CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4417, 10 January 1876, Page 3

CRICKET.

WEST EN\D V. CARLTON. The return match between these clubs was played on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the West End. In the previous match the "West End beat by two runs. The bowling of T. Macky, on Saturday last, was really firstrate, while the batting o{ J. C. Macky put together 23 in fine style; Mason and Taylor also made double figures for the West End :— CARLTON CRICKET CLUB. lIMTISNIKOS. SECOND INNINGS. E. T. Dufaur, b T. i Macky... ... 1 b Willis... ... ... 0 "W. Dufaur, b Gleeson 9 c McCoskie, b Macky 0 Bodle, bT. Macky ... 2 c and b Willis 0 Earle, c Gleeson, b T. Macky 1 b "Willis 0 Buttle, bT. Macky 0 absent ... ... ... 0 J. Lawry, b T. Macky 0 c Macky, b Macky ... 2 "W. Tonks, b Macky... 1 absent 0 Ewen, b Mucky ... 0 not nut 2 . Wears, not ont ... 2 b Macky ~ I Gat'and, b Macky ... 0 b Macky 0 Johnson, absent ... 0 absent ... ... •«» " Total 10 Total D "WEST END CRICKET CLUB. J. Macky, b Tonka 23 C. Gleeson, c Dufaur, bMears 4 T. Macky, b Lawry 3 B. Mason, c and b Tonks 14 "Western, b Tonks J Heather, b Lawry y E. Cook, b Lawry ... 4 "Willis, st Buttlo 0 Ward (jun.), bTonk3 6 C. A. Taylor, not out 10 1 McCoskie, lbw 3 Eyes, &c 3 Total TARANAKI V. THAMES. The day, Saturday, was all that could be desired for this favourite sport. The teams arrived on the ground, at Parawai, and wickets were pitched at 11.20. Robinson, having won the toss, elected to go in, and sent in the Thames men, who played a fair game, but had no luck, the fielding oF the Taranaki men being capital. The score shewing as follows: — THAMES. FIRST INNINGS. Crawford, b Adams 5 Bull, 1b w, Cleary .. .. 4 "Wbltford, c and b Garwood .. 4 Bobinson, c Clenry b Adams .. •.. 2 Steedman, b Cleary 2 Colson, b Cleary 8 Crump, b Cleary .. .. .. .. 0 WardoN, c Adams, b Cleary 5 F. Paol, b Davies .. .. .. .. 0 H. Paul, b Cleary S Lawless, not out .. • • •• .« 0 Extras IS Total 50 The Taranaki men then went to the willow, at 2.30, and succeded in topping their adversaries, the bowling of the Thames Club being excellent, bat the fielding not equal to Taranaki: TABANAKX. TIRST INNINGS. Adam*, b Robinson 3 Byan, b Bobinson 4 Hammond, b Colson 36 Baries, b Steadman .. .. ..1 Garwood, c "Whitford, b Stcadman • • 9 XcKellar, b Steadman .. .. .. 0 Potts, b Steadman 3 Douglas, b Steadman U. ♦ Messenger, c Steadman, b Robinson .. 4 Cleary, sot out 3 Tuke, b Colson ». .. .. .. 0 Extras .. .. '* "* '* 12 Total .. • .... 84 It had been arranged that the first innings should decide the contest in the event of their not being time'for the second, so that the game now stood—Taranaki, 84; Thames 59.- The latter went in again, and scored for second, innings the following; Ball, b Tuke .. .. Lawless, b Pavie3 q Crawford, not out 32 "Whitford, b Garwood 22 Colson, c Garwood, b Cleary Crump, c b JDavies Steadman, not out 2 Extras 10 Total S2 With four wickets to go down ; ljut time was called, and the game decided in favour of our Taranaki visitors, amid the cheers and counter cheers from both sides, as well aa from the numerous spectators. Shortly after the clubs drove into town, where they arrived at 7.30, and landed amid the congratulations of all the cricket players. At 8.30 the clubs, attended by their friends, assembled at the Pacific, where host Curias provided one of his usual gastrononrical entertainments, with Mr. Mayor Macdonald at the head of the table. The company (about 45) enjoyed themselves to their fjpdl content, and passed a most sociable evening till the time warned that the Jjteamer could wait no longer, and the Twanaki visitors were escorted down the wharf, and seen safe off from the scene of weir exploits. I