CRICKET MATCH.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 21, 15 January 1879, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

PAT^iVtERSTON r.IIARTOJf.

The first of the seriea of return matches was uliiyed on Sal urday on the Paliuerston Ground between the loea\ Club and the jjart onians. The visitor* a.r-riv«d qt an early- hour, hnving driven aver m a drag, but when the time for play was called,- a.s. usual the Palmerstonians could, not count t heir full nnmner, Ansen captained; the Mart an I earn, and sent his men 16 the wickets, fie two. who first faced the bow^era hems,' Marshall and Skipwith. They cftuaeda>)ine leatlter-liuuiin^ before they were purled, the latter making the top scce ot the inning* fur h\*siiie, but tne gmi nd was m wretched condition, buth for b.>wlin^and but i ing. T"e Alar: on team were all dispose! uf for 6A run*, l'irani taking five wii-ket-eu. Aa iviH bo seen, t lie Uelding o' Pn.liner-*tQn wn» p^rl ifulnrjv liaise, no less tlian aixleen eKlr^s he^ug credited tC|lheu o|j|iuiu<nls ; and teitainly ihfif ptJrf'ai'iflnnoe at the wickets was by no means up, ta their Usuml forui, nor a single man Qf the team. 3 irin^ the Captain, reaching a double figure. As jt hail hetitt agreed, that tiia gam,e ali»util he decided upon the iii'st innings m the jeyent at' th.c two UQt. beinij playeii out, the'Piilinurston men finding that timj hail Sl-i to get. to lit 1 , let i lie »{.» l>_v default, and did ii'.»r. pl.-iy tiie lninu^t olit. The bowiiii^ o.i Hi: vlurioi siJo ivl 3 ' ,iotoo good for i-iitf iocai icj:j, »^.a i.iv ,-. -j*.

ng seven out of the ten wiokets. ;. In the firat match between the two teams, althongh Marton nominally we>e the viotors, Tir< tually the .game, should have been. on the other aide ; but that. .plajred on Saturday was won upon its merits. We trust, how* ever, our men .will be m better form on Satuiday, when they again tackle the Fo*» lomanf, and. the/ had better be careful tit* the tables may be turned tbiia time. . ' : MARTON/ BHpvrlth, b,l>irarif ... 16 Marshall, b, Piruni ... 11 Fort, c Chapjes, b. Pirani ... 15 JTiUliernert.-b. Picani ... .^.>_li_;.:O Anaen, c. HuS, b. SummerT : ~ ~ hayes ... • .... -9 Smiih.c Charie*,b.Sum.n»eri»-^, huyas ..., ... .. „"Q.» Beckett, b. Pimni.i, ... - -O : . - Dick, b. Pirani v., - • ■.t.\-..^ySi " Death, b. Summer liayes ... .ill : • Des Forges, bu.Pirani ... 0 ?J« .^l^~ Legßjes ... ... l A>i "Yifides ..+ .__ V , .-a >r _. _. . " . '. ' l -l~ '^ * '■ • ••■•- v--8* • ■'• Jaotton, c, De« Forge*, "IT' Mar3ha.U .., i; -'- '$* Mason, b; jMtorahaU J..] \.{'\ ,•;•- Staite, b. Mardh.aU . <.. 1. Charles, b. Marshall „/ I^* Virani, b. Micrsihail -' ""..v^,--S • Turner, L. Fiuherbei* ...,,&;* iCulf, b. Marshall... .;; j '.; § yumuierhayes, o, and b, Fit*? 1 : i >::^ herbert ... .. .7. 4 Cox, b. Marshall.., .;.' ; ; O " • Akers, run out ... ..,". p*;\,. : Waldegrave, not out „. 1 B.ves ... .... ' ft „r .... : .1 ..... Wide* „. „., ;f .;'