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Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1922, Page 3

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CENTRAL DIVISION. STRATFORD DEFEATS ELTHAM. Playing at Stratford on Saturday, Stratford defeated Eltham by 117 runs to 62. For Stratford, Redmond carried h.is bat for a lively 46, Furrie making 18, Young 17, and Gatton 15. Batting for Eltham, R. Senior (19) and C. Little (14) were the only men to reach double figures. Following are the detailed results:— Furrie, b Fearon 18 Redmond, lbw, b Fearon 46 Richmond, b Fearon 0 Cole, b Fearon 4 Young, c Davis, b Senior 17 Gatton, b Little 15 Massey, not out 7 Becre, b Marsh 3 Jackson, c Fearon, b Marsh 0 Milner, c Senior, b Marsh "... v Extras 7 Total 117 Bowling analysis—Fearon four for 63, Senior one for 20, Little one for 20, Marsh four for 3, Phillips none for 4. ELTHAM. Marsh, lbw, b Cole 1 Davis, lbw, b Cole 2 Fearon, run out 2 C. Little, b Cole 14 R. Senior, c Hill, b Young 19 Grenfell, b Cole 7 Hart, b Young 1 H. Senior, b Young 4 Phillips, c and b Cole 4 W. Little, c Massey, b Young 4 Milne>, not out ~......... u Extras 4 Total go Bowling analysis—Cole five' 4or 21, Young four for 17, Hill none for 20. SOUTH TARANAKI MATCHES. Kaponga defeated Midlands on Saturday by 125 to 113. Midland’s chief scorers were: Oakes 53 not out, J. Neilson 14, Barker 13. For Kaponga Abbott made 31, Melville 25, Thomas 23, Howcroft 17. In their second innings Midland scored 50 (Fairweather 12, Neilson 12 not out). The best bowling averages for Kaponga were secured by Baigent (four for 31), Priest (three for 16), Harrison (three for 30 and seven for 12). For Midland Barker (seven for 8), and Oakes (two for 23) were the most successful. SOME BIG SCORING. In the matches ftt Wellington on Saturday some big scores were registered. Brice (Petone) made 228; J. Hutchings (Midland) 138 not out; Brook (Thomdon) 59; Bruce {Midland) 57; Hughes (Hutt) 48 not out; Wilson (Wellington) 47; Berneau (Wellington) 46. Nicholls (Petone) 44. The teams’ scores were: Petone nine wickets for 393 v. Y.M.C.A. ; Thomdon 207 v. Hutt, seven wickets for 128; Midland 295 v. Old Boys; Wellington 231 v. Institute. ENGLISHMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Capetown, Nov. 25. The Marylebone team has commenced a match at East London against the local team. The latter. In their first innings, made 70. Kennedy took five wickets for 7 runs and Fender three for 26. Marylebone have lost four wickets for 152 (Woolley 23, Carr 0, Jupp 27, Mann not out 21, Sandham not out 61). Continuous rain necessitated the use of matting oier the wicket, while the ground was slow and lifeless.