Cricket.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 106, 2 February 1894, Page 2

Cricket.

The Batchers and Bakers Slaughter the Printers.

Tho match of the season took place on j the cricket ground yesterday aft, moon be I tween n team representing the Pabiotua i Newspaper Company and one supposed to represent the butchers and bakers, bu' which included several substitutes who bad never butchered anything more for- j inidablo limit mosquitoes, though they expressed their determination of making mincemeat of the type-snatchers. Bottomley won the toss und of course decided to bat. He and ono of his henchmen faced the bowling of Briggs and Hkinner, and in the first over the ipiptsin lost his J partner, who spooned up one of Briggs’ lightning deliveries into the howler's ! hands. In the next over Bot tomley sent up » beauty, and in their intense eagerness to dispose of the champion Tosswill and Hkinner both made a rush and ! knocked one anothor over in their attempt to secure tho leather, which fell to the j ground between them. A long-drawn I sigh escaped the printers and the butchers ‘ wore jubilant. After this lot off Bottom- j ley let out and treated the “ pi "-men to j plenty of leather-hunting. Some of them displayed their firm belief in the axiom - that self-preservation is the first law of nature by dodging the flying ball with great agility if not with gracefulness. The umpires, Messrs Robinson and Beaufort, were doaf to all offers of bribes, made in hoars* stage whispers, and the score mounted up rapidly. Wickets went down very slowly. Cashion and Baillie took a turn with the ball, but fared no better than their predecessors, and it was not until the score totalled 149 that the last wicket was captured, Captain Botlomley retiring breathless but triumplant with 78 to his credit. An adjournment was then made for refreshments of a solid and liquid nature, in which—the latter at all events —the printers more than held their own. There must have been something decomposing in the lemonade, for when captain Tosswill and bowler Briggs went down the rest simply “ processed ” in and out again, quite unable to hold up their ends against Bottomlev's furious “ over-arms " and Knight s underhand sneakers. The innings closed for the insignificant total of 38. After another futile attempt to square the umpires the paper men followed on and did slightly better, having five wickets down for 38 runs when time was called. Skinner was top ecorer with 13. The game was a thoroughly enjoyable one, both for the numerous interested and amused spectators and the players, and at the conclusion hearty cheers were exchanged by both teams. Following art the scores :

Bctchhrs.—1-t Innings. Bottomley, not rat ... 7M j F. Well*, c and b Briggs 0 ' 0. Knight, c and b Briggs ... ;t | I'. Beutly, c Cushion, b Skinner. ... R W. McCardle. b Skinner ... 4 G. Wells, c Lewis, b Briggs fl : Allison, h Caahion ... 9 M ty, * and b Cushion 1 Ci 'rke, b Briggs 4 Vile, b Cashion o Dtihl, b Briggs 10 Extras... 21 Total 149 rniNTKiti.—1st Imiing-. Briggs, b Bottomlcv... S ! Cashion. b O. Knight 7 Skinner. 1> Bottoinley - ! Baillie. b O. Knight... 0 | TosswiU, not out 4 1 Lewis, o 1 . Vile, b Bottomley 2 1 Cooper, b 0. Knight... 2 , Godfrey, b Bottomlcv. r Levin, b Bottomley ... o ! Jeffery, c I' Vile, b Bottomley 1 Jeffery, e F Vile, b Bottomliy 0 i Extr»«... 1 Total as pRiNTers.—2nd Innings. Briggs. 1 O. Knight l ; Cashion, h Bottoinley 3 i TosswiU, I.b.w., b Knight ... 11 Skinner, not out ... 13 Baillie, c Wells, b Bottom ley 4 Lewis, b Bottomlcv ... 2 , Coopci, not out ' o ' Extras... . 2 Total lor h\e wickets ... :w