CRICKET.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 29, Issue 1478, 26 February 1898, Page 3

CRICKET.

The return match;.; Married v. Single, came off last Saturday, in the presence of a large number of spectators, and now can the single men be seen walking erect with a look of victory and self-respect plainly depicted on every lineament of their countenances. Leonard was the hero who won the game for his side, and it has been remarked that he always plays well when the ladies grace the ground with their presence. In this case he fairly excelled himself. A word is due to J. Marslin for his excellent bowling and catching, while the fielding of M'Kenzie Marshall was particulary sure and clever. Both Malcolm and Oossage were well on the spot with the ball, but the former secured the largest share of the wickets.

As showing the uncertainty of cricket, it may be pointed out that Dr Church, Gossage, Malcolm, Joe Hore, and B. Horswell, who should have made 100 runs between them, only made five. In fielding the single men were superior to the married men, several of whom either lacked condition or had too much. This does not apply to Sneeston who fielded with his usual brilliance and agility. The third test match will be played on Saturday, oth pros., when each side will put in its full strength to see who will win the rubber. Single Men J. Hore, c Gossage, b Malcolm 0 Fleming, b Malcolm ... 6 Leonard, b Malcolm ... ... 33 Horswell, b Malcolm... ... 1 J. Marslin. c Church, b Malcolm 4 Fisher, b Malcolm ... ... 2 M'K. Marshall, run out ... 5 A. Wilson, c and b Gossage ... 0 E. Deehan, b Christian ... 3 T. Leanane, b Malcolm ... 0 L. Hore, not out ... ... 1 Gray, b Malcolm ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 10 64 Married Men. Rev. Christian, c and b Marslin 9 Gossage, b Fisher ... ... 3 Malcolm, run out ... ... 0 Church, b Marslin ... ... \ Brown, b Horswell ... ... 4 Moss, c and b Marslin ... 6 Keele, b Fleming Marslin, b Horswell ... " ... Botting. c Marshall, b Marslin 1 Sneeston, c and b Marslin ... Q Jones, b Horswell ... ... 6 C. Hore, b Horswell ... ... 0 Davis, not out ... ... 1 Extras ... ... ... 12 __ 66 PATEAROAv. WAIPIATA WANDERERS. (By ode Pateroa Correspondent).

Our boys had a visit from a Wa>piata team on Saturday last, and a very pleasant game was played. The visitors were captained by Mr Morley, who, judging by the familiar way in which he handled both bat and ball, had evidently been a capital cricketer while the present generation of players were still in embryo. The way in which the tail of the team shaped with the bat may be described as amorphous, but that is not to be wondered at when their sole cricketing experience has been a few evenings' practice with 8 pick handle and a rug ball with a redpine heart. Captain Morley, however, with the brothers Frascr, and Messrs Greenfield, Doull, and Churchill would form the nuclens of a strong upcountry side. Churchill, especially, is a very capable all-round player. He is a most graceful batsman ; his late cuts and his | manner of whipping the ball off his toes to leg being pretty to watch. He also bowls and fieMs well. Greenfield was top scorer for his side, and he showed that he is possessed of a capital eye and any amount of muscle. At a rough computation, the ball usually travelled from his bat at about a thousand miles a minute. A. Fraser bowled very well indeed, and bagged most wickets. J. Fraser is a tall young chap who sends down a ball that is very hard to put away, and as several of his good ones prazed the varnish without shifting the bails, his mutelypathetic and wide-eyed looks of astoniabmeut nearly moved the umpire to nnacustomed tears. Had the visiting bowlers been properly backed up by the field there can be no doubt that they would have had a much better show of making a good game of it; as it was. however, their chance of winning was literally thrown away by the fieldsmen, overthrows being of constant occurrence. Their ground fielding was with a few exceptions, not of a winning description, while their atmospherical attempts were even less so. Doull and Cambridge kept wickets for their respective sides with that utter contempt for bruises which is so necessary to success in a stumper. The two brightest stars in the local galuxy of talent were Johnston and \V. Chirnsidc. Johnston showed that he can bat all when he pleases, and as for his bowling, well there weren't any of those short-pitched ones that used to mar his average against Naseby teams. His analysis of 11 for 21 tells its own tale. Young Cliirnside— 6 for 25—n!so bowled well, and, for smartness, certainty, and agility in the field he easily takes the cake, no less than five awkward catches being snapped by him. Young Jas. Wilson, Davy Chirnsidi* and F. Lfdinphnc frrrr.rd «

Kangaroo-lite tail to the fpam. and ern-b of them got his Tuns in 'Tcsoltitr style. The K&me ended fn a victory for the home team by an innings and 30 runs. The visitors, in addition to a strictly teetotal luhoh. wpre treated to a first-class dinner at Mr Grave's hotel, and expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the day's outine. The number of notable names in the list of Waipiata players is somewhat remarkable. The church is represented by a New™an, literature by a Weyman. cricket by a Noble, while the House of Commons, has worthy representatives in a Morley and a Churchill, not forgetting the emergency man, who is a tall scion of the illus+rious house of Fox. Scores are appended:—: Pateaboa W. Chirnside, bA. Fraser ... 7 J. Johnston, c Noble, b A. Fraser 24 John Wilson (capt.). b Greenfield 3 O. Cambridge, c Morley, b A. Fraser ... ..." . ... 9 D. Marshall, b A. Fraser ... 0 F. Schrick, c and b Churchill ... 0 Jas. Wilson, run out ... ... 15 D. Chirnside, b A. Fraser ... 12 F. Ledingham, bJ. Fraser ... 10 J Cawley, bA. Fraser ' ... 2 W. M'Lean, not. out .. ... 1 Extras ... ... ... 11 94 Waipiata Wanderers—lst Innings. G. Morley (capt.), c and b Churnside ... ... ... 0 J. Fraser, c Churnside, b Johnston ... ... ... o A. Churchill,b Johnston ... 8 A. Fraser, b Johnston ... 2 H. Greenfield, not out ... 24 H. Donll, c Jan. Wilson, b Johnston .. ... ... o M'Bride, b Johnston ... - ."[. 0 Newman, b Marshall... ... 0 Noble, b Johnston ... ... 0 Simpkins, b Johnston ... 0 Weyman, b Johnston... ... o Extras ... ... ... jo 44 2nd Innings. Morley, c Chirnside, b Johnston 0 J. Fraser, b Chirnside ... 0 A. Churchill, run out... ... q A.Fraser.cChirnside.bJohnston 8 H. Greenfield, b Chirnside . ... 0 H. Donll, b Chirnside ... 4 M'Bride. c Schrick, b Johnston" 0 Newman.c Chirn6ide,b Johnston 0 Noble, not-out ... ... 3 Simpkins, c John Wilson b Chini". side ... . ... ... 2 Weyman, hit wkt, b Chirnside..! 0 Extras ... ... ... 2 19 Pateroa, February 21,1598. NASEBY CRICKET CLUB. The Match Committee (Dr Church and Messrs Horswell and Malcolm) have selected the following to represent the Naseby Natives on Saturday :—F. Blair, G. Botting, D. Francis, Joe Hdre, R. Horswell, D. Marshall, M'Kenzie Marshall. A. Marslin, J. Marslin! W. Marslin. A. Wilson. Emergency —L. Hore. Some difficulty was experienced in persuading K. Horswell to play, but at last he consented.