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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2145, 21 April 1897, Page 2

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PENINSULA V. LANCASTER PARK.

The inimal b-tween the Penintn\* *nd ib» Lancaster Park Club took plaoe lj*> • S»t»nif.y. It wool<i be more correct perhaps te describe the Tici'Ors es ft Cbrievchnreb tenm, oa the eleven wee voa»p..»©<J of members of ibn IJnited and Lwes'-trr Pdik Club*. The weather could n»'y b< dyecrilied am miserable, end Lo pat it in nridbhc-r way it was Eurter weather. However, tho team* wne plvyed right ibreoghom tbe eUy, end the benvy •hower» ctiueed oodeuyi". Tbe Penineuta umn was a v«ry we»k one, no less than eight of tbe otiginiU tento being Abeent. The lukh of '' i i Cbaplin, He'tley and Graham we» tvjverply f»lr, Ti.« visitor? h d ajiood t?Btn T bnfc were pot quite aft strong''Oβ lent year. - Aβ -wi lUβ Be*n bi-low tbe match was extremely well fonglit oot, ihe result being a win for lunceeter Perk by tl)e small tnorgin of iivfl runs. An incident oocurred d«ring ibe pley wbieb might have luaterially afivoted tbe reeult of tie gsine : Ridley, who eventually made 45 bed only tcored ft few runs when be was oaoght at the wictut< by Tripe, but ibe umpire did not wo the cntch. The batsman, however, wo,* gui c Hntinfi'd -that he himtielf wee i>at. Such in the for/one of war, aod Itidley showed hiri graiitude by deepatohing the bowler to &1 partH "of the field.

i Atut wmi fortune for the Veninnol* wee f> the Inte arrival of the Ukein** pUyere, r they not having been cci tain;,-on eooonnt , of (he rei», of the match taking place, t Over »©venty runs had been .Wade, for lbs . lo«* of only two wioktte when Macon • and Mclntoijli werjr «>n to bowl, but tbe' J Ifift «>ix b«t«uaen were all got rid of for i 24 rant. Having thus made the cue- ■ ternary exeufots for our defeat we will i turn to aoiUil play. . ■ . , . * I 'I HE GAME. ■•'• = I Helbert won the toon from Smith,* and , p elected to fie'd, tbe OWu'a pieytrs not " ' having yet put in an appearance. Ridley, find Vincent opened to the bowling of end Helkert. Tb* inteVprovincial pcoied freely, but lo»t hie paitner when tbe scorn wan 15, Vincent polling a ball of Pavi't'e on io hi» wickit. Hoir oame inj and ttieti cocrxnuDoed the *t»nd of the di*y< Tb«« new comer played vory tteadily, wMilet Rid It y mill forced the p»CH. The score had rnacb< d 34 when B(r)h>y ehonld have bt>en given oot at the wiokeis. Pro-. fiti'ig by lucky escape, ike hateman attacked (be. bowling vigoroticl) , , one . benctiTn! l j g ctrokti for four btiujf loudly applauded. Bridge went on i> Hnlberi'a pUce, but the eeore e-till incrn«t>ed until it sboud at 70, when the Okuio'fl bowlers appeared oft trie field. Maton was at once pot on, but Pavitt effectnd the •eparßtiuo, getting caught at tbe wickete. The out-going b&tsoian gave two or three ohaticee, but hie »n> i<>%» was a epteodid display of weN-tioi<*d hitting : hie leg play being particularly beautiful •to watch. Two for 69. Barclay then came in, but bad only a>«de nine when be was clean bowl«d by Mason. Hair, who h« ; d been batting with hie cnetomary abiitj, was elioit'y afterwflrde well taken by Badge et cover point. Bnir bad' played eouod defeneive ciickel for 39' f occasionelly varying bin play by bard driven. AltsY tbe lunoheon adjournment tho wickete. fell rapidly, bowling Fplsndidly. Smith made a rather lucky '■ eleven ; but t*i<a laat foor men only increased tbe fcore by four tuub. Tho total reached 116, not a.very bier score cooeideiing tUn good rttnd the first men had made. Mason came out with the fine analysis of six wickets for 16 runu. Tne Peninsuie tb.en went in. Tfip& and Bridge opening to tbe bowling of Smith and Barclay. A. great misfortune befell tbe local men when Smith beat Tripe by v pond bjesk ball. Maeon filled the ■ veoimcy, nnd the. score wee .tiken to eighteen when Bridge was bowled by ' Sαilib. Mclntosb followed aril rnon caiD« Ktnfljiily ul! Maeon, who b«(t b-*t*»J isicely for too, wae ctiugbt by Ridley. Britce oatue in and MnTrtoah backing up well, t-tale tbVeral' tib««(». Boberte, however, bowled him ehorily eftarwarde for a useful nine. Pavitt was the nest to bat and rutn catna freely t

Bruce evidently jelubing Siiiilh'e. clown. One or two bit* went dangerously near % tbe fiftlds, but the n»tj «rilt oame. Two bite for thter jv Hmcb wore mnoh appreciated b;, l ' n onloekftM. But the wily Smith r'-[V p. nrfvverpd, wft At len«b h bed the ptoastire ot socutinjf Brnoe off hi« own boding. The reiiripg,bHtHtt»*ni. bod ployed the ilerbt {jaroe at the right time, and no fide the tnp coom for hfc wide. 28. PftVitt did not'long survive hi« pnrtDer, but hod the entUfaction rtf ne»ing the oebtury go up, lie bad bat'.ed very well for 11. Shad bo It Boon went, but Belbert msde a few ran», and Ridley went SB ia plaoe of -Robeitv A long hop from the new bowler deepiftfcbe'd Berwick and Piper were nunbered among SmithY victim*, tnd whnn the last man wnnt in five runs'were «'i ! l granted. The excitement «ac novv .*t ever point, and the rein wae quite for(rotten. Tho la*ts «nnn h«ppened to b« Horrison who, although he did not feel st 11 well, pluckily determined te fy arid ove hi« side. Bat he bed not reckoned on Smith, who eer.t down a beauty emd secured a wtlt-earned victory for hi» side by five rnnw. took ninn otu of the twelve wioketß and, although a little expensive at ttmee, wee always tiangeroap. «nrl we tiuat the Lancaster Park bkipper on hie performance. Tbu« ended a most capital match, and, the Penineula need not feel ftt oil disgraced by their defeat. Next year, let Uβ hope, tbpy will turn the tab cc. ■•

The team came down on F'idey, and pht up at Mr Bayley'e hotel. On Sntnrday the Akeroa County Crioket Awooia. tion gave a lunch ot the Mftdeira Hotel, and the local club provided a eraoke concert in the evening, lull particulars of whiob will be foend eleewhero. On Bnn» day Mr Barker, of Duvauobelle'e, kindly invitod the team over to hie plaoe. The 'invitation was promptly accepted, and the viMtore epont ft very pleesant dny. They left by coßch on MoDday taorning en route for Obrietoboreh. Fall «oorea appended : Lancaster Park. A. E. Ridley, o Tiipe, b Pavitt ... 45 R. Vincent b Pavitt 4 0 Hair, o Bridge, b Mclotoeh ... 32 F. Bnrolay, b Mason 9 <*. Parker, b Manon . 3 0. R. Smith, o Tripe, b Maeon „. 11 G. "Atkinson, nnfc out ... ... .. 5 H. G. Robert*, b Mnnon " 0 Gk Reeves, o barolfty, b Melntosh ... 0; A. Young, b Maeon 0 Oroosby, b Mapon 0 Bxtra« 7 Total ... 116 Pbninsdla. 'Tripe, b Smith 0 Bridge, b Smith ... 6 Mason, a Ridley b Smith ... ... 10 Mclntofh. b Bobeit* ... ... 9 Bruco, o And b Smith 28 Pavitt, c Orrosby. b Roberta ... 11 Helbeit, b Rid'ey ... 16 Sbadbolt. o Ridley b Smith ... ... 2 Gillieg. b Smith ... ... ... 5 Berwick, Ft Young, b Smith ... ... 5 Piper, b Bmith ... ... ... O Mor;>; not out ... ,». ... 1 Hoiriyoo, b Siffi'h ... 0 Extras ... ... 18 Tote! ... ... „ 11l