CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144360, 26 March 1914, Page 4

CRICKET.

NORTH v. SOUTH TARANAKI. SOUTH ESTABLISH GOOD LEAD. After the Herald wont to press yesterday the cricket match between North and South Taranaki was continued on the Sports Ground in fine weather, before a small sprinkling of spectators. The teams engaged woe:— Soufh.—Rev. K. O. Biamires (eapt.L K. H. Cave, P. -M. Pratt, H. Penny. .1. Walker. K. Dunlop. J. M’Leod, R. vl'Koy. C. Caulelin. A. Smith, and Geo. Court (substitute for IL M'Kay). North.— K. R. Rain (rapt.), A. Bow- . ley. K. Lash. W. P. Nieoll. B. K. Stainton. H. M'Gie. A. 11. Osborne. K. Sarten, P. Scrimgoour, C. Foreman, and Leo. Richards.

Messrs. K. Whittle and H. J. Price wore the umpires. South, who batted first, liad J6O for three wickets when the last report wont into print. Dunlop (06» and Penny (27) wvre tho batsmen, and Stainton and Nieoll the howlers. SOUTH CONTINUE RATTING. Dunlop continued bis hard hitting career, lifting Stainton for another big six. This bowler was now able to re.simir* his position behind the sticks, and with the score at IHL ABGie took the bowline, from Nieoll. Penny got ii single from the first, ami with the fourth M'Gie clean bowled Dnnlo|. with it beautiful off break; 1 S-t—4 —.L Dunlop wa- well cheered for his origin Hfort.

Walker wont in. and opened his account with a brave off tin* last ot tie: over. Bain then bowled, vice Stainion. and mailers qir.eiened down some what. (Kborne taking .M'Gu*’s end Benny hit him Jur a Jour and a single and tin* third bail clean howled Walker: 296 53.

Cantelin. the rexi man. had a short life. He got too far under the first i rom Osborro. at.d I'oivmaii made no mistake with the catch: 266—6--0. Ai ’ land filled the gap at the civ.sm*. ini; the biusmvn had changed eiuls. and IVmny hit a nice four, bringing up 210. A |7w Indfs later Rain dislodged Benny’.-, stumps with a low ball: 213 —

M'Kay joined M'Leod. and go* a Im-ky .-ingle with an uppish mroke. 'Liking Go- fir.-i in Osherm-L ncx! ever he hii it up i"t■ > M'GieV hands at mldi.il : 211- -- 1.

SmiGi went in. Al'Lcod taking his tir--L ha!!. Tl«e second and third !r< :n Osborne he hit to the boundary, and then pm tiic next into RcwieyV hands

M'Kay not having arrived. Conn, of Wliangarnomnna. went in as last man. and played out a mmdoM to Bain. Ihe second hall from Osherno dislodged Smith’s ami the innings closed without any furth'n' score, at 2.->5. Court being not out. NORTH AT THE WICKETS. At live minut.es past three Bain ami Lash commemvd for North against Dunlop and Bhunires. Lash put the first from Dunlop for four and ran two off the third. A single to Bain from Biamires, and it lour to LaMi brought 10 on tin? hoard. Huns followed steadily until in (Uamires’ third over he clean howled Lash: 22 —1 —l2.

Osborno joined hi* club male, and com lueneed playing steadily. 'The howling was good, and after Bain had /{il Dunlop to the terraces, in his lihb over, the howl'T bad bis revenge lv.<. halls later In scattering this hnUmnn’s lumps; 3M 2 —id. Nieoll went in. and after gelling n <«iuple of singles saw Osborne out to a nice bail from Durßop: 33—3—L AFKLe was next in. and. with a few -ingles and a Lair olf Bhunires. raised h). Nieoll. when at four gave a chance to Smith in the slius. nil* Biamires. which w;r> not accepted. In Dunlop's next man- he played one to Llnninvs in the .slips, ami retired : 10 1-4.

The afternoon tea adjournment was then taken, at five miemc.s to four. Bew’.ey went in with .M'Gie on renming at tweni.v pa-t four, and saw the over out. M’Gie then honoured [Ramiros with a maiden, and scoring became slow. With tbe total at 54 AUGic was beaten by a "yorkcr'’ from Dunlop: 64—5-- 14. S'rimgeour joined Rowley, and flu* two played steadily and scored by braces' and singles. With the score at 68. and his at 4. Scrimgcotir gave a chance off Dunlop, which not accepted. He signalised Ids escape by • Living Biamires to the boundary in the next over. A few balks later lie tipped one* up from Dunlop, which .M'Leod held nicely on the run: 73—6

Foreman went in, to he clean howled hv Dunlop bv the first hall ho received: 71—7—0.

Stainton partnered Bewley, and opened with a three, although lie would havo been run out bad Dunlop held iho throw in. With the score at 79 AULood took the bowling from Blamires. and tbe first hall Stainton put up into CanteliiUs bauds, in tlie slip*; 79-8-4.

Sarten wont (o Bewloy’s assistance, and saw 90-hoKled by careful hitting before ho played one on from Dunlop:

Richards, the Inst. man. stayed long enough tii sec Rowley raise the score past tiic century mark. Richards eonrented himself with keeping his wielcet up. and when the .more was 1(H) Bcw*cy was howled by M'Leod, and the innings came to a close at 5.20 p.m.. and stumps were drawn for the day. The derailed scores wore:—

SOUTH TARANAKI. First Innings. Cave milll-Jll. c. Bcwley, b. Osborne Ui Pratt 121-1144164111241641, b. Foreman 62 Blamires 24112, h. Osborne 10 Dunlor 22314416144164124121GG2G. It. Al‘(lie • 74 Penny 1212221.1411141211112244141 412. b. Haiti 33 Walker 21, b. Osborne 3 Cantelin, e. Foreman, h. Osborne 0 IVlT.cod 44, e. Bowlcy. h. Osborne 8 M'Koy 1, c. AUOio, b. Osborne 1 ■Smith, b. Osborne 0 Court, not out 0 Extras: lives 21, leg byes 21... 0 Total 222 Howling analysis: Bain, 9 overs, 1 maiden, 40 runs, one wicket; Sarteu, 7 overs, 1 maiden. 20 runs, no wickets; Lash, 5 overs, 22 runs, no wickets; Osborne, 12.2 overs, 1 maiden, 73 runs, seven wickets; Foreman, 4 overs, 1 maiden. 10 runs, one wicket; Nicoll, 3 overs, 21 runs, no wickets; Stainton, 2 overs, 16 runs, no wickets; AUOie, 2 overs, 11 runs, one wicket.

NORTH TARANAKI. First Innings. Bum 12111214, b. Dunlop 13 Lnsh 42411, b. lllaraircs 12 Osborno 121, b. Dunlop 4 Nieoll 1111. c. Biamires, b. Dunlop 4 M‘Gio 121411112, b. Dunloo 14 Bewley 121-212211111132 f-24. b.

ALLeod 28 Scrirngeonr 2114, c. AFLood, 1). Dunlop 8 Foreman, b. Dunlop 0 Stainton 31, c. Cantelin, b. M'Leod 4 Sarten 112, h. Dunlop 4 Richards, not out i) Extras: Byes 414, leg byes HI, )io bails 111 16 Total 106 Bowling analysis: Dunlop. 19 overs, 50 runs, seven wickets; Biamires. .15 overs. 5 maidens, 34 runs, one wicket, 3 no balls: M’Leod, 4 overs, 10 runs, two wickets. The following will represent United Service against High School, on the school ground, on Saturday, play commencing at 1.45: —Rain. Alackav, Revs. A. ii. CVdvile and CL T, Hobson. Sumner, M'Gie. Brabant, Ingram, Alewton. Good, and Osborno.