O.C.A. TEAM V PATEAROA.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 36, Issue 9469, 28 April 1905, Page 3

O.C.A. TEAM V PATEAROA.

; This match was begun about 11 ojclock The weather was'an improvement on that of !the : day before, ,and as .the/day advanced the sun g'atberefl. gtre'ngtft "and shed a k'indly warmth on the .pitch "was in splendid trim, and played .very truly. Mr M'Gavin led the .'visitors, £nd ~Mr Wilson the home team..- Ifarearpa "baited 'first, W.: Johnston and Scbrjck 'leading off. -, IVI/Gavin; and Ablfeld started,,the bowliug, but rapid, changes were resorted -\o\ >nd runs came, slowly until Schrick fefl to ,'M'Gaviß for 5. One .for 1 1. Cambridge and M'powell also ; fell to M'Gavin for small seores.'and shortly, afterwards b'qwle'r .'.found, his way tb.rough.the stubborn defence of Johnston. 1 This promising batsm > an...put, a dozen very nicely, ..Four for 31... Carr ,a't once began the, hitting game,'that ..is natural tn him',.but D Ghirnaide. after acoVins a single, rashly threw away his; wicket. .TTiv.e for 33. J Johnston and. Carr then kept,,up ( their reputations as hard .hitters, and each put on an acceptable 20,, Timlin was 'tried at.tue bowling crease during this partnership;-hilt ..his .captain', suv.are of tue heartless,'fact :'that tlie suii wits ;lc-cTiijiijj4 towards jtbe, wqKt at the rate which is generally in Vogue hereabouts, only kept him ou ..'forgone over. Timlin said afterwards that he reckoned he bowled jolly well, but with hard v luck ; ; he bowled for the field,, he said*, and succeeded. His six ball's fetched a single, a two,, three threes and a four. Seven were doyirn for 70. and the innings a,sudd«n end for 71. IPGavin bad a sequence of fours—four overs. ; four runs, four wickets. ... ~ i r Williams and Kenny led off for the visitors. 1 be latter is a hard man to get out, and we were glad when J Johnston took him in the slips in beautiful, style, one-handed; for 8. : Williams should have been easilv stumped before he got going, and the score-sheet shows the ruinous effect of neglecting to take the chance.which be himself makes it a rule never to refuse. .Timlin, scored H rapidly, and Williams playing, well' the score mounted steadily. But Jdhnston and M'Lean were bowline in fine style; .and although the former did not get a wicket; he had the batsmen shaping at him in A style which was obviously .devoid ; of.« comfort. After 20 runs had been scored off his first eight overs', he found and kept a dangerous length, and his next/five overs were maidens He ..had s§v.eral-chances missed , off him. Kilgour made ,17 steadily',, but fie gave , a chance which! was, pleverly .taken By. th'e alert iioddington.in the deep, slips, tf'eVen were down for 83, but through the agency of young Leslie M-Lean; who hit very hard, 124 were up for., eight wickets., rr .jTi?i,s batsman's score of 29 not.out, was got fcy gootl cricket,, and we wore glad tri see thejchipjcifr. the popular, old block' performing so ; well". The innings, closed for 137, the nine wickets which fell to the" bowling being divided

between JJ'Eean (7) and Carr (2).. .M'Lean bowled op'to his best'fpnin, for,-the first time' this s.eason, and the t visitors expressed surprise at his in ,the M C A' team. The second innings'of PateaToa came, to '75/^oddip?tou'|C^ho"had. r joihed' : te'fim. yifter'lunch) playing confiiientj.ijr'fpr'lß until , his partner unfortunately ran ; him out. Cambridge X?2J'and M'Doyvell (10) also did well;-' ~ :'Tb'e required number of runs to win were, 'got,with th'e'loss of'pne wicket—M'Lean,' bowled Boddirigton 0," Deans not out 1," An-; ..derspn not out 8, and. one byp.-t, PJ.ay was! !kept'up a little longer,' and both batsmen; were run out, Deans for' 7 and for 17, M'Kay not outl,'and M'Laren not out '!'. l'lie-fielding' on. 'b6th sides was capital;' M'Kay and Timlin doing ]fine work for tb.V winners. The 'fielding of, Patearpa was highly spoksn of by tho visitors. -'Keeley did spine, splendid stopping ' behind t .the' wickets. Messrs "J. 'Cterar nrid 'Webb.!um-j pired, and A Crerar'anfl A, scored.' Both games we're' played in the most friendly' spirit. Mr and Mrs Hughes excelled thejn-j selves at lunch time, their table beifig u'h-j beatable. . _, ,_ _ f - 'For a couple of hours at Tiight ifr-M'Skini-' ming, vice-president 'of tße"Pate.aroa ,C C, 1 presided at a 'most enjoyable "social ip Mr! Hughes' lai'ge diuingroom. Every member' of the visiting team has both "voice and ear,! and whether in jSo'lo' or chorus'trot a JarrTtig or flat note was^beard.,, Mr. Moss,'rhanageV of the team, is ; a capital reciter.. Me took' off his co'a.'t to a ioifg piece entitled," and did it splendidly. Altogether the evening was a very pleasant one. r ...„,,. '.■Patearoa— Fir'st'lmunga ■ '.",<' WJohnston, I> M'Gavin ".. .....,, ".. 12.''

Schrick, tr M'Kay, b M'Gavin. ■,'-■'?■■"'■:•.'■'" . .." B, o Eckhoff, b M'Gavin .. .. ,r M'Do\v*ll, b;Sl!Bavin :..,.. '.. ..3. ;Carr, p Kenny, b Anderson . "'"-.. '. ..20: D Chirnsidp, run, put .. .. ;. 1 .1 Johnston, b sW.iJliujns ;, ;. ... 20; T Johnston, b Anderspn .. '.. ,'.. 1, i.l Wilßoii (capt) >t h,."AnderEon ■•"■'■.. .. 2 , W M'Leah, not out .. S. .. ~0 J Keeley, b Williams .. .. .. 0 "Extras . .. .. 6; ~...,, "Total 71 BoVlik'g 'Averages—AhlfeM,.'o wickets for 3 runs, .A.nderson,.3 wickPts for 15 runs, iSl'.CJavin, 4,\yic-; keta lor 4 runs, M''La'reri,..o wickqts'for HI ,J-uo3, Eckhoff, 0 wickets for 4 runs, JMm'lil!. ' (or 16 run's, Williams, 2 wickets for 13 run's Second Innings. . '' .JJoddirijrtoh, run out .. '.. '.^lß, ,VV J.ohiiston, b,M'Gavin ... .. ..."... "0 Schrick, o KeririV) jb iWilliams .. .. ,0 Carr, c Timlin, b Williams' '... ".. .. 0 Cambridge, 1,..b-.wV,t> Williams ".. .-. 22 ;M/Dq>vell, bWilliams. -.... '.. . .. ".. 10 J Johnston,o,Deans, bjjlnde.rson .. .. .;3 M.;t.ean,o Timlin, b William's .. .. Q Qjiirpside, mtn out .. :. '.. 3 Wjls,OQ,,not out .. .. .. ".. .. ~2 ! T'Johnston, b.Williams ".. .. .. 0'Keeley, bAnderson. .... .. .. . 5 Bye's ..'.... '.. '.. r.' Leg byes .. ..6

Bowliso AvEii'AffES—M'davin. 1 wicket',fpr .17. rung, wickets for 13 runs O.C.A. Tkam—First Innirtg's : J .\ Williams, b'M'.heao- . : , ... '.. ,*'•:' 54 Ke,nny, c J Johnstoinib'M'Lean .. U. 3' Ahlfeld, run out .. . .. '..3 Timlin,.b M'LeAh- '■'.'. ■".. ~./U lb w, b M'Lean .. .. .. 0 Anderson, b M'Lean • .■■■■*... .. -713 kil(;our > ,cßoddin>fton,.b Carr.■■■■ .. .. 17 M'Gavin.tcnpt), c Boddinxton, b M'Lean ..-I. L M/Leaij, not out , ~ '.. '.. .."29 b M'Lean '. .. '.. ,1 Eckhoff, b Carr .. , .. .. .. -.2 Byes .. ;.- '. ..i ■Leg byes . .. ..3 Widea .. .. ..2

....„,„.-'. ~.".,. . - ■;■ , . ~. , .Total 137 Bowlliso Avkraoes—M'Lean, 7 wickets'for 39 runs, Schrick, 0 wickets for 32 Tuna, J Johnston,. 0 wickets for 2i) runs, Carr, 2 wickets fpr 13. runs, •il'Dowell, ij wicketsfor 8 runs, \V Johnston, 0 wickets for 7 runs " ~ , Second Innings L M'Lean, b'Boddirigto'n .. ' '.-. '.. b Deans, not out . .'.." .. .. 1 Anderson, not out .. ■■ .. .. ..8 Bye ".. '.. .. 1

•j •.,.. 3 , Tot ?. l f .°r 1 wicket 10 Bowling Averages—Boddirigtorr, I,.wicket for 4 runs, Cambridge, 0 wickets for 5 runs