CRICKET.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 26, Issue 1369, 17 January 1896, Page 3

CRICKET.

BLACKS V. NASEBY.

f* This matchj which is probably the liiatel rjlfftf the season in this part of Central Otago , jwn? played at Naseby on Thursday. Tin - [ m;ttO'.h was to commeuce at 10 o'clock, am four who that morning came fron Wedderburu, were up to time, but strang< to say ifc was nearly 11 o'clock before tin Naseby -fleam could be got together. Wt belfevfc lack of punctuality is one of tlit besetting sins of Naseby, and it hiiß cor tainly been in evidence iu the two cricket matches played here this season. If an hour is appointed for the beginning of a match certainly the" home team should be in its place at that .hour. The thanks of the cricketers is due to Captain Hosie, who removed one of the' tents from the middle of the field and re-erecte'l it at the side for the use of the ladies who mOBt kindly provided afternoon tea for the plsyers. Our visitors were good enough to brfug their matting which is wider than the Na.seby team's. Dr Church won the toss and sent the visitors to bat, and they were a?J- disposed of [ for 66. Waldron and White (especially the i former) hit hard and we'l for their li, and I Pitches iu compiling his 13 displayed fttfcfoer ' strong defence than brilliant play. L<Aisk displayed such dashing form that we wef£ ■ sorry to see hira run out in each innings i when he had scored only 6 and 7 respectively. M'Douald kept up his wickets for some time, playing with a very straight bat, but the rest of the team were dismissed for ouly a few runs. The visitos complained, and with reason, of the pitch, which was really very bumpy, the ball therefore frequently played untrue, and several of the batsmen came in for a large share of bruises. The presence of the volunteers in camp prevented its receiving more than a rough chip and a roll this week, but it might well have been dug and rolled last week 5 indeed, we think the Naseby team owed it as a duty due to their visitors. Naseby's first venture resulted in 63 runs being scored. Fleming (7) and Oostelloe 13) played merrily for their runs and Malcolm displayed splendid cricket for his 26 It was the innings of the day. The rest made a rather poor show before the bowling of Pitches and Leask, the latter of whom was especially destructive. Waldron deserves a word of praise for his splendid exhibition of long-stopping, which did so much to place his team ahead in the first innings. Towards the end of the first innings of Naseby, in answer to an appeal for a catch at square point Francis was given not out as the ball was caught off his knee, and the decision was perfectly right though received with some bickering. Presently a ball from Pitches was stopped by Francis, and rolling gently back toppled the bales off. The umpire thinking the ball had first passed the wicket and then been knocked back by the ■wicket keeper, gave him not out, and as the decision was given in good faith, and as. moreover, it is the universal custom to receive even a wrong decision with good nature we think the Blacks team should not have taken such umbrage as it afterwards appeared they had done. Blacks began their second iniings, but with the exception of Leask they seemed unable to stand against Malcolm and Costelloe, aud were all dismissed for 19. From the fall of the second wicket in the second innings of the Blacks team, the captain deliberately determined to prevent Naseby from batting a second time. Though hi 3 men were all ready to go in except Alexander, who was umpiring, when a wicket fell he sat with watch in hand to prevent the next going iu until the two legal minutes had almost expired. When the innings closed at 6.10 p.m. Malcolm and Costelloe were at o ce sent to bat, but the Blacks team, in accordance with the instructions of their captain spent over 9 "f the 10 legal minutes on the ground, declining to go into the field, thus leaving Naseby barely 10 minutes. They overstepped the mark, however, for the umpire called time before they were in their places, aud the Naseby captain, on tne principle that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, called off his his men and claimed the match in ascordauce with a wirniug he had given when he saw the unsportaman like tactics pursued. We believe this instance is almost unparalleled in the annals of honourable cricket, and we feel sure the Blacks meu will regret thai they did not adopt the suggestion afterwards made to play the match nut.: Oue of them too candidly admitted that they were determined to win because there was a Ht of money on it. This is a. good instance of the way good sport is spoiled by betting. Always everywhere, and in all sports, the experience of the past is that the spirit of true «port is killed by betting. Blacks.—First In.sinjs. J. WaMron, c. Marslin, h Costelloe .. 12 W. White, Ibw, b Cost Hoe 12 W. Pitches, e Chtiruh, b Malcolm.. .. 13 Samiu'la, b Costelloe 0 11. T R»aks, b Malcolm t E. Gibh, run out 2 M'D.nuld, uutout .. .. . ..5 J. Le tsk, run out 8 G. Alexandra, 0 Costelloe, h Malcolm .. 0 W. Spnin, e Fleming, 1) Malcolm .. 2 A. KeeMe, b Malcolm 0 Byes .. .. 11 LeK bves .. .. 1 Wided 1 No balls 0 66 BOWLIXQ A.fALYSIR. B.illn. Runs, Vaidens, Wickets. Contelloe .. 96 • 23 5 3 Malcolm ..S3 23 4 S Fleming ... 36 8 2 0 Naskbv—ftitsr In.vinos. Flf mine;, b Leask 7 T. Costelloe, b Pitches 13 Kiui:, b Pitches 0 Malcolm, h Leask 26 I Church, b I cask 0 Leonard, c Waldron, b Leask .. .. 0 Bevln, b Leask 2 Marsli'i, h Lea*k .0 R. L. Francis, I. Pitches 4 Marshall, b Pitches 1 J. Wilson, not out 1 Bvcb t 63 UOWM.VO ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Maidens. Wickets. Pitches .. 7fl 32 3 i I White ..12 8 0 Leask ... 60 19 5 6 Blacks—Second Ixniko*. Waldron, 0 und h Malcolm I) White, o Ma.colra C -itellne .. .. 0 Pitches c Ftemi ,ir, b Costelloe .. .. 0 Samuels, b Costclloi 2 Reaks, run out 0 Lensk, run out 7 M'Uonald, c Malcolm, b Costelloe.. ~ I Gi>>b, b MalcMm 0 Alexander, b Milcolm 0 Spain, h Costelloe I K-elile, not out 0 Byes 8 10 BOWLI.VO ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Maidens. Wloketa. Costelloo .. .. <8 3 7 6 Malcolm ... 47 8 t 3