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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8015, 29 December 1905, Page 3

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THK AWAKINO TEAM. Tlie Awakino cricketers wlio met Xew Plvmontli yesterday afternoon played Crenui and Waitara on tlie way down. Ureiiiti managed to beat them but tbeT squared matters on Monday by "defeating Waitara by seven wickets.

On the Tukapa wound on TlmrsI day New Plymouth put up '.*S in the [ first innings. Tin' Awakino batsmen had all lost the number of their mess when 30 was readied, and after a short rest they followed on. Tlii> time they piled up'.lS before the Insl man was caught. The home team sent in five men to the wickets and these lifted SI in quick time, Xew Plymouth thus winning the match by seven wickda and 51 runs. Whittle took »ix for i\ in 15 overs. and wan heartily applauded For performing the "hat trick." The scores were:—

Xew Plymouth, first innings: Perham b Tevil 7: Holgate, b Uobisou S : Braund, e Clarke, b Terril, *); Lighthand, b Black. O; Whittle, c Kelly, I. Clarke, 0; Bewlev. b Terril, '; Price, c Kelly, b Tuke, 21: Hill, b Tuke, 12 ; Haself. not out. I; Mayne. c Itemmins, b Black, :l. Extras, l>; total, i»S. Second innings: Hasell, l.b.w. Black, 7; Lightband, c Page, b Tuke. I; Braund, b Tuke,. 11; Perham. st. Old, IS ; Whittle, not out, 32. Extras, li. Total for four wickets, SI.

Awakino.—First innings: Clarke-. Ii Braund, 0; Old, Ii Whittle, i); >'. Kobisbu, 1) Braiiml. n ; L. Black, I.b.n. Whittle, 1: Heniuiins. not out. «; Tuke. b Braund. II; Terril, b Braund, I); D. Black, 1) Brauud, 8; 80.-k.-tt, 1, 13 .mud, i); Kelly, b Whittle, t» ; Synic*. r Whittle, n. Extra, <>; tutal, 30. Second innings: Clark, .- and b Whittle, 0; Hi-iuuiiu>, .- Whittle, b Hascll, 17; Uohisnn, b Perhaiii 1-, Black, b Pi-rLain, 7 ; Did, b Ben ley, 5; Tuke, Ii Lightband, ti ; Ti-rril, not 0ut,38; D. Bla.-k, b Braund 'J; Kelly, b Whittle, 3; Svmcs, e Whittle, I. Brauud, 10. Kxiras, 13 ; tutal, !W. South Tarauaki defeated Marlborough at Hawcra on Boxing Pay by an iuninjjs and 332. Fur the winners M . Cole (not out) 1.V2 and McCarthy to;! were the principal scorer*.