CRICKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 140, 12 October 1869, Page 2

CRICKET.

A capital game of cricket was played on Saturday afternoon, between a Nelson team and eleven of the passeugers by the John Perm. A good deal of interest was felt in the game, from the fact of there being among the "Penus" two or three players of considerable repute, and our Nelsou men, who are entirely out of practice, felt considerable doubts aa to the result. Nelson, having gone to the wickets first, soon found that the contrast between the swift bowling of Pocock at one end, and the dangerous " slows " of Rees at the other was likely to prove extremely puzzling, and had it not been for the stand made by A. Drew, who ran up a very neat score of 25, the first ionings would not have been productive of any great results. As it was, the " Perms " had a score of 63 to go in against. Pocock, junior, soon let us know that his play was that of a most accomplished cricketer, and it certainly was a treat to watch the able manner in which he. handled his bat Out of a total of forty-seven runs, which was the Penus' score for the first innings, 37 were contributed by this brilliant batsman. In the second innings the Neisou men did not show to great advantage, which to a great, extent was to be attributed to the sun shilling directly in the face of the playera at the eaßtcrn wicket. A score of 41, of which 14 were made by iJoyd and 1 1 by M'Gtbe left the Peuns with 58 to go io against. Unfortunately it grew dark before the game could be finished, sad when the otumps vrere drawn 20 runs had to be obtained with three wickets only to go down, Pocock having again distinguished himself by obtaining a score of 21. The bowling of Cros3 and A. Cox on the Nelson side was deserving of great praise considering that they were both altogether out of practice. The following is the score : — Nelson Clcb. First Innings. Second Innings. Lloyd, bßees 5 l.b.w 14 M-Cabe, bßees 1 b Pocock 11 Grut. bßees 2 b Pocock 2 Cross, b Kees 0 bßees 3 Knyvett, run 0ut..... 6 not out j Prew. b Pocock 25 b Pocock 1 Greenfield, b Kees... 1 b Rtes 0 Barnett, b Pocock... 1 b Pocock 1 Cox, not out 9 b Pocock 0 Gill, bßees 1 c Saras 0 Tennant, c Rees 1 b Rees 2 lives. 10 Byes 4 Leg bye 1 — — 4' Total 63 63 Grand Total 104 Perms. First Innings. Second Innings. Tyler, b Cox 0 c Knyvett 0 Pocock, jun. not out... 37 not out 21 Pocock, Ben. b Cox ... 1 b Cross 1 Rees, b Cross 1 b Cox 0 Szrat, b Cox , 0 b Cross 0 Cox, b Cross 0 b Cross 0 Balraer, b Cross ...... 0 not out 1 Giles, c M'Cabe 0 b Cross _ 0 Phillips, 8t Kayvett... 0 Hare, b Cross ......... 0 Carey, b Cr055......... 0 runout ............ 2 Byes 8 Byes 12 Total 47 37 47 Grand T0ta1...... 84