THE CRICKET MATCH.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14095, 29 December 1909, Page 7

THE CRICKET MATCH.

*T THE RECREATION GROUND,

MANAWATU y. NORTH TARANAKI

The first representative orioket match of the season -in this district was started on the Sports. Ground this morning, a Manawatu eleven meeting tie North Tanmaki team. The Maoaw*tu team appeared to be * strong' one. In the Ifrrth Taranalri team W. O. Weston filled Benbow'a place,' Fred. Robertson, the original emergency, being unable to play, Jaok also fiflcl•d for. a time KVfaVjUl?iS& not being able to pjay for I*B fint f*w hours of the. m»t*h. T!ae Mahawatu tfwn was captained by Warden, and I&e home team by E. Lash. The wioftsjt wm in wcellon* order this morning, pl«ymg very truly. Manawatu won the tos» r Roberta and y»w«» opening to the bowling of Southall and Niooll. With 13 on the board Warden w«s caught by Nicofl off OT^W Joined Roberts, tout the latter soon w«nH. being stumped by Greatbatch.— 2 for 20. Qold-> spring and Trevena then became associate? in a good stand. Hill replaced NlcoU with the ball. Trevena made 12 and then scooped one up to Perham at •mid-off.— 3 for 64. Childa partnered Goldspring, but the> partnership did not last long, Goldspring, who wan betting well, and had scored 21. w*s fery smartly stumped by Greatbatch in trying to drive one from Southall. — f for 55. HoJJftud, a left-hander, then joined Childs. The game then brightened up, Childs, a Wellington College feoy who has been scoring well this sea- •£??. opening his soaring acoount. With 74 on thf board Whittle just auijund to reach one |rom Holland m HuJ, Whittle touching the the ball «nd s»nmag it up/ in iht air, spinning 9«nnd and catching it at 4h» seoond •tUmpt. Simmondl joinod Childs, bnt s> few balls later Cnuds, in maki^e a oopd drive off Sou<Jb»ll was caughtpy Ltuh at long-on, almost on the boundary, — 6 for 74. Greer became associated with Simmonds and the flooring slackened considerably. Hill, dropped a catch from Greer off Seutha)l. A minute or two later Parhtfm dropped • eatoh from Simmonds off Hilt, but Hill*s next ball took Grear'a, wioiet.— t7t 7 |qr 88. Greer was replaoed by Hill. • brother to the bowler. Hill started •#» hit out, but Simmondi wm soon bewled by L. Hill.— B for 95. The 96 runs had taken exactly two hours to oosspilej, the visitorg being very caution». Thp luncheon adjournment was than taken. A quarter of an hour or so after hmoh saw the finish of the Manawatu fnfag«» Oakley and Mansford hoth faffing to reach double figures. Hill made S7 not out, with free cricket. The ninth wicket went at 118, agft the last at 134. Details:— MANAWATU— First Innings. Bofefta, St. Greatbatch, 28481 •••' 11 . Warden, c. Niooll, b. Southall 1 Goldipring, rt. Greatbatch 4411311 Tmnm, 9. Perham, b. Southaii" # kpfl23 ......-., ;...! 12 Childs ,c, hub, b: Southall, 141121141 , 18 Holland, c. Whittle, b. Hill 1111 ... 4 Sijftfwm* b i HiU 4421 11 Gro«r,l», Hill 21 ...;..,t *...:j ? > 3 Hitt, not out, 1212118411411(11 \V 27 Oakley, b. Southall 6 Mansford, 0. Lash, b. Whittle 3 Sxt«*t 9 Total .... % 124 ■Weston and Perham opened North Taranaki's innings, to the bowling of Greer and Mansford. with 16 up Pt^ham was caught in Che slips off Ghfter, the ball coming off one of his 5* f 7*A* lnmwi J 0 * 1"*11 "* 1 Weston, but we latter, after/just reaching double figures, in attempting a drive to the off, sent one from Greer into Oakley's h^Hds.-rTwo for 21. Eggleston joined Inman, Mid the latter soon played himself m At 5.10 p.m. the score was 41 for, two wickets. 4UilJl' OaW^ b * Gww » feP«rham, 0. Hfflr»'."firSr',' »ll'."! " an, not out ; \ 20 _o»leitaa, not out $ Extras » 3 Tofcal for two wiokete .♦ 41