ANOTHER INNINGS WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 9

ANOTHER INNINGS WIN.

» N.S.W. BEATS TARANAKI. VISITORS HIT UP 479. (By Telecraph.—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. The New- South Wales cricketers defeated the North Taranaki team by an innings and "231 runs. The visitors today treated a large crowd of people to a brilliant and daring display. R. Bardsley (00) and Ratcliffe (45) continued aggressively. Despite the home team's keen fielding runs came steadily. Bardsley reached the century, but was howled at 117. after a splendid innings, including Hi boundaries. The partnership raised the. score to 220, Ratcliffe making 71 aggressively, including one six and seven fours. Oldfield played forcefully, but soon Jost Everett." Kippax, however, soon settled into his stride, once scattering the crowd on the terrace with a sixer. The pair were separated at 208, when Oldfield was clean bowled. Macartney had not got properly going when he stepped in front and was given out leg before—five for 275. Warren Bardsley also went fairly cheaply for 13, being caught in the "slips with the total at 290 for seven. Andrews scored, only a couple, of singles when Ins stumps were scattered at 317. With Hendry and Kippax together the score, mounted rapidly, both men scoring freely all round" the wicket. At 384 Kippax was caught after scoring 64. Mailey was the last man, and another good stand added nearly 100 between them -before Hendry was caught after a well-played innings in which bo got just two short of the century. The innings closed at 470. North Taranaki commenced the second innings disastrously, Kingston going before any runs were scored, and Bottrill and Nasmith went in for purely defensive play. The former was caught for eight at IS. Lambert's advent brightened play considerably. He sent Andrews to the terraces twice for six, and drove Mailey hard to the boundary. After he had given a forceful display Mailey trapped him when be had scored 32. Four more wickets went cheaply, the best scorers being Nasmith, who stonewalled an hour for 15, and A. Grayson, who carried his bat for 10. The innings closed at 108, half an hour before time. Following arc the scores: — NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings, Mullarkev. b Clarke 21 R. Bardsley, b Clarke 117 Ratcliffe, li Bottrill <" 1 Oldfield, b Osborne 34 Everett, b Clarke 1 Kippax, c and b Osborne 64 ■Macartney, lbw, b Bottrill 5 W. Bardsley, c Clarke, b Bottrill .. 13 Andrews, b Osborne - Hendry, c Sarten, b Clarke OS Mailev, not' out 33 Extras 2 & Total 479 Bowlinjr Analysis.—Clarke took four wickets for 144 runs, Bottrill three for 142. none for 71, Robertson, none for 39, Osborne three for ,'M. NORTH TARANAKI. First Innings '. 138 Second Innings. Kingston, b Andrews 0 Bottrill, c Oldfield, b Mailey 8 Nasmith, c and b Macartney 15 Lambert b Mailey 32 Lash, b Macartney 5 Osborne, b Mailey , 6 Palmer, c Andrews, b Mailey 0 Clarke, h Macartney .1 Grayson, not out ~ 16 Sarten, hit wicket, fb Macartney .. 8 Robertson, c Mullarkev, b Mailey .. 3 Extras .- lti Total HO Bowling Analysis.—Andrews took one wicket for 38 runs, Macartney four for 20, Mailev five for 30.