CRICKET—25 YEARS AGO

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1928, Page 37 (Supplement)

CRICKET—25 YEARS AGO

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Twenty-live years ago, on Friday, January 30, 1903, to be correct, Lord Hawke's team of famous English cricketers arrived at Greymouth to play the West Coast representatives. They were tendered a formal welcome by the Mayor (the late Mr. W. H. Perkins senr.) and members of the Greymouth Cricket Club, and were the guests of the West Coast Cricket Association at an informal luncheon. In welcoming the visitors, the Mayor said it was about twenty-six years previously that another English team, that of Lilywhite, visited Westland, and he had the honour of being one of the Greymouth representatives on that occasion. The. English captain, Mr. P. F. Warner, replied on behalf of the visitors. The match commenced / the same afternoon, in fine weather, the West Coasters fielding a team of 22 men, to give them a better chance against

December, 187-1. —Volunteer Richard Heaphy, of Greymouth, will represent Westland at the approaching Colonial Prize Firing, his score of 89 not having been beaten in the district representative competition. The next in point of merit and numbers were Volunteers Munyard and Stonebridge, of Hokitika, whose respective scores were 88 and 86, followed by Volunteer Simmons, "of Greymouth, with S 3. Volunteer Davies, of Totara, who represented Westland last time, made only 68 points this year. J

November 22, 1870. —A most exciting 100 yards sprint came off at six o’clock' this morning between Mr. Dennis Carroll, hotelkeeper, df Mawhera Quay, and Mr. Wilton, a well known news-agent. The match was for £2O aside, Wilton giving Carroll three yards’ start, After half the distance had been covered, Wilton was gaining, but Carroll ran out a winner by one yard.

GrcyinoulJi Jockey Club. —At (he annual meeting, held on March 17 and 18, 1575, the stakes totalled £620, a total of £330 being allocated to live races on the first day, and £290 to six races on the second day. The chief event was the Jockey Club Handicap, of 200 sovs., two miles. The Club’s stewards at that time were Messrs P. B. Cameron, J. Middleton, W. F. Strike, D. Carroll, and .1. Hamilton; treasurer, W. F. Strike: secretary, .1. Payne.

their formidable opponents. The Englishmen won the toss, and sent the Coasters in first. The attendance was about 2000. WEST COAST—Ist Innings Ongley b Thompson .. .. 9 Low b Thompson .. .. 1 Adams b Thompson .. .. 0 Hobson b Hargreaves ' .. .. 8 R. Currie (not out) .. .. 31 Jones, c Thompson b Hargreaves 6 Gorton, b Thompson .. .. 3 W. Currie b Hargreaves .. 3 Woolhouse, b Thompson .. 0 Minehan, b Hargreaves .. .. 0 Benjamin, b Hargreaves .. 0 Pockin, b Hargreaves .. .. 8 Horton, b Hargreaves .. .. 1 McKay, 1) Hargreaves .. .. 4 Wickes, b Burnup .. .. 1 Sherman, b Burnup .. .. 0 Knell, b Burnup .. ■ ■ 1 Parkinson, c Johnston b Burnup 1 Sutherland, run out, .. .. 0 Mcßrcarty st. Whatman b Burnup 7 Whitehorn, b Hargreaves .. 14 O’Donnell, b Thompson .. 11 Extras 5 Total 114

ENGLISHMEN—Ist Innings Thompson, c Horton,’ b Ongley 4 Whatman, b Ongley .. .. C Fane, b Ongley ... .. 6 Taylor, c Adams b O’Donnell 16 Warner, c R. Currie b Ongley 3 Burnup, .b Ongley .. ) .. 2 Johnston, c Robson, b Ongley 3 Stanning, c Knell z Ongley .. 4 Leatham, b Ongley .. .. 1 Hargreaves (not out) .. 5 Raphael, b O’Donnell ... .. 1 Extras .. .. .. 14 Total .. .. ... 69 In their second innings, the West Coasters scored 63, Ongley (20) being the only player to reach double figures. This left the Englishmen with 106 runs to secure to win. In the second over, O’Donnell bowled Warner before the latter had scored, and the hopes of the Coasters rose; but the visitors obtained the necessary runs for the loss of five wickets, Burnup making the winning stroke. Speaking at the banquet after the match, Warner stated that although the Coasters were defeated, they need not be ashamed, as they had given the Englishmen the best game of the tour so far, their fielding being especially good.