CRICKET.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7907, 24 February 1894, Page 4

CRICKET.

A match was played on Thursday ' afternoon bobweea a team representing tho Dofonce and the Oamaru Cricket Olub. The latter batted lirsb, and succeeded in putting together 109. W. M'Donald was to the fore with 46. 11. Meek made 26, while It. Hewat contributed 14 towards the Club's total. The Gelding of the Defence was not as good as it mighb have been, several of the players eeeming very limited in their power of rapid locoj motion. Notwithstanding this defect, however, thoy wero particularly good in sticking to the ball when it citno mywhere near their bodies, some firstclass catches being mado, tho ono which dismissed Francis— a loft handor laken by A. Crawford from his own bowling, being perhaps the bost On going to the wickets the Defence •showed rather a lack of defending power as far as keeping up thoir wickets was concerned. Earl with 15 was th© only double figure scorer, the innings closing for 63.

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BOWLINO ANALYSIS. 0.0.0. , „ , Balls. Runs. Mdns. Wkts. / M' Donald... 36 It 0 1 It ircu.it ... 36 12 1 o M'Clue ... G4 11 4 4 If Ciaufonl... 24 13 0 1 (Kjilwo it .... is 4 i 2 U.uwm ... (j 4 o l Result— Tho Oamaru Cricket, Club won by 16 runs.

DKtENX'K, Wtauford, b J M'bonuld ... K.irl c Dawson, b H Crawford ... I! Mualonald, run out ... Maude, b M'Uhic J Kerens, run out Dicunan, b M'Ghie . , Rice, b M«(!hic " •iuinptci, c H Crawford, b O«ilvio If Kmg, b M«(Jhio ... ... I'ipei, l> Ogilvie ... , m M \)v Ldiitour, not out li King, c H Crawford, b Dawson Uyc* Wo ball ._ 0 lo 7 9 8 4 'A 4 I 0 1 f> 5 I Total ()■•}

(1 Mncdonald A Crawford t> Feiens ... If King ... Diwuuui .„ UKKKNCK. Balls. RuiiB. Mdns. Wkh. «l 33 1 4 78 37 2 2 IS 9 G 0 IS 20 0 ;} 12 G 0 1

OAMARr CKK'KKr CIUJJ, Mock, c aiul b A Crawford J M Donald, b G Macdonald ... If Crawford, c L King, b (1 Macdomld Hew.it, c L King, b G Macdonald ... W M'Don.ild, cdeLautonr, b Drenn.m Im.uius, c und b A Crawford Ogilvie, c Piper, b G Macdonald '.". Npenco, c Sumpter, b H King U'Uiio, c A Crawford, b H Rin« I'ioctcr, b H King ° lXu\son, not out ,"* '*' Extras ( 2G 4 4 H 4(5 o 1 i) 6 0 o Total ... _ 109 iIOWMVO ANALYSIS.