CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10912, 21 March 1896, Page 6

CRICKET.

The return match between the first elevens of Christ’s College and Boys’ High School was played on Wednesday, and resulted in a win for Christ’s College by five wickets: —Scores: High School, 65 and 132 (Milsom 26 and 0, E. Harper 1 and 32, Mason 8 and 19, Wilson 6 not out and 17, Williams 2 and 14, Nurse 5 and 11, O’Brien 0 and 10); College, 63 and 136 for five wickets (Cotterill 10 not out and 2 not out, C. Louisson 1(3 and 31 not out, Harman 2 and 35, K. Ollivier 4 and 45). The best bowlers for the College were K. Ollivier, L. Blunden and M. Louisson, and O’Brien, Mason and Wilson were most successful for the School.

The return match between the Sydenham and Addington and Lancaster Park Thursday teams was played at Sydenham Park last Thursday, and resulted in a win for the Sydenham Club by 31 runs. Scores: Sydenham, 65 (West 17 not out, Goodman *l2, Stevens 11 and Lawrence 10) ; Lancaster Park, 34 (Willis 13, Fowler 10). The matc-h between the Hardware Club and Messrs Fuhrmanu’s employes was continued on Thursday at Hagley Park, the game being drawn in favour of -Hardware. The scores were : Hardware, 202 and 73 for four wickets; Puhrmann’s, 170. Prankish 101 and 21, Morley 24 and Turner 26 and 21 not out for the former, and Richards 86, Treveda

The recent election in Auckland was interesting’, inasmuch as it gave the-public an opportunity of seeing how far the local newspapers will go in urging their favourite’s claims to the support of the “ free and independent.” No one fact was recorded by either side that was not denied, or qualified, or misrepresented by the other. Perhaps Emile Zola’s suggestion to let every article carry a signature would have a salutary effect; .but. alas ! we dp not in New Zealand limit our “.guiding power” to leading articles. We distort facts, we wilfully ignore current events, in order to bring’ about that consummation—the election ox “ our party ” man. There is one subject both sides agree on, and that is that Vanity Fair Cigarettes are worthy of the coiilidence of both parties.