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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7338, 13 February 1920, Page 3

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The Tauranga team was defeated by the Te Puke team yesterday by six wickets, after an exciting game. Tauranga in the first innings scored 124, and Te Puke 122. In their second innings Tauranga collapsed, scoring only 65, leaving Te Puke 68 nins to get to win, with only fifty mm utes to play. They knocked up the runs with a few minutes to spare, after losing five wickets.

Te Puke are to be complimented on their plucky win, and they were undoubtedly the best team on the field. Ralfe, Wilson and J. Jordan were the most prominent batsmen for Te Puke. Ralfe played two beautiful innings. For Tauranga Frank Jordan, Renshaw, Duff, Chadban and Woodruff were the batsmen who made the runs, Jordan playing a nice steady innings for 50.. Bowling for Te Puke Liddicutt 3 wickets for 3 runs, Ralfe 4 for 30, and Wilson 2 for 24 were the most successful bowlers in the first innings, and in the second innings Downey 6 for 13, and Baker 2 for 19 were the most successful. Bowling for Tauranga in the first innings Woodruff took 8 wickets for 16 runs and Duff 4 for 30, and in the second innings Duff took 3 wickets for 36 and Woodruff 2 for 20 runs.

The scores were as follows :— TAURANGA. First Innings. Renshaw, b Johnston 17 Chadban, c and b Snodgrass 15 Woodruff, lbw, b Wilson 16 Griffiths, lbw, b Wilson 0 Kenny, b Ralfe 0 Jordan, not out 50 Duff, c Snodgrass, b Ralfe 21 Clarke, b Jordan 0 L Macmillan, b Ralfe 0 Burney, b Jordan - 0 Court, c Snodgrass, b Liddicutt 2 Wheatley, b Liddicutt 0 Pearcy, b Liddicutt I Extras 2 Total 124 Second Innings. Griffiths, lbw, b Liddicutt 0 Duff, c Conn, b Snodgrass 17 Woodruff, c Ralfe, b Baker 18 Clarke, b Baker 1 F. Jordan, c J. Jordan, b Downey 14 Chadban, b Downey 5 Court, run out 0 Kennv, b Downey 1 Macmillan, not out 2 Burney, b Downey 5 Peacey, b Downey 0 Wheatley, b Baker 2 Renshaw, c Baker, b Downey 0 Extras 0 Total ■ 65 TE PUKE. First Innings. Wilson, b Woodruff 36 Conn, c Renshaw, b Duff 6 Ralfe, b Woodruff 31 Johnstone, b Woodruff c J. Ball, b Woodruff . 0 J. Jordan, b Woodruff 17 Pursley, b Woodruff 5 I Downey, b Woodruff 2 Snodgrass, b Woodruff 3 Liddicutt, not out 1 Baker, b Duff 2 Attrttl, b Duff 0 Ball, b Duff 0 Extras 12 Total 122 Second Innings. Wilson, c Renshaw, b Duff 6 Ralfe, c Jordan, b Woodruff 30 Attrill, b Duff 2 J. Jordan, b Duff 6 Pursely.b Woodruff 0 Liddicutt, not out 7 ! Ball, not out - 1 Extras 10 Total for 5 wickets 71 At the close of the game cheers were given for the players and umpires. A very enjoyable day was spent, and excellent afternoon tea_, was dispensed by the I ladies and much appreciated by the players. i The wicket at Te Puke has greatly improved since Tauranga's last visit, and is now second to none in the Bay.