Cromwell.
(BEOM, OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT). 3££ The droughtv weather ia beginning to *j»av.e a serious effect ; the grass is.ivithpred, '<"*»<! the crops are promising in many p» f .Q - to lie uo. worth cut. in*, and, a scarcity of pro luce wilt be the luejita >le leau.f. If f.rnyera and wishes for rain w..ultl poduce th r - require,! moiature, we woo d. nave iia; I it Ion,: ago. 'A dress leheaisa; of the opera, wal given last uighc (Tues lay), when a few viiit->ra were present, who v.ot d it to be far and away above anything yet aU tempted by our amaieurs. The principals Woughou: are good, and. the choruses me veryb.ight, while the scenery w th. accompanying lime-light tttects, etc., is really itse f worth seeing Altoother, I can p'omiae all who attend tue perform ocea.on B *i»g night and the two race nights a sterling treat. ' The foil wing are the pi iocs realised rot the privilges in connection with the Cromwell Jockey Club's Xmas race.meet* sng.-Uranl Sand ami booth, Mr C HoLlen, L 62; fruit, Mr J. M.Kenz'.- ,L 7 ; horse pwl.iock, Mr J. McEe. zie r LA. 15s ; cards, Mr T. McCracken, L 3 10s. Mr Thomas Rooney was re-elected as Mayor of Cromwell, last W'ednes/Jay, CRICKET, LpwapKN Vi Alexandra, The Lowburn team jourueyerl to Alexandra last Saturday, and w?re defeated in the first inmuis by 20 iuub.. Below are ilie respective scores : AI^XandRA,—FM Inaians, Junes, b Stewart ... .. ».. 8Suntaide, b Crombie \ ... «.. 4U Immellj bStowart ... ... 0 R mdall, c and b wSwann ... ... I- ¥. Willi m?, b Swana .. .... jj Cairns, not qat .... ••• *« Lidlaw, b Swana... .... ••• * HocaD,cEwat,.Swanp 2 sbonjwn,.V Crombie .*». •• J - Milne, b Swann ... ... ••• * $L Williams, run out ... ••• 0 JKxtraa, •• ••• *h 9
Total .. ? . ~». - T5 Bo*lttfcAnalysis :—Swann, five wickets fpr'33rans ; Stewart, four wickets for 41 llgg j Urombie, two wickets-for 26 runs.. -First Innings.
Swart, b Burnside ... ... * Warbaron, b Burnside •■• ••• l M Swann, b Laidlaw .. ... - *5 Grant, c Rimraett, b Laidlaw ... » Tidey," c Williams, b Jones,... % •» 10" pe Betteucor, c Himmeil, b Burnside 0 not out ... ... .« *! ?artrid»;e. c Williams, b Jones .. 0 Wood, cßmdall b Burnside ... 0 b Burnside ... .... Ji Extras ... • ■ »- * Total ... ... ••• *5 Bovrliajj Analvsia:—Burnside, 6 wickets ipr 10-runs; Laidlaw, 2 wicketa. for 30 tfuu ; Jones, two wickets for live runs..
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1802, 18 December 1896, Page 5
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