Cricket

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 68, 25 November 1890, Page 2

Cricket

♦ On the County ground last Saturday the cricket match, Halcombe v. Oroua County, was played in splendid weather. Owing tp the limited space of time the match could not be concluded, and therefore victory was decided ou the first , innings, which was gained by Halcombe with a total of 84, against the County's 72 — -not a very descreditable beating. The following are the respective scores : — Oroua County.

I Halcombe — Ist Innings.

Sir George Grey Retires from Political Life ' (per press association.) / Auckland, November 23. , Sir George Grey has decided that he will not contest any seat at the approach ing elections, and he will, therefore retire from political lite. Though his health is a lit lie improved he has adopted this course on the advice of his doctors. Sydney, This Day. The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on the retirement of Sir George Grey, reviews his career in terms of high praise.

Fanthorpe, hit wicket 0 Hunter, b Armstrong 3 Manning, b Armstrong 0 Pybus, hit wicket 25 Horsford, b Sandilands 23 Margesßon, b Cooke 18 Tompkins, b Cooke ... ... ... 0 Shannon, c, b Cooke 0 Thorburn, c, b Cooke 6 Bradbury, not out 0 Lyerus, run out 1 Extras 8 Total ...84

'. Ist Inningß. 2nd Innings. Sandilands, b Manning ... 8 c, b Shannon ... 1 Halcombe, b Horsford ... 2 c, b Horsford ... 0 Armstrong, b Horsford ... 0 did not bat Cooke, c, b Hunter 26 b Horsford ... 6 Strachan, c, b Hunter ... 2 not out 9 Fetch, b Tompkins 5 b Shannon ... 1 Lily,e, b Hunter 0 c, b Shannon ... 0 Dermer,b H'nter 0 c, b Hunter ... 8 Hedges, b Manning 8 run out ... 2 Lethbridge, b Manning ... 1 c and b Shannon 6 J. Robinson, not out 8 b Shannon ... 16 Extras ... 17 2 Totals ... 72 46