LADIES AT CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3873, 9 March 1915, Page 7

LADIES AT CRICKET.

TOKOMARU MEN WELL TROUNCED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TOKOMARU BAY, March 8. A rather novel cricket match was played on Saturday when a team of lady cricketers challenged the men. Special rules were made to cover the game which proved a very interesting one. The following are the rules : (1.) Eleven players on each side. (2.) Gentlemen to wear skirts, etc. (3). Plav to start at 2.30 p.m. (.4) Ladies can only be out, bowled or run out. (5.) Ladies scores to count, 4 for s past the line of flags, all other hits to be run for. (6.) Gentlemen must take all possible catches, such catches to count 2 runs to ladv making the hit. (7.) Ladies will only ru nwhen there is a chance of scoring. (S.) During ladies’ innings only two stumps and one ball will be used at each end. (9.) Ladies will provide afternoon tea; gentlemen must wait upon the ladies. (10.) Gentlemen will be out for hits beyond the lme of Hags, ill addition to* being out under ordinary rules of cricket. (11.) Gentlemen will run for every hit (tip and run). . (12.) Ladies to repair during tne match all garments worn by gentlemen players, which become torn or otherwise damaged. (13.) The team making most runs to be tlie winners. The arrangements and control or tlie crame was under the supervision oi Mr W. Oates, sen., who also acted as umpire. Afternoon tea. was provided, and another match is already looked forward to. . The ladies scored a win by 11U to

65. . , , , Miss Priestly acted as wicket-keeper and handled the ball very well indeed. Miss Taylor’s fielding was also clean and accurate. The ladies were skippered by Miss N. Oates and the men by Mr L. O. Morse. At the conclusion of tlie game, in a few happy remarks, Mr Oates, sen., presented the winners with an non cross” each. The following are the scores : LADIES’ TEAM.

Miss Priestly, b H. Oates 10 Mrs C. 0. Morse, run out 21 Miss Green, bG. Scott ... ... ••• 4 Miss Alary Taylor, bG. H. Martin -6 Mrs Wilson, run out 0 Airs Johnson, b G. Scott 9 Aliss Webster, run out Aliss Oates, bD. Henderson ... 2 Mrs W. G. Keane, not out ... 2 Mrs J. Oates,'b Henderson 4 Aliss AVilson, run out j Extras 4

MEN’S TEAM. A. Parlane, run out ® O. J. AlcSards, hit out 28 C. Morse, run out 4 C. W. Lynch, hit out ~ Geo. Oates, run out ... ••• 44 G. H. Martin, c Aliss Taylor, b All s AlorSe 4 Geo. Scott, not out 4 lvilgour, hit out 4 H. Oates, run out ... ... 4 *' D. Henderson, b Mrs J. Oat-es ... 4 H H. Fail-lie, hit out Extras