SPORTING CRICKETERS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13169, 30 January 1936, Page 5

SPORTING CRICKETERS.

M.C.C. DRAW WITH TARANAKI

CENTURY TO HARDSTAFF. Electrio Telegraph—Press Association NEW PLYMOUTH, East Night. Taranaki’s match with M.C.C. was drawn. M.C.C. made 221 and 214 for five wickets (declared). Taranaki in their first innings made 66, and when time was reached in the second innings had made 138 for nine wickets. The draw was probably made possible by the sportsmanship jjf M.C.C. in not enforcing a followon Monday. Hardstaff made a bright century this morning, giving only one real chance. Sims batted patiently for 44 and Griffith included some stylish strokes in his 23. Scores: M.C.C. First J linings 221 Second Innings. Lyttelton, c Priest, b Christensen 8 Sims, c Nasmith, b Betts 44 Hardstaff, not out 109 Bead, b Groombridge 7 Baxter, b Hornier 7 Griffith, c and b Christensen ... 23 Powell, not out 6 Extras lO Total for five wickets (decl.) 214 Bowling analysis: Christensen took two for *SO; Hornier, one for 70; Betts, one for 22; Groombridge l , one for 18. TARANAKI. First Innings 66 Second Innings. H. Barker, b Baxter *5 ,W. Barker, c Mitchell-lnnes, b Baxter 1 Betts, lbw b Sims 32 Larkin, c Lyttelton, b Baxter ... 4 Nasmith, b Baxter 1 nonnelly, c and b Human 49 Priest, b Sims I*s Hornier, b Baxter O Christensen, not out 16 Pritchard, b Langridge 1 Groombridge, not out O Extras 14 Total for nine wickets 138 Bowling analysis: Bead took none for 19; Baxter, five for 34; Sims, two for 69; Langridge, *one for 2; Human, one for 0.