CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14132, 11 February 1910, Page 4

CRICKET.

NORTH TARANAKI MATCHES. ' SENIOR GRADES. Splendid cricket weather again favoured the North Taranaki Cricket Association’s competitions, continued yesterday. . In the senior grade threepoint wins were scored by Carrington Road and Wanderers. WANDERERS v. WAIT All A. On the Western Bark a closely contested game between Wanderers and Waitara ended in a three-point win for Wanderers. In the. first day’s play Wanderers inade 136, and Wuitara lost two wickets for 33. Waitara carried their score to 102. Wanderers made 103 for eight wickets in their second innings and then declared. ' Waitara had to make 138 to win in an hour and a quarter. The ninth wicket fell a minute from time, with 85 runs scored, and it was then found that the last man had left the ground, so that Wanderers just fluked a throe-point win. Eggleston and Wilson, tho Waitara not-out men continued their innings. Only two runs had been added when Wilson lost bis wicket in attempting a short run/—-Three for 35. W. Fuller joined Eggleston, and a good stand was made until Nicqll beat Eggleston. —Four for 53. W. Skelton and Fuller added 23 runs, when Whittle, who had replaced Nicoll, took AV. Skelton’s wicket and then Fuller’s with consecutive balls.—Five and six for 87. Thomas was the only other batsman to make any stand and the last three wickets fell for no runs, tho innings closing for 102.

"Wanderers second innings was started by Lash and Groatbatch. Groatbatch made a good six and then a two, but was bowled by a shooter from W. Skelton.—One for 15. Hill’s stay was brief.—Two for 22. Lash and Goss madp a good stand, adding 22 runs, when Lash tipped a kicking ball into Eggleston’s hands at the wickets.— Three for 44. Whittle's wicket fell quickly.—Four for 45, and the fifth wicket, Goss’s, foil at 50. Goss had played a good innings. _ Nicoll and Cla'pham forced things a bit, a ml then Clapham wont out to a splendid catch by P. Skelton, off Hawkins. —Six for 65. Nicoll and Steeds were then associated. Their partnership was a very useful one. At length Steeds drove one from P. Skelton into Thomas’ hands on the boundary.—Seven for 88. Jack only made one and then tipped a ball from P. Skelton to Eggleston.—Eight for 93. Cook and Nicoll raised the total to 103 when Wanderers declared their iilnings closed. With 138 to got to win, in an hour and a quarter, Waitara opened with George and C. Wilson, who faced the bowling of Whittle and Hill. Hill s first ball- scattered George’s wickets.— One for 4. C. Wilson and W. Wilson, the former doing most of the scoring, carried the score to 19, when W . \Vilson was caught at fine slip by Nicoll off Whittle’s bowling. Two runs later C. Wilson in trying to drive a ball from Hill just past the bowler, was well caught bv Goss.—Three tor 21. W. Skelton and Fuller carried the score on to 30. Nicoll replaced W hittlo and W. Skelton skied Ins third ball and Greatbatch caught him easily.— Four for 30. Eggleston joined I'idler, but the latter soon went, Goss catching him off Nicoll.—Five for 34. Tlie next two wickets, those of Thomas and Hawlj;ins, fell very quickly.—Seven for 40. Then Lash replaced Nicoll and Whittle took Hill’s place in the bowling. Lash was reolaced by Cook after two overs. Wanderers had now to capture three wickets in slightly under fifteen minutes. With 72 on the board Steeds took the ball from Whittle, and then Nicoll went on at Cook’s end. Steeds lost a good chance to run out 1L Skelton, through over-eagerness. Eggleston and Skelton were both bnttting nicely. At 82 Steeds made way for Hill. Jack lost a chance to catch Skelton off Nicoll’s bowling, through unreadiness. Two or throe minutes .before time, when it appeared certain that Eggleston and Skelton would plav out time, Eggleston just tipped with the edge of his bat a bull from Hill, and Greatbatch snapped it.—Sight for 85. Spence was the tenth man in. Hill’s next ball, dead on the leg stump, touched Spencer’s pads and knocked down his log stump.—Nino for 85. With a minute to go it was found that Purdio, relying on Eggleston and Skelton playing out time, had left the

ground. Thus Wanderers won by 52 runs. Scores;

AVAITARA—First Innings. Hawkins, c. Nicoll, b. Hill 3 P. Skelton, b. Hill 3 C. AVilson, run out 12 Eggleslon, b. Nicoll 2/ AV. Fuller, b. AVhittlo 23 AA 7 . Skelton, b. AA 7 hittle 12 AV. Wilson, 1.b.w., b. Cook 0 AV. Thomas, not out 16 Purdio, b. AVhittlo 0 George, b. AVhittlo 0 Spence, b. AA’hittlo 3 Extras Total i 102 Bowling Analysis.—Whittle,, five for 18; Hill, two for 33; Nicoll, one for 30; Cook, ono for 6. WANDERERS.—Second Innings. Lash, o. Eggleston, h. AA 7 . Skelton 20 Greatbatch, b. AV. Skelton 8' Hill, c. AVilson, b. Thomas 2 Goss, c. and b. Hawkins 15 AVhittlo, c. P. Skelton, b. Hawkins 1 Clapham, c. P. Skelton, b. Hawkins 3 Nicoll, not out 28 Steeds, c. Thomas, h. P. Skelton 11 Jack, c. Eggleston, b. P. Skelton... 1 Cook, not out 3 Extras H Innings declared 103 Dowling Analysis.—Hawkins, three for 29; AV. Skelton, two for 31; P. Skelton, two for 12; Thomas, one for 20. AVAITARA. —Second Innings. George^b. Hill 0 C. AAhlson, c. Goss, b. Hill 17 AA r . AVilson, c. Nicoll, h. AVhittle ... 2 AV. Skelton, c. Greatbatch, b. Nicoll 8 AA T . Fuller, c. Goss, b. Nicoll 4 Eggleston, c. Greatbatch, b. Hi 11... 24 AV. Thomas, c. Jack, b. Hill 1 Hawkins, b. Hill 3 P. Skelton, not out 18 Spence h. Hill 3 Extras 8 Total 85 Bowling Analysis.—Hill, six for 19; Nicoll, two for 16; AVhittle, one for 24; Lash, none for 5; Cook, none for 5; Steeds, none for 8. INGLEWOOD v. CARRINGTON ROAD. Carrington Road easily obtained a three-point win over Inglewood, on the Sports Ground. In the previous Thursday’s play each side batted once, Carrington Road making 185 to Inglewood’s 66. Batting a man short, Inglewood wont to tho wickets again yesterday, Clegg and Crombie opening to the howling of Southall and Douhov. Southall, however, had captured both wickets when 15 runs wore telegraphed. Pullau and O’Byrno made a good stand that added 38 runs. Pullan did nearly all the scoring, making 35, including a sixer (off Southall) and five fours before Southall bowled him. Three wickets had now fallen for o 3 runs, but tho remaining wickets only added 22 runs, the innings closing for 75.' Carrington Road thus won by an innings and 44 runs. Southall took seven wickets for 25 runs. Scores: — CARRINGTON ROAD. First innings 185 INGLEAVOOD. First innings 66 Second Innings. Clegg, b. Southall 5 Crombie, b. Southall 3 Pullan, b. Southall 3o O’Byrne, c. Turnbull, b. Southall 7 Duff., c. Grey, b. Lash 6 Matthews, b. Southall • • 1 N. G.'Sutherland, 1.b.w., h Southall -■ 0 Billing, b. Southall 0 B. Sutherland, not out 3 J. Harris, c. Robertson, h. Lash ... 1 A. Matthews, absent 0 Extras 14 Total , 75 Bowling Analysis.—Southall, seven for 25; Lash, two for 24; Beubow, none for 12. THE JUNIOR COMPETITION. FIRE BRIGADE v. CARRINGTON ROAD. In the junior competition Fire Brigade met Carrington Road on tho latter’s ground. Carrington Road mustered only eight men, and Fire Brigade had to provide three fieldsmen. Carrington Road batted first, but made only 28, Clarke and I. Bullot each gettin" three wickets for, 10 runs. Fire Brigade replied with 65, Clarke, with 23,°being tho only batsmen to reach double figures. Batting again, Carrington Road made the excellent score of 95 for 1 wicket (C. Jordon 42, G. Cooper 38 not out) before stumps were drawn. Fire Brigade thus won on the first innings. Scores:— . . Carrington Hoad, first innings.—C. Jordan, 1.b.w.. b. I. Bullot, 3; 'lnbe, b. Bullot, 0; H. McEwcn, run out, 6; Cooper, b. Clarke, 3; Hooker, b. Clarke,' 2 : Holmes, not out, 1; H. Hooker, b. Clarke, 0: Foote, b. Bullot, 0; extras, 8; total, 28. Bowling analysis: Clarke, throe for 10; I. Bullot, three for 10- . . . T „ , Fire Brigade, first innings.-—L. Bullet, c. Cooper, b. Sims, 2-; Billings, b. Cooper, 7 ; Clarke, c. Cooper, b. Sims, 23; O’Hallorau, b. Cooper, V ; Sadler, c. and b. Cooper, X ; I. Bullot, run out, 6; B. Bullot. b. Sims, 1; Rock, c. substitute, b. Sims. 6; Higgs, b. Cooper, 3; West, not out, 5 ; Beaver, b. Cooper, 0 ; extras, 4: total, 65. Bowling analysis ; Sims, four for 43; Cooper, five for 18. . . „ Carrington Road, second innings.—C. Jordan, c. B. Bullot. b. I. Bullot, 42; Cooper, not out. 38; M'Ewcn, not out, 1; extras, 14; total for 1 wicket, 90. Bowling analysis; I. Bullot. one for 21; Clarke, none for 38; L. Bullot, none for 8; Billing, none for XL