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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1129, 1 December 1879, Page 2

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PALMERSTON v. EXCELSIOR CLUB. The return match between'elevens of | the Exe-Lsior and Palmerston Clubs was | played on the Ounlaru Club's ground. ! The weather was delightful for cricketing purposes. The Excelsior were the first to wield the willow,; Snow and Hartley being the first' to face the bowlinir of Everest and Nelmes. The innings opened rather tamely, runs coming very slowjy, and. the four first wickets fell for a small total. Marshal! ; then infused a little life into the proceedings by running up a score of 13 very quickly. D. Moore played a good notout innings of 12, during which he made several well-placed hits. Thompson, who made his first appearance in a first eleven, played a .lively, innings of 10; but none of the others did much t6 help the score. The innings for 54, of which two only were due to extras —a couple of wides*. Tlie bowling of Everest'and Nelmes. was very good, while the fielding was remarkably good. After a short,, adjournment for lunch, the Palmerston men entered upon their inniugs. Crump and Alston started the. batting against the bowling of Fenwick and Hartley., , Thp . runp; came, rather slowly, several loose balls being let off. After making ?> Crump was dispos'ed of by JTartlcy. Fagan <>penr>d out with a fine hit for three, -but ini'trirdiately afterwards lose Alston. Before the score had been improved, Fagan was caught in the slip.?. Runs again came slowly, only 12 runs being on the book i->r the loss of five wickets- . .The remaining wickets, fell equally quickly, the innings terminating for the small score. o£ .23,' leaving the Oamaru Eleven victorious by 31 runs. The following are the scores ; Excelsior —Ist inxinch. ! Snow, c Maxwell, b Nelmes ... ... 2 ' A. l Hartley/6 Aleston, b Nelmes... • 6 j Torawliiti, b Everest ... 4 ! Fenwick, b Evc-'csfc ' ... ... ... 0 j Marshall, b Everest 13 I Finch, b Nelmes 2 I T>. Moore, not out 12 Little, b Everest ... ... ... ... 0 C. Moore, b. Nelmes . ... .... .... 1 Thompson, 'TvEverest ' 10 Hani. b Nelmes ... . 2 ! Extras ... "..." ' ... '. 2 Total ~54 ... • PAiMßnsiox—lst iiiNixas.' •• Cvump, b Hartley 3 Alston, b Fenwick ... 2 Fagan, c Fenwick, b Hartley ...... 3 I'Nplmes, b Fmch" ... ._ ' ... 4 ; .Maxwell, e Hartley, b Finch 2 I Stilling, b Fenwick : ';V '• a; ... 0 Cathcart, b Finch ... ... .. ... 3 Eyerest, 1) Fiiich ... ... ... 0 Fraser, b Fenwick... ... ... ... 0 Miarchmont, b Fenwick 1 Cobden, not out ... ... ... ... 3 | j Extras 2 ' Total 23