MASON CUP CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1935, Page 5

MASON CUP CRICKET

TOWN VERSUS COUNTRY MATCH. ANNUAL NORTH TARANAKI GAME. V- . \ . The main cricket/fixture in Taranaki to-day will be the annual match between the North Taranaki division and the Country association for the E. L. Mason Cup. Each team will be fully representative, although the defection of E. Christensen will take some of the sting out of the Town attack. The match will be an all-day fixture, play in the morning being set down for 10 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. and in the afternoon from 1.45 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a tea interval. Two of the original selection for the Town team, Christensen and J. Birch, both New Plymouth Old Boys, are not available. P. Kivell (Inglewood) is not available' for the Country team and his place will be taken by McKoy (Tarurutangi), 12th man. The teams are:— Town: C. Lash (01-’ Boys), V. Parkinson (Western Park), A. Ewart (Western Park), A. Priest (Western Park), J. Spedding (Western Park), T. C. Larkin (High School), M. P. Donnelly (High School), O. M. Nasmith (New Plymouth), C. Loewenthal.(New Plymouth), H. P. Davison (New Plymouth), W. Groc’-bridge (New Plymouth). Country: Sp. Giddy (Tarurutangi), St. Giddy (Tarurutangi), E. Giddy (Tarurutangi), N. Giddy (Tarurutangi), R. Street (Tarurutangi), J. Sarten (Tikorangi), O. Foreman (Tikorangi), P. Kivell (Inglewood), V Pizzey (Waitara), W. Sheard •'Urenui), R. Wilson (Urenui), L. McKoy (Tarurutangi), 12th man. The umpires will be Messrs. J. M. Thomson and J. Giddy, the latter being manager of the Country team. LOWZR GRADE FIXTURES. North Taranaki senior B and junior grade fixtures for to-day have been arranged as follows:— Senior B. Colts (N.P.) v. Okato, at Okato. Umnires: Rev. J. Grindlay and Mr. F. Jenkins. New Plymouth v. Western Park A, at Sanders Park, No. 2. Mr. A. W. Morey. Old Boys v. Western Park B, at Sanders Park No. 1. Mr. J. Ashcroft. Central v. High School, at Sanders Park No. 3. G. Sowerby. Junior. Waitara v. High School, at Western Park No. 2. Mr. A. Ramshaw. New 'Plymouth v. Old Boys, •at Sanders Park No. 4. Mr. E. Eddleston. Western Park v. Kiwi, at Western Park No. 1. SATURDAY TO PLAY THURSDAY. ■ . ■ ——— =■ SELECTION OF COUNTRY TEAMS. A cricket match has been arranged between Saturday and Thursday teams in the North Taranaki Country Association, to be played at Waitara during the week-end. The teams are: — Thursday: P. Kivell, M. Gray, J. Hill, D. Allen, C, Hunt, G. Barry, J. Russell, A. Collins, W. Pizzey, J. Priar, J. Goddard, A. Thompson 12th man. Saturday: D. Street, P. McKoy, Stan. Giddy, .Sp. Giddy, J. Sarten, O. Foreman, P. Sarten, R. Wilson, W. Sheard, R. Allen, A. Giddy; emergencies, Jim Sampson, S. Cole and J. Longstaff.