CRICKET

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVV, Issue 17, 24 January 1927, Page 3

CRICKET

SATURDAY'S PLAY

Both in North and South Tarauaki weather conditions were ideal for tho resumption of competition matches on Saturday after the interval occasioned by the playing of the llawke Cup matches.

I In North Taranaki a three-point win was gained by Old Boys over New Plymouth, in their second innings I Old Boys' (175) made 12-1 (Papps S 3), while New Plymouth (134) made 135 (Allen 50 not out), giving Old Boys a win '"bfr 30 runs; Old Boys B (159) made 06 in their second innings, defeated Urenui (120) by 42 runs, the latter making 93. In. South Taranaki. 'Excelsior (220) beat; Midland.?; who lukl six wicket's down 'for 129, in the; first innings when play was resumed. They finished 'with. 185 (Cheevers 66). Excelsior in their second strike made 235 for Aix wickets declared (Lay 120: not out), to' which Midlands replied with 217 for. Seven wickets (Cheevers 54 not out), when stumps were drawn. The j finish of tlie'-.Stratford-Manaia match was not played.' PLUNKET SHIELD. Par Press Association. | AUCKLAND, January 22. • To-day's play in the Wellington v. 1 Auckland Plunket Shield match was . lull of interest. In reply to Wellington's score of 182 Auckland made 307, Dacre scoring 57 nm ] Gillespie 50. The detailed scares are: — WELLINGTON. First Innings 182 Second Innings. Hiddleston, c Kowntree, b Allcot- 2 11. dell. Worker, c Bowntree, b Matheson 1 Kor thing, 1.b.w., b Bowley 58 Lowry, not out 98 James, nob out 4 Extras 5 Total (for three wickets) ... 178 AUCKLAND. First Innings. Bowley. c and b Badcock 33 1 Mills, b Henderson 63 Sneddon, c McGirr, b Lambert ... 2S Cooper, c Brice, b Lambert 0 Dacre. c Hiddlcstone. b Henderson 57 W. Allcott, b Henderson 6 Gillispie, c .Tames, b Henderson 50 Anthony, c James, b Henderson 5 Matheson, 1.b.w., b McGirr 6 Player, not out 27 Rowntroe, c Brice, b Henderson 7 Extras 25 Total 307 Bowling analysis; Henderson took six wickets for 70 runs; Lambert, two for 22; Badcock, one for 57; McGirr, nuc for 71; Hollings, none, for 7; Hiddleston. none for 12; Brice, none for 43.