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Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1919, Page 5

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I VISIT OP AUSTRALIANS URGED. ! By Telegraph.—.Press Association. Duriedln, Oct. 2">. | The executive of the Otago CricK«t Association has decided to urge the New Ssca- : land Council to endeavour to arrange for a \ rial-i; to the Domjnlcji the Australian team, which is now in South Africa. OPENING OP BATUBDAY COMPETITION. The Saturday competition was opened on i Saturday in perfect cricketing weather. In 1 the senior competition. New Plymouth A gained : a two-point win over High School, Tlkoi rangl gained a three-pointer over New Ply- ! mouth 8., and Old Boys gained a three- ! pointer over Walreka, who were hopelessly ! outclassed. It Is probable that the As- ! sedation will regrade them to- juniors. If so 1 this will obviate the bye Jn either competition. ! In the junior competition. High School A. i gained a three-point win over NVhiteley and i Tikorangl gained a two-poilnt win over, i Freezing Works. ! TIKORANfiI DEFEAT NEW PLYMOUTH B. 1 : % . The Town team journeyed to Tlkornncl and i were defeated by the country team by an ! Innings and 18 runs. New Plymouth went first ■ to the wickets but could do nothing against ! the bowling of Purdie and Blundell, the Innings "only realising 32, of which Baker 8 , (not out), and extras 7, compiled nearly half. 1 Tikorangl, thanks to fine scores by P. Sarten i 20, Eggieston 25, Blundell 16 (not out), scored i , 08. New Plymouth in their second venture did better, scoring 48. of which Dunstan I | made 15 and Quick-fall 13. Tikorangl thus gained a three-point win. Scores:— NEW PLYMOUTH B. I Fltat Innings. i Qulckfall, b Purdie a Hughes, run out J Lawrey, b Blundell 1 Hooker, b Purdie Willis, c and b Blundell 4 Brabant, b Purdie - Baker, not out & Shepherd, b Blundell « Dunstan, b Purdie 4 Hewitt, l.bw., b Purdie - Pentecost, b Purdie ... 0 Extras 7 ToUal 32 Bowling analysis: Purdie, C wlckeia for 12 runs; Blundell, Lt for 9; Sarten, 0 for 3. Second Innings. Baker, run out 1 Hooker, b Lye 0 Hewitt c Graham, b Lye I Shepherd, 1 h.w, b Graham .... 1 Ouickfall, 1 h.w., b Graham 13 .Hughes, c. Wilson, b Lye l» Lawrey, b Lye 0 Dunstan, <• Graham, b Eggieston ........ 1"> Brabant, b Purtlle 1 Willis, not out 0 Pentecost, <• Scrlmgeour, b Purdie 0 Extras ' 4 Total 4S Bowling analysis: Not available. TIKORANGL First Innings. Wilson, lb.w., b Brabant 2 P. Sarten, b Dunstnn 29 Scrimgeour, c Hewitt, b Willis 4 Eggieston, c Hughes, b Dunstan 25 Lye, run out 9 Griffiths, b Hewitt 0 1 Purdie, c Hewitt. 1) Willis 2 Blundell, not out 10 Graham, c Hughes, b Dunstan 0 Garner, b Willis ft! Small), b Hewitt 9 I Extra? 2 Total 98 ! Bowling analysis: HewlU, 2 for 37; Dun- 1 Stan, 3 for 25; WJMIs, 3 for 15; Brabant, 0 i for 15; Qulckfall, 0 for 1. i NEW PLYMOUTH A. DEFEAT HIGH SCHOOL. At the High School ground, New Plymouth i .A' gained a two-point win over the school i JtiMJPSLtjt WftSLfim. SHI

opened badly, losing Sinclair and OHUlwtn for three runs, Johnson and BuUwtllMl MCfr accounting for a wicket. These bowln*-ob- . talnwi the next five wicket* cbeaglr, Mres being down for 17 runs. Thank*. bOMm, I to a good stand by Pope (17), Osborne If)., #nd Smart 16, tho last three wlpkets ufM 44 runs and the tnnlpiss dosed fetf lfl< j Sutherland bowled seven overs lor tiro and as many runs. Johnson secured fire wickets for 20. Hesketh and McDonald opened for New fly' mouth. O'Halloran bowled the leuer *lth the score at three, but Henderson and Im* kett, by good cricket, carried the wore to 42 before tho latter was bowled by Sinclair for 18, The next two wickets added as, , many runs and then Mackay joined Heskath and tills pair carried the score to 07 before Palmer got Hesketh l.b.w. Mackay 17, Johnson 11, and Weston not out, 28, were mainly responsible for tho score reaching 124. New Plymouth sent High School in agala, and as the llrst three wickets fell for wen runs, their prospects of a three-point win looked bright, but Palmer, who went In Arat, and Pope carried the score to 52 before the latter was caught out, and with Smart, Palmer played oat. time, the wore being 82 for four wickets. Palnier, who made 35 by attractive cricket, Including 5 boundary felts, was applauded for his flne performance. Scoresj HIGH SCHOOL. first Innings. Sinclair, b Johnson 0 O'Halloran, b Sutherland .. S Palmer, a Sutherland, b Johnson ...... 4 Willis, stumped, 1) Johnson «... 6 Hlne, 1.b.w., b Johnson 0 Greiner, c McDonald, b Johnson 0 Pope, c Palmer, b Mackay 17 Inch, b Sutherland 0 - Osborne, lb.w.. b Mackay 9 Smart, not out W Brown, b Dbnnlss .. 8 Extras - 4 Total ..' #1 Bowling analysis: Sutherland, 2 wickets for • two runs; Mackay, 2 for 10; Johnson, 5 for 20; Dennlss, 1 for 13. Second Innings. 1 Greiner, b Johnson ; 0 Palmer, not out . 85 Hlne, b McDonald - - ■■ 1 Sinclair, b McDonald .**.•■ "1 Pope, c Palmer, b Henderson i 8 Smart, not out 4 . Extras 6 Total for four wickets .......... SI ■■■<■■ Bowling analysis: Henderson, 1 for I; McDonald, 2 for 11; Johnson, 1 for 14; Hesketh, 0 for 14. NEW PLTMOTJTH A. First Innings. Hesketh, l,bw„ b Palmer it McDonald, b O'Halloran 2 : Henderson, b Sinclair 18 Sutherland, b Sinclair 0 Qulckfall, c Smart, b Palmer. 1 Mackay, b Palmer i; Pulmer, c Hlne. b Brown 3 - Johnson, c Palmer, b Brown ~,, 11 Dennlss, run out Weston, not out ............... if '■ Btiiluion, c Brown, b Palmer s Ultras 4 Total „ .114 Bowling analysis: Palmer, 4 for !7; Brown, 2 for 13: Sinclair, 2 for 40; O'Halloran, 1 for 111 ; Greiner, 0 for 7. HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS v. WAIBEKA. At Pukekura Park on Saturday, Walreka succeeded In making only 24 runs In the two Innings, against 273 notched by the Old Boys ; bi their llrst Innings. For Walreka, Kltznatr'.ck made 2, and HandIcy and Gardner one each, the two foraur : being caught off Eggleton, and the latter off < ; Hojtrll. In the second innings Fltzoatrick ; made 4, Hollraan 7, Brokenshlre 6, Parker 1, (t)i(l Wiley 2. , J For the School, Osborne made 39,-BottrU !4, Montoaih 33. Eggleston 22, Bewley 39, Saltan ' 21), Quinism D, Oliver 24, Johnson 34, Pox 2, Cor kill (not out) 7: extras 26. Osborne, . Monteath and Oliver retired before cotnuleitaw : 1 their Innings. Parker took 3 wickets for 38, Gardner 2 for (3* 1 for 96, and Hoffmann 1 foe JUNIOR MATCHES. HIGH SCHOOL A T. WBIXHJET. | In the match between the High School A j jmd Whlteley junior teams, the former piwcd far too strung for the Whlteley play era yiirai ) , they detested by an Innings and 86 rani. Nhlteloy batted first and were able to put on only lo runs for the whole side, 1 and to | were sent back to the wicket by the school nnd In their second attempt succeeded iu . doubling the score of their Brat innlun. ON , the grand total, Hoffmann mada' 11. lis S : mil Hawkins 15. ■■■■■ ' ' : Hayden accounted for fire wickets iat the first innings and 4 in the second, and Tuekey ■ took four in the llrst innings and fire in the second. School opened badly and lost tha first four wickets for tlx runs. Hayden, who ma • missed in the fisld off the firat ball hj» ployed, savod tho situation by knocking OP 14 In quick time, when he had the misfortune in stopping back to a ball, to dlslodt* aball. • Trehey also played a useful innings, Hf 18 being the top score for the match. Watanon ' uiade 7, not out. Hoffmann and Coleman shared 'the bowling honors, the former getting are wlcketa and tha latter four. ■ ■ ■ ■ FREEZING WOEKB v. TIKORANGI. The match between Freezing Works and Tikorangl Juniors, played on the Show GrouiLls, resulted in a win on the first innings for tho visitors by 12 runs. Scores „ „ TIKORANGI. ; B Foreman, b Kea a ■ Soffe, b Rea .....!!!"!!!"!!"! « W, Foreman, run out, b MoirlVcn"."'"'" lg C. Snrloii, b O'Donnell j . L. Kr.iickey, c noskln, b Heedl7 i H. Whitehead, h Heed . n I K IS», l b.w., b Heed f - J. Purdle, b Morrlsaft A. Smart, I) O'Donnell , I Foreman, c O'Donnell, b Heilnby" 11 Itl S ■ , akel'nn, not out a I 33wrns Ill! I! 111!; I *."! * 5 Tot "' ......4 g» FREEZING WORKS. • O'Donnell, 1.b.w., b Foreman 3 Reed, b Soffo 9 ilellab.v, c Fm-eman !/'!!!!.'.! " " 0 Morrison, c Skelton, b Foreman 24 Goodall, e Sollo « purrows, h Foreman 1»ay, ;■ Skelton, b Soffo 8 Ilea, li Foreman •'■■■• , Sutherland, b Soffe v HoEkln. not out ...[ 15 Hartley, c Barlley, 1) Soffe a Extras i.i!'!!!" 1 Total n