NORTH TARANAKI PLAY

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1926, Page 4

NORTH TARANAKI PLAY

OLD BOYS A BEHIND AGAIN. POOR DISPLAY OF BATTING. COLTS LEADING BY 20 RUNS. In spite of a hard batsman's wicket an the turf at the High School, the meeting between Old Boys A and Old Boys B produced a poor display of batting, particularly by the A team, and as result of the day’s play the B team (97 and 29 for the loss of one wicket) are leading on the first innings by 29 runs from Old Boys A (77). Owing to a misunderstanding as to the personnel of the two teams, the B team ended up by playing only ten men. The B team batted first on a fast wicket, off which the bowling came sharply but true. The early batsmen were content to play solidly, and runs earne slowly. J. Palmer played a good innings for 16, C. Lash scored 20 without a semblance of a chance before putting his leg in front to Kerr in trying to hook a short ball to the leg boundary, and I. W. Palmer scored a free 22 before being splendidly caught high up by Earl at deep point. The batting was, in many eases, sound and stylish, but never enterprising, as may "be gauged from the fact that nine maiden overs were bowled. None of the bowlers were expensive, Bottrill securing the best average with five for 35, bowling a mixture of breaks. In the early stages, the slip fielding i was good, but later it degenerated, while the outfielding was on the whole patchy, several good chances being thrown away. The A team commenced batting soon after 4 p.m., and made a bad start, Brown and Bewley going almost immediately. In fact, with the exception of a forceful and invaluable innings by Papps for 29 the whole of the team’s batting was uninspiring. With the exception of Papps, who was elean bowled by a clinking off break from Fowler, Kerr (14) and Eggleton (II) were the only double figure scorers. Fowler and Strombom both came out with flattering bowling averages. In several cases they both secured wickets which they should never have got had the batting been anything like sound. The fielding of the B team was crisp ami clean throughout. Old Boys B went to the wickets again with three-quarters of an hour's play ahead of them. Dinniss and Monteath opened, and both played the rock, refusing to be tempted. Dinniss survived an appeal for a catch behind the wickets, and next over Monteath was dropped behind the wickets off Bottrill. The light grew bad as the time for drawing stumps approached, aud Monteath was rather unlucky to be bowled in the las’ over of the day. Details:— OLD BOYS B. First Innings. J. Palmer, b Bottrill 16 Taylor, e Hawkins, b Eggleton .... 1 Dinniss, b Bottrill 7 C. Lash, 1.b.w., b Kerr 29 I. W. Palmer, c Earl, b Kerr 21 Strombom, c Groombridge, b Bottrill S> Pope, c Earl, b Eggleton 7 i Fowler, not out 7 Harris, c Papps, b Bottrill 0 Extras 5 Total 97 Bowling analysis—Bottrill took five wiekets for 35 rims; Eggleton, two for 20; Earl, none for 16; Kerr, two for 20. Second Innings. Dinniss, not out 6 Monteath, b Earl 23 Extras 01 Total (for one wicket) 29J Bowling analysis—Eggleton took no wickets for 5 runs; Bottrill, none for 18; Kerr, none for 1; Earl, one for 5. OLD BOYS A. First Innings. Brown, c C. Lash, b Fowler 1 Eggleton, 1.b.w., b Fowler 11 Bewley, b Harris I Earl, b Stiombom 5 Papps, b Fowler 29 Bottrill, c Dinniss, b Strombom .... 'I Kerr, b Strombom 14 Saxton, b Strombom 1 Groombridge, c sub., b Fowler ...... 1 Hine, b Strombom 9 Hawkins, not out d Extras 7 Total 77 Bowling analysis—Harris took one wicket for 27 rune; Fowler, four for 20; Stromliom, five for 23.

WESTERN PARK v. NEW PLYMOUTH INTERESTING CONTEST ASSURED. SOME GOOD SCORING. The matchybetween Western Park and New Plymouth, which was commenced at Pukekura Park, looks like providing an interesting contest, as when stumps were drawn on Saturday Western Park had scored 226 and New Plymouth had replied with 79 for the loss of two wickets. The public, of whom there was a fair sprinkling present, had a lively afternoon’s cricket, though the match was over half an hour late starting, as over 300 runs were scored in the three and a half hours’ that were devoted to play. Features of the play were the even nature of Western Park's batting, no less than nine of the eleven men obtaining double figures, Grayson, who went in eighth wicket down, amassing 60 by vigorous cricket after he had played himself in, and being largely responsible for the last three wickets adding 106 runs. New Plymouth opened inauspiciously, losing Nieoll and Nasmith for 7 runs, but then Clarke and Kingston became associated and added 72 without being separated by forceful cricket, taking advantage of the rain which made the ball very greasy in the last few overs. Lawry and Ratcliffe opened for Western Park. The former, taking strike to C. G. Clarke, opened promisingly with three boundaries through slips in succession, the over producing 15. Nieoll bowled from the other end, and smart running saw two singles scored, though Ratcliffe had a narrow escape of being run out. The first ball of Clarke's next over beat Ratcliffe all the way. Young partnered Lawry, the score creeping jp by singles and occasional twos to 32, when Clarke changed over to the terrace end and Kinsella replaced Nieoll. Young drove Kinsella to leg for two and four, but next over Clarke took fu.vry’s wicket with a beauty, two wickets being down for 40, of which Lawry had contributed 22, including three boundaries.

Haughton followed, and after five singles had been scored was smartly run out. Dykes joined Young and steady play, varied by an occasional boundary, brought the score to G 3, when Young drove one back to Norgate, who had replaced Kinsella. Quickfall joined Dykes and played Clarke for the only maiden of the innings. Despite changes of bowling, a bright partnership added 34 runs before Allen got a straight one ■ past Dykes, whose score of 29 included two boundaries, two threes and three twos. Jones followed, aud singles saw 100 up after 100 minutes’ play. C. G. Clarke here replaced M. D. Clark, and Jones, batting vigorously, scored 15, including two boundaries, off two overs. At 119 Nieoll replaced Allen, and in his first over clean bowled Jones and got Quickfall Lb.w. The former had scored 20, including three boundaries and a three, aud the latter had scored 14, including one boundary. The score then read seven for 120.

Grayson joined Kissling and opened briskly, scoring a three and a boundary off Nieoll, -whilst smartly run singles by both and an occasional two saw 140 on the score sheet when M. D. Clark got Kissling with a trimmer. The retiring batsman had scored 10. Hart joined Grayson in what proved the best partnership of the innings. Good running between the wickets gained many singles, whilst each batsman punished anything loose, and the total had reached 188 before Hart was bowled by Norgate after having contributed a valuable 21, which included two threes ami one boundary. Grayson, who had scored 36, including three boundaries and a six, became very aggressive on the ai rival of Forrester, the last man, ami they quickly compiled 38, one over from Kinsella, producing 29 and another from. Norgate 12. Several changes of bo wring were tried, but finally Nasmith was put on. Grayson drove his second nail to the boundary, but sent the next back to the bowler, bringing a fine innings to a close. His 60 included eight boundaries and a six. Forrester was not out for‘ls, his total including a two, a three, a four, a five and a single. With forty-five minutes’ play left, Nasmith and" Nieoll opened, the former taking strike to Haughton, whose .first over produced three singles. Nasmith scored a couple off Quickfall, but Nieoll, who had scored one, was smartly caught by Quickfall in Haughton’s second over, which was a maiden. Clarke filled the I breach, but two runs later saw Nasmith touch one from Quickfall, which Jones, behind the wickets, held smartly. With two wickets down for 7, New Plymouth’s prospects did not look bright. However, the arrival of Kingston, who partnered Clarke, considerably

altered the aspect. Kingston opened briskly with a two off Quickfall, but Haughton kept both batsmen quiet, his over producing two singles. Each batsman sent Quickfall to the boundary next over, but could only score three off two overs from Haughton. Then rain came on, making the ball greasy and the ground slippery, the bowlers finding it hard to keep their feet. Quickfall’s next over produced seventeen. Up to this stage Clarke had been scoring more freely than Kingston, but the latter then became very aggressive and, after an adjournment for the rain, sent Haughton three times to the boundary in succession, whilst Clarke also hit freely, the score mounting rapidly, despite a change of bowling, arid when stumps were drawn the partnership had added 72 runs, Kingston's contribution being 38 and Clarke’s 34, each including six boundaries. The scores are:—WESTERN PARK. First Innings. Lawry, b C. G. Clarke 22 Ratcliffe, b C. G. Clarke 3 Voting, c and b Norgate ..... 25 Haughton, run out .3 Dykes, b Allen 29 Quickfall, 1.b.w., b Nieoll 14 Jones, b Nieoll 20 Kissling, b M. D. Clarke 10 Grayson, e and b Nasmith CO Hart, b Norgate 21 Forrester, not out 15 Extras 4 Total 226 Bowling analysis—Nasmith, one for 4; Allen, one for 12; Nieoll, two for 34; Norgate, two for 37; M. D. Clark, jne for 32; G. H. Saunders, none for 11; N. Kinsella, none for 35. NEW PLYMOUTH. First Innings. Nasmith, e Jones, b Quiekfall 5 Nieoll, e Quickfall, b Haughton .... 1 Clarke, not out 34 Kingston, not out 38 Extras 1 Total (for two wickets) ...... 79 Bowling analysis—Haughton, one for 30; Quiekfall, one for 31; Kissling, none for 16. BOWLERS’ DAY OUT. LOW SCORING AT URENUI. SCHOOL AHEAD ON FIRST INNINGS. The match between High School and Urenui, at Urenui, proved a triumph for the bowlers of both teams, and remarkably low scores for senior grade cricket were registered. Urenui, in their first strike, made only 25, to which School replied with 45. Urenui batted again, and liad lost nine wickets for 58 runs when stumps were drawn. There was little in the niatch in the way of incident to record except a succession of falling wickets and a procession to and from the batting crease. Petty opened the afternoon’s attack, and off his first ball C. Wilson was caught by Medley. An over each by H. Fookes and Petty again, in which four singles were scored, and then a wicket fell in almost every over until the team was out. In eight overs Petty bowled two maidens and took four wickets fop 9 runs. H. Fookes, in-seven overs, bowled two maidens and took six wickets for 14 runs.

School’s display at the wickets was little better than that of Urenui. They certainly stayed there about twice as long, endeavouring to break up the bowling by extremely patient batting/ but the only batsman to reach double figures was Fletcher, with a carefullycompiled 10. Two members of the team were run out, and two went out to l.b.w. decisions. Easton was in fine form with the ball, mixing a variety of balls freely, and finished up with an average of six for 14. P. Fuller bowled well to obtain two for 10. Urenui’s second innings was featured by two things, the meritorious- exhibition of Easton with the bat, and the destructive bowling of Ewart. Easton batted in good style, scoring 27, including a six off Petty, and another six off Harris. Ewart took five wickets for five runs. In four overs he sent down two maiderfe, a single and a boundary being the only runs scored from his bowling. Many batsmen throughout the afternoon, were dismissed by snicking catches into slips off a rather erratic wicket. Blundell was compelled to leave early, and stumps were drawn at about 6.15 p.m. with his and Duncan’s the only wickets in hand. Details:—> URENUI. First Innings. C. Wilson, c Medley, b Petty 0 Managh, c Harris, bH. Fookes .... 3 Easton, b H. Fookes 5 Blundell, e Medley, b Petty , 3 W. Fuller, c Ewart, bH. Fookes .... 4 W. Wilson, c Petty, b H. Fookes .. 2 P. Fuller, b H. Fookes 1 Skelton, b Petty 1 G. Fuller, not out i 4 Loveridge, b H. Fookes 0 Dunean, b Petty 0 Extras 2 Total 25 Bowling analysis—Petty took four wickets for nine runs; H. Fookes, six for 14. Second Innings. Wilson, b H. Fookes 7 Managh. b Petty 5 W. Fuller, 1.b.w., b Ewart’ 5 W. Wilson, b Petty .............. 0 P. Fuller, cK. Fookes, bH. Fookes 6 Easton, c Hayward, b Ewart 27 Skelton, c Galbraith, b Ewart 2 G. Fuller, b Ewart 0 Duncan, not out 0 Loveridge, c Larkin, b Ewart 0 .Blundell, not out 0 Extras 6 Total (for nine wickets) 58 Bowling analysis—Petty took two wickets for 20 runs; H. Fookes, two for 17; Harris, none for 9; Ewart, five for HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. Hayward, 1.b.w., b Easton 1 Beck, run out 0 K. Fookes, b Easton 2 Fletcher, c Wilson, bP. Fuller .... 10 J. Ewart, 1.b.w., b Easton 3 Petty, run out 3 Larkin, b Easton 8 H. Fookes, not out l> Galbraith, b Easton 3 Medley, b P. Fuller 0 Harris, st. , b Easton 0 Extras 9 Total 45 Bowling analysis—Easton took six wickets for 14 runs; Blundell, none for 10; P. Fuller, two for 10.