Cricket.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7477, 27 March 1899, Page 4

Cricket.

OAMARU r. NGAPARA-MAERE-WHENUA. The return match between the above teams was played on Saturday, and, although the scores on the first innings were very even, the second attempt somewhat altered matters and bad time permitted the game to be played out the issue would have been a substantial win for the home team. Asit was, however, they had to content themselves with the smallbalance victory of the first Innings. The batting of the Oamara team at their initial effort produced nothing more formidable than 8, while Shiriffe came out with the only double-figure score of the innings. M. Holmes, Murray, and C. Jones then got going, and the Oamarn captain declared the second innings closed with six wickets down for 116. The visitors were far from equal to the task set them, and eight of their players had been disposed of for 29 when the stumps were drawn, Aitken being the chief contributor with 12. Oamarn were therefore victorious on the first innings by 11 runs. Scores : Oamabu. First innings „ _ .» ... 55 Second innings. M. Holmes, not oat ... 47 Miles, ran out ._ ... 1 Moworay, b Shirifis M'Donald, c Aitken, b Shiriffs ... 0 Murray c Bedford, b Hutchison 25 U. Jones, b Sbirifis„ ... ... ... 15 Earl, lbw, b Bedford ... ._ 9 Moir, not out ... Extras ... ._ ... ... 8 Total for 6 wickets ... ...116 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Buna. Wkt3. Nimmo ... 24 0 19 0 ShiriiFi 7S 1 31 3 Nelson 42 0 21 0 Hutchison ... IS 0 7 1 Aitken ... 12 0 4 0 Bedford 36 0 14 1 Weir .„ 12 0 12 0 NY; A PAR A AND Maebewhenua. First innings ... 44 Second innings. Nelson, c Mowbray, b Jones ... .- 1 Hutchison, b Jones ... ._ 0 Aitken, sb F. Jones, b C. Holmes 12 Bedford, b C. Holmes 1 Nimmo, c Spence, b Jonc-3 ... 2 Weir, b Jones ... Shiriffa, cC. Holmes, b Jones .... -... 3 Dick, b Jones ... ... 0 D. Weir, not out - • 1 Conlan, not out ._ - 0 Extras ... - 4 Total for 8 wickets ... ~ 29 Balls. Mdns. Buns. Wkts. C. Holmes .„ 66 2 17 2 C. Jones ... 60 7 8 6