CARISBROOK v CHRISTCHURCH COLLEGIANS. CHESS PROBLEM.

Otago Witness, Issue 1466, 20 December 1879, Page 20

CARISBROOK v CHRISTCHURCH COLLEGIANS.

CHESS PROBLEM.

The Carisbfopfc 1 - ground yesterday was the '' ' scene 'of "'d 'very "pleasant match between the first Eleven of, the- Christchurch College and" aT mixed teßm;> ( f th|e Carisbrook ■ Club. , ;JTM' i.-. boys .each year" spend their vacation in play- _ ing a series of matches in XJanterbury and til- Otago. They opened their campaign at, iti jTimaru, where^they^ere defeated by, a- very (J j strong localVteam, which included in its ranks. 7^«ush.,Boted .players f as , the Grpdbys, Neileon, ■ ix \ janjd^he! brothers Perry. "< They, after met and r i;r 4efeatedi» the, moßtdftciaive, manner the best. vt«am "at Oamaru, whom they, disposed of , in the" first inningß for_27.Vnns. Their next attempt •was yesterday,, when .they were opposed by » •mixed team of - the- Carisbrook Club. The ■weather was' all the •moat ardent cricketer •could desirej and the /turf being .in excellent ■^ ~ 'condition, some good cricket was disDlayed, the r. ; .youngsters especially dutingnißhing themseive«. -:.The Cariabrooksmen went in first on a fine ,{'. battiag wickat, bat bo good were the bowling v and. fielding of the Collegians, that they were „■; all disposed of for the moderate total of 96 ;-. runs, of which number X Con way, the Vie o wtorian cricketer, obtained 36, by good cricket ; . ■ Hardy also made »n excellent 18, while NiobolJion followed with, a free-hitting score of 18. < ...The visitors then took.the bat and sncceede'd in putting together the respectable total of 146, ■ . the efforts Jof the Collegians being well assisted ° by the execrable fielding; of the local players, ' With one or two exceptions, the form they ' displayed in the field would have disgraced a school second eleven. Catches were miksed in all directions, and the ball was returned to the - . wicket-keeper in the most slovenly manner. 1 ISo less than 10 chances of running batsmen out wers declined, and many easy catches were given and refused. The batting of Higgins, who made 19 runs, was. characterised by great vigour and freedom,, while Strode and Rattray, who made respectively 46 and 32, are to be 'complimented on their really efficient display. .With the bat the local team in the second essay showed to greater advantage, aud when the, stumps were drawn „ the telegraph-board showed 144 runs for the loss '; of seven wickets, Con way again heading the poll . with a well-obtained 47. Mallard totted up 30 ■ by a very free exhibition of cricket, bis off play being very strong ; while Nicholson ran up 17 in a very creditable manner. The honours in \ fodwling were carried off by Beawick, who ,' bowled excellently throughout the match. Conway'aod Nicholson did most execution with -' the ball for the Carisbrook side. As the match '• was decided by the first inning*, the Collegians ". won the game by 50 runs — a very meritorous ' performance, considering the fact that they were playing on a strange ground. The visitors were entertained at lunch by the defeated Eleven, and altogether the day proved most o enjoyable. The score is as follows : — ' Cabisbrooe. Ist Innings. - 2nd Innings. ' Brown, cßeswlck,b Higgins 8 C Cottoril), b Newton „ g Hume, b Beawick .. „ 0 not out .. _\\ Nicholson, b Newton ... 17 bßeswick .. n >HkUard,cStrode, bßeswick. 1 bßeswick .. 80 Conway.b Berwick .. .. 86 Bt Helmore, b . Newton .. 47 Cooke, b Bwwick .. ..1 b Newton .. 3 Todd, b Boa wick .. ..0 Goodwin, run out .. .. 1 not out .. ..11 Smith R, b Strode .. ..0 Hardy, b Higgins .. .. 18 run out „ .. is ' 3toee, notont .. ..1 bHiggtas .. 4 Extras 13 , Extras .. 8 06 144 Chuibtcotrch Ooluob. Borton, b Nicholson .. .. i Bjittray, lbw, b Cooke .. ' „ ..82 Higgina, b NichoUon .. .. ..19 • -Cotterlll, lbw, b Hardy .. ..7 Strode, not out .. ... „ 43 ' Banun, run out .. .. ..2 Helmore, c Mallard, b Conway — .. 8 Beewick, b Conway .. .. , 0 Grige, b Conway .. .. .. 8 Newton, c Conway. b Cook* .. ..6 ■■Chapman, b Nicholson .. .. ..10 Wide*. 6 ; byes, 7 ; leg-byes, 6 .. is ToW .. .. .. „ 149 ' " BowriiKG Anamtsis :— Beswlck, for the Collegiang, bowled 5 wiuketi (or 29 runs, and Higgins 2 for 22. In - the second inningi, Higgins got 1 for 22, Beswlck 2 for 54, and Newton S for 31. For Carisbrook, Cooke bowled 2 for 45, Nicholson 8 for 48, and Conway 8 for 18. Page's Cricket Bats, Balls, &c, Footballs -and Lawn Tennis. Manufactory, Kensington, .Loftien.— £Aiwt,3

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