Cricket.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5424, 14 January 1889, Page 3

Cricket.

The cup match on the grass wickets on ■the Recreation Ground on Saturday between the Napier and Rovers Clubs was of a more interesting nature than what wo have been Zd to lately. There was a fair attendance of spectators, amongst whom werejagoody proportion of ladies, and it is to be hoped that this experience will be still further improved upon as the season progresses. If the cricketers will only wn:ce themselves up and endeavor to provide good cricket, no doubt the attendances will increase also. The weather was all that could be desired, and the pitch played a, true as possible. As the itame now stands Napier should have Uneasy victory-perhaps in one mmngsbutif the Rovers would only turn n P to ■practice regularly during the week, the Ses might even yet be turned. If p ayors won't practice they must expect to be beaten A couplo of months back three metbe'rsofthe iLers 0-%™*s™* the ground to practice. They had their and wickote already teed in position, and wero about to start playing, when the Napier men, having had additions made to their numbers already Poetising Tailed out for their spare ball which had been lent to the three members of the _£vera. Accordingly the leather was given up, and tho three more energetic members oTtheR.C.C. walked off the field m dis?u t This.iß not a state of thuigsthat fhould exist with such a clubastho To return to Saturday's match, The Rovers made a poor stand against the bowling 7pocock P and H. Farm n, and the last wicket fell with tho total at oG-a very meagre one for a cup contest. Harden made 13 in a respectable manner, and Stnbbs played his usually careful game fo 10 Napier made a bad beginning, but White Hiid J. Martin, with the assistance of some bad fielding, ran up Hi and o, (respectively beforo being got rid of. Thair running between tho w ckots was ot a doubtful nature, and White at hut paid the penalty by starting and nut b«ng able to lit back in time Martin was shorty aftrwlirds'welHakenbyNichons at midwicket. Pocock (5) and Ke.idal 1(0 soon succumbed, the former bowled off his leg and the latter smartly taken by H. Newton in the slips, and then in and opened his shoulders, tL ball first being relegated to the *wamp and then to the gardens on the £p£X ride of Carlyle street, the Royal Motel being also a favorite target at which Slpbriei'directed his hits. Ho earned out hi 4 hat foi a brilliant 04. Freeman allayed well for 12, and extras contributed 10. tho total being 102. The bowling Of the Rovers was poor, and not up to cL form while their fielding at limes was Trifle loose, but on the whole very good. BottteWw™ somewh.t bom" without the services of Bell, Mountiu, and Pram, while the Rivers raftered trough the loss of Patterson and Clulds. Sad was not allowed to play for the JNapicr C.C., the Rovers objecting. Tho juniors of the Napier C.C. played a Bcrutch match, and several good scoresi were rnadtt. although the want of practice ot only too plainly visible in their play.