CRICKET.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 30, Issue 9153, 24 February 1899, Page 2

CRICKET.

NASEBY v. PATEAROA(Br ocr Patearoa Correspondent) The fourth tussle of the season between these old rivals took place on the Naseby ground on Saturday last. Theenthusiasm with which the game is followed up in this remote quarter of the globe, where but yesterday the fierce moa bird waxed fat on a mixed diet of quartz pebbles and Maori babies, is highly pleasing to all lovers of cricket, while the iudiarubber-like persistency with which either team bobs up smiling after each successive knock-down is truly British, and proves the sturdy young fellows composing them to be made of tho right stuffl The time fixed for starting the match was 10 o'clock, and it was consequently commenced punctually at half-past 11. The Naseby men batted first and put together the moderate score of 65, of which Joe Hore, Costelloe. Christian and Horswell contributed 47 between them by good play. The first innings of Patearoa put thein two ahead of the home team, Wilson and King playing up manfully. It seemed at one time as if the Patearoa majority would have been larger, seven wickets being down for 60, with King going strongly and the bowling pretty well collared, when in "a fit of absentmindedness, Captain Christian handed the ball to Eardley. Yes, he actually handed the ball to Eardley !—a man who couldn't bowl a round-arm ball to save his life ! Of cour&e this school-boy stuff was. right into tho hands of the Sowburn boys, and when the first ball was banged; for a couple it was as clear as mud that Eardley would soon bo taken off. However, Kiog presently misjudged one and got caught. Then A. Marslin, at the wickets, snapped up ;M 'Lean off a simple-locking ball of and somehow or other Lctlingham's off .stump was uprooted by a sea-sick one that made a sudden lurch from leg. W. JoUn.ston and D. Chiruside put on one or two that off the other bowler, but in Eardley's next over a tortuous one described a semi-circle round Billy's left foot and collided with his middle stump. By this time it was about 4 o'clock, aud the Patearoa men, confident that there wouldn't be time for another innings each, felt inclined to shako hands with themselves at winning hree matches iu succession. To pass tho time, however, Naseby went in again, but owing to some capital bowling on the part of Jack Johnston aud young Chiruside, backod up by good fielding, tho total only camo to si, leaving Patearoa a paltry 55 to make, ami an hour to do it in. Jack Marslin and Fisher each put on his runß rapidly aud well. And now comes the sad part of it. It needn't surprise anyone that Secretary Johnstonappropriated a very capable baker's dozen out of a total of 35, for he can do it right enough when he likes ; nor need the fact that that regular briok Frank Ledingh.ini;knocked up a lusty 10 cause astonishment ; but how is it that after you take off (not out) for Willio Hall, and deduct 3 for extras only six remain to by divided amongst the othor nine men? That's an easy one. It was all through that diabolical fellow Eardley I You go in ; tho umpire gives you "centro"; you notice a nice opening at long-on where you intend to deposit the first one from William,'and then that inhuman Englishman sends you dourn.a' pr«-Adamitc unricrhander thaf takes tho carpet about 20 yards away, aud comes corkscrewing towards you with us many contortions as a boa-constrictor. You then think iliut perhaps it would l>e better to wipe it to leg, especially a* it is wandering about iu th >.t direction ; but on further consideration >■! tlii- matter you decide th.it as the ball is u-idtzuig abound «ii the ofT-.-idt* it would b advit>al)lc to flatten out point with it and let ii go to this off boundary for 3 ; however, the ball coihor against a brick or something

shor'ly after that and rebounds to leg again, and then yon finally decide to play the gall, e and lift it somewhere along by the Doctor's, when all of a sudden you lose sight of the bidl as it scoois treacherously across j'our toe ami takes your off stump ! iou may call that, cricket ; I call it a barbarous relic of the Stone Age, and if William tlie Conqueror ever pays a visit- to this sequestered nook it would conduce to the wellbeing of all concerned that he should be accompanied by a body-guard of Maniototo Mounted Kifles. I am proud to say that the Sowburn boys faced the music with promptitude in their second innings, and that they didn't try in any way to take Father Time by the ear in an attempt to hold him back for a one innings victory. In his initial effort to satisfy the hunger of a diningroomful of mountain - seared cricketers Host Costelloe scored well at 'lunch time, and the suack dispensed by that good sort Garry Bottiug in the afternoon was as much appreciated as was the accompaniment of endless cups of delicious tea which he poured from the unfathomable teapot \vi-h the wire strainer iu its spout. The match resulted in a win for Naseby by 20 runs, and as each team now stands at two-all for the reason, I hope to see the final tea' match for the seasou played here before we are much older, when I shall stand or fall bv Putearoa. Scores :

Kaskby.—First Issixos. J. Marslin, c O. Cambridge, b Johnston .. ..0 Joe Hore, b Johnston .. .. .. ..12 T. Costelloe. c Kin.?, b M'Lean .. .. ..10 B. Horswell, c and b ll'Lean .. .. .. 10 AschofT, b Johnston .. .. .. 0 Rev. Christian (captain), run out .. ..15 W. Gutfie, c Crerar. b Schrick .. .. - 3 A. Marslin, run out . .. .. .3 John Hore, b Johnston.. ... . ..1 _A._Kiiu. b Schrick .. .. •• •• '0 W. Kara ley, not oat .. .. \ ... .3 S. Fisher, "c Crerar, b Johnston .. .. . 0 Extras .. .. ... .-* ... .. 8 Total .. .. ..65 Patkaroa—First Iskikss. J. Wilson (captain), c J. Marslin, b Costelloe .. 22 W. Chirnside, c A. Kins, b J. Marslin 0 O. Cambridge, o A. Marslin, b J. Marslin.. .. 0 F. Schrick, run out .. .. .. ..5 W. Kinj;, c Costelloe, b Eardley .. .. ..20 J. Johnston, c Eardlfy, b Costelloe . 0 J. Crerar, b Costelloe . .. .. .. 0 W. Hall, b Costelloe .. .. .. ..3 D. Chirnside, not out .. .. .. .. 5 W. M'Lean, c A. Marslin, b Eardley .. .. 0 F. Ledingham, b Eardley .. .. .. 0 W. Johnston, b Eardley .. .. • • 2 Extras .. .. .. .. ..4 Total .. .. .. .. _ .. 67 Nasret—Second Ixsuies.' ■■■■"■ J. Marslin b Johnston .. .. .. .. 10 Eardley, b Chirnside .. .. ...' .. 2 Costelloe, b Johnston .. .. .. 1 Joe Hore, run out .. .. .. ... 0 Horswell, b Johnston .. .. .• ■ .. 3 A. Kinjr, b Johnston .. 0 Christian, c Wilson, b Chirnside .. .. 4 Gutlie, b Chirnside .. .. - .. 7 A. Marslin, lbw, b Johnston .. .. .. 1 J. Hore, c M'Lean, b Johnston.. .. .. "3 Aschnff, b M'Lean .. .. .. .. 5 Fisher, not out .. .. .. .. 11 Extras .. .. .. .. .. 10 Total.. .. ... .. " .. 57 PaTEAROA—SaOOVD ISXtXQS. Wilson, b Ilorsvvpll .. ... .. 1 W. Chirnside, li Enrdely .. . 2 Cambridge, c Guffie, b Eardley.. .. .. 1 J. Johnston, b Costelloe .. .. .. 13 M'Lean, b Eardley .. ' . .. .. 1 Kinir, b Eardley .. .. .. .. 0 Schrick, b Eardley .. ■:•.:. .. 1 Hall, not out .. .. .. : .. . S Crerar, b Eanlley .. .V .. 0 D. Chirnside, b Eardley .. . .. .. 0 W. Johnston, h Eardley .. .. .. 0 Ledinghara, b Eardley ... .. .. 10 Extras .. .. " ,. .. 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. 35 Bovlixs Analtsis. Patearoa. Bowler. Overs Mrios Runs Wkts .T.Johnston .. .. 26 .. 7 .. 62 .. 11 W. M'Lean .. .. 10 .. 3 .. 27 .. 3 F. Schrick .. .". 8 .. 1 .. 17 .. 2 W. Chirnside .. .. 9 .. 8 .. 8 .. 3 Naseby. Costelloe .. ..17 .3 . 29 .. 5 Horswell .. ..15 .. 6 .. 22 .. 1 J. Marslin .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 14 .. 2 Fisher.. .. 5 .. 1 .. 7 .. 0 Eardley .. .. 11 .. 3 .. 19 .. 13 Patearoa, February 20th, 1899.