MATCH AGAINST NORTH TARANAKI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2, 2 January 1903, Page 2

MATCH AGAINST NORTH TARANAKI.

I (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday.

iPor the cricket match, Englishmen v. 18 of North Taranaki, the weather was very boisterous all the morning, with, iieavy tehowers. In the afternoun the weather was bright, and the attendance good. A start was made at three. 80-bertson. the skipper of the North Taranaki team, won the toss, and elected to bat. The ground was in capital order, bul soft and rather slippery. The irwings lasted two hours, closing for 86.

The Englishmen started their in rings at a quarter to six, with Burnup and Warner. The bowling was entrusted to Braund and Gudgeon. Off the first ball of the latter's second over Warner gave Clegg a hot chance at short square-leg, which was accepted. One wicket for 5. Fane joined Burnup, who was playing excellently, and the pair played out time, bringing the score to 15 for one wicket.

The folowing , are the scores:—

NOfRTH TABANAKL—First Innings. (Perham, .b Hargreaves 0 Gudgeon, c Dowson, b Hargreaves 7 Spencer, c Warner, b Hargreaves 1 3T. H. Robertson, b Thompson.... 14 Gardner, b Hargreaves. 6 Clegg, b Th0mp50n........ 2 Hassell, t> Thompson 0 IP. C. Kobertson, c Burnup, b Har-

greaves 2 iWeston, c Burnup.... 1 Steeds, b 8urnup.................. 1 IWhittle, c Hargreaves, b Bosan-

quet 9 Moore, c Thompson, b Bosanquet 4 OLigihtband, b Dowson 11 Carter, c Warner, b Dowson 21 Elliot, b D0w50n.................. 1 Clark, run 0ut.................... 0 Skelton, b Warner.............. w l Braund, not out.. .... 0

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j" T0ta1............. 86 (*"" "~ BOWLING ANALYSIS. ■Hargreaves took five wickets for E2 runs.

Thompson, three for 11, Burnup, two for 1. Warner, one for 1. Dowson, three for 10. Leatham, none for 9. Bosanquet, two for 25.

ENGLISHMEN.—First Innings. iWarner, c Clegg, b Gudgeon...... 1 Burnup, not 0ut.... 12 Fane, not 0ut...... .«•..... ,2

Total for one wicket........ 15 The bowling on the whole was very good.

Play resumes at a quarter to eleven ito-morrow.