Cricket.

Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 64, 12 February 1895, Page 3

Cricket.

HAWERA STAR v. OPUNAKE. The above match was played on SatuuUy on the local ground, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 37 runs on the first innings. It was expected that Opm.-ake would have had their full team, but when it came to time of play there were several away. Gpunnke won the toss and sent the Stars to the wickets. Elliott (23), Warden (18), and T. Campbell (11) were the principal scorers, and their innings closed for 78. The local men followed, and with the exception of four returned from the wickets without "breakingtheirduek." Hill and Poole (12 and 24 respectively) were the only two who made a stand. The innings closed for 41. The visitors in their second innings made 146, Collins (15), Wakeliu (11), McCarthy (57),"Warden (15), and L. Campbell (11) being the highest scorers. After the match the teams partook of a sumptuous tea provided gratuitously by Mrs Kennedy. The following are the scores:—

Stars. Wakeliu,. b Edmonds 8 Elliott, c Edmonds, b Poole ... 23 T. Campbell, b Edmonds ... 11 McCarthy, run out 0 Warden, c and b Wagstaff ... 18 L. Campbell, b Poole 7 Hobson, run out ... ... ... 8 Burlace, 1.b.w., b Wagstaff ... 0 Collins, not out 1 Southey, b Wagstaff 0 Faber, c Rogers, b Edmonds ... 2 Extras 5 Total 78 Opunake. Edmonds, c and b Warden ... 0 A. Good, b McCaithy 0 Shove, c Collins, b Warden . . 4 Rogeis, b McCarthy 0 Wagstaff, b Warden ... ;.. 0 Dixon, st Campbell, b Warden ... 0 Poole, b Southey 24 Hill, b Wakeliu ... 12 McElwain, c McCarthy b Wakelin 0 Armstrong, c Burlace, b Southey 0 Raikes, not out 1 * Total 41 Stabs—2nd Innings. Collins, c Dixon, b Wsgstaff ... 15 Wakeliu, b Rogers 11 McCarthy, b Wagstaff 57 Warden, run out ... 15 Elliott, run oat 7 Campbell, c McElwain, b Edmonds 9 L. Campbell, c ~ ~ ... 14 Hobson, c Edmonds, b Wagstaff 9 Burlace, b Wagstaff 0 Faber, not out 2 Southey, b Wagstaff 0 Extras 7

Total M 6 Hawora beat Stratford by 183 on the first innings, the former making 196 and the latter 68. FIXTURES OF THE TARANAKI CRICKET ASSOCIATION. Seniors—Second Bound. Feb. 15. —Probables v. Possibles, at Hawera ~ 10.—Hawera Star v. Stratford, at Hawera . „ 22 and 23.—Fiji v. Taranaki, at Hawera March B.—N.P. v. Hawera, at Hawera ; and Unity v. Stratford, at Stratford ~ 9.—Clifton v. Hawera Star, at Waitara „ 14.—N.P. v. Stratford, at N.P. ~ 15.—Clifton v. Hawera, at Hawera „ 21.—N.P. v. Hawera Star, at N.P. „ 22.—Unity v. Hawera, at Hawera The fixtures, Opunake v. N.P., Unity and Clifton, left for Opunake to arrange time of their visit. Juniors—Second Round. „ 14.—Clifton v. N.P., at N.P. „ 15.—Unity v. Hawera Star, at Hawera; and Opunake v. N.P., at Opunake „ 16.—Clifton v. Stratford, at Waitara „ 28.—Unity v. Clifton, at N.P. March I.—Stratford v. Hawera Star, at Hawera „ 7.—Unity v. Opunake, at Opunake „ 14.—Clifton v. Opunake, at Opunake The fixtures marked with * to be played out on evenings of.following week, if unfinished on original dates.