THE OTAGO CRICKETERS' TOUR,

Otago Witness, Issue 2027, 29 December 1892, Page 30

THE OTAGO CRICKETERS' TOUR,

THE<HAWKE'S BAY MATCH.

There was beautiful weather at Napier on the 20th for the first day of the cricket match Otago v. Hawko's Bay. The wicket waß in splendid order, and greatly pleased the visitors. Otago won the toss and elected to bat. They played consistently and got well hold of the bowling, all but three getting into double . figures. Smith was the most successful bowler, getting seven wickets for 65 runs. At 3.45 Otago were all out for 175. Hawke's Bay then took the wicketa, and when the stumps were drawn at 5 o'clock had lost five of the best wickets for 26. The bowliDg of the visitors completely floored them, Hope securing two wickets for two run", while Lawton and Fisher also were most difficult to negotiate, the latter taking two wickets for 11. Scores : — Otaco.— First Innings. Lawton, b Smith 11 Stronach, b Bruce J Bell, b Smith » Johnston, b Lus-k 17 Harper, c Bennet, b Smith ... ... 8 Parker, c Wolstenholme, b Smith ... 21 Fibher, b Smith 20 Croxford, b Smith 23 Rattray, c Hawkins, b Lusk 2-3 Clayton, st Hawkins, b Smith ... In Hope, not out 1* Extras " Total 175 The second day's play of the match calls for no comment. Never was a Hawke's Bay team so overmatched. A local paper described the homo team's innings as an " animated funeral." The bowling of Otago was altogether too much for the batsmen, Lawton taking four '"wickets for 27 runs, Fisher three for 2* runs, Hope two for 12 in the first innings of the Hawke's Bay players. The team followed on and fared no better, only three getting into double figures. Lawton secured four wickets for 25 runs, Fisher three for 27, and Hope three for 14. Otago won by an innings and 62 runs. The sceres were as follow :—: — Hawke's Bay.— First Innings. Wolstenholme, b Hope 7 Lusk, b Fisher ... " Bruce, c Lawton, b Fisher v Nel-on, at Croxford, b Lawton ... 8 Williams, b Hope •> Taiaroa, c Hope, b Lawton 7 Bennett, c Hope, b Lawton 1 Smith, b Lawtoa 3 H. Martin, not out l» Fannin, b Fisher ' W Hawkins, run out 0 Extras _* Total 5i Second Inning 3. Wolfatenholme, b Fisher 7 Martin, c Parker, b Lawton 4 Lusk, b Fisher ... 4 Bruce, c Lawton, b Hope i& Nelson, b Hope •••••• _£ Williams, c Parker, b Lawton 10 Taiaroa, b Hope ... ... 0 Bennett, c Croxford, 1> Lawton ... v Smith, c Croxford, b Lawton 33 Fannin, b Fisher 3 Hawkins, not out 0 Extras * Total 5'J

Twenty passengers, including two Chinese, proceeded to the Wilson River goldfield by the InvercargiU on her last trip.