CRICKET.
OPUNAKE v. STAR 0.0.
This match was played on Saturday, and there could not have been a better 'day for orioket. Taa ground -was in first rate order; tbexe baa nob been a better pitoh through- the season, some of the Visitors' remarking, ft, was "a great treat to play on suoh a ground. The Stars were, captained by Southey and the Opunakes by Rogers. Tbe Stars began' ibe batting, but made a wretched show. against the bowling of Wagstaff and Hurley.' Victor Elliott was the only one to make donble figures, and he made his 18 by "very nice cricket. ■ The Opunake's fared still worse at the hands of Southey and' iR. Lucena, for they wer«7 -disposed of foif 25/ The Stars did better in their seojnd innings, making 81. G. Syme' played bis usual steady game, only bitting, at tbe loose ones, and scored 22, B. Luoena and H. Elliott made- things lively for their 11 a.nd 10. Byes (12)|were tbe: only other double figures. Opunake, in their second innings made 76. Hugh Good did "oplendid service making 88 not out and.Bog.srs hit out well for his 18. A feature of this 1 innings was the bowling of H. Elliott ,who took five wickets in two successive over, three wickets in three successive balls. Only. Jor Good* biggieb innings Opnnake woold;haVevbad r a terrible beating, as it was they were only beaten , ,by \ twenty- three raps.,,, A lunch wss provided for the teams at the Royal Hotel in the day, and a dinner after Uift.ma^hi was'- finished/ Mrs. Clark tbe hostess, give great eatiflaotion with tbo flumptuoos Ypreid tabled.^ it pay be not oat of plape^qs^tfrbere that in every outside ma^obUhe Stars jbaye played they have proveS the victors'. Opunake had three men short— Maher, Fraser, and
Mason played as aubfltitote8 v T^| following are tbe scores :— Star— l?irtl Innings : G. Syme, b Wagstaff, 4; Tacker, b Wagstaff,, s; Burlaoe, b Harley.o; H. Elliott, b Hurley^O; Mfctheson, 0 H. Good, bWagstaff.B ; B. Parlr|naon, b Wagstaff, 0 ; Lnoena, b Wagstaff, 0 ; Hilles, b Rogers/ 8; V. Elliott, b Rogers, 18; Babbage, not out, 1 ; Southey, b Rogers, 0; extras. 9; total. 48. Bowling Analysis— Wagstaff, 48 balls, 12 runs, 8 maidens, 5-wiokeUj Huri^r, ttHballi r l9 runs, 2. maidens, 2 wickets; Bogers, 25 balls, 10 runs, 2 maidens, 8 wickets; Edmonds, 18 balls, 2 runs, 2 -maidens, 0 wiokets.
Opanake, first innings.— Edmoridf, b Southey, d; Fowler, b Luoena, 2; Maher, b Sonthey, 0; Eitson, 0 Hillea b Sontbey, 9 ; Bogers, Ibw, b Luoena, 0 ; Fraser, b Lnoena, 1; T. Mason; b Sonthey, 1; Wagstaff, Ibw, b Luoena, 1 ; A. Good, b Lnoena, 0 ; Hagb Good, not oat, 0 ; Take, b Luoena, 1 ; byes. Total, 25. Bowling analysis.— B. Lucena, 61 balls, 7 ruus» 6 maidens, 7 wickets ; Southey, 48 balls, 18 runs, 1 maiden, 8 wiokets.
Star 0.0., second innings,— Babbage, b Wagstaff, 0 ; Burlaoe, b Edmonds, 5 ; Tucker, run out, b Wagstaff, 1 7 ; H. Elliott, b Wagstaff, 10 ; G. Syme, b WaßStaff.22; ! Matheson, 1.b.w., b Eitson, 0 ; B. Parkineon, 0 and b Eitsoo, 7 ; Luoena, b "Wasrstaff, 11; Hilles, b Edmondß, 2; V. Elliott, not out, 2;.SoUthey, b Wagstaff, 0; extras, 15. Total, 81. Bowling analysis— Wagstaff, 117 balls, 85 runs, 5 maidens, 5 wiokets; Edmonds, 64 ballijilSruns, 8 maidens, 2 wickets ; Eitsoo, 86 balls, 21 runs, 0 maidens, 2 wickets;. Bogers, 24 balls* 12 runs, 0 maidens;' t wicket. Opunake, second innings.— Hugh GodoV not out, 88 ; - Edmonds, b Imc»nai 1 ; Fowler, b H. EUiott,..2; Eitson, b H. Elliott, 8 ; Maher, bH. Elliott, 0; Mason, 0 Tooker. b H. Elliott, 2; Fraser, b H. Elliott, 0; Wagstaff, b M. Elliott, O; Bogers, bH. Elliott, 18 ; A. Good 1b w, b Lucena, 5 ; Tuk», not outiQ", extras, 12. Total, 76. Bowling analyst!— R. Luoena, 66, baile, 84, 1 maiden, 8 wiokete; H. Elliott, 84 balls, 29 rnns, 1 maiden, 7 wiokets; Southey, SChballl, 18 runs, 1 maiden, 0 wicket. . . -
The description of casualties in tbe cricket fields of tbe past naturally loads to tbe qneßtion, " Is tbe bowling ot tbe today really faster than tbat of. naif < a century ago ?" From tbe facts cited by a contributor to BUokwood's, the difference would appear to have been much less than is generally" supposes. Both Mynn and Brett bowled "at & steam engin* pace." Mr. Marcom, again, .is, said to have broken a man's leg at Oxford, before the days of pads ; and on another oooae* sion a ball bowled* by him "bit the bat high up about tbe shoulder, and bafand ball went- through the wicket," Bat according to high authorities, . Georgs Brown, of Brighton, was the fastest bowler, ever seen on a cricket ground. He. had three lobgfltops, the rest of tb> fiftd were placed behind tjitf wicket; and : bn one occasion he is said to have bowledtfaronth j a coat, v vainly4ield by tße lonestopi and to have killed a dog tbe other side of it. ■ The Spaoial Committee of the Victorian Cricketers' Association have recommended the formation of an AtwtraliSn Orioke^ Oouncil to regulate the visits of English and other elevens, to regelate the Visits of Australian elevena to Sogland or else- \ •where, to settle a\\ cliapn&B between affiliated asaoci'ations^ to apjpiat txmpites (ot I 1 international aod ioterepJooiak watobes, %xA to tAlet t\i© \^w« <st otlc^ in ka«* ' tralia. The counoft^wiu be deemed to be j formed as soon as its constitution has been adopted by tbe associations of Jew South Wales, Bouth Australia, and?. "Victoria. The council will consist of four: delegates from eaoh colony.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 3085, 29 March 1892, Page 2
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