WANGANUI V. TARANAKI.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7381, 6 February 1902, Page 2

WANGANUI V. TARANAKI.

The annual match between these two associations was commenced on Wednesday, but as both teams from a variety of circumstances were without the services of some of their best men, less than the usual interest was taken in the game.

The wicket was fair, but the out-field was in very bad order, and though scoring was small, it is just to say that batsmen did not get full credit on the score sheet for the runs their strokes deserved.

Winning the toss, Taranaki elected to bat, the veteran Crawsbaw appearing again to defend in company with Perham. When seven were recorded he lost his partner, and a few runs later on Glasgow also retired without scoring. Play had been very slow, oraw3haw playing himself steadily into a sight of the ball. When McCarthy came in things brightened up a little, and an additional 36 was put on before another wicket fell. The latter trying a pull was Ibw just as he was beginning to get troublesome. Robertson, next comer played streakily for a time, but improved, and made a useful score. At 62 up Crawshaw, who despite bis want of form, had practically saved his side from a bad collapse, played a loose ball on to his wicket. The innings closed for 82, not a creditable score for an interAssociation match.

But if Taranaki did poorly, Wanganui did worse, no one except Francis being able to play McCarthy, and he, unfortunately, #as run out. The visitors batted a man short, and played with three substitutes, but two of the three were tbe highest scorers next to the skipper. The total was 49.

Going in again, Taranaki had lost 1 two wickets for 18, when stumps were drawn. Fielding throughout was generally good. Scores : Taranaki— First Innings. Crawshaw, b McKay 33 Perham, b Meldrum 0 Glasgow, b Stewart 0 McCarthy, Ibw b Francis 19 Robertson, b Stewart 16 Burke, run out 0 Skelton, b Francis 1 Bayly, b McKay 0 Braund, not out 2 Jennings, b Meldrum 2 Clementson, b Stewart 1 Extras 8 Total 82 Stewart, 3 wickets for 24 ; Meldrum, 2 for 32; Francis, 2 for 10; McKay, 2 for 11. There was three no balls. Wangantji — First Innings. Armstrong, b McCarthy 2 Heonan (sub.), b Skelton ' 8 Trevena, b McCarthy 0 Meldrum, b McCarthy 6 Francis, run out 14 Gordon, b McCarthy 2 McKay, b McCarthy 0 Stewart, b Braund 7 Webby (sub.), not out 8 N. Caplen (sub.), c and b McCarthy 1 £eg bye 1 Total 49 McCarthy 6 wickets for 27 runs, Skelton 1 for 13, Clementson 0 for 7, Braund 1 for 2.