CRICKET MATCH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 940, 3 November 1879, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

Married v. Single. The above much-looked forward match unongst tiie cricketing fraternity, took jlace oh Saturday. The weather was not at all, favorable fur g >od cricket, the ain de.scfending in gentle showers every now and then during the course of the play. The inclemency of the weather lso kept a number of the fair sex away, who would have, no doubt, had the •lenients proved favorable, attended to witness the match The Single men .vere sent to the wickets first, and after a short stay, were disposed of for the small total of 23 runs. After a short delay the Benedicts proceeded to the stumps, aud handled the willow with much better success than their single friends, having, before the last man's bails were sent flying, totted up the respectable number of 55 runs. The Single players took the wickets igain for the second innings, and the Married men did not dispose of them until the score book g;ive evidence of 34 runs having been obtained. The married men only wanting 23 to win, elected to take another innings, and succeeded in obtaining the required number and a couple over, with the loss of 2 wickets, thus winning the match by two runs and eight wickets to spare. It is needless to criticise the play of each gentlemen, suffice to say everyone done his level best. Various were the conjectures why the single gentlemen did not succeed ,in polishing cheu opponents tf. One person on the was unscrupulous enough to insinuate that owing to the fair sex, the unmarried portion did not think ib worth their while to show what they really could do. However, in the return match, which will take place before long, the single gentlemen are confident of turning the tables on the married gentlemen, by scoring a brilliant victory. The following are the scores : —

SINGLE.

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Prain, b Thelwull.. .. 3 b Thclwall 6 M-CUve, b Thet wall .. 0 bThclvall 7 v* oo_hea<l, c Winter b ThelwaU 0 b Thelwall 6 Piraui, bl' elwall ... 2 not out 0 Nolan, b Regan 4 bJ. Nash 3 0. Nash, b l'hel wall .. 2 bJNush.. 10 Deuniston, b i helwall. . 7 c Butt b Thelwall ... 7 Uili, u l'helwall 0 bJ Nash 2 G-mdy, not ut .. .. 2 runout 1 i'. mus, b l'h-1 wall 0 bJ. Nash 4 Extras 3 Extras 8 Total 23 Total ... » 64 MARRIED. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Wright, b Woodhead ... 5 J. Nasu, run out .. 14 Regan, lbw, b McClive 12 not out .... io Oxley, c olan b MCiive 1 not out ... ".' i Waiter, hit wicket, b M.Clive 1 Quigley, c Nolan, b McClive .. 0 runout .. .. 5 Butt, bttoudy ... 0 Bona, c Piraui, b M'C live 5 b Emus . . 4 fyko, b .UV.Oli.re 1 r I'he.wall, not out 0 ' -t ras 16 Extras 6 Total .5 Total ... ... 25