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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 31, Issue 9250, 11 January 1901, Page 4

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fa';tar:;a v. nxxrrnN", Our Fateako.v ConnEsro>:nr.:,-T.) < hir annual match v/it.h the Litinliai'ti merinos (leathernecks), carne nil' on Christmas Day. Wc wore ninde iKini't-ily welcome ami were very lnind.vrniiely treated by our opponents, who, although disappointed in not being able to supply us with better weather, made amends by providing us witli one of the closest tussles wc have yet experienced. Heavy rain squalls prevented the conclusion of Linnbunrs second innings', and the match resisted id favour of Patcaroa by 5G runs 011 the first innings. Perhaps it was just as well that the clerk of the weather poured cold water on the game at the time that lie did, as, with only 58 runs required to win and seven wickets to fall, and with Fred S'chrick and Skipper Brooks going fulEand free before, a favourable wind, it wnfrquite probable that Linnburn would have sailed into port ahead of us. The. Linnburn boys showed some very good all-round play. Brooks and Ding (Victorians) are very capable pfayers; the former being a batsman of the t.ill, frep, raking, steam-hammer variety, "When he hit the ball he got well over it and banged it hard, and it was partly through his instrumentality that the stuffing of the ball began to show" out at about 4 p.m. .Ding-and Schrick batted, bowled, and fielded well, the. latter especially showing" capital form. I). Chirnside alio battedwell in ihe second innings, while the finest throwing in that I liave seen for many a day was that of Dave Dow, who niacin a hobby of tTirowing down the stumps from all angles" and distances. Good form with the bat was shown by M'Loan, ]\I'l)owell, Johnston, Chirnside, Wilson and Cambridge for Patearoa. In the matter of cricketers' refection T have never seen anything to equal the Linnburn spread. The solid table squeaked under their loads of plum-pudding, soup, roast beef, cake, ft dozen sorts of tarts, roast mutton, potatoes* Ac., Arc , ifcc. Cooks Chirnside and Schrick favour quality and discourage scrimping. LINNBt'KN. (First match.) C. Brooks (cajit ), e Ohirnside, b M'Lean 15 AV. Johnston, b M l l.e;ui ... ... 1 F. Schric-k, 1) Johnston ... .. 0 W. Kail ley, b Johnston ... .. 0 B. 1 >inb Johnston ... .. 10 S. Thomson, c (Venn - , b M'Lenii ... IK Dow, b Johnston ... ... 1 A. Dow, b M'Lean ... ~5 D. Ohirnsid.-". o \V. <'hirnside, I) Johnston ... ... ... 1 T>. Drnmnioiid, not out ... ... 3 J. l)nv.', Ii Johnston ... ... ... 1 Extras ... .. ... .'» 4.'i Second innings. D. OlumsiiTe, c O'Dowd, li Chirnside ... 9 Schrick, not<>ur. ... ... 31 A Dow, b Johnston ... ... ... " \V. Murray, c Cambridge, b Chirnside ... 0 i 7. Brooks, not out ... ... 3 Extras ... ... • IS ?, wUts for ... ... •'it] Pateakoa.— Ist innings. W. Chirnside, l> Ding ... ... C> X. Wilson (capt), run out ... ... i> <y. Cambridge, 1.b.w., b Ding ... ... S It. O'Dowd, run out ... ... 0 •F. .lohnston, c J Dow, b Ding... ... 7 •£. Crerar, b Urooks ... ... 0 \V\ M'Leair, not out ... ... 34 •f. M'Do well, b Brooks ... ... 2li J. Schrick, lib. wi.-kct b Dint; ... . . 0 W. Hall, b Schrick ... ... ~> D\ke, n Dim', li Urooks ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 4 <)!> Second innings. W. On'trus'ide, cF. Schrick, b Ding ... M :f. Wilson, h Brooks ... ... .. 1 O. Cambridge, c Ding, 1) Dow ... 2 I>. O'Dowd, not out ... ... 0 ■f. Johnston, c Thomson, b Brooks ... '2O .f. Crerar, h Brooks .. ... 3 W. M'Lean b A. l)nw ... ... 12 J. M'Dowell h Ding ... 0 ,F. Schrick, e Brooks, bA. Dow ... 0 W, Hull, b Brook* ... ... ... 0 W. Dykf? <r Murray b Brooks ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 8 T)7 P.owr.TNO an'ATA'ris : Linnburn.—A. Dow, wickets for 42 runs : B. Ding 0 wickets for 7! runs ;C. Brooks 9 wickets for 24 ran* ' F. Schrick, 1 wicket for 12 runs. Patearoa —M'Lean, 4 wickets for 23 runs ; .Tohnston. 7 wickets for 42 runs ; Wilson, 0 wickets for 3 runs; Chirnside, 2 wickets for runs. The return match was played ho re on January 2nd, In a slight rain the first ball was bowled at 2 o'clock. Keck and neck the game and the rain went Oit, As the score increased so did- the rain. After about an hour's pfay r when tlx? )i el ding ground was deeply indented with pedal impressions ranging" in capacity from the diminutive six- to the cavernous fourteen, and wlierx six; Patearoa wickets were down far 4?, all hopes of weather clearing Uff was abandoned by the steaming piayer.T, The* scours' holey umbrella ■was lowered, and a bee-lino made for shelter. The weeping clouds shifting

oyer a bit. after threo long hour- I v-aiting, the enthu-i:i,4io cricketer; j ro?mn<?il opera'.ions in the rnu<:?, and j the game was brought to a .'?() runs victory for Pateanw at. about S p m. Some very good play wan shown during the match. Fred Schrick is in capital form this y°ar, and for Liimbnrn he put on a correct and resolute 1?> in the, second innings, their total of -IS being largely due to his and Dings batting, the latter hitting vigorously and well for IS. Tn both innings of Linnburn J. Cambridge * was not. out, and if he had only got some one to stay with him it is hard to say how many lie might ha. e made. The Linnburn fielding was smart all round. Pacearoa'.s first innings of ~>7 was largely due to Grey, who subscribed a splendidlv hit 33, Cambridge coming next with a short- aiul shai'j 11. In the second innings Johnston kept up his reputation by hitting up 14 with his recently-won " Oemondriver," while YV ilson showed a glimpse of his old form with a good 0. M'Dowell wii,i the approval of everyone by his excellent work in the long field. He was in three or four places at once, and for willingness, celerity, and quick and accurate returns you j could hardly rub him out. Johnston | did a lot of inexpensive damage with | the ball for the home team, while j Kchrick and I>ow, bowled well for' Linnburn. Profile, whose unadulter- ! ated throws would not pass muster except among friends—not doing so well as in the first match. The quality of the wicket-keeping of Murray and O. Cambridge is evidenced by the fact that they only allowed one byes between them. The visitors expressed much satisfaction with the lunch provided for them at Mr (.< rev's hotel. Patkatioa. —First Timing?. J Johnston, c W Johnston, b Dow ... 2 J M'D.iwrll, 1) Brooks ... ... 2 J A (ircy. c Shriek. b Dow ... ... ;53 O Cambridge, b Brooks ... ..11 j 1) O'Dowd. c Dinjr. b Dow ... ... li J Wilson, li Dniv ... ... ... J Crcrar. b liiv.v ... ... ... 0 S Greer. Tn>t oat ... ... ... - ; W Dyke, f> Dow ... .. ... 0 W M'T.nan, riia out ... ... I! ; K Oarr, b Brooks ... ... ... 1 j Tot ill ... ... ... ~>7 ! Bowi.ivo Analysis. —Brooks : 3 for !!."> : j x\ Do-v : f> for :>2. | Second Tunings. ! J Johnston, c. and b Schrick ... ... 1! ! ■ I Jl'Doweil. h Schrick ... ... 2 : J A Grey, b Dim; ... ... ... 1 i O Cambridge, b Schrick . . . . - ! D O'Dowil. ian out ... ... ... ii ; J Wilson, run out ... ... ... !> \ .1 Crernr, b Ding; ... ... ... 1 ; S Greer, nut out, ... ... 1 ! W Dyke, rim mit ... ... ... :i W .\l'l,"a'i. 1) Schrick ... ... -i 1 E Carr, 1) Schrick ... ... ... 0 ; Kxtf.i ... ... ... 1 : ■I t ' Bowlixc Ax a lysis.— Ding : 2 for 17 : : Sell rick : "» for 2l». Linxrorx Lkatheunf.c-k?.—First Inning. i 0 Brooks, o JPDowell, b Johnston ... 1 • Kchric.k. run out ... ... ... o j B Dint:. bM - Lean ... ... ... 5 | W Johnston ... ... ... L' : W Murray ("capt."). b Johnston ... 1 ! A Dow. h Johnston ... ... ... 1 i • J M'Lenn, 1; M'Lonn ... ... ... 7 , I) Druimnond. 1> Johnston ... ... Uj T Johnston, li Johnston ... ... -1 j Prictor. h Johnston ... ... ... o ' J Cambridge, not out . . Total ... ... ... 21 I RoWi.rXG Analysis.—J Johnston : 7 lor ! 11 : W M Derm: 2 for 10. | Second Innings. i O Brooks. run out ... ... ... 0 I F Schrick, e Grerar, b .H'T.can ... ... 2H ' B Dins*. b M'Le/m ... ... ... 18 ! W Johnston, e and h Johnston ... 1 W Jlnrrav (capt.). h .MJ.ean ... ... 1 I A Dmv.cand h Johnston ... .'! ; J M'Lcan. li Johnston ... ... o j 0 Drummond. b Johnston ... ... 1 'l'. Johnston, e and h Johnston ... 0 Priotor. b .M'F crm ... ... ... (i J Cambridge, not out ... ... 1 Total ... ... ... -is Rowi.ixr, AXALYS'S. —Johnston : 5 wickets fot 10 : M'bean : ■{ wickets for 29. January :>i\l, I<l )1.