CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 13, 16 January 1926, Page 10

CRICKET.

I CANTERBURY V. TARANAKI. f c HOME TEAM'S POOR SCORE. I VISITORS BAT MERRILY. a (P.y Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) 1 NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. i 1 A match between the Canterbury . Plunket Shield team and Taranaki rep- • resentatives was commenced here yestera day afternoon. 2 The weather was ideal and the wicket 3 good, while the outfield was very keen. Sandman's injured knee prevented him c playing, »nd Taranaki were without several of the players originally selected. The spin of the coin went in favour of Taranaki, and Bottrill elected to bat. The innings of the local side was not impressive, and, except for Grayson and Kingstone, none of the batsmen shaped at all confidentally. McEwin did the 3 major portion of "the bowling, though r when Findiay came on he was successful » in getting three of the tail wickets 1 pretty cheaply. Only four players r reached double figures, and the innings ~> produced a total of only 108 runs. r Canterbury commenced their first inni ings after the tea adjournment, and c they gave Taranaki a couple of hours' f merry leather hunting. The bowling of r the home side was weak, Clarke being s the only one with whom they could D not take liberties. Woods, who opened •, with Brunton, gave a display of forceful - and sparkling cricket. He scored all - round the wicket without giving a ii chance, and he was heartily applauded t when he reached his century, after an i hour and a-half's play. He carried on s till he was 131, when he miss-hit a ball y from Clarke, which Quickfall held safely, -i He wa,s given a good reception on re- ,. turning to the pavilion, and stumps were ~ then drawn with the score at 205 for a four wickets. Gregory's 33 was the next best contribution to "the victor's score, which was greater than it should have been through slackness in the field on the part of several of the Taranaki players. Kingstone's work behind the stumps was particularly good. r TO-DAY'S PLAY. 1 (By Telegraph.—rress Association.) XEW PLYMOUTH, this day. t The Canterbury match was resumed - this morning. Talbot joined Page, the not out man. and the two batted merrily 1 for an hour, adding another century to r the total before the former was caught i in the slips. Page carried on till he c was 81. when he was also snapped in 3 the slips. The scoring afterwards r became slow, and the bowlers had the I batsmen thinking. t At the luncheon adjournment the 3 score for nine wickets was 353. t Scores: — 1 TARANAKI.—First Innings. J Nasmith, b Read 3 1 Grayson, c McEwin. b Read 22 Lash, c Gasson, b McEwin 10 *' Kingstone, b Talbot 34- ---" Bottrill, b Read 7 3 Lay, h Findiay 16 f Clarke, c Findiay, b McEwin 5 1 Brodie, c Read, b McEwin 0 r Jones, b Findiay 0 1 Betts. not out " 0 J Quickfall, c Gasson, b Findiay 1 f Extras 10 Total 108 Bowling.—Read, three wickets for 33; McEwin, three for 47; Findiay, three I for 13; Talbot one for 5. t CANTERBURY.—First Innings. 8 Woods, c Quickfall, b Clarke 131 Brunton, run out 8 '• Cox, c Kingstone, b Lay 17 " Gregory, c Betts, b Bottrill 33 r Page, c Xaismith, b Botterill 81 '" Talbot, c Quickfall, b Botterill 34 • McQuin, lbw. b Botterill 2 f Mortlock, c Lash, b Botterill 1 y Findiay, b Clarke 4 a Read, not out 3 •" Extras 1 I- Total for nine wickets 353 f :- WELLINGTON-OTAGO MATCH. P r (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Jj WELLINGTON, this day. i- Brice captains the Wellington team v against Otago. d