Tapanui and Switzers.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 28, 21 January 1875, Page 5

Tapanui and Switzers.

THB CHALLENGE CRICKET MATCH. 'I his match was pla)ed at Swi'z rs on Thursday, the 15th instant, and ended in an easy vicory for the Tapinui tetm. The ba'ttng of Mr Garvey, for Switz^rs, was certainly a very pretty specimen of irieket, a<» ali»o the howling of Me«rs Buchanan and Neville fur Tapanui, and Rice for Switzers. We must al-o mtntion the rtally splendid marntr in. which the wickets were kept by Mr S-ruth, for THpanui. As will be seen by the annexed, Mr Mooney put a nice 16 foj^tber for Tapanui in the second innings, and Mr Strain 14.

The match finished abou^'7 p.m., after which the Tapsmri eleven wtre entertained at a most sumptuous aud eui.* cesalul . : SUPPER AND BALL by the Switzer9 eleven'. Mr Utting, in the absence of Capt G-irvey.. took, the chair, Mr Neville, captain of the Tat>anui tleveii, occupied the vice. chair. After having replenished the inward' man the chairman gave the usual loyal aad patriotic toasts ,

""wfiich were^well*" received and heartily responded to.. The health of the visitor* .and conquering eleven was ¥i ven; and r responded to. in suitable term9 by Captahi Neville. In .doing so he impressed thetopt of sedng«,v,the\ Swifzers eleven at the Tnpanui grounds on the 2^ r h iust. He likewise- complimented hi» own team on the good fielding thty had displayed throughout the match. Other toasts, in eluding the Pre^p, the ladies, the host and fcostfsq, were drank, and some 'excellent vocal mrienc discoursed, i eluding "The Bold Musketeers'* — a song sung, in good style by Mr Sr ruth— after which the party arij >urmd to the ball-room. Under. the able management of Mr Belcher, who acted as M 0., the remainder of a very pleasant evtninz was epent. ** This waß altogether," our informant adds, •' oneot the most pUasant and friendly gatherings which have taken place at Switzera for a very long time."

TiPANI I.— IST X-4NI>'OS. A. R. Neville (*>ptain) b Rice 3 J. Monigha'i, b Hiee ... ... 8 J. M fyellar, b Rice 4 J Mooney, c **iraps:,n, b Horn 5 Uu<-h-inan, b Rice .. ... 4 T. Howitt. c b Garrey 8 Strn h, b Kioe 3 M*C, 11. b Garrey 2 M-Duff, b Rice 8 Strain, not out 5 Belcher, rua out 2 Byes .. 12 Le« t>y<s 2 Wide* 15 Total _ ... 81 TAPAKtJI.— 2**D IHHINQS. A. R. Neviile, b Mce . . 0 J. Mnn'ghan, b Rice , r 2 .1 M-K.Uar. b Kce . .9 J M o iey, iiot out . , 16 Bu tia ati. c Buchanan, b ? Icrn 0 T Howitt. b Ktce . - 0 hrruih, 1b w **-iajpson . 8 MToH c b Rice . . 4 M Duff b Horn . . 2 t-t*ain < Girvey, b Horn . 14 Belci er ruu out . . 0 **y«« . . .9 Wides . . .5 Total . . 69 SWfT'SEHS,— -I*T JNNIXOS. Rice, 1 b w Bachan-in . ' .2 Goortav, cMi onty, b B jchunan S Simpson, c M'Oolli b -HY'llt) 0 ■"-''.Arthur, s Struth . . 0 Utiirg b Rut-bantm . . 1 Hor»>,h w xvuvdle . . 2 Buchsnai. run out . .1 G.irvi>y, not out . . .20 Fielrtmu. s Stroth ' . . 0 B ■-.< k«r ■•*. h w Seville . 1 Collie, b Bu hai an .0 Byes . .... 2 Wide. , ... 2 Total . . .34 SWI-25-..RS — 2\DKN(BOv Rice, b Nevi le . . , 3 Goortay, b evlle . . 0 SimctM*n, o-b Mruth . .0 ' M' Arthur run out . , 0 Umn^, ruo out . . 1 . Horn, c Bac v -a an . . . 0 . B-'chhnai, b Neville . ,0 Garvey.b Buch. nan . .10 "•"•-■■ -Kteldine. b^tfille . .-,.0 BI <- kbur-». run out- :-..,-.,,, .0. Co li , not out . '.' . *. o W des ' :'. . ' . 2 . Total ■'-..' .16