OLD-TIME CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 19061, 2 October 1925, Page 5

OLD-TIME CRICKET

SOME ME RECORDS THE GAME IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES XXVI. The following are some more records of cricket matches played in Otago during tho season 1880-81; — Waverley v. Albion. —Tho second eleven of the Albion Club met the first eleven of tho Waverley, and suffered defeat, after an interesting match, by 8 runs Scores: Waverley 74, Albion 66. The fielding of tho Waverley boys was good. W. Adams, for the winners, put together a well-played 25, J. Hondorsonj for the Albion, was well on the spot,, capturing five wickets for 16 runs. Miller was highest scorer for Albion with 25, and Henderson 13, both by careful play. For Waverley T. Hunter five for 80, MTvor two for 10, and T. Henderson two for 22. Montecillo First played the Taiori Juniors. The scores were Montecillo 33 and four wickets for 46, Taieri 18. Cooke and Reynolds bowled well, .getting four for 4 and four for 7 respectively. Second Eleven Montecillo played the Collegiate, whom they defeated by eight wickets. Scores: Montecillo 42 and 19 for two wickets, Collegiate 89 and 18. Each club played ten men a side.

‘Daily Times’ v. United Foundries. — The latter team won by 12 runs on the first innings. . For tlio_ winners Cook and Loach were top with 26 and 14. For the ‘ Times ’ Kennedy scored 12. Cup Match.—Dunedin v. Albion Thirteen was begun, and did not finish for three Saturdays. Albion had decidedly the better or tho game in the first innings, disposing of the Dunedin players for the small total of 39 runs. Paramor was highest scorer with a dozen. The Albion bowlers were in good nick as the averages prove. Parker three for 4, Dawes four for 16, and Thomson two for 17 were the bowlers. Albion made 76 in their first attempt. Parker played excellent cricket for 17, and Andrews 15, Tattersall 11 not out, and Shelton 10 also batted well. Paramor one for 7, Moore four for 23, Carr three for 24, and Glen two for 16 were the bowlers. Albion made 69 in their second venture. Andrews made 22 by good play, and Clarke reached 10 runs. Paramor three for 13, Glen tour for 20, Moore two for 13, and Haskell one for 9. With 107 to win the match, Dunedin accomplished the task with five wickets to spare. Albion failed to rise to the occasion, and with such a commanding lead should have done much better. Paramor played a merry game, and was credited with 40 runs. Morrison 21, Spring 17, and Haskell 16 all plaved good cricket. Reeder one tor 8, Hutchinson one for 11, Dawes one for 16, Shepherd one for 17, Thomson one for 24, and Parker one for 28 were the pick of the howlers. Tho match between the Grange Eleven and the Third Eleven of Cansbrook was won by the lormer on the first innings by 14 runs. A. Morris was top scorer for the latter with 9 not out, and Robin 16 for the Grange. Montecillo Fifteen v. Kaikorai was played at Kaikorai, and resulted in a win for the former by 13 runs on the first innings. Scores: Montecillo 45 and 44 for six wickets; Kaikorai 32, Cooke 13 and 26 (each time not out) for the winners. Cooke three wickets for 19, and Reynolds seven for 11 bowled well for the winners; whilst for Kaikorai Rallinson got seven for 19, Sonntag two for 12, and Broadley two for 3. Excelsior v. North, and Scoullar.Tho former won by an innings and 32 runs. The Excelsior played with nine men. J. Leith made 34, and played a very creditable game, as did Fleming, who scored 19. These two also bowled well, the former securing six wickets for 13, and the latter three for 12. Jones was in fine form, getting six for 11. North and Scoullar failed to produce a double-figure score, the nearest being Evans, with 8. Excelsior, 75; North and Scoullar, 18 and 25. ‘ Daily Times ’ and North and Scoullar met, the former being victorious by an innings and 1 run. 1 Scores : ‘ Times,’ 102; North and Scoullar, 41 and 60. R. Stuart for tho victors scored 22, and Jenkinson 19, Calverley 16, and Little 11. For the losers Bardsley 13, Malcolm and Scott made 12 each. Lonsdale howled in good form for the winners. Cup Match.—Normal and _ High Schools plaved a Richmond Fifteen: Richmond's' total was 106. Johnston contributed 32, Hadfield 26, and Kitt 16. Allan and Fitzgerald bowled with telling effect. The combined schools played a good innings of 99. J. Fitzgerald 25, Taiaroa 17, and Knox 12 were the best batsmen. The schools fielded splendidly in the second innings, but both teams were not up to tho mark in their first. The Richmond team failed miserably in their second’ attempt, being out for the very small scorfe of 27 runs. There were eight “ clucks,” and not a double figure. Allan and Fitzgerald again howled splendidly—the former with seven for 8, and the hitter with five for 16. The combined schools got the necessary runs for the loss of five wickets. Ross was highest scorer with 14. Stafford two for 11 and Brown, Kitt, and Johnston one each for 2,4, and 15 respectively. Carisbrook v. Excelsior Eighteen.— This was a cup match, ancl the latter made a splendid opening innings, but miserably failed in their second attempt. Some of them gave quite a creditable display with tho willow, and apparently only needed coaching to bring out their undoubted qualities. Buck was highest scorer with 29, followed by Skitch 17 and Jones 11. MacNeil took five for 24, Cooke three for 15, ancl Hnino five for_ 43. Carisbrook made 87 runs in their first innings. MscNeil and Rose were the chief rungetters, both playing in good form, the former with 29 and the latter 21. Jones with five wickets bowled best. The Junior Club’s second innings closed for 26. There*wore seven “ducks,” and 4 was tho highest score. Hardy six for 7, Mac Neil two for 2, Cooke two for 3, and Hume six for 14 all howled splendidly. Requiring 38 runs to win, Carisbrook obtained the necessary number with tho loss of two wickets. MacNoil again was, top scorer with a well played 24. ‘ Daily Times ’ v. Marshall and Copeland.—This match resulted in a tie, each side scoring 59 runs. Calverley with 29 was top.scorer for the ‘Times.’ Tho chief scores for their opponents were: Harris 14, Espie 13, and Burnside 10. Lonsdale made two good catches, and Chyldo also distinguished himself in the field. For the Brewers Harris fielded well. Tho ‘ Times’s ’ second innings realised 39. Foster got 18 and Kennedy 11. Kensington School and Collegiate Club met on the Oval, when the school proved too strong for tho Collegiates, and won rather easily.

Marshall and Copeland v, Reid and Gray.—Owing to the splendid bowling of Inrubull and Espie the former won easily. The victors scored 125, of which Hnddy and A. Turnbull contributed 29 and 20 respectively. Reid and Gray made 37 and 19 for seven wickets. Wilkinson with 27 (retired hurt) was top scorer. Excelsior Eleven v. Grange Fifteen.— The former won easily by 47 runs in the first innings. Jones and Fleming were much too good for the Grange players. The eleven made 72. North (19), Cooper (13), and Fleming (11) were the highest scored. Grange made 25 and 58. Espie' and A. Turnbull got double figures with 11 and 10 respectively. Turnbull bowled well for Grange. Carisbrook v. Ashley County.—Carisbrook won by seven wickets. Ashley County scored, 104 and 122. / MiJlton (32) and Leech (84) wore the chief scorers Carisbrook made 171 and 56 for three wickets. Collinson and Vernon made 34 each, Harris 28, Cooke 25, and J. Fitzgerald 18 not out.

Carisbrook v. Wanderers (Canterbury).—Carisbrook began the second match of their series, and were reinforced by I. D. Walker, the well-known English player, and J. P. Spring, of tho Dunedin Club. The Wanderers got together a very strong team, all of whom had represented their province iu interprovincial cricket at various times. The wicket was a capital one; consequently largo scores were anticipated. Canterbury went in first, and made tho respectable total of 231. W. R. Reeves, who made 49, played an extremely good and patient innings, but had a life or two. Reclmayne (4.8) gave the field a lot of trouble, and was eventually run out after playing an irreproachable jnnings. His runs were got by free and careful play. Corfo, who made 35 in his careful and free style, did much to take the sting out of the bowling, making matters much easier for those who followed. Wilding, who scored freely, and (with Reeves) had a good deal of luck, for,tho fielding had become rather loose, gave one of nis characteristically merry innings, scoring 31 runs. Berwick and Hartland made 19 and 17 in a very fair manner. The bowling of Carisbrook was not first class, but allowance must be made for a ball made slipEery by tho rain. Cooke and Hume ad the biggest share of the bowling, each getting four wickets at a cost or 88 and 68 respectively. Carisbrook, when stumps ivere drawn, had two wickets down for 39. L. M. Haris scored 24 and I. D. Walker 12. Tho match was to have been continued the next day, but we failed to find any mention of its conclusion.

Albion Eleven v. Grange Eighteen.— The former club was successful by 46 runs on the first innings. Neither club was well represented. Albion made 74 and 82. J. Thomson, who hit hard, was top with 29 and 15. and Crawshaw put together 24 by good though lucky play. Dawes and Clarke were the other double-figure scorers, with 16 and 10 respectively. Grange made 28 and 82 for eleven wickets. Colvin was the ouly one to make a stand in the first innings, scoring 11. At their second attempt MTarlane (23) and Leask (10) showed much improvement. Tattersall, Dawes, and Reeder bowled well for Albion, and Turnbull and MTnjrlane for Grange. The fielding was indifferent on both sides.

Excelsior v. Union (Oamaru). —This match was played on the Oval, resulting in a victory for the local team. Excelsior scored 71' and 37, and Union 40 and 49. J. Leith (19), Cooper (13), and Fleming (10) were the best batsmen for the winners, and Hewitt (9) for Union. Skitch (seven for 14), Jones (ten for 35), and J. Leith (two for 18) were Excelsior’s best bowlers. Gray (seven for 14) and Hook (seven for 37) ■were the losers’ best bowlers. Dunedin Second v. Richmond First.— The ground was soft. This was the only match played on the Oval. The wicket was one that delighted the bowlers. Dunedin made 59 and Richmond 21. Carr, for the winners, was top with 27', and for the losers Kitt reached 10. Carr (three for 3), Jones (five for 9), and Barrow (one for 8) were Dunedin’s howlers. Hadfield bowled best for Richmond, getting four wickets for 13.