Cricket.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 215, 14 November 1896, Page 4

Cricket.

The Pukerau club played their first inter-club match on Monday, 9th November. The match was played at Clinton under most unfavorable circumstances, a steady rain falling during play. During the afternoon the Clinton Brass Band played several selections under the able conductorship of Mr Laing. Pukerau returned victorious, averting a drawn game by taking Clinton's last batsman in the last available over. The visitors were well entertained, being placed under the superintendence of Host Coughlan. Appended arc the scores :— PUKERAU. J. Docker, b Hitchie . . . . 2 W. H. Purvis, b Irving . . . . 5 J. Gordon, c Thomson, b Irving .. 2 D. Cunningham, b Irving . . . . 0 J. Scully, b Ritchie .. ..0 W. Eaaie, b Ritchie .. ..5 W. Murray, b Ritchie .. ..0 S. Purvis, b Ritchie .. ..12 P. Eadie, not out .. .. ..12 .T. Murray, b Cooper . . . . 7 J. Wilson, b Cooper' . . . . 1 Extras .. .. ..5 Total .. .. ..51 Bowling Analysis- J. Ritchie : 16 overs, 8 maidens 17 runs, 5 wickets. R. Irving: 12 overs, 8 maidens, 20 runs, 3 wickets. Thomson : 5 overs, 2 maidens, 8 runs, 0 wickets. Cooper : 2 overs, 0 maidens, 6 runs, 2 wickets. CLINTON, J. Ritchie, b Gordon . . . . 8 "W. Thomson, b Gordon . . „ 1 R. Irving, b Scully . . . . . . 4 H. Cooper, b Gordon . . . . 1 C. Simmonds (capt.), b Gordon .. 10 — Garden, b Gordon . . . . 2 F. Thomson, b Gordon .. ..2 — Keay, b Scully . . . . . . 2 J. Bilzon, not out .. .. ..4 — Finlayson, run out „ .0 — Reamer, b w. Badie .. ..0 Extras .. .. ..1 Total .. .. ..80 Bowling Analysis— J. Scully : 10 overs, 2 maidens, 17 runs, 2 wickets. 3. Gordon : 11 overs, 2 maidens, 12 runs, 6 wickets. \V. Eadic : 5 balls, 1 run, 1 wicket. — Pukerau correspondent.