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Otago Witness, Issue 1894, 9 March 1888, Page 26

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On Saturday the weather was exceptionally fine for cricket. The only match of importance played was that between representatives of clubs playing on the North grounds and of those of the South grounds. Beverstock prepared a really good wicket for the match on the centre of the ground, though one end kicked a little towards the close of the day. Though the play was good and the weather perfect;, the attendance of the public was simply wretched. Both teams were fairly representative— the Northerners having a slight call in the bowling department, and their opponents in batting. Bell, of Carisbrook, replaced Raynor (Phoenix), as the latter was suffering from a slight strain. Wyinks captained the South, and Parker the North. Winning tho toss, the former sent Beck and Harris in to the trundling of Parker and Downes. Runs came freely, especially off the former, who was replaced by W. Carson. When the score stood at 36 Harris let one from Turnbull by, and there was trouble among the sticks. Beck, too, fell a victim to the same bowler when he had scored 33 by very free play. Harris scored 23 in good style. J. Montgomery made his 23 by good play. Frith with 17, Williams 15, W. Montgomery 14, and M'Crorie 11, all made good strokes in compiling their runs. In bowling Turnbull secured the best average with five wickets for 28, W. Carson being next with four for 29. The innings closed for 158. The Northerners lost three wickets for 32 ; Dawes and Baker, the not-outs, scoring 10 and five respectively. Starting with a good light early on Saturday next the North men should reuder a good account for themselves. Subjoined are the scores t —

South Team.— First Ihhixgs. C Beck, b P Turnbull ... ... 33 L M Harris, b Turnbull ... ... 23 Bell, b Carson „. ... ... 3 M'Crorie, b Dowries ... ... 11 Williams, b Carson ... ... 15 Niven, c and b Turnbull „, ... 0 J Montgomery, b Carson ... ... 23 Frith, b Turnbull ... ... ... IV Carver, c Crawford, b Carson ... 0 W Montgomery, b Turnbull „, „. 2 Wyinks, uot oufc ;... „. .., 2 Extras ... „. ... 17 Total <„ ... .» 158 DOWLfifG ANALYSIS. Halls. Mdna. Rims. Wkfcs. Dovrnes '.?. ... 108 5 43 1 Parker ... ... 18 0 U 0 W Carson ... ... 86 5 29 4 PTurnbull... ... 91 3 28 5 M'Fiirlauo ... ... 13 0 16 0 M'Kinlay ... ... 30 0 11 0

The Edendale defeated tho Wanderers Second by 41 runs. Scores : Edendale, 61 ; Wanderers, 20. Hendry (18), Ourrie (12), and Pledger (12, nob out) batted well for the winners. Mason (10; was the principal scorer for the losers. The principal bolwers were : For the WanderersHolmes, who secured 7 wickets ; and for the Edendale— M'Glashan, seven for 13 ; and Rallinhaw, three for 4. The match Warehousemen and Albion First Elevens w*s commenced on tho Oval on Saturday, and as far as completed the result is very close, the Warehousemen being only 9 runs ahead on the first innings. Totals : Warehousemen, 82; Albion, 73. Austin (22), North (15), Carr (28), and Beissell (15) were the principal scorers for their respective sides. Carr, Gollar, Hadfield, Sfcephenson,and Shepard were the most successful bowlers. Kifct, Williams, Fleming, and Bowers were absent,, from the Warehousemen's team, as was also M'Lennan and M'Farlane from the the Albion.

Mixed teams from Carisbrook and Grange met on Saturday at Carisbrook. The Grange went first to the wiokets, but were all disposed of for 43 runs, Restieaux (17) alone offering any resistance to the trundling ot Morris and Butlin — the former getting four wickets for 27 runs, and the latter six for 11. Carisbrook then went in, and at the call of |time had scored 159 runs for eight wickets ; the chief scorers being Ratfcray (49), Longford (11), R. Austin (18), Home (16), A. W. Morris (32;, and Sonntag (12. not out). Turnbull bowled best for the Grange. A Chrisfcehurch telegram states that the last round of the Senior Cup matches was commenced on Saturday. At Lancaster Park, Addington Fifteen dismissed 14 of the Park No. 2 team (15) fo* 129. (Hassal, 17 ; Marshall, 17.) M'Murray bowled well. Lancaster Park No. 3 (15) scored 65 v ersua Lancaster Park No.

1 (the unbeaten team, and who will tske the Cup for this season). Dunlop aud Wilding trundled splendidly. Bennett was top scorer with 16. Tho crack team made a very inauspicious beginning with the bat, for with the scores standing at' 10 Marshall, Cuff, Wilding, and Dunlop were got rid of, and at 18 H. Reeves was caught for 11. Labatt and W. P. Reeves, however, then got together, and their partnership had not been dissolved when stumps were drawn, the total being 78 for five wickets. Reeves scored 26 and Labatt 33. Arthur Cooper got four wickets for 23. Midland No. 1 made 190 for seven wickets against Midland No. 2 (fifteen). Macdonald scored 62 (not out) and Cohen CO. The United No. 2 (fifteen) put together 144 v. United No. 1. The latter have lost five wickets for 123. Bennott scored 60, Rolleston 45, and Weston 16 (not out) for the Fifteen. H. Mathias made 32, R. Harman 26, and E. Cotterill 21 for the Eleven. George Raynor will shortly return to Christchurch from Dunedin. The following have been chosen by Mr Ollivier to practice for the match with Lillywhite's team : — Ashby, Barnes, Bush, Crawshaw, Cuff, Cotterill, Dunlop, Fowko, Frith, Fowler, Garrard, Harman, Halley, Labatt, H. and R. Mathias, M'Murray, Macdonald, H. Ogier, H. and W. P. Reeves, Studholme, Tait, Wheatley, and Wilding.

From Invercargill I learn that the Star Cricket Club played the return match with the Bluff Cricket Club on tho ground of the latter on Saturday. This time the tables were turned, the Bluffites winning pretty easily by 42 runs. Scores : Star Cricket Club, 29 and 26 ; Bluff Cricket Club, 64 and 29. In Invercargill the Banks and Insurance played a match against the remaining members of the I.C.C, the former winning a close game by 1 run. Scores : Banks, 60; Club, 59. Morgan (19), Twemlow (18), G. Watson (15) for the Banks, and Lillicrap (22) for the Club, were the principal scorers. Hope played for the losers, his bowling being again very deadly, taking seven for 27. Howell with three for nil, all caught, deserves special mention,

In an interesting lecture on cricket, given recently at the Upper Chelsea Institute, the headquarters of the Sloane Park Cricket Club, in which he takes an active interest, Mr C. R. Seymour, the well-known Hampshire cricketer, to illustrate the universality of the game, read an extract from a letter written by a young midshipman, a cousin of his, at present quartered in the Friendly Islands, on board the Opal, at one of the group called Tonga. The letter ran :— " Yesterday we played the natives afc cricket; the game was introduced some time ago, and the natives fell into such a passion for it, that they did nothing else but play cricket. They played all day and everyday to the neglect all their business in life, so that the Tongan Government had to pass a law only allowing them to play two days a week. They play wonderfully well, are extremely active, fiold beautifully, and never miss a catch with either hand; their bowling is tremendously fast and straight. We never believed they would be so good, and got horribly beaten. Their clothing is scanty and they do not know what gloves and pads are like, and yet the wicketkeeper, who was a sight to see, stood close up to the wicket."

Mr Hayman, who brought the team of aboriginal cricketers from Australia to England 20 years ago, demonstrated thoroughly how quickly the raw material could, by careful working and systematic tuition, be brought into shape, and it would seem as if there were plenty of good stuff in these Tongan natives capable of being moulded into cricket form. In any case it is clear that there might be worse pitches and certainly less fertile fields for labour for an enthusiastic cricketer than this Tongan group. It will be gratifying to the friends of Mr J. W. Trumble to know that there is every chance of the reputation he has made as an all-round cricketer descending to a younger member of the family. His brother, H. Trumble, has latterly come to the front in Victorian cricket, and to all appearances bids fair to develop into a very useful player. He stands 6ft 3in high, and as he is said to make full use of this advantage he ought to be very deadly, particularly when the pitch gives any aid to the ball. Ifc has been decided after careful consideration to abandon the idea of sending a team of West Indian cricketers to England next summer as intended. It is felt that the time is hardly ripe for such an important undertaking, and that for the present it will be best to arrange for tours among the islands of the West Indies. The cricketers of Demerara were, at the time Mr Wyatt wrote his letter, very busy in the preparations for the reoeption of the American cricketers who were to visit the West Indies during this month. The Americans are to take part in a couple of two-day matches in Demerara, the second against all the West Indies, and representatives were expected from Barbadoes, Trinidad, St. Vincent, Grenada, and probably fram Jamaica, though the last-named island is so far from Demerara that it is difficult to get cricketers to go the distance for a single match. The establishment of a West ludian cricket association is in contemplation, and as such a body should do much to unite the cricketers distributed over the different islands every one will hope to hear of its formation under good auspices.

In a match played in Sydney, between the Veronas and the representatives of W. Akhurst and Co., the latter wa3 disposed of for one run, a wide.

In a match played in Melbourne, between the Erskine and the Deaf Mutes, J. Bryant, of the former, obtained every wicket in each innings, and all clean bowled.

The Hastings Week is to be an annual aff\ir.

According to the Adelaide Observer there is a youngster in that city who bids fair in time to do something quite out of the common in the one point of throwing the cricket ball. Early in October last O. Bertram, a schoolboy, who is nob yet 15 years of age, in his college sports threw the ball 99yds lft. This, though, is not his best record, as he has thrown as far as 105 yds, an excellent performance for a boy of his years. The Observer, in commenting on the feat, adds that the longest recorded throw is that of an aboriginal named King Billy, who threw 140 yds on Boxing Day 1873.