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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12170, 20 January 1903, Page 2

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| # (By Long. Stop)" Cricketers had splendid weather on Thursday -and a—good- - many-spectar tox*s .were - t>j<eient v &'tr the* Recreation Grounds io sc>\lhe match. Jbetween the Rovers andl , They-enjoyr ed seeing *a^ vety- gd'ocl' game "which was characterised' by very good scorr ing';' 400^1'ullfe-were scored' during the afternoon, and- 1 ihink I am rightiin Saying -that 1 this x is -a record fbr-crick*-et - in ; cup matches hv Taranaki. ' -A great* deal *of- improvement in the cricket form was shown ; this may be put' down^ parfelt- -t& \ :the wicket, which was in first-class order, and partly to the fact that our cricketers seem, to have profited by the cricket shown them by Lord Hawke's team.'

In one department oi the game however' there is room for a good deal of improvement, and that is the " fielding." Cricketers seldom seem

to realise that a catch dropped often costs more runs than the man who drops the catch can make. This was exemplified when. Fred Robertson was «iissed~twrce" > aii-.^Ee eventually scored7^ runs. " .^" As- the g-iftme *'!<fsKidsfat present the Wanderers have the best of -it as they have scpred j243.-runs,-^and the Ro't'ers have seven wickets down for ,152; but the Rpyera are torfee* congratulated on uxakirig a gooh • uphill /fight . against a big' score when they _ had -the worst of the s light jftnd were exhaus|^ c d. by their . exertions, in- the field m* the previous innings./ r - \ Frank "Robertson,- „a- real'jy. .giood \ inniiigsof -' ' 5^ - not ; "6utr_ playing . with great patience . and dejbermina- •' tion. „-*,•' - . . " ' -..'-,■ ' ': Hasell made 38 in dashing style and' looked like Waking a big^ spore. < ' SSpence r 2o' shaped very well, but ' was caught off a ball that he should lave < left alone. ' - v i ; j For the Wanderers Fred Robertson's 78 was - made in his usual dashing style. ;S6me of his hitting was very .clean and effective. Speeds '.44', also made a good stand and- defied u,the>. efforts of all the Rovers' bowlersuiitil caught at tho wickets,, off ac'.cuttrlyf qn» from Medley. 7 Hill jtnade 23. in first rata style, and this. . „, .Should develope, - with practice, into ,a -really good bat... Bullo^fc alsp in«lde-;20 and had hard, luck in getting 4eg 'before when ap-. parently welj sei, „ . . -"-,/- ' Robertson bowled "best for - Wanderers "j * for the Ravers none of , the bowlers' did -well; but at the 'fin-, ish Whittle got the best average. In the other f games played, two i surprises were effected, Inglewbo&rbe-^ ing beaten, by.;- Midhirst, at Tariki * ißoad and Carrihgt'on ■__ Road falling 'victims to Stratford. p IncftewoQd .was. beaten very badly by/ Midhirst rbut* ascribe their, defeat to: :the state of "the wicket at. Tariki' Road, --and- 1< think" there is a good ■deal in what' they fjay. A strong batting team like Inglewood are worth more .^tha'ii '■37. - 1 ? which was all' they scored,- being beaten by nearly 100runs. :f •' * . " ' •- - Very small scoring was the feature ( of .the.matph between- Carrington Road and , Stratford, which does npA,, call for much as the details' of the 'match., have not" been made public .... ';','' , ' '"" "" ' „ ,'-V The team' td p^ay for Taranavi ' aCfafnst Auckland ,at Hawera has been chosen, aiid seems a fairly good one but. I ithhbk that I*erham of Carrinstori Road should have been included as he is w.orth idls place ior his fielding: The Selection ,' Committee., in choosinga team, should go more by present form than, by past reputation. Frank Robertson will be unable, to play so that another, man will have %p- - be. chosen' in his 'place. I think Tarti- . naki should -riiake^ti- good fight again- , st Au.ckJandj !but they would have ha 4, a big^er^gatci'if the match: had been" played Ifew Ply^loufti'. '„'"'', • '" .'"> A, very" 'pleasant u game was playeii on " iSatuirctay between the .Saturday, players 'ainil .a team composed of the: boarders of' the Terminus Hotel. '.The "Terminus/" 'went in first and compiled 161;'whicfi was thought to be; far " beyond the capacity of the Saturday players-* to maMb, but to the jpreafr siurprise of ,-ieveryone the last wicket put on over 50 runs, and they won by three runs amid great excitement, ; the, spectators carrying in Stoclcer on their . sh^ders;, . who had tplayed c a plucky,, ,'jnnirig^v 0f ;45. , TFor the Ter-~ minus vClarke played a good innings of 62 an& t 31. Whittle « made SJ. fprthe. Satiirclaj^ players, who all pjayed well: