to a game for the Hawke Cup, and steps are being taken to ascertain whether a good side can be sent away. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. Old Boys’ A grade team to play New Plymouth on Racecourse No. 1, at 1.45 p.m. sharp: Osborne, Bewley, Bottrill, Colson, Monteath, Eggleton, Quilliam, Greiner, Billing, Willis, Papps. Old Boys’ B grade team to play High School 11. on School grounds, at 1.45 p.m.; Bracegirdle, Stephenson, Hoffmann, Pellew, McConnell, McLachlan, Brunton, Coleman, Lasn, Hawkins, Crapper.

Western Park A team to play Inglewood at Inglewood, at 1.45 p.«n.: F. H. Robertson, R. B. Macdonald, H. B. Gray. V. Halley, A. Russell. V. Elliott, A. B. Macdonald, S. Palmer, W. H. Stevens, C. Scrivener, G. Denniss.

Tte match between Bell Block and New Plymouth to-day will be played on the racecourse No. 2 ground, and not at Bell Block.