Crickst.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 28, 7 November 1905, Page 2

Crickst.

OTAUTAU v. RIVERTON.

The first match between the above teams was played at Otautau on Wednesday, when, despite the inclement weather, a good game was wit, nessed. .Riverton winning the toss, decided to bat, and sent m W. Scobie. and P. Inkstone to face the bowling of Durham and Dimmoek. With the exception G. Bailey (17) and Raynor not out (23 j the other batsmen failed to make any stand, and 1 the innings closed for 69, Otautau having thus 7Q runs to make to win, and on going i_* to bat, they succeeded m passing the. required number by three, the innings closing for 78, which left them victorious by the narrow margin bf 4 runs. For the winners Gunn (12), Mclvor (24) and 0. Evans (12) shower} good form, and for the losers G* Bailey (17) and Raynor (26 not out) were the most successful. Following are the scores ; RIVERTON. w. Soobie o Thomas b Durham 4 P. Inkstone b Durham 5 W' Clark l.b.w. Dimmook *'* j G, Bailey b Dimmook * ' 17. A. Forsyth b Durham "5 . W. Delaney o Wallis b Durham . ' 0 Raynor, not out 03 Boniface b Durham .'! 2 G. Stevens, run out V W Welsh b Dimmook .'.* 4 R. Robertson 0 Evaha b Dimmook *." s Byeß >% I T °te» " .. OTAUTAU, A. Gunn b Raknor 10 F. King b Raynor " J J. Darham 0 and b Bailey * " 8 J. Molvor 0 and b Instona "a. « G. Thomas b Raynor * « W, Wallaoe b Raynor ' 0 0. Evans b Inkstone " ia M. Coulter b Forsyth " 0 W. Dimmook b ßailey 'X 1 B. Dimmook run out "5 E. Matheson not out " * Tom