"SAN TOY" AND "RUNAWAY GIRL" CRICKET MATCH.
Did I go to the garden fete ? I should rather smile. See the ladies dressed in 2tate— Up to every wile. Cricket match there was to see— Strange ns ever played Chance to have v lolly spree, Holiday we made. " FlippeT " and the monkey queer, And our old frieiid " Tfm, All weie theie, our hearts to cheei, And wasn't theie a jamb? We erjooyeel the game all right, Though girls do scream a. bit, When a ball they fancied light Gets on to them a hit. Some were slog^ers, and let drive, And I'd feel my poor head whirl. Were I a, runner, I would strive, To catch that "Runaway Girl." One of them stole my heart away, And as they bowled liei out. Peculiar thing the band should play— « "That's the sort of girl I caie about." I had a "list in to the band," And "a sly Ciffarelle."' The " Man from Cook's" held out his hand—* "With him 1 had to get. —A Spring Poet. Wellington, November 20. " RUNAWAY GIRL." Eva Hillas, c and b Blanche Wallace.. .. 18 Nellie Borthwick, c and b Blanche Wallac* 0 Elsie Moore, c Elsie Baxter, b Jessie Lenton 1 Lilian Digges, c Elsie Baxter, b Jessie Lenton « •• 4 Ruby Axfnfield, run out 8 Nellie Allison, c Mrs Hughes, b Miss Lenton 0 Vive Caples, b Blanche Wallace ...«••- 0 Annie Cobb, b Blanche Wallace ...* 0 Ruby Baxter, b Jessie Leiton .. .r *w O Buba Hammoi'd, h Blanche Wallace . c .« 0 Madge Bennett, not ou' .. •• .. •• »x 0 Sundries « v •• v »« 's Total vr bjd w »* 33 " SAN TOY." Grace Rees, h Viva Caples .. « n n 19 Blanche Wallace, b Elsie Moore O Louie Perfect, run out 3 Connie Hamilton, hit wicket, b Vive Caples 1 Jessie Lenton, c Ruby Baxter, b Vive Caples 1 Rosy Clayton, thrown out 9 Elsio Baxter, c Ruby Armfield, h Elsi« Moore • ••. •• •• •• *• Jo Kellv, run out •• Q Hazel Melvin, hit wicket, h Vive Capes .. 0 Tnxie O'Shea, st Elsie Moore, b Viv« Caples « •• •• 1 Annie Schafe, not out 0 Sundries ** •» xm. **■ me **■ 3 T»Ui mtrnmrnmrnm^m
"SAN TOY" AND "RUNAWAY GIRL" CRICKET MATCH.
Otago Witness, Issue 2541, 26 November 1902, Page 56
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